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August 15, 2007

Marvellous! Billy Crystal wants a talk show

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Finally! A performer who wants a late night talk show who might actually be suitable for the job, Billy Crystal reportedly has his big, setimental sappy, Yankees-loving heart set on Conan O'Brien's job when (and if) Conan takes over for Jay Leno on The Tonight Show in 2009.

Billy, who's already proven his interviewing skills in the guises of Joe Franklin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Fernando, is a natural at the tender, youthful age of 59!

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August 7, 2007

Poor Carson Daly has new reason to dream

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Former afternoon kiddie host turned weird, thin middle-of-the-night TV presence Carson Daly has gotten a contract extension at NBC, and with it a new reason to hope that someday he'll get to take over for Conan O'Brien.

Carson's 1:35 am Last Call talk show recently marked its fifth year on NBC (has anyone seen it?), and has lately included lots of comedy sketches in hope that the suits will think Tara Reid's ex-fiance is cool and funny enough to take over the lead-in Late Night gig, if Jay Leno walks away as promised in 2009 and Conan slides into his job.

Fat chance. Though Carson has expressed a sad longing for the job, the suits rarely mentions him as a candidate-- and to twist the knife a bit more, signed Saturday Night Live himbo Jimmy Fallon to a holding deal that appears to make him the leading contender.

Even so, Carson said of his new two-year contract: "I can't help but think I am one lucky dude."

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July 30, 2007

Jimmy Fallon gets closer to Conan

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As we get word this morning that NBC's original late night host Tom Snyder has died at 71, the network is moving forward with its plans to have Conan O'Brien replace Jay Leno on The Tonight Show in 2009-- and with plans to replace Conan with former Saturday Night Live comic Jimmy Fallon.

NBC's late-night chief boss Rick Ludwin says he probably won't make an official announcement until next year, but confirms that Jimmy's on the top of their "short list" (he's 5'11"").

Sorry, Carson.

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July 25, 2007

Finally! A funny Tonight Show monologue!

It was a busy night for The Tonight Show. Homer Simpson filled in for Jay Leno on the monologue, demonstrating to NBC suits that it might not be so hard to replaced the long-jawed one, after all, and leaving Jay free to bash Lindsay Lohan, who missed her appearance for obvious reasons, and allowing her replacement Rob Schneider to perform another dress up skit that for once didn't involve Asians.

See what a drag Rob can be... after the jump...

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July 1, 2007

Carrie Underwood downplays sexy veggie win

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American Idol turned bonafide country music star Carrie Underwood has been voted PETA's sexiest female vegetarian of the year. But don't hold that against her.

Kevin Eubanks of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno was named sexiest male vegetarian, but that win is a popularity contest goof promoted on the Leno show. It's a bit more controversial and could be trickier for Carrie, being a country music star with a cattle country constituency who once posed for a "Got Milk?" ad.

Perhaps remembering that kd lang's anti-beef beef basically ended her country music career, Carrie is careful to say she wouldn't think of foisting her healthy veggie-eating ways on the artery-clogged, burger-belching, fat ass fans she's seen every time she's looked out from the concert stage since Idol:

"I don't go preaching to people that, 'oh you don't need to be eating meat,' because I don't like people preaching to me, I'm not going to preach to them. Everybody else can eat whatever they feel like eating if that makes them happy."

Yeah, why use your position to preach healthy habits? Spoken like a true Idol.

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August 15, 2007:Marvellous! Billy Crystal wants a talk show
August 7, 2007:Poor Carson Daly has new reason to dream
July 30, 2007:Jimmy Fallon gets closer to Conan
July 25, 2007:Finally! A funny Tonight Show monologue!
July 1, 2007:Carrie Underwood downplays sexy veggie win
June 18, 2007:Jon Stewart dinner shakes up late night
March 29, 2007:JibJab JibJumps the shark