10 Best New York City TV Shows to Be an Audience Member

5.  Live with Regis and Kelly7 Lincoln Square, New York, NY.  Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa host this light themed ABC morning show taped in NYC from 9am to 10am weekdays.  Go to www.bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/get_tickets.html for tickets.

4. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Studio 6B, Rockefeller Center. Jimmy Fallon is blessed to have the best show band on television. The Roots, from Philadelphia, are one of the best and most versital bands in the ccountry. They incorporate elements including real instruments, hip hop, jazz, and other influences. Jimmy Fallon still needs to improve his stand-up and interviewing abilities but is doing a good job with bits like his impersonation of Neil Young with “Pants on the Ground” from American Idol. See him after the Tonight Show on NBC weeknights.

3.  The Daily Show with Jon Stewart733 11th Avenue – NEP Studio 52, between 51st and 52nd Streets.  Jon Stewart currently hosts the Emmy award winning political satire show The Daily Show on Comedy Central.  Jon presents the news in an honest, witty, no holds barred format that is free of the spin used by major networks in a comical news format.  This is the best political satire on television today.  For tickets visit www.thedailyshow.com/tickets

2.  The Late Show with David LettermanEd Sullivan Theater, 1697 Broadway, Times Square.  David Letterman and co-host Paul Shaffer moved to CBS to host The Late Show after Jay Leno’s heist of the Tonight Show when Johnny Carson retired.  Dave has been big in the media recently over his scandalous affairs in his “secret bedroom” above the Late Show’s studio.  His talk show features his signature top ten list for the night, celebrity guests, and other comedy.   While Dave’s standup at the beginning of the show is not the bet, he is able to conduct the best interview of a celebrity of any late night host including Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien.  For ticket visit www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/tickets

1.  Saturday Night Live30 Rockefeller Plaza (entrance on 50th Street between 5th Avenue & 6th Avenue), Studio 8H, Rockefeller Center.  SNL, an almost live sketch comedy show, is one of the longest running late night shows on television with 35 seasons with NBC.  SNL show creator Lorne Michaels has found some of the best comedians across the country to display their talent each week on Saturday nights after the 11:00 pm news.  Many Saturday Night Live stars and writers have left the show to have huge careers in Hollywood like Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Conan O’Brien, and Larry David.  For entry into the ticket lottery write to snltickets@nbcuni.com.

Other shows in NYC:

The Tyra Banks Show
The Rachael Ray Show

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