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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Tonight Show stories: 72 news summaries

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ANALYSIS

 Where Will Jay
 Go After 
 Tonight? 

Comedian may be getting the boot, but tomorrow's looking pretty bright

Jun 28, 08 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Leno might be losing his beloved "Tonight Show," writes the Hollywood Reporter, but the host still has a ratings punch and an enviable set of options (in decreasing order of probability):
  1. Take ABC’s 11:30pm-12:30am slot, displacing Nightline and Jimmy Kimmel Live and competing
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NBC • CBS • ABC • news • stand up comedy • Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Tonight Show • network television

 Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit! 

$200K suit adds to McMahon's financial woes

Jun 20, 08 10:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citibank has filed suit against former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon to recover $200,000 it loaned to the struggling actor, the AP reports. McMahon, 85, who has not worked since falling 18 months ago, also faces foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home. “If you spend more money than... More »

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Hollywood • debt • Johnny Carson • Citibank • Countrywide Financial • Tonight Show • Ed McMahon • television personality

Is Leno Jaywalking
Out of NBC?

Comedian unlikely
to stay after O'Brien takes over show

May 13, 08 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Leno is probably leaving NBC when Conan O’Brien takes over the “Tonight Show,” an NBC executive said yesterday. After a news conference unveiling Jimmy Fallon as O’Brien’s 12:35 replacement, NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman said the network would try to keep Leno on... More »

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NBC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show • Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon Scores Conan's Late Night Spot

Ex-SNL actor to host when O'Brien takes Tonight Show in '09

Apr 24, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon will take Conan O’Brien’s Late Night desk when Conan leaves for the Tonight Show, writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. O’Brien is set to replace Jay Leno in May 2009; the former Saturday Night Live star is rumored to be “thrilled and ready, if... More »

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television • NBC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show • Late Night • Jimmy Fallon

Writers Want Leno to Can
the Jokes

Writing his own monologues violates strike rules, they say

Jan 4, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Jay Leno is back on the air telling jokes, but striking writers want him to knock it off. Leno returned to TV—and the top of the ratings—Wednesday and yesterday with monologues he wrote. Writers say that violates strike rules and are trying to pressure him and NBC to... More »

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Jay Leno • Conan O'Brien • Jon Stewart • David Letterman • Tonight Show • Hollywood writers' strike

UPDATED

A-Listers
Don't Want
to Be Like Mike

Leno books Huckabee as strike keeps big stars off the couch

Dec 31, 07 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee will be Jay Leno’s first guest when the “Tonight Show" resumes for the first time since the writers strike began last month, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Republican presidential candidate will enjoy the spotlight on Wednesday, the eve of the Iowa caucuses. The late-night talkers... More »

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Donald Trump • Mike Huckabee • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

Leno Ponies Up to Pay Staffers

Criticized comic finally joins colleagues to help workers

Dec 3, 07 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Talk-show host Jay Leno stepped up to the plate this weekend, saying he will use his own money to pay, for at least this week, the 80 non-writing employees of "The Tonight Show"  who were laid off by NBC Friday. Staffers blasted Leno when they were pink-slipped for... More »

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Jay Leno • late night talk show • Tonight Show • Christmas • Writers Guild of America

Tonight Show Crew the Latest Strike Victims

Angry staff laid off by NBC despite promises
from Jay Leno

Dec 1, 07 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 80 non-writer staff members of the Tonight Show were shocked to be handed pink slips by NBC yesterday; they'd been banking on assurances by host Jay Leno, shortly after the strike started 4 weeks ago, that their jobs were safe. Conan O'Brien, whose staff was also furloughed yesterday, has... More »

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Jay Leno • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Joe Medeiros

Hollywood Writers on Strike

Writers demanding bigger share of DVD profits; studios slam 'irresponsible' strike

Nov 5, 07 6:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The first Hollywood writers strike since 1988 began early this morning when union representatives walked out on talks with studio negotiators after 11 hours at the bargaining table. Both sides expect the strike to be long, expensive and debilitating. "Once it starts, it's going to get ugly," a... More »

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Hollywood • DVD • The Daily Show • Tonight Show • The Colbert Report • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

NBC: Leno Still Out in 2009

Second thoughts or no, NBC sticks to the plan

Oct 30, 07 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reports of Jay Leno's cold feet notwithstanding, "Conan O'Brien will take over 'The Tonight Show' in 2009," NBC chief Jeff Zucker said yesterday. Reports that Leno was reconsidering retirement from the late-night throne sparked speculation that the network might keep the comedian onboard. Nope, said the exec, adding,... More »

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NBC • Jeff Zucker • Jay Leno • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show

Leno's 2nd Thoughts Bug NBC

Late night star unhappy with 2009 departure, NBC mulls options

Oct 15, 07 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Leno isn't laughing about his Tonight Show departure, and neither are his bosses. The late-night king is scheduled to step aside in 2009 to make way for Conan O'Brien, but he's having second thoughts, and NBC worries he'll Jaywalk to another network, the LA Times reports. “It’s... More »

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NBC • Jay Leno • Conan O'Brien • Johnny Carson • David Letterman • Tonight Show

Thompson Joins Race With 'Grand Entrance'

GOP hopeful plans to clarify his candidacy online tonight

Sep 5, 07 8:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eight months after his rivals hit the campaign trail, actor and ex-senator Fred Thompson headlined the Tonight Show to announce his run for president. "On the next president's watch, our country will make decisions that will affect our lives and our families far into the future,” he said.... More »

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Fred Thompson • presidential campaign • Jay Leno • Tonight Show • Election 2008

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