Poll

Who's your favorite late late host?

Jimmy Kimmel
10 (29.4%)
Jimmy Fallon
6 (17.6%)
Craig Ferguson
18 (52.9%)

Total Members Voted: 32

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yesno

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Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« on: March 05, 2009, 09:30:46 PM »
By default, I have to go with Craig Ferguson.

erechoveraker

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2009, 10:00:47 PM »
What is this, one of those f/m/k polls?

If we're going with overall funny and such, Kimmel is high on that list - but his show drove into a ditch something fierce a few years ago, and has never gotten out. I've missed Fallon every night this week so far, so I can't comment there really - but his writing staff is great and he has the Roots, so c'mon. Craiggers has a nice charm and rapport with the audience/camera, but he has crappy guests, has a lot of repetitive go-to material (which unlike Conan, isn't self-deprecating enough to be consistently funny), and needs someone to play off of more (either a producer, band leader, sidekick, anything) on slower nights.

Going off the "I'd have a beer with him" test, Ferguson'd win, but he don't imbibe no more. And I'd like to play Century with Kimmel, so I'll say him. (he has a better posse than Craig, too)



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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2009, 11:10:27 PM »
Gotta go with Ferguson, but Kimmel is growing into his show pretty well. Jimmy Fallon is a vicious black hole of funny though. I am a very happy person, but I get really angry just thinking about the existence of his show.

Trembling Eagle

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2009, 11:44:40 PM »
Late night tv could use a little more....uhh spice. Rather bland offering.

yesno

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2009, 12:34:40 AM »
I've never actually seen Craig Ferguson's show, but I figure I could laugh at his accent, so I voted for him.

A friend pointed out that while neither Jimmy is funny, Jimmy Kimmel does appear to be a genuine nice guy.  Fallon, on the other hand, would stab you in the back.

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2009, 12:37:13 AM »
Voted Ferguson

I don't understand why Kimmel's show even exists (or why anyone would consider it relevant in any way), and I refuse to actually acknowledge Fallon's show

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2009, 12:53:17 AM »
I've hated Jimmy Kimmel since he treated the great David Liebe Hart like human garbage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moOTa6C7AeU

I think Jimmy Fallon is an unfunny marble mouth and I don't think his show will be getting any better.

So I voted for Craig Ferguson.  Even though his show is boring and he seems pretty obtuse for a talk show host, at least he's likable.

I'm really looking forward to Conan's return.

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2009, 01:29:52 AM »
Ugh. I actually didn't mind Jimmy Kimmel before I saw that.
"I LOVE HONEY BUNCHES AND OATS,BUT THE LAST THREE TIMES I WAS EATING IT,T EXSPIRIENCED SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN AND ACID REFLEX PROBLEMS.SO THIS CEREAL IS OF MY GROCERY LIST" - Monika54

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2009, 03:36:04 AM »
I don't like any of them.

KickTheBobo

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2009, 11:35:43 AM »
they're all fucking douchebags.

yesno

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2009, 11:44:48 AM »
I don't like any of them.

they're all fucking douchebags.

You still need to vote.

These guys would make a great f/m/k.

erechoveraker

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2009, 11:50:10 AM »
These guys would make a great f/m/k.

Oh, well that's easy. M Fergie, F/K Jimmy - doesn't matter which one.

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2009, 12:30:48 PM »
I like Ferguson's monologues when he goes unscripted. I'm surprised that Jimmy Kimmel is still the only person to use video clips during his monologues, which I've always liked.

Nobody does good "skit" material and I'll agree with earlier posters that Ferguson seems to get the worst guests.

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2009, 06:03:18 PM »
The format of celebrity interviews is generally pretty terrible that it makes Conan and Letterman only intermittently watchable, despite that both of those two are brilliant. Fallon might be great, after Conan we should have all learned our lesson in judging talk show hosts too early. But Kimmel and Ferguson's shows are both unwatchable while the guys themselves seem okay.

Kimmel (for being funny in things besides his show on occasion)
Ferguson (for being different)
Fallon (not his show, but he was terrible on SNL and hasn't done anything else)

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Re: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, or Craig Ferguson?
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2009, 06:45:09 PM »
Fallon (not his show, but he was terrible on SNL and hasn't done anything else)


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