Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to Co-Host Tonight Show?

After seemingly endless public fighting and controversy, Conan O’Brien is ready to depart NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show‘ with Friday night’s broadcast marking his final time hosting the legendary late-night program.

First hosted by comedian Steve Allen in 1954, ‘The Tonight Show’ has seen many lead the talk show. From Allen and Jack Paar to the venerable [...]

Alexis Bledel, Unemployed ‘Post Grad’ (HuffPo)

If you ask Alexis Bledel whether college was a worthwhile experience, you’d discover that without her time at school she might not have become an actress. Now 27, she started out with a focus on writing and directing. “I figured out that I was interested in acting while at NYU,” she told me while [...]

Showbiz News 08-18-2009

Don’t Forget About Peoria

Nobody puts Peoria, Ill. in the corner — just don’t ask me to find it on a map. After making snide comments about the Central Illinois locale Rocco Landesman, the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, is taking up an offer to check out its theatre scene. Landesman [...]

Conan O’Brien Debuts, Tweet by Tweet

As Conan O’Brien kicked off his first week hosting The Tonight Show, I decided to live Twitter the debut. From a marathon run from New York City to Los Angeles, President Barack Obama putting world policy debates on hold to discuss Conan, Gwyneth Paltrow inadvertently bad mouthing Coldplay to Ryan Seacret [...]

Hey NBC, What the Chuck?

While risks must be taken in order to cultivate quality programming, “Chuck” has had its chance. With Jay Leno’s soon to be prime-time show killing an entire hour of programming for NBC, scheduling is more important than ever. Don’t let another bag of peanuts waste precious resources… [...]

Pop Quote of the Day… Heroes

Despite the craptastic dialogue, I catch myself returning to “Heroes” every week. I blame my nerdy side, plus, it started out with such potential. This week found the puppet master returning only to disappear towards the episode’s end. Shame, because he seems to be the most intriguing character left on the show, next to Sylar. Sort of a child-molesting carny type that takes to Tweeting… [...]

Pop Quote of the Day… 30 Rock Again

With a “Harry and the Hendersons” watch party at Jack’s apartment, “30 Rock” joined the ranks of TV’s all-time great comedies. [...]