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Late-night television, likeTibetan sand art, is an ephemeral art form.

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Sure, you might glue it down, but thepointis to be in the moment, you know?

January

The Late Late ShowDoes a Seance

RememberThe Late Late Show With James Corden?

It existed for nearly half the year!

Keke Palmers Gender Reveal

Keke Palmer hard-launched her baby bumponSaturday Night Liveback in January.

Also, shout-out toLate Lates recurring sketch performers like Will Hines (seen above).

It was a shame, because she fit in that role so well.

Jon Hamm and John Slattery came by to discuss Bravos various unscripted,nonunion shows.

They even read a script, technically.

Let Colbert dress up!

Let him be a silly goose.

John Wilson Is a Toilet

John Wilson was that rare late-night guest who dressed up for Halloween.

Youre John dressed as a john!

Jimmy Kimmel said, trying to understand the bit.

But Wilson countered that he was just trying to spread awareness that he is now a toilet.

Genuine freaks should get a chance to be on late night more often, dont you think?

John Oliver influenced a foreign election and youre laughing?

Its like Michael Che and Colin JostsSNLChristmas joke swap, but with tiaras.

Side note:Late Nightshould swap Morgans oldSurprise Inspectionheadshot with him dressed as the herald.

December

Tony Shalhoub Introduces Seth Meyers

This was just cute.

A lesson to us all: When you see your silly little shot, take it.

You know who doesnt forget that?

OnJimmy Kimmel Live, Clooney and Kimmel reminisced about their late friend and the way he shaped their lives.

Cohen was bullying Cooper and being a gossipy little shit, which is in fact his job.

Gossipy little shit is on his business cards.

Its unplanned moments like these that keep us coming back to late night as a medium.

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