The Triumpant Return of Late Night Talk Shows

Finally, after months of waiting, the late night talk show fests finally returned to the air. Just as all of them have handled their time off differently, they all handled their return differently, although none of them ignored the obvious reason for their absence.

David Letterman and Craig Ferguson were the only talk show hosts to return with writers, and this was on behalf of Letterman’s Worldwide Pants Production working out an agreement with the Writers Guild for their return. In true Dave fashion, he presented a Top Ten list of the writers’ top ten demands presented by the writers of a variety of different television shows. The list included items such as a complimentary tote bag along with an insulting offer, no disciplinary action against writers caught in an inappropriate relationship with a copier, and producers must immediately remove their heads from their asses. Ferguson resented the bloggers that are saying he and Letterman will now get all the A list celebrities due to not crossing the picket line, and he defended the stance, saying his show will continue to be crap.

While Letterman had a taped intro from Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jay Leno had Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee on as a guest, and not just chatting, but jamming with the band on his bass guitar. The Writers Guild is checking to see if Leno went against his own agreement as part of the Writers Guild by writing his own jokes for the show. He stated it was just like old times for him, as that’s how he started out years ago.

And just like Letterman, Conan O’Brien also showed up completely bearded. I’m not quite sure why the two equated the writers strike with an inability to shave. OBrien then showed how he spent his off time, performing Beastie Boys songs in the voice of Edith Bunker. He always does well at being an original, but he also showed he could jam pretty well on the guitar on his own.

In fact, that’s what all the late late night show hosts showed. They could do it on their own, one way or another, and most likely in the same vein that got them to the dance in the first place. Jay performs his standup, Dave does his top 10, Ferguson uses his self-deprecating humor, and Conan continue to have one-of-a-kind humor with a huge set-up that no one else could do. It makes you wonder why they haven’t been doing this all along.

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