It's done! CBS signs Stephen Colbert as replacement for David Letterman

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited April 2014 in The Clubhouse
That was quick....

https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/cbs-stephen-colbert-to-replace-david-letterman-as-late-show-host-164707104.html
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited April 2014
    Wow, interesting.

    Probably a good choice to draw a different crowd than Jimmy or Jimmy.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2014
    I'll be interested to see what his non-political nightly show looks like. I don't always agree with Jon Stewart's politics, but I enjoy his show more than Colbert's.
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  • JerryR1verz
    JerryR1verz Posts: 76
    edited April 2014
    That was quick. I think Colbert might need to make a few "adjustments" to bridge Letterman's audience with his current audience to make it all "work". It's possible and I do like Colbert's humor but in different ways than I like Letterman's humor. Definitely a new generation of late night comedy. Oh, and I am glad to see Leno is finally retired. I never did find him funny and surely not deserving of being the one to take over when Carson left.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,694
    edited April 2014
    The only good thing Steve ever did for me was to have Rush on.....
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited April 2014
    Jimmy Kimmel & Guermo, Uncle Frank, and crew shouldn't have any worries as the other two shows will never be as entertaining as Jimmy Kimmel live.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,464
    edited April 2014
    Leno came close, and he is a wonderful guy to hang out with over at BigDog, but nobody can touch Carson. I don't watch any late-nite anymore.


    The last Latenite I watched was back when Chevy Chase(and you're not:lol:) gave it a go.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited April 2014
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    The only good thing Steve ever did for me was to have Rush on.....

    +1. But then he annoyed me because he talked while they were playing. Should have given it to Conan, although he may be happy (and bound to a contract) on TBS.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited April 2014
    They made a good choice.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2014
    I'm a huge fan of Colbert but I don't like this move. I think we need a Colbert Report on tv and I assume that's going to go away given this move. That show fills a very particular comedic gap for me that I don't think we'll get when he moves to CBS.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited April 2014
    Bad move for Colbert, CBS, or the world of comedy?
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