late night with conan o’brien
After ‘Late Night’ Cameo, Tina Fey Nearing Goal Of Appearing On Every NBC Show
7:45AM Mark Graham | After the landmark ratings success that was the 2008 Summer Olympics, NBC was anxious to capitalise on the momentum they had built leading into the fall. However, despite all that promotional exposure, Beijing Ben and the NBC team haven’t yet been able to convert in the ratings department: Knight Rider tanked, Chuck and Life both saw their ratings dip from their 2007 premieres and The Office could only muster a third-place finish in its lovey dovey season premiere last week. However, there is a bright spot; the network has gotten big bumps in both the awareness and ratings department thanks to the white-hot star power of homegrown talent Tina Fey. While fans will have to wait until the end of the month for 30 Rock to return to the air, NBC has been satiating America’s desire to see its new Emmy sweetheart by repeatedly trotting her out during its late night lineup. She has appeared as Sarah Palin on SNL not once but twice and, last night, she made a cameo appearance along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a bit that can only be described as the ying to Ricky Gervais’ and Steve Carell’s faux Emmy duel yang. Watch NBC’s clear cut MVP hitting another one out of the park after the jump.
NBC Station Censors Conan O’Brien Joke: ‘Just Not Appropriate For Us To Show It’
4:20AM Kyle Buchanan | While controversy isn’t something we’d normally associate with Conan O’Brien, apparently NBC’s Los Angeles-area station disagrees. After performing last night’s monologue on Late Night, O’Brien repaired to his desk to begin what sounded like an innocent joke about “celebrity douchebags” like Spencer Pratt and Dog the Bounty Hunter. That’s when Channel 4 News abruptly cut in, with anchorwoman Colleen Williams warning the audience that “right now in New York,” O’Brien was about to make a joke about colliding trains, and that KNBC found it inappropriate to air in light of the September 12 train collision that killed 24 people in Chatsworth. Williams then showed excerpts from John McCain’s speech yesterday about the economy, which was funny, but not really ha-ha funny. Watch the weirdness happen up above. [NBC] More »
‘Done Deal’: Jimmy Fallon To Replace Conan O’Brien In ‘09
10:10AM Molly Friedman | Rumours that notorious SNL line-flubber Jimmy Fallon might replace Conan O’Brien following his move to The Tonight Show have been floating around for over a year now. But today, Fox News adds some real substance to all the chatter by boldly reporting that “it’s a done deal.” Debates will inevitably and endlessly ensue regarding Fallon’s ability to fill the shoes of everyone’s favourite red head (with all apologies to the late Lucille Ball), especially considering Fallon’s lack of experience as a writer or improviser. More details from Fox on how Fallon is handling the news and when we can expect an official announcement, after the jump. More »
