If I remember right colbert was letterman's 4th or 5th choice to replace him, and to this day he wasn't satisfied that they chose him. He did an interview back in 2016-17, and apparently his top choice was norm mcdonald but after the SNL shenanigans the network execs thought doing so would make the "late night" thing unwatchable.
Meh, he would've been good for a few years at least. If canadian tv shows like the jon dore television program have taught us anything, it's that longevity doesn't necessarily translate to popular success.
He should have taken over for David Letterman.
If I remember right colbert was letterman's 4th or 5th choice to replace him, and to this day he wasn't satisfied that they chose him. He did an interview back in 2016-17, and apparently his top choice was norm mcdonald but after the SNL shenanigans the network execs thought doing so would make the "late night" thing unwatchable.
Norm would've been perfect, if not for the cancer he was hiding.
Meh, he would've been good for a few years at least. If canadian tv shows like the jon dore television program have taught us anything, it's that longevity doesn't necessarily translate to popular success.