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Michael Jackson Used Diddy So He Could Dance With Beyonce

4:34PM the cajun boy | Diddy or Sean Combs or whatever was one of Letterman’s guests last night and he shared an interesting story about a time when Michael Jackson showed up unannounced at one of his famed “White Parties.” More »
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David Letterman’s Time Has Finally Come

2:57AM Hamilton Nolan | David Letterman, who has been quietly doing his second-place late night joker show over on CBS like forever, is all of a sudden beating the Tonight Show in the ratings. Calling Sarah Palin a slut really pays off! More »
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Oh Don’t Worry, Dave Letterman Will Be Here For A While Too

1:28AM Richard Lawson | While everyone is busy fretting and fussing over Conan O’Brien’s freshman Tonight Show run, his steady-as-she-goes CBS competitor, David Letterman, has been quietly inking a deal to stay on the air through 2012. With, sigh, a bit of a pay-cut. More »
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The Best Of Conan O’Brien’s Late Night

1:12AM Richard Lawson | Conan O’Brien is set to debut as the new host of the Tonight Show this (stateside) evening, which is exciting. Though we do worry that because he’s now on an hour earlier, our favourite kinds of Late Night bits might be deemed too weird or risky; favourites likes these hallowed treasures: More »
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Late Night Hosts Feast On Sweat Of Poor Comedy Drones

1:13AM Hamilton Nolan | Oh, to write jokes for one of those late night TV shows! Seriously, please, let me do that. Those staff writers get paid. But the freelancers get totally screwed! More »
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Tina Fey Mistakes Robert Pattinson For Satan

10:15PM Ryan Tate | Jimmy Fallon was mercifully blessed to have former Saturday Night Live/Weekend Update co-star Tina Fey on his second show. More »

Best of Jimmy Fallon’s First Late Night

12:27AM Ryan Tate | Sure, Jimmy Fallon was awkward on his Late Night debut, as first-time hosts tend to be. But expectations are so low the comedian just needed to show a little promise. That he did. More »

Jimmy Fallon’s Nerd Side Might Save Him

8:56AM Ryan Tate | Jimmy Fallon’s critics hate him for being so awkward and manic. But all indications are the Saturday Night Live veteran will embrace those qualities, crafting the geekiest Late Night yet. More »

Conan O’Brien Rehires Poor, Failed Andy Richter

8:25AM Defamer Hollywood | News comes today that when Conan O’Brien starts hosting the Tonight Show from LA in June, his old Late Night sidekick will once again be along for the ride. As, sigh, the show’s announcer.

Conan On Leno: ‘Temperatures Rising Rapidly In My Personal Hell’

1:45AM Seth | All eyes were on Conan O’Brien last night in anticipation of what, if anything, he’d say about NBC’s surprise announcement that Jay Leno would upstage his long-planned ascension to The Tonight Show throne. (With a half-hour of local news between the two as the delicious, late night sandwich filling.) While he never said the words “Jay Leno can suck my pink, Irish ass” directly, he did point to the worrisome 20 degree temperature-increase in NYC that accompanied the news. The subtext was clear: Conan had been following our Pop Culture Doomsday coverage closely, and was warning his viewers to find their quickest route into orbit before the planet erupts into flames the second Leno delivers his first joke about Bill Clinton getting handsy with Michelle Obama at the Press Corps dinner in primetime. [Late Show] More »