Articles tagged "the tonight show"

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‘Tonight Show’ announcer Ed McMahon dies at 86

by Gayle Ronan Sims [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[23.Jun.09] :. Ed McMahon, 86, Johnny Carson’s sidekick on “The Tonight Show” whose stentorian booming announcement “Heeere’s Johnny!” became his trademark, died Tuesday...

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Don’t be too quick to count out Jimmy Fallon

by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[2.Mar.09] :. Very late tonight - technically it’ll be Tuesday - one of those rare TV switches, usually followed by cranky criticism, will go down. At 12:35 a.m. EST, NBC’s later night show becomes...

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Leno takes aim at Palin campaign

by Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[17.Sep.08] :. Considering that the largest audience in six years had tuned in to watch “Saturday Night Live,” many of them curious to see what kind of treatment that Sarah Palin would get on the show,...

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The impact of ‘Dark Knight,’ Leno and Janet’s breast

by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[28.Jul.08] :. This has been an impactful week in the world of show business. And you know what that means? It means there was a lot of impact. You can’t have an impactful week without impact. I think I...

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Can Conan O’Brien’s charm translate to ‘The Tonight Show’?

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[10.Jun.08] :. NEW YORK - Walking into the New York studio of “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” isn’t an overwhelming experience. The talk-show studio in NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza is...

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Books Review

Comedy at the Edge by Richard Zoglin

by Jenny Carlson

[7.Mar.08] :. Zoglin frames stand-up comedians who achieved artistic maturity during the ‘70s as the “forgotten heroes” of the cultural revolution that rocked the country from Vietnam until the Reagan era.

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