David Letterman retiring in 2015

[Miles]

Breaking.

[Keystone Phil]

Oh.

[King]

He hasn't said anything funny in 20 years.

[J. J.]

He hasn't said anything funny in 20 years.

15 years, but I think he did lose his edge a while back.

[Joe Biden 2020]

It's about time.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I hope they move Craig Ferguson up and give the robot a band to lead.

[badgate]

I watched his show just last night. It was funny. Also Lady Gaga was good.

I hope Chelsea Handler or Ellen Degeneres replaces him.

[DINGO Joe]

I can remember Dave's daytime show.  He's certainly not the cutting edge guy he once was, but that happens to us all.  Don't really get into any of the late night talkies like I once did, which is odd because I thought people watched these more as they got older.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Good riddance.  HP

[Joe Biden 2020]

Apparently, (I don't know this to be a fact), but I've heard Jay Leno is being considered a potential replacement...  I doubt he would be offered the gig, or even accept it, as they might go with someone younger like Conan.

[The Dowager Mod]

Even in his dotage still far funnier than Leno ever was.

[King]

It's too bad the replacement won't be a battle between Louis CK and Jerry Seinfeld like in Louie.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Report: Stephen Colbert Top Choice To Replace David Letterman

!!!!!!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Report: Stephen Colbert Top Choice To Replace David Letterman

!!!!!!!

Ugh....

[Potatoe]

Report: Stephen Colbert Top Choice To Replace David Letterman

!!!!!!!

If this is true, so much yes! Just imagine him interviewing O'Reilly or Stewart.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

He should stay on the Colbert Report.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Report: Stephen Colbert Top Choice To Replace David Letterman

!!!!!!!

If this is true, so much yes! Just imagine him interviewing O'Reilly or Stewart.

It says he's leaving his "conservative" persona if this happens, so this essentially means the death of Stephen Colbert.

I hate this.

[Potatoe]

Report: Stephen Colbert Top Choice To Replace David Letterman

!!!!!!!

If this is true, so much yes! Just imagine him interviewing O'Reilly or Stewart.

It says he's leaving his "conservative" persona if this happens, so this essentially means the death of Stephen Colbert.

I hate this.

Aw shoot, hopefully someone like Stewart gets to host, that would be awesome.

[Lief 🗽]

Obviously Colbert should leave his Comedy Central show. Not to take over whatever nonsense Letterman hosts, but so that we can get new episodes of Harvey Birdman.

[politicus]

Report: Stephen Colbert Top Choice To Replace David Letterman

!!!!!!!

If this is true, so much yes! Just imagine him interviewing O'Reilly or Stewart.

It says he's leaving his "conservative" persona if this happens, so this essentially means the death of Stephen Colbert.

I hate this.

[BaldEagle1991]

He should stay on the Colbert Report.

AGREED.

Plus I think Craig Ferguson is the likely successor because he has the Late Late Show with comes after Letterman. Plus, he and Letterman are buddies and it would show CBS that it would be a likely transition (similar to Leno to Fallon). Now what I worry is seeing another late night race fiasco. I would be shocked or even appalled to see a Conan/Ferguson or Colbert/Ferguson battle for the slot.

[publicunofficial]

I love Colbert, but he should stay where he is. Stewart would be a better choice, if they wanted someone from Comedy Central.


I also wouldn't be opposed if Conan or Craig Ferguson wants to move up, or (as some have suggested) Tina Fey/Amy Poehler.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I'm sure Colbert's CBS or whatever network's top choice, but I don't buy this rumor for a second (remember how Stewart was supposedly one of CBS's top choices to replace Dan Rather ).  But I hope you guys realize he'd just become another hyper-censored, humorless has-been TV hack who only makes safe jokes for old people like Leno, Fallon, Letterman, etc.  CBS/ABC/NBC wouldn't offer even a sliver of the creative freedom Comedy Central offers.  If Stewart or Colbert ever move to one of those networks, anyone who hates them should uncork the champaign, because whichever one of them went to CBS/ABC/NBC will have lost all influence and come to be seen as sell-outs by most of their audience in a year or two (at most).  Stewart and Colbert have their niche on comedy central and would never be allowed to anything remotely like it on one of these creative wasteland networks.  The best person who fits in the Leno/Letterman old-people niche is Craig Ferguson (who is decent enough at what he does), but no program on CBS/ABC/NBC will even be allowed to swear, let alone do anything even remotely edgy.

[BaldEagle1991]

I'm sure Colbert's CBS or whatever network's top choice, but I don't buy this rumor for a second (remember how Stewart was supposedly one of CBS's top choices to replace Dan Rather ).  But I hope you guys realize he'd just become another hyper-censored, humorless has-been TV hack who only makes safe jokes for old people like Leno, Fallon, Letterman, etc.  CBS/ABC/NBC wouldn't offer even a sliver of the creative freedom Comedy Central offers.  If Stewart or Colbert ever move to one of those networks, anyone who hates them should uncork the champaign, because whichever one of them went to CBS/ABC/NBC will have lost all influence and come to be seen as sell-outs by most of their audience in a year or two (at most).  Stewart and Colbert have their niche on comedy central and would never be allowed to anything remotely like it on one of these creative wasteland networks.  The best person who fits in the Leno/Letterman old-people niche is Craig Ferguson (who is decent enough at what he does), but no program on CBS/ABC/NBC will even be allowed to swear, let alone do anything even remotely edgy.

Fallon is younger skewing believe it or not. Also Ferguson is younger skewing as well despite his age. I think "older people" now don't matter to TV because advertisers now just want Gen Yers, and Letterman has been the older generation's last late night holdout. So any new late night host has to appeal to today's teens, 20-somethings, and 30-somethings.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I'm sure Colbert's CBS or whatever network's top choice, but I don't buy this rumor for a second (remember how Stewart was supposedly one of CBS's top choices to replace Dan Rather ).  But I hope you guys realize he'd just become another hyper-censored, humorless has-been TV hack who only makes safe jokes for old people like Leno, Fallon, Letterman, etc.  CBS/ABC/NBC wouldn't offer even a sliver of the creative freedom Comedy Central offers.  If Stewart or Colbert ever move to one of those networks, anyone who hates them should uncork the champaign, because whichever one of them went to CBS/ABC/NBC will have lost all influence and come to be seen as sell-outs by most of their audience in a year or two (at most).  Stewart and Colbert have their niche on comedy central and would never be allowed to anything remotely like it on one of these creative wasteland networks.  The best person who fits in the Leno/Letterman old-people niche is Craig Ferguson (who is decent enough at what he does), but no program on CBS/ABC/NBC will even be allowed to swear, let alone do anything even remotely edgy.

Fallon is younger skewing believe it or not. Also Ferguson is younger skewing as well despite his age. I think "older people" now don't matter to TV because advertisers now just want Gen Yers, and Letterman has been the older generation's last late night holdout. So any new late night host has to appeal to today's teens, 20-somethings, and 30-somethings.

I agree Craig Ferguson skews younger and that's why he'd be the best pick to replace Letterman.  Perhaps Fallon skews a little younger, but his jokes are still incredibly "safe" in terms of the jokes he makes on his show.  My point is that you can't do anything remotely resembling what Colbert and Stewart are known for on CBS, ABC, or NBC.