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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ## Video: Why Losing Letterman Means Losing the Late Night TV Formula [Watch (HLS stream): Why Losing Letterman Means Losing the Late Night TV Formula](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZqzMjurF.m3u8) (2:00)  _Published 2015-05-19. We’re all a little anxious about losing the Top 10 List, but Letterman also potentially takes with him something much simpler: the old formula of late night TV._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker May 20, 2015 1:46 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker May 20, 2015 1:46 PM UTC Jimmy Fallon made the most of having a multi-hyphenate talent on his show when actor-singer-comedian Jamie Foxx stopped by _The Tonight Show_ Tuesday night. Fallon challenged Foxx to a game called “Wheel of Musical Impressions,” where each person is assigned a random singer and nontraditional song at the push of a button. Foxx started strong with his version of Mick Jagger singing _The Lion King_‘s “Hakuna Matata,” complete with, ahem, moves like Jagger. Fallon came back by giving Barney the Purple Dinosaur’s “I Love You” the Bee Gees treatment. But Foxx won the night with his impressive takes on John Legend singing the Toys ‘R’ Us theme song and Jennifer Hudson warbling “On Top Of Spaghetti,” which must be heard to be believed. ## Transcript After three decades as a staple of late night television, David Letterman is calling it quits. And while we're all a little anxious about losing the top- ten list, Letterman also potentially takes with him something much simpler. The old formula of late night TV. You're not going anywhere. You're not leaving. You have beautiful eyes. Thank you. In a day and age where going on a late night talk show could mean stripping to your underwear. [ MUSIC ] Or participating in particularly intense lip synch battles, David Letterman is still relying on the late night TV formula. Since the 1950's, that formula has been part monologue, part recurring bit and part interview. Here's Johnny! Legend of late night, Johnny Carson created and perfected this years ago on his way to making The Tonight Show the most profitable show on television. [ NOISE ] Now hosts like Jimmy Fallon, James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel have really made it more of a variety hour. Hour . >> Taking over for Letterman is Stephen Colbert formerly of Comedy Central's the Colbert Report and one of many comics to find greater success after working with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. This is who's attacking me now . >> Colbert became famous of his faux conservative character over the course of the Colbert Report's nine year run which makes his real hosting style A bit of a mystery, and while we don't know what Colbert will bring to Letterman's hallowed spot in late night TV, we di know this. The lip sync battles, history of rap and mom dancing seems to be working for Jimmy Fallon who took over the Tonight Show from another late night veteran, Jay Leno. 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