View Poll Results: Who Rules Late Night TV?
David Letterman



35
30.17%
Jay Leno



12
10.34%
Conan O'Brien



48
41.38%
Craig Kilborn



4
3.45%
Howard Stern (E! show)



7
6.03%
Springer re-runs



1
0.86%
Other



9
7.76%
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Who Rules Late Night TV?
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Who Rules Late Night TV?
I personally go with David Letterman, because he is the funniest, and is consistently better with guests, topics, skits, etc than anyone else. Second, I would have to go with Craig, though...
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Letterman. He's so goofy an unpredictable. All Leno does is headlines and stupid sketches. As for the later spot, I like Conan for the same reasons I like Letterman. Where I live, Conan is on at 12:30 but Craig Kilborn doesn't come on until 1am. I can watch all of Letterman and Conan and the last half hour or so of Craig so it's nice. Although sometimes I watch Kilborn is Conan has bad guests or is a rerun.
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I don't have anything against Letterman, it's just that I don't watch his show very often. I personally like Conan the best. When compared to Conan's humor and skits, Leno just falls flat. If it were just between late night shows, I might pick Letterman. Late late night -- Conan for sure (funny as hell skits!). Overall -- Conan.
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I am all about Bill Mahr (sp?) on Politically Incorrect. That is the most hilarious show ever!
I am all about Bill Mahr (sp?) on Politically Incorrect. That is the most hilarious show ever!
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that show is almost painful to watch... half the panelists have no idea what they're talking about, and the host is incredibly left-wing.
that show is almost painful to watch... half the panelists have no idea what they're talking about, and the host is incredibly left-wing.
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I am all about Bill Mahr (sp?) on Politically Incorrect. That is the most hilarious show ever!
I am all about Bill Mahr (sp?) on Politically Incorrect. That is the most hilarious show ever!
The correct answer to the question posed: Miss Cleo. She owns late night television.
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I find Bill Maher revolting. I think it's because I've realized that he so desperately wants to be Hugh Hefner that it's, well, revolting. Now I can't stand to look at him.
The correct answer to the question posed: Miss Cleo. She owns late night television.
I find Bill Maher revolting. I think it's because I've realized that he so desperately wants to be Hugh Hefner that it's, well, revolting. Now I can't stand to look at him.
The correct answer to the question posed: Miss Cleo. She owns late night television.
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Originally posted by matta
I think to be considered late-night, you have to be on after Midnight, making the Daily Show not late night
I think to be considered late-night, you have to be on after Midnight, making the Daily Show not late night
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BILL MAHER!!!!
He's the ONLY late night talk-show host that doesn't kiss the asses of his guests. He's not afraid to say what he really thinks, and he's honest and up front about his beliefs.
I'm not saying I would agree with everything he says, in fact, I often find myself in disagreement with him, but more often than not, I learn something from watching the show and am enlightened to a new point of view I had never considered on any given topic.
And for every stupid guest he has, he has a brilliant one. Howie Mandel was on the other night and he had me rolling.
He's the ONLY late night talk-show host that doesn't kiss the asses of his guests. He's not afraid to say what he really thinks, and he's honest and up front about his beliefs.
I'm not saying I would agree with everything he says, in fact, I often find myself in disagreement with him, but more often than not, I learn something from watching the show and am enlightened to a new point of view I had never considered on any given topic.
And for every stupid guest he has, he has a brilliant one. Howie Mandel was on the other night and he had me rolling.
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Conan really is the man. I miss Andy being on the show, but it is still pretty good without him. David Letterman has actually been getting back in the game this past year. Can't stand Jay...







