October 15th, 2009 07:00am
Local faces on Carson Daly, ‘20/20′
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Look for profiles on racer Alissa Geving and killing spree survivor Carmina Salcido.
October 5th, 2009 12:47pm
Jimmy Fallon celebrates yacht rock
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Grab your moustache and hit the marina!
September 24th, 2009 01:33pm
Jay Leno’s quest to ruin good TV, Vol. IV
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Car. Track. Race. How can you mess that up? Oh, wait . . .
September 21st, 2009 03:44pm
Quick thoughts on Emmys, ‘Mad Men’
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“Mad Men” shows why it was named outstanding drama.
September 16th, 2009 06:29pm
Local celeb on ‘Today’ show
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Lucky the Turtle basks in his moment in the spotlight.
September 16th, 2009 11:47am
Colbert’s rockin’ new idea
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TV shows and musical guests living in perfect harmony online. It’s about time.
July 16th, 2009 11:31am
Emmy reactions: Who got snubbed?
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The Emmy nominees have been announced, let the outrage begin!
June 30th, 2009 03:51pm
Jeff Goldblum, on Jeff Goldblum’s death
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The star gives himself a touching eulogy on “The Colbert Report.”
June 18th, 2009 03:20pm
‘Daily Show’ goes to Iran
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With Iran in chaos after a bitterly divisive election and accusations of fraud (see, they’re not so different from us after all), “The Daily Show” has fast-tracked a series of reports from “correspondent” Jason Jones filmed in Iran last month.
The series was supposed to start next week, but the newsiness of the situation in Iran forced the segments to begin last night. Part 2 will air tonight (11 p.m., Comedy … Read More »
June 12th, 2009 03:20pm
Conan’s being Conan. Thank goodness
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There’s been a lot of talk among TV critics this week about how Conan O’Brien’s ratings for “The Tonight Show” have slipped after one whole week and David Letterman has picked up more viewers. “Oh,” cry the media pundits, “Conan’s already in trouble, his show is too edgy, he needs more A-list guests.”
And to that I say: Pfffffft.
Let Letterman have Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington and the Jonas Brothers. They’re … Read More »
June 9th, 2009 04:00pm
Stephen Colbert goes commando
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Gotta hand it to Stephen Colbert, he’s willing to go that extra mile for a laugh. The mock pundit is filming “The Colbert Report” this week from Baghdad as a series of USO shows. But going through basic training (hilariously) and showing up in a camouflage suit to personally thank the troops wasn’t quite enough. So last night he got his head shaved, Army-style, by a four-star general in front … Read More »
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