Who Grew the Best Strike Beard?

Late night television is back, with two hosts not crossing the picket line (David Letterman and Craig Ferguson), and three still getting WGA picketers outside of their studios (Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel). Only two hosts were willing to grow, and keep, their strike beards -- and we want to know whose you like best!

We added a Photoshop-bearded Leno (because we wanted to know what it would look like), so your voting options will include him.

Amazingly, without a beard or writers, Leno still topped Letterman in ratings.

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By Jen Carlson in Miscellaneous on January 3, 2008 4:40 PM

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La Leone

Actually, red beard looks quite unattractive.

MrNoMoniker

I think Letterman suddenly looks very Freudian.

BongoBoy

Actually Leno grew the best strike SCAB.

freddyhere

Amazingly, without a beard or writers, Leno still topped Letterman in ratings.

That just goes to show - you don't want to be a sarcastic smart-ass if you're running for President...

the_other_sjp

funny, did you read the blurb in "talk of the town" in this week's new yorker?

freddyhere

As for you, Dave, a goofy-looking old guy with a beard makes you just that - a goofy looking old guy with a beard. BTW you might want to enroll yourself in the dental plan which you administer to your own staff...

freddyhere

Sorry, Conan, but beards and beady little eyes don't seem to go well together. You look like a 9 yo with a fake beard...

robingee

Conan looks hot.

bittysoda

I was thinking Leno looked like Wolf Blitzer, myself.

Brouhaha

Nice photoshop job (!?!)

Leno looks like he's either a teenage werewolf or a hypertrichosis sufferer. :LOL:

Letterman wins for not dying the beard.