Posts with tag "the jay leno show"

Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien Continue Taking Swipes at Each Other

Posted Jan 15th 2010 at 06:30 AM by PopEater Staff

The late-night wars flourished Thursday night on NBC between Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien. During his monologue on 'The Jay Leno Show,' Jay made a few jokes at NBC and Conan's expense, E! Online reports. "In other TV news, Sarah Palin has signed with Fox News to be a correspondent. Fox says, if she does a good job, they'll sign her to a long-term contract. And if it doesn't work out, they'll ...

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Jimmy Fallon Finally Weighs in on Late-Night Wars

Posted Jan 14th 2010 at 07:30 AM by PopEater Staff

Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC's 'Late Night,' has stayed relatively quiet about the storm brewing at the network over 'The Jay Leno Show' and 'The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien.' But now he is speaking out. Fallon, whose 12:35 time slot is in limbo, took the high road and praised both Leno and O'Brien without bashing the network. "Here's what I know, Jay Leno is going to go back to 11:30. ...

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Jay Leno Brings Out 'Jersey Shore' Cast for Jaywalking

Posted Dec 17th 2009 at 09:36 AM by PopEater Staff

'Jersey Shore' cast members Snooki, Mike 'The Situation' and Pauly D appear on 'The Jay Leno Show' for a Jaywalking segment. Leno quizzed the reality TV stars on general knowledge, providing for a few laughs. Pauly D didn't know who Pucini was, but answered correctly when asked about Pauly Walnuts from 'The Sopranos.' The highlight of the game was when Jay showed a photo of Libyan leader Colonel ...

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Former Female Staffer Alleges Sexism at 'Letterman' Office

Posted Oct 27th 2009 at 02:00 PM by PopEater Staff

It's common knowledge that the comedy writing business is still a boys' club, but a woman's uphill climb in the writers' room is more steep than you might realize. A new article in Vanity Fair, written by former 'Letterman' staffer Nell Scovell, points out: "At this moment, there are more females serving on the United States Supreme Court than there are writing for 'Late Show with David ...

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'Jay Leno' Wreaking Havoc on Local News

Posted Oct 19th 2009 at 09:39 AM by PopEater Staff

All across the country, NBC affiliates are cringing nightly as their once-healthy late night newscasts are experiencing huge drops in viewership. With 'The Jay Leno Show' as their new "lead-in" every night, stations in Baltimore to Kansas City and beyond are attracting fewer and fewer eyeballs to their prized newscasts, according to a report by the LA Times. ...

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Letterman Finds Formula for Beating Leno: Sex, Blackmail, Jokes

Posted Oct 7th 2009 at 07:41 AM by PopEater Staff

David Letterman may not be having the best week in his personal life, but ratings wise, 'The Late Show' host has got to be smiling. Around 5.7 million people tuned in on Monday to hear Letterman apologize to his wife for, oh you know, sleeping with numerous staffers over the years. According to CBS, that's a 36 percent increase in viewership from the previous Monday. It's also a 19 percent jump on ...

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Halle Berry Addresses Pregnancy Rumors

Posted Sep 18th 2009 at 02:20 PM by PopEater Staff

Actress Halle Berry flaunted her thin figure on 'The Jay Leno Show' and quickly confronted the one rumor that's really messed with her mind."All of these pregnancy rumors can be put to bed. I was getting a complex. I was like, 'I have to stop with the burgers or something,'" she joked. Watch the video: ...