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Was someone retiring from comedy?
Announcing yet another presidential run?
Turns out, none of those!
It was Ron Burgundy.
Every segment was different, but Ferrell wore the same turtleneck-and-scarf combo on each show.
It was a nice touch that highlighted the surreality of the stunt.
This is the first time a guest has been on every data pipe late-night show (plusConan).
In the 90s, late-night hosts battled for guests.
Stars publicists didnt want to diminish a celebs cachet by overexposure.
That fear has obviously passed.
I thought it would be green screen.
Did he take a freggin rocket across the country?
OR these shows are prerecorded.
Mind blown#MYSTERYguestpic.twitter.com/cZtJ1Mp76o
The amount of prerecording on late-night shows has definitely ramped up.
This was how Leno, Letterman, and Joan Rivers got their late-night starts.
Heres a tip: If the topical monologue is almost all about recent studies, thats a pretaped show.
You could argue that they only went with the online grid shows, but that doesnt explain Conan.
And David Spade overlapped with Ferrell for one year onSNL!Its weird optics.
More than anything, I think what this stunt illustrates is the falling worth of a late-night appearance.
