LateLine (1998)
LateLine is a 1998 comedy series created by Al Franken and John Markus. It stars Al Franken, Megyn Price and Miguel Ferrer.
LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.
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What is LateLine about?
LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.
When was LateLine released?
LateLine was released on 17 March 1998.
How many episodes does LateLine have?
LateLine has 12 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made LateLine?
LateLine was created by Al Franken and John Markus.
Cast
- Al Franken as Al Freundlich
- Megyn Price as Gale Ingersoll
- Miguel Ferrer as Vic Kobb
- Ajay Naidu as Raji Bakshi
- Sanaa Lathan as Briana Gilliam
- Catherine Lloyd Burns as Mona
- Robert Foxworth as Pearce McKenzie
- Caroline Aaron as Self
- Judah Friedlander
- G. Gordon Liddy as G. Gordon Liddy
- Jonathan Penner
- Jerry Falwell as Self