Posted on 03/12/2017 6:30:22 PM PDT by Yossarian
Edited on 03/12/2017 9:35:47 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
LOL!
I haven’t watched anything late night since I couldn’t stay awake that late anymore.
I do not think I ever watched more than 5 minutes of Letterman ... once
I’ve always been a nightowl; but age is catching up with me ;-)
I just don’t find the current late-night shows interesting. I did like Letterman when he first came on the scene; he was actually funny in the very beginning. But he became so nasty I didn’t want to watch him anymore.
Carson was an evil man in his private life, but he had a positive, happy face that he put on for the camera. He was clever enough to hide his politics. Letterman dropped the mask and let people see his evil side.
I liked his show the first couple years, but he turned liberal and nasty so I stopped watching him.
Leftists tend to be unhappy. It seems to be genetic. Lots of research on it.
The Velcro suit was hilarious! After that, nothing,,,,,,,,,!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9uxxqKGmYg
the great talents no that they stand on the skills of those they surround themselves with and the fact that he treated his staff so badly tells a lot about his skills. just think how good his show could of been if his staff was not scared of how he would react to any decision they made on there own. fearful people make bad decisions and can ruin any endeavor.
A lot of comedians have seemed to have a dark or depressive side. I don’t think Leno did.
There is a hole in the heart of all men.
It is a God-shaped hole.
David chose to fill it with success and admiration. This is the result.
We are all just mortals, all have our problems. I will not condemn this poor soul, I will merely note that but for the Grace of my God, go I.
I believe it, because I remember noticing over a decade ago that celebrities who were relaxed and chatty with Jay Leno were tense and quiet on Letterman. I remember in particular Keanu Reeves (who I always liked) seemed like a different person with Letterman. Like... I could actually see his hands shaking a little. With Leno he was all loosey-goosey.
Come on dude, there’s nothing wrong with her.
There is a hole in the heart of all men.
Very well said, Brother.
My life improved enormously once I accepted Jesus.
I’ve had clients on both Letterman and Leno. Letterman never even spoke to the guest prior to or after the show. He wouldn’t even let anyone sit in his chair as they rose it to the rafters on pulleys as soon as the show finished. Leno on the other hand couldn’t have been more kind and welcoming.
Suspicions confirmed.
Did Letterman purposely hide his baldness? I always found it strange when do that.
When he used to appear on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”, I found him to be quite funny. As he went on to get his late-night show I tuned in out of curiosity only to be turned off by his signature skits of the time. I can’t recall what they were at the moment, but they were “cheaper” than Mr. Carson’s brand of comedy.
I eventually soured on him and each time I read something in the paper about him just drove me farther away. The ONLY thing I liked about him was when he got under Madonna’s skin and his constant ridicule of Richard Simmons. That doesn’t say much for his talent.
I don’t see how he can be called the last of giants. He’s more like the first of manufactured entertainers who grew too bizarre for his own good. Some day we may find ourselves reading about the downfall of Fallon or the other pipsqueaks of late-night television.
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