Letterman, O'Brien etc, wtf? (American chat shows)

[Cid]

Steve Colbert has giant fucking balls of steel. Look up his 'roasting' of George Bush and the Washington Press Corps at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Its jaw dropping.

Its all so very cozy, they all blow so much smoke up each others arses that Colbert in wolf in sheep's clothing guise was truly an appalling surprise.

Usually the Correspondent's Dinner guest's speech is an exercise in massaging egos and gentle ribbing (Cedric the Entertainer teasing Condeleeza Rice?! ), but Steve Colbert held up a mirror to them all and then hosed 'em down with ice water.

The nervous giggles and fixed grins on the faces of the Wasington Elite as he keeps dropping bomb after bomb on them.

'OMG Did he just say that?'
'Shut up and smile! For goodness sake, pretend you're a god sport.'
It was just *beautiful!* There were several walkouts and Bush had a face like dark thunder.

Fucking Aces.

That is fucking brilliant... Just the looks on the faces of... well... practically everyone...

(can watch the whole thing on youtube if you search 'colbert white house' etc.)

Bit at the end's a bit shit mind you.

 

[Detroit City]

Letterman and Conan(?) O'Brien, what the fuck is it about, there are by far the unfunniest individuals I've ever seen on tv,

as an american i would tend to agree...part of it I think is that american humor and english humour are fairly different

 

[jugularvein]

conan was good ten years ago. very sarcy and quick witted, pretty off the wall, but the show was small then and there were some pretty risque guests.

i think for most americans it's just homely to have them there, all the time, with repetitive jokes and styles (that in terms of real comedy died years ago). it's like a holey old smelly blanket that's still comfy.

there needs to be something innovative to blow them out of the water (as conan was suppposed to have done all those years ago) but the toll of getting show after show out will take anyone down to mediocrity pretty fast

 

[Detroit City]

conan was good ten years ago.

i wouldn't even say that....i think he's a total idiot

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Following on from the USvUK tv debate.

I have just got back from ten days in New York and despite another attempt I really do not understand the US talk show phenomenon. Letterman and Conan(?) O'Brien, what the fuck is it about, there are by far the unfunniest individuals I've ever seen on tv, on a par with the Chuckle Brothers, but yet they are held as comic genii! Why?

Who holds them as comic genii?

They are where they are because they have wide appeal, to a diverse audience, and one of the ways they do that, is by keeping the humour pretty middle of the road and safe.

The main attraction of these shows, is supposedly getting to see stars and other topical personalities, in an 'informal' discussion setting.

p.s. Conan O'Brien used to write for, and was a producer for, The Simpsons.

 

[albionism]

Steve Colbert has giant fucking balls of steel. Look up his 'roasting' of George Bush and the Washington Press Corps at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Its jaw dropping.

Its all so very cozy, they all blow so much smoke up each others arses that Colbert in wolf in sheep's clothing guise was truly an appalling surprise.

Usually the Correspondent's Dinner guest's speech is an exercise in massaging egos and gentle ribbing (Cedric the Entertainer teasing Condeleeza Rice?! ), but Steve Colbert held up a mirror to them all and then hosed 'em down with ice water.

The nervous giggles and fixed grins on the faces of the Wasington Elite as he keeps dropping bomb after bomb on them.

'OMG Did he just say that?'
'Shut up and smile! For goodness sake, pretend you're a god sport.'
It was just *beautiful!* There were several walkouts and Bush had a face like dark thunder.

Fucking Aces.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.....Superb

 

[Detroit City]

Steve Colbert has giant fucking balls of steel.

no one over the age of 25 gives a shit about Colbert....and those kiddies have no power or money...

The main attraction of these shows, is supposedly getting to see stars and other topical personalities, in an 'informal' discussion setting..

you must mean seeing Kirsten Dunst in a low-cut top, mini skirt, and fuck-me shoes in an informal setting...

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

no one under the age of 25 gives a shit about Colbert....and those kiddies have no power or money...



you must mean seeing Kirsten Dunst in a low-cut top, mini skirt, and fuck-me shoes in an informal setting...

Something like that....


And my 18 year old kid never misses one episode of the Colbert Report.

 

[N_igma]

Full of American shite.

 

[Detroit City]

Full of American shite.

why do you guys spell shit as shite? what the hell do you need the extra "e" on the end for?

that's why america overtook england after WWII....cause you folks were spending so much extra time putting all those extra and un-needed letters into your writing.

 

[albionism]

It makes our language coloUrful. And shit and shite are two different words.

 

[foo]

Ross holds Letterman up as a friggin hero.

really?

well that explains a lot!

 

[albionism]

I personally use "shite" to discribe something that is slightly shitter than shit.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

no one over the age of 25 gives a shit about Colbert....and those kiddies have no power or money...

I like Colbert and I'm almost 45. Although I still have no power or money...

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I like Colbert and I'm almost 45. Although I still have no power or money...

Oh, he said 'over', did he? I should learn to read more carefully.

I watch the Colbert Report faithfully also, although I prefer The Daily Show.

 

[jugularvein]

why do you guys spell shit as shite? what the hell do you need the extra "e" on the end for?

that's why america overtook england after WWII....cause you folks were spending so much extra time putting all those extra and un-needed letters into your writing.

0/10 trolling, piss poor, shite effort

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I've never really understood 'shite' either. It's like you can't bring yourself to get down to business and say 'shit'.

 

[skyscraper101]

Because you pronounce it 'Shite' like 'might'

And it sounds much cooler in a mancunian accent

 

[Detroit City]

It makes our language coloUrful. And shit and shite are two different words.

i see...

I like Colbert and I'm almost 45. Although I still have no power or money...

0/10 trolling, piss poor, shite effort

 

[Iguana]

I've never really understood 'shite' either. It's like you can't bring yourself to get down to business and say 'shit'.

From my perspective shit is more for if I'm pissed off by something, like if I lose money, drop something on my foot or the dog vomits in the living room. Shite is for something you acknowledge is shitty but doesn't really bother you, like after seeing "The Other Boleyn Girl" last week and I said to my friend afterward: That was kind of shite, wasn't it?. But that might just be the Irish way.

Although I'm not sure why north Americans say "ass," which is a child's swear word like darn, instead of "arse" an actual swear word.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

i think for most americans it's just homely to have them there, all the time, with repetitive jokes and styles (that in terms of real comedy died years ago). it's like a holey old smelly blanket that's still comfy.

I would go with that from what I see; they're institutions.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

From my perspective shit is more for if I'm pissed off by something, like if I lose money, drop something on my foot or the dog vomits in the living room. Shite is for something you acknowledge is shitty but doesn't really bother you, like after seeing "The Other Boleyn Girl" last week and I said to my friend afterward: That was kind of shite, wasn't it?. But that might just be the Irish way.

Although I'm not sure why north Americans say "ass," which is a child's swear word like darn, instead of "arse" an actual swear word.

For something bad, but not as bad as shit, we'd say it was crap.

Ass is a child's swear word. Butt is more commonly used.

 

[rhod]

Jonathon Ross's Friday Night show is dire. And its even worse because its mimicking the American talk-show format without thinking.

Never used to be a fan of Woss, but I have warmed to him over the last few years. Wouldn't go out of my way to watch his show, but it sometimes raises a few giggles when he asks particularly embarrassing questions.

If he was on every night, though....that would be different - I'd avoid the fucker like the plague.

 

[Ponyutd]

Lettermans last show live now...the big guns are certainly turning up for this one. Shame it's not funny though.

 

[8den]

Letterman and Leno are americans institutions. I think anyone would struggle to be consistently funny 5 nights a week for 30 odd years.

Leno has finally been exposed a hack and a asshole for the way he treated Conan during the debacle that was his move to NBC. I also think Letterman and Leno are head in such high regard by people who remember their stand up careers in the 70s and 80s.

American late talk shows are a cluttered mess, you have the Daily Show, the Tonight Show, Letterman, Fallon, Kimmel. Christ they've even taken James Corben off our hands and given him a talk show.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Corden talks like everyone in the audience is as dull witted as he is. He'll probably do very well in the US.

 

[8den]

no one over the age of 25 gives a shit about Colbert....and those kiddies have no power or money...

Clearly you've never heard about his superpac.