Hurricane Sandy made landfall early this week, devastating much of the East Coast in its path. In ways that no one can quite grasp yet, it has interrupted and upended the presidential campaign. And of course, least importantly, it threw late night TV into uncertain turmoil.
At the beginning of the week, David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon decided to go forward with their shows even if couldn't safely get audiences to show up. Jimmy Kimmel's first night in Brooklyn was postponed. And Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert took an unprecedented two days off just one week before the 2012 election.
Once the shows were able to get back on the air, it turned into one of the best weeks of late night in recent memory. This was particularly thanks to Jimmy Kimmel, who invited his idol David Letterman and fellow competition Stewart and Colbert to join him in Brooklyn.
Meanwhile in L.A., Conan O'Brien kept things sunny and dry, but you can only imagine that at least a small part of him wished he was still in New York.
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David Letterman - Dave's Audience-Free Monologue
David Letterman reads the jokes he would have used for his monologue if <a href="http://gtcha.me/SpnlZh"target="_blank">there had been an audience in the theater</a>.
Jimmy Fallon - Hurricane Sandy Cold Open and Monologue
Like <a href="http://gtcha.me/RjBAKX"target="_blank">David Letterman</a>, Jimmy Fallon decided to <a href="http://gtcha.me/QRfilQ" target="_hplink">go forward with his show despite the hurricane</a> (and without an audience).
Conan - Hurricane Sandy's Reporters Brave The Dire Outdoors
These brave men and women are <a href="http://gtcha.me/SximVB" target="_hplink">venturing where no one else dares to go</a>.
Jimmy Fallon - Seth Meyers on SNL and Hurricane Sandy
During Jimmy Fallon's audience-free show last night, Seth Meyers hinted at some what we can expect on <a href="http://gtcha.me/PEPpJa" target="_hplink">this week's Louis CK-hosted <i>SNL</i></a> and talked about how climate change might have something to do with Hurricane Sandy. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/PEPpJa" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
Jimmy Kimmel - Welcome to Brooklyn
It started a <a href="http://gtcha.me/XM4OId">day later than he wanted it to</a>, but Jimmy Kimmel's week in Brooklyn finally kicked off last night with a tour of the neighborhood. [<a href="http://youtu.be/j1ZNiZtKrVY">Part 2</a>]
Conan - California Proposition 53 Must Cease To Exist!
Now that Conan O'Brien lives in California, he <a href="http://gtcha.me/SkA9Oj" target="_hplink">needs to figure out how to make sense all the misleading propositions on the ballot</a>.
Jimmy Kimmel - Tracy Morgan on Hurricane Sandy
Tracy Morgan puts forward a <a href="http://gtcha.me/PlPOPb" target="_hplink">controversial theory that Mitt Romney caused Hurricane Sandy</a> to suppress the Latino vote.
Daily Show - Jon Stewart on Hurricane Sandy
After two days off the air, <i>The Daily Show</i> finally returned to report on the state of New York City in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and President Obama's <a href="http://gtcha.me/SfqTKy"target="_blank">new best friend Governor Chris Christie</a>. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/SgqgjK" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
Jimmy Kimmel - What a Brooklyn Barbershop Thinks About Mitt Romney
Jimmy Kimmel went to a barbershop in Brooklyn to <a href="http://gtcha.me/PJkcVd" target="_hplink">get ideas on how Mitt Romney could close the gap with African-Americans</a>.
Colbert Report - Hurricane Sandy's Political Implications
Unlike <a href="http://gtcha.me/TsdWQH"target="_blank">Chris Christie</a>, Stephen Colbert is very concerned with the political implications of Hurricane Sandy, including <a href="http://gtcha.me/Rt4k7D"target="_blank">Mitt Romney's questionable stance on FEMA</a>. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/TW3NI2" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
Conan - Halloween Store
Conan O'Brien celebrates Halloween by <a href="http://gtcha.me/ShKIkw" target="_hplink">playing with masks and sexy girl costumes</a>.
Jimmy Kimmel - David Letterman Full Interview
Jimmy Kimmel sat down with his idol for nearly 20 minutes last night in Brooklyn and it was just a magical as he could have hoped. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/PoHaiR" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
Daily Show - Swing State Hell
On Wednesday night, Jon Stewart looked at the <a href="http://gtcha.me/SgqgjK"target="_blank">dark hellscape that is downtown Manhattan</a>. But things could be worse. You could live in Ohio. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/Ty3C9I" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
Jimmy Kimmel - Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
After sitting down Wednesday night for a <a href="http://gtcha.me/PoHaiR"target="_blank">heart-warming conversation with David Letterman</a>, Jimmy Kimmel invited another pair of his late night rivals to come down to Brooklyn and hang out with him for a while. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/RyTxXW" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
Conan - Woody Allen's 'Star Wars Episode VII' Audition Tape
Conan O'Brien also showed versions from <a href="http://youtu.be/wAj8eWg8jV8">Kevin Smith</a> and <a href="http://youtu.be/VCU0HLXIW68">Michael Moore</a>.
Jimmy Fallon - Louis CK
In his full interview from last night, Louis CK talks to Jimmy Fallon about Hurricane Sandy, his boat adventures and preparing for <a href="http://gtcha.me/T69zbD"target="_blank">this week's <i>SNL</i></a>. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/U44RQa" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
Jimmy Kimmel - Hipster or Hasidic?
If you've even been to Williamsburg, you've probably <a href="http://gtcha.me/TYnAGT" target="_hplink">played this game</a>.
Bill Maher - Final Pre-Election New Rule
Bill Maher closes out his final pre-election show with a <a href="http://gtcha.me/RB78Or" target="_hplink">New Rule about the highs and lows of the 2012 campaign</a>.
Jimmy Kimmel - Chris Rock's Message for White Voters
Chris Rock wants the nation's possibly racist undecided voters to know that <a href="http://gtcha.me/U0W6R3" target="_hplink">President Obama is whiter than they think</a>.
SNL - Bloomberg and Christie
The last <i>SNL</i> cold open before the election didn't feature President Obama or Mitt Romney, but it did have their surrogates giving updates on Hurricane Sandy. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/POGXal" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
SNL - Lincoln
On <i>SNL</i>, <i>Louie</i> becomes <i>Lincoln</i> and Louis CK debuts some new material about slavery. [<a href="http://gtcha.me/RFNVcJ" target="_hplink">WATCH VIDEO</a>]
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