The only two TV shows I saw do that, where they don't warm them up and you can really bomb, was Saturday Night Live - and that's why it gets a lot of heat, too. Obviously it gets criticism fairly, too. But a lot of it is because Lorne [Michaels] lets the audience decide and doesn't force them to laugh.
Lookit, I've done it their way this far and now it's my turn. I'm my own handler. Any questions? Ask me. . . There's not going to be any more handler stories because I'm the handler. . . I'm Doctor Spin.