Well, I'm just amazed at all the negativity regarding the taping of LIVE
Honestly people... it is
not that bad! Unless you've been through it, you really don't know what it's like. They are extremely quick at setting up and taking down the set. The lighting fixtures are there ahead of time, but you don't even notice those. The audience members are always off to one side, out of the way. As soon as the show is over, everyone disperses.
Please don't think that thousands of people are in the audience. At most shows, it's a few hundred.. that's it. And they definitely do not "invade" the space of the other guests.