Have you been in a studio audience?

[Anonymous]

I would love to be in “Wendy William’s” studio audience.

Not only are they her “co-hosts,” but everyone looks SO good!!

[Anonymous]

Another Donahue audience member here. Camera panned on me as I shook my head in agreement with speaker.

Also went to the Daily Show during Jon’s first year. DH had been a fan of Craig Kilborne so caught on early to the genius of the show. Guest was Janeane Garafalo which was funny but anticlimactic for me since I passed her practically everyday on the street at that time.

[Anonymous]

Does It’s Academic count?

[Anonymous]

Yes back in the early 90s for a sitcom. I was 18 and lived in Southern California and a friend of mine had a cousin visiting from out of town so we were showing him the Hollywood sights. Someone was giving out tickets to be in the studio audience so we went.
I don’t even remember what the show was called, it didn’t end up lasting long. But they gave us free hot dogs, soda, and baseball hats (I think Chicago Cubs because the show took place in Chicago.)

[Anonymous]

Yes, Leno. Guest star was William Shatner, some actress from "Savannah," and the musical act was Savage Garden.

So...this was a while ago.

I wasn't surprised at all by the amount of audience hype. Seems like a pretty standard industry thing to do.

I went to "Crossfire" a lot, as I used to work at GW. Even worked behind the scenes a bit. I interviewed Tucker Carlson once, and he was an arrogant prick IRL No surprise. Paul Begala was super nice and normal.

[Anonymous]

Was in the studio audience for an episode of Family Ties in the 80’s and Everybody Loves Raymond in the 90’s during trips to LA.

[Anonymous]

Not sure if this counts, but when I lived in North Carolina, my mom and I were in the audience for a live radio broadcast of the morning radio show we listened to.

When they went to break for traffic, commercials, etc they were super engaging with all of us, a lot more uncensored off the air.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Price is Right when Bob Barker was still the host.

It was a much different show when he was still hosting. Took me forever to get used to Drew Carey even though I really like him.

Yes, but Bob Barker could not host in today's climate. Remember how he used to kiss all the female contestants and also the Barker's Beauties? That would never fly today. Same with Richard Dawson on the Family Feud. And we just thought that was good family entertainment.

[Anonymous]

Donahue and Who Wants to be a Millionaire. In the latter, they made hopefuls be the audience. A real captive audience. There was a guy running around somewhat maniacally chastising people when the claps were too lackluster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Price is Right when Bob Barker was still the host.

It was a much different show when he was still hosting. Took me forever to get used to Drew Carey even though I really like him.

Yes, but Bob Barker could not host in today's climate. Remember how he used to kiss all the female contestants and also the Barker's Beauties? That would never fly today. Same with Richard Dawson on the Family Feud. And we just thought that was good family entertainment.

Good example of PC run amok.

[Anonymous]

Yep, I was stranded in NYC during the blizzard of ‘96, and some folks gave us tickets to “Regis and Kathie Lee” that their friends wouldn’t be able to use because they couldn’t get into town. The two guests I remember were John Lithgow and Kevin Nealon. It was pretty fun; Regis came out to meet the audience after, but Kathie Lee kept to herself

[Anonymous]

I saw both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report about two weeks apart.

For The Daily Show, we had to stand outside in 20 degree weather for two hours just to get our tickets and then came back and stood in line another two hours to get in. Jon Stewart was hilarious before taping began. He answered some of our questions and they let us take pictures of the set before the show started. The producers told us to overdo it when it came to the laughter. No chuckles. Go big or go home. The show wasn't that funny that night, so all of the laughter was forced. I was impressed by how he did everything in one take. The whole taping took 30 minutes from start to finish because they included commercial breaks during which he talked to the producers.

The Colbert Report was a different experience. We showed up two hours early to get tickets and were the only people there. A staffer came out and told us that it was way too cold to be standing around and to come back maybe 30 minutes beforehand. We came back to a short line with those outdoor heat lamps you see at restaurants. When we got inside we were told we couldn't take any pictures, but each chair had a "fancy" light up Colbert Report souvenir pen. Colbert came out and talked to the audience out of character (which was a big deal before he took over The Late Show). He seemed extremely gracious to have us there. He answered every single question from the audience. He seems like a genuinely nice guy. The last question was whether the rumors of him taking over The Late Show were true. "I'll tell you this, America. I'll never leave you." The cameras rolled and he snapped into character. We were told to do the same thing with the fake laughter. He messed up a few times, so there were a few reshoots. The whole thing took a little over an hour. It was cool because the next day they announced The Late Show gig and tickets were almost impossible to get.

[Anonymous]

Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. During commercials they engage with the audience. I spoke to both of them, they were so gracious and personable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was in the studio audience for an episode of Family Ties in the 80’s and Everybody Loves Raymond in the 90’s during trips to LA.

What Family Ties episode??!!

[Anonymous]

Oprah once, when she still had her talk show in Chicago - it was fun!