The Tonight Show

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

• By Chez Pazienza
  Nov 9, 2018

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

• By Chez Pazienza
  Nov 9, 2018

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

• By Tommy Christopher
  Feb 17, 2016

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

• By Tommy Christopher
  Feb 17, 2016

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

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

The Daily Banter Headline Grab. From Reuters: BURBANK, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suspended the levity during an interview with late-night TV talk show host Jay Leno on Wednesday to address a Republican Senate candidate's assertion that pregnancies resulting ...read more

• By Guest Contributor
  Nov 9, 2018