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Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 5:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
The only late night personalities I have ever found funny are Conan and Craig Ferguson. Less schtick and "is this thing on" type comedy. That stuff bugs me to no end.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 5:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Conan was never funny to me. I love Craig Ferguson!! (but he tends to do the same schtick all the time). I do think that Leno is a good interviewer. He seems to actually listen to the answers.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Annie, I don't like Conan either. He looks like Howdy Doody to me. (Just like Letterman looks like Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman to me.)

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 5:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I love Conan. I especially love the relationship he and Andy have

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
So, if Leno is moving to 11:30, what's happening to Conan?

I'll admit I prefer Leno. I've seen him do his standup routine in Vegas and he's very good. He has that everyman kind of charm. Conan is sometimes funny, but often times just bizarre and I guess I'm too tired for bizarre that late.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
On Anderson Cooper just now, they reported that Leno will move to 11:30, but it will be a half hour show. Conan will be on from 12 midnight to 1:00am, retaining the "Tonight Show" title. Jimmy Fallon moves to 1:00am to 2:00am.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 12:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
I heard that Conan has that option to have the 1/2 hour show. However, if he decides to bail NBC, then Leno has the full hour. The ball is in Conan's court now as to what he wants to do.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 1:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I just read in the NYTimes Latest News blog that if Conan wanted to break his contract it is rumored that built into the deal he made to stay with NBC five years ago is a guarantee that he would host The Tonight Show or NBC would owe him a penalty of as much as $45 million. But if they continue to call Conan's show The Tonight Show, that might not breach the contract which would compel Mr O'Brien to stay with NBC even if another network makes him an offer.

But it would be the first time in half a century that the Tonight Show didn't start right after the evening news.

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 7:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
I don't really care for Leno but I may watch him. I despise Letterman. Conan I used to like more- he's def. better with Andy. Craig Ferguson just doesn't do it for me. I haven't watched Jimmy Fallon since he started (like the first two episodes) and I felt he was trying too hard- maybe he's improved? I heart Jimmy Kimmel.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I love Kimmel too. I wouldn't mind Leno being on for that first half hour, cuz I could watch Leno then flip to Kimmel!

I've tried Fallon again, and it still feels like he's trying too hard. He's not good at interviewing.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I don't watch any of them and if I did it would be Jimmy Kimmel. Late at night I'm still watching DVRd shows from earlier or I'm reading or online or all three.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Re Leno:"Yeah I don't ever find that guy funny and am mystified by his popularity." Wink, I agree.

Sea, ITA with not watching any and if I did it would be Kimmel. He is the best of them.

Conan is good sometimes but sometimes too annoying with his weird little noises and quirks. I like Jimmy Fallon, I think he is probably a really nice guy, but he is just bad at this job imo. Not a Letterman fan. I've only see Craig F. a couple times. He was ok and funny actually but I really don't have much to go on.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 1:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
I miss Carson so much!

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I never found him funny. I think I was too young to appreciate him. (I'm mid 40s now, I still don't think I'd find him funny. Not that they have to be funny only, but it sure helps. Back then, when I was up late, I'd watch Letterman. I really liked Arsenio Hall.)

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
HM, I never liked Carson much either. I was more of a Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin kinda gal. (Not sure if that counts since they were daytime.)

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
You may indeed be too young, Happymom. I remember so many funny things with Carson. One of the funniest being when a little old lady who was a potato chip collector (she said they looked like dogs, former presidents, etc. lol) was a guest. Carson had secreted a bowl of chips under his desk and when she looked away for a moment, he took a big bite out of a big chip. Oh, her face! And Carson was so apologetic. Too funny.

The thing about Carson that I don't see in the new batch of late-nighters was that he was more about the guest and what the guest had to say than he was about getting every comedic line he could in or garnering the attention away from the guest.

Another hilarious Carsonism: One of the Gabor sisters was on, and she brought her pet cat with her. She said to Carson, "Vood you like to pet my *red-dot word for kitty*?"And Carson said, "Well, I would, if you'd get that damned cat out of your lap."

I miss Carson.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Oh my!!!

Being more about the guest would be very refreshing with all talk shows, daytime too. That is one thing that especially annoys me about Leno - he interjects his own stuff during guest time too much.

I think Regis and Kelly do a good job of focusing on the guest at that time. (I hardly ever watch them though.)

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Johnny Carson was the king! Beek hit the nail on the head...his one liners came naturally throughout interviews, they weren't forced and they never appeared to be done to steal the thunder from the guests.

He not only had major stars on, he had loads of them all the time. He also regularly had your average Joe. The stupid pet trick thing on Letterman was probably done first by Carson. Carnac the Magnificent with Ed McMahon always cracked me up.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
LOL, Huk. Do you remember when he surprised even Ed by tripping into the desk as Carnac, as he always did, but this time, the desk shattered into pieces?

I miss Carson. A lot.

I'm so glad someone else remembers him as I do.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Johnny could be worth watching, not that I did all that much. But he had more going for him than most current hosts and his facial expressions could be priceless.

I remember Steve Allen being a guilty pleasure when I was still living with parents and probably not supposed to be up that late..

And I can remember mom watching Pamela Mason in the afternoon.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
A friend of mine bought some DVDs of his old shows. She and I laughed and laughed...her kids left the room though. They had no idea who Dean Martin, Zsa Zsa Gabor, or Don Rickles (et al) were.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I thought Carson was great. Carson was so good that the more that went wrong or not according to plan, the better he was. I used to watch and hope things would go wrong just to see what Carson would come up with to handle it.

Wink
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10-06-2000

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
Some of the funniest Johnny bits were when he had to handle animals. Absolutely hilarious.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
My favorite Carson episode was when he had this old lady on who had a pretzel or something that looked like a president. So in the middle of the interview Johnnie takes a big bite of her prized edible. her face was priceless.

I actually have a DVD collection of his shows. The guy was priceless, great timing.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
When I read "I miss Carson" I thought "miss him? Carson Daily is still on!". :-)

Johnny was king. I miss him too. I remember being in bed and hearing my dad laugh and laugh and, sure enough, he'd be watching Johnny Carson. As I aged I began to appreciate his natural comedic talent.