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let me say that i am about to turn 66 so i probably don't look at celebrities, actors, talk show hosts as do most people because the fact is that i am older than the vast majority of people; it happens.  i'm going to talk about late night talk show hosts.  not the hosts after 12:30 AM eastern time; i don't know enough about them to say. i'm going to talk about people like jay leno, jimmy kimmel, jimmy fallon and guys like that. i watched johnny carson for a couple of decades. not every night but i watched him a lot. let me say that with one or two exceptions, ANYONE who has hosted the 11:30 gig on any network since carson  isn't/wasn't suited to wear carson's hat. carson was su superior to most of the people who have been in that time slot since he retired in 1992 that it is a disgrace.
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While it is understandable to have a lot of affection for the legacy of Johnny Carson, the fact is that late night television has changed and evolved over the past 30 years, as evidenced by the diversity of the talk show hosts that have followed in his footsteps. The late night hosts today provide more than just light entertainment - they offer political and cultural criticism, tackling topics that often would not have received attention on talk shows of yore. Whether it be the groundbreaking work Jimmy Kimmel has done in tackling racism, Jimmy Fallon taking on mental health issues, or Stephen Colbert taking a critical view of the Trump administration, late night television today provides its viewers with thought-provoking entertainment as much as lighthearted comedy.