The pressure of performing a monologue and trying to perfect writing can lead to exhaustion and nervousness for talk show hosts, even those with writing experience.
Former "Saturday Night Live" writer J.B. Smoove had a recurring fake pitch for an "all-day cigarette" that lasted for two years. The pitch involved a cigarette so long, the ash would be this long, and he always killed it in the pitch meetings.
Paul Rudd talks about his special talent for on-screen eating and his experience filming a commercial parody involving a giant brownie man with liquid chocolate, with additional discussions on SNL and promotional events.