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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnybody else miss Letterman, Stewart, & Olbermann?
They were all such great writers and had such quick wits and excellent timing.
Just imagine what they could be doing with Trump and his collection of the best people right now.
Wish theyd all come back for some kind of round table discussion. Even just one time.
Id gladly pay to see it in person or on pay per view.
None of this is too say that I dont really like Colbert, Noah, and Rachel that replaced their time slots. Love them too.
Just wish those three voices were still ALSO out there talking politics.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)mucifer
(23,576 posts)I like Rachel a lot more than Olbermann and Colbert and Stewart are similar.
So I don't really miss those three. I think we are ok. Plus, once in a while the old three pop up in places.
VOX
(22,976 posts)Agree 100%, the writing is tops.
dchill
(38,561 posts)whathehell
(29,096 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Never watched Letterman but enjoy his online show now. Olbermann I never forgave for a special comment he did on Hillary that was nothing but bullshit.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)I'll carry that grudge to the grave.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)lapfog_1
(29,228 posts)but they have left us a legacy of great "replacements"
John Oliver, Stephen Cobert, Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah, and the great Samantha Bee.
on the news side, Lawrence O'Donnel, Racheal Maddow, Ali Velshi and Stephanie Rule, Joy Reid, and Chris Hayes are all very very good... although maybe not quite as good as Keith at skewering the GOP.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)He is way better than Letterman.
Funtatlaguy
(10,890 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Omann got old and too cocky. I think the late night show hosts do pretty well with todays politics, but I did prefer Letterman.
Tribalceltic
(1,000 posts)world wide wally
(21,757 posts)I loved them all
Greybnk48
(10,177 posts)And the sarcastic way Keith did the show. I don't think I ever missed more than 5? shows the entire time he was on. Loved it! I also was a member of the group that bought him a tie that he wore on the show! I think it was k.o.e.b., but not totally certain anymore.
I also REALLY, REALLY, REALLY miss Jon Stewart. Every night. And the Colbert Report.
mucifer
(23,576 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,174 posts)I never could stay up late enought to watch Letterman, but i do appreciate him.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Olbermann
Stewart
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)Paladin
(28,277 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,811 posts)But I love the ones we have now.
dembotoz
(16,864 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)I will always be grateful to them for making the Bush/Cheney years a little more bearable. So glad to have Colbert, Meyers, Kimmel, etc. Boy, are they ever needed these days !!!!!