Entries tagged with: the tonight show
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Funny Story About One of TV's All-time Great Pitchmen
Discovery is airing a tribute to the late pitchman Billy Mays tonight (Thursday, July 9th, 9 pm ET/PT), and I’m eager to see it. Mays was indeed a pitchman extraordinaire. Like many of us raised on TV, we’ve come to...
Posted on July 9, 2009 10:15 AM
Conan is King? 'Crowning' Goes Against Tradition
It was shocking to see a press release from NBC this week with the headline “Conan the new king of late-night.”It was a ratings release, issued Thursday — the day each week when national Nielsens for the previous week’s late-night...
Posted on June 12, 2009 10:36 AM
The Surf Report Visits 'The Tonight Show'
With all the chatter about the changeover from Leno to Conan, I needed to venture out to Universal and see the newest incarnation of “The Tonight Show” with my own two eyes. My friend and fellow media vulture Claire had...
Posted on June 5, 2009 12:07 PM
Conan's Second Night Perks Up
Yeah yeah yeah, I know the ratings were down about 30% from the first nightbut the good news is that the show was at least 30% better! Conan did afuller monologue, talking more about adjusting to life in L.A. and...
Posted on June 3, 2009 3:08 PM
Another Take on Conan's First 'Tonight Show'
My favorite part of the show was the opening filmed bit that had Conan going down his checklist for his new gig and realizing he forgot to move to L.A. Then it was run, Conan, run to the tuneof Cheap Trick's...
Posted on June 2, 2009 4:55 PM
Get Used to It: Conan's Here to Stay
Some might not like Conan O’Brien’s nervous mannerisms and others might not care for his hair.Some might say he laughs a bit too much at his own jokes. Some might even accuse him of conspiring to push out Jay Leno.However,...
Posted on June 2, 2009 10:36 AM
Edd Hall Recalls Glory Days with Jay Leno
Among those who were in the audience tonight for Jay Leno’s final “Tonight Show”: Edd Hall, Leno’s announcer for the first 12 of his 17 years as host of the NBC late-night show. Besides making the show’s introductory announcements, Hall,...
Posted on May 31, 2009 2:18 PM
