This year was huge for late night television, or as it should more realistically be called in 2015, "television you watch YouTube clips of the following day." Two of the best late night TV hosts ever, Jon Stewart and David Letterman, went off the air this year. Stephen Colbert, Larry Wilmore and Trevor Noah all started new shows in that same time. In this insane whirlwind, there were a ton of hacky and stale late night moments that got way too much attention (that's one way to, say, take the focus off of GoingClear painting you as a sociopath). But there were also some moments that were genuinely affecting, funny, or (gasp!) unscripted.
12. Jimmy Fallon blows a chance to date Nicole Kidman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsNbxgPngA&feature=youtu.beIt's always nice when Jimmy Fallon, a comedian who probably got his start as the popular kid at your high school, is taken down a peg. Here, he seems genuinely shocked to learn that he almost had a chance with your favorite Virginia Woolf impersonator.
11. Jon Stewart breaks down Netanyahu's address to Congress.
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/13ry42/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-bibi-s-big-adventure
The man is good at explaining things, dammit.
10. Ariana Grande nails her musical impressions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss9ygQqqL2QAriana Grande is better at musical impressions than Jimmy Fallon, which is saying something.
9. Stephen Colbert explains the pope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yxCwuKSnMIStephen Colbert is super Catholic, and somehow, he makes that adorable.
8. Jon Snow is a bad dinner party guest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BabsgCQhpu4Honestly, he should have been more grateful that they would deign to dine with a bastard.
7. Jimmy Kimmel tears up and tells his fans to watch Letterman instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y29ELOsXSI0&feature=youtu.beAn unexpectedly sweet moment.
6. Conan goes to Cuba.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjfogiltO80And in this internationally important event, remains as weird as ever.
5. John Oliver slams the GOP for only bringing up mental illness after gun tragedies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGY6DqB1HX8This was incredible, though John Oliver's show is so consistently good that you could make a case for putting any clip of his in this slot.
4. Stephen Colbert takes a Myers-Briggs test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r36wnaSqJtw&feature=youtu.beStephen Colbert's take on The Late Show is at its best when Colbert gets to improvise. This segment recalls his days as a Daily Show correspondent or his beloved Better Know A District interviews on The Colbert Report.
3. Jimmy Kimmel asks people how Hillary Clinton did in the debate, two days before it actually airs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqm5hmBHzl8This is terrifying.
2. Stephen Colbert says goodbye to Jon Stewart
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/bjutn7/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-a-send-off-from-stephen-colbertand...
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ss6u07/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-uncensored---three-different-kinds-of-bulls--t1.Three different kinds of bullshit.
Only watch if you want to cry at your desk all over again.