Agreed. I always preferred Letterman to Leno, and I find Ferguson incredibly charming and funny as well. Plus the accent. Thanks for the great back and forth, really appreciate your insight and having an intelligent debate not end up in a shouting match.

That is totally valid, his style certainly isn't for everyone. I, on the other hand, find his charm, his nice-guy attitude, and even his kid-like joy at being around certain celebrities extremely honest and entertaining. Even more so when it's his close friends and it seems like just two people conversing and no one…

You are correct, it's not his forte. Ferguson, however, also plays to a somewhat older crowd, and/or…let's call them the late night college student audience, who may have imbibed substances before watching. His monologue is so over the top and all over the map, and he does it with such charm, you can't help but enjoy…

Upvote for writing that whole response out in the voice of Cookie Monster.

This is a fair point. I would counter by asking how long can we expect the Tonight Show to remain relevant when it remains stagnant? Do you really want Jimmy Fallon to go out there and do essentially what Leno did, who essentially did what Carson did, etc.? The basic format: monologue, segment, interview, interview,…

My major problem with this article is the assumption that the monologue is still the most important part of the show, and that just isn't the case anymore. It's almost anachronistic at this point. During the Carson or Leno era's, the monologue was the reason to tune into the Tonight Show, but Fallon made it big based…