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Seth Meyers, Josh Groban Amongst Top Contenders For Kelly Co-Host Job
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 5, 2012
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While we've been gunning for Pat Kiernan to get the job of co-host for the Live! With Kelly show, rumor has it that the top three contenders right now are Michael Strahan, Josh Groban, and Seth Meyers.
According to Showbiz411, the front-runner to replace Regis Philbin (who left the show last November) is Meyers... but REALLY, Seth Meyers? You're the only one keeping Saturday Night Live afloat right now. Vulture notes that he'd likely be able to stay on at "Weekend Update," but he "wouldn't be able to hang onto his gig as head writer at SNL." We should have seen this coming when he took that role in New Year's Eve.
Who do you want to see sitting in the co-host chair?
UPDATE: A spokesperson for LIVE told us, "we’re not commenting on any co-host speculation."
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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