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| Greatest Talk Show Host |
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25% |
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| Oprah |
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| Leno |
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57% |
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Doogie
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Hwaseong City
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 Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: Who's the Greatest Talk Show Host Ever? |
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I've attached a link from MSNBC asking people to vote on the greatest host of all time. My vote goes with Johnny Carson. He was the master. He always asked great questions and he always did all the listening and let his guests do most of the talking. Also, his comedic timing was brilliant. Sorry, I wasn't able to include more options in the poll. Obviously. Letterman should be there.
Here's the link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19874012/ |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Letterman. His wit is real and can be deployed without a script. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Leno? I didn't realise having a giant inbred chin and making jokes in support of the president were talents.
Also, on the list through the link I'd have to say Stephen Colbert, although he hasn't been around long enough, and I'm too young to remember Carson. |
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Doogie
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Hwaseong City
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
Leno? I didn't realise having a giant inbred chin and making jokes in support of the president were talents.
Also, on the list through the link I'd have to say Stephen Colbert, although he hasn't been around long enough, and I'm too young to remember Carson. |
Sadly, I am old enough to vividly remember Carson. He was awesome. I would put Letterman a close second, though. He should have got the job when Johnny retired. Johnny actually wanted Letterman to take over but the studio execs overruled him because they wanted Leno. It didn't take Letterman long to bolt to another network. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Letterman has never made me laugh. Leno is a snooze. Colbert rocks my world, Conan makes me giggle for reasons I cannot explain, and but the real King of Late Night is .... this guy. Hard hitting, unrelenting, getting to the bottom of the real issues. |
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sirfro
Joined: 01 Dec 2006
Location: Guui-dong...lol
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| kermo wrote: |
| Letterman has never made me laugh. Leno is a snooze. Colbert rocks my world, Conan makes me giggle for reasons I cannot explain, and but the real King of Late Night is .... this guy. Hard hitting, unrelenting, getting to the bottom of the real issues. |
Arsenio Hall was pretty awesome. It was sad to see him hosting that new version of Star Search but hey...everyone has bills to pay, I'm sure... |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| And where's Ricki Lake? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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Donahue
The integrity of a journalist and the heart of a lion. |
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Doogie
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Hwaseong City
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Donahue
The integrity of a journalist and the heart of a lion. |
Donahue? Intelligent guy but ZERO personality. I was amazed he stayed on for as many years as he did. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Carson all the way. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Intelligent guy but ZERO personality. I was amazed he stayed on for as many years as he did. |
That's the point, he wasn't an overbearing personality. A talk show is not supposed to be about the host talking! conversations are supposed to be multilateral and audience involved. Nowadays it's a guest pimping a book or hyping some cause and a host doing a song and dance.
Donahue facilitated a daytime talk show between multiple guests and an involved audience. He was like a symphony conductor, and I grew up loving his talk show.
Carson did the same for late night talk shows, making the show be about the guests and the audience.
That kind of rapport is sadly missing these days. |
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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I'm disgusted than nobody recognizes the awesome contributions of Chevy Chase, Pat Sajak, or Maury Povitch.
Philistines. |
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Carson is obviously the winner but we must not forget
Dick Cavett
Jack Parr
Steve Allen
Of today's people I really like Craig Furgeson |
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robot
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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Springer.
If you think otherwise, talk to the hand... |
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