The Blind Mike Project - Reacting to Jon Stewart Reacting to Colbert's Firing

Blind Mike has some thoughts on Jon Stewart's reaction to the Late Show's cancellation and it serves as an incisive look at the entire late night talkshow landscape.

My first reaction to the idea that talkshows can be more like podcasts was to dismiss it. But then he mentions Charlie Rose and Tom Snyder and it seems reasonable. That is essentially what those shows were. And they never got great ratings but they could be successful because they were so inexpensive to produce.

The Late Show is Ending

CBS has announced that the Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its run in May 2026.

Stephen isn't being replaced, the show is simply ending for financial reasons.

Talk Show Hosts Compared to the Conan Standard

There's a lot that I agree with here and there's quite a bit that I disagree with. I get the feeling that he started watching around "Conan" and doesn't know much prior to that. But overall, it's a worthwhile watch.

Conan and Dave and the Horse

Conan's Entertainment Weekly piece.

Late Show with Stephen Colbert - First Reaction

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: First Reaction

It was perfectly average. It felt exactly like a cable show that moved to a major network.

This has been: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: First Reaction

Colbert to Replace Letterman

CBS has apparently announced that Stephen Colbert will take over the Late Show when David Letterman retires next year. He will not be playing "the Colbert character" but will be himself.

Personally, I have mixed feelings. I think he's a funny guy and I loved him when he was a cast member on "The Dana Carvey Show" way back when. But how is he as a talk show host? Or.... How is he as a talk show host when he's just being himself? Don't know, no one knows. Seems like a complete gamble.

I don't like the move but I don't hate it either.

Best Friends No More

Jimmy and Stephen Colbert agreed to be Best Friends for Six Months but just recently the six month friend lease expired. In this segment, Jimmy and Stephen contemplate where to go from here...

I was trying to remember where "Somewhere Out There" first appeared. I remembered it was a Disney-like film from way back but which one? It's from "An American Tail". That's way back there.

According to wikipedia, it was co-written by James Horner. There's kind of an odd bit o' trivia. Also according to wikipedia, this clip is part of a "multi-episode arc". Let's hope they find a hatch.

The Ambiguously Gay Duo

TAGD IS BACK!!! I don't know how or why the skit was resurrected but I don't care. It's a classic cartoon and I've loved it ever since I first saw it on The Dana Carvey Show. That's right - it started on The Dana Carvey Show. Someday I should make a post about that show.

Anyways, it's back and aired on SNL (as well as Late Night). Here it is:

Review: I don't like the changing of Ace and Gary's voices. Colbert and Carrell had the perfect voices for the pair. But it's much more onerous to play multiple parts (as they do) in live action so it's not bad. I could identify Ed Helms, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell as the villains but I was stumped on the Lizard Man. Turns out it's current SNL cast member Fred Armisan.

Fun Fun Fun Fun

This week "Late Night" and Stephen Colbert did a cross-show promotion in order to raise money for charity. The end result of this was that Colbert had to sing Rebecca Black's biggest hit "Friday".

With backing from The Roots, he did just that:

The previous night the following dialogue took place on the show as Jimmy announced how much money they had raised:

Jimmy: $50,000!

Announcer Steve Higgins: You could buy a lot of Soul Patrol sweatshirts with that.

Jimmy: Yeah, you could- you could- I lost a lot of money; you made me invest in Soul Patrol sweatshirts.

Higgins: Yes.

Jimmy: Taylor- Taylor Hicks.

Higgins: Taylor Hicks... Soul Patrol... you gotta remember they're hyper--

Jimmy: Hypercolor sweatshirts that they don't make anymore.

Higgins: Yeah. But--

Jimmy: You made me lose a lot of money.

Higgins: The money's still there! That's an investment. In the future. Soul Patrol.

Jimmy: Taylor Hicks is- is- he's a great talent, I love that guy--

Higgins: What about the Sanjaya hair clips? And hair extensions?

Jimmy: I lost a lot of money.

Higgins: That's like money in the bank.

And you'll find in the "Friday" performance Jimmy is wearing a Hypercolor Soul Patrol sweatshirt.