Tag Archives: Late Night
‘Conan’ on TBS: Somewhat Funny, Very O’Brien
So it happened! Conan O’Brien finally returned to TV, this time taking his talents to the basic cable shores of TBS. The anticipation was palpable, and at 11pm EST Monday night we turned our TVs to see the redhead comedian’s … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, Good Humor, Interweb, Is That Still On?, Talkies
And Another Muppet + Someone Awesome Team-up! (Jimmy Fallon, You’ve Done It Again)
Jimmy Fallon, I like you more and more. Ten years ago you were the object of affection of every girl in my AP European History class, and the envy of every guy (well, not every guy). Then the constant giggling … Continue reading
Need Both a Jumped The Snark & ‘Lost’ Fix?
Been missing Jumped The Snark? Did last week’s divisive, mythology-thick, Lost not do it for you? Well, we have a solution for both maladies (sorta): a new episode of Late! Jumped the Snark may be on somewhat of a temporary … Continue reading
Filed under Count Bleh, LOST, Talkies
No ‘SNL’? No Problem? Jason Sudeikis Is Our Jam-a-Lam
I mistakenly thought that Tina Fey was hosting SNL this past weekend (so much so that I nearly flipped out on my DVR for failing to record the show). But I must have jumped the gun, as the show doesn’t … Continue reading
Filed under Good Humor, Mancrush, Saturday Night Live, Talkies
Nostaliga Corner: Do It, Rockafallon!
*Note: With Thursday nights requiring two DVRs and thus creating a logjam of Friday blog content, we’re going to, at least temporarily, move Nostalgia Corner to Tuesdays (as, save for Chuck, Monday is pretty much tumbleweeds). Last night I watched … Continue reading
Filed under Nostalgia Corner, Talkies
More Incontrovertible Proof That Jimmy Fallon Is on Fire
And that proof is that last Thursday he welcomed our good friend Eliot Glazer and, more importantly, Eliot’s dog Atticus (whom I like to consider as my dog nephew, or dog Godson). Atticus first achieved fame by setting the blogosphere … Continue reading
Filed under Freak Out Control, Other people's stuff, Talkies
Four More Examples of How Jimmy Fallon is Killing it (and One That Shows Why He’s Not)
Talking up the good work that Jimmy Fallon and the Late Night crew have been doing is nothing new on this blog. In fact, we’ve been complimenting their efforts as far back as last Fall. But with the show celebrating … Continue reading
Filed under Freak Out Control, Good Humor, LOST, Saturday Night Live, Saved by the Bell, Talkies
Monday Friday Nostalgia Corner: Hanx For the Memories
I wasn’t able to post to Nostalgia Corner last Friday because my day was just NUTS (okay, so my mom was visiting and I spent my scant free time writing about The Office clip show)! So here’s a belated but … Continue reading
Filed under Buffy & Hildegarde, Nostalgia Corner, Saturday Night Live, Talkies
In Defense Of: Jay Leno/How He Might Screw This All Up AKA More Thoughts on ‘Late Shift 2: Dave’s Revenge’
Do I want Jay Leno to have a show? No. I think his time has come and gone. When Gallagher talks about late night comedians as the manifestation of mediocrity, Leno is the poster boy (which makes me think, wonder … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, In defense of:, Talkies
