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calimary

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23. Well, there's always hope. Heck, I read earlier this week that there's even talk of bringing

Reply to BobTheSubgenius (Reply #19)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 02:32 AM

Mar 2015

Olbermann back to MSNBC. Maybe just vaporous ideas merely being kicked around in public - Phil Griffin evidently expressing regrets about his leaving. That'd actually be pretty doggone great if Olbermann got back on the air Monday through Friday. It'd be great to have that nice loud voice chain-sawing through the bullshit again. He'd skewer the bastards! And it'd mean ratings.

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The dismantling of the Daily Show continues [View all] Renew Deal Mar 2015 OP

I was sad when Craig left too Politicalboi Mar 2015 #1

He also said he could no longer analyze cable news for a living, it was driving him mad. arcane1 Mar 2015 #2

^^This^^ DebJ Mar 2015 #9

I believe Jon's decision to leave is motivated by wanting to be with his children . . . Journeyman Mar 2015 #3

No. Jon is not running out of comedians. New ones are always out there. immoderate Mar 2015 #4

TW3?! Whoa! You've definitely dated yourself. RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #7

How about the Colgate Comedy Hour? Show of Shows? immoderate Mar 2015 #8

Alas, I was a precocious kid with a decent memory and liberal parents RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #10

Colgate featured Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. (And others.) immoderate Mar 2015 #12

Googling tells me I wasn't even alive when the Colgate Comedy Hour had its last show RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #13

I'm just that old. immoderate Mar 2015 #14

Haha! That's OK! It was a fascinating era RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #15

As a boomer, I remember the 70's had quality shows. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #16

I remember those fondly, too RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #17

Groucho's show ended in '61. Close. immoderate Mar 2015 #18

I remember those well Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #25

Oh gosh! "That Was The Week That Was"! And "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"! calimary Mar 2015 #22

I barely remember Danny Kaye, Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #28

It was the other way around thesquanderer Mar 2015 #29

But in my world, Fred came first Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #32

I have a feeling that Jon Jim Beard Mar 2015 #5

thanks for that, I think there's a basis for thinking that CreekDog Mar 2015 #21

The new show with Jason Jones and Samantha Bee has been in the works for years, truebluegreen Mar 2015 #6

"They can't pay him enough to watch that shit." EXACTLY!! arcane1 Mar 2015 #11

It IS sad. It's the end of an era, and a project that was so sorely needed at times. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2015 #19

Well, there's always hope. Heck, I read earlier this week that there's even talk of bringing calimary Mar 2015 #23

He's probably been hoping to quit for the past few years. ErikJ Mar 2015 #20

Corddry wasn't funny. Bucky Mar 2015 #24

he stayed far longer than most people. pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #26

I always felt that Jon was proud of the success of his show's talent, and his own Skittles Mar 2015 #27

The show was in much part due to great writing ksoze Mar 2015 #30

Dude's been at it for almost 20 years. WilliamPitt Mar 2015 #31

When your audience and salary are three times larger than the people you're mocking shaayecanaan Mar 2015 #33