Hurricane Sandy: NYC Talk Shows Go On

Hurricane Sandy is battering the New York Metropolitan area, knocking out power, flooding subways and endangering lives as it makes its way up the east coast. That has not deterred some talk show hosts who broadcast from my fair, savaged city. With Manhattan a ghost town, as the rain and winds pound off facades of buildings and make streets into roaring rapids, Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman both taped their shows without audiences. However, Comedy Central wisely decided to play it safe, and has canceled the tapings of The Colbert Report and The Daily Show for the next few days.

I'm a bit concerned about the staff who had to make their way into the production office when everyone was urged by the Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo to stay at home. Indeed, comedy waits for no one - not even a hurricane named Sandy.

Here's a sampling of what we'll see tonight: Audience-less comedy. Hopefully everyone on staff of both shows made it home safely.

Video of the Week!

And now, here's Jimmy Fallon with The Roots and Carly Rae Jepsen performing the unplugged, band room version of the super hit song of the summer of 2012, "Call Me Maybe".  Love. Love this.

Jean Dujardin on 'Fallon'

I love the film The Artist. And I adore Jean Dujardin. He appeared on Late Night a week or so ago. He so charming,  I'd just like to have this on my blog. 

Puppy Bowl: Let the Betting Begin

If you don't care about Football, or the Super Bowl, or Madonna - watch Puppy Bowl VIII on Animal Planet this Sunday. Dogs are better than sweaty humans anyway. Even Jimmy Fallon's puppy crew have already place their bets.

Puppy Bowl VIII airs on Sunday, February 5th at 3pm ET/PT on Animal Planet. My hound will be there. Will yours?

Tebowie

Let the children boogie. But Tim Tebow? Give Jesus a break.

Amy Sedaris, Spokesperson

Amy Sedaris was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote her new book Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People. But she took some time to demonstrate a product she holds near and dear...to her crotch.

History of Rap, Part 2

I couldn't love these two anymore than I already do.

Colbert Sings Friday..(Here on Monday)....

This happened!

The Ladies who Breakfast

You might want to down some mimosas before you watch this. This is epic.

The Real Housewives of Late Night Returns!

If 2011 could end right now, I'd be fine. My biggest television wish for the new year has come true. The Real Housewives of Late Night premieres tonight on Fallon, and I can hardly wait to see what is going to go down. Will Yvonne and Denise make up? Or will they come to blows in the biggest wig fight television has ever seen? This is going to be better than "Dinner from Hell" from Bravo's Beverly Hills show. The only thing that could put this over the top is if the fabulous Lisa Vanderpump made a cameo with the Gig-ster.

EW.com just twitted their exclusive sneak peek at tonight's "episode" which is so new, I can't embed it . Check it out here!

Paul McCartney and Jimmy Fallon Get Their Scrambled Eggs On...

Paul McCartney is in NYC to perform on SNL this Saturday (guest host is Paul Rudd), but he stopped by Jimmy Fallon's studio to chat and sing the working title version of the classic Beatles hit "Yesterday", once entitled "Scrambled Eggs". Although the lyrics sung last night were obviously punched up, both Macca and Fallon were amazingly good together. Paul also sang his tribute to John Lennon "Here Today".

Barring the dumb embedded commercials (if any) here's "Scrambled Eggs...oh my baby how I love your legs." (Watch out for those waffle fries.)

Whip Your Hair Back and Forth

Let Us Play with Your Look: The Silverman Edition

Cast of Parks and Rec and Jimmy Fallon Spoof 'Glee'

...and suddenly my Friday just got better!

Kate Gosselin, Are You Watching?

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Damn the embedded commercial, but this kills me.



Zach Galifiankis will be hosting Saturday Night Live tomorrow night with musical guest Vampire Weekend. Peacock. 11:30pm Eastern.

The Real Housewives of Late Night: Finale

There are tears on Christmas Eve. The finale of The Real Housewives of Late Night aired on Fallon last night. Please say it's not over! Just when Renee Biddle finally uttered a coherent word and Yvonne offered Denise the sandwich of peace!



Merry Christmas everyone!

The Real Housewives of Late Night

If you've been watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, then you've come across their running series, The Real Housewives of Late Night. This is super seriously funny. If you have about 15 minutes, watch the two episodes below - or just go to www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com for more.

I Have To Watch Jimmy Fallon More Often

Michael and Michael have some massively dysfunctional issues that I'm days late for. When they fight, they turn into entirely different guys...(Boo to the embedded commercial).

Say Hello To Jimmy

Years after Conan got the nod from then executive of NBC programming Warren Littlefield on his Tonight Show take over in 2009, the time has come. Conan went dark a week ago, packed up and headed for the warmer climes of Los Angeles (that bastard, I so jealous, as I sit stuck in a snow storm). His replacement, Jimmy Fallon, takes over tonight on the peacock network at 12:35am EST. He has a solid line up of guests for his premiere week: Van Morrison, Robert DeNiro and Justin Timberlack are listed for tonight, with Tina Fey and a bevvy of other familiar faces coming on board to welcome the new talkster to the Late Night big time.

Here's some good luck for Fallon. After months of Late Night with Jimmy webisodes and test shows, giving us a personable peak into his world behind the set, it's not hard to think the guy is nervous and eager to find a new generation who will fall in love with his hosting duties the same way a fan base fell in love with the unknown Conan sixteen years ago. Jimmy - if you're roaming this small, unknown blog in between rehearsals and writers meetings, I'm holding an affirming flame for you.

Economic Crisis Hits Set of "Sarah Silverman Show"

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Sarah Silverman and co-producers Dan Sterling and Rob Schrab have threatened to walk off the set of The Sarah Silverman Show, currently in production on season three - which has been "proposed" to return to Comedy Central, yet not officially renewed by its parent company MTV Networks.

As per THR..."Comedy Central had proposed that the trio bring back the WGA Award-nominated show at about $850,000 an episode, sources said, down from the $1.1 million an episode for the show's second season."

All is not well with Viacom, MTV Network's parent company. As the economic crisis shakes media conglomerates to the core, many lays off have come to pass, and are on the horizon for many entertainment corporations. It's interesting to see how money issues are hitting production itself, a creative entity one would have thought financially untouchable in the past.