Conan O'Brien News

Images by: Paul Puckett Alejandro Escovedo :: 07.16.08 :: Variety Playhouse :: Atlanta, GA Alejandro Escovedo :: 07.16.08 What a difference a few months can make.

Cheers to Russell Brand for an instant-classic appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien . The bad-boy British stand-up, best known in this country for his outlandish role as rocker Aldous Snow in Forgetting ...

Who was the bald guy with the big voice at the back of the Grand Ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hilton yesterday morning, bellowing out questions at NBC Universal Entertainment co-chairmen Ben Silverman and Marc ...

By Paul Thomasch

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jay Leno will make his last appearance as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" next May 29, setting the stage for Conan O'Brien to replace him on America's top late-night TV show on June 1, the network said on Monday.

But even as they announced the exact date of Leno's long-planned 2009 departure, NBC executives said they were looking for ways to keep him at the General Electric Co.-owned network in a role other than as a late-night host.

"We're still talking to Jay about staying within NBC Universal," said Marc Graboff, a co-chairman of NBC Entertainment. "We've made our decision, we're happy with it and were very confident 'The Tonight Show' will continue to be dominant."

Late-night talk show funnyman Conan O'Brien will take the reins at the "Tonight" show June 1, 2009, The Associated Press reported July 21.

Jimmy Fallon is getting a year's head start as Conan O'Brien's replacement as host of Late Night on NBC - but it will be online, not TV, NYT reported .

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On trip to Mideast and Europe, Obama to meet with heads of state and opposition leaders ... McCain economic adviser Gramm leaves after 'nation of whiners' flap ... John McCain, Conan O'Brien agree that age jokes are getting old, look for new punch lines ...

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Obama visits Afghanistan to tour war zone

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, the first stop on a campaign-season tour of war zones, a spokesman said.

By the time Sen. John McCain gets on NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" tonight, it's gonna look like it's way past the veteran senator's bedtime.

Trying to read the tea leaves of the Emmy voters is pointless . Seriously. Exhibit A from here to eternity: "The Wire." But two categories with snub potential are Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series , ...

How old is John McCain? So old, the jokes about it are getting old. So at a taping Friday night of NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," the host asked the Republican presidential candidate for some new ...

The SteelDrivers will be tonight's musical guests on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which airs at 12:30 a.m. on NBC television.

Family: Married with kids; is the youngest of six . Credits: "The Love Guru," "That '70s Show," "Sex and the City," numerous appearances on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Night with Conan ...

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight. Charlie Rose : James Baker, Warren Christopher, and Jamie Dimon The Colbert Report: Paul Goldberger and Neil Degrasse Tyson The Late Show with David Letterman: Mike ...

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight. The Late Show with David Letterman: Harrison Ford, Ali Lohan, and Leona Lewis Jimmy Kimmel Live: Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama Tavis Smiley: Barbara ...

Just in time for tonight's second season premiere of Burn Notice comes this little piece of news from the studios at NBC.

John McCain, who became the first sitting senator to host Saturday Night Live and has sparred with the best of the late-night talk-show hosts, will be reaching deep into the night for a few laughs when he ...

Steel Train rocked Late Night with Conan O'Brien Monday night, but it took me a while to find the video.

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight. Charlie Rose: David McCullough The Late Show with David Letterman: America Ferrera, Russell Brand, and Terry Fator Jay Leno: Laura and Jenna Bush, David Cook , and ...

Actor Don S. Davis , who played Major General George Hammond during seven seasons of the hit sci-fi series Stargate SG-1 , passed away on June 29, 2008.

A Canadian fiddler who is no stranger to controversy has put half his future music earnings up for sale on eBay, the auction website.