Not many starlets would talk about pee on “The Tonight Show.” But then again, not many stars would ditch fake-baking in Hollywood for composting at an Oregon eco-village. Ellen Page dropped facts about composting — apparently if you build it right, it doesn’t smell! — and announced how she and her eco-village pals liked to contributed nitrates to the compost by peeing together in a bucket. And that’s when Jay Leno said something very weird. [Huffington Post] Keep reading »
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Betty White Talks “SNL” & Jay-Z Making A Pass
Betty White appeared on Jay Leno this week to discuss her wildly successful “Saturday Night Live” hosting gig last weekend. In the clip above, she describes how nervous she was about going upwards of 14 sketches and the moment musical guest Jay-Z got “fresh” with her. Jigga what?! Keep reading »
Quotable: Conan O’Brien Wouldn’t Have Pulled A Leno
“He went and took that show back and I think in a similar situation, if roles had been reversed, I know – I know me, I wouldn’t have done that. [He] surrendered ‘The Tonight Show’ and handed it over to somebody publicly and wished them well – and then … six months later… But that’s me, you know.”
— Conan O’Brien in his first interview since unceremoniously leaving the “Tonight Show,” scheduled to air on “60 Minutes” Sunday [via People]
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Jennifer Lopez Takes Jay Leno’s Diva Test
Sure, she grew up in the Bronx as down-home “Jenny from the Block,” but now she’s a global celebrity: singer, actress and red-carpet glamour queen. So is Jennifer Lopez a diva? Jay Leno put her to the test on the “Tonight Show.” Watch the video … Keep reading »
Sarah Palin Does Stand-Up On “The Tonight Show”
Sarah Palin may not think “Family Guy” is funny, but the former governor of Alaska tried to show off her funny bone with a stand-up set on last night’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Her potshots at the White House were lame, but she made a few good jabs at Alaska. I think we can all say that Palin killed! No, not really. I was just making a hunting joke. [NBC] Keep reading »
Jessica Biel Eats A Chocolate-Covered Cricket
OK, so there is one thing we really like about Jay Leno‘s show—the “Earn Your Plug” segments, where he makes a celebrity do some stupid thing before they get to tell people to go see their newest movie. Last night, Jessica Biel earned the right to plug her new flick and hurt our stomachs in the process. Jay had her eat chocolate-covered things. It started off OK, with chocolate-covered strawberries, but went downhill pretty fast with chocolate-covered pizza and chocolate-covered bacon. And then came the chocolate-covered cricket. Jess gulped down the little critter but looked completely disgusted. On the bright side, no one can accuse her of not eating … on Wednesday night, at least. Keep reading »
Conan O’Brien Could Get $32 Million In Severance Pay
On the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday night, Tina Fey joked, “It’s not rain—it’s just God crying for NBC.” She of course meant that her network is not only sagging in ratings, but got itself in a pickle by creating a 10 p.m. “Jay Leno Show” and moving Conan O’Brien to “The Tonight Show,” only to go back on that decision a few months later and try to rejigger their late-night lineup. When Conan stood up to them and said that the switcheroo would “seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting,” he seemed to win in the court of public opinion. And now it appears that his bank account will win, too. A deal is being worked out between NBC and Conan as we speak. And insiders say the severance package would give Conan $32.5 million dollars to exit gracefully. This deal would block him from further bad-mouthing NBC and would keep him from penning a contract with another station for a year. After that, he’d be a free agent. The deal also takes into account Conan’s staff—giving them $7 million in severance pay. While this sounds like not a terrible deal, given the situation, I’m sad that we won’t see Conan’s red hair on late-night TV until 2011. What do you think—fair or no? [Huffington Post, NY Post] Keep reading »
Ode To The Late-Night Shake-Up
Conan and Leno may be the center of the current late-night shake-up, but that isn’t stopping the other late night hosts from having a little fun with the situation. Last night Jimmy Kimmel did an impeccable Leno impression while Chevy Chase did a terrible Conan. Letterman made sure to get in a few jabs at his former (and soon-to-be-again) biggest competition, and Craig Ferguson has some choice words for the peacock network causing all the commotion. By the way, what do you guys think of Conan’s letter and how neither he nor Leno seems to think any of this is their fault? I agree that NBC is jerking them around, but if either of them had decent ratings, none of this would have happened. Call me crazy, but in my book the responsibility for making a show successful lies mostly with the host. If the host is boring or unlikable, there’s not a lot the network can do about that. [via NYMag.com] Keep reading »
Big Shocker: “Jersey Shore” Cast Can’t Identify Joe Biden
Hmph. Well, this is mean. Jay Leno trotted out “Jersey Shore” cast members Mike “The Situation,” DJ Pauly D, and Beloved Snookie on last night’s show and subjected them to an intelligence test! Well, OK, it was for his quiz show “Jaywalking,” only standing still in the studio instead of out on the streets. As you might have expected, the two guidos and one guidette weren’t exactly up on their knowledge of American history and presidential politics. So what was the point? To make fun of them? They shoulda turned the tables on Jay and asked him some questions. Like how to make sausage and peppers. And how many cans of hairspray it takes to make a pouf stand upright in a strong wind. Clip above! Keep reading »
Gabourey Sidibe Continues To Win Hearts On “Leno”
You can have your Natalie Portman, Drew Barrymore, and Jennifer Garner girl crushes. Me? I prefer newcomer Gabourey Sidibe from the movie “Precious.” I have to admit, I didn’t love the movie, though I thought the performances, particularly Sidibe’s and Mo’Nique’s, were amazing. The film was just a bit too dark and depressing for my taste, but it’s wonderful to see how light and refreshing Gabourey Sidibe — or “Gabby” if you prefer — is in real life. She was on “Leno” last night and came across so delightfully unaffected by her sudden fame and all the Oscar buzz around her. And for someone who’s a newcomer in the dog-eat-dog world of Hollywood and doesn’t exactly look the part of a leading lady, she’s amazingly self-assured and confident. I love when Leno says the guys have been coming out of the woodwork since her film, and she laughs and says, “I know. Everyone thinks I’m so beautiful now…” Clip above. Keep reading »
