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There are a couple people I can think of who could probably pull this off:

Aziz Ansari, whose routines basically just seem to be freestyle anyway. I know they aren't, but he seems to be able to talk for extended periods of time at the drop of a hat.

Patton Oswalt, whose routines are basically stories about his own life or opinions about pop culture, and always feature references about a) fast food b) comic books/etc. c) in recent years, his wife and kid and d) one obscure song to let you know how with it he is.

which of the current late night hosts started off doing standup?

Fallon did standup before SNL, but he wasn't a star or anything. Kimmel probably did too, but I barely know anything about that guy. Seth and Conan have always been writers afaik. WGAF about James Corden. Colbert was always a sketch player/writer.

which of the current late night hosts started off doing standup?

they all come from TV now. that era of late night hosts is over

jon oliver is getting close to it.

yeah, good point.

Jimmy Fallon did apparently. Here's a recap of his kind of LOL-worthy big break:

At the "notoriously difficult audition," he was told by multiple individuals that creator Lorne Michaels almost never emitted laughter during auditions. Although he initially feared the comic before him, armed with an arsenal of props, would outshine him, Fallon went onstage and did well. He showcased his impressions with a celebrity walk-a-thon, including impressions of Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, and Adam Sandler, an SNL alumnus who had recently left the show. The latter received laughter from the room, including Michaels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Fallon#Comedy_beginnings

So his big talents were being able to impersonate an idiot and doing what Weird Al does but without any jokes.

i've seen Fallon's audition on youtube, he does 8 impressions in a row that are all either SNL cast members or stars of NBC shows, he was really born to be the network's favorite company man

LOL

Todd Barry could probably manage 30 minutes of solid material a week. He did an entire tour that was nothing but crowdwork.

During their time at SNL, Fallon and fellow cast member Horatio Sanz often partied. These experiences were an extension of their desires to emulate the SNL stars before them, including John Belushi, Adam Sandler, and Chris Farley. Sanz has described he and Fallon as "super-functioning alcoholics," often spotted at Siberia, an underground dive bar in the 50th Street subway station, or Niagara in the East Village. For example, on one occasion, they spent a Friday night watching the Strokes perform a midnight show, staying up until the early morning drinking, despite having to do SNL that night.

Dang, that is crazy! Staying up until the early morning when you have to be at work for dress rehearsal at 8pm! Party animals.

my ideal Hannibal show would probably just be him talking shit with Eric Andre as sidekick, no guests or sketches, lots of negative space.

They do have a really good chemistry together, his deadpan delivery is perfect when put next to Andre's manic insanity.

which of the current late night hosts started off doing standup?

Fallon did standup before SNL, but he wasn't a star or anything. Kimmel probably did too, but I barely know anything about that guy. Seth and Conan have always been writers afaik. WGAF about James Corden. Colbert was always a sketch player/writer.

― Johnny Fever, Friday, July 10, 2015 9:46 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

which of the current late night hosts started off doing standup?

they all come from TV now. that era of late night hosts is over

― Οὖτις, Friday, July 10, 2015 9:48 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

or ongoing per JF's post

"started off" tho

none of those guys did time in comedy clubs

tbf, late night hosts with a background in standup was more a diversion than anything. Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson weren't standups. They all either came from radio, tv or Vaudeville.

that's true - Leno or Letterman or Joan Rivers or Shandling etc running late night shows was it's own era, one that's over now

I'm not sure it means much either way. Does it?

Hannibal would make a great travel show host. Like, every episode could start with some standup, then he leaves the club and you realize, hey, he's in Philly! Then he can go places, riff, meet people, go on adventures, etc. And then they edit it down to 22 minutes or whatever.

Like this BS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZl-_46LJo

Hannibal would make a great travel show host. Like, every episode could start with some standup, then he leaves the club and you realize, hey, he's in Philly! Then he can go places, riff, meet people, go on adventures, etc. And then they edit it down to 22 minutes or whatever.

What you just described is Insomniac with Dave Attell.

(which was a very good show and I'd be totally down with it being revived for a newer comedian)

yes, yes and yes

Totes, especially since Hannibal is so different from Attell.

Hannibal's show is just the worst way to showcase his talents
on the plus side, his dj is flying lotus and he had open mike eagle and thundercat on last night so that's something

I've been afraid to watch anything beyond the first episode

when is Nathan For You coming back???

xp it's not getting better unfortunately
nathan for you is back in september

I haven't caught up with the Nightly Show either lately, but that one seemed more promising than Why? despite it's similar sorta newbie structural issues

Nathan For You back on October 15th

your pretty little face is back and is pretty much exactly the same show
review will be back shortly.

Anyone watching The Idiotsitter? I'm enjoying it. Jillian Bell is always worth watching.

Bell was so great in 22 Jump Street that i was looking forward to Idiotsitter but i'm a little let down so far, feels like a rehash of everything about Workaholics that i got tired of 3 seasons ago.

insomniac was awesome and genuinely surprising as the night went on and attell kept meeting stranger, drunker and more desperate characters

Gave Big Time in Hollywood, FL and made it maybe three episodes. So obnoxious, not funny enough to justify it.

still no renewal for Review :(

What? I thought that was a done deal, a renewal?

I give that news one star

Man, I hope it comes back. Show is perfect/horrible/can't avert my eyes.

Man, @Midnight has suuuucked for a while now. Hardwick is insufferable and needs to fill up every pause with either hacky shit (dude cannot stop talking about dicks) or jokes that one of the panelists were probably going to make, and the guests have been shit too. Feels like most of the comedians in LA are boycotting it or something.

Jeff And Some Aliens?! A show about a regular dude who lives with some aliens who are, get this, just regular dudes too.

I think aliens/zombies/monsters/whatever-are-just-normal-dudes is a premise that can be retired.

hey, 3rd Rock From the Sun was funny (20 years ago)

People of Earth is doing good things with a kinda-similar premise.

I watched the first episode of PoE and... it's okay. I wanted to like it more. I like Wyatt Cenac and a lot of the cast, though, so I'll probably watch the whole season.

Man, This Is Not Happening. Ari Shaffir. Absolutely dire shit.

V little exposure to the dude but I just remember my one listen to an ep of Ari's podcast was dire enough I never wanted to pay attention to anything else he did

Ari blows

This Is Not Happening is a great premise and a good show. Shaffir, for someone as dumb as he is, is open to learning and is an excellent stand-up. He's like the anti-Rogan.

It's a good premise, I'd probably like it if they had a better host and guests. I guess I'm glad he's "open to learning" but he's just not funny to me, has that kind of bro-ish vibe that I'm not into at all.

I thought this was funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNpRMfiwwlM

Well, sure. Actually funny dudes are funny on that show.