David Letterman To Retire in 2015.

I'm so glad Roxy can't see this: of all the stupid things he's posted over the years, that suggestion is the stupidest.

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Namo...the honest first thought that came to my mind was exactly what Roxy said!
I thought "wonder if Jay Leno will take over for David Letterman?"

It is a funny thought considering the Leno history at his previous position.

If I was in my late 60's, extremely conservative, had absolutely no sense of humor, had skin so thin you could practically see through it and hated everyone who didn't agree completely with my every utterance, I'm sure I would think Jay Leno would be an inspired choice as well.

Edit: "Until than..." Isn't that a line from the new show If/Than?

Updated On: 4/3/14 at 05:18 PM

The same goes for you Bob although I did not look at your response. Why bother. Thank you mods for ignore. Greatest invention since electricity.

Would love to see Ferguson on Late Night. This would be inspired. About 6 months ago I started watching him and I got hooked. Love his bits with Geoff the talking skeleton and Secretariat the horse. If he had a budget would his bit about his band The Shy Guys have to go? The question is would he move from LA to NY. The other problem I doubt CBS would make such an inspired choice. We shall see

I wonder if Moonves knew about this or was he shocked when he hears this?

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Updated On: 4/3/14 at 05:20 PM

"Thank you mods for ignore. Greatest invention since electricity."

You've been around since the invention of electricity so if anyone would know, it would be you, though I thought you once said Obamacare was the greatest invention since electricity. Maybe I got that backwards.

Craig I doubt would get it, I think they're likely to go with a younger host who can compete with the two Jimmys.

Chelsea Handler's leaving E! so she might be an option or possibly Conan as his contract also runs out in 2015. Another choice which wouldn't surprise me would be Neil Patrick Harris given his experience as a host on the Tonys, Emmys and guest stints with Kelly Ripa.

How effed up would CBS be to do Roxy's suggestion? In essence, give the gig to the guy responsible for his predecessor getting that previous gig in the first place. Okay, they are by no means that crazy. Moving on.

Suggestions:
Craig Ferguson- Obvious choice but the LA issues

Conan O'Brien- Another obvious choice. I think he really wants to return to network. TBS is not working out as a launchpad for anything besides maybe Pete Holmes' talk show. Also LA issues but him not in New York has kind of made a huge fulcrum of his show feel like it has a missing piece.

Maya Rudolph- She has something in the works with NBC, yadda yadda yadda. I want her to actually succeed.

Zach Galifianakis- Were CBS ever trying to skew young, it would probably happen during late night. Galifianakis' whole shtick, which oddly feels like if Letterman in the 80s were doing Steve Allen, is something that I always wanted to see in the format. And if Between Two Ferns with Obama was any indication, he has more cache in that position of a host than people thought. Plus he has a 'he's one of us' air that works with celebrities.

Louis CK- Because let's really make Season 3 of Louie a reality.

Conan's contract with TBS ends in November 2015 and I imagine CBS would want to launch the new Late Show in September 2015 unless of course, they buy out the last three months of his contract.

A January 2016 launch would be just as effective and I think Letterman's contract runs through the end of 2015 though I could be wrong. If Conan is the guy they want, they'll figure out the logistics.

I hope they go with a woman.

"Louis CK- Because let's really make Season 3 of Louie a reality."

Weren't they just stringing Louis along to sign Seinfeld, though?! Been a while since I saw it, but I recall that being the case.

They posted the clip on YouTube...
Letterman announces retirement