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Tag: The Tonight Show

The night Richard Pryor announced his return to stand-up, interviewed by Steve Martin on The Tonight Show (1978)
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The night Richard Pryor announced his return to stand-up, interviewed by Steve Martin on The Tonight Show (1978)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 24, 2013October 24, 2013

You know, kids, there was a time not so long ago when comedians weren’t always talking to each other on microphones and sharing everything about …

More than 1,000 people applied to NBCUniversal’s “Late Night Writers Workshop” to diversify TV writing staffs
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More than 1,000 people applied to NBCUniversal’s “Late Night Writers Workshop” to diversify TV writing staffs

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 15, 20134

You’re not the only person to have noticed over the years that late-night TV comedy/talk shows are predominately written by and starring white men. NBCUniversal …

Joking Bad: Jimmy Fallon’s “Breaking Bad” parody goes deep into late-night TV
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Joking Bad: Jimmy Fallon’s “Breaking Bad” parody goes deep into late-night TV

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 12, 2013September 12, 2013

AMC announced on Wednesday that it had signed licensing agreements to move forward with a Breaking Bad prequel called Better Call Saul, but Jimmy Fallon …

Natasha Leggero roasts Jay Leno on The Tonight Show
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Natasha Leggero roasts Jay Leno on The Tonight Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 29, 2013

“Jay, why is it when you’re not working, you’re always dressed like you’re on death row at Shawshank?” — Natasha Leggero, roasting Jay Leno on …

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon returns to “Late Night” home, Studio 6A in NBC’s 30 Rock
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon returns to “Late Night” home, Studio 6A in NBC’s 30 Rock

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 12, 2013August 12, 20131

On Friday night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Fallon showed audiences how NBC crews had constructed an exact replica of his set next door in …

Howard Stern offers Jimmy Fallon advice on taking over “The Tonight Show”
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Howard Stern offers Jimmy Fallon advice on taking over “The Tonight Show”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 18, 20131

In case you missed it last night, Jimmy Fallon invited Howard Stern on his Late Night show last night, and Stern immediately went into Fallon …

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Comedy Headlines for 06/06/13

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 6, 2013

What’s happening in the comedy world these days… Johnny Carson is coming back to your TVs in primetime, with Conan O’Brien hosting The Tonight Show …

Kathleen Madigan describes life on Lewis Black’s comedy cruise
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Kathleen Madigan describes life on Lewis Black’s comedy cruise

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 4, 2013

Kathleen Madigan performed on last night’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and let us all in on her very first experience with life on a …

Kids React to Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” duet/tango
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Kids React to Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” duet/tango

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 29, 20131

The way media outlets and comedy nerds make such a big deal about who’s hosting late-night TV talk shows, you’d sometimes like to be reminded …

Conan O’Brien’s audition for NBC’s “Late Night,” April 13, 1993
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Conan O’Brien’s audition for NBC’s “Late Night,” April 13, 1993

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 14, 2013April 14, 2013

With all of the renewed talk about the shuffling of late-night TV hosts, can you believe it has been 20 years since a then-unknown Conan …

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