Talk show hosts are now funny, involved, and even contentious, usually dressed up and wearing makeup, but they weren’t always like this. America’s most famous TV show hosts used to appear drastically different than they do now. Even celebrities like David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Oprah Winfrey have photos from their youth that you may never have seen.
we prepared a series of photo collages of notable talk show hosts from time to time for your amusement.
Stephen Colbert — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
David Letterman — Late Show with David Letterman
Jon Stewart — The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel — Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Fallon — The Tonight Show
Conan O’Brien — Conan
Craig Ferguson — The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
John Oliver — Last Week Tonight
James Corden — The Late Late Show with James Corden
Seth Meyers — Late Night with Seth Meyers
Phillip Schofield — This Morning
Chelsea Handler — Chelsea Lately
Larry King — Larry King Live
Kelly Ripa — Live with Kelly and Ryan
Ryan Seacrest — Live with Kelly and Ryan
Oprah Winfrey — The Oprah Winfrey Show
Wendy Williams — The Wendy Williams Show
Anderson Cooper — Anderson Cooper 360°
Katie Couric — 60 Minutes
Samantha Bee — Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Ellen DeGeneres — The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jay Leno — The Tonight Show
From the list above, who is your favourite TV show host? What did you think of their transformation? Let us know what you think in the comments section below, and let’s chat about it!
Preview photo credit Open House / FOX, The Ellen DeGeneres Show / ellentube.com