For real. The guy was only doing what he was told (and very badly btw). It's not like he has actual influence.
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Jimmy Fallon Cratering in the Ratings, Skirting Near Third Place in "Late Night Wars"
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For real. The guy was only doing what he was told (and very badly btw). It's not like he has actual influence.
SolidChamp
Banned
Snap!
lol Loving the responses in this thread. Fuck Fallon. Hes a sycophantic fuckhead.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
The late night Boogie.
It was his idea.
More links:
http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/sean-spicer-emmy-awards-stephen-colbert.html
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/media/stephen-colbert-sean-spicer/index.html
You know the "he was only following orders" thing is how people defend Nazi soldiers right? If you find your job to be morally wrong, you don't have to do it.
Old Gimlet Eyes
Member
Jimmy has never been funny and it boggles the mind he got the job he did.
But he resigned.
I saw it as Colbert using Spicey to make fun of Trump. Basically, turn Trump's ally against Trump.
He resigned because he disagreed with a staffing decision, not because he hated lying to the American people all the time.
You're right. I certainly don't like the guy.
WaterAstro
Member
And what's bad about Sean Spicer? The dude doesn't give a shit about his time with Trump now.
I watched a lot of CNN people say Sean Spicer is a good guy, but just had a bad job to do.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
You can look at Spicers twitter and see him parroting the same bullshit as any other Republican. Hes a waste man and should be treated as such.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
You don't stay in a job where you are lying against fucking facts for a racist if you have morals.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I'm guessing because he hasent had any real political stances for people to identify with, he wants to be safe when people are tired of the safe route
KernelPanic
Member
He was just doing his job. He can't possible be a dipshit like his former boss or anything.
Widdle Puppy
Banned
Sorry, we don't have the privilege of that with Donald Trump as president.
Ignoring what is happening is letting it happen.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Thank God Colbert made him cool.
Truth. Meyers does some awesome segments too.
Resigning can mean anything in the context of a White House administration.
Mikey Jr.
Member
I watch a closet look daily.
I find it a great way to catch up on stupidness that I missed out on for the day.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Doing what you're told is always a decision.
So....
...did The Roots bet on the wrong horse?
I honestly don't mind Fallon. He seems like that YouTuber that won the fame lottery and was our on screen avatar when he got shy and goofy meeting celebrities that he idolized.
Only problem is that he never really grew out of that.
...did The Roots bet on the wrong horse?
I honestly don't mind Fallon. He seems like that YouTuber that won the fame lottery and was our on screen avatar when he got shy and goofy meeting celebrities that he idolized.
Only problem is that he never really grew out of that.
Rumblebones
Banned
Not all jokes land. That is the nature of comedy. Colbert was obviously going to make jokes about the administration, and Spicer was part of the administration
Yes, most of Colbert jokes are literally jokes about the President being a piece of shit, or Spencer being a terrible ass liar. You can make fun of bad shit, that's like Colbert's whole job.
Is the issue that Spencer is there participating in the joke? The joke is literally the same joke either way, with or without him. Have people actually watched Colbert before? Some of his best stuff is him interviewing shitheads and making jokes about them being shitheads.
And again, there was no rebranding or normalizing.
Celebrities being dumbasses that don't get the point of things and don't care about the average person is not a new thing. No, the celebrities taking happy selfies with him didn't even care for the joke. Spicer is someone they'd love to take selfies with regardless. Celebrities are tone deaf like that, what a surprise.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
You dont get it.
Yes, Colbert has been one of Trumps harshest critics from day one. And yes, he speaks truth to power on a nightly basis. But he made jokes with a guy whos a jerk and who lied about things. That makes Colbert a jerk and a liar via the transitive property. He failed the most important test a person can take in life: The Purity Test.
Did not expect to like Seth all that much but the clips I've seen of him doing his thing have all been pretty damn good.
Yup
Yup
And yup.
He's too safe, watching his show is equivalent to daytime children programming.
Martinski43
Member
Most unfunny talk show host evarr.
LumpOfCole
Member
I wonder if anyone here has been on this ride. I imagine it'd be torture.
It is indeed a shit ride. It replaced the Twister Experience so at least we didnt lose too much.
Wow, he barely lets his guest speak, just endlessly butting in. Keanu at least had fun with it though, delivered a great jab and got a big audience reaction. I stopped halfway, couldnt take anymore of Fallons desk-slapping antics.
I recall really disliking Fallon on SNL for ruining damn near every skit he was involved in. Just could not read his lines and complete his jokes. Cute at first to see him stumble in a fit of laughter, but that got irritating so fast.
Ploid 3.0
Member
I'm glad Conan got free from The Tonight Show. They made him get into a box, and he could hardly be himself, then they get the perfect puppet and seem to have full control. He's such a blank person, from the fake laughs, to not seeming to feel strongly about anything.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
lol whatever
Colbert has blind spots just like anyone else. He though the shock humor value was more important so he went for it and he knew everyone else would just roll with it.
It's possible for someone to be a generally great person and still fuck up sometimes, which he did. You guys kiss Colbert's ass too much
Pretty sure he's contracted for at least another 2-3 years. They could pay him out, though, if things get dire enough I guess
Martinski43
Member
Orly is Last Call with Carson Daly still a thing? Just googled and it is.. by far the worst late night show of them all, why is this show still running?
SolidSnakex
Member
Daly probably gets to keep it because he's the host and producer of The Voice.
Martinski43
Member
Martinski43
Member
Late night shows are pretty dead now after Letterman, Stewart, Ferguson all gone and Conan fired to TBS. Stephen Colbert was great on The Colbert Report i dont like him nearly as much as the replacement for Letterman.
Why was Jay Leno so popular tho.
He's too generic. While that catered to a boomers audience for background noise, they are passing. The other hosts have more personality, intellect, ect.
In other words Fallon is a dildo and the rest are people.
In other words Fallon is a dildo and the rest are people.
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