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If you have any connection with the skeptic community, you know who James Randi, also known as The Amazing Randi, was and what his career was about. Randi started as a magician and escape artist, but eventually became a professional debunker. Randi, who was a good friend of Johnny Carson, used to appear on Carson’s show to debunk psychics and clowns like Uri Geller, showing how the tricks were done. His organization had a $1 million prize for anyone who could demonstrate any psychic or paranormal skill or ability, a prize that went unclaimed for Randi’s entire life. I say all of this because it’s going to be relevant in Late Night with the Devil, since there is a character clearly based on Randi.
However, that’s not where we are going to start. Late Night with the Devil is going to give us an alternative history of the late night television wars by introducing us to Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian), a Chicago radio host-turned-late night television host. Delroy hosts a show called Night Owls with Jack Delroy, and competes unsuccessfully with Johnny Carson. The movie takes place in 1977, during the sixth season of the show. Desperate for ratings, Delroy decides to up the ante during sweeps week on Halloween. We’re told that while the show was broadcast live, this is the first time it has been seen since that broadcast.
