Steve Allen
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Oct 12, 2026
Johnny MacHOST
It all starts with David Letterman and comes back to David Letterman.
Johnny MacHOST
From there, it's Conan and Jay, two wars over The Tonight Show, Carson, Steve Allen, Jack Parr walking off his own show, Tom Snyder, Chris Elliott, and the guy under the seats, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, and the two Jimmies.
Johnny MacHOST
And at the end, we'll figure out, is late night dead? New episodes every weekend through December.
Johnny MacHOST
Follow the show wherever you found this audio here, huh? Is late night dead?
James CookHOST
They were married.
James CookHOST
Yes, and they used to sing together on the original Tonight Show in the United States, the one hosted by Steve Allen.
James CookHOST
He would go on to work in TV, on Broadway for many years, and their son David wrote the score for High School Musical.
Andy RobinsonHOST
Oh, blimey, well done.
Jim RomanovichHOST
Welcome to Inside Television's Greatest: I Love Lucy, our series of exclusive podcasts.
Jim RomanovichHOST
And if you listened to part one, which featured the legendary Steve Allen in an exclusive interview on Lucille Ball, and more specifically, I Love Lucy, then you know we are presenting a series of these exclusive, never-before-heard interviews for you for the first time ever that were recorded for the Inside Television's Greatest: I Love Lucy special that I created and produced in 2001 for TLC for the series' 50th anniversary.
Jim RomanovichHOST
Now, as we approach the 70th anniversary upon your first hearing of this podcast, that will actually take place on October 15th, 2021, I felt now is the time to pay the ultimate tribute to the ultimate situation comedy.
Jim RomanovichHOST
Of course, I Love Lucy.
Reverend RavenGUEST
Well, it used to be just a line I heard from somebody, like a creature of habit, make a song out of it.
Reverend RavenGUEST
But for the last 10 years or so, ever since the invention of these iPhones, you know, I remember watching an interview with Steve Allen, and they were talking about him being an author and a songwriter, and how he separates the two, and he says, well, I'm very... two little tape recorders, one in my left pocket and one in my right pocket, and one of them for books and the other one for songs.
Reverend RavenGUEST
So I'll get song ideas, and now instead of, like, rolling over and trying to write it, you know, in the middle of the night on a pad next to my bed, I can just play it to my phone.
Reverend RavenGUEST
Well, then I've got, like, ages of notes and lyrics, and so I go through those, and then I put something that makes sense, that evokes a feeling of that I've experienced or something I've experienced.
Johnny MacHOST
It all starts with David Letterman and comes back to David Letterman.
Johnny MacHOST
From there, it's Conan and Jay, two wars over The Tonight Show, Carson, Steve Allen, Jack Parr walking off his own show, Tom Snyder, Chris Elliott and the guy under the seats, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, and the two Jimmies.
Johnny MacHOST
And at the end, we'll figure out, is late night dead? New episodes every weekend through December.
Johnny MacHOST
Follow the show wherever you found this audio here, huh? Is late night dead?
R.D. HeldenfelsGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Bob EthingtonHOST
I'm thinking Steve Allen-
R.D. HeldenfelsGUEST
Yeah
Bob EthingtonHOST
... comes to mind-
R.D. HeldenfelsGUEST
Yeah.
Bob EthingtonHOST
Like, yeah.
R.D. HeldenfelsGUEST
And Steve Allen was, was hip, but in a somewhat different way.
Bob EthingtonHOST
Uh-huh.
Rob BlackHOST
He said NBC in particular capitalized on it.
Rob BlackHOST
You used to have Steve Allen, then you had Jack Parr, then you had Johnny Carson, and it was basically a monopoly, and it's a giant machine that fires out cash.
Rob BlackHOST
And then through the years, HBO, Cinemax, and those other things came in, and they were like little Detroit and automobile.
Rob BlackHOST
The things started to change.
Mike RobertsonHOST
Gophers just running behind cars.
Mike TaylorHOST
Finally, NBC at 10 p.m. this evening is the Steve Allen Comedy Hour.
Mike RobertsonHOST
In 1980? Yeah.
Mike RobertsonHOST
Yeah.
Mike TaylorHOST
Loveboat alum.
Mike RobertsonHOST
Wow.
Mike RobertsonHOST
That's a, uh, well, Steve Allen, loveboat alum from
Mike TaylorHOST
way
Pryce RobertsonHOST
Following a brief stint in the Marines, he led his own name orchestra starting 1945.
Pryce RobertsonHOST
On TV, he was a frequent guest of Steve Allen and lifelong friend Johnny Carson, himself a drum enthusiast.
Pryce RobertsonHOST
On one 1981 episode of The Muppet Show, he engaged Muppet drummer Animal in a drum battle.
Pryce RobertsonHOST
Rich's other famous televised drum battles also included Ed Shaughnessy, Louie Bellson, and Gene Krupa, whom Rich cited as one of his influences.
Johnny MacHOST
It all starts with David Letterman and comes back to David Letterman.
Johnny MacHOST
From there, it's Conan and Jay, two wars over The Tonight Show, Carson, Steve Allen, Jack Parr walking off his own show, Tom Snyder, Chris Elliott and the guy under the seats, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, and the two Jimmys.
Johnny MacHOST
And at the end, we'll figure out, is late night dead? It all starts Sunday, October 4th.
Johnny MacHOST
New episodes every weekend through December.
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