''Up Late NW'' is a sketch comedy and

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series which premiered on September 19, 2015. The show is broadcast on Saturday nights across the Pacific Northwest; in Seattle on KING-TV at 1:05 AM (Pacific) following ''

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'', and at 11:30 PM in Portland, Oregon on

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; in Spokane, Washington on KREM; in Eugene, Oregon on

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; and in Medford, Oregon on

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. ''Up Late NW'' is hosted by Emmy Award winning Northwest television personalities Pat Cashman and Chris Cashman, who are a father (Pat) and son (Chris) team. The first several episodes of the series were shot before a live studio audience a
Fremont Studios
in

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, and included live audience interactions. Later episodes have been recorded in various locations without an audience. Each episode features pre-recorded digital sketch comedy shorts, special celebrity guests, and performances by both Northwest stand-up comedians and musical guests. Guests have included: Jeff Probst, Joel McHale, Kenny Mayne,

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, Roger Fisher, Shawn Kemp, Luke Willson, Taylor John Williams, and many more. ''Up Late NW'' is a production from ''Artists think Tank, LLC''. Pat and Chris Cashman are co-executive producers with showrunner B Anthony Nelson, and partners with Head of Production Christopher Sherlock and Executive VP Distribution/Co-Producer Ryan Craig. It is often considered a successor to the Seattle-based productions of ''

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'' and '' The (206)'', mostly because of the involvement of Pat and Chris Cashman. The slogan for ''Up Late NW'' is: ''The PNW Gets It''.

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* {{Official website, http://www.uplatenw.com/ 2010s American sketch comedy television series 2015 American television series debuts American television spin-offs Local comedy television series in the United States Mass media in Seattle Television shows filmed in Washington (state)