>>>>I have been watching some of Jimmy Kimmel on the Tonight Show to see what the excitement is about. So far I have been disappointed. This seems like a media illusion. To me he is a pale version of that old geezer David Letterman, even Jay Leno, and definitely of the gold standard, Johnny Carson. Sure, there is a lot of pressure on him, but he seems uncomfortable in his own skin. His jokes are not as funny, his guests are not as interesting, his band is not as good, his sidekick is not as good. He is not nearly as quick on his feet as Dave. The biggest turnoff to me is that unconfident grin he has, like a kid caught trying on dad's clothes.
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>>>>Dave will be gone next year but he is still the king of late night IMO.
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>>>I guess everybody has a favourite, but I'd take Craig Ferguson over all of them. Of course, he's quitting too.
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>>I'm always amazed to see that people actually watch those shows. If I'm watching TV at 11:30, it's Colbert, but usually I'm sleeping or on my way to sleep. (Yes, I realize they must have fans, or they wouldn't keep showing them. I just don't get it.)
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>Like many viewers, I record them on the DVR and watch them at my leisure. I am not usually awake at midnight, either.
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>Or not watch them, as the case may be. The fast forward button is at the ready for guests who are not interesting or dull actors and actresses who are just there promoting their upcoming movies. I probably actually watch a couple hours a week. Sometimes someone is more interesting than I suspected and I have discovered lots of musicians on Letterman.

I don't think that I've ever watched one.
I listened to late night radio for a long time, though.
The late Jean Shepherd mesmerized me and my generation with his story-telling.
He introduced me to the poems of Robert Service with his masterful reading of The Cremation of Sam McGee, et al.
His A Christmas Story movie is a favorite of my children and grandsons, but I enjoyed it more on the radio.

Flick lives!


Garrison Keillor is not nearly in Shepherd's class, but he has been entertaining at times.