The Late Show with Arsenio Hall: Final Show

[dlastqueen]

As a Black woman, I agree that Farrakhan has radical racial beliefs which I do not believe but, he can be on the show just like anyone else. I still remember when people were protesting when Arsenio invited Andrew Dice Clay on his show...ridiculous...dude's an entertainer..I didn't agree with ADC's comedic views BUT again, he has a right to perform anywhere he is invited. Anyway, I really miss Arsenio Hall.

[dlastqueen]

Okay...so what's the purpose of having a talk show? Talk show hosts are suppose to be objective. So, in other words..its okay for the Jews to say what they want and believe but when it comes to Farrakhan, he better "shut up"? To blacklist Arsenio Hall for being "objective" and allowing an American citizen to speak is just plain ridiculous. His show was popular because he didn't limit anyone from being a guest on his show. I don't like Farrakhan EITHER but he has rights too.

[jeffjeanmcdonald123]

If we stood together we could be powerful too..ah forgoet it, I'll hear some blk dude call his boy the N-word tomorrow right before he gives him a pound,,

[Jevezy]

Fox did Arsenio, I think he committed the unforgivable sin when he invited Farrakhan on this show. You don;t mess with the Jews in this country, they can make or break you.  They broke Arsenio. You were the best Arsenio, miss your show.

[blachubear]

The eighties was a great time dispute all the crazy shit that went down in Black America. Shows like Arsenio brighten our days & nights. I wonder if FOX knew they made a big mistake by not giving him a contract or they wanted to let him go? Dispute all that, Paramount gave him a chance & gave us six years of memories. It's a dam shame he's doing pay-a-loan commercials now. Again Arsenio thanks for the memories & to Patchee thanks for posting this.

[RetroBoyWontDie]

this is insane! same stage, same "aaaaaaaarseniooooo", even the "woof woof woofs"??? here i thought all that was original on his next show. i assume he went from this to coming to america, harlem nights, and then back again.

[bowdred]

larry king, conan o'brien. jay leno eat your heart out this was real talk show that meant something. and we had a ball every time arsenio came on.

[BlackStarTV1]

why did his show get canceled?

[bongiwe]

Arsenio got his own show after this, but that ended tooo soon and so abruptly.

[idster7]

why did the show end? arsenio hall was awesome.

[MikeChuk21]

This wasn't the "real" Arsenio show, but his stint taking over Joan Rivers' failed Fox talk show. The show had been scheduled to be canceled and its replacement, The Wilton North Report (which tanked, BTW) was already far along in the development pipeline before Fox executives realized how popular Arsenio had become. Plus, Arsenio himself was already committed to filming "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy so he would've had to leave the show for a while anyway.

[c0mm0ns3nc3]

@idster7 After this show he got his on show, but when he brought Farrakhan on his show, He got blacklisted. So was the end of a great show.

[Jevezy]

@c0mm0ns3nc3: You mean he was blacklisted by the Jews. You are right they made him pay for having Farrakhan on his show.

[MrBaba9]

David Letterman should thank Arsenio for saving the Late Show. I didn't know it had been cancelled.

[bloggertoddler]

not the same Late Show. Same title, different networks and shows.

[Tre404]

The Late Show aired on FOX during the late `80s. You're thinking about "The Late Show" on CBS, which began when Letterman made the switch from NBC to CBS back in 1993.

Two different shows. One had nothing at all to do with the other, and were separated by 6 years.

[brewer921]

You have no idea what you're talking about.

[k0kan3]

Simple fix. Bring it back.

[jaydiarae]

Exactly. I hope the show comes back seamlessly, without major changes.

[acesscode]

it was the jewish bosses.

[exodus657]

who's Farrakhan? wow

[Cheetahsmonk]

I thought he ended the show just coz he got tired of it..what happened? Who's Farrakuan?

[Tre404]

CHEETAHSMONK: Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. Farrakhan holds very controversial racial beliefs, and Arsenio had him on towards the end of the run of Arsenio's second late-night show.

This particular show that you see here is not the one that Farrakhan was on. That was 7 years after this show ended.

[nevawrong]

because he had  l. farrakuan on the show.

[fred7506]

Actually, this particular show was not cancelled because of Farrakhan. This show started off with Joan Rives as the host and Arsenio took over for him. This is the Late Show NOT the Arsenio Hhall Show. Now it is rumored/believed that the Arsenio Hall Show was cancelled because he had Farrakahn on and it upset the sponsors.

[kgolive1]

Why did this show get cancelled?