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 Freelance 
 Jokesters Pen 
 Late-Night 
 Laughs 

WGA miffed by non-union writers

May 4, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Late-night hosts don’t get all their gags in-house—scores of wannabe comedy writers bombard the likes of Jay and Dave with their one-liners, the Los Angeles Times reports, then anxiously wait for the show to air "to find out if you got a joke on or not,”... More »

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Saturday Night Live • union • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • freelance • writer • David Letterman • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • jokes • Late Show

Just Not Funny:
Obama Is Comedy Poison 

Why Bill Maher gets boos when he tries to razz the prez

May 4, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comedians have a big beef with President Obama: he's a humor-killer, writes the LA Times. It's not just that this president lacks a defining target for humor (funny accent, balance problem, wandering eye), but also that the American public may just not be in the mood to make fun of... More »

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comedy • stereotypes • Jay Leno • Tonight Show • comedian • President Obama

(Newser) - Jay Leno has revealed the mystery illness that sidelined him last week: exhaustion. He blamed the The Tonight Show, his tough stand-up schedule, and writing jobs—he writes three columns too—for his first sick days in 17 years. It was still "embarrassing," he told People.... More »

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entertainment • Jay Leno • Tonight Show • exhaustion • fatigue • hospitalization

 It Must Have Been 
 the Pork: Leno 

Host spoofs hospitalization upon return

Apr 28, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Leno was back in form last night, joking on The Tonight Show that his hospital stay started when he “ate a raw pig a friend brought back from Mexico,” People reports. The host didn’t reveal the real cause of his illness, but found time to joke... More »

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celebrity • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Tonight Show • hospitalization

(Newser) - Jay Leno remained hospitalized today but is expected to be back at work on Monday, reports Access Hollywood. He's rumored to be suffering from food poisoning, but there's  still no official word. Leno reportedly has been joking with his doctors and the hospital staff since checking himself in yesterday. NBC... More »

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television • NBC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • hospital • Tonight Show

(Newser) - Tonight Show host Jay Leno was hospitalized today, KTLA-TV reports, forcing the cancellation of this evening’s gabfest. Leno, who was feeling poorly, checked himself into the hospital, but his ailment is not serious—a spokeswoman said he was in “good spirits” and penning jests from his bed—and... More »

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television • Los Angeles • Jay Leno • late night host • Tonight Show • hospitalization • sickness

(Newser) - Jamie Foxx has apologized for telling 16-year-old Miley Cyrus to “make a sex tape and grow up” and “get like Britney Spears and do some heroin” on his weekend satellite radio show, OK! reports. “You guys know that whatever I say, I don't mean any... More »

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entertainment • television • radio • Jay Leno • late night talk show • apology • Tonight Show • Jamie Foxx • Miley Cyrus

 Boston 
 Station 
 Won't Air 
 Leno at 10PM 

NBC execs cry breach of contract

Apr 3, 09 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBC’s Boston affiliate is refusing to air Jay Leno’s 10pm talk show when it begins in September, the Boston Globe reports. Though the station owner claims that a “unique agreement” with NBC allows this option, a network president called the move “a flagrant violation of their... More »

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NBC • Boston • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Hudson 
 Returns to 
 Idol, Barker to 
 Price Is Right 

Plus, celeb feuds heat up and simmer down

Mar 25, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrities are returning to their roots today. Jennifer Hudson is taping a performance after tonight’s American Idol that will air on an upcoming episode, the AP reports, and Bob Barker is taping an appearance on The Price is Right to air April 16, according to Variety. Elsewhere:
  • In
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television • Barack Obama • American Idol • Simon Cowell • robbery • Bob Barker • The Price Is Right • feud • Jay Leno • Jennifer Hudson • Akon • Rachael Ray • Suge Knight • Anthony Bourdain

analysis

High Profile Helps Drive Obama Agenda

Omnipresent president risks diluting his
brand, experts warn

Mar 20, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t look now, but President Obama’s on TV again. And gracing magazine covers, delivering a radio address, even on the Web making NCAA tournament picks. The "Everywhere President” strategy is a gamble, as evidenced by the fact that Republicans haven't retired the "celebrity" put-down. One... More »

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Barack Obama • media • ESPN • NCAA basketball • White House • celebrity • Jay Leno • Obama administration • President Obama • 2009 NCAA Tournament • NCAA men's basketball tournament

 Prez Trips Up 
 With Special 
 Olympics Gaffe 

Major flak expected for Tonight Show quip on his clutzy bowling

Mar 20, 09 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is expected to be zinged by critics today after a quip he made about his bad bowling and the Special Olympics during the taping of yesterday's Tonight Show appearance, ABC News reports. "I scored a 129," the president said when Jay Leno asked him if the... More »

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Barack Obama • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Tonight Show • gaffe • Special Olympics • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama played the role of talk-show guest tonight with Jay Leno, mixing in jokes about his bowling game (up to 129) and Final Four picks (all from swing states) with a lengthy discussion of fiscal policy, the New York Times reports. He professed himself "stunned" by the AIG... More »

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Jay Leno • late night talk show • Tonight Show • President Obama • Timothy Geithner

(Newser) - Barack Obama will appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Thursday during his tour of Southern California, the New York Times reports. Obama was a guest on Leno during the campaign, but sitting presidents rarely appear on late-night television. Aides say Obama will address issues related... More »

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Barack Obama • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Tonight Show • economy • television interview • President Obama

Leno Scabbed on Own Show During Writers Strike: Union 

Guild could expel late-night host

Feb 26, 09 12:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The Writers Guild of America claims Jay Leno broke union rules when he hit the air with his own material during the 2007-08 strike, the Los Angeles Times reports. Leno denies wrongdoing. The accusation against the host, who was publicly supportive of striking writers, was kept mum until he appeared... More »

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strike • scab • Jay Leno • labor unions • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • WGA

 Conan Trades Up to 
 Tonight But Can't 
 Shake Leno  

As 'Late Night' winds down, the landscape of network television moves as well

Feb 19, 09 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - As Conan O'Brien gets ready to move from Late Night to the Tonight Show—tomorrow is his last post-midnight show before he decamps for LA—the value of the coveted 11pm slot has been seriously undercut. With current Tonight host Jay Leno heading not into the sunset but into the... More »

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

(Newser) - ABC is exploring the idea of moving Jimmy Kimmel's show to 11:35 later this year, in place of Nightline, so he can compete directly with Conan O'Brien, the New York Times reports. ABC denies it, and the speculation all comes from anonymous sources. But those sources say that ABC ... More »

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NBC • ABC • Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • network television • Nightline

 NBC Sets Dates for  
 Late Night Change-Up 

Conan to leave in February

Jan 16, 09 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s almost time for NBC’s Late Night switcheroo to begin, and the dates are now official: Conan O’Brien’s last show will air February 20, Access Hollywood reports, with Jimmy Fallon taking over on March 2. Then, Jay Leno’s last Tonight Show will air May 29,... More »

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

OPINION

Slankets and Snuggies:
The Mockable Sells

The pitch ripe for irony, sells more than a blanket

Jan 14, 09 9:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Parodied by YouTube videos and mocked by Jay Leno, the blanket with arms known as the Slanket—or its knockoff the Snuggie—is getting a lot of attention for a useless invention, writes Dara Lind for Culture11. As Leno points out, “It’s like wearing a bathrobe backwards,"... More »

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infomercial • Jay Leno • invention • blankets • 2009 • Snuggie

Comedy Shows No Joke for
Prez Candidates

110 appearances
4 times higher than candidates last election

Dec 29, 08 5:04 AM CST
(Newser) - This year's presidential candidates made a record 110 late-night comedy show appearances, underlying the programs' importance in the race, AP reports. Half of the appearances occurred during the primaries, when the pack of candidates were vying for precious face-time with voters. Candidates came to prefer the banter—the best of... More »

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politics • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • David Letterman • Election 2008

Leno Doesn't Know When
You Go to Bed

Sorry Jay, Americans aren't turning in earlier —quite the opposite

Dec 17, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite what Jay Leno may think, Americans aren't going to bed earlier, the blog TV by the Numbers reports. Nielsen ratings confirm that more people watch TV at 10pm than later on, but that's nothing new. "What the data shows is a decreasing trend of viewership between 10 and... More »

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NBC • Nielsen Ratings • Jay Leno • network television • prime time

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