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Augieanddel — Promotional image on the home page of Henson.com, promoting the pilot taping.

Late Night Buffet is an in-development television series produced by The Jim Henson Company for TBS. Plans for the program were first announced in in June 2006 and the show was said to possibly start airing in early 2007.

The late-night talk show features celebrity guests, sketches and skits, a house band and other comedy bits. The twist is that the show would star puppets as the hosts and other supporting cast roles.

Brian Henson stated in a 2006 interview that:

“We lost our position as funny, popular entertainment in the prime-time arena, so I’m trying to get back there. To do that and be innovative, we have to really establish a new voice.^[1]”

"Late Night Buffet" has not been listed as a "children's show" (and members of the live studio audience must be over 18). The show hopes to reach a more grown-up audience – similar to the target group of Jim Henson's Puppet Improv.

Michael Wright (TBS senior vice president of original programming) said that "it's a different way to approach the late-night talk show...It takes the Henson brand's intelligence and warmth and mixes it with a little wickedness and fun."

Two pilot episodes were taped before a live audience at the Jim Henson Company studios on July 22, 2006. The air dates/time and other details have not been released.

Characters

Augustus Pfiffle, co-host
Delbert Kastle, co-host
Lousia Cappellini, keyboards and band leader
Bongo, drums
Joey, guitar
Spank, bass guitar

Performers

Brian Henson as Augie
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Augie, assistant
Bill Barretta as Del
Michelan Sisti as Del, assistant
Julianne Buescher as Lousia Cappellini
Sean Johnson as Lousia Cappellini, assistant
Karen Prell as Spank
Kevin Carlson as Joey
Tyler Bunch as Bongo
James Murray as Bongo, assistant

Crew

Brian Henson, Executive producer
Bill Barretta, Executive producer
Andy Walmsley, Production Designer

Episodes

Pilot #1 (filmed July 22, 2006 at 6:00pm)

Guests: Kathy Najimy, Hal Sparks

Pilot #2 (filmed July 22, 2006 at 8:30pm)

Guests: Fred Willard, Kaitlin Olson

Sources

↑ Wallenstein, Andrew. "Jokes That Kermit Wouldn’t Dare Tell", The New York Times. November 12, 2006

External Links

[1] Wallenstein, Andrew. "Jokes That Kermit Wouldn’t Dare Tell", The New York Times. November 12, 2006

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-'''Late Night Buffet''' is an in-development television series produced by [[The Jim Henson Company]] for [[TBS]]. Plans for the program were first announced in in June [[2006]] and the show was said to possibly start airing in early [[2007]]. No new airdate has been announced.
+'''Late Night Buffet''' is an in-development television series produced by [[The Jim Henson Company]] for [[TBS]]. Plans for the program were first announced in in June [[2006]] and the show was said to possibly start airing in early [[2007]].
 The late-night talk show features [[:category:Celebrities|celebrity guests]], sketches and skits, a house band and other comedy bits. The twist is that the show would star puppets as the hosts and other supporting cast roles.

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