It used to be enough for late-night segments to go viral.

“It very much feels like it’s done in [Fallon’s] spirit,” Patterson says.

That’s the most important thing that you look for that brand of humor does it translate?

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Can we get the spirit of that through in a half-hour format?"

And it seems more shows are going to find out just how well their late-night segments will translate.

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“It’s a new way to do interviews,” Patterson says.

“It’s the comedy variety elements that are so winning that all the late-night shows are mining.