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BasketofPuppies · Sep 27, 2003, 03:07 AM

Leno, Letterman, Conan...

Posers.

Macfreak7 · Sep 27, 2003, 03:16 AM

we need more options
conan is the best.

this poll needs to be fed to the cheese.

RAzaRazor · Sep 27, 2003, 03:26 AM

Craig Kilborn

BasketofPuppies · Sep 27, 2003, 04:12 AM

Coney and Kilby are just flavors of the day. Their shows won't be remembered long after their deaths like the greatness that was Thicke of the Night.

Nicko · Sep 27, 2003, 04:44 AM

CONAN!!!

RAzaRazor · Sep 27, 2003, 05:08 AM

Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
..... the greatness that was Thicke of the Night.

Who?

BasketofPuppies · Sep 27, 2003, 05:10 AM

You know, the guy who played the dad on Growing Pains.

Macfreak7 · Sep 27, 2003, 05:43 AM

WHAT IN THE WORRRLLLLDDDDDD

Zoom_zoom · Sep 27, 2003, 10:07 AM

Conan!!

Webscreamer · Sep 27, 2003, 11:12 AM

LENO!!! Letterman is stiff and..TO ME.. just not funny.

Adam Betts · Sep 27, 2003, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by Webscreamer:
LENO!!! Letterman is stiff and..TO ME.. just not funny.

I agree 100%. He used way too much inside joke and it's becoming old fast.

Good thing NBC dumped him.

wdlove · Sep 27, 2003, 11:35 AM

David Letterman

chabig · Sep 27, 2003, 12:06 PM

Conan

Adam Betts · Sep 27, 2003, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by wdlove:
David Letterman

Did you know that he like to tease on religions?

He's atheist and have a thing for religious people like you.

Logic · Sep 27, 2003, 12:17 PM

Leno

xylon · Sep 27, 2003, 12:35 PM

My vote goes to Conan. Never really felt the oldies, but there's a little bias there.

macvillage.net · Sep 27, 2003, 12:48 PM

CONAN!

hands down.

vmpaul · Sep 27, 2003, 01:44 PM

I miss Johnny Carson.

vmpaul · Sep 27, 2003, 01:47 PM

Originally posted by macvillage.net:
CONAN!

hands down.

Did you see Conan's 10th Anniversary special? It was friggin' hilarious.

Someone posted it yesterday and I grabbed it and watched it again last night. It's very good. Andy Richter was great on that show.

nredman · Sep 27, 2003, 01:55 PM

Conan is #1 in my book.

Kenneth · Sep 27, 2003, 02:10 PM

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=160848

NBC's Conan O'Brien took over 50% of the vote.

macvillage.net · Sep 27, 2003, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by vmpaul:
Did you see Conan's 10th Anniversary special? It was friggin' hilarious.

Someone posted it yesterday and I grabbed it and watched it again last night. It's very good. Andy Richter was great on that show.

Yep. I had tears in my eyes (literally) from laughing so hard.

Luca Rescigno · Sep 27, 2003, 03:39 PM

Yeah, I haven't even heard of the "memorable" Stephanie whatever, and I've never seen that Thicke guy but I've heard his name before.

I like Arsenio and Chevy okay, but I didn't even know Magic Johnson had a late night talk show.

Conan pwnz all of j00. Go ahead and say what you will about him being a poser, he's hilarious. Leno is okay too but very tame. Letterman is a loser and he's not really funny. Isn't Craig Kilborn the guy who's on after Letterman? I think I saw his show once... it truly was a TALK show in that there was little more than TALK going on, not really any laughing.

Toutgood · Sep 27, 2003, 04:07 PM

Yo, hold up a sec. Early eighties Letterman changed everything. that whole thing the wannabes try to have- edge, self-deprecating sarcasm - Dave invented it. And it worked perfectly because Johnny was just Mr. Perfect. I mean Conan's funny and all, but he just seems to be trying so hard. Dave thing was like I don't really care, I know I'll never be Carson so let's just mess around. Of course he's no longer the same, but sometimes you get glimpses.

Also I still think they should've given John Stewart Conan's spot.

Adam Betts · Sep 27, 2003, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by Toutgood:
I mean Conan's funny and all, but he just seems to be trying so hard.

You don't seem to understand the whole point of Conan. He acted like he is trying to be funny.

Get it?

Toutgood · Sep 27, 2003, 04:45 PM

Dave would go on the street, all the time to cause trouble. Conan seems a bit pale, he should get out of that studio more.

Apple Pro Underwear · Sep 27, 2003, 05:04 PM

BasketofPuppies just made it to my ignore list

i used to think he was cool. now i just think he's dumb.

Adam Betts · Sep 27, 2003, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by Toutgood:
Dave would go on the street, all the time to cause trouble. Conan seems a bit pale, he should get out of that studio more.

Me think you didn't watch the show that much.

Adam Betts · Sep 27, 2003, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by Apple Pro Underwear:
BasketofPuppies just made it to my ignore list

i used to think he was cool. now i just think he's dumb.

Same as me, he's getting more and more annoying recently.

Dex13 · Sep 27, 2003, 05:10 PM

Wait, what does chevy chase host?

Sherwin · Sep 27, 2003, 05:13 PM

Graham Norton. Or James Whale.

Toutgood · Sep 27, 2003, 05:18 PM

That's what America needs, an openly gay talk show host. Do you think he'd get to interview Colin Powell?

And what about Parkie...?

gwehr · Sep 27, 2003, 07:28 PM

Of the poll options, Arsenio is the clear winner.

In reality, the answer is Johnny Carson, closely followed by Letterman. Leno is extremely unfunny, Conan is pretty good, Craig Kilborn, eh, I could do without him.

Sherwin · Sep 27, 2003, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by Toutgood:
That's what America needs, an openly gay talk show host. Do you think he'd get to interview Colin Powell?

And what about Parkie...?

Oh yeah. Forgot about Parkie! Parkie rocks!

Buckaroo · Sep 27, 2003, 07:37 PM

Johnny Carson, Leno

This poll is missing too many choices.

Buckaroo · Sep 27, 2003, 07:39 PM

I almost forgot.

Who was that guy that spoofed late night talk shows?

The one that started on HBO.

BasketofPuppies · Sep 27, 2003, 07:43 PM

Gary Shandling

Why is it that people take half of the humor threads I post seriously?

gwehr · Sep 27, 2003, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by Buckaroo:
I almost forgot.

Who was that guy that spoofed late night talk shows?

The one that started on HBO.

"The Larry Sanders Show," an all-time classic.

dtriska · 08:05 PM

Kilborn for me. Although Conan and Letterman are great too.

Just wanted to add this:

"Craig Kilborn has taken a personal vow to make his show the top-rated late night program on any network sometime toward the end of February Sweeps during the 2012-2013 television season. In the interim, he is totally committed to making the show 'significantly above average.' "

LOL! Don't strain yourself, Craig...

Webscreamer · Sep 27, 2003, 09:04 PM

See, I only watch Conan cause it is on after Leno. I mean, you watch one show of Conan's and u have seen them all. Every fr*ckin show it is the same...2 jokes and he just keeps repeating:

"We got a great show tonight. We really do! I say this every night, but tonight we do."

He says it like 50000 times. And it is the same every night. Ummmm

I just keep it on cause it's after Leno!

Webscreamer · Sep 27, 2003, 09:08 PM

Originally posted by vmpaul:
Did you see Conan's 10th Anniversary special? It was friggin' hilarious.

Someone posted it yesterday and I grabbed it and watched it again last night. It's very good. Andy Richter was great on that show.

Too bad it took him TEN YEARS to make an hour show of funny stuff.

schk · Sep 27, 2003, 09:15 PM

Conan's 10th anniversary was so-so. They should have made it all clips of Triumph

Anyways, my favs are Conan and Letterman. I can't stand Leno.

nonhuman · Sep 27, 2003, 09:24 PM

Why isn't Carson on there? How can you have a poll about late night talk show hosts and not include Johnny Carson?!?!?

BasketofPuppies · Sep 27, 2003, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by nonhuman:
Why isn't Carson on there? How can you have a poll about late night talk show hosts and not include Johnny Carson?!?!?

For the same reason Arsenio Hall, Chevy Chase, Stephanie Miller, Magic Johnson, and Alan Thicke are on there. Until I read the second sentance in your post I thought you meant Carson Daley.

This was supposed to be a humor thread. I thought that the poll choices were a clue to that, but no one here is participating!

gwehr · Sep 27, 2003, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by Webscreamer:
See, I only watch Conan cause it is on after Leno. I mean, you watch one show of Conan's and u have seen them all. Every fr*ckin show it is the same...2 jokes and he just keeps repeating:

"We got a great show tonight. We really do! I say this every night, but tonight we do."

He says it like 50000 times. And it is the same every night. Ummmm

I just keep it on cause it's after Leno!

Conan's a million times funnier than Jay. Jay was funny a long time ago, when he was just a stand-up comedian, but ever since he got the show he has been so damn boring and unfunny. And he's a terrible interviewer too. He just sits there laughing at the guests' little jokes with his annoying laugh. Unwatchable. And those terrible comedy bits he does, like Jaywalking and Iron Jay...dreadful. Every time I turn over to Leno thinking maybe tonight is the night he'll be funny I am sorely disappointed. But of course he's number one in the ratings because he's the kind of non-offensive safe "humor" that most Americans lap up. Also, Jay Leno has disgraced the name of a show that used to be the best thing about late night television. Way to go, Jay. Good job.

Zimphire · Sep 27, 2003, 10:38 PM

How can you have a late night talk show poll and NOT have Letterman as a option?

BasketofPuppies · Sep 27, 2003, 10:42 PM

Arrrrrgh! I forgot Joan Rivers!

Zimphire · Sep 27, 2003, 11:11 PM

Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
Arrrrrgh! I forgot Joan Rivers!

How can you forget that voice?

BasketofPuppies · Sep 27, 2003, 11:15 PM

And to think that she could have had Jay Leno's job. Clearly a big mistake on NBC's part to blacklist her for sleeping with Rupert Murdoch.

gwehr · Sep 27, 2003, 11:58 PM

Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
Arrrrrgh! I forgot Joan Rivers!

You also forgot Pat Sajak.