The former Democratic presidential candidate joked that he “had nothing else going on”
“You know, a lot of folks are wondering how I ended up getting booked to host this show, and all I can say is that Iowa Caucus app really screwed everything up,” Buttigieg joked Thursday. “Actually, Jimmy asked me to fill in because right now he is off tapingwon 56 thousand times in a row.”.
But by the time his episode arrived, the entire world had abruptly changed: social distancing measures enacted to stem the spread of the coronavirus had put a halt to almost all forms of mass public gathering around the country. That included the nation's late-night shows. After first announcing their shows would go forward without an audience, New York-based hosts
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