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As rumors fly around about what is happening with NBC’s late night lineup, one thing is for certain: It’s giving everyone something to joke about. Tiger Woods must be breathing a sigh of relief right now, as he can finally disappear from the limelight for a little bit and get his world back in order.
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As the late night wars have settled down and everything seems pretty close still. One thing remains clear, however: Jimmy Fallon is not funny. I originally was going to make a top ten list of people who would be better late night hosts than Fallon, but that task was way too easy, so I limited it to people currently employed at NBC or its affiliates and subsidiaries. NBC tends to keep things in house, anyway.
Sarah Palin’s farewell speech didn’t exactly make a whole lot of sense. But don’t worry… Conan O’Brian has a solution: have William Shatner read it as poetry. The results could have only been better had he been able to get Ben Folds to compose some music to go behind Shatner’s words (as they did on [...]
Former Tonight Show legend Ed McMahon dies at 86. He’s also known for his work on “Star Search,” Publisher’s Clearing House commercials and as Jerry Lewis’ go-to for the telethon fundraising count during Labor Day weekend.
What will Conan do to remember him? Could be another big ratings night for him …
Conan’s new stage set up his striking similiarity to another popular background.
[Gizmodo via Serious Lunch]
As the world watched Conan last night, David Letterman continued what he had been doing for the 17 years while Leno was on: Being funnier than Jay Leno. It will be interesting to see what people will do, with Conan not being the safe, Jay Leno vanilla of a comedian, if older audiences will turn [...]