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Leno on Kimmel, Kimmel on Leno

Ingenious move or simple desperation? I’m thinking it was a bit of both that encouraged producers at Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk shows to have each comedian appear on the other’s show this week. It’s a one night swap that will make history and at the very least solve the problem of filling time on shows that have been hit hard by the ongoing Hollywood writers strike. Set your TiVos for Thursday night, that’s when the madness is scheduled to occur. According to show producers, Kimmel will travel to Leno’s studio in Burbank, California, and Leno will return … Continue reading →

Kimmel, Stewart and Colbert Returning with New Shows

Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will join NBC’s late-night hosts in returning with new shows next month. ABC made the announcement regarding Kimmel’s show, which was later followed by a statement from the comedian who added that it was a difficult decision to resume work without writers, but he planned to do so to save the jobs of other staffers on the show. “Though it makes me sick to do so without my writers, there are more than a hundred people whose financial well-being depends on our show. It is time to go back to work,” Kimmel said … Continue reading →

Conan the Saint?

Well, he does kind of look like a young Kris Kringle… As the Writers Guild of America strike drags into the end of its fourth week, Conan O’Brien is making like St. Nick to bring holiday cheer to his late-night talk show staff. The comedian has pledged to cover the salaries of his non-writing production workers (nearly 80 in all) for the foreseeable future. According to Variety, the 44-year-old talk show host’s generous offer (he’s paying the salaries out of his own pocket) will kick in on December 1st, that’s when NBC said it would be forced to lay off … Continue reading →