Will Craig regret leaving?

I'm worried that Craig's career will die after he leaves the show.

I'm hoping he'll do some writing. I love the way he writes, and I'm hoping for some more books from him. This will, hopefully, give him the time to do that.

Of course, there are lots of rumors of new shows, so he may be kept pretty busy. And, he'll get a chance to do some more acting...((fingers crossed)).

Debbie

Funnily enough, I had the same thought the other day WCO and don't know why I hadn't until now.

I do think like everyone has said, he's got enough fingers in enough pies to keep him very busy.

I just wonder whether the nightly exposure will be missed.

I guess it depends where he's at. It might be that the new found time he gets is chewed up with more family stuff and if he's really past the stage of caring about the show he won't miss it for a second.

Maybe it wouldn't be a surprise to see him make a Leno style comeback after a couple of years.

I'm sure he could get his old job back. Corden won't last a year unless I'm very very wrong.

I really like Craig, but I don't rate his stand-up ability at all. I really don't think that will ever amount to much.

As for leaving the show, I actually think he should have left the show around 2010/11 - since then he hasn't been the same and has visibly lost his mojo from the earlier years. In my opinion, the last few years have already taken the shine off his previous top form.

Seriously, between 05-10 he was wiping the floor with every other late show. It was embarrassing how superior he was.

Ideally he needs a break from weekly TV, perhaps do some writing? He's a good writer, very quick-witted. But I do fear he has already burnt himself out somewhat these last few years. I'm not sure what he's got left in the tank.

I don't see him returning to television talk, but maybe going the podcast route where he can do exactly what he wants to do, uncensored. He seems to be friends with Chris Hardwick who could lure him to a weekly podcast on the Nerdist podcast network.

Again, he's not retiring so he'll be fine. just moving on in his career. depending on what he does, sure we might not see him everyday.

and Letterman is hardly a legend IMO. in fact no where near. Since when did longevity automatically grant legend status.

What about Celebrity Name Game ? I think that's still on?

Given his interest in Kierkegaard, I'm sure he will regret leaving. Just as much as he'd regret staying.

“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.”
― Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life