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04-07-2014, 02:01 AM
Why A**ther Old White Guy Is a Bad Idea for CBS' 'Late Show'
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A little background on me in regards to late-night talk shows: I wrote for the pilot for The Pete Holmes Show, previously wrote for @midnight with Chris Hardwick, and attended tapings of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan. I also made this hilarious and perfect tweet that was cited by the pinnacle of journalism, Time (http://time.com/49015/replace-dave-the-blogosphere-already-has-ideas/) magazine (wherein I was also adorably mentioned in a sentence along with the word "moxie"):
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Besides all that, I'm the audience CBS wants. I'm the millennial it — and everyone else — seems so desperate to ensnare.
See also: David Letterman's Top 10 Late Night Television Moments (http://mashable.com/2014/04/03/david-letterman-top-10-moments/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The odds are I don't have the same relationship with late-night television that you do. If you've ever stayed up too late to watch Johnny Carson without your parents k**wing, or sneakily recorded a David Letterman bit on your VCR, or always ended your workday next to your partner in bed while watching Jay Le** ask, "If you've seen" this or "If you've heard about" that, I can't pretend to have the same relationship with late night as you. I can't and I won't Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/06/white-guy-cbs-late-show/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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A little background on me in regards to late-night talk shows: I wrote for the pilot for The Pete Holmes Show, previously wrote for @midnight with Chris Hardwick, and attended tapings of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan. I also made this hilarious and perfect tweet that was cited by the pinnacle of journalism, Time (http://time.com/49015/replace-dave-the-blogosphere-already-has-ideas/) magazine (wherein I was also adorably mentioned in a sentence along with the word "moxie"):
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Besides all that, I'm the audience CBS wants. I'm the millennial it — and everyone else — seems so desperate to ensnare.
See also: David Letterman's Top 10 Late Night Television Moments (http://mashable.com/2014/04/03/david-letterman-top-10-moments/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The odds are I don't have the same relationship with late-night television that you do. If you've ever stayed up too late to watch Johnny Carson without your parents k**wing, or sneakily recorded a David Letterman bit on your VCR, or always ended your workday next to your partner in bed while watching Jay Le** ask, "If you've seen" this or "If you've heard about" that, I can't pretend to have the same relationship with late night as you. I can't and I won't Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/06/white-guy-cbs-late-show/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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