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[Wag]

I know. It’s a bit sad that the screwing over of Conan didn’t also involve Leno hiding in a closet easedropping on people.

You read Late Night Wars too eh? Great book BTW.

 

[Neith]

Fallon has been a consistent and easy number 1 until less than a year ago.

The one constant being his comedy sucks. The guy is like a funny guy friend for squares. Always has been. He has a bit of charm, but I think it has worn thin. Novelty acts will do that. At least he has The Roots.

 

[Nokterian]

My biggest problem with fallon, i just never liked him not even as a show host. He has nothing to grasp on like others do. To me you have to make a click with your audience not only of being normal but on a ground level that everyone knows and understand that it can be funny but also political.

Kimmel does a great job same with seth meyers who needs more credit, his A Closer Look are fun but also engaging.

Fallon has never shown that, i can't watch him for 20 seconds on youtube to watch something else instead that is less annoying.

 

[Swass]

Why was Jay Leno so popular tho.

Leno had a decent monologue, but terrible bits and abysmal interviewing skills. That said, the older demographic loved him and carried him through retirement..

 

[brianmcdoogle]

You read Late Night Wars too eh? Great book BTW.

It's a great read!

But, yeah, it's also stoked into popular culture at this point.

 

[Vermillion]

There was no rebranding or normalising, the entire point of the joke is that he's a lying ass piece of shit.

Pretty much. I think ppl are very much overreacting, but that's just me.

 

[smurfx]

It was his doing to have Sean Spicer do a skit at the Emmys, basically rebranding/normalizing him. He did for Spicer what Fallon did for Trump.

http://people.com/politics/stephen-colbert-emmys-sean-spicer-appearance/

http://www.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1434330

nobody gives a shit about spicer now that he doesn't work for trump. don't know why so many were butthurt over this.

 

[D.Lo]

He's not apolitical. He just significantly more clever at disguising his political stances as comedy than literally everybody else in late night.

Yep. Conan is the true Letterman heir.

 

[JasonUresti]

I know. It’s a bit sad that the screwing over of Conan didn’t also involve Leno hiding in a closet easedropping on people.

Screwed him over by kicking out the guy who was number one because Conan said it was his time.

 

[timetokill]

Screwed him over by kicking out the guy who was number one because Conan said it was his time.

... Because the network agreed to those terms several years beforehand because they didn't want to lose Conan to a competitor

 

[smurfx]

i really do wonder how conan would have done on the tonight show after letterman retired.

 

[PingPongvonLaserstein]

The one constant being his comedy sucks. The guy is like a funny guy friend for squares.

My wife calls him Diet Leno.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

No one else can take you to the moon and back if you will be his baby in the same day.

This is the only ride I would've gone on.

 

[TARS]

Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah, John Oliver ,Samantha Bee and Colbert make quality tv, they bring the facts and fun in a blending that i really like.

Very much agreed.

Fallon is inoffensive, but I can't deal with his interviews and how he's constantly laughing.

 

[Monocle]

This pleases me enormously. Fallon's fake laughing and table slapping was so obnoxious. His completely transparent phoniness sucked the joy out of every interview. And to me he simply wasn't funny.

It's just and correct for Colbert's ratings to eclipse Fallon's. As an entertainer, Colbert is in another league. And when he gets serious, as with that early Joe Biden interview, Colbert has the brains and good instincts to draw out the best in his guests.

 

[Jeffolation]

He should be replaced by Carson Daly. Or Kurt Loder. Or anyone with a modicum of talent. This guy was clearly a loser when he couldn't make it through a single snl skit without giggling like the unprofessional hack that he is. Then he sucked up to Trump. Fire this fucking asshole and I dunno, what's Larry Wilmore up to?

 

[ClosingADoor]

Did anyone watch Fallon for Fallon? Seems to me the games he played with celebrities got the most attention. And that shit gets old after a while.

 

[XAL]

I feel bad for The Roots.

 

[Nightmare452]

fuck the tonight show for what they did to conan

This plus being a Trump simpatizer. Go down Fallon! He has never been trully funny, just seems like a boring ok guy that is faking the laughts as best he can. Glad he is third honestly.

Conan was robbed, he was and is the best late night host still. Colbert is also really good and speaking some actual truth and addressing what is happening in the world.

 

[Fat4all]

I feel bad for The Roots.

no doubt

 

[kmax]

He deserves it.

He had the prime spot, he could of taken a stand. Instead, he chose to be a coward.

Guys like Colbert, Conan and Kimmel are the real champions in comparison.

 

[XAL]

It was his doing to have Sean Spicer do a skit at the Emmys, basically rebranding/normalizing him. He did for Spicer what Fallon did for Trump.

http://people.com/politics/stephen-colbert-emmys-sean-spicer-appearance/

http://www.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1434330

Colbert trotted him out for his last 15 seconds in the public eye.

There is no "normalizing" or "rebranding", he was brought out to look like a fool and feel intense hatred directed at him by all of hollywood during the show and at the afterparties. Spicer didn't get any bonus points.

The dude is dead to the public. I consider his appearance a final knife in his career.

 

[squallheart]

Craig Ferguson was the only late night show I watched regularly for interviews, while Conan always has incredible remote sketches. Of the current crop, occasionally I’d check out a YouTube video of Colbert, Meyers, or Kimmel talking about a news story. But their interviews and sketches are fairly weak.

With Fallon, uh, there’s nothing appealing about his show. News stories, interviews, games, and sketches are weak. The guy after Colbert (blanking on his name) seems to try doing the Graham Norton thing or having all guests on at once? Also didn’t find anything appealing there.

Same. I was sad when Ferguson ended his tenure. Him an Conan were my go to. I still watch clips of Ferguson on YouTube lol

 

[Korey]

Colbert trotted him out for his last 15 seconds in the public eye.

There is no "normalizing" or "rebranding", he was brought out to look like a fool and feel intense hatred directed at him by all of hollywood during the show and at the afterparties. Spicer didn't get any bonus points.

The dude is dead to the public. I consider his appearance a final knife in his career.

 

[Slayer-33]

HOH

😲

Oh another note he looks PHOTOSHOPPED small.

 

[Edris]

Fuck Jimmy Fallon

This.

Kimmel is way better.
But Conan is the best

 

[hotcyder]

It's because Fallon loves Trump but knows if he comes out and says that he's deader than Disco

 

[sturmdogg]

Spicer reminds me of the dad from Home Alone.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Spicer reminds me of the dad from Home Alone.

Weird, he reminds me of the dead from The Evil Dead.

 

[Eidan]

Weird, he reminds me of the dead from The Evil Dead.

Weird, because the dad from Home Alone is dead.

 

[RustyNails]

Fallon is a typical muppet that doesn't like to rock the boat when it comes to politics. Their philosophy is just about making jokes and not utilizing the platform for greater good. Its telling that all other late night hosts Colbert, Conan and Meyers opened with heartfelt monologue on gun shootings in america after Las Vegas, and Fallon opened with Adam Sandler and Miley Cyrus' laughable "tribute".

 

[Acorn]

*extended fake laugh*
*Bangs desk*
*Falls off seat literally rolling on the floor laughing*

He was just told "why did the chicken cross the road"

 

[snausagesUK]

I don't really follow US TV personalities but whenever I catch a video of this guy he seems like such a sycophantic twat.

Don't really care that much about the bit he did with Trump. He's already 'normalised' when he got the nomination.

 

[Murkas]

Just take a look at what Fallon did for his tribute to Vegas victims. That Miley Cyrus and Sandler performance smh.

When I saw that it just reminded me of Chappelle's bit:

"Who gives a fuck about what Ja Rule thinks, I'm scared to death!"

A day after a mass shooting, everyone worried and on edge.

"Ladies and gentlemen, here's Miley Cyrus and Adam Sandler."

 

[Jawmuncher]

I'm surprised Kimmel is ahead of Fallon. No surprise at Colbert though.

 

[Steve Youngblood]

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Fuck. Looks like Seth Meyer, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, LL Cool J, and Dolly Parton are all dead to me for NORMALIZING SPICER. FUCK THEM!

 

[HamPster PamPster]

Fire this fucking asshole and I dunno, what's Larry Wilmore up to?

I miss Wilmore's show Or at least the first half, I never watched the panel segments.

This is the only ride I would've gone on.

I miss old Conan even more!

 

[Rockandrollclown]

It kind of makes me happy to see The Tonight Show crater after how they did Conan. In happier news, good for Colbert. I'm glad he's the number one guy now. He deserves it.

 

[BitStyle]

Seth Meyers deserves his slot.

This

 

[Violet_0]

Conan's ghost finally has reveng...oh wait he's still alive.

*looks at his ratings*

barely

 

[Greedings]

As an outsider, whenever I see "Late Night" clips on youtube, I always found this Jimmy Fallon guy to be incredibly boring. He's not funny, he's not crazy, he's just bland and inoffensive.

 

[Raptomex]

I don't really watch The Tonight Show but I don't hate Fallon. I didn't realize people disliked him this much. It's one thing if you don't find him entertaining but because he doesn't do politics? So? That's crazy. Must every show discuss and poke fun at politics? I guess the ratings prove that's true, or people just don't find him entertaining. I should start watching his show. Not everything needs to be about politics and he was stupid to do that thing with Trump. He should have never been on the show.

 

[Future]

I don't really watch The Tonight Show but I don't hate Fallon. I didn't realize people disliked him this much. It's one thing if you don't find him entertaining but because he doesn't do politics? So? That's crazy. Must every show discuss and poke fun at politics? I guess the ratings prove that's true, or people just don't find him entertaining. I should start watching his show. Not everything needs to be about politics and he was stupid to do that thing with Trump. He should have never been on the show.

He’s not as bad as haters here will say. He was number one for a long time after all.

It’s mainly that things like late night and skit shows tend to talk about material that is current and relevant. With trump in office, many people are thinking about politics and the overall craziness in the world. Other late night hosts have things to say about this. Fallon had nothing to say, and is generally horrible at political humor

Everyone has seen the clips of him rubbing trumps head. What other clips do people remember? Can only dance with Justin Timberlake for so long, and his fun time with celebrities is not viral anymore, because it’s not current

 

[Murkas]

These talk shows aren't really shown in the UK right?

I only know Sky1 has Trevor Noah and Jon Oliver on time back from when I had Sky.

 

[Raptomex]

He’s not as bad as haters here will say. He was number one for a long time after all.

It’s mainly that things like late night and skit shows tend to talk about material that is current and relevant. With trump in office, many people are thinking about politics and the overall craziness in the world. Other late night hosts have things to say about this. Fallon had nothing to say, and is generally horrible at political humor

Everyone has seen the clips of him rubbing trumps head. What other clips do people remember? Can only dance with Justin Timberlake for so long, and his fun time with celebrities is not viral anymore, because it’s not current

Yeah, I guess that's part of the problem. You want to stay away from politics and in today's world, that basically means avoiding discussions about current events. He needs to find another way to capture audiences. I'll be honest, I'm tired of hearing about politics every damn day and applaud him for trying to stay away.

 

[Fox318]

This is the only ride I would've gone on.

Oh god the memories.

 

[Violet_0]

This is the only ride I would've gone on.

Oh god the memories.

context?

 

[Kasumin]

Maybe you shouldn't tossle the hair of a facist asshole next time.

Wow... everything Trump touches really does turn to shit. Or rather in this case, Fallon touched his hair and his ratings turned to shit. Shit Midas, indeed.

 

[Shauni]

The one constant being his comedy sucks. The guy is like a funny guy friend for squares. Always has been. He has a bit of charm, but I think it has worn thin. Novelty acts will do that. At least he has The Roots.

He's been the host for nearly four years and has been a solid and comfortable #1 for the vast majority of that time. No matter what you think of his comedy, you don't have that kind of consistent run as a 'novelty act' that wears thin. It's not concidence that Colbert started dominating late night when our politics reached a boiling point of no return.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

When I rode the Race through New York ft Jimmy Fallon ride at Universal Studios, I referred to it exclusively as Escape from Jimmy Fallon. Some might say I'm a cool edgy troublemaker, but hey, I'm just me.

That said, I dislike Jimmy Fallon's comedy. It seems that the content he really popular (like the "ew" girl, Hashtag the Panda) is extremely unfunny to me. I don't mind him as a host, but I dislike him as an entertainer.