Craig Ferguson is still my favorite late night show. So underrated

Furguson was the only comedian that got a real laugh out if Williams.

I've always wondered why Letterman didn't get any shit for why Ferguson didn't get his show. If Letterman supposedly was Carson's heir apparent why wasn't Ferguson considered Letterman's? And btw Conan SUCKS. He never should've gotten the tonight show at all.

Yes, Ferguson actually had real conversations with his guests.

@@jefflandreneau7027 when letterman left they killed the show

I feel like half the time I saw Craig with guests they didn't even talk about what they were there to promote, and that's great! Made me actually like the guest which in turn made me care about the thing being promoted.

Yeah before they talked he would rip up the notes

I was a Conan fan and the first time I came across Craig was when he was interviewing Kristin Davis and it was so light, funny and interesting- I immediately started watching Ferguson after that

Talk? He talked all over them, and just wouldn't shut the fuck up!

He would have someone in his show trying to promote their thing and ask them if they wanted to talk about that, some got confused, since that was probably the whole point, he said "we don't have to do that, unless you want to, or we can talk about anything you want", and often they did exactly that and you could see the genuine joy in their faces as they chatted about horses or pie or whatever.

FOR REAL🤣

Yeah and I have seen interviews after this originally happened, I think the 60 minutes interview, where he keeps saying NBC wouldn't let him out of his contract. Now here he says he's loyal and let's see what happens? I am not saying Conan is all righteous and clean either, I know he lobbied for the Tonight Show and wanted Jay out, but you announced you were leaving, then stuck around to wait it out, went wherever they told you, then came back and took the Tonight Show again. Not one person in this whole debacle had any brains. It was a mess and NBC, Jay and Conan are all to blame. Conan less than the others, but still what a shit show.

@@watchreport RE: "but you announced you were leaving," But let's remember this wasn't his idea. *NBC* wanted Jay to publicly congratulate Conan. RE: "...then stuck around to wait it out," Even when this plan was revealed in 2004, Jay couldn't just walk away. He was only half way through his then current contract. Now Conan could've left early in 2006 and had a show at *FOX,* but he chose to green light *NBC's* weird 5 year plan (something Jay was not even informed of until after the decision was made). RE: "...then came back and took the Tonight Show again." Conan chose to resign. Why should Jay not accept an offer to return to the show that Conan's deal originally took away from him? Though this was primarily *NBC's* fault, Conan's at least as responsible for that debacle as Jay was.

@@gallery7596 Sure Conan chose to leave. NBC stabbed him in the back with Jay's help. He was promised The Tonight Show...not the Tomorrow Show. And having a 10PM talk show lead-in undermined Conan on The Tonight Show at 11:35. I am fairly certain the NBC execs were expecting this outcome from the beginning. I blame NBC for cooking up this scheme and also blame Jay for being a willing part of it. I find nothing that Jay has said here persuasive. And I don't see how you blame Conan...at all. He wanted The Tonight Show and made it known to NBC. NBC could have refused and told Conan he had a job on Late Night for as long as he wanted, but they wanted to keep Jay on the Tonight Show. Conan would have probably left NBC. That isn't his fault. Instead, NBC hatched this scheme to try to have it both ways. They knew Jay at 10:00PM wasn't going to work and it would only serve to tank Conan's ratings on The Tonight Show at 11:35. Jay knew it too. Either way it would give NBC what it wanted...Jay back on the air at 11:35. And they wanted Jay on at 11:35 more than they wanted Conan at NBC. What stinks here is the way NBC handled it. Jay knew what was going on and went along with it.

@@watchreport Chris Rock said the smartest thing about it in regrads to Conan. He said Conan had lousy lawyers because any smart lawyer would have made sure the contract was very clear and iron clad. Instead he had a contract that didn't specify time slots which created a loophole for NBC to get around.

I've been rewatching Ferguson on youtube a lot lately. God I loved that show. Deconstructed the whole late night thing, just brilliant.

I always thought all these late night hosts were funny except him. He’s the only one I watched where I couldn’t even crack a smile.

@@johnrcornell It sounds like you like the normal stuff - nothing wrong with that.

I get why people like Ferguson but in no way at the time it would have made sense to put him over Conan. Conan is still thriving like crazy in podcasting but I don't hear much about Ferguson. Like Conan in his early career reinvented the talk-show, so did Ferguson but Conan is solid and earned it with it thru years. It's just crazy to watch a spike in Ferguson and cause all that commosion. The way people rallied for Conan to be swindled just proves that it should have been his as promised.

@@johnrcornell sounds like you dont have a sense of humor ....d0uche

I missed that show while it was on unfortunately. But it couldn't last. It was apolitical, unpolished, improvised, and genuinely kind. It was everything Hollywood hates because it doesn't have a specific formula an exec can take credit for and can't be used to sell whatever propaganda is the topic of the day.

Who's 'they'? Ferguson wasn't cancelled, he quit cuz he didn't want to do it anymore. So what r u talking about?

@@EclecticBuddha WTF are you talking about? "Hollywood" loves ratings - Craig had them but was burned out and wanted to leave.

Sadly, Craigs style of comedy was even more sexually charged than even Conan's, so if definitely wouldn't have played at 11:30.

Craig I think is one of the best. He is actually on the level of Conan as far as I’m concerned. It would be amazing to see Craig, Conan and Andy have a show together.

Craig was amazing and I was super bummed when he ended up parting ways with the Late Late Show. He's just a very funny off the cuff comedian and perfect for those late show formats. It's kind of a crime that he was followed up with James Corden. Personally, I think Craig shouldve gotten a shot at the big job. Or just stayed with his old show. Either way, I miss seeing Craig every night.

@@jayg339 James Corden killed the show, he's just not funny at all. Craig could interview anyone without any writing or PR team telling him what to ask. Yeah he's missed.

There's no longer any tonight shows, just political mouthpieces.

Very under rated. I put him right behind Carson, O'Brien, and Letterman

Letterman and Conan are the two best in my opinion

i like jay the best, conan second. dave was annoying and turned into a curmudgeon by the end.

I'm still wondering why Jon Stewart didn't take over for Tom Snyder, because he was very well suited for that job the few times he was the guest host. Jon understood that show very well, and he was one of the few who could've taken over that show and kept Tom's version of it alive for awhile longer.

In the battle of the douches, he was the biggest douche

Why you tslking about craig who cares

Still watch Craig's clips on KZfaq. Loved that show!!!

............huh? Lol

Carson and Leno were the best the rest were just wannabes who thought they were funny including that poc stern

Came across to me as a puppet show host.

i tried watching him many times. never found it funny. but, to each their own, I wasnt going to bash him for it.

Well... I don't know about "hands down"... Letterman, Ferguson, and Conan are all brilliant in their own ways. They all pushed the boundaries. Today? I think Kimmel tries to... and has grown to be a relaxed, excellent talk show host. He's not afraid to speak out and that lack of fear makes him pretty great, too.

I think maybe because I’m English/ Aussie I found Craig’s humour more relatable. He’s slightly insane and had such great interaction with his guests especially other comedians, it comes across as natural and unrehearsed, and makes me laugh uncontrollably. It’s a personal opinion and living in Oz we didn’t get a lot of Conan though I’ve seen snippets on the internet and he seems to have the spontaneity that is a little lacking in some of the other more scripted late night shows.

I still like to watch Crag Ferguson interviews, he's just so good at talking to people and making it funny for the audience

And when they asked him to host an event for the network, or tickets for an executive's son to come to a taping of his show, Letterman would turn them down. And yet he was shocked when *NBC* chose Jay as Carson's successor. Amazing how a guy that talented and smart could be so dense.

​@@gallery7596NBC is corrupt you mean

and that why letterman went to cbs to host the late show

He made fun of CBS all the time too. But they happily paid him more than Leno ever got from NBC.

Hes no talk show host and makes the viewer and guests feel so uncomfy.

Agreed, Craig Ferguson is easily my favorite talk show host of all time after Johnny Carson and no one else is even close. Nothing touches his interviews with Robin Williams, Russell Brand, etc. He had the talk show thing figured out and threw out the rules and just had conversations with his guests. GOAT.

@@maxsavage3998 Nonsense.

@@maxsavage3998 you obviously never seen much, it's the complete opposite

@@redmint4894 Carson #1 -- Ferguson # 2 Conan # 3 Leno # 4 Letterman # 5

A lot of people give credit to Ferguson. I think Letterman thought a lot of him.

I agree, Ferguson was a breath of fresh air in late night. Scratching my head as to why they didn’t move him into a Letterman’s slot, but I heard it was in his contract that when Letterman retired he took over or they would pay him a huge buyout, so good for Craig.

Funny how Leno forgets that he wasn't number one for years when he first got the Tonight Show. It wasn't till the Hugh Grant interview did Leno become number one. Conan had six months.

@@monotech20.14 The tv scene in 2008 was very different compared to 1992 when Jay took over.

Only one…huh? 😂

Compared to those two Kimmel sucks

Yeah, Norm and Conan was peak late night talk show.

Hey now!

​@@stormbringercoming8105lol. You stole my comment!!!!

Hey, hey, hey...let's not bring the damn birs into this whole thing!

i watched this guy called conan i think? maybe youve heard of him

that style wouldn't work at 11:30

No they wouldn't. Late nite is dead. TV in general is dying. Nobody gives a crap anymore.

Remember: don’t blame Conan.

@@ghostpiratelechuck2259 But really we can blame Conan.

I would watch that, ‘specially since I had no clue what was going on at the time. But I like history.

@@lcflngn Start by watching the movie, I think it was called 'Late Night'. it's about the time when NBC chose Leno over Letterman to be Carson's replacement; Jay is talking about it in the beginning of this video

Completely agree. I think he may have an issue with saying 'no' when asked for a favor; and NBC really pushed that and left an unwarranted bruise on his legacy for their efforts. I guess people can argue that "Jay could've prevented a lot of this" - but so could have a LOT of other people involved. Just happens that Jay is the biggest & most successful of them all. It was tough seeing such a genuinely nice guy just getting beat up constantly during that period just because NBC couldn't let go(or just be honest with Conan and tell him that they didn't want to give him the seat; NO BALLS from NBC execs though, they hid behind Jay...).

@@RyTrapp0 Exactly! Had Jay declined, NBC would have continued to try and find a better fit than Conan as the ratings took a nose dive after he took Jay's spot. Too bad Conan can't admit that. As much as he appears to treat his staff well by always mentioning them publicly, doesn't mean Jay didn't. Like you said, he's a quiet man and caught hell when it wasn't warranted. Him stating that his ratings were much better in that time slot wasn't a lie or grandstanding, which so many misconstrue.

Leno is a two-faced, lying POS……….good to see he has you fooled, too 👍If you’re just some guy on a park bench, he’s the nicest guy ever……….but if he feels you are even remotely funny or a challenge to him, then he’s a backstabbing a-hole!

Jay trusts Bill

Letterman went from a good host, to just an annoying old fart with a chip on his shoulder because he got caught cheating on his wife.

yep. often when people are really good at what they do, or at the very least are very true to themselves, others wont like them. because they are "difficult"

Yet. Jay year after year beat Letterman in the ratings. What idiots those execs were.

Not staying for "The Tonight Show" was the best decision Dave ever made. He wasn't going to have an easy time of it at *NBC.*

@@patricklemire9278 Woah he beat him in cable ratings? Cable which is now dead? Cable which is now looked at as irrelevant slop for low brow goons who shouldn't have freedom of choice beyond their pre-approved channels? Yeah, shut up. David Letterman is and always will be an original and a legend. Jay Leno is a hack

In other words, it sounds like if he were a golfer, he'd be playing on the, 'Liv and Let Die,' tour

@@buckchile614 You wouldnt?

it's not show friends, it's show business 100%

He fought for the tonight show and won. Letterman also fought for it but was seen as a worse choice. He never wanted to leave the tonight show and filled in when Conan's run ended. I don't know why he is considered some villain. The only sketchy thing was hiding in closers and spying on meetings.

@@muximus2771 In my present situation, probably. But, I'm not well off enough, like those that chose to go. Greed is a sin too, although Fox only recognizes envy. Again, w/ only half the story

Yeah he didn’t learn huh. Motorcycles are a lot more dangerous. He isn’t 20 anymore

@@fedfreds832 He seems to be doing alright

Bob Saget? Are you commenting from heaven?

fire prayers usually do the trick

100%

Yes indeed 😀

I’m Team Conan 100% too

Team Conan! 100%

Conan

He only recently started talking about it. I wish him and Conan would reconcile at some point.

yeah it's riveting when Jay runs it back.

Jay was in fact the winner and the most reasonable too. He could have stayed longer or could have signed with a competing network and received a 50million dollar signing bonus but he remained civil and gracefully retreated

It was refreshing to hear Jay's take on the various skirmishes over The Tonight Show. I was a Dave fan. But I have to admit Jay kept that show at Number 1 and took it back to that spot upon his return. I only wish him well.

Also interesting how stupid Maher is when he is high.

He does 2 hours every Sunday in Hermosa Beach CA. It is so bad. I mean I guess it's ok for people 70 and up but that's about it. I took my mom and she had fun.

Yes, I believe he just started hosting the tonight show when he rolled thru Dayton for a Saturday night personal appearance. Clean and very funny. I'm old enough to remember Jack Parr and Johnny Carson. Johnny was amazing. But yes, Jay was a class act as well!

@@jesseycutter371 maybe you didn't UNDERSTAND the jokes!

Seinfeld said that swearing was a crutch (i'm paraphrasing)

It can be, but so can being “clean”

1. Letterman. (He paved the way. He was the master). 2. tie between Ferguson and Conan. (Conan took some time to get there... but when he's on, he's top shelf). 3. Kimmel (went from Man Show flunky to actually being an unafraid, impactful presence.) .... I do not include Jon Stewart and his disciples in this list... they were different and BRILLIANT. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report were legendary shows.

@@johnmavroudis2054 I gotta disagree on a few points. I couldn’t stand Letterman, I just never found him really funny except for the interviews he did with Harmony, the director of Kids, those were hysterical. Jay wasn’t really my cuppa tea either. For my money it’s Carson, Ferguson, Norm, Leno, Conan, Letterman. I could watch Carson interviews all day long on here. Conan just gets way too annoying for me at times with the voices and stuff, but when he would interact with his staff, that was always good stuff. Ferguson was just brilliant imo, from Geoff to his flirting his way thru interviewing unrealistically gorgeous women to the way you could tell when the guest was a dud, but Craig turned it into a funny as hell talk. The original original Daily Show was ok, once it got overtly one sided politically, I lost interest real quick. Colbert is just awful, his Neo con character was pretty good, but he would take it too far, and now it’s just sad. Kimmel is a bigger joke than Fallon. Talk about overtly political with Kimmel and Colbert now, it’s like they are funded by the DNC and the DNC gets script approval. Going after politicians is good, it’s what they should do, but they treat the Ds like angels who do no wrong while the GOP are all racist scumbags. Then there’s the chunky Brit. Why he’s on TV I’ll never understand.

Letterman >>>>>>>

@@KelticTim If you didn’t find Letterman funny, that disqualifies you from voting.

@@johnmavroudis2054 Good for him, it's meaningless!

Jay took a multi million dollar pay cut once so that his staff cutbacks wouldn't happen and they could all keep their jobs.

Thats a guy who actually thinks of others instead of the usual self. Getting rare in Hollywierd today I am sure.

yet he copes all the blame for nothing. All I see is Letterman and Conan having a sook like little girls

That’s true, and Conan has done just as much for his people as well.

Jay didn’t seem to care about Conan’s team that relocated to the west coast and then had a garbage lead in.

You think Dave or Conan would have been as successful as leno at that time?

@@JJ-nu8qi No. They proved that. They both had their shot to be as successful and neither could pull it off. Leno got #1 about a year after taking over for Carson and never surrendered it. Letterman could out pull Leno with a decent guest but that was few and far between.

@@bechtoea Thats my point he was just more likeable for that time slot and audience.

@@JJ-nu8qi Jay was a lot more like Carson than the other two ever were. Those two wanted to host their own style of show. Jay ran his show like he was still guest hosting Johnny's show.

@@bechtoea Conan didn't get a chance. Leno's 10 pm show rapidly dropped off to become a ratings bomb. Leno took over for Carson, who had the only game in town for decades, and then years of benefiting from scripted dramas with good ratings as the pre-news lead-in. Conan had Leno's unwatched show and seven months. Not a recipe for success. That said I'm honestly not sure if Conan would have ultimately succeeded at 11:35. For most of my life it's been the network time slot where comedy goes to die - played generally safe and extremely repetitive, often with the sensibilities of middle America in mind. Jay's existing audience certainly wasn't tailor-made for Conan. For the show to have found its ratings footing he would have needed time.

That dude had a mind that worked even faster than Letterman. Which is incredible. I didn't want to like him, but damn! Watching him doing shit gameshows is too depressing. What a waste.

And he was Scottish.

The lady's flirted with him something fierce. It was awesome.

The show was *never the same* after Kevin Eubanks left with his band (shortly after he began his second stint).

I used to make sure to stay up late just to watch his headlines segment every Monday before going to bed. I recently found compilations of them on KZfaq

Leno didn't have a feud with any of those guys. It takes two parties to have a feud.

@@stretch54 okay yes you're correct...Leno was too busy counting his $450 million

the common lenominator

Watch Jay's interview with Howie Mandel. Howie is basically livid with Jay on why Jay never explained the real truth about all the Tonight Show drama. The real story with Dave and especially Conan is completely backwards from the narrative accepted by the public. Apparently Jay never wanted to pour gas on the fire, so he never publicly defended himself.

Jay can't help it that these guys never stacked up to what the broadcasting company wanted. Jay gets blamed because the brass wanted Jay and or other people for the 12:30 slot. And stern was an ahole till his new style of interviews after seeking theropy, he was funny but in a total douche kinda way.

It was never Dave's. He just thought it should be for some reason.

Johnny disliked Leno and was not HIS choice to take over the show.

Conan is the best but he's madly rich and just sold his company for a TON of money. He's not hurting and he has his own podcast now. This is coming from a Conan fan... he's really the only late night guy I liked.

I never understood the appeal of Conan.

Do you...bark about everything that doesn’t make your tail wag for a living wage? How lucrative is this? Should I apply?

I love Conan but I wouldn't say he's underrated.

👀 👀 simpleton tv

i remember I first stumbled upon his show summer of 2011 when I was in high school. it was like nothing I had seen on late night, which was always so fake and scripted to me, within 10 minutes of watching Craig I was crying laughing, I was completely floored that a show like that existed, with cursing bunny puppets, dancing horses, him ripping up the "questions" he was supposed to ask guests and completely winging it. He was amazing

My dad used to let me stay up to watch Craig, I was so crushed when he stepped down but goddamn he is my number 2 next to Carson. Witty, quick on his feet, flirty, and just downright silly and surreal. Still love watching the clips on KZfaq.

Craig is by far the best interviewer

@@ineedausernamenow999 Jay was the best of them in terms of doing a stand up comedy routine with new material nightly. In terms of actually interviewing guests, watch Gram Norton and you will quickly realize how contrived, fake and terrible all these American shows are at just having a real conversation.

@@YTAG33 the part that grossed me out about the interviews is the selling of women as sex objects. Scantily clad women paraded out to talk cute as opposed to real women coming out dressed like people and having a conversation. You know...the msm we're all trying to escape from.

I like leno, stopped watching when Conan took over and Fallon is just not funny to me. I watch kimmel, Seth myers, and Colbert even though colbert isn't as funny as he was on the Colbert report.

So glad you commented about Fallon's show being like watching Romper Room. He was funny on Saturday Night Live, but as a talk show host???

Simply stated---NO.

@@susanlandsman9572 he was not funny on SNL. He’s never been funny.

"Romper Room", you said it best! Cannot stand any of the late night shows or the hosts....Miss Johnny and Jay.

"The War For Late Night: When Leno Went Early & Television Went Insane" by Bill Carter is an excellent account of what happened during that period.

Yeah, take it with a grain of salt. Leno was forced to come back? Hardly

@@JohnSmith-oe5kx To 11:35, you mean? When they proposed doing 30 minutes and bumping Conan to 12:05am, Jay asked if he could get out of his contract. *NBC* told him no. So, he couldn't just ealk away, and nobody can possibly expect Jay to risk being taken to court for breach of contract to suit the guy whose decision cost him "TTS" in the first place.

What’s been keeping THEM quiet? 😄 If they had a more interesting version they’d have told it by now.

Letterman has told his side many times, despite trying to act like he's too cool to do such things. And he did it publicly on the Late Show, for everybody to see. He's sh*t on Leno repeatedly and with great enthusiasm.

@@JustSomeCanadianGuy and Conan literally made a documentary about it.

@@JustSomeCanadianGuy I meant on the show with Bill just like Jimmy Kimmel told his side.

Yes please

It's a shame, though, that the network tried to forcibly retire Jay before his time when they made their 2004 deal with Conan so he could have "The Tonight Show." And they placed Jay in an even more awkward position by imploring him not to complain about it publicly which could've hurt Conan's image with the "Tonight Show" audience. At least in 2014 Jay was actually ready to retire from the show.

@@gallery7596 Agreed. Sometimes, Hollywood wants to milk an individual for every ounce of their worth. They don’t care what bridges they burn, or the trauma they cause. They just care about dollar signs. Jay was able to put his foot down and walk out when he wanted. That’s very respectable.

I still remember he did some tame ass Obama joke and there was a lot of calls to get him fired as he was alluded to being a Right Wing Bigoted Racist. This started early on with the Media in the Obama admin. Remember the first month with the Rodeo Clown. Yeah it was a spicy act, but as soon as they found out that it was the same act he'd been doing about all the presidents for the prior 20 years, they needed to stop calling it Racist and calling it....Equality. And yes they actually did do this, but they only did it once out of every 50 times. And then would just og on as if they never realized the Truth of the Matter. Dude had to go into hiding for his Life. There were many such hypocritical Divisive moments by the media during that admin (he was basically Bush in Black face as he doubled down on every singled hated Bush Policy, yet got nothing but Love where Bush got Hate)

the networks chose to go political because thats the way the ownership wanted it.

But there's just so much material on the Orangatang man that got impeached twice though. And how about Marjorie Taylor Green, Mat Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley? There's just so much material on the Republicans side these days 😂😂

Conan is still the best with comedians

It's all the same.. bring someone on and talk to them

Nah that's Conan. Ferguson was really godo or a foul asshole. Little in between

@@calholli yeah but some are funnier than others. Amber heard would be good at it

@@kendallandrews8691 I don't think she would make it, her dog did step on a bee you know.

That's fair enough. To this day its sad Conan wasn't really given a decent chance on Late Night as he's been the only host, along with Dave and Craig, who have been able to truly make me laugh out loud and watch their stuff again and again on KZfaq.

I think they both are lol

Hes just copying Joe Rogan of which there's only one

​@@franklyandrewjames copying? these two have been around well before Rogan. lmao

@@volourn9764 think...... you can do it

So, Maher's stoned. Big deal. Who isn't these days ? He's an empty suit. Leno didn't have to do this. Disappointed in him. Maher is the usual jerk.

Ferguson was a nothing. Kimmel isn’t funny, and Jay was a corn ball and backstabber. Conan and Lettermen were the only post Carson talents. I won’t even mention that little mouse on NBC. I will say this Kimmel is the worst of the bunch.

Conan was the best in the 2000’s

@@Paul-dw2cl I dunno. All those classic bits dreamed up in the 90’s were never rivaled after Andy Richter left in 2000. Pimpbot, Masturbating Bear, In the year 2000, Driving his desk, Triumph the insult comic dog, Staring contest, Fake Arnold Schwarzenegger in the live feed. When Richter left, some of that comic chemistry magic went with him. I can’t think of a 2000s era bit that’s as memorable as those early days. Ferguson had amazing chemistry with his guests and a fast wit.

Jay’s a douche.

Uh, almost everyone on late night makes fun of both sides when they deserve it, actually. The left gets flack for their over wokeness (rightly). The right just gets far more ridicule because they are OBJECTIVELY more ridiculous. This is the party that nominated Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger for high level government positions all while “hating Hollywood elites” 🤣

@@Skankhunt42.... you’re an insane person if you think the late night shows today are anything more than propaganda and one sided. It is what it is, I don’t watch. But it’s nothing like it was when it was Leno, Letterman, and Carson

@@captdaddy lol. I’m a sucker for a giant chin, what can I say

I think that's open to debate. *House Carpenter:* "I’m sure it is" Then House Carpenter probably shouldn't be saying Jay's shows aren't something you want to rewatch. Makes House Carpenter sound like he/she is speaking for everybody.

@@gallery7596 I’m sure it is

all Ferguson did was hit on his female guests, which was 90% of his guests

I mean he kinda teaches you free game. Women like him.

No one will ever surpass Johnny; it's just not possible!

That’s what made his show so cool, you called him the funniest and then tore down his two best qualities. That’s what most real conversations with strangers are, awkward and unpredictable.

@@rishabhaniket1952 I didn’t tear him down at all, I love Craig and his sex innuendos and awkward silences, it’s super fun! I’m saying if he had some prepared questions and lightened up on the innuendos, and got more production he could have been more mainstream, for all audiences, and maybe even topped Johnny! 🙂

Him and Conan were very similar that way, they had their own off-beat style of comedy that was infinitely entertaining to watch, and always very engaging with the guests. Jay tho, it beats me how he was number 1 for so long with his pompous attitude and lack of real humour or identity. It was truly enjoyable watching Kimmel grill Jay on his own show lol. One of the few times I've laughed at and applauded Kimmel.

I can’t stand the coward Kimmel

Letterman destroys Leno as far as a show went….both were incredible stand up comedians, Jay seems to be more of a regular “dude” though

Jaywalking segment was the best !

Love your post 😊

You were a kid drinking hot mint tea? The fuck..

@@cavemanvi well, yeah. It’s been a life long favorite

It’s because he has Benjamin Button Chin Disease

Yes, he turned 70 at 50

he has aged like crazy

He doesn't drink or smoke weed or anything

Poor lighting.

This is such an odd take. It’s like saying if Lebron didn’t play basketball, he’d still be an amazing ball player 🤔

@@RoamingHeathen well being funny isn’t activity like playing basketball per say. Craig is naturally a funny guy. I am sure there are people who might be as good or better than Jordan in real life who never made it pro

...and how bad Bill is at taking a joke lol

@@muximus2771 or just how awful of a comedian he is lol. I’ve never seen someone try so hard to be edgy and hip.

@@mattitude2471 You arent wrong. Still take him over most of the douchebag latenight hosts but thats a pretty low bar.

Dann l hahahaha ! Good ONE ! PLUS Little silly Willy billy BIG NOSE sour Maher is so il-informed and low level logic w/low level intellect and comprehension

@@muximus2771 Notice how he turns on a fuc***g dime when his lame-ass jokes go bad? Like the audience are as*hol*s...

Maher's always been in Jay's corner concerning the Conan debacle. When both Conan and Letterman were speaking out against him, Bill said: "You're not a kid who got his ice cream knocked to the ground by Jay Leno. He beat you for something."

Kimmel just hates Leno because his best buddy Howard Stern hates Leno too.

no one cares anymore. all of that squabble and bs happened too many years ago for the majority of people to gve a shit about.

In fairness, they have been telling their side of the story for many years. Jay has stayed largely quiet as he usually does. At the end of the day, it was NBC making stupid decisions at the top and then trying to reverse them. A lot of people were mad at Jay because he took back the role of tonight show host for a few years after Conan was let go. However, I've not seen many claim Conan did well on the tonight show. He didn't. There was something off, like they couldn't get going and the writing was on the wall fast. There was a reason NBC let Conan go in the end that can't be blamed on Jay. In hindsight, it worked out because Conan on TBS was fantastic!!! He was so comfortable there and produced some of the best skits and interviews in the past decade+ of late night TV. He bounced back hard, while Jay retired from hosting and spends his time doing stand up and working on his cars. It worked out lol.

@C L What did Kimmel help Jay with?

It's arrogance. He's one of many comedians who look down at Jay, they think he sucks but can't comprehend that he always was no.1 in ratings.

YES !......they are ALL Leftists back added jackasses tho Conie Baloney, Mr "Leano AND Fallon are ALL reasonable along w/the Scotsman

They all hate Leno, and barely tolerate Bill Maher

Cuz leno was and still is better than them. Except Ferguson.

Leno was one of the worst to ever do the job.

@@andrew66862 yep true

Really? I think that Jay really came off as being disingenuous in this interview. Basically said two times that he should’ve reached out and made amends with Conan and Kimmel but just never did and maybe that’s why they do not like me. Yeah, that might be it Jay.

@@anthonymg73 It's not why I don't like him. But it's obviously one of the reasons Conan and Kimmel don't like him. He says that he should have reached out to them, but he didn't, and he doesn't know why???? Who would know the reason why better than him? He's as insincere as they come.

@@anthonymg73 I can see how he should've done a follow up with Kimmel. But Jay should've been making amends to Conan? Conan's the one who made a deal with *NBC* that was forcibly retiring Jay- the guy who discouraged *NBC* from firing Conan during his early low-rated days as host of ''Late Night." And Jay didn't publicly rant about it the way he could've, thereby sparing Conan all kinds of criticism from Jay's fans and the "The Tonight Show" audience. But Jay is the one who should've reached out and made amends to Conan? I never understand why Conan gets a pass for his questionable decisions that contributed to the creation of that debacle.

I wonder how bad interview would look like to you then.

@@anthonymg73 lol Letterman and Conan are both sooks, seriously get over it. Jay was better, he won. He shouldn't need to explain sh*t

Late night talk show has become irrelevant in the age of influencers and everything on demand. Between being too one sided and not funny there's no unique offering in terms of interviews anymore since all celebrities have dozens of interviews or content put up on KZfaq. Couple that with so many movies coming out with nothing new there's no big "it" thing to make it must watch vs streaming your own choice on demand.

Yesss

Hear-Here!!

God Jay sounds completely full of shit. He acts like he had nothing to do and he just stood around waiting for everything to flesh out around him.

@@cainpitt "The War For Late Night: When Leno Went Early & Television Went Insane" by Bill Carter. 👍

Its not hate its jealousy and ego

I think it goes beyond that and enters into his undercutting Conan the, 'Red-headed Barbarian'

@@buckchile614 It was an ugly thing, no question about it. But when Comcast offers you a dump truck of money….. I don’t think anyone would say no.

@@buckchile614 "Undercutting" Conan? Conan, for whatever reason, wasn't getting the expected ratings with the Tonight show. They screwed with the time slot a bit, which was NBC's idea, not Jay's, but it still didn't work. Maybe it was the shift in the market, maybe the writing, my own personal view is that Conan is best when he is being zany. I think his bits and sketches are fondly remembered far more often than his interviews. The tonight show is different. But whatever, it happened, nobody was happy with it, and rather than bet on a new horse they brought back Leno for a little while. If you were offered a gazillion dollars to do something you already know how to do well, are you going to turn it down? And what if Leno had turned it down, then what? There was already too much blood in the water, Conan was out. NBC simply would have gotten a new host, perhaps Fallon earlier, perhaps someone else, instead of Conan. And for all of Conan's tears, he was paid out an enormous sum for himself and his crew. Reportedly $33 million for Conan, and $12 million to his staff of about 200 people (roughly $65,000 each averaged out...not bad considering a lot of those staffers would go on to work for Conan on TBS.) But somehow Leno is the bad guy who just refused to give up the Tonight Show...which is an odd assertion given that he would end up giving up the Tonight Show anyway in 2014.

Buckwheat Breath Conie Baloney IS hilarious imo BUT he was a whiney red headed freak on these issues

@@kev3d That money breakdown of what went to Conan and what he paid his staff is really fascinating to read. Where did you come by it?

And they even became friends.