Posted on 07/24/2025 9:24:27 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
With Stephen Colbert canceled, and Morning Joe in perilous straits as MSNBC is discarded by its parent company, could Joe Scarborough be making a pitch for a late-night gig?
The question arises in light of Scarborough's antics and bell-ringing stunt this morning, bringing to mind a late-night host's desperate bid for laughs.
Scarborough went on a rant against Tulsi Gabbard's White House briefing room appearance in which she laid out accusations against Obama in connection with Russian-collusion conspiracy claims about the 2016 election.
During vaudeville days, a judge would ring a bell to remove failed acts from the stage.
Claiming that Gabbard's performance fell below even the supposedly low expectations that had been set for her, Scarborough twice rang a bell [see screencap], and promised there'd be many more bell ringings throughout the show.
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Indeed.
Good question!
I would watch Nate Bargatze as a late night host. No politics, no agenda, just humor. Of maybe Jerry Seinfeld. If anything he’d have a right tilt.
Numbers-wise, you are correct....all of the cable late-night shows have lost vast numbers over the past decade.
Scarborough’s agent is probably talking to CBS...but I doubt that they’d even offer than $3-M a year (one-fifth of what Colbert made).
I’d like to see someone like Dick Cavett...strictly doing interviews (no more comedians).
Joe will never cut it, he’s too dull.
CBS is getting totally out of late night TV…they can’t make money on it and the affiliates would like to have that time back for more profitable programming.
Yup...it was advertising for guests...but now...we have the web. I miss the old days when Carson had on some very talented people.....Even better than Ed Sullivan.
Ringing a bell? How would be better off with a Gong.
He is just plain STUPID.
A. UCLA
Q. What happens when the smog lifts? :-)
The one I remember is:
A. Sis boom bah.
Q. What is the sound of a sheep exploding?
“That’s killer, Jerry.”
HE IS NOT INTERESTING ENOUGH TO HAVE A SHOW INSIDE AN OUTHOUSE
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