Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Tickets to the new Late Show with Stephen Colbert are available for specific dates, which you can chose, up to 90 days ahead of the date you want.
Dates which are sold out are clearly marked as such.
Due to the large volume of requests for tickets, you may apply for tickets only once in a six-month period.
Those who have already attended a show are not eligible to attend for another six months from the date of attendance.
Schedule: The Late Show generally tapes Monday through Friday at 5:30pm. Plan to arrive no later than 3pm.
Tapings at Ed Sullivan Theater, 1697 Broadway, between 53rd and 54th St.
Late Show With Stephen Colbert website, including video clips of recent shows.
More information on how to get free tickets.
Saturday Night Live
Tickets to Saturday Night Live are available by lottery only, during the month of August only, for the September-June season.
More information on how to get free tickets
Include all contact information, but do not request a specific date.
One email per household is allowed.
Winners receive two tickets for a specific show date and performance (dress rehearsal or live show).
Standby and rehearsal tickets: You’ll likely have better luck getting a standby or rehearsal ticket.
You can choose between the 8pm dress rehearsal and the 11:30pm live taping, though you’re not guaranteed admission. These are distributed the morning of the show at 7:30am on the 49th st. side of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
- As with standby tickets for Jimmy Fallon, the line typically forms well before 7:30am, it is one ticket per person
- If you leave the line for any reason - including to use a restroom - you will not be permitted back into the place you left, even if a companion remains in place.
Schedule: On Saturdays, arrive no later than 7:15pm for the 8pm dress rehearsal and 10:45pm for the 11:30pm live show.
Tapings at NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
Note that there is no information about tickets on the Saturday Night Live website.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Tickets to the Daily Show can be requested online.
After a reservation request is successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with check-in instructions for the day of your show.
Only the named reservation holder can check in this reservation.
- Note that having a reservation does not guarantee entry.
The show begins issuing physical tickets at check-in starting at 2:30PM, and stops when studio capacity has been met.
Tickets are given only to members of your group who are present with you at the time of check-in.
If they are not present, you will be able to put their tickets on hold until 4PM at the time of check-in only.
If your remaining guests do not arrive by 4PM, their tickets will be cancelled.
Also note you must be at least 18 to attend this show.
Tapings at 733 Eleventh Avenue, between 51st and 52nd Streets.
Daily Show with Trevor Noah website.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Tickets to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver become available one month prior to the show, which is taped Sundays at 3pm.
Tapings at the CBS Broadcast Center, 528 West 57th Street between 10th and 11th Avenue
Late Night With Seth Meyers
Tickets for Late Night with Seth Meyers can be requested for up to a month in advance by registering on the website.
The show admits it overbooks to ensure a full studio audience, and warns that a ticket reservation does not guarantee admission.
Ticket reservations are “will call” pickup only and released only to the name on the reservation with a photo ID, so you cannot reserve for friends.
- All members of the ticket reservation party must be present with valid ID with proof of age to check in at the same time.
- Once a party checks in, any additional tickets on the reservation are automatically forfeited to the stand-by line and cannot be reclaimed.
Monologue rehearsal tickets: These are given out daily at the NBC Experience Store every day at 12:30pm.
Same day Stand By Tickets are available on the morning of taping at the NBC Experience store (near the 49th St entrance) starting at 9am. Shows typically tape Monday-Thursday.
Get tickets here for Late Night with Seth Meyers Tapings are at Studio 8G at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Tapings at Studio 8G 30 Rockefeller Plaza
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