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On Leno’s Final Night of Tonight Show, Kimmel, Conan, Letterman, The Daily Show Go Big

February 3, 2014

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On Leno’s Final Night of Tonight Show, Kimmel, Conan, Letterman, The Daily Show Go Big

Tonight, Feb. 3rd, 2014 will be the final night of Jay Leno’s Tonight Show after well over a score of years. Of course, it’ll be a big celebration at The Tonight Show with Billy Crystal as the guest.

However, Jimmy Kimmel with cast of Monuments Men including Matt Damon and Bill Murray, Conan with the entire cast of The Walking Dead, David Letterman with Michael Keaton/The Flaming Lips w/Sean Lennon, and The Daily Show with NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio are making the 11PM hour fierce.

We wouldn’t be surprised if everyone has a joke about a Leno leaving in their monologue tonight as well.

Matt Damon Will Be on Jimmy Kimmel Live vs. Leno’s Final Night at Tonight Show

January 30, 2014

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Matt Damon Will Be on Jimmy Kimmel Live vs. Leno’s Final Night at Tonight Show

While NBC is sure to grab ratings from their late night succession coming up, Jimmy Kimmel isn’t going to just let that night slide.

On Jay Leno’s final night of hosting The Tonight Show, Matt Damon will return, “in theory”, to Jimmy Kimmel Live in a much less “King-of-Comedy-esque” way.

Of course, Kimmel and Damon have something planned, as one of the best guest-hosts bits on late night, but, who knows, they may just “run out of time”.

Jay Leno on Leaving ‘The Tonight Show’ Twice on 60 Minutes

January 27, 2014

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Jay Leno on Leaving ‘The Tonight Show’ Twice on 60 Minutes

Jay Leno and his wife Mavis sat down with 60 Minutes recently and chatted about his second departure from The Tonight Show, largely giving his final word about both transitions and that he’s OK with it. He also claims, in regards to what he’ll do post-Tonight Show, that he is done as a late night talk show host.

It’s a fascinating watch at this moment in time where the late night talk show batons are being handed back at NBC.

Colin Jost To Be New SNL Weekend Update Co-Anchor

January 23, 2014

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Colin Jost To Be New SNL Weekend Update Co-Anchor

Colin Jost will join Cecily Strong in co-anchoring Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update replacing Seth Meyers when Meyers heads to Late Night.

The shifting from Weekend Update host to Late Night host to host of The Tonight Show seems to be a last bastion of old school television especially considering that many of the newer late night shows are named just after the host.

Amy Poehler To Be Fallon’s Last Guest, Meyers’ First Guest on “Late Night”

January 21, 2014

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Amy Poehler To Be Fallon’s Last Guest, Meyers’ First Guest on “Late Night”

Whether a link between eras of comedy at SNL between Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers or just one of the funniest people around, it’s a smart move, in our opinion to have Amy Poehler be the guest to send off Fallon to The Tonight Show and welcome Meyers to Late Night.

Louis C.K.’s Next Big Thing Is Selling His Movie “Tomorrow Night” on His Website

January 7, 2014

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Louis C.K. has been noted over the last few years with reinventing the wheel of media by selling his own comedy special on his website for $5, doing every job on his TV show that’s humanly possible along with getting final cut, etc.

His latest milestone will be selling a movie, shot in black and white, that he made partially on his own dime, Tomorrow Night, on his own website. He made this announcement last night on The Tonight Show and revealed that it never got distributed anywhere in 1998.

In 2014, black and white seems to no longer be a deal breaker for audiences and with all the acclaim that CK has gathered since 98, it’s probably a good time for this.

Here’s the trailer for Tomorrow Night; you might know a few people making cameos like Conan O’Brien or JB Smoove.

Former NBC Chiefs Courting Leno Post-Tonight Show

December 18, 2013

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Former NBC Chiefs Courting Leno Post-Tonight Show

There’s been a lot of talk, for years actually, of what will happen to long time host of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno.

Well, as his departure nears in February of 2014, transitioning to Jimmy Fallon, there has been interest in such places like CNN, though it would seem the parties interested seem to all be former NBC chiefs like Jeff Zucker and Jeff Gaspin.

Nothing is set in motion, but it’ll be interesting to see what Leno does if he ends up moving to cable.

First Poster for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

December 18, 2013

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Just going off the initial posters, this might be the first time that Late Night on NBC looks a little more serious than The Tonight Show.

Just compare the first key art of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon above to Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Bill Cosby Talks About Being on The Tonight Show While on The Tonight Show

November 15, 2013

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Bill Cosby has been a fantastic comedian throughout the tenures of the hosts of The Tonight Show.

Watch the comedy legend talk about one of his performances on a Tonight Show of the past while talking to Jay Leno on the current Tonight Show in a great comedy history lesson.

A.D. Miles Set As Head Writer Of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’

November 6, 2013

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A.D. Miles Set As Head Writer Of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’

In only a few months, Jimmy Fallon is taking the reins to The Tonight Show and it looks like, as you’d expect, he’s taking his whole team with him, head writer A.D. Miles and The Roots included.

Considering they’re staying in NYC, how much different will The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon be from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon really?

Key & Peele on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

September 28, 2013

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Wherever Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael Key go together, they can’t help but get into constant riffing session like they’re in the Key & Peele writers’ room.

Watch their interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from last night here.

NBC Developing Johnny Carson Miniseries

September 19, 2013

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NBC Developing Johnny Carson Miniseries

No word on who is Johnny Carson will be played by, but this is instantly one of the more intriguing projects that NBC has on its current development slate.

The Final Episode of ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ to Air February 6, 2014

August 10, 2013

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The Final Episode of ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ to Air February 6, 2014

So, as it stands right now, on Feb. 6th next year, Jay Leno will step down from The Tonight Show, then The Tonight Show will move to New York City with its new host Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers will take the reins to Late Night.

While that might seem momentous, don’t forget that The Arsenio Hall Show is coming back, Chris Hardwick is doing a late night talk show of sorts for Comedy Central, USA is developing a late night talk show with Will Ferrell, and Pete Holmes will be following Conan on TBS later this year.

Basically, late night’s going to get a whole lot more exciting really soon.

Howard Stern Gives Advice/Ribbing to Jimmy Fallon on Taking Over The Tonight Show

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Howard Stern made a stop by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to give Jimmy some cold hard truths about late night including to stop playing video games when he takes over The Tonight Show. Maybe he’ll follow Stern’s advice and usurp Kimmel as friend?

Conan O’Brien To Introduce Interviews From ‘The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson’ on TCM

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Conan O’Brien To Introduce Interviews From ‘The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson’ on TCM

Coming this summer, TCM is bringing back the archive from the Johnny Carson hosted Tonight Show and having none other than Conan O’Brien host it.

Even if it’s Conan O’Brien that will just essentially be hosting The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, we’re glad it’s Conan.

Seth Meyers Replacing Jimmy Fallon on Late Night

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Seth Meyers Replacing Jimmy Fallon on Late Night

All the rumors and speculation have turned out to be true. Seth Meyers was the frontrunner for replacing Jimmy Fallon on Late Night when Fallon takes on his new spot as the host of The Tonight Show.

No house band has been announced, but if NBC got The Roots last time maybe they can get someone like The Black Keys or something for Meyers?

Marc Maron Talks ‘Maron’/’Attempting Normal’ on Tonight Show

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Marc Maron made an appearance on The Tonight Show to promote everything he’s doing (Maron on IFC, his book Attempting Normal). Maybe we’ll get an episode of WTF out of Leno now?

Jimmy Fallon Won’t Get Brand New Studio For Tonight Show, Which Leaves What Exactly for New Host of Late Night?

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Jimmy Fallon Won’t Get Brand New Studio For Tonight Show, Which Leaves What Exactly for New Host of Late Night?

It may just be a small detail here, but it’s curious that instead of getting a new set for his transition to The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon is just getting a makeover for his current one.

The replacement for “Late Night with…” has yet to be announced and they won’t be inheriting Fallon’s studio, so maybe, perhaps, whoever it ends up being, they’ll inherit The Tonight Show stage here in LA, which would be no small detail whatsoever.

The Story of Carol Burnett’s First Big Break Is Kind of Miraculous

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Comedy legend Carol Burnett stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night and recounted her first big break. It’s sort of miraculous what happened and that’s all we’ll say before just watching the clip and hearing Burnett tell a story of unbelievable kindness from a stranger.

Oh Yeah, The Tonight Show Will Move to NYC and Fallon Will Take Over in Spring 2014

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Oh Yeah, The Tonight Show Will Move to NYC and Fallon Will Take Over in Spring 2014

Sorry for the back-to-back posts about The Tonight Show, but it’s now all official, in writing, and we can hopefully move on from obsessing over what was pretty obvious.

No Surprises Here, Again, as Source Reports Jimmy Fallon to Take Over Tonight Show

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No Surprises Here, Again, as Source Reports Jimmy Fallon to Take Over Tonight Show

Also, Seth Meyers is close/“being eyed”/etc. to taking over Late Night at NBC. As we’ve said above and before, this isn’t all that surprising. We’ll be curious to see what 11:35PM Fallon is like.

We’re more curious to see the entire landscape of late night, which now includes several cable networks (for Conan, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Nikki and Sara Live, upcoming Pete Holmes show to follow Conan, and more).

Is It That Surprising That Jimmy Fallon Would Succeed Jay Leno and Seth Meyers Succeed Jimmy Fallon?

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There has been plenty of gossip and rumors over the last few days regarding the transitioning of Jay Leno at The Tonight Show to move to NYC and handing the reins to Late Night host, Jimmy Fallon. Even though the deal hasn’t been officially made, there’s even more speculation with Seth Meyers possibly filling in for Fallon if he indeed goes to 11:30 or Fox wanting Leno.

Again, this is still all based on high ranking NBC sources and not a done deal.

Having The Tonight Show move back to NYC might be a little surprising, but the rest of this seems pretty straightforward and pretty much in line with NBC’s current tone of late night comedy. If the worry is about the younger demographic (i.e. competing with Jimmy Kimmel), why aren’t they trying something a little different, tonally, like IFC or FX?

Jimmy Fallon May Very Well Replace Jay Leno on The Tonight Show

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Jimmy Fallon May Very Well Replace Jay Leno on The Tonight Show

This seems like a logical move on NBC’s part, but one can’t help think of all the fiascos of trying to hand off The Tonight Show from Johnny Carson. It is nice to see the new energy that Jimmy Kimmel brings to 11PM on network TV as well as Conan solidifying his place at TBS along with Pete Holmes having his own show right after at midnight.

These are the moves that are making everyone other network that does late night join 2013.