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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Film+TV

    April 19, 2012

    Bobcat Goldthwait Interview

    On stand-up, leaving Hollywood, and his version of 21 Jump Street

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Sammy Hagar on Eddie Van Halen: "I Don't Hate the Guy, I Love the Guy. I Hate What He Did to Me"

    By Michael Christopher Last week, Sammy Hagar was in the green room at The Tonight Show, preparing to musical guest with Chickenfoot, his band that dropped its critically acclaimed second album (cheekily titled Chickenfoot III) in September. Host Jay Leno popped in to say hello, and seeing the Red ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Michelle Obama Pays Visit to Inglewood Today

    As part of her "Let's Move!" nationwide health campaign for fitness and healthier food, First Lady Michelle Obama will be making a stop in Inglewood today -- the second day of her two-day visit to Los Angeles. She'll speak to supporters at a future site for a Northgate Gonzalez Market. The "Let's M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Jay Leno's Sikh-Temple-as-Mitt-Romney's-Summer-House Joke Enrages Some in Indian Religious Community

    Oh no he didn't. Jay Leno is in hot water this week after a quip about Mitt Romney's summer house was accompanied by a photo of the Sikhs' sacred Golden Temple in India, a grand palace indeed. Romney's real summer home, or at least one of them, is right here in Southern California, and isn't half ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    We'll Be Right Back After These Snacks: Food In 5 Talk Show Green Rooms

    Flickr/lauren ashleyJimmy Kimmel's green room​ What is a talk show green room? It is the TV-bedecked comfy-couched middle earth between dressing room and stage. It is sometimes (but not always) actually green in color. It is the place where its inhabitants can actually tell if the person who j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Conan O'Brien ('s Writing Staff) Kicks Off Everything Is Festival at Cinefamily

    The kids you made fun of in high school: All grown up, and richer than you.​ When you hear the name Conan O'Brien, you probably picture the man who single-handedly rallied America's youth against Jay Leno, revenge after Leno took back the Tonight Show gig that, only nine months earlier, he'd l ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    June 23, 2011

    Conan O'Brien Documentary Review

    The kids you made fun of in high school: All grown up, and richer than you.​ When you hear the name Conan O'Brien, you probably picture the man who single-handedly rallied America's youth against Jay Leno, revenge after Leno took back the Tonight Show gig that, only nine months earlier, he'd l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Arnold Love Child Jokes: Jay Leno vs. Conan [Video]

    NBCJay Leno gave it to his pal.​Arnold Schwarzenegger's revelation that he fathered a child out of wedlock 10 or so years ago was a present to America's L.A.-based late-night talk shows. In fact the muscle-man actor has been giving steadily to the cause of monologia since 2003, when he elbowe ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    April 7, 2011

    Kevin Smith: "I Am So, Like, Sick of Movies and Shit"

    On the road with the cult filmmaker turned podcaster turned DIY warrior

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    CHICKS WHO INK (HBO DEALS)

    On the road with the cult filmmaker turned podcaster turned DIY warrior

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    (Video) Schwarzenegger Tells Californians It's Cool To Smoke A Joint

    NBCSchwarzengger says smoke 'em if you got 'em; just be prepared for a ticket.​Speaking on Jay Leno's Tonight Show Monday Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gloated over the defeat of California's marijuana-legalization effort, saying his signing of a bill to turn pot smoking into something "like a sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Conan O'Brien Whooped Both Jay Leno And Jon Stewart On Cable TV Last Night -- But Can He Make The Magic Last?

    TBSSomewhere between poverty and basic cable​Hot damn, Conan. We knew the comeback would be big, but that was some next-level shit. America's favorite middle-aged carrot set the record for the most-watched show in cable-TV history last night: His brand-new 11 p.m. slot on TBS roped in a baffl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    A Spooky Season For Jay Leno As Ghost From Conan O'Brien's Past Kicks His Ass In Ratings

    NBCDead Conan is kicking live Jay Leno's butt.​This is a true Halloween treat: The ghost of Conan O'Brien's late-night show is beating Jay Leno's Tonight Show numbers. Talk about being beaten by a dead horse. The Wrap reports that O'Brien's short time in NBC's 11:30 p.m. slot in summer, 2009 ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 20, 2010

    Kate Micucci: Music Not Quite From Here

    NBCDead Conan is kicking live Jay Leno's butt.​This is a true Halloween treat: The ghost of Conan O'Brien's late-night show is beating Jay Leno's Tonight Show numbers. Talk about being beaten by a dead horse. The Wrap reports that O'Brien's short time in NBC's 11:30 p.m. slot in summer, 2009 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Jay Leno Makes Ribs Mayor, L.A. Council Over Arizona Boycott

    ​During his Tonight Show monologue Thursday, Jay Leno made fun of the Los Angeles City Council's vote to boycott Arizona over the state's controversial immigration law. "The council vote wasn't even close," he said. "The council voted trece to uno." Then Leno aimed his chin at Mayor Antonio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Conan O'Brien To Give First Post-NBC Interview To '60 Minutes'

    Meghan SinclairSuper CoCo.​In his first interview since leaving NBC, late-night talk-show host Conan O'Brien will appear on CBS News program 60 Minutes Sunday, Associated Press reports. O'Brien's exit deal with NBC -- he walked away from the network with more than $40 million for himself and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Over the Weekend: Hole, Air Guitar and Conan O'Brien

    Yeah, you may still be trying to recover from Coachella, but there was a little too much going on this weekend to be housebound. Courtney Love and Conan O'Brien both made their big returns to the L.A. stage and local air guitarists went head to head at the Troubadour to move one step closer to the c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    CONAN THE HILARIAN

    Yeah, you may still be trying to recover from Coachella, but there was a little too much going on this weekend to be housebound. Courtney Love and Conan O'Brien both made their big returns to the L.A. stage and local air guitarists went head to head at the Troubadour to move one step closer to the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Conan Announces New Late-Night Show On TBS

    ​Conan O'Brien on Monday announced he's headed to cable network TBS for an 11 p.m. late-night show that will start in November. The move will bump George Lopez's own talk show to midnight. The move appears to confirm that the host will remain in Los Angeles, where he moved from New York for hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    $40 Million For Conan To Leave NBC, States New Report

    NBC​Forget $30 million: As Conan O'Brien is portrayed as the victim in his battle with NBC, his ratings are up, and fans are rallying around him, he could now get $40 million to walk away from his contract with the network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal would preclude him from ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Conan Versus Leno Is A Generational Battle That NBC Will Lose

    Mike Mitchell.​Adult Swim, the nighttime version of the Cartoon Network, has been airing a short promo between commercials that states "Adult Swim Is For Conan." It has also created a tongue-in-cheek spot offering the soon-to-be-ex Tonight Show host a gig. The pronouncements point to a defini ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Conan Getting $30 Million To Walk Away, According To Report

    ​Sharon Waxman's The Wrap is reporting that NBC will pay Conan O'Brien to walk away from The Tonight Show and his contract dispute with NBC. Waxman states that NBC executives, including CEO Jeff Zucker, held an all-night negotiating session Thursday to help come to the deal. O'Brien had rejec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Conan Fans Plan Rally, Might Be Too Late

    Mike Mitchell​Fans of late-night TV host Conan O'Brien announced an "I'm with Coco"-themed rally outside the taping of his show Monday in Universal City. The rally, however, might be too late, as The Wrap is reporting that NBC and O'Brien have come to a $30-million deal that would have him wal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Leno Headed Back To Old, Hour-Long Stomping Grounds Late-Night

    NBCJay Leno.​Jay Leno has struck a deal to get his late-night hour back at 11:35 p.m. on NBC, a move that indicates Conan O'Brien is definitely off the line-up at NBC, according to a report at TMZ. The site states that Leno had been guaranteed an hour under his Jay Leno Show contract for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Defamer Calls For NBC Chief Zucker's Head Over Conan Fiasco

    NBCJeff Zucker.​There was a time when publications, mostly of the dead-tree variety, would call for heads of leaders, mostly of the political kind. But in this info-stream era, everyone's an armchair studio chief, and every public figure -- not just the one you voted for -- is game. It was on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Conan O'Brien Says No To Later Time Slot At NBC, Wants Network To Reconsider Late-Night Moves

    NBCConan O'Brien.​Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien rejected NBC's proposal to have his Tonight Show start a half hour later as a result of the resurrection of a Jay Leno late-night program to start at 11:35 p.m., calling the the proposed move "destruction" of the franchise. In a widely distribu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Rumor Mill: NBC Looking For Guest Host For Tuesday's 'Tonight Show'

    NBCConan O'Brien.​Rumors are circulating in Hollywood that NBC is scrambling to find a guest host to fill in for Conan O'Brien on Tuesday's Tonight Show. Earlier today O'Brien issued a statement rejecting NBC's proposal to move his show to 12:05 a.m. to make room for a renewed late-night progr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Leno Prime-Time Show Done; NBC To Go Back To 'Scripted' TV

    NBCJay Leno.​NBC over the weekend copped to its retirement of the short-lived Jay Leno Show at 10 p.m. weeknights, officially announcing that its hoped-for lineup shuffle was a proposal that would have Leno and Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien squeeze into late-night together at 11:35 p.m. and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Leno Going Back To Late Night, States Report

    What will become of Conan?​The rumors about the demise of the prime-time Jay Leno Show on NBC and his move back to an 11:35 p.m. time slot are true, at least according to Variety, which reports "insiders" are confirming the shuffle. What's not clear, then, is what would happen to Conan O'Brie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Top Entertainment Stories of 2009 Named; Jackson, L.A. Dominate List

    ​The death of Michael Jackson topped a list of top-ten entertainment stories for 2009, and headlines emanating from Los Angeles dominated the list. The survey of news editors was conducted by Associated Press. Its top stories: 1) The death of Michael Jackson; 2) the rise of singer Susan Boyle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Conan To Emcee Police Benefit; You're Really Not Invited

    An elite event to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Los Angeles Police Department, to mark the end of Chief William Bratton's tenure, and to provide yet another opening ceremony for the new Police Administration Building will feature Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien as an emcee, Wolfgang Puck as ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2009

    LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW WARS

    Letterman, O'Brien and Leno do reality-TV battle.

  • Music

    March 19, 2009

    Branford, Bob Bain, Will Bernard with John Medeski

    Letterman, O'Brien and Leno do reality-TV battle.

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    The Bird and the Bee Announce Leno, Kimmel Appearances, Offer First Glimpse of New Album

    LA's The Bird and the Bee have been doing rehearsal gigs around town for the past couple months, so it's not like you haven't had ample opportunity to catch them live. But in anticipation of their upcoming second full-length, Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future, the duo of Inara George and Greg Kurs ... More >>

  • News

    December 11, 2008

    Is Leno Ready for Prime Time?

    The over-the-hill NBC hack should have shuffled off to ABC

  • News

    July 24, 2008

    Dark Knight, Late-Night Wars and More: What a Bunch of Jokers:

    But for some in Hollywood, the joke's on them

  • LA Life

    May 15, 2008

    Byron Allen

    In control

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    ELLEN'S GAY

    Two frosted haired ladies walk stiffly through the ebbs and flows of sidewalk traffic on West Alameda Avenue in Burbank. The street is lined with WGA strikers circling the Disney, NBC and Warner Bros. studios. The ladies, residents of the O.C. are here to enjoy their recent retirement. Tops on their ... More >>

  • Music

    May 3, 2007

    Bricks Picks: Four Play

    Tyner’s back with a sax-heavy quartet

  • Stage

    November 2, 2006

    Emo Philips in the Shredder

    Tyner’s back with a sax-heavy quartet

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    The Passion of Lee Baca

    Tyner’s back with a sax-heavy quartet

  • News

    December 22, 2005

    Raw Deal II

    Inside the fateful 2004 meeting where aides steered the governor wrong

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    Hollywood Overheard

    Another year, another round of ridiculous remarks

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    Conan steps up, Leno steps down, in 2009

    'It’s a testament to Jay and to his class,' a Leno insider tells NIKKI FINKE

  • News

    September 16, 2004

    Does Mr. Middle-of-the-Road Lean Left?

    Jay Leno talks about the tragedy and comedy of politics

  • News

    May 13, 2004

    Letters

    Jay Leno talks about the tragedy and comedy of politics

  • Columns

    November 20, 2003

    Scaredy-Cats

    Jay Leno talks about the tragedy and comedy of politics

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    The Right Comic

    Jay Leno’s embrace of Arnold

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    True Lies

    A week in the life of the Terminator, the candidate hiding in plain sight

  • Columns

    September 27, 2001

    Flag Days

    A new generation prepares for war

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