Late Night Funnymen

Why isn't there a single female late-night host? Let's take it one step further. Why isn't there a single non white late night host?

I'm going to skip the rant and just recap the poll.

David Letterman - 0%
No surprise here, Dave is popular among baby-boomers. And they don't read this blog.


Conan O'Brien - 20%
I love Conan's zany humor and legitimately interesting interviews. He's going to be huge once everything settles in.

Jay Leno - 0%
He's not funny and doesn't even have his own TV show again until the fall. Which I will never ever watch. Also, the man has a very large chin.

Jimmy Fallon - 0%
Fallon's humor is inconsistent, but Conan had the same problem at the start of his Late Night career. I only watch his show because of the house band - The Roots! Fallon has this grating style of always laughing at his own jokes.

Craig Ferguson - 0%
His Scottish accent cracks me up already. The man is very funny, but he never seems to have quality guests or skits. Hopefully he'll take over the Late Show once Letterman leaves and he'll take it to another level.

Jon Stewart - 40%
It's kind of cheating, since Stewart has the liberty of being on cable. He can get away with ripping deep into media and the government with boundary-pushing segments. Conan and Letterman are a bit more reserved, as they depend on advertising dollars for their shows to stay afloat. For the same reason, Stewart doesn't have to suck up to his guests and gets a lot more "intellectual" people on his show.


Stephen Colbert - 20%
Some people that Colbert has surpassed his creator (Stewart) in hilarity, but I just feel like they are perfect complements. Colbert is more wacky and inside-jokey while Stewart is the king of satire. Both are great.

Carson Daly - 0%
Carson Daly? The guy on TRL? Has his own show? Yes, it's called "Last Call with Carson Daly" and it is on after Jimmy Fallon on NBC. Don't ask me why. Don't ask me who watches the show. I don't think anybody does.

Jimmy Kimmel - 0%
"Man-Show" castoff Jimmy Kimmel has found an audience somehow. Again, I don't think he's funny and I don't know a single person who watches his show. I almost even forgot to put him on the list.

Talk Show Hosts are the Devil - 20%
At least somebody was honest.