John Oliver [HBO's Last Week Tonight] and Bill Maher [HBO's Real Time] only have to put out a show once a week, which is much easier than what the Jimmys [James Corden of CBS' The Late Late Show, Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!] have to do, but I judge them all based on how well they accomplish what they set out to accomplish. Fallon is like a nice sorbet before you go to bed, just like Leno used to be. Corden is the most inspiring and original. I don't watch Kimmel, simply because you have to make a choice. As for [Jerry Seinfeld's] Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, which is very funny, I think it belongs in a separate category for web series. Bottom line? Samantha Bee [of TBS' Full Frontal] got shafted, so I'm voting for the last remaining tie to the godfather of this category, Jon Stewart: Oliver, who does this sort of humor better than anybody and is my only appointment television.

MY VOTE Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)