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Colbert will replace Letterman

Sirkickyass said:
Fallon's animating sensibility is joy and that penetrates virtually every facet of his show and the way he interacts with guests. What you're seeing in that clip is a particularly evocative example of that principle.

What Fallon will not ever do is challenge his audience or challenge his guests. It gets in the way of joy and would screw with the vibe of his show. As a result, Fallon is poised to be the king of the "Hangout Late Show" for the next couple decades. I like to check in on his stuff that goes viral every once in awhile but I have no real interest in regularly tuning into the late night equivalent of Cotton Candy.

Now Craig Ferguson...that's a weirdo I can get behind.
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Craigs ok, I just don't think his dry humor works well that late at night.
 
I enjoy Fallon.

Don't care for the rest really.

What sort of weirdo want's a late night host to challenge their guests or audience? It's more about entertaining and less about making statements, imo.

Kidding about the weirdo comment Kicky... sortof.
 
I never really cared for Letterman and I don't really care for Colbert, so for me the change will be null.
 
Beantown said:
Craigs ok, I just don't think his dry humor works well that late at night.
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I didn't realize a man with a robot sidekick who dances around with a sixth-grade play level two-man horse on a regular basis wasn't wacky enough for you.

Triangle Man said:
I enjoy Fallon.

Don't care for the rest really.

What sort of weirdo want's a late night host to challenge their guests or audience? It's more about entertaining and less about making statements, imo.

Kidding about the weirdo comment Kicky... sortof.
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Well Triangle Man, this is the difference between Carson, Letterman and everybody else as far as these late night shows have gone. If you want to watch celebrities play Pictionary and Name that Tune, then Fallon will be your guy. In fairness, I like watching those things sometimes too.

I barely remember Carson but the big change between Carson and Leno (and I'm saying this looking back on a change that happened a long time ago when I was very young and from an impression I've pieced together in reading books and watching old clips) is that guests came on the show with the express goal of impressing Carson. When you hear those in the comedy industry lionize the guy, I think in some sense this is the achievement they're all dancing around. Carson did a comedy show in which he was entirely non-reliant on the booked talent to bring viewers in. Carson was actually the show and guests came on because they respected him and wanted his approval.

Letterman is the closest we've had to that kind of figure in the last 20 years. Obama going on Letterman was an event. Obama taping a bit for Leno's final show barely registered. That's not about Obama, that's about how we perceive Letterman and what kind of interview you'll get with him vs. what you would get with Jay.

Obama has also been on Fallon, in a famous "Slow Jam the News" bit. That's Fallon distilled to his essence. The guest gets to feature in a bit that plays to their strengths and Fallon and the Roots will make them look good. Fallon will never have a moment like Letterman's interview with Crispin Glover, or Letterman with Joaquin Phoenix, or Letterman with Madonna. It's just not in his DNA.

In that sense, Colbert is a fitting choice.The man has always asked penetrating interview questions and, more importantly, seems completely unafraid to mock his own guests.
 
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