He doesn't have the gravitas of NBC's Jay Leno or CBS' David Letterman, and isn't as well known as TBS' Conan O'Brien but to me the new king of late night is . . .ABC's Jimmy Kimmel!
OK, that is a lot of call letters, but to me Kimmel is simply the freshest thing going on late-night TV and has the best combination of solid interviewing skills and funny skits around.
Perhaps the most important gauge I have for enjoying Kimmel the most is that I often search for his segments on the internet. I also still go around the house yelling "Barbra Streisand!" "Tom Hanks!" or "We're going to Australia!" thanks to a recent clip his show put together on Oprah.
Luckily my wife knows why I am yelling, though the cat often runs away from me in fear. If only munchkin knew there was nothing to fear because "Oprah's here!"
And I OWN that, by the way...which could be a Dr. Phil'ism...but back to my point.
Being from NY, I never cared for Leno's act of trying to be a regular guy and having lived in Sacramento for many years Southern California was not my kind of place.
I LOVED Letterman growing up, but in recent years he has become bitter and kind of sleazy and I think it has crept onto the air to some extent.
I miss his cute and funny side and wish he would have avoided tearing down Sarah Palin and stayed away from politics...though that could just be me...lol.
I knew I would have trouble following Conan to TBS, and I have...so I have to say that Kimmel is now my fave late night host.
He has traps to fall into too, however, as Kimmel's ex is the far-lefty Sarah Silverman and one of his best friends is the "anything goes" atheist Howard Stern.
I hope Kimmel avoids going down either of these paths on the air, or I will find Conan again.
And I mean it...COCO!
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