Chapter 19: Conan O'Brien's Diminishing Returns

About this episode

Mitch discusses his experiences on popular late night chat shows while critiquing societal themes in literature.

Mitch makes the rounds of all the popular late night chat shows. Endnotes: “Marlon Bundo” with Jill Twiss, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2018) An audacious statement on societal inclusivity, employing a metaphorical layering akin to the works of postmodern deconstructionists, a critique of the infantilization of the literary world. Slack Score: 11; Snark Score: 12; Overall FCA ranking: 71Jimmy Fallon, Your Babies First Word Will be Dada (Feiwel and F...

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Maloney

Topics covered

• late night chat shows
• comedy
• societal inclusivity
• literary critique
• postmodernism

Keywords

• Mitch Maloney
• Conan O'Brien
• Jimmy Fallon
• Marlon Bundo
• comedy
• late night shows
• literary critique

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Marlon Bundo, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

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