What I have been rooting for, with some guilt, is that if they are stuck with Batiste, that they have Colbert basically have the kind of relationship with him that Carson had with Doc - kind of tease and make fun of him and let the audience identify with the host. He has done that a little, but in a vague and half-hearted way.
The NO segment was a start - but I kept wondering why they did not air that the first week or two. But I guess the real problem is that I just don't like Batiste enough, and don't respond passionately enough to his music. I miss the feeling I always had with Paul (and that I pretty much have the few times I have watched Fallon) that the band can jam with whoever is singing that night, and most nights would be better than anyone they bring in. On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 9:38 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > So, who would be the right bandleader? Thinking of the other bandleaders > in late night, past and present, I don't know if any of them really made > (or make) the host more palatable to the audience. Johnny and Conan have > opted for them as additional joke participants/targets. Leno used one as a > punching bag, and the others were not so inclined (for different reasons). > > Paul, and to a greater extent, Max Weinberg, both served as partners in > crazy to their hosts, but it seems you want Batiste to do something else? > Did the segment with Jon and Stephen in New Orleans from October do this? > > The case could be made that Questlove is there to acknowledge the unspoken > truth that Fallon is a high-functioning doofus, but that's not the same > thing. Reggie Watts...I have no idea what role he's playing, and I suspect > Reggie likes it that way. I find Fred Armisen unfunnier than a thousand > flaming suns, so I really can't assess his role on Late Night. La Bamba > (trombone player) takes the place of Max for Conan, and Kimmel's bandleader > doesn't do much outside of musical stuff. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* PGage <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, November 23, 2015 11:52 PM > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Colbert's Ratings > > As a big fan of the man and the show, this is one reason why I harp so > much on Batiste - it seems like the right band leader and band could help > make him more friendly to a mass audience; indeed, it seems like he thinks > Batiste is that right guy, and he just isn't. > > > > -- > -- > 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. > -- -- 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.
