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Each host brought specific concerns to the table.
What they highlighted maybe says less about 2018 and more about their particular concerns.
Jimmy Kimmel, for example, cares only for viral videos and belittling his staff.
Theres no such thing as fun for Kimmel if it doesnt come at someone elses expense.
James Cordens kink is musical theater; I think we all know that.
Cordens year in review came in the form of a recitative slam poem.
The content was general, but the delivery was designed for demonstrative diction.
Both CBS hosts are this way: Colbert is constantly playing to the audience, but hes covering news.
Corden does show for shows sake.
Thats why hes the most well-matched host for the Trump admin.
They both operate like goldfish.
Speaking of showing off with Lin-Manuel, theres nothing Jimmy Fallon likes more than a singsong.
It was … mostly confusing.
This bit had too much cognitive load to enjoy fully.
Trying to place what song they were doing then hear or fully understand the new lyrics was too much.
Some sing-along subtitles would have helped immensely.
This is how you stay topicalandshiny.
Its a tough balance to pull off.
In Cordens wrap-up, the pop-culture jokes never meshed fully with the Trump saga stuff.
Big cow =/= big Mueller investigation.
We dive headfirst into all the dumb stuffbecausethe world is on fire.
