"You know it's funny that none of the regular late-night shows now use guest hosts the way Johnny did. No one talks about it much, but it's curious that they don't do it. They would each have to be asked the reason why they don't"

This quote by Garry Shandling talks to the lack of guest hosts on late-night programs today. It is interesting to note that Johnny Carson was the initial to use visitor hosts on his program, and also yet none of the existing late-night programs have actually followed suit. It wonders that no one has taken up the mantle and also it deserves thinking about why this holds true. Probably the current hosts feel that they are the only ones who can do the work properly, or maybe the networks are not happy to take the danger of having another person take the reins. Whatever the factor, it is clear that the absence of guest hosts is an anomaly in the late-night television landscape. It is a shame that the practice of having visitor hosts has actually been lost, as it was a terrific way to generate fresh perspectives and also new ideas.