Best Late-Night TV Hosts
Host↕ | Signature Show↕ | Network↕ | Years as Host↕ | Style↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Carson | The Tonight Show | NBC | 1962-1992 | Cool classic monologue | Defined late night, Karnak the Magnificent, discovered generations of comics |
| David Letterman | Late Show with David Letterman | CBS | 1982-2015 | Ironic, absurdist | Top 10 Lists, stupid pet tricks, gap tooth grin, Paul Shaffer band |
| Conan O'Brien | Late Night and The Tonight Show and Conan | NBC/TBS | 1993-2021 | Silly, self-deprecating | String Dance, Masturbating Bear, 2010 Tonight Show drama, remote segments |
| Jon Stewart | The Daily Show | Comedy Central | 1999-2015 | Political satire | Redefined satirical news, Crossfire takedown, launched Colbert and Oliver |
| Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report and The Late Show | Comedy Central/CBS | 2005-present | Political satire | Satirical conservative character, White House Correspondents Dinner roast |
| Jimmy Fallon | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | NBC | 2014-present | Viral games and music | Lip Sync Battle, History of Rap with Timberlake, celebrity games |
| Jay Leno | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | NBC | 1992-2014 | Mainstream monologue | Headlines bit, Jaywalking, longest Tonight Show run after Carson |
| Jimmy Kimmel | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | ABC | 2003-present | Prankish, emotional | Mean Tweets, Halloween candy prank, emotional monologues on policy |
| Craig Ferguson | The Late Late Show | CBS | 2005-2014 | Freewheeling, Scottish charm | No pre-interviews, Geoff Peterson robot skeleton, Secretariat horse |
| James Corden | The Late Late Show with James Corden | CBS | 2015-2023 | Musical theater energy | Carpool Karaoke, Crosswalk Musical, UK import success |
| Trevor Noah | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Comedy Central | 2015-2022 | Global political satire | Post-Stewart era, accents and impressions, Born a Crime memoir |
| Seth Meyers | Late Night with Seth Meyers | NBC | 2014-present | Desk news satire | A Closer Look deep dives, former SNL Weekend Update anchor |
| John Oliver | Last Week Tonight | HBO | 2014-present | Long-form investigative satire | 20 minute deep dives, net neutrality call to action, Emmy sweeps |
| Arsenio Hall | The Arsenio Hall Show | Syndicated | 1989-1994 | Hip, music-forward | Dog Pound fists, Bill Clinton saxophone moment, diverse guest booking |
| Chelsea Handler | Chelsea Lately | E! | 2007-2014 | Roundtable roast | First woman to helm a late night E show for long run, Chuy sidekick |
| Dick Cavett | The Dick Cavett Show | ABC/PBS | 1969-1995 | Literate interview | Long-form interviews with Lennon, Bowie, Hitchcock, intellectual alternative to Carson |
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