late-night

30 Rock Addresses Late Night Wars With "Khonani"

Jessica Poolt · 04/23/10 02:24PM

30 Rock, no stranger to pointing out NBC's flaws, finally addressed the motivations, indecision and hypocrisy surrounding the network's recent late night wars. In this episode, Jack must chose between two janitors vying for the same 11:30 night shift.

Conan O'Brien Signs On with TBS

Richard Lawson · 04/12/10 12:04PM

Well, he is very funny. But otherwise, this seems peculiar. Starting in November the jilted carrot top will do a Monday-Thursday 11pm laffer/talker on TBS, pushing George Lopez's little program to midnight. Updated

Jimmy Fallon Mocks Parliamentary Procedure on Late Night

Zach Mack · 03/23/10 02:17PM

Discussion of President Obama's historic health care reform bill has dominated the airwaves, and Late Night is no exception. Jimmy took to mocking our government's arcane - if not annoying - parliamentary procedure. C-SPAN fans and student government nerds, rejoice!

The Sexualization of Dakota Fanning is Complete, and It's Scary

Matt Cherette · 03/18/10 02:55AM

So... Dakota Fanning. You know, that cute, innocent little actress. Isn't she so cute and innocent? Not anymore! Fanning was on Late Night tonight, wearing a too-short dress and discussing "steamy" lesbian scenes in The Runaways. This is not OK.

Sarah Palin Commiserates with Leno About Being Ridiculed on the Internet

Maureen O'Connor · 03/03/10 01:07AM

Sarah Palin made her "comedy debut" on The Tonight Show. (Apparently the running joke of her candidacy doesn't count. Ba-dum-ching!) This allowed us to witness a pair of millionaires chuckling on a Hollywood stage about how they are bloggers' victims.

Jay Leno: Scarecrow, Tin Man, or Cowardly Lion?

Matt Cherette · 01/27/10 12:30AM

Historically, Jay Leno hasn't shied away from speaking about his job status. Leno's statements over the last few weeks—full of jokes about NBC, Conan O'Brien and David Letterman—reinforced that characteristic. Recently, however, he's been unusually mum. What gives?