Roseanne Barr's return to prime time television on ABC’s Roseanne has earned her a great deal of praise from friends and foes alike. I haven't watched the show, but I'm told it really is as good as it always was (and I used to watch it religiously back in the 90's in the UK). ...read more
“I don’t fucking care if you like it.” Amy Poehler uttered those words to Jimmy Fallon when, new to the SNL writers’ room, she pitched a character who was, in the words of Tina Fey, “dirty, loud, and ‘unladylike.’” Fallon said to her, “Stop that! It’s not cute! I don’t like it,” ...read more
It's not supposed to happen anymore. One of the realities of life in the hyper-paced, omni-connected world, where information comes at us so quickly that it feels like overload, is that very little actually sticks. Even before the ascendance of the Trump era, the turnover rate ...read more
In an attempt to make up for his pathetic fawning over Donald Trump earlier this year and the brutal criticism he received, Jimmy Fallon has been trying to distance himself from the Republican nominee. Last night, he hosted Bill Maher -- one of Trump's fiercest critics -- on his ...read more
If you're anywhere near Facebook today you've likely seen the clip of Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd performing, almost note for note and shot for shot, a recreation of the video for Styx's "Too Much Time on My Hands." Like his equally vapid recreation of Extreme's "More Than Words" ...read more
If this were a decent and just world, rather than being the hugely successful king of late-night Jimmy Fallon would be the semi-regular host of an open mic show at Snickerz in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The reasons for this have been well-documented here so it's not worth going into ...read more
When it comes to confronting the crooked and the corrupt, comedians can often get away with far more than journalists. There are two reasons for this. The first is that comics aren't held to the same standard as journalists and can hit below the belt when they need to, and the ...read more
I should let it go.I know. But I can't, not when Jimmy Fallon's latest viral sensation is literally the unfunniest thing that anyone in late-night has ever foisted on the American public. It's a non-joke. It's anti-humor. It's a bit designed to elicit no greater reaction from ...read more
Take a look at these names and tell me if any of them stand out: Elvis Costello, Prince, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney -- and Jimmy Fallon. Okay, so maybe that pause at the end there was meant to give it away, but even without it the answer should have been obvious. In a Sesame ...read more
In June of last year, I wrote a piece that has somehow managed to stay, on and off, within the top 20 items at this site in terms of traffic since the day it was published. Huge viral hits have come and gone and stories with day-of news pegs have dominated and then fallen away, ...read more
There isn't a plane of existence where the name Jay Leno should be mentioned in the same breath as the name Mark Twain. Unfortunately, despite this fact, it was announced on Wednesday that Leno will be receiving the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the ...read more
Since we've entered the cigarette-break phase of the Bridgegate scandal, there hasn't been much attention paid to Gov. Chris Christie's (R-N.J.) political woes lately, but the guv's Tonight Show appearance Thursday night began with the promise of some hard-edged comedic ribbing ...read more
It is now a well-established fact, reinforced last week, that NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams can 30 Rock the mic like a superstar. With a series of viral videos on The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon has cemented the newsman's status as television news' king of rap. But ...read more
Happy Wednesday. Here's a picture of Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams, and here's what's happening on the interweb: 1. Ukraine Protests: Dozens Killed, Hundreds Injured As Police And Demonstrators Clash In Kiev The ministry of health says that 25 people have died and over ...read more
I know I wrote as recently as yesterday that humor is in the eye of the beholder and it's futile to try to convince a person that something is or isn't funny, but I think there's at least one universal truth in comedy: people who strongly self-identify as conservative aren't ...read more
It looks like Jimmy Fallon will be the next challenger to step up and try to knock Jay Leno off his throne on The Tonight Show. If you believe Bill Carter over at The New York Times, and there's no reason not to given Carter's unparalleledexpertise on the subject, NBC is ...read more
