LateNightTalkShow-related stories
Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:38PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Late Night, Industry, Celebrities, Reality-Free
You gotta love the ol' rumor mill. It sleeps less than Amy Winehouse.
Conan O'Brien hasn't even finished his first week as the new host of
The Tonight Show and the insiders are already churning out rumblings about Jay Leno's new show.
Some sources close to the network and
The Jay Leno Show told
Kim Masters of The Daily Beast that Leno is slowly growing unhappy with his new time slot and the changes that are being made to the new show by the network. There are even concerns that the stress of the situation is starting to take a toll on the host's health.
Continue reading Some 'uh-ohs' bubble up behind the scenes of The Jay Leno Show
Posted Dec 6th 2008 9:29AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Late Night, Talk Show, Reality-Free
Next 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.
Continue reading Jimmy Fallon gears up for late night gig
Posted Aug 27th 2008 8:23AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Sports, Late Night, Talk Show, Casting, Reality-Free
This is an interesting notion --
ESPN is looking to launch a late night TV show. The sports network has reportedly approached three prominent sports journalists to anchor the show, but not one of them has shown any interest. The names are Dan LeBatard,
Miami Herald columnist and local sports radio host; Colin Cowherd, ESPN national radio voice; and Jason Whitlock,
Kansas City Star sports writer.
While I believe that ESPN has real interest in a late night sports show -- maybe a talk format about sports and entertainment -- I have real questions about the validity of the names floated in this report, especially with regard to Whitlock.
Jason was once a regular fill-in on
Pardon The Interruption. He is very smart and funny and opinionated. Apparently he was too opinionated for some at the Disney-owned network. When he refused to pull his punches in his criticism, he was dropped by ESPN. Are we to think that now ESPN has asked him to not only come back, but possibly host a show for them?
Continue reading Will ESPN enter the late night talk show game?
Posted Apr 30th 2007 5:42PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities, Obituaries, Talk Show
Tommy Newsom, best known for being the bandleader on The Tonight Show when Doc Severinsen had the night off, died this weekend of cancer at his home in Virginia.
Newsom was also a saxophone player and joined the show in 1962, when Johnny Carson took over from Jack Parr. When Carson retired in 1992, so did Newsom. Newsom was a very dry, laid back guy, and Carson jokingly called him "Mr. Excitement."
Besides his work on The Tonight Show, Newsom also composed music for Kenny Rogers, John Denver, and Skitch Henderson, the first Tonight Show bandleader, who died in 2005.
Posted Oct 9th 2006 5:35PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: ABC, NBC, CBS, Cable, Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, PBS, Celebrities, Comedy Central, Talk Show
Charlie Rose: an appreciation of R.W. Apple, Jr.- The Daily Show: James Baker
- The Colbert Report: Randy Newman
- The Late Show With David Letterman: Robin Williams and Sam Moore
- Jay Leno: Tina Fey, Fergie, and Annika Sorenstam
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Dane Cook, Emilie de Rave, and The Killers (repeat...wait a second, this is from FIVE DAYS AGO. That's ridiculous.)
- Tavis Smiley: Chandra Wilson
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien: John Lithgow, Lewis Black, and Gomez
- The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Emmitt Smith and Kristin Chenoweth
- Last Call With Carson Daly: Leelee Sobieski and Kill Hannah (repeat)
Posted Jun 8th 2006 3:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Talent, PBS, Celebrities
For those of you who have missed Rose, he returns to the table on his PBS late night talk show this Monday. Rose has been gone from the show after having emergency heart valve surgery overseas in March. It was his second valve surgery, and he was in the hospital for a month.
It was interesting to see various fill-in hosts over the past few months. Some did really well, while others were noticably uncomfortable in the host chair (*cough* Peter Travers *cough*).
Posted Jun 2nd 2006 5:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: ABC, NBC, CBS, Late Night, TV Royalty, Talent, Programming, PBS, Celebrities
Charlie Rose: Vince Vaughn and director John Lasseter- The Late Show With David Letterman: Tom Hanks and Kanye West (repeat)
- Jay Leno: Hugh Jackman and Imogean Heap (repeat)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Katherine Heigl, Ben Lee, James Pickens, Jr, and Chandra Wilson (repeat)
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Charlize Theron and Cameron Crowe (repeat)
- The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Denis Leary and Bo Bice (repeat)
- Last Call With Carson Daly: Zooey Deschanel, Samaire Armstrong, Jack's Mannequin, and Eco Station Animals (repeat)
Posted Jun 1st 2006 5:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: ABC, NBC, CBS, Cable, Late Night, TV Royalty, Talent, Programming, PBS, Celebrities, Comedy Central
Charlie Rose: Robert Baer, with guest host Brian Ross, and Fay Vincent, with guest host Frank Deford- The Daily Show: Willie Nelson (repeat)
- The Colbert Report: Ted Daeschler (repeat)
- The Late Show With David Letterman: Tom Cruise and Jamie Oliver (repeat)
- Jay Leno: Robin Williams, Daniel Powter, and Keke Palmer (repeat)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Julia Stiles, Jason Ritter, and Atreyu (repeat)
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Naomi Watts, Kate Walsh, and The Magic Numbers (repeat)
- The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Mia Maestro and Nick Lachey (repeat)
- Last Call With Carson Daly: Andy Milonakis and Nada Surf (repeat)
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