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[kiguel182]

What was the Pence stunt Colbert did..? I've been trying to dial back my exposure to the political nonsense the last month or so, so I must have missed it.

Spencer, not Pence sorry.

The whole Emmy shit show.

Was there even a thread on that? I don’t remember seeing it and it’s the first time I’m hearing about him doing a remote there.

Not sure that it was but I definetly recommend watching his Israel stuff. There’s some hilarious stuff in there mixed with touching and poignant stuff.

Seeing Conan interact with people is always a pleasure too.

 

[James Scott]

If he’s not talking about the Trump administration...wtf is he talking about?

 

[Rumblebones]

And what of Last Call with Carson Daly?

Never caught an episode of it. Or Chelsea Handler.

I have caught a few snippets of Full Front with Samantha B though, and of course there's the Daily Show, but I don't really put them in the same category as the others. It's all comedy, but I feel that those two serve different purposes.

Sadly, a lot of GAF turned on Conan when he went to Israel last month. Many GAFers are very anti-Israel.

I didn't catch that one. I usually watch his remotes a bit after they've aired.

I heard the Israel one was pretty decent though. Will give it a watch when I've got the time.

 

[Zen Aku]

Sadly, a lot of GAF turned on Conan when he went to Israel last month. Many GAFers are very anti-Israel.

What? I want to see this thread. That was an amazing thing he did. SMH, GAF man.

 

[PositiveGamer]

No one else can take you to the moon and back if you will be his baby in the same day.

 

[JABEE]

Fallon on any given night, and a big reason why I can't watch him.

Half of what comes out of his mouth during an interview is a compliment. You're the best, we love your new album, we love you so much, oh you're so great in so and so, we just love you here on the tonight show, I'm a huge fan, this is one of my favorite songs of all time, oh my gosh, I'm a huge gamer....Just, tone it down a bit Jimmy. I do think he is a genuinely nice person, but he is over the top where it comes off as insincere.

He seemed a completely different person with the Late Night, the gig should have gone to Conan as it was supposed to.

Old stone-faced Fallon.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

What? I want to see this thread. That was an amazing thing he did. SMH, GAF man.

You may want to take that comment with a salt mine full of salt

 

[Tenck]

Just take a look at what Fallon did for his tribute to Vegas victims. That Miley Cyrus and Sandler performance smh.

Wait what?

 

[kiguel182]

What? I want to see this thread. That was an amazing thing he did. SMH, GAF man.

It was probably a knee jerk reaction.

When I saw the videos pop on YouTube I assumed the worst and that it was just “Israel is awesome” videos but I shouldn’t have underestimated him. He really gave it the best overview a comedian and late night show host can do. Showing the good and the bad and really not hiding anything.

 

[UraMallas]

He's vanilla af with nothing to say. I can't take it.

 

[DyZ]

I like Fallon's skits on his show, but his interviews not so much.

Also, I prefer to not watch 20 minutes of political talk at the start of a talk show (a la Kimmel).

 

[Swass]

A few weeks ago I saw his show on tv for the first time in forever, and he tried going at Trump.

It was horrible. His impression is trash and the whole thing just felt... weird.

I read an article not to long ago when Fallon started slipping in ratings that NBC is forcing him to get more political.. this is probably why you got the feeling you did.

Here's the story: http://www.pajiba.com/late_night_tv...-to-fix-his-sht-get-in-the-political-game.php

 

[Alebrije]

If he’s not talking about the Trump administration...wtf is he talking about?

Walmart

 

[Brazil]

There is no longer a place for apolitical behavior. Get off the fence or get out of the way.

Colbert proves it's ok to stay right beside the fence, though.

 

[Violence Jack]

Conan is a perfect example of how a host can be apolitical and still have a message to state when something that rocks the nation happens.

Meanwhile Fallon is playing beer pong with whomever he can get to come in.

I was in attendance for one of Conan's shows at Comic Con, and 2/3rds of his opening monologue were jokes ripping Trump. He doesn't go hot and heavy into it like Colbert does, but he doesn't shy away from the White House at all.

 

[Lulubop]

Leno coming back wearing the 45

 

[aadiboy]

Well, Trump's going to be president for the next 3 years. I wonder if Fallon can survive until then?

 

[Blablurn]

Good! Cant take him serious anymore after Trump

 

[Mutant]

jimmy faillon

 

[zeemumu]

Colbert and Kimmel aren't afraid to get political. Fallon still is for some reason.

Probably just not comfortable getting serious. Comedy first, news later

 

[Z_Y]

Seth Meyers deserves his slot.

Came to post this. Seth is killing it.

 

[PingPongvonLaserstein]

Comedy first, news later

When is he going to get around to comedy then?

 

[perfectchaos007]

You may want to take that comment with a salt mine full of salt

You're referring to my comment?
If you think I'm lying I take it you didn't read the Conan goes to Israel Thread. Lot of Gaffers weren't happy

Here are some highlights.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=249452949&postcount=64
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=247760831&postcount=57
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=249468567&postcount=66
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=247527185&postcount=16
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=247758701&postcount=53

 

[Waddle Dee]

Fallon is such a hack. Obnoxious and unfunny. Even Fallon's "apology" about how he had Trump on his show was phoned in.

Seth Meyers deserves his slot.

Agreed.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

he should get trump to pet him this time around, might bump the views

 

[BlazinSkatinAxel]

Time for Conan to replace Fallon

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Conan is by far the best of late night television. Colbert and Kimmel are WAY too political these days to even enjoy.

During divisive times people want political satire. Conan wouldn't be doing any better in that slot. It's probably why Leno did so well during the Clinton 90s.

 

[Loxley]

I think this goes to show that viewers want the hosts to talk about politics and hot-button issues instead of ignoring the fact that the US is currently ripping itself apart. Colbert, Kimmel, and Seth Meyers are all doing that. Heck even Conan does on occasion, but for whatever reason Fallon is just playing it too safe.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

You're referring to my comment?
If you think I'm lying I take it you didn't read the Conan goes to Israel Thread. Lot of Gaffers weren't happy

Here are some highlights.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=249452949&postcount=64
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=247760831&postcount=57
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=249468567&postcount=66
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=247527185&postcount=16
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=247758701&postcount=53

I said outright that I didn’t see the thread. I also don’t think “many Gaffers are anti-Israel” is a true statement

 

[Swass]

Well, Trump's going to be president for the next 3 years. I wonder if Fallon can survive until then?

If Fallon continues to slip he won't make it another year.

Seth Meyers deserves his slot.

This would be great.. Seth is far more talented, which means NBC will not go this route..

Time for Conan to replace Fallon

This would be an amazing story, but will never happen.. moreso from Conan than NBC.

 

[The Ummah]

The Roots featuring Jimmy Fallon

I'd watch that show.

 

[Rumblebones]

Seth Meyers deserves his slot.

Absolutely.

 

[Albino_Yeti]

There is no longer a place for apolitical behavior. Get off the fence or get out of the way.

Strongly disagree. Politics invading everything sounds like a damn nightmare.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Is Fallon gonna get Conan’ed? I don’t think Conan’s numbers were that bad when he hosted the Tonight Show.

Different circumstances. Conan had Leno and his gigantic contract hanging over his head. In the end it came down to being cheaper for NBC to ditch Conan than to ditch Jay.

 

[diaspora]

There is no longer a place for apolitical behavior. Get off the fence or get out of the way.

 

[zero_suit]

Very apt.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Strongly disagree. Politics invading everything sounds like a damn nightmare.

how libertarian of you

 

[BlackDoomShadow]

Colbert proves it's ok to stay right beside the fence, though.

Of course; performative progressivism has always been in vogue. That's why it's funny that Fallon can't even manage that basic standard.

 

[caliph95]

People probably don't watch his show or at least catch his show while channel surfing here because he's making fun of Trump now, guessing he's just not a compelling host or too little too late

 

[megalowho]

Pretty sure Desus & Mero have the number one show in late night, but Fallon has always been a milquetoast entertainter. Not surprised he's continuing to struggle if audiences are looking for more authenticity and truth to power with their comedy.

 

[Albino_Yeti]

how libertarian of you

If you say so.

The political world is such a shitshow right now that yea I enjoy taking breaks from it. Being invested in politics all day long sounds exhausting as hell, let me just turn my brain off and enjoy some mindless fun without it.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Fuck Fallon and fuck Colbert. Can't stand those two.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Conan is truly the funniest host any late night show has ever had. He's actually too good for the format, and I hope he'll be able to adapt to something new some day.

Colbert is certainly the one I tend to watch the most on YouTube the day after, since he's so politically focused. I know people have been pissed at him since Spicer, but I don't see how that poor judgment invalidates the years of work put in at The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. Also, he's probably the most comfortable with getting confrontational with his guests.

I'll usually watch one Kimmel clip every week or so. His impassioned rants are great and, although it's lowbrow, Mean Tweets is usually pretty funny.

Meyers and Corden basically don't exist to me. I'll occasionally catch a Meyers clip, but it's pretty rare.

Fallon is pretty lame. I get the appeal of having celebrities play silly games and such, but it's not for me.

I miss Ferguson a lot. His show captured a very similar anarchy to Conan's original Late Night where literally anything could happen. I hope he comes back with something similar someday.

Edit: Also, fuck 'em for replacing Twister.

Dude, Twister was standing in line for an hour to see a fog machine turned on under a ceiling fan. It shouldn't have lasted as long as it did.

And what of Last Call with Carson Daly?

I legitimately had no idea that Last Call was still on the air, and it's freaking me out.

 

[Bgamer90]

People don't want phoniness during these insane times. Still didn't expect to see this much of a ratings drop though. Wow.

I feel really bad for The Roots. I enjoyed Fallon's show during his "Late Night with..." years since I'm a big Roots fan and the bits they did on the show were far more off beat in comparison to what they can do during the 11:30 timeslot. Jimmy was always a poor interviewer and sadly that hasn't changed even though he's now hosting the "late night show of alllate night shows".

I would love to watch a behind the scenes documentary on all everything that's been going on with the Tonight Show during this past year. I'm a big TV geek; I rented The Late Shift (video about Leno vs. Letterman after Johnny Carson retired) multiple times.

 

[Skellig Gra]

I still can’t comprehend how the roots are his band.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

No one else can take you to the moon and back if you will be his baby in the same day.

I can't believe Universal thought this was a good idea.

 

[caliph95]

I still can’t comprehend how the roots are his band.

They probably get decent guaranteed pay in between their albums I bet

He doesn't deserve them obviously

 

[Dante]

I can't stand Jimmy Fallon. Been really enjoying Seth Meyers closer Look segments lately.

 

[PR_rambo]

The Roots deserve better

 

[BlazinSkatinAxel]

This would be an amazing story, but will never happen.. moreso from Conan than NBC.

I read it in Word Up Magazine. (It was all a dream)