LateLine Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Comedy

LateLine

Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Comedy

Pearce announces he is going to be stepping down as the anchor of LateLine, however, executive producer Vic Kobb realizes it is just a ploy for Pearce to get more money. Al, however, believes he has a chance of becoming the new anchor.

Director

Andy Ackerman

Writers

Al Franken (creator) (written by) | John Markus (creator) (written by)

Producers

Andy Ackerman | Terry Crotzer

Composer

Matthew Morse (as Mat Morse)

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 17, 1998

Release date

Mar 17, 1998 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Al Franken Al Freundlich Al Freundlich See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Megyn Price Gale Ingersoll Gale Ingersoll See fewer	Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Miguel Ferrer Vic Karp Vic Karp See fewer	Traffic (2000)
Ajay Naidu Raji Bakshi Raji Bakshi See fewer	Office Space (1999)
Sanaa Lathan Briana Gilliam Briana Gilliam See fewer	Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Catherine Lloyd Burns Mona Guillingsvard Mona Guillingsvard See fewer	Keeping the Faith (2000)
Robert Foxworth Pearce McKenzie Pearce McKenzie See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Caroline Aaron Amy Freundlich (voice) Amy Freundlich (voice) See fewer	21 Jump Street (2012)
Cal Bartlett Old Marlboro Man Old Marlboro Man See fewer	Maverick (1994)
Vinny DeGennaro Actor Actor See fewer	Only Murders in the Building (2021)
Joycelyn Elders Joycelyn Elders (as M. Joycelyn Elders) Joycelyn Elders (as M. Joycelyn Elders) See fewer	LateLine (1998)
Zaid Farid Darryl Darryl See fewer	Showtime (2002)
Candace Gingrich Candace Gingrich (as Candace J. Gingrich) Candace Gingrich (as Candace J. Gingrich) See fewer	Friends (1994)
Bob Glouberman Prompter Techie Prompter Techie See fewer	The Artist (I) (2011)
G. Gordon Liddy G. Gordon Liddy G. Gordon Liddy See fewer	Rules of Engagement (2000)
Terry Murphy Terry Murphy Terry Murphy See fewer	Casper (1995)
Ralph Nader Ralph Nader Ralph Nader See fewer	Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Natasha Pavlovich Yelena Yelena See fewer	The Way Down (2021)
Robert Prosky Boone LeGarde Boone LeGarde See fewer	Thief (1981)
Laurin Sydney Laurin Sydney Laurin Sydney See fewer	Save the Cinema (2022)
Dana Carvey Senator Crowl Pickens (uncredited) Senator Crowl Pickens (uncredited) See fewer	Wayne's World (1992)
Jim Moret Jim Moret (uncredited) Jim Moret (uncredited) See fewer	A Mighty Wind (2003)
Crystal Rose Hot Girl (uncredited) Hot Girl (uncredited) See fewer	Trinity (1998)