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He may have gotten out of touch, he may have been famously unprepared for his interviews, and he may have been responsible for his show hemorrhaging viewers to average underwhelming 700,000 a night, but Larry King is still an institution. After more than 25 years and about 50,000 guests, the 77-year-old interviewer tonight will host the final installment of Larry King Live, his primetime talk show on CNN. More than a dozen guests are expected to stop by, including King’s pals Ryan Seacrest, whom he tipped as his potential successor, and Bill Maher. Here a reel with some the highlights of his tenure on the show put together by CNN. It includes the famous 1993 debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot that drew a record audience of 20 million, as well as King’s live coverage of the O.J. Simpson car chase and the Marlon Brando kiss. It doesn’t include the lowlights, like when he confused Ringo Starr with the late George Harrison in a 2007 interview with the surviving Beatles members. Or when he got ripped by Jerry Seinfeld for suggesting Seinfeld might have been canceled (above).
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Let’s not forget the worst one of all, when he asked John Walsh WHY his son Adam was decapitated. I’ve never been so angry in my life while watching TV
On his lowlights, you forgot to mention when he asked the rape victim what her rapist did with the Chinese food he was eating! On the bright side, he was in GHOSTBUSTERS!
King should have taken a page from Seinfeld’s book, and ended his program while he still had respectable ratings. Another suggestion would have been to end his reign during the season following his 2007 show, which celebrated his 50th anniversary in broadcasting – an historic feat in and of itself. This would have enabled him to step down on a high note. Instead, he limped along unnecessarily for too many seasons, denting what may have otherwise been a solid and innovative vehicle for introducing everyday folks to the Glitterati and thought provoking debate.
Don’t let the door hit you in the butt, old man. CNN should have put that fossil out to pasture years ago. Of course, they still pay Nancy Grace a salary.
Larry King became a punch line about a quarter of a century ago. He’s been coasting for a LOOOOONG time.
See ya at Nates for dinner now.
One less Jew in the business. Good.
hey mel, don’t you have a baby daughter to beat up. Get lost.
Are you for real? I can only hope this comment is a joke. Otherwise… moderator?
The best is when he was asking questions as if Roman Polanski was on the run for murdering Sharon Tate.
mark this article under ‘who gives a s*%t, who gives a f#@k’ BABA BOOEY!!! BABA BOOEY!!!
We love you and will miss you… I’m feeling sad… like I did when Johnny Carson left… all the best to you.
Larry King get’s great guests but this man is not smarter than a fifth grader! Watching him interview people is painful with the thoughtless questions and inane comments. The idea that this an commands so much respect is a joke. He is an embarrassment to CNN.
On a side note, it is hilarious that he asks people the most ridiculous questions about their lives, but his own private life is even more ridiculous. Me thinks that CNN had had enough and politely asked his to be put out to pasture.
Larry King was once good, but it’s been a while. Let’s not stop here. Out with all the TV geezers who’ve overstayed their welcome. I’m talking to you, Leno, and you, Letterman. Enough is enough! Why drag us through your subpar shows when you could have left on a high note? It’s too late for King, Leno and Letterman to leave on high notes, but please, TV executives, don’t you know that America is sick of these people? King is actually the best of the three. The thought of watching Leno and Letterman is about as exciting was watching a rerun of Maude on TV Land.
He’s like 103 or something right?
i still check to see whos on and i find it fun…oh well i respect age…something most lack in this country….
Instead of having a bunch of B-List celebs lining up to kiss his ass tonight, he should do what Parr and Carson did on their last shows. Just sit there on the set alone and tell us what he thought of his 25 years there. Is there any show Bill Maher will so no to apearing on?
You know, I’m no fan of that smarmy little ex tabloid editor brit Piers Morgan (News of the Fcking World?? Are you SERIOUS CNN??? Did he turn over some of their surveillance tapes to get the job? Because I can’t even….) – but when Larry King tipped Ryan Seacrest who already makes more money than God, for being painfully mediocre and closeted beyond belief, and gifting us with cultural gems like, ‘Keeping up w/ the Kardashians.’ I was MORE than ready to see ol’ Larry hit the road. I wanted to smack his azz thru my flat screen. Of all the interviewers/journos/talking heads/pundits he could have rallied for, he picks fcking Seacrest??? UGH.
It’s easy to make fun of Larry but the heroes behind his longevity are his remarkable support staff. Can you imagine having to handle bookings, do research, write questions (even if Larry famously ignored them), and then scramble to pull a show together, all while never knowing if your front man was going to be on the ball tonight or only on auto-pilot? Now do it for 250 shows a year.
Great point/comment, Santayana! His support staff were excellent and unheralded.