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It seemed like a good idea to hire Conan O'Brien to host "The Tonight Show" as Jay Leno's replacement. But O'Brien's huge ratings didn't follow him to his new home, and now, PopEater is reporting that NBC executives are already having conversations about replacing him.

On this day in 1969 , Tiny Tim marries Victoria Mae Budinger on the tonight show.

Here is video of "The Tonight Show's" Conan O'Brien making fun of President Obama's interview this past weekend with CBS News' "60 Minutes." Let's just say they did some creative editing in this video! . . . . (VIDEO)

The Conan visit was fun – the best part was that we had Wounded Warriors with us in the audience. I can’t express how proud I am of their courage and patriotism. I’m extremely happy that Laura Ingraham had the great idea to put the simple coat from the cover of my book to good use. It’s being auctioned to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and the Fisher House. Laura pulled it all together with a live auction that continues through December 18th. Click here to see the auction and God Bless the U.S.A! - Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin upstages the venerable William Shatner on the Tonight Show w/Conan O'Brien.. Video.

She zings Shatner back. Very Funny!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zKtR2aSj-0

Sarah Palin will make a surprise appearance on "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien" Friday night. Security was thick around the NBC stage Friday afternoon, while the former vice presidential candidate was hurriedly rehearsing a skit. Palin, who ensures high TV ratings wherever she goes, was a last-minute booking for NBC. Sources say members of the NBC audience were led outdoors when first Palin arrived for rehearsals in order to keep her appearance a secret from them. Sarah Palin to appear on 'Tonight Show' By Paul Bond Dec 11, 2009, 07:32 PM ET Sarah Palin will make a surprise appearance...

I thought this clip would lift our spirits with everything that is going on. Classic clip. I love Don Rickles

Lifestyles of the hip and famous keep on rolling for the world-champion Chula Vista Park View Little Leaguers. The boys were bused to Burbank yesterday for an appearance last night on “The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.” Never mind that most of the 12- and 13-year-olds didn't know Conan O'Brien from Conan the Barbarian. “Nope,” said Park View second baseman Bulla Graft. “Never heard of him.” After O'Brien's monologue and Sandra Bullock's appearance to promote her new movie, up to the stage stepped all 12 players, wearing baby-blue T-shirts and gray baseball pants — and earning the audience's hearty applause.

(WXYZ) - TV's ultimate sidekick Ed McMahon has died at 86. Johnny Carson's longtime Tonight Show co-host died just after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. McMahon's death was confirmed by his publicist. McMahon was perhaps best known for his work on the Tonight Show, where he served as announcer and co-host from 1962 to 1992. McMahon also hosted the talent competition Star Search from 1983 to 1995. Born in Los Angeles on March 6, 1923, McMahon was raised in Lowell, Massachusetts. He worked as a bingo caller and carnival barker before moving into radio and TV. McMahon found...

Lowell native Ed McMahon, the legendary "H-e-e-e-e-re’s Johnny" pitchman, has died following a long battle with cancer. McMahon, 86, died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his wife, Pam, and other family members, his publicist, Howard Bragman, told the Associated Press today. McMahon became a star on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson where the duo had a historic run from 1962 to 1992. He played Carson’s foil for decades, setting up jokes and skits and suppressing his trademark laughter through it all.

Conan Gives NBC Big Lead In Adult Demos My phone has been ringing off the hook this morning with the news about Conan O'Brien's "blow-out" lead in adult demographics most desirable to advertisers during his first week hosting The Tonight Show. Of course, this is impoirtant info, more so than households. Then again, that's NBC's mantra: we don't need eyeballs as long as we have key demos. Actually, both count. But let the gushing begin: UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – June 11, 2009 – Conan is the new King of Late Night. "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" was the dominant...

An English friend of mine got his first dose of Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien last week, and commented that while Jay seemed friendly and confident, his "Tonight Show" replacement was more of a cipher. He wondered, "Do you think O'Brien will fit in?" That's the multimillion-dollar question. O'Brien has only taken over shows, and never originated his own. He spent 16 years remaking David Letterman's "Late Night" into his own comedic image, but this time, he's walking into an institution. NBC's "Tonight" is bigger than O'Brien, which means he's got to conform to expectations -- while trying to give...

A rare moment in American television history – the passing of the baton in The Tonight Show - will come tonight as Jay Leno steps down as the king of late night talk. Leno took over as host of the NBC show 17 years ago from another veteran, Johnny Carson. The latter famously hosted the chat and variety show for 30 years. The five night a week show is one of the most enduring fixtures of American television, having started in 1954 with Steve Allen as host. Leno, a notorious workaholic, cancelled the show only twice - when he checked...

Why did Hulu pull the tuesday May 19 episode of The Tonight Show? This episode had Terry Bradshaw on it.

Billy Mays works Pres Obama for a piece of the stimulus...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The top bowler for the Special Olympics looks forward to meeting President Barack Obama in an alley. "He bowled a 129. I bowl a 300. I could beat that score easily," Michigan's Kolan McConiughey (KO-lahn Mc-KAHNA-he) told The Associated Press in an interview Friday.

Reporting from Chicago -- When she met Barack Obama two years ago, Caitlin Cox proudly wore the two bronze medals she had won at the Special Olympics. The then-Illinois senator grinned as she showed him pictures of her signature bubble-gum-pink bowling ball and posed for photographs with her. Cox, who has Down syndrome, excitedly recalls that meeting each time she sees Obama's photo on a magazine cover or hears him mentioned on TV. Her ears perked up again Friday morning as her parents discussed the president at breakfast. Her mother, Suzanne Thompson, told her that Obama had made a joke...

It wasn’t an official strike, just a protest. But 100 or so members of the Screen Actors Guild picketed NBC’s Tonight Show in Burbank last night. And President Obama’s limo sped past them faster than Joe Biden putting his foot in his mouth. Here’s how Variety explains it:

Does Keith Olbermann see himself as some sort of Junior Assistant to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs? Over at Contentions, Jennifer Rubin has noted that in discussing the Obama “Special Olympics” comment, the Countdown host asked a guest “what do we do–what does he do, about that?” Translation: how do “we” repair the damage? By the way, Olbermann scooped his own network on the gaffe. “Tonight” had already been taped by the time Olbermann went on the air at 8 PM EDT last night, and as you’ll see from the YouTube, he had somehow gotten an advance look and...

The first appearance by a sitting president on "The Tonight Show" may well end up being the last. President Obama, in his taping with Jay Leno Thursday afternoon, attempted to yuk it up with the funnyman, and ended up insulting the disabled. Towards the end of his approximately 40-minute appearance, the president talked about how he's gotten better at bowling and has been practicing in the White House bowling alley. He bowled a 129, the president said. "That's very good, Mr. President," Leno said sarcastically. It's "like the Special Olympics or something," the president said. When asked about the remark,...

BYO popcorn, adult beverages and Teleprompter.

<p>President Obama will be making a guest appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Thursday, a White House official said, in a rare personal visit by a commander in chief to late night television.</p> <p>Mr. Obama will swing by the Leno show as part of his trip to southern California. The White House official said that Mr. Obama plans to talk about the economy with Mr. Leno and said he will try to focus on substance, possibly a tall task given the show’s format.</p>

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokesman for Ed McMahon says the television personality is in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital. Spokesman Howard Bragman says the 85-year-old former "Tonight Show" sidekick has pneumonia and other unspecified ailments.

Fifteen years ago, I had a stupid idea. I was the co-executive producer on ..."Cheers." NBC...was faltering: Ratings were sliding, money was tight, management was nervous ...Johnny Carson...was retiring... I was 28 then, and like all 28-year-olds, I had no idea exactly how stupid I was. So when I found myself standing next to the president of NBC ...I offered my solution to his network's crisis. "You know what you should do?" ... "You should move the 'Tonight Show' with Jay Leno to 10 p.m. Think of all the money you'd save." "That's a pretty stupid suggestion," he said to...

As many of us already know, McCain did a good job last night (8/25). So far, however, I haven't seen any link to the video. So, here they are if you missed the interview yesterday. McCain on Leno Part 1 tags. McCain on Leno Part 2 tags.

<p>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Conan O'Brien will take over the "Tonight" Show next June — and what happens to deposed host Jay Leno after that is anybody's guess.</p> <p>Leno's last show will be Friday, May 29, and O'Brien will start the following Monday, June 1, NBC executives told a Television Critics Association meeting Monday.</p>

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jay Leno will make his last appearance as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" next May 29, setting the stage for Conan O'Brien to replace him on America's top late-night TV show on June 1, the network said on Monday. But even as they announced the exact date of Leno's long-planned 2009 departure, NBC executives said they were looking for ways to keep him at the General Electric Co.-owned network in a role other than as a late-night host.

Tune in to The Tonight Show now - Ron Paul is being interviewed by Jay Leno

LOS ANGELES—An NBC executive says the network has told the non-writing staff of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" that they face layoffs next week because of the Hollywood writers strike. The late-night talk show has been in reruns since the walkout started Monday. An NBC executive who wasn't authorized to comment publicly and asked to remain anonymous says the possibility of using guest hosts on the show is under consideration as a way to restart production and avoid layoffs.

After more than a half-century, NBC Universal is dropping the curtain on "beautiful downtown Burbank." The media company plans to announce Thursday that it is selling much of the 30 acres it owns in Burbank, including its legendary NBC Studios at 3000 W. Alameda Ave., home to such iconic programs as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and before that, "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." NBC Universal intends to relocate the network and local news operations that are in Burbank to a new headquarters in a massive complex planned on Lankershim Boulevard, across the street from its Universal Studios...

Was Fox News simply offering solid reporting on the inside baseball of the Fred Thompson campaign, or could there have been an element of payback for the candidate having blown off the debate Fox sponsored last night in favor of appearing on NBC's "Tonight Show"? A Fox News article by chief political correspondent Carl Cameron [with AP input], Fred Thompson Campaign Makes Drastic Shift on Eve of Kickoff, paints a decidedly negative portrait of matters inside the Thompson campaign. Most notable is this line: Thompson appears to be losing his core of original supporters at a quickening pace. By "supporters"...

BURBANK - Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is scheduled to be a guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" tomorrow, a day before officially declaring his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Thompson's appearance -- he last appeared on the show June 12 -- will come on the same day as the eight announced Republican candidates debate in New Hampshire. The Thompson campaign announced last week that he would declare his candidacy Thursday, with a Webcast on his campaign's Web site, www.imwithfred.com, then conduct a five-day campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, all key early states...

BURBANK, California, June 19, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) -  Last night on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," comedian Robin Williams plugged his upcoming movie, "License to Wed." In the film, Williams plays a Protestant minister who forces an engaged couple to go through a grueling marriage preparatory course. But last night Williams went off on Catholic priests, painting them as pedophiles. Williams pretended to be playing a game where the pedophile is hidden under a cup, suggesting that this was an image of the Church's attitude towards dealing with "pedophile" priests. "Here we go. Find the priest, find the pedophile. Find...

Even while former senator and Law & Order actor Fred Thompson hasn't officially started his bid for the White House, his online presence would make you think that there isn't even a question. Thompson's website ( http://www.imwithfred.com ) is multifaceted, enabling users, for example, to find their local media to contact newspapers and talk radio to show support. Thompson launched a YouTube channel on May 15 featuring not clips from his popular TV show but videos of speeches and one from an appearance with Tim Russert on Meet the Press. His social networking presence is also growing, with more and...

.Thanks to a tip from Bush gal in LA...To: xcamel I heard Fred is going on Leno Tuesday night. Maybe he’ll announce then! 38 posted on 06/09/2007 6:41:04 PM PDT by Bush gal in LA (''Don't tread on the FRED!'' Fred Thompson 2008) . ...we now have CONFIRMATION (that he will be on the show that night) from www.NBC.com:Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Fred Thompson

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 While in California for the Thursday evening's Republican Presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Governor Mitt Romney will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, May 2 at 11:30pm in Eastern and Pacific time zones and 10:30pm in Central and Mountain. Make sure to watch Mitt on Leno!

PORTSMOUTH - For many Americans, the night wasn’t complete without a visit from Johnny, Ed, Doc and Tommy, aka “Mr. Excitement.” Tommy Newsom, a Portsmouth native who gained fame as a musical sidekick to Johnny Carson for nearly 30 years, died Saturday of cancer. He was 78. He died in his Portsmouth home, said his nephew and fellow musician Jim Newsom. “I think he will be remembered as a gifted musician, a humble man and a funny guy,” Jim Newsom said, noting that the two had played together in March at a benefit concert. “What you saw on TV was...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show" drew a complaint from gubernatorial opponent Phil Angelides, who petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for equal time on the air. The Angelides for Governor campaign objected to an Oct. 11 appearance on "The Tonight Show" by Gov. Schwarzenegger, Mr. Angelides' Republican opponent in the November statewide election. Angelides, a Democrat, says NBC and 11 TV stations in California should provide him with airtime to balance the publicity Gov. Schwarzenegger received. "The FCC has told us that it will move quickly on this complaint, with an answer as early as Monday...

ANN COULTER celebrates DEATH? Exclusive story, PHOTOS from "Tonight Show" party with L.A. FReepers! From a transcript of the June 14 edition of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on which New York Times bestselling author Ann Coulter appeared with comedian George Carlin: COULTER: I understand you had an Ann Coulter joke last night, Jay. LENO: Oh, I have a bunch of Ann Coulter jokes all the time. COULTER: That I was worried about Dorothy's house falling on me. LENO: I think that was the joke, yeah. And then, I had the -- the other joke was I...

AS his tut-tutting chat with the mean girl of the moment showed, Jay Leno is a terrible interviewer. It doesn't matter. Mr. Leno flubbed his conversation with the right-wing polemicist Ann Coulter on Wednesday night, but somehow, the middlebrow, sometimes downright mealy-mouthed star of "The Tonight Show" on NBC is turning out to be the cool late-night host. That's mainly because CBS's David Letterman, who was the Jon Stewart of his day, now seems resigned to a staid second place. Mr. Leno, who will be replaced by Conan O'Brien in 2009, can afford to slack off, but it is Mr....

Ann will be on in a few minutes. We hope that the group of FReepers were able to make the audience and cheer on Ann.

Coulter: I've never had sex with a liberal 'Godless' author makes admission on 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno' --------------------------------------------------------- Despite reams of media hype about George Carlin appearing with Ann Coulter on "the Tonight Show with Jay Leno," there were no political fireworks during the segment featuring the controversial author of "Godless." "This is the last time we have eHarmony match up the guests," Leno clowned during his opening monologue last night. Carlin, the 69-year-old anti-establishment comedian appeared before Ann Coulter - - only made one reference to Coulter's conservative politics when Leno introduced her, as he shuffled his position...

I really got a kick out of watching Ann Coulter on her appearance with Jay Leno tonight. Not only was she her normally poised self, but she offered up several of her normally witty, biting commentary about the left. In the process I managed to capture a few of her really, really great comments. Watching the left self-destruct over a petit blonde who dares to stand up to them is just hilarious. In opening her appearance on the Jay Leno show, Ann Coulter hit the left with a bombshell right out of the gate: "From my perspective, I'm Dorothy,...

Despite reams of media hype about George Carlin appearing with Ann Coulter on "the Tonight Show with Jay Leno," there were no political fireworks during the segment featuring the controversial author of "Godless." "This is the last time we have eHarmony match up the guests," Leno clowned during his opening monologue last night. Carlin, the 69-year-old anti-establishment comedian appeared before Ann Coulter to promote his voice work in the new Pixar film, "Cars," only made one reference to Coulter's conservative politics when Leno introduced her, as he shuffled his position down the couch on stage. "I never thought that when...

Jay Leno gives you a little notice, a little warning of sorts, before taping his show, that it just wouldn't be nice or appropriate to shout out stuff or boo or heckle any of the guests because, hey, everyone should be able to come and share their views. But even if a grungy, dreadlocked white kid in a Che t-shirt did decide to heckle Ann Coulter, there was a rather large group of Freepers, conservative/Republican activists and friends in the audience to overwhelm them. But there was no heckling and very little by way of booing, except of course, when...

This MARVELOUS video deserves ITS OWN thread!From the Ann Coulter on the "Tonight show" LIVE thread:-- snip --For those who missed it like me... here it is on the 'net... http://youtube.com/watch?v=M56HQRovUqA&search=jay%20leno 456 posted on 06/15/2006 8:28:44 AM PDT by AzNASCARfanTHANK YOU for finding this, AzNASCARfan!!!

. Coultermania! Leno smackdown preview (Update: Video added) posted at 10:58 pm on June 14, 2006 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Her and Carlin, mano a mano on the Tonight Show. Or not: they’ll both be on but maybe not at the same time. If it happens, I’ll post the video here soon after.To whet your appetite, here’s Michael Smerconish laying down the law on AC tonight on Scarborough Country. I should have had video of that too, but my goddamned computer malfunctioned. Expose the Left will probably have it later. Also, John Hawkins interviews Coulter; Patterico...

.Carlin and Coulter to mix it up on Wednesday's Tonight Show Posted Jun 13th 2006 2:33PM by Joel KellerFiled under: Comedy, NBC, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Talk ShowEither the talent bookers at The Tonight Show are really stupid or they're geniuses. Either of those extremes are the only ways to explain Wednesday's roster of guests: George Carlin, a comic legend who has been doing caustic observational and issues-oreinted comedy, most of it left-leaning, for over forty years, and Ann Coulter, a conservative pundit with a flair for the inflammatory statement. Carlin will be promoting his work in the new Pixar flick...

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