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puts Racehorse in mink snuggie

Jan 22, 2010 8:37 AM CST

Conan Blows $4.8M on Parting Sketch

Buys Kentucky Derby winner and sticks NBC with the bill

(Newser) - Conan O'brien upped the ante last night in his war with NBC, following his $1.5 million sketch Wednesday night with one he said cost $4.8 million. He spent that amount, he said, buying Mine That Bird, the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner, putting him in a horse-sized mink snuggie,...

'Pants' Not Just
on the Ground—
It's Everywhere

REMIX EXPLOSION

Jan 20, 2010 10:51 AM CST

'Pants' Not Just on the Ground— It's Everywhere

Song gets millions of clicks on YouTube, spurs remixes

(Newser) - Not surprisingly, the award for first viral video hit of 2010 goes to American Idol audition song “Pants on the Ground.” After 62-year-old “General” Larry Platt introduced his masterpiece to the world last Wednesday, it took off, garnering 1 million Facebook fans and several million YouTube clicks...

Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other

LETTERMAN REACHES OUT TO CONAN

Jan 14, 2010 7:24 AM CST

Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other

As Tonight Show saga continues, Leno and O'Brien face off

(Newser) - As the late-night shakedown gets messier, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien seem to be turning against each other—and David Letterman is clearly on Team Conan. The Late Show host wants O’Brien to appear on his show “not to rub NBC's noses into their huge mistake, but...

Stern Gives
His SAG Votes Only to Pals
of the Show

Dec 3, 2009 6:52 PM CST

Stern Gives His SAG Votes Only to Pals of the Show

Acting chops? Who cares, host contends

(Newser) - Howard Stern is making waves today for filling out his Screen Actors Guild nominations during his morning radio show—and explaining that his votes are going almost exclusively to actors who appeared on his show. “I'm going to take this seriously and reward our friends. I don’t give...

Celebs' Fave
Smartphone
Apps

Oct 13, 2009 10:58 AM CDT

Celebs' Fave Smartphone Apps

Katie Couric, Ivanka Trump share the best apps for iPhone, Blackberry, Palm

(Newser) - Got a smartphone, but just not sure where to start with the apps? New York magazine has the faves of some famous New Yorkers:

Jimmy Fallon, Bionic Eye for iPhone: “Basically, you aim your camera down the street and it will show you floating graphics of where, say, the

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Fallon Beats Tiger
at His Own Wii Game

Jun 25, 2009 2:50 PM CDT

Fallon Beats Tiger at His Own Wii Game

They faced off in Times Square

(Newser) - Tiger's not so tough in the virtual world. Jimmy Fallon crushed the champion golfer in Tiger's own Nintendo Wii game at Times Square this morning, the New York Post reports. Woods conceded on the third and final hole, after shooting a double-bogey and a bogey. They played on the...

Speidi Back Again—Or Not

TV ROUNDUP

Jun 9, 2009 10:41 AM CDT

Speidi Back Again—Or Not

Also back: Jon and Kate, Zack Morris

(Newser) - Spiritual fasting, spouse belittling: Just another Monday night on TV. Highlights:

Spencer and Heidi Pratt appeared on last night’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! but they look to have left the show for good following their were-they-or-weren’t-they-tortured drama, E! reports. The melodramatic pair

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LiLo's House
Not Robbed,
Just Messy

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

May 13, 2009 11:54 AM CDT

LiLo's House Not Robbed, Just Messy

Plus, another ex pines over Jen, and more

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan can’t catch a break. First she’s dumped, then her house is broken into—or not. The attempted burglary reported yesterday turned out to be a false alarm, the AP reports. Police said the house was just extremely messy, not ransacked. Elsewhere:

Jennifer Aniston’s exes are

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Funny Fallon
Picks Up Degree

May 9, 2009 7:34 PM CDT

Funny Fallon Picks Up Degree

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon performed 20 minutes of stand-up today and walked away with two college degrees, the Albany Times Union reports. Receiving a bachelor of arts and an honorary doctorate 17 years after entering the College of Saint Rose in upstate New York, the Late Night host kept fellow grads laughing...

Fallon Is Webby Awards' 'Person of the Year'

May 5, 2009 1:38 PM CDT

Fallon Is Webby Awards' 'Person of the Year'

Reznor, MacFarlane, Twitter also receive Internet honors

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon, Trent Reznor, and Twitter have all been honored with a 2008 Webby Award, CNET reports. Fallon, described by the awards committee as “one of the most ardent online evangelists,” was named the Webby’s “Person of the Year” for incorporating Twitter feeds, blogging, and online...

Fallon's Late Night Is ... Good!

tv review

Apr 24, 2009 11:07 AM CDT

Fallon's Late Night Is ... Good!

New host manages to hold his own

(Newser) - Few expected much from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but since his uneven debut, he’s actually made the show an entertaining diversion for those who find themselves awake after midnight, writes Linda Holmes for NPR's "Monkey See" blog. "The best asset it's turned out Fallon has—...

Most Popular Celeb Twitterers

(Newser) - Celebrity oversharing on Twitter has gone from the drama-ridden (Lindsay Lohan) to the inane (Solange Knowles, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, and Nicole Richie making playdates for their kids). The New York Daily News zeroes in on the most popular celeb Twitterers, starting with Britney Spears, who has Ashton Kutcher on her heels....

Populism Gets a Nashville Twang

ANALYSIS

Mar 31, 2009 10:57 AM CDT

Populism Gets a Nashville Twang

With Shuttin' Down Detroit , John Rich gives country an unusually aggressive rightish tilt

(Newser) - After throwing himself behind John McCain in last year’s campaign, country musician John Rich makes an unusually aggressive foray into politics with the populist anthem Shuttin’ Down Detroit, Jon Caramanica writes in the New York Times. The song protests bailout money going from “an old man working in...

2009's Least Sexy Men

OPINION

Mar 26, 2009 12:51 PM CDT

2009's Least Sexy Men

(Newser) - The Boston Phoenix rolls out its 100 unsexiest men list, taking into account both looks and karma. Here’s a taste:

Rush Limbaugh: “America’s ugliest moment of 2009? Rush Limbaugh, his man-boobs a-jiggle, bouncing at the CPAC podium.”
Alex Rodriguez: “Could those performance enhancers have been

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Fallon Wins Ratings War

Mar 13, 2009 8:22 AM CDT

Fallon Wins Ratings War

Late Night averages 2.4 million viewers

(Newser) - Take that, critics. Jimmy Fallon came out on top in his first week on the air, Access Hollywood reports. NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon averaged 2.4 million viewers during the first week of March; CBS rival Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson averaged 1.9 million. On opening...

Fallon's
Ratings
Good,
at Least

Mar 3, 2009 1:23 PM CST

Fallon's Ratings Good, at Least

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon’s late-night hosting debut might not have drawn much critical buzz, but it did draw enough curious viewers to give NBC its highest ratings in the time slot in 3 years, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The 2.3 rating—equivalent to about 2.6 million households—bested Craig...

Critics:
Better Luck
Next Time,
Jimmy

TV REVIEW

Mar 3, 2009 7:16 AM CST

Critics: Better Luck Next Time, Jimmy

They're unimpressed, but ready to give him a chance

(Newser) - Critics weren’t wowed by last night’s debut of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon—but they were willing to cut Jimmy some slack for his “opening-night nerves.” Still, some noted, the show didn’t make good on its promise to be different.

“A typically stiff debut

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Can Fallon Twitter His Way
to Late-Night Stardom?

Mar 2, 2009 9:45 AM CST

Can Fallon Twitter His Way to Late-Night Stardom?

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon has a daunting task before him tonight: He’s got to forge a Late Night identity that can compete with the likes of David Letterman and Conan O'Brien. But he has one major advantage: Twitter. Dispatches descend regularly from @jimmyfallon (including the announcement of first guests Robert De...

Fallon: 'Nauseous' But Ready

Interview

Feb 28, 2009 12:33 PM CST

Fallon: 'Nauseous' But Ready

New host knows he could be the 'last guy'

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon will be following in some pretty big footsteps when he takes over Late Night on Monday, but he’s prepared. After all, he has the plastic pickle—a 3-foot-long specimen passed down from Conan, who got it from Letterman—plus an endless supply of advice from friends and...

Hip-Hop Comes to Late Night

Feb 28, 2009 8:27 AM CST

Hip-Hop Comes to Late Night

But Fallon's band will branch out from rap Roots

(Newser) - When it comes to music, late-night talk shows have long been the province of the Great American Songbook—with some rock and jazz mixed in. But when Jimmy Fallon takes the stage next week, it will be with longtime hip-hop band the Roots. “The show's going to be a...