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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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44. Forgive me for thinking a woman who was a producer on multiple late night programs...

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #42)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 07:36 PM

Sep 2015

could have any insights on them or their casting what-so-ever.

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The Late Night Sausage Fest. [View all] trumad Sep 2015 OP

Years ago, Joan Rivers explained the problem this way... Xithras Sep 2015 #1

What was the last show that had guest hosts at all? Raine1967 Sep 2015 #5

I'm not even sure anyone did it BEFORE Carson. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2015 #11

Many of them still do. Xithras Sep 2015 #13

Amy shumer was offered a late night gig yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #16

Joan Rivers had a show in the 80s. AngryAmish Sep 2015 #25

I dated a late night (generic phrase) producer at one time Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #27

I tink Tina Fey covered this aspect of show business really well in Bossy Pants..... bettyellen Sep 2015 #36

I haven't read it, but I want to Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #37

I agree about Conan and Kimmel being dweebs. Which begs the question why there are no female dweebs bettyellen Sep 2015 #38

Different opportunities aren't nessisarily unequal or lesser ones. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #39

we are talking about this specific opportunity - and why it is so often given to mediocre men. bettyellen Sep 2015 #40

I didn't say they are mediocre, I said they are dweebs. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #41

those dweebs are actually pretty mediocre. but you have a bagful excuses that make no sense, so lets bettyellen Sep 2015 #42

Forgive me for thinking a woman who was a producer on multiple late night programs... Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #44

if the logic was consistent, I'd buy it. As I said, I think Tina Fey nailed it pretty well. bettyellen Sep 2015 #45

I have no idea who most of those guys are Shrek Sep 2015 #2

Don't you even recognize Conan O'Brien? Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #3

The guy next to Colbert Shrek Sep 2015 #7

Frankly, Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #22

Seth Myers ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #29

And it's a Weisswurst KamaAina Sep 2015 #4

I hope I'm wrong Aerows Sep 2015 #17

I believe that's Larry Wilmore on the upper right. TreasonousBastard Sep 2015 #18

D'oh! KamaAina Sep 2015 #26

People still watch tv? Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #6

Sounds almost as bad a problem as people still reading comic books LanternWaste Sep 2015 #8

Oh, no "horror", friend! None at all! Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #10

Love television ... trumad Sep 2015 #19

I'm too cool to spend 100 bucks a month on ice road truckers and sasquatch hunters, I admit it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #20

Many people choose to cut cable/sat for many reasons tabasco Sep 2015 #21

uh rabbit ears are about 5 bucks. trumad Sep 2015 #23

Uh, where I live and many people live tabasco Sep 2015 #24

It's a pretty rarefied zone to be that cool Facility Inspector Sep 2015 #32

One guareenteed result from that article and Twitter comments Heeeeers Johnny Sep 2015 #9

Heh! Funny that someone who has Ed McMahon's tag line comments in a thread madinmaryland Sep 2015 #15

Late night television jumped the shark years ago. I would rather put madinmaryland Sep 2015 #12

No, Reggae Shark jumped the Shark snooper2 Sep 2015 #33

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Jessica Williams herself declined because she thought she wasn't experienced enough. Initech Sep 2015 #30

Is Chelsea Lately still on? Shrek Sep 2015 #31

She went to Netflix RockaFowler Sep 2015 #34

... blogslut Sep 2015 #35

Rec'd for the title alone. Agschmid Sep 2015 #43

Saw Samantha Bee's trailer for her show last night. progressoid Sep 2015 #46

Ha---had to start a new thread... Love it. trumad Sep 2015 #47