Anyone miss Jay Leno?

[RgrF]

graylocks wrote:
I miss Dick Cavett.

Cavett required his audience have an ability to focus and think, the others are entertainers - a traveling circus designed to sell advertising.

In fact, Richard Burton was still pondering whether to do my show, and it was thought that my visiting him backstage informally might help.

I tried to imagine what fears or hesitations Burton might have about appearing with me. Could he be afraid that the rich voice, those rugged good looks, the manly erotic charm, the hypnotic blue eyes, the articulacy, the fine wit and the ready storehouse of classical and modern literary quotations and allusions were not quite enough to qualify him for sitting next to Cavett? (Did anyone think, just now, that I was describing myself?) wrote:

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[Michael]

guitarist wrote:
I had no idea how many AARP members frequent here!

Joey Bishop and Dick Cavett were my guys.

I've tried to use my AARP card for several years but have never found a discount that I couldn't better in some other way. But, I bought my first cup of "senior" coffee at MacDonalds two weeks ago. Finally some benefit in getting old.

[vicrock]

Who stays up that late? I haven't seen 11pm in more years than I can count. I guess it is obvious why - it is 5:08 am and I've been up for an hour.

[blooz]

guitarist wrote:
I had no idea how many AARP members frequent here!

I miss the old Jackie Gleason show, and Jimmie Durante.
"Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."

[spacescape]

I miss Leno and I'm only 34.

Really Don't like Conan O'brien ... Not sure why but he seems as if he "TRIES" to hard ... Some of his stuff is funny ... But, I enjoyed Leno more.

[Mike Sellers]

graylocks wrote:
i miss Dick Cavett.

Yeah, I was one of Cavett's 23 viewers. Too bad the show didn't make it. I need to pick up some of the DVDs sometime, with all those great musicians.

[RAMd®d]

Ah, Steve had a cast of Tom Poston, Don Knotts ("Nope!"), Bill Dana, Louie Nye, and Pat Harrington. "Man on the Street" and visits to the Hollywood Ranch Market. Those were the days my friend......

Indeed they were. The Man on the Street interviews were my favorite! And the Angry Reporter.

Cavette was--ok, as was Bishop. And Philbin was is announcer.

But Carson was The Man. He was funnier when is jokes failed than when most comedians killed. And Leno was at his best as a guest on that show.

[Surfrider]

Leno's like the funny uncle doing magic tricks like pulling quarters out of your ears.

Letterman is the uncle that has no kids and doesn't want any now, goddammit!!!

Conan is the uncle that lears at the nieces (and nephews) and scares the kids enough that they want to go home early from Grandmas, apple pie being served or not.

[iaJim]

Not one bit. He never seems to listen to is guests, and seems to be waiting for them to shut up so he can talk. No, I don't miss him.

[AAA]

I miss Chevy Chase. He had a very genuine approach to his interview show.