Goofing Through the Trauma Won Late Night This Week

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Well, it was a weird week for late-night TV. Both Los Angeles–based shows, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and After Midnight, only aired episodes on Monday and Tuesday, and with good reason. Los Angeles is still working through the worst wildfires in its history. Many people, from working-class Angelenos to Billy Crystal to Black families that have lived in Altadena for generations to Club Chalamet, lost their homes. Los Angeles is a completely different place than it was just 72 hours ago.