There is a general consensus among anyone who is everyone that NBC is a dead network walking, which makes me sort of sad. I mean, call me lame, but NBC’s always been my favorite network. I don’t know, blame it on their comedies, which I’m addicted to, or the fact that when I was little […]
This column isn’t always going to be about late night, but it’s just been too good over the past couple of weeks to ignore. However, with tonight being Conan‘s last night as host of The Tonight Show, on top of the horrifying news that Jay Leno is hosting the White House Correspondents’ dinner, I feel […]
Once again, Jay Leno will host the Tonight Show. Why can’t NBC get rid of this man?
Look, when the dust settles and the whole NBC late night debacle concludes, no one at NBC is going to win. Jeff Zucker is going to continue to look like an idiot, Jay Leno is going to continue to look like the guy whose inability to be remotely funny or entertaining ruined primetime and perhaps […]
The current antics over at NBC make the days of Fred Silverman’s Supertrain and Pink Lady and Jeff look like brilliant programming decisions.
…The Tonight Show, except 90 minutes earlier. Excuse me, my editor is asking me to write something else about Jay Leno’s new show. Well, there are some differences: Jay interviews guests in comfy chairs, rather than a desk/couch combination The band’s name is now the Kevin Eubanks Primetime Band The set is redesigned Jay looks […]
This week’s column is all about new shows. Well, kind of. The Tonight Show certainly isn’t new, but Conan O’Brien hosting it sure is. I take a look at that, examine jungle morality with Frangela, and decide if The Listener is worth watching. Conan’s first day on the job I’ve been super-excited about the prospect […]
