I wonder what Johnny Carson would say about Stephen Colbert’s cancellation and the demise of late-night TV.

On Bill Maher’s podcast, Jay Leno explained why Carson was so much better than today’s late-night comics:

“Carson had class. He was gracious. You never saw him angry. He never talked down to the audience. He was never mean — and that’s a form of humility.”

Carson told “60 Minutes” he avoided political and moral commentary that could divide his audience: “Don’t they understand that’s not what I’m there for?” he said.

He believed he was there to serve and entertain — to give us a respite from the miseries of daily life.

We rewarded him for his warm-hearted humor.

According to Medium, he drew up to 15 million viewers a night — the equivalent of 25 million today, when adjusted for the current U.S. population of more than 340 million.

Which brings us to the shriveled state of late-night TV.........

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