VIDEO: Conan O’Brien’s Masturbating Bear Makes a Return Appearance
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, Video,
Since Conan O’Brien will be forced to leave his “intellectual property” behind at NBC, he figures we should all be able to say goodbye with him.
On last night’s broadcast of The Tonight Show, one of his most famous - and most controversial - characters returned to everyone’s delight…and to NBC’s dismay.
Ladies and Gents—it’s time to say farewell to the “Masturbating Bear.”
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Conan O’Brien Receives Over $30 Million to Leave
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, Gossip, News, Rumors,
Days of haggling have resulted - finally! - with an agreement between Conan O’Brien’s lawyers and NBC.
Although different numbers have been thrown out by the media, it looks like The Tonight Show‘s current host will leave the network with approximately $32 million. That figure does not include a reported $7.5 million severance package to be divided amongst his 200+ staffers and a $4.5 million payout to executive producer Jeff Ross. (It’s unclear how much Andy Richter or Max Weinberg will be compensated.)
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Jay Leno Gives His Side of the Late-Night Drama
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Late Night, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, Gossip, News, Video,
UPDATE: You can now watch the video of his statement.
After taking a brutal beating from the public, fellow celebrities and Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno decided it was time to set the record straight.
Why hasn’t Leno walked away from the network? What does he think about the stupid time changes? How does Jay currently feel about Conan O’Brien?
You can read his full statement from Monday’s Jay Leno Show broadcast after the jump.
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Who Owns Conan’s Characters?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Late Night, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, NBC, Gossip, Video,
Breaking up is hard to do.
According to TMZ, NBC and Conan O’Brien have much more than final payment matters to settle before they part ways. The almost-former Tonight Show host is known not just for his red hair and Irish origin but for a handful of characters he created while under NBC’s employ. So, does Conan own the skits…or does the network?
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Quote of the Day: Julia Roberts on NBC’s PR Problems
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, NBC, Video,
“NBC—you guys are in the toilet right now.”
-Julia Roberts - who was doing a live interview with Billy Bush on NBC prior to the Golden Globes - bluntly telling the network where they stand right now.
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Awkward TV: Jimmy Kimmel Embarrasses Jay on Leno’s Own Show
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, Video,
Want to know why The Jay Leno Show is being canceled? Because viewers are laughing at Jay, not with Jay.
Even though Jimmy Kimmel devoted Tuesday’s show to mocking Jay Leno, he somehow scored an invite to appear (remotely) on The Jay Leno Show last night. Was it because Jay knows how to laugh at himself? (He does…only when he’s making the jokes.) Was it because Jay thought he could somehow turn the tables on Kimmel? (I can’t tell if he tried.) Was it because he thought his ABC competitor would say sorry? (Jimmy doesn’t know how to apologize to men with “$800 million.” He only knows how to make them feel even worse.)
Watch the awkwardness kick in around the 2:45 mark.
(Make sure to check out our other Awkward TV moments.)
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NBC Lays Out Post-Leno Schedule
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, NBC,
Although it’s still unclear exactly when Conan O’Brien will finally depart The Tonight Show (it’s believed his last day will be January 22), we do know what will air in place of Jay Leno’s soon-to-be-old time slot.
As NBC Universal TV chairman Jeff Gaspin stated earlier, the network will not be introducing five new dramas to that time period. Instead, the network has basically reshuffled programs already placed on their midseason schedule.
Starting Monday, March 1, these are the shows that will air at 10:00: Law & Order (a move from Friday time slot), Parenthood, Law & Order: SVU (originals will move to later time slot), The Marriage Ref and Dateline NBC.
(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)
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NBC’s Sinking Ship: Is Jay Leno Bailing, Too?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Late Night, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, Gossip, Rumors,
According to unnamed sources cited by Popeater, Jay Leno is none too pleased with NBC and their future plans for The Tonight Show.
The source says Jay is furious with being made to look like “the bad guy” in all the hubbub. Frankly, I don’t think he does. Conan O’Brien made it pretty clear that NBC is, in fact, “the bad guy.”
It’s not hard to believe that Leno might want to leave the network that’s so willing to shun O’Brien after giving him only seven months in his new job.
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VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Jay Leno
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Prime Time, Talk Shows, ABC, NBC, Video,
And here I thought Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel were friends.
Many viewers were probably a bit confused last night when they stayed up late to watch Jimmy Kimmel Live right after Nightline. Did they accidentally switch channels to NBC? Did their clocks go back an hour? No - that wasn’t Jay Leno they were seeing. That was actually Kimmel fronting his own show - the entire show - while dressed as his competitor.
“Hello, hello, my name is Jay Leno...and let it hereby be known that I’m taking over all the shows in late night, beginning with this one,” the faux NBC host explained.
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VIDEO: David Letterman Fixes (Most) of NBC’s Problems
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, CBS, NBC, Gossip, News, Video,
If the Peacock execs had listened to David Letterman, maybe they could have kept Conan O’Brien from walking way from The Tonight Show. After all, who knows more about late-night drama than the man once screwed over by NBC?
Last night, the Late Show host came up with an idea that could have made Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon happy. (Unfortunately, Dave had “no solutions” as to how to help Carson Daly, the man who’s like “the Pluto of talk shows.”)
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