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Conan O'Brien attends WarnerMedia Upfront 2019 arrivals outside of The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com
The late-night scene was dominated on NBC with Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and David Letterman's Late Night throughout most of the 80s and early 90s When Carson announced his retirement in 1992, naturally, all eyes were on Letterman taking over, but NBC ultimately chose fellow comedian Jay Leno, leaving Letterman to take his talents to[...]
Conan O’Brien & Robert Smigel Discuss “In the Year 2000” Bit Origins
One of the most popular bits during the early years of Conan O'Brien's tenure as late-night host across his time on NBC's Late Night and The Tonight Show was "In the Year 2000" While Late Night exceeded to 2009, it wasn't until his Tonight Show stint that O'Brien finally updated the name "In the Year[...]
Stupid Pet Tricks: Sarah Silverman to Host TBS Animal Variety Series
One of the most memorable segments from David Letterman's talk shows on NBC's Late Night and, later CBS's Late Show is making its way to cable as its variety series, Stupid Pet Tricks While Letterman has long retired from the late-night television scene, actress and comedian Sarah Silverman will take the mantle as host for the[...]
late-night
Less than a day after Jimmy Fallon & NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert & CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers & NBC' Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel & ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned to late-night, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and Florida Rep[...]
colbert
After nearly 150 days on strike thanks to the AMPTP dragging its heels and not doing right by the WGA from the jump, Jimmy Fallon & NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert & CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers & NBC' Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel[...]
colbert
Last week, we learned that beginning Monday, October 2nd, Jimmy Fallon & NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert & CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers & NBC' Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel & ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be bringing their shows back to our screens[...]
How Conan's Legacy is Overshadowed by 2010 NBC Tonight Show Debacle
O'Brien's big break came as a result of the fallout between comedian Jay Leno and Late Night host David Letterman to vie for the coveted host of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson retiring and his final show airing on May 22, 1992 With Leno winning the job, Letterman opted to let his NBC contract[...]
colbert
After eight years following Colbert, Corden's departure has opened up a timeslot that could be ripe for experimentation – which may explain why the late-night host is considering executive producing a reboot of Comedy Central's Chris Hardwick-hosted @midnight to follow him. Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT,[...]
saturday night live
Beginning today, viewers will see CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers will be shutting down production & going to reruns HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver are also shutting[...]
Late Night
Late Night host Seth Meyers couldn't think of celebrating four decades of the talk show than landing its original host David Letterman The actor and comedian started the program on NBC to follow up The Tonight Show then hosted by Johnny Carson in 1982 February 1st marks the exact date of the 40th anniversary of[...]
mulaney
So, 'I'm going to dinner with a friend from college, going to dinner with a friend from college, going to dinner with a friend from college, what's Seth Meyers doing here? Fuck! Fuck!" Here's a look at the interview, where Mulaney confirmed that he and actress Olivia Munn are expecting a child, discusses his time[...]
How Conan's Legacy is Overshadowed by 2010 NBC Tonight Show Debacle
While he's not going away as a personality, he's simply adopted a similar route as his Late Night predecessor David Letterman taking his talents to streaming In this case to HBO Max hosting a weekly variety series While O'Brien's used his comedy to entertain his audiences for the greater part of 28 years, it's hard[...]
Saturday Night Live ends the year with Kristen Wiig and Dua Lipa (Image: NBCU)
So with our fingers, toes, and other various body parts crossed that the midseason finale keeps last week's momentum going, here's a look at some clips worth checking out to get you ready for tonight. Saturday Night Live wraps up the year this weekend (Imge: NBC screencap) First up, we have a massive playlist of just some[...]
John Mulaney and Seth Discuss the Role of Ghosts in the Election
John Mulaney and NBC's Saturday Night Live have an interesting relationship over the years and on Thursday, it took an entirely new direction Thursday when Late Night with Seth Meyers executive producer Mike Shoemaker announced that the actor/comedian has joined the late-night talk show as a staff writer "John Mulaney likes to work so this[...]
Conan O'Brien attends WarnerMedia Upfront 2019 arrivals outside of The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com
One such figure with a perspective on the network is late-night host Conan O'Brien, who spent the better part of 18 years hosting Late Night and at the end of his run in 2010, The Tonight Show Now the current host of his self-titled program Conan on TBS tweeted a tongue-in-cheek response to NBC's latest[...]