TVSquad

• Charlie Rose: a conversation about Claude Monet
• The Daily Show: Eddie Izzard
• The Colbert Report: Cullen Murphy
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Amy Sedaris, Jordan Zevon, Chuck Liddell
• Jay Leno: Don Rickles, Josh Flitter, and Dashboard Confessional
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Seth Rogan, Chris Cornell, and Megan Fox
• Tavis Smiley: Bernie Mac
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Marg Helgenberer and Steve Schirippa
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Don Cheadle and Poison
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Oliver Hudson and Grizzly Bear

• Charlie Rose: Antonio Guterres, Jimmy Wales, and Erica Wagner
• The Daily Show: Margaret Spellings
• The Colbert Report: John Amaechi
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Seth Rogan, Charles Barkley, and Michael Martin Murphey
• Jay Leno: Demi Moore, Judd Apatow, Ziggy Marley, and Angelique Kidjo
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jorge Garcia and the winner of Dancing with the Stars
• Tavis Smiley: Michael Yates and Ian Somerhalder
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Amy Sedaris and Loudon Wainwright III
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Carrie Fisher, Naomi Harris, and Nathan Gibson
• Last Call With Carson Daly: John Salley and Emily Haines

Before we knew him as a correspondent on The Daily Show, Mr. Noblet on Strangers with Candy, and later the star of his own faux news analyst program, The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert was just another sketch player on shows like Exit 57 and the Dana Carvey Show. Colbert starred on the short-lived Exit 57 with Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello, who would later re-team with him for Strangers with Candy. After the jump, see a younger Colbert and his future Daily Show co-worker Steve Carell playing waiters made sick by the mere mention of food on the Dany Carvey Show, and then watch a clip from Exit 57 with Colbert, Dinello and Sedaris that I can't really describe, except to say you get to see Colbert and Dinello makeout with one another. Mmmm, that's tasty.

Check out the vids after the jump.

(S02E04) Although I am a big fan of this show, I was never high on the Randy character. Except for a few moments here and there, I thought his non-sequitors and otherwise sheer "dumbness" brought each episode down or notch or two. That is, until last night's episode, where Randy shined like the noonday sun.

I mentioned in an earlier post where I expected to see more character development this season, and we're already seeing it with a good chunk of time devoted to Joy and Catalina. However, last night we saw the spotlight on Randy, and we learned that despite his "Baby Huey" persona on the outside, he really is a sensitive soul looking for love and respect. (Aren't we all, on some level?)

I would watch Amy Sedaris do anything. If she was in a music video featuring Kevin Federline and Nancy Grace, I would watch MTV all day long until the video came on. If she wanted to just go on TV and sit in a chair and eat a bowl of cereal, I would set my TiVo season pass for it. In short, I've had a crush on Amy Sedaris since...well, forever.

So that's why I really enjoyed this, her appearance on Sesame Street last week. She played Snow White, looking for Sesame Street. I have to admit though, Elmo's voice gets really annoying really quickly. Part 2 of the show is on the menu to the left, along with Sedaris' appearances on The Colbert Report, The Late Show With David Letterman, and other shows.

Does Sesame Street always have jokes about burping and cheese in shoes?

(S01E06)

Orlando (Jerri's Filipino friend): You should run for Homecoming queen, Jerri.

Jerri: What? Are you joking? I don't think I'm what boys consider a "traditional beauty."

Orlando: In my country you'd be a real queen.

Jerri: Yeah, well, that's because your country is ruled by monkeys.

Orlando: Jerri, that's an ugly thing to say.

Jerri: Jeez, why are you people so sensitive about your resemblance to monkeys? They're adorable!

This episode begins with a game of dodgeball and Jerri having to sit out the game because of uneven teams. Also, it seems her teammates would rather have a slow girl with two broken arms play with them rather than Jerri. Despite not actually playing, Jerri manages to get hit with the ball, prompting Yasmine, a popular girl, to remark that Jerri is probably used to balls smacking against her face.

Wait, some of you are saying, don't you mean Amy Sedaris, the woman who played Jerri Blank on Strangers with Candy? The same Amy Sedaris who had been doing an advice column for the magazine for some time now? Well, yes, I was. Except I'm not. Maybe. Kind of? Anyway, here's what The Believer has on its site: "Amy Sedaris remains on sabbatical from her column-writing duties, but she’s just announced that Jerri Blank has agreed to take over Sedaratives for the summer." They're looking for people to write in who want advice on drugs, prostitution, being a total slut -- you know, stuff Jerri knows a lot about. If you have a problem you want Jerri to answer, send them to sedaratives@believermag.com. As anyone who saw the Strangers with Candy episode "Ask Jerri" knows, this woman knows how to provide sage advice to her readers, even if it might result in teenage pregnancy and the attempted murder of your lover.

[via AmySedaris.com]

• Brad Pitt calls the cops! Courtney Love goes topless! Colin Farrell sex tape! Karina has all the dirt!
• Get lost in the Darth Vader Corn Maze.
• A film critic steals John Singleton's wallet.
• Do you like to tell dirty jokes? You could win $1000!
• And what exactly is going on with that Strangers With Candy movie?