article_snippet: The Late Late Show last night .
article_snippet: And the nightly, late-night, talk show is one of the great staples of American television – a tradition that made the likes of Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Jay Leno, and David Letterman among the most famous stars in the country, making the most famous stars in the country weekly UK equivalents Jonathon Ross, Graham Norton, and even Parkinson
article_snippet: True, Corden is taking over The Late Late Show from another relatively obscure Brit - Scotsman Craig Ferguson, whose reign lasted an impressive/incredible ten years.
article_snippet: But as Piers Morgan found out when Piers Morgan succeeded CNN legend Larry King, these are different times.
article_snippet: Americans’ fondness for Johnny Carson, Letterman, Leno, and Ferguson’s Late Late Show has been based on a familiarity established over decades.
article_snippet: Leno, and Ferguson’s Late Late Show were essentially the same every night.
article_snippet: On the other hand, the likes of Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart, and Saturday Night Live have thrived thanks to Jon Stewart, and Saturday Night Live subversive, satirical, bite and unpredictability.
article_snippet: This was a feature of The Johnny Carson Show but faded in favour of giving stars the spotlight, being recently revived in this country by Graham Norton.
article_snippet: After all, The Late Late Show is not breakfast television.
highlights_snippet: Taking over from Scotsman Craig Ferguson, whose reign lasted ten years .
  