6.025 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestIt’s the tenth anniversary show, the big event they’ve been working for all season, and it doesn’t go as planned. Not all the writers are invited back, and Andy stumbles on an invaluable discovery. Joy learns the truth about her father.
A coming of age story is set in 1970s Los Angeles following the lives and challenges of Andy, a wide-eyed 19-year-old Nebraskan who stumbles his way into a job at The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Joy, a young talent coordinator on the show, as they both try to find their way and prove themselves in this period of cultural and political upheaval.
Acting
Tony Danza channels Fred de Cordova perfectly.
Production
Uncanny Tonight Show set recreation.
Creators
Paul Reiser, David Steven Simon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Reiser based this on his own father's real stories from working at The Tonight Show in the 70s. The Carson estate actually cooperated, rare for any project.
Seeso folded immediately after release, making this a streaming orphan—most viewers found it years later wondering why nobody talked about it.
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