From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Did Fallon need to introduce himself last night?
My problem with Fallon is he has never demonstrated that he is up to the task. Say what you will about Leno, but you cannot deny there was a time when he was emulated, respected, and often copied by comics across the country. He was edgy and hip and a huge part of the stand-up boom in the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Leno ceased being that decades ago, of course, but at least at one point he had something Fallon never had. ----- By that criteria, none who came after Jay on any late night program qualify with the *possible* exception of Bill Maher. I think it's been a couple of decades since there was any comic that was widely recognized, emulated, or copied. And he's driving around in borrowed cars talking with his friends (and on rare occasion, his betters). Louis CK comes close, but I doubt he's as widely known as Leno, Letterman or Maher ever were at their respective peaks. Ferguson and Stewart are/were journeyman comedians with occasional forays into comedic acting and writing. The Daily Show is Stewart's third late night program. Fallon, Colbert and Meyers were sketch performers, with Meyers having additional writing responsibilities. Fallon has musical and impressionist abilities comparable to Tommy Davidson from In Living Color. Colbert worked on other comedy programs and served time on GMA. Dennis Miller was essentially Seth Meyers without the head writing experience. O'Brien was a writer for comedy and sketches on two television institutions. Kimmel worked his way up through radio and television, co-hosting a couple of programs with legs on the basic cable. Kilbourn thought he was funny on a sports program, and some people in power agreed. David ________________________________ -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
