Top 10 Worst Late Night Talk Show Guests

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, when it comes to a friendly conversation, these stars aren’t exactly the gold standard. For this list, we are looking at the most awkward, unfunny, and cringey late night talk show guests. Our list includes the "talents" of Paris Hilton, Donald Trump, Casey Affleck, Robert De Niro, Joaquin Phoenix and more! Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Worst Late Night Talk Show Guests.

List Entries and Rank:
10. Joaquin Phoenix
9. Donald Trump
8. Paris Hilton
7. Kristen Stewart
6. Casey Affleck
5. Andy Kaufman
4. Robert De Niro
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[WatchMojo]

In this video, we mistakenly make the claim that Joaquin Phoenix has won an Oscar. This, however, is not true! We regret the error. We were just engaging in some wishful thinking.

[RetroPixelDrew]

I feel Conan is best when things get awkward he knows how to keep the audiences attention if the guest doesn’t provide anything

[Zeromus]

Phoenix hasn't won an Oscar... He has been nominated 3 times. Also, when he did the #10 he was acting for a movie he was in. You guys need to get your facts straight.

[kuriburger]

You can tell by Kristen Stewart's body language (bouncing her leg for example) and her stammering and stutterering that she's quite nervous in interviews. Being a nervous guest does not mean an "worst guest".

[NisSorano]

The Phoenix interview is legend, mostly thanks to David Letterman. His reaction and comments are priceless. "I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight"

[James-cuul]

So being shy or nervous is bad behavior? Ok.

[rafaelcisneros]

Funny how Conan wasn't on any of these clips, He has the ability to make any guest entertaining, even if they're not. Conan is the best.

[jamesgreen]

0:34 Joaquin Phoenix hasn't won an Oscar.
Top 10 times watchmojo got their facts wrong

[victoria...]

33% of comments - Phoenix didn't win an Oscar

33% of comments - Kaufman's name is not pronounced correctly

33% of comments - the background music is weird and annoying

[pazlo]

I'm surprised Kanye wasn't on here somewhere. Dude really goes off the rails when being interviewed, and generally everywhere else you can find him

[heisenbergwhite]

I really want these videos
1. Top 10 worst WatchMojo videos
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[Warbreadboy]

Maybe it's their personality.. give them a break

[SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

WatchMojo took their background music and tuned it up to 11!!!


Also, I forgive Kristen Stewart cause i'm just as awkward when being asked questions.

[badscientist]

I always knew Andy Dick was creepy, but I never knew he was a full on creep. Also never thought I'd feel bad for Ivanka Trump.

[nathanstinehart]

1:12 We get it Watchmojo...







You wanted Hilary to win.

[zinzinnatiohio]

OMG is that a buzzsaw going in the background track? I had to look and see why the contractors were back in the house after they said they had left.

[westonmendez]

At 4:21 Andy Kaufman's entrance is actually not from Late Night, but rather from David Letterman's morning show on NBC that lasted for only 90 episodes back in 1980. Probably a tough one to catch.

[LucyLioness]

Poor David Letterman ended up with some of the most awkward interviews; like Joaquin or the bizarre Farrah Fawcett and Drew Barrymore incidents. He still had class to continue despite the odd vibes some of his guests gave

[ldFrittenfett]

He should have sent Paris Hilton away saying "if you don't want to talk about the things people want to hear about, get off my show, this is not an infomercial."

[MrMelichor]

I get the feeling that the presenter has no idea who Andy Kaufman is.