I doubt Stewart wants the job. And I'm not sure he would be particularly good at it. Stewart may be the worst celebrity interviewer currently working in late night.
It will be interesting to see if CBS Decides to compete directly with ABC and NBC with someone who can do Internet size bits of comedy aimed at the young. Or if they do more counterprogramming serving their older audience and those not disposed to the comedy of the Jimmy's. ://www.facebook.com/amnestyusa/posts/10202547739428599<https://www.facebook.com/amnestyusa/posts/10202547739428599> On Friday, April 4, 2014, Doug Fields <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't think of anybody who's as qualified and ready to go right now as > Jon Stewart. There was a period of 2-3 years just before The Daily Show > when Worldwide Pants (Letterman's production company) had Stewart on a > retainer, but they apparently never found the right project for him. > > > > He's got the interviewing skills down, and could easily handle a > monologue. After some of the stuff they've done at TDS, imagine what he > could do with a CBS-sized production budget. > > > > Doug Fields > > Tampa, FL > > > > *From:* > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>[mailto: > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] > *On Behalf Of *PGage > *Sent:* Thursday, April 03, 2014 11:40 PM > *To:* > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Letterman retiring in 2015, supposedly > > > > Seven suggestions: > http://www.today.com/entertainment/ferguson-handler-no-shortage-possible-successors-david-letterman-2D79481796 > > > > Of these, for me, please not Ferguson, DeGeneres or Seinfeld. I am not > really familiar with Handler. Each of the rest would be interesting - I > like Poehler (but then, why not Fey?). > > > > Craig Ferguson > > Chelsea Handler > > Amy Poehler > > Ellen DeGeneres > > Stephen Colbert > > Louis CK > > Jerry Seinfeld > > -- > -- > 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]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tvornottv%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > 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]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tvornottv%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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/d/optout.
