The only late night shows I record regularly are Colbert, Daily Show and Nightly Show. People keep writing to ask me what I think of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. I think it compares favorably with Jon Stewart's early shows but not Stewart's later ones, in part because Noah has a much weaker crop of correspondents than Stewart ever had. I look forward to seeing his show improve just as Larry Wilmore's has.
I occasionally watch segments from Fallon, Meyers and Corden on YouTube. Can't make it through their shows but each does something now and then that I enjoy, especially James Corden's musical bits which show a lot of hard work. This is how he opened his last show of the year and though he's a bit off-key, I think it's terrific. He has an advantage over his competitors because he usually does only four shows a week instead of five, leaving him time for more elaborate pre-records and remotes. This must have taken the kind of time that someone doing a five-a-week show simply doesn't have…