The Earliest Show is an American comedy web series starring Ben Schwartz and Lauren Lapkus.

[1][3] Josh Bath (Ben Schwartz) and Sam Newman (Lauren Lapkus) are co-hosts of The Earliest Show, which broadcasts at 3:00AM.

[4] Cap'n Crunch had previously worked with Funny or Die and approached Schwartz with an idea for a series meant to target a young demographic.

[7][6] Schwartz studied Today and Live with Kelly to get a sense of morning talk show format, camera work, and set design.

[2] Schwartz and Lapkus received 2017 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards nominations for acting in the Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category.