TV Buzz The song turned into a duet with Jimmy Fallon, leading me to presume that it too will appear on Jimmy's new comedy album.
TV Buzz It was the resurrection of the “Tina Fey Dance” and an all around good time, because “30 Rock” can do no wrong.
TV Buzz What do you get with you combine “Downton Abbey” with “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”? Downton Sixbey. (With special guests Brooke Shields and Fred Armisen!)
Celebrity Buzz An understandably freaked out Jimmy Fallon looks on as Breuer sets musical fire to the farmer and his dog. For the kids, duh.
TV Buzz Tambor filled in for Fallon's announcer, Higgins, last night on his late night show which means that Hank (the beloved character on “The Larry Sanders Show”) lives again! This feels like a very appropriate time to say, “Hey now!”
TV Buzz In case you hadn't heard, it's LiLo week on NBC. Yesterday she appeared on “Today,” tomorrow she'll host “SNL,” and last night she showed up on “Late Night” to play a game of charades with Jimmy Fallon. Here's what we learned: Lindsay's never heard of Pole Vaulting before and isn't all that familiar with deodorant.
TV Buzz I love this man and believe he can do no wrong, blonde locks and all. So when he told Jimmy Fallon that he got his hair done after he saw being inspired by a year-old cover of Vanity Fair last night, my heart grew about ten sizes.
TV Buzz All of the posters that spawned from Rudd's recent appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” I'll admit that I'd see most of these in theaters — especially That's What “She” Said.
Sports Buzz Jack Blankenship — otherwise known as the “Alabama Face Guy” — stopped by “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” last night to talk about how he got the idea to blow his own face up onto a giant sign and wave it around at basketball games. As you might have expected: it all started as an inside joke.
Culture Buzz Worth it just for Letterman's reaction at the end. Here's everyone's favorite South African hip-hop outfit, complete with alien contact lenses and creepy masks, performing “I Fink U Freeky” on Old Uncle Dave's show.
TV Buzz If you went to bed right after the game ended, you missed an especially-energized edition of “Late Night” in which Jimmy Fallon interviewed Giants Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, Dave Tollefson; performed an epic Adele cover; and did a keg stand with Andy Samberg and Adam Sandler. Why didn’t you adhere to his singing plea, “Please don’t to sleeeeeeeep”?
TV Buzz I’ll tell you right now: there are no chants of “Show me the money!” in this scene. Instead, Jerry Rice dons a blonde wig and tells Gonzalez the movie’s other famous line: “You had me at hello.”
TV Buzz The latest installment of Jimmy Fallon’s “Real Housewives of Late Night” sent the wives and girlfriends of “Late Night” staffers on a trip to Indianapolis for some football.
Culture Buzz Oh, now I understand what all of the “Tim Tebow” fuss was about. Te-Bowie > Tebow, any day.
TV Buzz “Do these look like the eyes of a 'Crazy Man' to you?” Fallon showed off yet another dead-on celebrity impersonation last night when he portrayed Russell Brand perusing the latest US Weekly magazine — whose headline happens to currently read, “Katy Perry: Married To A Crazy Man!”
TV Buzz After killing it in parts one and two, JT returns to Late Night for the “History of Rap, Part 3” with Jimmy Fallon.
TV Buzz Alec Baldwin just happened to be in the building so he dropped in on Jimmy Fallon to do his young and old Al Pacino impressions. Totally worth waiting through NBC's obligatory ad. (via.)
TV Buzz Jimmy Fallon lost control of his show when comedian Amy Sedaris did some impromptu modeling on Late Night. She needs those new pants after eating so many rake dogs.
Arsenio Hall spoke on a Television Critics Association panel this weekend, where he responded to one reporter's question if he would consider a TV comeback. “I think it's a perfect time for that personally,” he said. “My son's 11, and he can drive himself to school. I'm ready to host!” When reporters continued to press Hall on the subject, the former late night talk show host — who's been off the air for 17 years — elaborated on his initial answer with some humility. “It's pretty crowded out there. I'm not sure if it's too crowded for a 55-year-old guy to reemerge, but if they give me a little daylight I'm gonna slide into it.” (via.)
Celebrity Buzz First, WTF Pod's Marc Maron does his best impression of Dane Cook on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Then, Louis CK takes a shot at the college comic on next week's Louie.
TV Buzz Jimmy Fallon, Brian Williams, and The Roots slow jam the debt ceiling negotiations, instantly making this whole mess more accessible for America. (via Gotcha Media)
Music Buzz In his continued quest for dominance over his late night peers, Jimmy Fallon has booked beloved indie act Panda Bear for his first ever television appearance. With a long list of noteworthy acts, plus The Roots as as a backing band, (and that whole Odd Future thing) Fallon's Late Night may be the closest thing modern television has to the musical relevance that was once enjoyed by American Bandstand.
To save money on gas Conan offers to drive a bunch of his staff to work. Hilarity ensues. (via The Uniblog)
There basically aren't any. You should also watch this clip of Jane Curtin talking about how misogynistic SNL was. Go ladies!!
Heeeeere's Johnny! Johnny Carson's “The Full Carson Collection” which goes back to 1962 has been digitized and restored and is now available for purchase or viewing at the recently updated JohnnyCarson.com.
Leno's back, and he's brought an audience with him, kicking and screaming. Team Coco 4EVR. Moment of silence, guys.
Alt-comedy icon Bill Hicks knew Jay Leno was a greedy Company Man years ago, when the guy was, all like, “Hey, did you hear about these Doritos?” To be fair, Conan shilled for Bud Light, but was actually funny (and, in doing so, featured H. Jon Benjamin, another beloved alt-comedy icon).
And the Oscar for Best Performance by a Comedian as a Famous Vagina goes to Kathy Griffin for her portrayal of Kate Gosselin in this Jimmy Kimmel sketch. This only confirms our suspicion that, after Jon Gosselin, George Takei is, indeed, the second creepiest famous Asian guy.
If you're looking for a good “How I met a terrorist” story to spice up your afternoon then look no further than Sacha Baron Cohen's appearance on Letterman last night. He tells of how he found and met with a terrorist to interview as Brüno, somewhere in the West Bank. It involves the CIA!
Celebrity Buzz Lost's Michael Emerson gives “Little Boy Blue” the Benjamin Linus treatment, proving he can make anything terrifying. (The fun starts about :45 to the end.) Next up: Smoke Monster on a see-saw!