''Lights Out with David Spade'' is an American

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that was hosted by

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. Premiering on

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on July 29, 2019, the series featured discussions on

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topics between Spade and a rotating panel of guest comedians, as well as other filmed segments. It ended on March 12, 2020.

History

The series was scheduled as a lead-out for ''

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''; since the conclusion of ''

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'', the timeslot had seen several short-lived attempts at ''Daily Show'' spin-offs focusing on other cast members, such as ''

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'' and '' The Opposition with Jordan Klepper'', which both faced low viewership. ''Lights Out'' marked the first Comedy Central program in the 11:30 timeslot to not be a

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program or be hosted by an alumnus of ''The Daily Show''. Network president Kent Alterman argued that viewers were being fatigued by the extensive focus on politics and the

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on other late night shows, with Spade saying that his show would focus more on "cultural events and some Hollywood stuff, ndweird stories in the news" rather than primarily focus on political humor. On August 14, 2019, Spade brought in comedian Lara Beitz to do the first stand-up spot on the show after watching her perform in Los Angeles, which took the place of his closing monologue. He later had her on as a guest, and as a correspondent. Other deviations from the regular format of the show included full show interviews with Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey. In March 2020, production was halted due to the

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. On April 3, 2020, Comedy Central announced that they would not renew ''Lights Out'', but that it was open to selling the show to another network; the program had only been able to retain roughly half of its audience from ''The Daily Show'' (which, as a partial replacement, began producing expanded 45-minute episodes beginning April 27).

Episodes

2019

July/August

September

October

November

December

2020

January

February

March

References

External links

* {{Comedy Central programming 2019 American television series debuts 2020 American television series endings 2010s American late-night television series 2020s American late-night television series 2010s American television talk shows 2020s American television talk shows American English-language television shows Comedy Central late-night programming Television productions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic