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Letterman and Fallon perform to empty studios

Jimmy Fallon

If David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon crack wise and no one's around to laugh, are they still funny? It turns out ... yes, very! With a massive storm approaching and New Yorkers being either evacuated or encouraged to stay in their homes, the "Late Show" and "Late Night" taped Monday afternoon without audiences. (Maybe Letterman and Fallon should have tweeted their monologues, however -- thousands of East Coasters had lost power by the time the shows aired and local newscasts were providing constant storm coverage.)

 

Jimmy Kimmel to host 64th Primetime Emmy Awards

Jimmy Kimmel

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel just got a prime-time gig: Host of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. The star and executive producer of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will host the Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. "I hope to be able to do for the Emmys this year what Eddie Murphy did for the Oscars," Kimmel joked, referring to the comic actor who pulled out as host of this year's Academy Awards. This is Kimmel's first time hosting the Emmys.

 

NBC apologizes to Bachmann for Fallon song choice

GOP Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann received an apology from an NBC executive after an off-color song was played during her appearance on Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night," her spokeswoman said late Wednesday....

 

'The Daily Show' Is First To Beat Leno In Demo Ratings In Ten Years

'The Daily Show' Is First To Beat Leno In Demo Ratings In Ten Years

'The Daily Show' reached a new milestone in the second quarter of the 2011 ratings: it became the first late-night show to beat "The Tonight Show" in the coveted 18-49 demographic in a staggering ten years.

 

Dave's 'hostile environment'

Former "Late Night" writer charges that it wasn't easy for a woman.

 

Wanda Sykes gets late-night gig

Fox is finalizing a deal with actress-comedian Wanda Sykes for a Saturday late-night show.

 

Jimmy Fallon Passes First Ratings Test

Jimmy Fallon Passes First Ratings Test

Jimmy Fallon's first spin as Late Night host scored the franchise's biggest overnight Monday ratings in three years, NBC said today.

Total viewer numbers weren't yet...

 

Nervous but Excited, Jimmy Fallon Enters the Late-Night Fray

Nervous but Excited, Jimmy Fallon Enters the Late-Night Fray

The comedian joins one of the most exclusive clubs in television on Monday night, when he becomes the third host of NBC’s “Late Night.”

 

Conan O'Brien Takes a Bow on Last Late Night

Conan O'Brien Takes a Bow on Last Late Night

No. 2,725 and no more counting. After 16 years, the prominently coiffed, long-limbed host of NBC's Late Night With Conan O'Brien bid farewell Friday with a star-studded and...

 

Heeere's ... Conan O'Brien?

Heeere's ... Conan O'Brien?

It's hard to believe, really. Not that Friday night is the last "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" ever.

 

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