President Barack Obama, once a year dubbed the Comedian-in-Chief, knows how to use humor to uplift rather than to tear down. But what impressed me Saturday night was not just that he was again very cool, but that he really is comfortable with himself.
The powerfully funny comedy of Conan O'Brien and his opening act Barack Obama would be right for any night, but it was especially welcome at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, after all the country has been through lately.
NBC speeds up late-night transition: Jimmy Fallon immediately replaces Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show; Seth Meyers replaces Fallon; Leno replaces Barbara Walters on The View; Walters joins the cast of Duck Dynasty.
Eight years after Johnny Carson's death, his Tonight Show is back in the news as rumors circulate of yet another new host sitting behind the desk -- Jimmy Fallon.
Before the last of the late night hosts headed off for a well-deserved break, they spent the week trying to find delicate reactions to the Newtown, Co...
This past Monday night, long before the tragic events of Newtown, Connecticut occurred, Jon Stewart was wondering aloud: when exactly is the right tim...
From the best political bits on late night to a few unintentionally hilarious moments from the politicians themselves, 2012 was a great year to laugh at politics in America.
Christmas came early to late night this year. Over the past week, late night hosts celebrated the holiday season by giving America the gift of enterta...
The week after Thanksgiving found most of the late night hosts back at their desks, with the notable exceptions of David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon. ...
The election is over, but fortunately for the nation's late night hosts, there was plenty of news to joke about this week. First and foremost, the David Petraeus affair scandal gave us the type of soap opera story we hadn't seen since Herman Cain sexually harassed his Godfather's Pizza employees.
After a week of late night marred by Hurricane Sandy, all eyes were back on the election this week, with predictions, results and the aftermath domina...
Hurricane Sandy made landfall early this week, devastating much of the East Coast in its path. In ways that no one can quite grasp yet, it has interru...
By the time we reach Nov. 6, more money will have been spent on TV advertising during this election than ever before. From the fiercely competitive GO...
The final debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney drove a good amount of late night comedy this week, but the two men who really dominated were...
President Obama and Mitt Romney have only met face to face a few times over the last year. Besides the three debates, they appeared hours apart at the...