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ABC’s ‘Castle’ to Spoof NBC’s Late Night Debacle (the only question: Is it about Letterman/Leno years ago or Conan/Leno now…or both?)

Mar 8, 2010  •  Post A Comment

ABC’s "Castle" is prepping a murder-mystery send-up of the NBC late night saga, Michael Ausiello over at EW.com reports. 

In the episode entitled "The Late Shaft," airing April 12,  "Dancing with the Stars" Tom Bergeron plays Bobby Mann, a late-night talk show host who is killed. And all eyes are on a rival talk show host, played by Bill Bellamy, who has wanted Mann’s spot. 

Sounds like this is just as much referencing the old Letterman./Leno war as the Conan/Leno one. In fact, the book and HBO movie about the Letterman/Leno saga was called "The Late Shift."

Fred Willard and French Stewart are also set to guest star in the episode. 

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  1. Just saw the episode, the best part was when Bellamy was remodeling the set the coffee mug he threw away was the exact one Conan has.

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