I was surprised when they didn't make him the anchor of one of the evening newscasts.
Even Jay Leno, clearly fairly liberal, kept his politics fairly neutral in an attempt to hang on to both sides of his audience. A conservative wouldn’t normally be offended by his show.
Carson was very funny. Leno was funnier when he was Carson’s substitute host, he was never as funny afterwards.
If all conservatives would stop consuming popular culture, Hollywood and the media elite would collapse. Maybe not overnight, but within a year or two.
“But I like to watch...” OK, fine. As long as you say that, others will say the same thing about the stuff you and I find detestable. We all must stop. There are plenty of good things to do that don’t involve TV. You like to watch sports? Go to a high school or jr. high game. Cutting cable will easily pay for tickets to 2 games a week. You like music or acting? Find a symphony or theater group.
Kimmel doesn’t want to engage Republicans...because he can’t win on ideas. Socialized medicine? Relinquishing your firearms to the government? Let’s have that debate.
TV was and is a wasteland. Some of it is just more toxic.
Still laughing at that 6+ minute conversation about Thanksgiving between Carson and Doc (who was filling in for McMahon) right after Carson's monologue right before Thanksgiving 1979.
Politician Lie Detector Test-Johnny Carson
who even watches TV anymore?
Entertainers and sports figures used to think of themselves as giving entertainment and delight to their audiences and fans who were their customers. Now it seems they think of themselves as engaged in an activity in order to express themselves. In other words it is now about them and about their needs. The customers are there merely to idolize them and feed their greedy egos. Just another example of rampant narcissism in our culture.
I haven’t watched a late night talk show in decades and haven’t missed a thing. The comments on FR substantiate my opinion.
They are DNC celebu-yuckers. Bought and paid for democrat point people, reinforcing DNC dogma one lame joke or fawning interview at a time.
>> Jimmy Kimmel deserves credit for frankness, if nothing else.
Don’t blame Frank for his pathetic, reckless BS.
He may be willing to lose viewer’s but I don’t think the ad people are.
Late night comedy has become a toxic blend of politics, MSM and Hollywood. It isn’t funny, the politics are left wing and the hosts are Hollywood perverts. In the end it is yet another victim to #MAGA and our glorious leader, the action president, DJT.
I was surprised when they didn't make him the anchor of one of the evening newscasts.
After Trump won the election, within days, both became unwatchable so I trashed them.
Now I wish I had kept them on my DVR schedule...so I could can them NOW.
Kimmel has become a total asshole.
Carson used to get about 20 million households a night watching. Kimmel gets 4 to 6 million. It’s pretty obvious why.
that Kimmy Jimmel is a real POS thee days..
If you have a 8-5 job, watching late-night talk shows means you either have insomnia, or the show is so compelling you’re willing to lose a bit of sleep.
Johnny Carson was compelling. Leno and Letterman had some good nights. There’s no one on now that I would lose sleep over.
Unfortunately, the audience who is able to stay up late and view these shows is overwhelmingly leftist.