…they know when you’re awake. And apparently, enough of you are awake between 11pm and 1am to warrant scheduling a brand-spanking-new programming block on TBS.
Looking to tap into the success of other original late-night programming such as Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” TBS is rapidly putting multiple projects into development, including a show called “Late Night Buffet” from the Jim Henson Company “that would stage a talk show entirely with puppets — except for the human celebrity guests.”
According to the Hollywood Reporter:
“It’s a different way to approach the late-night talk show,” TBS and TNT senior vp original programming Michael Wright said. “It takes the Henson brand’s intelligence and warmth and mixes it with a little wickedness and fun.” …
Henson Co. co-chair and co-CEO Brian Henson will do the puppetry for “Buffet” with Bill Barretta. The show will not feature Muppets like Kermit the Frog but rather newer puppets. The host and sidekick will be puppet characters Augustus Pfiffle and Delbert Kastle. Even the band will be puppets, consisting of character Gina Cappellini and her pet monkeys.
“It’s a talk show where we improvise as we go,” Henson said. “This is the kind of character-driven work we enjoy doing.”
Just what we all needed: One more reason not to go to bed just yet.
