This show is gonna keep declining probably. Stewart was the best. Noah was not nearly as funny and his jokes were practically indistinguishable from the rest of the late night comedy shows of the time (Kimmel, Fallon, Seth Meyers) - and now with Noah leaving, it will probably get worse. Probably my pessimism - and I can't say I'm a regular viewer any more.

Stephen Colbert late show is pretty good, Kimmel and fallon and meyers too. But I dont watch any of them anymore since I haven't had cable tv since 2013, I just sometimes watch what they upload to YouTube.

I enjoy Colbert the most but I've been getting stuck in compilations of Craig Ferguson. He is very funny. His guests are always pretty great too.

Craig Ferguson has been out of the game for years at this point but he was the only late night host worth a damn since Conan went to cable.

I gotta disagree on Colbert, he's probably the most unfunny, unlikeable host on TV these days. Which is sad, because on the Colbert Report, he used to be a lot funnier. I forgot about Conan. He's funny - John Oliver is pretty great too, even if his accent can wear on me.

Yep, I also enjoy S Colbert, but like Mindfulness, limited to what is uploaded to Youtube. Most often, I just watch his monologue; fairly short, well-written and a quick take on the issues of the day.

Kimmel, and Meyers' "Closer Look" also turn up on Youtube but are not as funny as Colbert imo. Both of them make the mistake of cutting to an "off-stage" straightman who is completely unfunny: Kimmel has a plump Latino guy, Meyers a guy holding up prompt cards, but for me they add nothing to the humour of the segments.

:laughing: well, this is very hurtful to us Brits! ;) Actually, I'm always impressed by Americans' willingness to laugh along with J Oliver, even though he is so often ridiculing something going on in the US. John Oliver wears on me too, though: not the accent, but the constant call to feel angry, then more angry, then even more angry, but I suppose that's inevitable when he is, quite rightly, exposing the injustices of the world.

The only thing good about Kimmel is the mean tweets bit and that is other people's content.

Yeah, I don't care who criticizes America - as long as you make it funny. Which is I suppose the big difference between Oliver and Colbert.

Here's a recent Colbert classic:

I think he occasionally does some funny interviews as well. I was gonna say he's got The Roots as well, but then realized that's actually Fallon.

Well, that clip really makes your point, SGR! Complete filler material, embarrassing to someone like me who has just been singing Colbert's praises. My tip: stick to the monologues, which have more actual jokes per minute.