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May 28, 2012

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Jimmy Fallon gears up for late night gig

by Danny Gallagher, posted Dec 6th 2008 9:29AM

Jimmy FallonNext year marks a changing of the guard for Conan O'Brien from Late Night to The Tonight Show. It'll be an easy transition for the fair-skinned one since he's already got a recipe for success: a die-hard audience, smart and inventive writers and puppets that curse.

The real challenge will be for Jimmy Fallon, Conan's Late Night successor, who hasn't had much TV time since he left Saturday Night Live for a movie career that made Chevy Chase's lineup look Lawrence Olivier-ian.

Variety reports that Fallon will first test the airwaves' waters instead of doing a full-blown cannonball by starring in some "webisodes" on NBC.com starting Monday.

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Kimmel tells Leno that ABC is "a hellhole" - VIDEO

by Bob Sassone, posted Sep 30th 2008 1:10PM

Jimmy Kimmel Live
The big question, if Jay Leno does indeed go over to ABC when his contract is up with NBC, is what will happen to Jimmy Kimmel? His show has been increasing in ratings and the late night talk show with the most buzz right now, and even if they were to cancel Nightline (a definite possibility), then Kimmel would still be pushed to 12:35 from his 12:05 start. Maybe 30 minutes isn't a lot when you're talking about the age of the universe, but it's a big leap in late night TV.

Kimmel is aware of this, and besides asking questions at the Television Critics Association press conference (as a member of the media), Kimmel is also trying to convince Leno not to come over to his channel. Last Friday he told Leno that he shouldn't come on over to ABC because it's filled with bees, they pay him in Disney dollars (which you can only spend at the theme parks), and every single day his car is keyed.

Leno calls the rumors of him going to ABC "ridiculous." And by ridiculous he means "I'll do it if I'm bored and they want to pay me a ton of money."

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Triumph goes to the RNC, talks to Cooper and Blitzer - VIDEOS

by Bob Sassone, posted Sep 9th 2008 3:23PM

Anderson CooperI thought I'd get this in before we get too far away from the Republican National Convention.

Conan O'Brien sent Triumph The Insult Comic Dog to St. Paul last week to cover the convention, and as usual the results are hilarious. He manages to get an interview with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. Well, at first Cooper just sends him a note from across the convention hall (I won't spoil for you what the note says) but Triumph finally gets a face-to-face interview with Cooper, where he lays down an awesome dig at MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews that Cooper laughs at (Cooper should be looking at Triumph during the interview but keeps looking at Robert Smigel instead).

Triumph also gets Wolf Blitzer. Actually, Wolf doesn't talk to Triumph, but that doesn't stop the dog from thanking Blitzer for keeping his porn name even after he got into journalism. There's also a mention of Law and Order, thanks to Fred Thompson, and he screams to Greta van Susteren and other pundits and hosts.

After the jump is the video (in two parts).

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Porn star wants to talk to Leno

by Bob Sassone, posted Oct 21st 2006 1:27PM

Mary CareyJay Leno has been getting some heat for refusing to have Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides on his show after having Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on many times, and now he's getting a, um, different kind of heat from another person in the race...porn star Mary Carey.

The buxom woman wants equal time on Leno's show, but Leno hasn't made any comment about it yet. Carey says that she is a very popular search term on the web, so that proves her popularity. Of course, how many of those people are in California? She says "our polling results have shown my name to be more recognizable than any other candidate in the race." I doubt her name is more known than Ahnuld's, but feel free to laugh like Beavis and Butthead when you read the words "polling results." Heh heh heh heh heh.

She ran for Governor in 2003, but this year she got her teeth replaced and got new breast implants.

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Talk Talk: Who's on the late night shows tonight

by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 2nd 2006 4:32PM

  • Craig FergusonCharlie Rose: author E.L. Doctorow
  • The Daily Show: Ken Auletta (repeat)
  • The Colbert Report: Peggy Noonan (repeat)
  • The Late Show With David Letterman: Heather Graham and Fall Out Boy
  • Jay Leno: Sarah Jessica Parker, Bo Bice, and Isaac Mizrahi
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Neil Diamond and Michael Irvin (repeat)
  • Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Eric McCormack, Morgan Spurlock, and Jason Mraz (repeat)
  • The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Dr. Drew Pinsky, Trey Anastasio, and Bob Spitz
  • Last Call With Carson Daly: Dr. Drew Pinsky, Fort Minor, and Joe Firstman (repeat)

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Talk Talk: Who's on the late night shows tonight

by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 29th 2005 4:34PM

  • Charlie Rose: Dr. Kevin Cahill, conservationist/photographer Hugh Morton, and author Carol Radziwill
  • The Late Show With David Letterman: Jack Black, Reggie Bush, and Sinead O'Connor (repeat)
  • Jay Leno: Sarah Jessica Parker, Bo Bice, and Isaac Mizrahi (repeat)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Roseanne Barr and Black-Eyed Peas (repeat)
  • Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Steve Carell, Connie Nielsen, and The Click Five (repeat)
  • The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Dennis Quaid, Malachy McCourt, and Miranda Lambert (repeat)
  • Last Call With Carson Daly: Jerry O'Connell and Liz Phair (repeat)

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Talk Talk: Who's on the late night shows tonight

by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 28th 2005 4:33PM

  • Charlie Rose: author Jed Perl and NYT architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff
  • The Late Show With David Letterman: Joaquin Phoenix, Trisha Yearwood, and Sebastien Bourdais (repeat)
  • Jay Leno: Steve Martin, Tyler James Williams, and Chris Martin (repeat)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: 50 Cent, Christopher Meloni, and Morningwood (repeat)
  • Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Billy Bob Thornton, Patton Oswalt, and The Hold Steady (repeat)
  • The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Chris Isaak and Sara Gilbert (repeat)
  • Last Call With Carson Daly: Jon Favreau and Juliette and the Licks (repeat)

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Talk Talk: Who's on the late night shows tonight

by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 27th 2005 3:59PM

  • Charlie Rose: WSJ columnist Walter Mossberg, and NetFlix CEO Reed Hastings (repeat)
  • The Late Show With David Letterman: Steve Martin, Michael Sessions, and the Teutuls (repeat)
  • Jay Leno: George Clooney, Steve Schirripa, and Trey Anastasio (repeat)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Cedric the Entertainmer and Kenny Chesney (repeat)
  • Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Ben MacKenzie, Jarod Miller, and David Feldman (repeat)
  • The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Dennis Quaid, Bill Nye, and Brian Stokes (repeat)
  • Last Call With Carson Daly: George Lopez, Natasha Bedingfield, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (repeat)

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Talk Talk: Who's on the late night shows tonight

by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 23rd 2005 4:40PM

  • Charlie Rose: director Rob Marshall and actress Diane Keaton
  • The Late Show With David Letterman: Jay Thomas and Darlene Love
  • Jay Leno: Sienna Miller, Gary Gulman, and the Paulist Chorists of California
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ryan Seacrest and Brian Wilson
  • Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Bonnie Hunt, Matthew Broderick, and the John Mayer Trio
  • The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Regis Philbin, Katey Segal, Colin Hanks, and Brian McKnight
  • Last Call With Carson Daly: Johnny Knoxville, 311, and Roselyn Sanchez

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