Carson was good,Letterman was great when he was young,but he hung on too long.Conan does a bad Bob Hope impression.Leno,I just never got.
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Johnny Carson had a quick wit, and often took advantage of a guest's innocent statement.
Mrs. Palmer, Arnie's wife, was a guest, and to make conversation Johnny asked her, "What do you do to wish your husband good luck before a big tournament?" She responded, "I kiss his balls."
Johnny couldn't resist......... "I bet that made his putter stand up."
The audience went wild with laughter.
I really enjoyed his show, music too.
Dave
...as far as Conan is concerned, he's an idiot and I can't even stand to watch his commercials.
Wasn't it Steve Allen who said we should all give up and become Communists, rather than resist? I never respected him after that remark.
You're entitled to your opinion and can dismiss Conan O'Brien as an idiot all you want, but that's about as far from the truth as you can get.
I have a good friend who went to Harvard with O'Brien. He knows him quite well, and says that somewhat goofy personna is strictly for fun and the entertainment industry. He does have a wicked sense of humor and satire.
O'Brien majored in American History and graduated Magna cum laude from Harvard in 1985. He still occasionally gives talks on the arts and humanities at Harvard.
Is he Johnny Carson? No.
An idiot? Absolutely not. Not even close.
Don't be silly. EVERYONE who goes to Havahd is quite intelligent and nuanced.Okay, so he went to Harvard, and he is smart. But as far as a late night host on a talk show, he sucks canal water.