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10. It's really cool that the current crop of late night hosts are so supportive of one another.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:26 PM
Sep 30

They don't see things as a zero sum game, or vis a vis a scarcity model. They each do their thing, trusting that there is enough pie to go around.

Of course, Meyers is not in direct competition with Kimmel and Colbert, being on at a later time slot. Similar thing with Oliver, who airs on Sundays. But it is still very heartwarming.

Anybody remember the mess with Leno, O'Brien and other late night hosting contenders a generation or so ago?

And yes, the late night landscape is still a boys' club, but when you listen to these guys talk, you can tell they are all possessed of genuine emotional intelligence, even if they are attention-seeking doofuses at heart. (That's why most folks get into comedy, after all.)

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👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 a kennedy Sep 30 #1
The Three Amigos oasis Sep 30 #2
LOVE IT Skittles Sep 30 #3
This is what it looks like, BidenRocks Sep 30 #4
Ha! Mike Nelson Sep 30 #5
Bwaaaaah malaise Sep 30 #6
The joy of having real friends. Friends who share fun, are loyal as your Golden Retriever. Why I recall 3Hotdogs Sep 30 #7
What a great photo. They deserve a few moments of warmth and joy. Maru Kitteh Sep 30 #8
And Zelinsky, Al Franken RockCreek Oct 1 #18
Just three wild & crazy guys! ReRe Sep 30 #9
It's really cool that the current crop of late night hosts are so supportive of one another. Collimator Sep 30 #10
Has Letterman weighed in on any of this? llmart Sep 30 #11
Yep. progressoid Sep 30 #13
Thank you for that. llmart Sep 30 #16
At the 7:00 minute mark KS Toronado Oct 1 #20
Yes, although i cannot renember his statement, it supported Kimmel ms liberty Sep 30 #14
And also this... progressoid Sep 30 #15
Colbert is NJCher Oct 1 #22
K&R MustLoveBeagles Sep 30 #12
SO COOL! Upthevibe Sep 30 #17
💙💙💙👍👍👍 TommieMommy Oct 1 #19
❤️❤️❤️ ybbor Oct 1 #21
.. justsomeguy01 Oct 1 #23
Where was this taken? nt LAS14 Oct 1 #24
The photo was taken in Brooklyn yesterday. TexasTowelie Oct 1 #26
Yeah i saw them take the picture Figarosmom Oct 1 #25
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