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Kimmel out of Comedy
With the return of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Comedy Channel has removed Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its line-up.
And it doesn’t look like he’s coming back anytime soon.
A Foxtel spokesperson told TV Tonight, “The Comedy Channel felt the schedule was crowded with talk shows, and while it trialled Jimmy Kimmel over the last six months, unfortunately it performed below expectations.
“As a result, the Late Night Legends line up has been re-jigged to include The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show with …
Sarah Palin for Mark Burnett series
Sarah Palin as a Reality TV star?
Stranger things have happened. After all a former actor once became President of the US of A.
The kicker here is that the former Vice President contender is working with none other than hotshot producer Mark Burnett on a project which would see her family appear in a ‘docudrama’ series described as “Planet Earth type look at Palin’s home state of Alaska. Burnett is what gives this project weight.
Recently in LA for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Palin is said to have met with executives …
Returning: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno returns to television at 12am Wednesday (that’s straight after Tuesday’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon if you prefer) on the Comedy Channel.
Leno returns to the helm the show following his much-publicised run on The Jay Leno Show, which led to the exit of Conan O’Brien.
The new show features a new-look set design and Kevin Eubanks and his band.
The Comedy Channel says “The series return sees heavy-hitting special guests seated on the couch including Jamie Foxx, Sarah Palin, Matthew McConaughey, Chelsea Handler, Morgan Freeman, Olympic …
David L, Jimmy F, Jimmy K and Jay L.
In the wake of the Conan / Leno debacle, the Comedy Channel has amended its late night line-up as of this week.
The final Jay Leno Show will air on February 10 before he returns to The Tonight Show.
Here is the new line-up:
Late Show With David Letterman
Monday to Friday at 10.30pm. New timeslot
David Letterman marks his 28th year in late night comedy this year, and his 15th year as the host of the Late Show With David Letterman. After more than 4,500 late night broadcasts, he remains one of the most influential …
May 09: Matthew Johns, Karl after the Logies, Eurovision, Bud Tingwell
May:
WIN loses defamation case
The Chaser: Charges? What charges?
Gold Logie: It’s Rebecca!
Gretel’s Logies flop
Search for an Aussie Jerry Springer
Late News returns to Nine
Sam Newman to be ‘tarred and feathered’
ABC’s Eternity Man wins international award
Media Watch: 20 Years: Stuff Ups, Beat Ups & Barneys
Karl Stefanovic, the morning after
Fawlty Towers stars reunite
MASH’s David Ogden Stiers comes out
Gossip Girl spin-off ‘dead.’
Sam Newman put on ‘ACMA watch’
Rex Hunt guilty of road rage
Kiefer Sutherland charged with assault
Idol dumps Monday …
Tom Papa appointed The Marriage Ref
Meet comedian Tom Papa. We could be seeing quite a bit of him on our telly next year.
Papa will serve as the “Ref” in Jerry Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref which Seven has the rights to.
In fact it has the rights to both the US series and a local adaptation.
In each episode couples present their case to a panel of comedians and celebrities. The panel then tries to convince the Ref which spouse is correct.
Papa has supported Seinfeld’s live comedy appearances, and has made appearances on Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, …
Leno premieres with 17.7m, but…
17.7 million Americans tuned in for Jay Leno’s new show, but TV critics weren’t rapt in what they saw.
Update: seems it’s since been bumped up to 18.4m!
The Jay Leno Show’s debut at 10pm is a high stakes risk for the struggling NBC network, moving a culturally late-night format into primetime, where dramas traditionally play out.
Roughly 5 million used to regularly watch his Tonight Show. It improved on that finale in May by about 50%, and averaged a 5.1 rating/13 share in adults 18-49. On sheer figures it was a big win.
For …
No Leno for Comedy Channel
Jay Leno’s new show, aptly titled The Jay Leno Show, hits American screens on September 14th, where it will shake up prime-time at the earlier timeslot of 10pm on NBC.
Jerry Seinfeld will be the a guest of the first episode while Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West will perform “Run This Town.”
But the Comedy Channel in Australia isn’t picking up the show this year.
A spokesperson recently told TV Tonight the channel was already committed to Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon and soon Jimmy Kimmel.
Despite The Tonight Show with Jay Leno being a channel …
Leno does Top Gear
Car-freak Jay Leno, who owns about a gazillion cars, has recently made an appearance on Top Gear, which he confesses is his favourite show.
Leno has previously declined a request to host the US version of the show, but he’s happy to front for the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. And who can blame him?
In this clip he can be seen explaining The Stig to an American audience, as well as being surprised at how inelegant the production facilities are.
In his final chat with Clarkson he doesn’t even seem to be …
Last drinks for Leno
May 25th marks the 17th Anniversary of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and his final ever week in the network slot at 11:35pm on NBC.
Of his last show he says, “We have something unusual and different, out of left field. Something personal and unusual. It’s just really different, and has to do with our show and our staff. I think it will make people smile.”
Conan O’Brien, who assumes the role, is said to be the final ever guest.
Also on the last week are Mel Gibson, Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakum, Arnold …
When Obama meets Leno
Anything KRudd can do?
Jay Leno has landed an interview with President Barack Obama this Thursday night (US), the first appearance by a sitting U.S. president on a late-night TV talk show.
NBC said Obama would sit down to talk about his economic plan and “other topics.” In contemporary America, late night shows are obviously now fundamental for communicating to Joe the Plumber. Obama also gave late night appearances during his election campaign and Michelle Obama has appeared as a First Lady on The Ellen de Generes Show.
It will also be Obama’s first …
Packered by the Rafters
It was the week the Packer family parted ways with Nine causing David Gyngell to vow to prove James Packer wrong, TEN announced a new channel, Pay TV launched another three, Minister Stephen Conroy signalled support for increased ABC & SBS funding, commercial networks (briefly) found a conscience but upset David Leckie, WIN sat down at the gambling table, Kath & Kim (US) got a greenlight for a full season, Andrew Denton announced the end of Enough Rope, David Tennant set his exit from his iconic role, Rove visited …