This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL.
News that Stephen Colbert will take over for “Late Night” host David Letterman in 2015 had many talking Thursday, including St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay.
Colbert/Late Night Show needs a location beginning 2015. I propose St. Louis, in the nation's center. #fgs
— MayorSlay.com (@MayorSlay) April 10, 2014
As a handful of folks pointed out, St. Louis has a weekly late-night talk show, “STL Up Late.”
@MayorSlay I host a late night talk show already located here in STL. Would you like to come on @STLUpLate sometime?
— Eric Christensen (@SnakeOilComedy) April 10, 2014
@MayorSlay Check out @STLUpLate! It's like Colbert but with more references to provel
— Ben Lyons (@_BenLyons) April 10, 2014
Season 2 of “STL Up Late” debuts Saturday with Scott Carey of Sump Coffee and Scarlet Tanager; tickets are available.
You also may remember “STL Up Late” from its Michael Sam parody.