Inside Late Night: Gideon Evans & Kathy Egan-Taylor

Gideon Evans and Kathy Egan-Taylor have spent decades behind the scenes of some of comedy’s most ambitious shows—from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Michael Moore’s TV projects to Da Ali G Show, Brüno, Billy on the Street, and more. On this episode of Inside Late Night, they join Mark Malkoff to share stories from the field, including producing pieces with Stephen Colbert, Rob Corddry, Ed Helms, and Steve Carell, the challenges of landing—and keeping—interview subjects, and the art of making a segment work when plans fall apart. Along the way, they revisit Jon Stewart’s early transformation of The Daily Show, encounters with Donald Trump and O.J. Simpson, getting banned from Disney World, and the unpredictable realities of producing comedy on the street. They also discuss their podcast, Bad Elizabeth, which explores the lives of infamous Elizabeths throughout history.