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Give Conan's NBC Show an Emmy: TBS

New network launches tongue-in-cheek campaign for old network

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien's network wants him nominated for an Emmy Award—for a show that aired on another network. TBS, where the late-night host/martyr's latest effort will debut in November, is running "for your consideration" ads touting The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien, which crashed and burned on NBC. "...

Kevin Eubanks Wraps Last Show With Leno

Band leader announced he was leaving a while ago

(Newser) - Kevin Eubanks wrapped up his 18-year run as Jay Leno's band leader with last night's show, reports E! Online . "Kev, we are going to miss you," said Leno at the end of his monologue. "We are going to miss the whole band." Eubanks announced his departure...

Why Conan should not have done '60 Minutes'
Conan's 60 Minutes Interview a Sad Mistake
OPINION
May 3, 2010 9:48 AM CDT

Conan's 60 Minutes Interview a Sad Mistake

O'Brien came off more whiny than sympathetic

(Newser) - Conan O’Brien insisted last night on 60 Minutes that he is fine—“doing great,” in fact. But everything else he said in the “awkward mishap” of an interview made him look more like a sad sack, writes Andrew Wallenstein. Not only did he discuss “his...

Conan: NBC Broke My Heart
 Conan: NBC Broke My Heart 
May 3, 2010 5:42 AM CDT

Conan: NBC Broke My Heart

Coco spills his guts on 60 Minutes

(Newser) - For Conan O'Brien, getting booted from his favorite job was more than a professional insult—it very nearly devastated him, he told 60 Minutes in his first interview since the Tonight Show fiasco. O'Brien said he "got very depressed at times. It was like a marriage breaking up suddenly,...

Conan O'Brien Rips Jay Leno on 60 Minutes

'I wouldn't have done' what he did, says Conan

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien has a message for Jay Leno via 60 Minutes: You may have the Tonight Show, but I have my honor. In excerpts released by CBS ahead of Sunday's show, O'Brien criticizes Leno for going back on his word. "He went and took that show back and I...

Kate: No Idea What Jon Does for Money

We don't know either, but perhaps we don't want to know

(Newser) - We know: You’re sick of Kate Gosselin. But you’re probably even more sick of her ex-hubby Jon, which means you should enjoy watching this clip from yesterday’s Tonight Show , in which Jay Leno asks the question on everyone’s mind: How the heck does Jon Gosselin make...

Jay Leno: Conan and I 'Got Screwed'

He thinks O'Brien will be back as a competitor

(Newser) - Jay Leno thinks both he and Conan O'Brien "got screwed" in the talk show wars, but he still doesn't understand why he ended up being the bad guy. "I know people don't really understand sort of how this business works," he tells Joy Behar of CNN . "...

O'Brien Not Making Any Dough Off Tour

 O'Brien Not 
 Making Any 
 Dough Off  
 Tour 
call him st. conan
Mar 12, 2010 6:06 AM CST

O'Brien Not Making Any Dough Off Tour

Former host just wants to keep 'Tonight Show' staffers employed

(Newser) - Conan O’Brien’s ascension to sainthood continues: The former late-night host won’t make a single penny off his upcoming comedy tour. No, he’s simply staging the Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour as a way to employ former Tonight Show staffers, sources tell TMZ . And...

Barred From TV, Conan Launches Live Tour

Former Tonight host will announce dates next week

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien will do a live show in Phoenix next month, part of the long-rumored tour that allows him to continue performing without violating his NBC exit deal. Tickets for the April 30 show go on sale Monday. Conan will announce further dates next week on his Twitter page . A...

Comedy Club Invites Palin to Perform

VP was impressed with Tonight Show stand-up routine

(Newser) - At least one person was impressed with Sarah Palin’s stand-up routine on the Tonight Show, and he wants her to bring it to his comedy club. “Based on her appearance, Zanies Comedy Club would like to book Sarah Palin to perform at the club,” the establishment’s...

Tonight Show Added Laugh Track to Sarah Palin

(Newser) - A sound engineer of 30 years who was in the audience writes that audio portions of Sarah Palin's Tuesday appearance on Jay Leno's Tonight Show were added or amplified, edited before broadcast to make it appear that she was more welcome than she was. They added laughter where there was...

Surprise! Shore Cast Flubs Leno's Questions
 Surprise! Shore Cast 
 Flubs Leno's Questions 
Kim Jong-Il is...Jackie Chan?
Mar 4, 2010 7:41 AM CST

Surprise! Shore Cast Flubs Leno's Questions

Jersey guidos, guidettes fail Leno's Tonight Show game

(Newser) - Considering how well they did during their first stint on Jay Leno’s “Battle of the Celebrity All-Stars,” it’s no surprise the Jersey Shore cast members didn't come off as brainiacs during their rematch on last night’s Tonight Show. Snooki completes the title of Catcher in ...

David Letterman Skewers Palin
 David Letterman 
 Skewers Palin 
'is it a satellite delay?'
Mar 3, 2010 8:13 AM CST

David Letterman Skewers Palin

Sarah Palin gets mocked, multiple times, by Late Show host

(Newser) - Jay Leno wasn't the only one with Sarah Palin this week on late night. The former Alaska guv made her way into David Letterman 's interview last night with Mitt Romney ("Be careful what you say about her," cautioned the former presidential candidate. "She has a...

Leno Trounces Letterman in Return
 Leno Trounces 
 Letterman 
 in Return 
ratings race
Mar 2, 2010 11:47 AM CST

Leno Trounces Letterman in Return

Jimmy Fallon tops Craig Ferguson in ratings race

(Newser) - Jay Leno owned the 11:35 time slot last night, smashing both David Letterman and ABC’s combination of Nightline and Jimmy Kimmel as curious viewers tuned in to see Leno take back the Tonight Show gig. Leno scored a 5.7 rating, compared to 3.0 for Letterman, 3....

Leno Offers Same-Old in Tepid Return

Critics left cold by victorious host's Tonight Show return

(Newser) - Jay Leno made his triumphant return to the helm of the Tonight Show last night. Critics say it was like he never left, although they're split on whether that's a good thing:
  • The back-to-the future Tonight Show had "neither pop, nor sizzle, nor surprise, and no amount of cheerleading
...

Leno: 'It's Good to Be Home'
 Leno: 'It's Good to Be Home' 
Mar 1, 2010 9:19 PM CST

Leno: 'It's Good to Be Home'

Host returns to Tonight seat warmed 9 months by Conan

(Newser) - Jay Leno had been absent from the nation's TV screens for less than a month, but he returned tonight with renewed purpose. "It's good to be home," he told his Tonight Show audience as he began his monologue (per NBC transcript). "I'm Jay Leno, your host. At...

Conan Tops 400K Twitter Followers; Beard Has 144

Fans can also read thoughts of squirrel, monkey, Sharpie, freckles

(Newser) - Conan O’Brien’s breakout Twitter success—442,296 followers and counting—may be overshadowing the exploits of a coterie of related microbloggers. Conan’s beard (144 followers) has something to say, as do the squirrel who lives in his backyard (1,191), his freckles (14), and his Sharpie marker...

What Jay Should Say Tonight
 What Jay Should Say Tonight 
Mar 1, 2010 1:17 PM CST

What Jay Should Say Tonight

Is there any joke that can save the big-chinned one?

(Newser) - The public has largely branded Jay Leno the villain in the Conan debacle, but if there’s anything that can repair the damage it’s a good joke right? So New York magazine asked a bunch of local comedians how The Chin should open tonight’s show. Their suggestions:
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Craig Ferguson, Late Night's New King
 Craig Ferguson, 
 Late Night's New King 
OPINION
Feb 24, 2010 11:28 AM CST

Craig Ferguson, Late Night's New King

David Letterman still wins, but he's in a class of his own

(Newser) - Despite all the publicity heaped upon them in recent weeks, there are more late night hosts than just Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien. After years of following the major late night shows, Michael Giltz decided the time has come to declare a new king. His final verdict? Craig Ferguson,...

First Jay Leno Promo Digs at Conan

Tonight Show ad implies Conan O'Brien never belonged there

(Newser) - NBC aired the first promo for Jay Leno’s return to the Tonight Show last night, and it seems to include an underhanded dig at Conan O’Brien. The ad, a sequel to last year’s Super Bowl promo for the Jay Leno Show, shows a “10” decal flying...

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