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January 24, 2005

Johnny Carson Special Tonight [Say Anything]

I just saw on television that Jay Leno is going to have a tribute to Johnny Carson tonight on the Tonight Show.

That's nice and all, but does anybody else find it a little bit funny that Leno be the one to offer the tribute when its pretty clear that Carson liked Letterman better?

Its probably appropriate that Carson's tribute be on the show he made famous, but it still struck me as odd.

Anyone thinking Letterman's nose is a little out of joint about it?

[Cross-posted at Say Anything]

[Ace's Addendum] One Last Repost For the Road? A commenter says that Letterman hasn't been funny since he jumped to CBS. Apart from the funny walkie-talkie stuff he did early in his tenure, I think that's right.

An old but funny top ten follows.


Top Ten Signs That David Letterman's Heart Just Isn't In It Anymore

10. Recent Stupid Pet Tricks include "Sit," "Shake hands," and "Hump the Leg"

9. Has become so jaded he demands that at least one guest per show get up on his desk and perform a striptease; last week's show with Nathan Lane was particularly uncomfortable

8. Old Letterman comedy staple: puckish irony
New Letterman comedy staple: nonstop racial slurs

7. To amuse himself during interviews, has begun playing drinking games; drinks when someone calls a director "generous," chugs when someone says "This script really spoke to me"

6. Wardrobe for show has degenerated into nothing but baggy sweatpants and "Who Farted?" T-shirts

5. Features a new twenty-minute segment in middle of every show called "Dave's Quiet Time," in which audience members are asked to "pursue independent reading" or "engage in quiet group-study"

4. Questions to celebrity guests sound suspiciously similar to clues to the day's New York Times crossword puzzle

3. Last Thursday's show was nothing but a taped teleconference with his tax lawyers, interspersed with "wacky" sound effects and still photos of Larry "Bud" Melman

2. Standard end-of-show sign-off, "You've been great! Drive safely!" replaced with ominous-sounding "Another hour nearer the sweet embrace of death"

... and the Number One Sign That David Letterman's Heart Just Isn't In It Anymore...

1. He's "really looking forward to" his next-scheduled bout of pink-eye

posted by Ace at 10:50 PM
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I still say if it aint Carson, it aint the Tonight show.
Letterman is the closest to what The Show used to be. Leno always has been and always will be a wannabe.

Posted by: Dean on January 24, 2005 11:02 PM

I think it is pretty gracious of Leno to do this, considering Carson was very cold to Leno when he handed over the reins of the show.

I always thought it odd that Carson never briefly mentioned during his final show, "Oh, yeah -- good luck to Jay, who is taking over the show tomm." or something to that effect.

A lot of people would have held a grudge, but Leno may really be one of the nicest people in America.

He would probably be slammed if he didn't do a tribute, but he should also be applauded for doing the right thing considering the history here.

Posted by: sonofnixon on January 24, 2005 11:04 PM

Did somebody say Letterman can't do a tribute to Carson? Fox news channel has had a running tribute to him for the last two days. Should Leno *not* do a Carson tribute just because he wasn't Carson's choice?
No and no.

Posted by: Craig R. Harmon on January 24, 2005 11:22 PM

Deans right-Carson is King. Leno is awful and letterman hasnt been as good since he moved to CBS.
Unscrewed was great till G4 killed it.

what happened after the Big bang?

Posted by: amish the magnificent on January 24, 2005 11:27 PM

Anyone wanna buy a monkey?

Posted by: rdbrewer on January 25, 2005 12:49 AM

The pipes are clean!

Posted by: senator philabuster on January 25, 2005 12:51 AM
Posted by: amish on January 25, 2005 12:54 AM
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