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Andy Richter, Conan O’Brien’s sidekick at “The Tonight Show,” is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network’s late-night upheaval.
Comic Jon Stewart told Bill O’Reilly that the “no spin zone” ringleader had become the voice of sanity on Fox News Channel, although “that’s like being the thinnest kid at fat camp.” The host of “The Daily Show” and Fox’s kingpin exchanged some good-natured shots Wednesday during Stewart’s appearance on a network he relishes mocking.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed concerns Wednesday about the economic recovery during a ceremonial swearing-in for another four-year term.
Conan O’Brien opened his monologue Monday with a telling line about his future: “I’m Conan O’Brien and I need you all to write me letters of recommendation”. The Tonight Show’s current host will soon give way to its previous host.
Late-night talk-show host Conan O’Brien, may be settling with NBC for up to $50 million - including severance packages for his Tonight Show staff - by the end of the day on Monday.
As if she needed to cement her place in the fashion firmament any more, Sarah Jessica Parker is now perched to takeover Halston.
Although discussions also focused on whether NBC would keep the rights to familiar O’Brien comedy bits including Triumph, O’Brien’s focus was ensuring severance deals for his “Tonight” staff and crew, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the talks were intended to be private.
Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban and Alicia Keys are just a few of the performers who will be featured, according to MTV Networks, an integral partner in the two-hour event.
Are Jay Leno’s days in primetime numbered? The future of NBC’s “The Jay Leno Show” is in question as Web reports Thursday triggered all sorts of scenarios for the troubled program.
A 52-year-old man complained only about the cold weather before walking into a diner with a five-inch knife sticking out of his chest. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
A Safety Harbor man is jailed on numerous felonies including punching a police dog.
Federal authorities have arrested and charged a man for entering U.S. Health and Human Services headquarters by posing as a U.S. Secret Service agent who needed to meet with Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
The infamous couple who gate-crashed the White House are planning a Las Vegas nightclub outing, but this time they’re definitely on the guest list.
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” - Hunter S. Thompson Chuck Shepherd might know the vibe in the iconoclastic Thompson’s observation better than anyone.
Normally, January can be a pretty boring month at the box office, but that is not true this weekend.
A Chinese housewife escaped with her life after falling from the balcony of her 18th floor Beijing flat when she landed in a snowdrift, national media said on Friday.
A Pennsylvania teacher’s aide who’s nude photo has been circulating among the student population has resigned.
If you’re a big gadget fan or you’re the kind that “has” to have the latest toys you’ll probably want to know what’s happening at the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show.
Estelle Parsons questioned her sanity after landing the role of the ruthless matriarch of a crumbling Oklahoma family in the Tony Award winning play “August: Osage County”. Entertainment “I called my agent and said, ‘What am I, the lamb being led to the slaughter here, that this show is impossible?’” the 82-year-old Parsons told Reuters.
HBO says Ricky Gervais will be a star voice in a 13-episode animated comedy series early next year.
Carrie Underwood is engaged to Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher, her publicist said Monday.
… as well as the accomplishments of APCMA artists — will help inspire future generations of Aboriginals in the entertainment biz. “I know for me, when I was younger, just seeing Native people on TV and on stage was a total boost. It makes you proud …
Here’s what’s going on in the world of entertainment today: It didn’t take long for ABC to snatch up Matthew Perry’s upcoming comedy series, according to The Hollywood Reporter .
… Each is set to perform two dances on Monday. On the Net: AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen is on Twitter. Follow her at http://twitter.com/APSandy. More Television Chuck Liddell knocked out of …
At the last minute, ABC postponed the Season 4 debut until 7 p.m. Oct. 16. I already had all the info set to go, so here it is early.
‘I DO’: Jim and Pam invite the office staff to their Niagara Falls wedding on ‘The Office’ at 9 p.m. on NBC.
Thank you, Ash, for giving me something to write about this week. Had it not been for your strange outburst of Mike V. worship, I’d be rattling on about how it’s no surprise to see Jennifer, Kevin and Bryan on top.
Today is Monday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2009. There are 87 days left in the year.
IT seems Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz is still in the hangover of shooting with ropes in her upcoming film ‘Nine’. The 35-year-old actress has expressed a bizarre desire to install ropes to swing from in her bedroom after a shooting a song-and-dance routine for her new movie ‘Nine’. Despite damaging her hands during the scene she wants to …
A fan of actor George Clooney stripped to his boxer shorts in front of the Hollywood star and asked if he could “kiss him, just once.” “I am gay, George,” the unidentified man said during a news conference at the Venice Film Festival Tuesday.
When a statue goes missing, maybe it helps if it’s a statue of the patron saint of lost items.
St. Louis, MO — An Illinois woman’s dream of digging up buried gold coins has apparently lost all its glitter.
Barack Obama has reached the moment of truth for answering the persistent question about his core beliefs and political priorities.
When singer Natalie Cole was preparing a new album a year ago, she decided the time again was right to look to her past for inspiration that was, quite literally, ”Unforgettable.” Not only were songs from the era of her famous father, Nat King Cole — the mid-1940s through the early 1960s — dear to her heart, but they also were responsible for …
AMC’s “Mad Men” has repeated as winner of the best drama series Emmy and NBC’s “30 Rock” has claimed its third straight comedy series trophy.
We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens.
John Travolta is among the potential witnesses at a trial starting tomorrow in the Bahamas.
A man who once claimed he fathered the child of John Edwards’ mistress now says in a book proposal that the former presidential candidate is the baby’s father.
… earlier this week at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel. “I remind people of that by falling over for their entertainment.” Still, the full-bodied funny man doesn’t stumble as a version of Ricky Gervais in The Invention of Lying, which had a …
Actor John Travolta is among the potential witnesses at a Bahamas trial beginning Monday for two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from the movie star, court officials say.
The forecast was bright at the box office for “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” which earned $30.1 million to lead this weekend’s films.
Lindsay Lohan attends Bloomingdale’s celebration for Fashion’s Night Out at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street Store on September 10, 2009 in New York City.
“Mad Men” aimed to repeat Emmy history Sunday, while “Family Guy” tried to make it.
Established starlet Raven-Symone is the newest addition to the roster of celebrity guests making appearances on the web’s hottest cooking show, “Irene Cooking with the Stars.” Raven is a multi-faceted actress, television producer, singer/songwriter, and fashion designer.
Barack Obama has agreed to be the first sitting U.S. president to appear on “Late Show with David Letterman,” CBS announced Tuesday.
Dana White Guarantees A Network TV Deal Within A Year Posted by Larry Csonka on 09.16.2009 And discusses Rampage doing The A-Team - Dana White was on The DAM Morning Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, and stated that the UFC would be on network TV within a year… “I guarantee you by Sept.
Kanye West is known for his hot temper , but he shocked even his biggest fans when he jumped onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Jenna Elfman won’t just be acting when she plays a pregnant woman in a new CBS sitcom this fall.
“The Newlywed Game” is bringing on its first gay couple. It’s a celebrity duo for the long-running game show, now on the GSN cable network.
Jon Gosselin had an steamy affair with the nanny for his eight kids — and was disappointing in bed, his kids’ former babysitter alleges in a blockbuster interview.
