No one cld ever beat johnny carson. He was just perfect person for that job. Fallon is good, meyers is good, john oliver is good, jon stewart, leno- all good. Kimmel , conan and letterman blow big time.
I currently dig Jimmy Fallon but I don't watch him faithfully. When he airs, I am usually catching up on my DVR'd trash.
My fave host in the whole entire land is Wendy Williams. I have loved her since her radio days in Philly.
I previously really admired Jon Stewart and David Letterman, but those two blowhards take themselves waaaaaaaaaaaaay too seriously in my very humble opinion.
I grew up watching Carson. I loved Joan Rivers. That being said, as an "adult" Craig Ferguson was the only one I really watched, and now that he's taken his TARDIS and went home, I go to bed a lot earlier.
I for a while was really liking Jimmy Fallon. He still makes me laugh, but his routine is getting a little old. I think also, his real life shenanigans towards his wife and babies is a big turn off. I am excited for Colbert! Can't wait to see what he brings to the table.
Johnny Carson was great. I loved the shows when stars would just show-up unannounced.
After Johnny, I was a big Dave fan and was thrilled to finally get tickets to see him at the Ed Sullivan theater. I remember when Dave had a daytime show back in the late 70's.
Now, I don't watch Dave or any of the Jimmys. I do like WWHL with Andy Cohen and the randomness of the guests he pairs up sometimes. You never know what will happen. Cher was surprisingly underwhelming. Meryl Streep was great.
@califblondy Yay! Someone else remembers Letterman's daytime show. I thought I was the only one. ;-)
The only interview I remember from that show was David Nivens. Nivens apologized for his responses to Dave & blamed it on jet lag. I guess he went on nighttime talk shows & people thought he was drunk.
Turns out he was in the early stages of ALS. He died a few years after that. Nivens was one of my favorite actors as a kid & I always felt sad people thought he was drinking.
Johnny Carson was the best, hands down. I also think he was the best host ever for the Oscars. He was big enough that he could be really mean and get away with it. I liked Dave, Joan, and many of the others, but Carson always killed me.
I loved Johnny Carson too. Dave was so funny when he first started. Now it's Jon Stewart and surprisingly (not) John Oliver was better than Jon when he went on hiatus. Wished he were on at a better time.
Craig has a deal to for a new late night TV show but the financing got pulled because they couldn't get enough markets to sign on. I suspect most channels are already committed to Craig's old show with the new host so now he's got a development deal with the same people to do scripted and unscripted TV shows whatever that means.
I love Graham Norton. I love the format of his show and since he's only on one night a week he only has top notch guests. I prefer the style of having all the guests out on the couch at the same time and no stupid skits or bullshit. I never was a fan of Johnny Carson, but I think part of that is because by the time I sarted watching him, he was way past his prime. He was still doing the same stale stuff he'd been doing for years (Karnak the mind reader). I'm pretty much over weekly talk shows. There's too many of them and it's the same guests and same boring questions over and over. Graham gets the best guests and his show is just better IMO.
I used to love Johnny Carson, and then I read a book about him and what a jerk he was to his wives, and mostly everyone he knew and I stopped watching him. I was a huge fan of Dave Letterman's for years, but around the time of the OJ trial I stopped watching him and switched to Jay Leno, just because I needed to finish my day with a laugh. The past several years I have been forced to go to bed earlier and earlier as my shifts keep changing, and I no longer watch late night TV.
No one cld ever beat johnny carson. He was just perfect person for that job. Fallon is good, meyers is good, john oliver is good, jon stewart, leno- all good. Kimmel , conan and letterman blow big time.
ReplyDeleteAuntliddy has it all correct.
DeleteI'd add Craig Ferguson to the good category.
DeleteCraig for sure!
DeleteAndy Cohen! :)
ReplyDeleteI currently dig Jimmy Fallon but I don't watch him faithfully. When he airs, I am usually catching up on my DVR'd trash.
ReplyDeleteMy fave host in the whole entire land is Wendy Williams. I have loved her since her radio days in Philly.
I previously really admired Jon Stewart and David Letterman, but those two blowhards take themselves waaaaaaaaaaaaay too seriously in my very humble opinion.
Agree, VIP. Andy Cohen is a good one! I watch him more than Fallon, actually. Again, the link to trash.
ReplyDeleteI grew up watching Carson. I loved Joan Rivers. That being said, as an "adult" Craig Ferguson was the only one I really watched, and now that he's taken his TARDIS and went home, I go to bed a lot earlier.
ReplyDeleteCraig Ferguson and Norm MacDonald
ReplyDeleteLetterman, back in the day. His dry humor and self mocking was great.
ReplyDeleteYep, Letterman. Loved when he told Joaquin, "thanks for not showing up."
Delete@Omar LOL. I remember that. Classic Letterman one-liner.
DeleteI for a while was really liking Jimmy Fallon. He still makes me laugh, but his routine is getting a little old. I think also, his real life shenanigans towards his wife and babies is a big turn off. I am excited for Colbert! Can't wait to see what he brings to the table.
ReplyDeleteI like Kimmel. He seems to really get along with a lot of the celebs he's interviewing. I've been a fan since Win Ben Stein's Money.
ReplyDeleteWow, Lotta, I completely forgot he was on that show. Loved it too.
DeleteLotta, dont find kimmel any good, and i dont get his like jihad against Leno. What shld he care? Its just business.
ReplyDeleteJohnny Carson was great. I loved the shows when stars would just show-up unannounced.
ReplyDeleteAfter Johnny, I was a big Dave fan and was thrilled to finally get tickets to see him at the Ed Sullivan theater. I remember when Dave had a daytime show back in the late 70's.
Now, I don't watch Dave or any of the Jimmys. I do like WWHL with Andy Cohen and the randomness of the guests he pairs up sometimes. You never know what will happen. Cher was surprisingly underwhelming. Meryl Streep was great.
@califblondy Yay! Someone else remembers Letterman's daytime show. I thought I was the only one. ;-)
DeleteThe only interview I remember from that show was David Nivens. Nivens apologized for his responses to Dave & blamed it on jet lag. I guess he went on nighttime talk shows & people thought he was drunk.
Turns out he was in the early stages of ALS. He died a few years after that. Nivens was one of my favorite actors as a kid & I always felt sad people thought he was drinking.
Johnny Carson was the best, hands down. I also think he was the best host ever for the Oscars. He was big enough that he could be really mean and get away with it. I liked Dave, Joan, and many of the others, but Carson always killed me.
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ReplyDeleteI loved Johnny Carson too. Dave was so funny when he first started. Now it's Jon Stewart and surprisingly (not) John Oliver was better than Jon when he went on hiatus. Wished he were on at a better time.
ReplyDeleteGraham Norton and Craig Ferguson.
ReplyDeleteAnother vote for Craig. The archive on YouTube isn't quite the same.
ReplyDeleteCraig has a deal to for a new late night TV show but the financing got pulled because they couldn't get enough markets to sign on. I suspect most channels are already committed to Craig's old show with the new host so now he's got a development deal with the same people to do scripted and unscripted TV shows whatever that means.
ReplyDeleteJohnny and Ed and Doc.
ReplyDeleteJohnny and Ed and Doc.
ReplyDeleteI love Graham Norton. I love the format of his show and since he's only on one night a week he only has top notch guests. I prefer the style of having all the guests out on the couch at the same time and no stupid skits or bullshit. I never was a fan of Johnny Carson, but I think part of that is because by the time I sarted watching him, he was way past his prime. He was still doing the same stale stuff he'd been doing for years (Karnak the mind reader). I'm pretty much over weekly talk shows. There's too many of them and it's the same guests and same boring questions over and over. Graham gets the best guests and his show is just better IMO.
ReplyDeleteCraig Ferguson.
ReplyDeleteI used to love Johnny Carson, and then I read a book about him and what a jerk he was to his wives, and mostly everyone he knew and I stopped watching him. I was a huge fan of Dave Letterman's for years, but around the time of the OJ trial I stopped watching him and switched to Jay Leno, just because I needed to finish my day with a laugh. The past several years I have been forced to go to bed earlier and earlier as my shifts keep changing, and I no longer watch late night TV.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a child, vomiting at night from the flu, it was Carson.
ReplyDeleteAs a young adult, vomiting from alcohol and cocaine abuse, it was Letterman.
Nowadays, lying in bed stoned and not vomiting at all, it's Kimmel.