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Old 01-10-2014, 10:03 AM   #30 (permalink)
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To me, late night talk shows are where comedians go to sell out and die. The nightly opening segments of topical humor is a formula designed for failure, network TV standards force the hosts to be bland and to rely on silly trademark schticks, and the scripted celebrity interviews are infuriatingly transparent and dull.
Which is another reason why Craig Ferguson is amazing. He just rambles on about nonsense with his guests and if he feels like it he might eventually get around to talking about whatever the guests are there to promote in the first place.
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