Later with Bob Costas (1988–1994)

Creator:

Dick Ebersol

Stars:

Bob Costas, Julian Bond

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Bob Costas	...	Himself - Host (24 episodes, 1988-1993)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

interview | non fiction

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Genres:

Talk-Show

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Later

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in 50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)

User Reviews

He should still be doing this

"Later" is the best thing Bob Costas ever did and it's a shame he's not still doing it.

"Later" is the only interview show I've ever seen in which the guest is asked probing, insightful questions. Numerous times while watching "Later" I stood in awe of Costas for asking a brilliant question. I even enjoyed the interviews of the people I didn't care much about (such as Shelley Fabares) because Costas was so well prepared and so good at what he did.

I don't bother with Letterman, Leno, Rosie or Regis and Kelli because their interviews are 5-10 minutes long, superficial, formulaic, undisguised plugs for a movie or a book.

Bob Costas may enjoy doing sports play-by-play more than he did interviewing actors, writers, athletes, et. al. on "Later", but he's one of many as the former and one of a kind as the latter.

In my opinion, Costas is wasting his career in play-by-play and should get back to in-depth interviews such as he did on "Later".