RussTCB Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Starts tonight and I'm hoping for the best. I only caught onto his version of Late Night about a year ago, but I grew to love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I don't think the monologues or interviews have ever been his strong suit (although he's gotten better at both) but he's always excelled when it comes to music (having The Roots as your in-house band doesn't hurt at all!) and having fun with the celebrities (the games, etc.). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Am I the only one who doesn't like him at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Late night shows are dying quickly.That being said, Fallon has his moments. He's got a lot of energy and is a pretty funny dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Now Letterman needs to retire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Now Letterman needs to retire.I've been wondering for the last year if he's going to do so soon. I used to find Dave SO funny a while back, but I haven't watched regularly in at least a decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) "Welcome to 11:30, bitch!" They put U2 on the rooftop in the middle of February.... Edited February 18, 2014 by dalsh327 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 He's unfunny as fuck. He's just like some kinda pandering babbling nerd that sounds like he's tripping over his own words. Was watching an interview with him and Keith Richards and ol' Keith can't get a fuckin' word in edgeways, it's like shut the fuck up man, whoose the interviewee here, you or him? There's a craft to interviews, to making people comfortable and open up to you and all that shit, this cunt just babbles.Quite frankly a lot of these interviews around, American chat show ones are a load of shit. Leno, this cunt, Letterman etc. Letterman has the ability but he tries to be funnier than he is. I really like Craig Ferguson, he's really sharp. An older one that i really like is Dick Cavett. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Should have given it to Conan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 He's unfunny as fuck. He's just like some kinda pandering babbling nerd that sounds like he's tripping over his own words. Was watching an interview with him and Keith Richards and ol' Keith can't get a fuckin' word in edgeways, it's like shut the fuck up man, whoose the interviewee here, you or him? There's a craft to interviews, to making people comfortable and open up to you and all that shit, this cunt just babbles.Quite frankly a lot of these interviews around, American chat show ones are a load of shit. Leno, this cunt, Letterman etc. Letterman has the ability but he tries to be funnier than he is. I really like Craig Ferguson, he's really sharp. An older one that i really like is Dick Cavett.Agreed 100%The only guy I like is Conan. Hell what other talk show host would do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Should have given it to Conan.They did...and then they gave it back to Leno after a few months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Waiting for Leno to appear on Letterman. I think it will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Thought the first show was pretty good. I really liked the opening he did before he re-opened the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I always liked Jimmy Fallon and I thought he did well.I loved that his parents were in the audience supporting him.The bit about a friend of his telling him he'd never host the Tonight Show was cute when all those celebrities including ex NYC Mayor Rudy G coming out to pay him the $100 bet they lost.I think he'll do well.Tonight's guest is Jerry Seinfeld, so I will be definitely be watching. I love him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 "Welcome to 11:30, bitch!" They put U2 on the rooftop in the middle of February....Wish they'd fuckin' left 'em up there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***Flawless Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Jimmy Fallon is probably the only US talk show host I can stand watching, I like his genuine interest in every aspect of his show (including the guests). His passion for music is also lovely to see.Conan, Letterman, Leno and Kimmel are all too fake for me and not funny in the slightest.I'm of the opinion that Graham Norton is the best talk-show host out there right now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Norton's show has the best format but Ferguson is BY FAR the best host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo9 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) I like Ferguson, Fallon, and Conan (probably in that order). Like Graham Norton, too. Have really only seen his interviews though with guests I search for on YouTube--don't know if he does or what his monologues, sketches, etc. are like. Not really a fan of Letterman, Kimmel, or Leno. Happy for Fallon in getting the Tonight Show. Hoping Ferguson takes over for Letterman once he retires. Edited February 19, 2014 by ronaldo9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I think Craig is probably going to stay where he's at because he doesn't have competition. I mean you have Fallon, Kimmel, Conan, Arsenio, and Stewart/Colbert in the same time slot. It's possible Jon Stewart could leave Comedy Central to join CBS. More money, a built in audience, that would be a pretty safe bet to go with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Monologues and sketches should die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 What sucks is that the Late Night format sucks up so many good comedians and their careers. Conan, Fallon, Ferguson, could all be doing something better or more interesting.But they're stuck in Late Night.I was really hoping Conan would rock an entirely new format on TBS since he had the freedom and popularity to do any kind of TV show he wanted.But no. Just another lame Late Night talk show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) I think Craig is probably going to stay where he's at because he doesn't have competition. I mean you have Fallon, Kimmel, Conan, Arsenio, and Stewart/Colbert in the same time slot. It's possible Jon Stewart could leave Comedy Central to join CBS. More money, a built in audience, that would be a pretty safe bet to go with. Seth Meyers is taking Fallon's old slot so he'll be Ferguson's direct competition in that time slot Edited February 20, 2014 by axl666axl666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 He's unfunny as fuck. He's just like some kinda pandering babbling nerd that sounds like he's tripping over his own words. Was watching an interview with him and Keith Richards and ol' Keith can't get a fuckin' word in edgeways, it's like shut the fuck up man, whoose the interviewee here, you or him? There's a craft to interviews, to making people comfortable and open up to you and all that shit, this cunt just babbles.Quite frankly a lot of these interviews around, American chat show ones are a load of shit. Leno, this cunt, Letterman etc. Letterman has the ability but he tries to be funnier than he is. I really like Craig Ferguson, he's really sharp. An older one that i really like is Dick Cavett.Agreed 100%The only guy I like is Conan. Hell what other talk show host would do this I love Conan so much. His remote segments are the stuff of legend. I put the Tonight Show Debacle squarely on NBC. Leno always had a strong lead in at 10 going through local news, and they had the awesome idea to have Leno be Conan's lead in. Ruined it.I had honestly never heard Hunter S Thompson before, really makes me realize how bang on an impersonation Depp did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 He's unfunny as fuck. He's just like some kinda pandering babbling nerd that sounds like he's tripping over his own words. Was watching an interview with him and Keith Richards and ol' Keith can't get a fuckin' word in edgeways, it's like shut the fuck up man, whoose the interviewee here, you or him? There's a craft to interviews, to making people comfortable and open up to you and all that shit, this cunt just babbles.Quite frankly a lot of these interviews around, American chat show ones are a load of shit. Leno, this cunt, Letterman etc. Letterman has the ability but he tries to be funnier than he is. I really like Craig Ferguson, he's really sharp. An older one that i really like is Dick Cavett. Agreed 100%The only guy I like is Conan. Hell what other talk show host would do this I love Conan so much. His remote segments are the stuff of legend. I put the Tonight Show Debacle squarely on NBC. Leno always had a strong lead in at 10 going through local news, and they had the awesome idea to have Leno be Conan's lead in. Ruined it.I had honestly never heard Hunter S Thompson before, really makes me realize how bang on an impersonation Depp did.Depp lived with him for a few weeks to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I don't even think it's just for the role, if you listen to Johnny now he actually talks like Hunter all the time, even uses his phrases and vocal ticks and everything, it's kinda odd actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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