The text is a transcript of a video by Stephen Colbert, the host of the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert". In the video, Colbert discusses the changes in late-night television shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the shift to producing episodes from home. He notes how these shows, including Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and others, had to adapt their formats and production values to fit the new circumstances.
Colbert also critiques the camera angles and delivery of jokes by late-night hosts during this period, suggesting that they often failed to adjust to the change in medium. He mentions that the hosts often delivered jokes in the same way as they would to a studio audience, which didn't work well with the camera being at eye level.
The video also includes a discussion about the impact of these changes on the viewership and subscriber numbers of the shows on YouTube. Colbert notes that Trevor Noah's show experienced a surge in subscriptions during the pandemic, while other shows saw a decrease in both YouTube views and subscribers.
In conclusion, Colbert suggests that the pandemic has accelerated a shift towards digital entertainment, and that traditional media needs to adapt to this change. He encourages viewers to subscribe to his YouTube channel as a way of supporting independent creators and challenging the dominance of late-night television shows.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The text is a transcript of a video by Film Theory about late night shows during the pandemic.
2. The text compares the performance of different late night hosts on TV and YouTube, such as Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and John Krasinski.
3. The text argues that Trevor Noah and John Krasinski are the most successful late night hosts in terms of ratings, views and subscribers, because they adapted to the YouTube format and style better than others.
4. The text claims that late night shows have not changed much since the 1950s and that they need to evolve with the changing audience preferences and media landscape.
5. The text uses data from Nielsen ratings and Social Blade to support its arguments and also uses humor, memes, sound effects and graphics to make its points.