I think if he had his own show it would be different. If they picked Larry Wilmore to replace Jon Stewart, then I think everyone would flip out and come up with increasingly flimsy reasons as to why he's inferior. But if he gets his own show, then I don't think people would be upset. The ratings probably would suck though. I mean a similar show, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell was canceled last year, it was basically TDS with a more diverse cast and writers (and produced by Chris Rock).
And then there was Chocolate News, which wasn't even trying to pretend it was anything but an African-American copy of the Daily Show.
I'd like to see John Hodgman doing his own show, but I highly doubt he has the time.
Fresh-eyed movie blogWhenever I think of who could host an American QI, the main name that comes up is Chris Hardwick. If they did the perpetual fourth chair (which, apparently pretty normal in UK panel shows and seems a part of the QI formula, but highly unusual here), Matt Myra or Jonah Ray would probably have right of first refusal.
Or maybe the two of them could alternate. On the Australian The Incredible Truth, Julian Morrow and Andrew Hansen rotated between episodes.
edited 30th Apr '14 10:36:05 AM by TParadox
Fresh-eyed movie blogMuch as I love pretty much everything Chris Hardwick does, don't you think he has enough on his plate? @midnight four times a week, the Nerdist Podcast approximately three times a week (I would assume the amount of time he spends talking to people for it averages out to the amount of times it's posted per week), Sanjay and Craig whenever they do that, Talking Dead seasonally, touring stand-up... He's a busy guy.
He does have his own show. On HBO.
I came across an episode of QI he was on the other night. It was rather odd that they had him play as a fifth chair with a duck call rather than giving him a regular seat with a buzzer.
Fresh-eyed movie blogSo has the Report still not come closer to discussing the announcement than "David Letterman is retiring, I do not envy the guy who'll have to fill those shoes"?
Fresh-eyed movie blogSo, last night we got a terrible Miley Cyrus pun in the intro and a phone interview with Satan. And then Bette Midler on the interview. Rock on, Stephen.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I have a new love. I'm going to abandon my wife and pine after Ellen Page, after her appearance last night. I know she's gay, but I don't care. She's amazing.
Also, Stephen's segment about Florida congressional candidate Jake Rush, who has a LARP hobby, was so hilarious that my face hurt from laughing.
edited 9th May '14 6:34:16 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I do hope that "Sweetness" was not loaded and that Stephen personally verified that fact before using it — that or it was a prop gun that can't be fired, not because I felt the joke was in bad taste necessarily, but because I want Stephen to continue making hilarious shows.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I know, I know. I'm just acutely aware of gun safety and the bit was making my stomach drop even as it made me laugh hysterically.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I guess not. Rush's reactions were what sold it, though.
edited 9th May '14 2:34:43 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"He went on The Colbert Report willingly. Nobody held a gun to his head (*ba dum*). Someone must have told him what sort of things Stephen would do.
edited 9th May '14 4:18:38 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

I don't think Comedy Central much cares what the networks do.