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6 unusual facts about Last Call with Carson Daly


Joe Firstman

In 2005, Firstman parted ways with Atlantic Records and for four years worked as the full-time musical director and house band leader for "Last Call with Carson Daly," a late night entertainment show on NBC.

He is the former musical director and house band leader for Last Call with Carson Daly on NBC, now independently recording and touring.

Last Call with Carson Daly

On January 8, 2010, it was reported by multiple media outlets that The Jay Leno Show was moving to 11:35 p.m., the Conan O'Brien-hosted Tonight Show to 12:05 a.m., and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to 1:05, which would have resulted in Last Call losing its time slot (as NBC did not include plans to move Poker After Dark, at the time the show which followed Last Call in some markets, to a later slot).

As the end of Late Night with Conan O'Brien was approaching, Daly made it public that he was interested in moving to the Late Night time slot.

The 69 Eyes

In March 2006, The 69 Eyes briefly toured the USA for the first time with Program The Dead & Damone, performing live on Last Call with Carson Daly.

Trik Turner

They made appearances on Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly, Late World With Zach and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.


Don't Turn Off the Lights

Iglesias promoted the week of Thanksgiving, performing the song on TV shows Last Call with Carson Daly, MTV's TRL, Live with Regis and Kelly and the Today Show summer concert series, where he attracted the largest crowd of Summer Concert series to date.

Nobody's Watching

During the Friday, July 21, 2006 airing of Last Call with Carson Daly, guests Neil Goldman, Taran Killam, and Paul Campbell called NBC president Kevin Reilly on air, who seemed to confirm a pickup for the series.


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