President Obama Offers Iran "A Promise of a New Day"

Joseph A. Palermo, 04.24.2009

Author/Associate Professor of History

Obama's promise of a new day in U.S.-Iranian relations must be given the opportunity to bear fruit free from outside intervention.

What's the Answer?

Jim Lichtman, 04.23.2009

Coming off an incredible week of outrage over the $165+ million A.I.G. bonuses, the question that many in the media and Washington continue to focus o...

Critiquing the President on Leno and 60 Minutes

Richard Greene, 04.23.2009

President Obama has the rare ability to be totally present and centered with an interviewer and the subject at hand and consciously aware of the "meta" reality of that subject.

Obama's Visit Draws Leno's Fourth Largest Audience Ever: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer March 23, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 04.23.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

President Obama's historical visit to the Tonight Show garnered the highest ratings for Jay Leno since 2005. Nielsen reports that the Obama intervie...

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington, 04.21.2009

Barack Obama's Special Olympics line on Leno got all the headlines, but the night's real money quote was his saying that his administration plans to "set up a securitized market for student loans and auto loans outside of the banking system" in order to "get credit flowing again." Excuse me, but isn't that what the $700 billion bank bailout was supposed to do? So what happened? Instead of lending the billions we gave them, Obama explained to Leno, the bailed out banks "are keeping it in the bank because their balance sheets had gotten so bad." Imagine that: zombie banks using taxpayer money to stay afloat. If the White House really didn't see that one coming, it's no wonder the ferocity of the public's reaction to the AIG bonuses caught them so off-guard.

Late Night with Obama

Jim Lichtman, 04.20.2009

If ever there was a need for ethical values it is now... more than ever.

Friday Talking Points [70] -- Ride The Populist Wave!

Chris Weigant, 04.20.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

For all the ink spilled over President Barack Obama's appearance on Jay Leno's Tonight Show, I have to wonder... does anyone remember Richard Nixon's ...

President Obama Visits The Tonight Show with Jay Leno : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer March 20, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 04.20.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

President Barack Obama made a special appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night. Obama used the platform to pitch a change in economic...

Andy Richter to Reunite with Conan on Tonight Show: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer February 25, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 03.28.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Former Late Night with Conan O'Brien sidekick Andy Richter will join Conan as part of the Tonight Show...

Inside the Last Days of Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sean L. McCarthy, 03.23.2009

Publisher of The Comic's Comic, providing round-the-clock news about comedy

Most clip packages got debated and selected months ago. On Wednesday, writers huddled in one of the offices trying to select clips for a last-minute addition to the highlight reels.

Arianna On "Tonight Show," Discusses Obama's Plan To Prevent Foreclosures, Bank Bailouts

Huff TV, 03.21.2009

Arianna appeared on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Wednesday night, where she discussed Obama's plan to keep people in their homes, the bank and aut...

Five Reasons NBC's Leno Move Is Brilliant

Lee Stranahan, 01.10.2009

Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer

Moving Leno to Conan's early lead-in will create a stronger Conan Tonight Show by allowing him the breathing room to adjust to the earlier time slot and build his own audience.

Leno to Take Over 10PM: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 9, 2008

Shelly Palmer, 01.09.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

After Conan O'Brien takes over the Tonight Show in May, Jay Leno will begin hosting a show at 10pm on NBC. The move coincides with Jeff Zucker's pla...

David Brenner at Zanies: "This is What Comedy Was Meant to Do"

Donald Liebenson, 12.21.2008

Name a comedy personage, and Brenner likely has a story about him. Steve Martin credits Brenner with advising him how to make the transition from opening act to headliner.

Donald Trump Bailing Out Ed McMahon: It Only Encourages More Millionaires to be Wastrels

Michael Russnow, 09.15.2008

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

If Donald Trump is so concerned about the woes of his fellow man or woman, why stick only to those whose names he recognizes?

Did John Edwards Meet Rielle Hunter On March 20th?

Lee Stranahan, 09.12.2008

Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer

Last night, National Enquirer Editor David Perel dropped another bombshell -- that Edwards has had three meetings with Hunter at the Beverly Hills Hilton.

Ed McMahon's Money Problems: Should We Really Care About Millionaires in Financial Distress?

Michael Russnow, 08.08.2008

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

Is his bad luck a legitimate news story? Yes. But the real question is why he has not been lambasted for stupid behavior.

Arianna On Leno: Talks About Obama's Nomination, VP Options

Huff TV, 06.12.2008

Arianna appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to talk about her new book and the presidential race. // By use of this code snippet, I agre...

Johnny Come Late-Nightly

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler, 05.09.2008

Entertainment lawyer; Professor of American Studies at Cornell

Did you groan when David Letterman told Monica jokes? Do you Tivo The Daily Show ? If your answer is yes, then Strange Bedfellows: How Late Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke may be the book for you.

Friday Talking Points [26]

Chris Weigant, 04.12.2008

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Since the campaigns of both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have seemingly taken my advice earlier this week, and are both concentrat...

Friday Talking Points [24] -- Which Side Are You On?

Chris Weigant, 03.29.2008

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Like the hapless characters in Waiting For Godot, America sits and watches in fascination as the Democratic nomination race grinds into yet another ca...