Best U.S. Talk Show Hosts 1980-2010
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Late night talk show, morning talk show, primetime news commentary … these are the true masters of the art of the talk show, regardless of time slot or audience.
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1.
Jay Leno
271 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
2.
Johnny Carson
The indisputable king of late 20th-century late night.
223 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist - 1 comment
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Added 13 years ago by guest, 14 points
3.
Regis Philbin
168 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
4.
Conan O’Brien
Conan O’Brien
Once we put aside our resentment over the serious over-hyping of his recent revival, we can see that he actually is a decently artful host.
160 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
5.
Craig Ferguson
117 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
6.
Jimmy Kimmel
115 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
7.
Maury Povich
17 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
8.
Jerry Springer
16 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
9.
Ricki Lake
14 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
10.
Keith Olbermann
Here’s a guy I would never want to have to face in a debate.
8 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
11.
Arsenio Hall
7 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
12.
Stephen Colbert
4 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
13.
Jon Stewart
3 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
14.
Ellen DeGeneres
-3 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
15.
Zach Galifianakis
-5 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
16.
Phil Donahue
A true master of morning talk … the best around until Oprah came on the scene.
-9 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
17.
David Letterman
The one who SHOULD have inherited The Tonight Show from Carson.
-10 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
18.
Chris Rock
-19 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
19.
Rosie O'Donnell
-41 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
20.
Oprah Winfrey
If Johnny is the king of late night, then Oprah has to be the queen of afternoon talk (though she was really much better in the morning time slots of her earlier years).
-55 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
21.
Rachel Maddow
-67 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
22.
Bill Maher
-85 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
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