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After nine months on the air, last week Comedy CentralcanceledThe Opposition, formerDaily Showcorrespondent Jordan Kleppers stand-alone series.
He is so strong in the field, being out in the real world with real people.
Thats not to say Klepper was unfunny behind the desk.
SinceThe Oppositions premiere last September, one thing has become abundantly clear: Klepper belongs in the field.
It wont just be me in the field, interacting with people.
That will be one part of it.
The potential reasons for this are as varied as they are unimportant.
Whatdoesmatter is the networks renewed insistence thatKlepperwill put its titular host on the road again.
Even the most skilled improvisers out there struggle once they leave the safe space the stage affords them.
Not so for Jordan Klepper.
Im figuring out how these field pieces work,he explainedsoon after Jon Stewart hired him in 2014.
Im in learning mode.
He must have dialed it to 11, because Klepper learned the ropes real fast.
Id been talking to Comedy Central about doing a longer special for a little bit,he recalled.
Whats more, the data pipe is also catching on to a seismic shift in the late-night format.
Bell and Cenacs programs have been especially effective at advancing the notion of field segments in late-night television.
