Hurricane Sandy is doing more than just canceling your plans, it is also wrecking late night tv. Jimmy Kimmel had planned to host a week of shows out of BAM’s Harvey theatre in downtown Brooklyn. But alas, tonight’s show was called off, the Times reports.
Part of the problem was the logistics of getting a live studio audience when the subways, tunnels and bridges close and people are being urged to stay home. Read More
Jennifer Aniston®, a real person who is currently planning her human wedding, has been employed by Smartwater® to make a “viral advertisement” for Smartwater. In case anyone was confused and thought the new spot–which features Ryan Seacrest and Jimmy Kimmel–is actually security footage from the actress’s home, as it purports to be. Read More
Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003-present): George Clooney
Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003-present): Jennifer Aniston
Jimmy Fallon, Late Night (2009): Robert DeNiro
NBC has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that it cut late-night star Jay Leno’s salary by fifty percent as part of an attempt to control spending. Read More
Video
Hey, it’s no Christopher Walken’s “Poker Face,” or John Malkovich’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. It’s not even John Lithgow’s “Newt Gingrich press release.”
But since we weren’t even aware that R. Kelly had a biography, let alone one called Soula Coaster (what?), and the fact that we’d watch Gary Oldman read the phone book as long as it served as a reminder that in nine days he will be Commissioner Gordon for the final time, this Jimmy Kimmel Live clip is must-see TV. Read More
Strange news from the late-night wars as a third army is now mounting legitimate competition to Jay Leno and David Letterman. Jimmy Kimmel’s Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC is beating Mr. Leno’s NBC Tonight Show, the traditional late-night leader, by four percent of viewers in the valuable 18-49 demographic; Mr. Kimmel’s second half (his Read More
White House Correspondents' Dinner
While we like Jimmy Kimmel, insomuch as we can like a late night host who is somewhere between Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon in terms of edginess, we don’t think he’s going to make the best host for this year’s White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Especially when compared to Seth Meyerslast year…how time flies!
But perhaps it’s exactly that toothless quality that makes Mr. Kimmel such a perfect host. At least, that’s what he implied during a recent interview with Politico’s Patrick Gavin. Read More
No need to channel surf! Here’s a list of notables on late night tonight. We’ll post each weekday, for your convenience!
The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 11:30pm): Michael J. Fox, musical guest The Fray.
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm): Gwyneth Paltrow, Joel McHale, musical guest John Mayer Trio (rerun).
Jimmy Read More
No need to channel surf! Here’s a list of notables on late night tonight. We’ll post each weekday, for your convenience!
The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 11:30pm): Jessica Biel, Zach Galifianakis, musical guest Steve Earle.
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm): Tom Hanks, musical guest Green Day (rerun).
Jimmy Kimmel Live Read More
No need to channel surf! Here’s a list of notables on late night tonight. We’ll post each weekday, for your convenience!
The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 11:30pm): Actor/comedian Martin Short, musical guest Regina Spektor.
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm): Snoop Dogg, Adele.
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, weeknights 12:05am): Actress Megan Read More
