Comprehensive Late Night Talk Show Thread

[RPM 26330]

I love Conan. He's retooled his TBS show to 30 minutes. TBS promoted more Conan Without Borders with this new format. They need to hurry up and get to that because he's really good at it and the current studio version isn't working well, imho.

I think Colbert has the best 10:30 show. The comedy is great, but his intellect is what really shines. He can interview with the best of them.

Seth Meyers is my nightly go to. A Closer Look is the best daily news commentary/satire since Jon Stewart.  I'm also a big fan of Amber Ruffin and Amber Says What.

I don't hate Jimmy Kimmel. I usually like what I see when I watch, but Colbert usually wins out.

James Corden is talented, but not my cup of tea.

Can't fucking stand Jimmy Fallon.

[Kyle 207]

I had no idea people still watched these. I guess you have to know what Cardi B b doing.

[Chet Steadman 940]

I’ve all but stopped watching late night but I do catch one time to time or, more times than not, I’ll stream some of the day-after clips.  

My brief rundown:  

Jimmy Fallon seems like someone my middle or high school self would enjoy.  He’s so distractingly childish and his interviews really suffer due to his behavior.

I’ve never watched him before but CBS This Morning will play clips from Trevor Noah’s show (I guess because they’re both owned by Viacom) and I swear the majority of the time I can’t tell if he’s setting up the joke or it’s the actual punchline.  I’ve seen hundreds of his clips and I can’t remember ever laughing even once.  

Colbert is talented but I miss the old Stephen.  His new show just doesn’t work for me personally   

Conan IMHO has been the best thing going for almost two decades.  He’s fantastic.  

Edited February 1, 2019 by Chet Steadman

[bluto 4934]

Seth Myers smarmy AF-ness is just too much

kimmel is hit or miss, gets solid guests and decent stunt sometimes, Guillermo is such a bag of nothing thougH

[miguelito 11266]

We tape (DVR) Coco and watch when we can.  His bits out away from the studio have always been the funniest.  His Conan Without Borders are beyond anything he's ever done.  Hilarious, but with some serious moments when justified (Armenia genocide, Korea DMZ, Mexico wall, Haiti poverty).

Schlansky!

[WhatTheBuck 28794]

On February 1, 2019 at 8:05 AM, Kyle said:

I had no idea people still watched these. I guess you have to know what Cardi B b doing.

Who is Cardi B? Sounds like you must watch them. 

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

I tape (Betamax) Conan and Seth Meyers.  I didn’t really like Meyers on SNL but his political commentary seems better than anyone else.  Best since Stewart is right.  Obviously sub-Stewart still but we will take what we can get.  Trevor Noah is the biggest letdown since the Segway.  I feel like CBS and NBC both got it right when they got Colbert and Fallon.  They seem like they should be the heirs to Letterman and Leno respectively, in that they are both neutered versions of their predecessors.  Colbert has that secretly intelligent thing Letterman had and Fallon seems perfect for 45 year old suburban wives like Leno.  

[Nivek 16949]

I love Conan. He's retooled his TBS show to 30 minutes. TBS promoted more Conan Without Borders with this new format. They need to hurry up and get to that because he's really good at it and the current studio version isn't working well, imho.
I think Colbert has the best 10:30 show. The comedy is great, but his intellect is what really shines. He can interview with the best of them.
Seth Meyers is my nightly go to. A Closer Look is the best daily news commentary/satire since Jon Stewart.  I'm also a big fan of Amber Ruffin and Amber Says What.
I don't hate Jimmy Kimmel. I usually like what I see when I watch, but Colbert usually wins out.
James Corden is talented, but not my cup of tea.
Can't fucking stand Jimmy Fallon.

Thanks

[MAUFRAIS 6631]

There’s a YouTube channel called Don Giller where he recorded every Letterman and he uploads relevant clips when someone is in the news or has died. I enjoy that.

I used to like Conan but for some reason don’t enjoy the new ones.

[MrPhlegm 3413]

All the ones today are ass my dude. Except Conan.

 

Allen, Paar, Carson, Cavett, Snyder, Letterman (early years) were the tits.

 

Allen Paar Carson were the classic.

Cavett was the intellectual.

Snyder was whack.

Letterman was goofy.

 

Good shit.

 

 

[Spankytoes 1743]

Haven’t watched late night in 20+ years but I watch clips online. Don’t get the love for Colbert. His interviews are awkward and he always seems disengaged. (I don’t find him funny either) Fallon flat out sucks with his fake laughing. I don’t take Myers seriously enough to have an opinion. Kimmel has some decent bits and seems the most natural in interviews. Conan is the king. Most enjoyable bits and guest interactions. 

[Deej 76868]

Once Garry Shandling perfectly sent up late night television with Larry Sanders, the Golden Age was over. 

[miguelito 11266]

[PilotsError 2314]

Colbert thinks he's a real fucking news anchor. He hates half his guests. The last time Burr was on his show it was like watching a hostage situation. Either Colbert didn't know of Burr before that day, or he didn't want him on.

[Red Five 40877]

I liked the Sam Bee show... at first. Maybe it’s just me but it’s turned into the Fuck Men half hour.

[Deej 76868]

4 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I liked the Sam Bee show... at first. Maybe it’s just me but it’s turned into the Fuck Men half hour.

WIthout the desire to, you know, actually fuck men. 

[Braff Zacklin 13636]

Not really into the talk show scene these days, but somehow stumbled upon this and thought it excellent so ... 

 

[WhatTheBuck 28794]

 

[Sam Lin 3560]

I really enjoyed Craig Ferguson, wish he'd gotten more traction.

[billfromlaketravis 11520]

3 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

I really enjoyed Craig Ferguson, wish he'd gotten more traction.

This. Just let him drink scotch on air and say whatever the hell he wants. It’s midnight on Tuesday. 
 

When Conan left for TBS and Letterman retired, late night died. 

[Hawndoh 2386]

Ferguson was the only one that could have naturally entertaining interviews that weren't just rehearsed scripts to plug a movie or whatever.

But he went out on his own terms. I believe he had a young kid and wanted more time with family. CBS wanted him back.

Edited October 15, 2022 by Hawndoh

[Hook1997 5397]

man he was great as the host and such a great conversational interviewer.  Remember him him being like so you like Bush (president comments by her) he’s like do you trim your bush?  Whole segment was hilarious but I forget who it was.  

[RPM 26330]

Didn't watch James Corden much. He wasn't my cup of tea, so to speak. But I did tune into his final show and it didn't suck. Really enjoyed the dream sequence and the cameo by Letterman. Good stuff.

[kingkoopa6 8377]

Watched a lot of the carpool clips on YouTube over the years

he made me laugh  

[Zepol87 9189]

2 hours ago, RPM said:

Didn't watch James Corden much. He wasn't my cup of tea, so to speak. But I did tune into his final show and it didn't suck. Really enjoyed the dream sequence and the cameo by Letterman. Good stuff.

I was looking for this last night, I enjoyed the last episode as well. Didn't always watch but when I did it wasn't bad at all

[Herpa Derpa 6126]

Say what you will about TC's beliefs (at least it's an ethos), but you gotta give props to a guy that can take himself so seriously while also not taking himself seriously at all. Jump to 7:40 to skip the set-up.

[billfromlaketravis 11520]

20 hours ago, Herpa Derpa said:

Say what you will about TC's beliefs (at least it's an ethos), but you gotta give props to a guy that can take himself so seriously while also not taking himself seriously at all. Jump to 7:40 to skip the set-up.

Pretty gd funny and awesome.