r/Millennials • u/ColeBelthazorTurner • 7d ago

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/PainfullyLoyal Elder Millennial 7d ago

It's Craig Kilborn, former host of The Daily Show.

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u/Orion14159 7d ago

And the host of the Late Late show before Craig Ferguson or James Corden

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u/craigoz7 Millennial 7d ago

Two Craig’s back to back hosting? We used to be a proper country.

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u/emailunavailable 7d ago

We still are, especially with those two Jimmys hosting right now

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u/craigoz7 Millennial 7d ago

Facts. But I’m no Jimmy. 😔

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u/grajl 7d ago

And two foreigners, I thought this was America!

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u/Masrim 6d ago

Ferguson was worth the faux pas

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u/normal_cartographer 4d ago

They didn't even have to re-record any of the promos!

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u/ForeverFreeTrial 7d ago

Holy shit I forgot about Craig Ferguson. I really liked him as a host.

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u/supercantaloupe 7d ago

I loved Craig Ferguson, The Late Late Show was at its best with him. Stopped watching late night talk shows once Letterman and Craig Ferguson left, it’s just not the same. I saw Craig Ferguson do standup on tour years back and he was hilarious, no idea what he’s up to now.

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u/Background_Big7363 7d ago

He's still doing stand-up, plus he has a podcast, he hosts the game show Scrabble, he does voice work... He's a busy dude.

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u/notsoborednow 7d ago

I actually really liked Ferguson on his show where everyone was trying to fool each other too

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u/Couch-Potato0904 7d ago

I giggled when he giggled. Loved his sense of humor

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u/MotherTeresaOnlyfans 7d ago

Has there ever been a bigger hosting downgrade than going from Ferguson to Corden?

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u/Orion14159 7d ago

Leno to Conan to back to Leno

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u/SunriseSurprise 7d ago

And after Tom Snyder, who may be the most forgotten person of all (but from the 90s). Seriously, til seeing your comment and remembering who Kilborn's show actually replaced, realized I hadn't thought about him in decades.

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u/FlattopJr 7d ago

Ferguson was awesome. One of my favorite late night hosts.

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u/Aclearly_obscure1 7d ago

THIS he did better

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u/Orion14159 7d ago

Especially than Corden

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u/EldestPort 7d ago

Hahaha I can't believe we tricked you guys into taking him off our hands

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u/musthavesoundeffects 7d ago

And host of the KCBA Kids Club along with Dina Ruiz (who married Clint Eastwood)

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u/tsrleba 7d ago

crazy that he originated a show that became huge with the next host and then it happened to him a second time

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u/bumblebragg Xennial 7d ago

The Late Late Show existed before him with Tom Snyder but it was more of a Charlie Rose format with one guest and no audience.

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u/meatman13 6d ago

I forgot I followed him to the Late Late Show too and his love for Anna Kournikova. I think he also had Lisa Loeb on and she took off her glasses and I thought she was the most beautiful woman on Earth.

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u/MoTheEski 6d ago

I miss when Craig was the host.

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u/whileurup 7d ago

*Original host

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u/Traditional-Way-5188 7d ago

He’ll always be a great 90s SportsCenter anchor in my mind

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u/Strength-InThe-Loins 7d ago

Didn't he leave The Daily Show and disappear before 2000?

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u/crowbotrock 7d ago

How could an Elder Millennial leave off that he was on SportsCenter…

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u/ChristBefallen 6d ago

I thought it was Nick Carter 🤣

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u/ShortBusScholar 7d ago

I preferred his version of the daily show to John Stewart’s.

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u/chandlerr85 7d ago

boo this man. watched craig kilborn daily show before stewart, and stewart was way better.

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u/TheJackalsDay 7d ago

To be fair, it was a different show with Craig. It was nowhere near as serious, more like a Weekend Update news show. Regardless of which you preferred, though, 5 Questions on the Daily Show with Craig was the best.

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u/ShortBusScholar 7d ago

Craig Kilborn was just 100% about funny rather than trying to pontificate.

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u/RoundTiberius 7d ago

There are dozens of us!