It’s hard to believe, but there were times when David Letterman was not the best host, especially towards his celebrity guests. But even before he retired, there were many more shows featuring different hosts with the same attitude.
Here are a few examples of late-night talk show hosts being absolutely inappropriate toward their celebrity guests.
1. Jimmy Kimmel’s bad jokes
In one of the episodes, Megan Fox was trying to tell the audience that she’d been sexualized from a very young age. But Kimmel decided that having a serious talk about this problem was harshing the show’s mellow, so he played it off like it was a joke.
2. David Letterman got hot and bothered
When Jessica Alba told the viewers about her horrible experience in the movie Honey, where she had to wear a revealing outfit, Letterman might as well have licked his lips and gone “NICE!” Even that reaction would have been less degrading than the multiple “How tiny was it?” and “Where was it tiny?” questions.
3. Jimmy Kimmel’s backhanded compliment
Everyone just loves it when you tell them they smell nice but imply that they wouldn’t. You can read into this clusterfork of a conversation as much as you want, but there’s no way Kimmel meant it as a compliment.
