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"Last Call with Carson Daly" (2002)

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21 out of 23 people found the following comment useful :-
Painful, 16 May 2003
Author: Bigyin from Toronto

I just finished watching this show filmed live in Las Vegas, and it was painful. Carson has no humour, nor does he have any interviewing skills. The show had many of those "uncomfortable silence" moments where you felt uncomfortable even watching it from home. A true interviewer like Jack Parr, Johnny Carson or David Letterman can continue an interview regardless of the interviewee and their inane answers. Carson Daly does not have this ability. He's been on the air for a while now, so if the ability was going to show itself it would have already. Jon Stewart had the same problem, but he worked on it and achieved a good style. Carson has yet to do this. There's a reason that this show is on at 1:30am.

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22 out of 26 people found the following comment useful :-
This Show is Horrible, 11 April 2003
Author: James Sartori from Minnesota

This show sucks big time. I watched it for a while but got tired of carson asking everybody on his show what they thought about having stories made up about themselves and posted in the tabloids. This would be fine if he was interviewing a tabloid queen like J.Lo but it's always his first question and usually most of the interview.

The show gets good guests who have a story to tell and since the show is on late at night they can tell some of the stories but Carson takes over the show with his obsession will rumors that get published. So if you like the types of celebrities that Carson has on his show but actually want to hear their stories watch Kilbourn or Kimmel, but if you enjoy the same interview every night watch Carson.

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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful :-
Unoriginal, 6 February 2002
Author: quasiluna from Washington, DC

I have to agree with the only other reviewer - is this supposed to be a joke? Carson Daly was just fine catering to a bunch of fifteen year olds and talking about the latest Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock videos on MTV's "TRL," but as a late-night talkshow host, he is completely unoriginal, not to mention totally annoying. The only reason I stayed up to watch it is because his slot is after Conan O'Brien's. I have watched the show a few times, and I can't believe how impolite and rude Daly is to his guests. And you thought Jay Leno was bad? I was embarassed for Jason Schwartzman when he was recently a guest on the show, because he literally couldn't get a word in edgewise. Daly took it upon himself to continually insult and interrupt Schwartzman, and it was just really, really bad TV. Secondly, Daly just simply is not funny. He tries to be cool and seem like he is really "down" with his guests, but he looks like a fool and tries way too hard. And as a huge fan of Conan O'Brien, it isn't hard to tell that Daly occasionally rips off some of Conan's humor techniques and tries to nonchalantly pass them off as his own unique brand of humor. Any fan of Conan's will agree that the reason that Conan is so funny is because he 1) appeals to those who are self-deprecating and who don't mind laughing at themselves, and 2) his style is therefore completely original, because his phrases and jokes come off like they are inside jokes, like he's talking to some of his friends and you just happen to have the privilege of listening to the conversation, and understand enough to know that it's really funny. I notice Carson Daly literally taking some of the nerdy phrases and funny body contortions that Conan uses and trying to incorporate them into his monologues or interviews with his guests, much like Conan does. Except, it doesn't work, because Conan is funny, and Carson isn't. Bottom line: Believe me, if Conan wasn't obligated to promote Carson's show because it is on the same network, then you KNOW he would be ripping on Carson's show all the time.

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful :-
Worst Late Night Show Ever, 19 May 2006

Author: youngbonzi from United States

I don't think I've ever gave something a 1/10 rating, but this one easily gets the denomination. I find it hard just to sit through one of his jokes. It's not just that the jokes are so bad, but combine that with the fact that Carson Daily has zero charisma, can't set up or finish a punchline, and you've got a late night comedy recipe that will really turn your stomach.

I have watched the show, never in its entirety, but many times still. It just creeps up on me after Conan. I usually watch a minute or two just to see if Carson daily is still the worst talk show host ever.

Actually if you ever do see him interviewing a guest, it's just that, an interview. I feel so sorry every time he has a guest on and their confused smiles try to mask their body language that's screaming, "get me the hell away from this freak!" I do recommend watching the show, not for a laugh, but to ponder, how he got on the air and what he's still doing there. Watch as much as you can, I think you will find its complete awkwardness...interesting.

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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful :-
Uncomfortably horrible, 14 May 2005
Author: stnly124 from United States

I have watched this show twice. I never new it existed until flipping through channels one night. Carson is an awesome MTV host, but a HORRIBLE late night host. In a show I watched he continuously talked about the flowers and how well they were arranged for the musical guest. NO ONE CARES!!! The music sucked and we don't watch TV to see flowers. He makes jokes the audience fails to laugh at, leaving us at home uneasy trying to watch his amateur performance. The only thing good about his show is when he knows something he says is not funny, he keeps his mouth shut and does not try dig his hole deeper. Even his guests look uncomfortable as he makes feeble attempts to interview them. Maybe he is on drugs and in his own world where everything he says is funny. NBC must be in the same boat for keeping him on air. I am a big fan of Carson, but he is just too dull for late night talk show.

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Carson Daly definitely should not have his own show., 5 April 2006
Author: shybaldbuddhist from United States

Last Call with Carson Daly is perhaps the most boring television show I've ever watched. This show should be cancelled, or NBC should replace this sorry excuse of a host with some who can actually entertain people. Daly is not funny, and, to me at least, he comes across as a jerk. He's quite rude, and he almost always interrupts his guests during interviews.

This show is not entertaining in the least. It just isn't fun. There isn't a funny monologue, nor any enjoyable jokes, and the skits are just plain stupid. The actors are horrible, they've no timing, and all great entertainers need to have excellent timing.

Besides watching Carson Daly make a complete idiot of himself, I don't know what the point of watching Last Call is. I do not recommend this show to anyone. So, unless you just need to waste some time, take my advice, and don't bother watching it.

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Later, was better than this..., 26 March 2004
Author: Luka2095 from Las Vegas, Nv.

Does anyone remember that show Later? Back in 1988 it was hosted by Bob Costas for six years, then from 1994-1996 Greg Kinnear took over, and in 1998-2000 Cynthia Garrett. Since it was taken off the air in 2000, we saw for about 2 years reruns of SCTV, as you all remember. In 2002 though NBC got the idea that Carson Daly would be the late night half hour filler, what a terrible mistake.

Carson Daly has no skills at being funny, or interviewing guests. The show looks like it is being hosted at a mechanics garage. NBC really made a mistake here, hopefully within the next year this show starts to fizzle out.

What's worse is now is recently Daly is trying to do comedy bits. He fails miserably trying to force feed us comedy he ripped from Leno, such as the headlines. It seems NBC has had trouble filling this half hour slot with anything entertaining. I'd rather they just put those little colored lines on the screen for a half hour, I'd rather watch that.

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Carson tries his best, but it's just not enough, 20 December 2003
Author: the chef

I had no bias against Carson when I saw this show for the first time; I had watched TRL maybe twice ever and hadn't formed any opinions about its photogenic host. So I hope no one will think I'm prejudiced in saying that Carson lacks the necessary charisma and wit necessary to be an engaging talk show host. The monologues are mercifully short, and the interviews are just mind-numbing. Worst, whenever Carson inserts a bland line of filler, you just know that Leno or Conan would be saying something brilliant and hilarious. To his credit, he's completely sincere and doesn't display any ego during the show. But sincere people are easy to find... they don't deserve my 1:30-2:30.

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
Terrible host, awkward skits and hopelessly dull talk show, 15 December 2006
Author: pootie_tang from Between Dingataca's toes

The thing about Carson Daly is that I, and probably many others, don't know how or why he is famous at all. He was the host of Total Request Live on MTV a few years ago and now he's 'hit the big time' by hosting his own celebrity talk show. Many of his guests are much more unknown than those of the other talk shows. However, this probably wouldn't even matter if Carson could actually interview in a way that wasn't either a)rude b)annoying c)boring. If we don't know who that person is, he should let us get to know him or her. Unfortunately he is often rude and interrupts the guest while he or she is talking. He also makes fun of his guests, even though they are most likely more liked and popular (and with more dignity) than he.

This show's only positive factor are the underground bands they showcase as musical guests. I don't really like when too many mainstream (and ear-splitting) bands are guests on talk shows i watch and this show has some nice bands every once in a while. This doesn't save the show though. In the end, Carson needs to find his own personality and not try and copy traits of other talk show hosts(whom i won't name). He may be a nice guy, but it doesn't really show.

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Are they serious?, 10 January 2002
Author: etown7 from Hoboken, NJ

Carson Daly should only be on tv for the kids who come home from school and want to see their favorite music videos on MTV. NOT for the late night audience who doesn't care about MTV and cares even less about the vj's who are replaced every few years once they reach the hip age limit. Should I assume that "Last Call" is the beginning of a transition for Carson Daly to legitimate television and movies? I certainly hope not, and here's some more news for you Carson... Pauly Shore has already run your gig into the ground and is now accepting plum roles like "man in trunk" in such prestigious films as "The Wash" with Snoop and Dr. Dre. No offense to Snoop and Dr. Dre, but the movie really stunk. I blame the writers. As for Carson Daly, let's just hope "Last Call" is really his last call to any show other than TRL.

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