Posted: Monday 16th January 2012 at 12:09pm by Paul
David Letterman looks set to renew his deal at CBS to keep him with the network through 2014. If this new CBS deal were to go through he would surpass his idol Johnny Carson’s 30-year run on late night TV.
The New York Times reports “according to executives who have been involved in discussions with Mr. Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants, a deal to remain on the air until 2014 is imminent. The executives said that CBS had authorized the company to make new agreements with the key members of Mr. Letterman’s staff, his producers and writers”.
It was thought Letterman would step down from the Late Show when his current contract runs out in August this year, but he’s made indications to people on the show that he wants to stay hosting the programme for a while longer.
Craig Ferguson, who hosts the Late Late Show every night following the Late Show, is also thought to be staying with CBS. The Drum says “The Scottish Daily Mail reports that Ferguson, who already earns more than £8million a year, could be involved in a ‘double the money’ multi-million pound deal”.
Ferguson would have to be happy staying in the 12.35am timeslot until 2014 though if he decides to stay at CBS hosting the Late Late Show. Also, there’s the possibility that Letterman changes his mind and leaves in August 2012 after all.
The New York Times reports Craig “does have a clause in his contract that would guarantee him the 11:35 show if Mr. Letterman chose to step down”.
Craig Ferguson is reportedly “in talks” to bring his popular late night CBS talk show the Late Late Show to Scotland for a week later this year.
According to The Daily Record “he has told friends he’s keen to return to Scotland in March and record a week’s worth of material at the place where it all began. He has enlisted the help of Fringe comedy impresario Karen Koren and contacted Tommy Sheppard at The Stand Comedy Club about appearing for a few dates this year”.
An insider told The Daily Record “he may record five shows here in a row around March with the possibility of a further few gigs at the Edinburgh Festival later in the year”.
Posted: Saturday 31st December 2011 at 12:55am by Paul
The Late Show’s big Christmas spectacular aired on the 23rd December. As always it was packed full of the usual Christmas fare.
Jay Thomas told his Lone Ranger story that we never grow tired of – one of the best anecdotes ever told. This year the story-telling had a bit of a twist with the addition of a video segment at the end of it featuring Dave as the Lone Ranger himself!
Dave and Jay threw footballs at the meatball & pizza on top of the Late Show Christmas tree for the annual Quarterback Challenge.
Darlene Love closed the show with another fantastic rendition of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”.
The annual messages from the US troops serving overseas were also a part of the show going into the commercial breaks.
As an added bonus former Frasier actor David Hyde Pierce stopped by to talk about his new theatre show on Broadway.
The only thing missing was Paul Shaffer’s Cher impression, but just look on YouTube and enjoy one from a previous year if you feel inclined.
On a sadder note, it was cameraman Dave Dorsett’s final Late Show as he was retiring after a long career with CBS. He’s been seen in many on-air segments over the years usually involving something happening with the camera (i.e. falling asleep when Dave is talking and having the camera dip down low, or saying he thought it was just a rehearsal and walking out of the theatre). I always loved these little segments with Dave Dorsett and he’ll be missed on the Late Show.
The Late Show Christmas show is always a highlight of the festive season for me. Watch some of the highlights below:
Posted: Sunday 18th December 2011 at 2:23pm by Paul
The big Christmas edition of the Late Show airs on Friday.
The usual traditions are expected, with Jay Thomas lined up for the annual Late Show Holiday Quarterback Challenge with Dave, and Darlene Love set to perform another stunning rendition of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” which gets better every year.
The Late Show Christmas edition is always a festive treat!
23/12/2011 update: David Hyde Pierce has also now been confirmed as a guest for the big Christmas show.
Posted: Monday 12th December 2011 at 12:31pm by Paul
Comedy Central UK have launched a minisite for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.
There have been many frustrations for UK fans of The Daily Show in recent times – first the official website for The Daily Show on Comedy Central US blocked all clips if you were outside of the States, then the show was axed from More 4 so there was nowhere left to watch it.
The new minisite from Comedy Central UK provides clips of The Daily Show for UK viewers, but not full episodes yet.
In a news piece on the Comedy Central UK website, they say:
We know there’s a huge Daily Show fan base here in the UK but most of you can’t access the US video clips. Argh! Here’s where Comedy Central UK comes in.
You’ve been asking us on Facebook, Twitter and even by carrier pigeon (not true) so we’ve had a word with our pals over the Atlantic to give you what you want. Kinda.
As we don’t air the show on the channel, we can’t bring you full episodes online at present BUT every week we’ll be bringing you specially selected clips from each of the shows from the past 30 days including interviews with Jon’s special guests, The Daily Show 60 Second round ups and of course the Moments of Zen.
Posted: Friday 2nd December 2011 at 12:48pm by Paul
Guests for the Christmas Special of The Jonathan Ross Show have been announced:
Tom Cruise will be promoting his new film Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.
Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison from TV show The Inbetweeners will be discussing the DVD release of the summer smash hit film version of the show.
Downton Abbey favourites Jessica Brown-Findlay, Michelle Dockery and Laura Carmichael will be talking about their upcoming Christmas Special airing on Christmas Day.
Comedian Tim Minchin and music from Il Volo – a trio of Italian operatic pop teenage tenors from American Idol – will round off the guest lineup.
The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special will air on ITV1 on Friday 23rd December (yes, Jonathan is back on Friday nights for one week only!) at 9am through to 10.15pm.
Posted: Friday 2nd December 2011 at 12:36pm by Paul
The Late Late Toy Show is a long-running festive tradition in Ireland.
The special edition of The Late Late Show airs on RTE in the run up to Christmas every year showcasing the latest toys and generally getting everyone in the mood for Christmas.
This year’s theme is Toy Story and in an RTE interview host Ryan Tubridy said “which Toy Story character do I most look like, and don’t say Mr. Potato Head? Woody, who else!” – he has a new costume prepared for this year’s show (last year he dressed up as Willy Wonka).
Olly Murs and Jedward will also appear on the programme.
The Late Late Toy Show airs tonight at 9.35pm on RTE One.
However, if you’re not in Ireland and want to watch it, it should be available to stream on the RTE website over the weekend.
LSUK launched in 2005. We provide coverage of such shows as the Late Show With David Letterman, the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live, The Graham Norton Show, The Jonathan Ross Show and The Late Late Show (Ireland).
The Tonight Showairs on CNBC Mon-Fri at 11pm and weekends at 8pm. The Daily Show Global Edition airs on More 4 Mondays at 11.05pm. The Graham Norton Show airs
on BBC1 Fridays at 10.35pm. The Jonathan Ross Show airs on ITV1 Saturdays at 9.30pm.
Remembering September 11thPaul: Thank you so much for the video clip link. I’ve now embedded it into this post. I’ve never seen his opening monologue from this show before, so thank you again.
Remembering September 11thRobert Hampton: I found Conan’s post-9/11 monologue on Megavideo. Interesting that he tells his audience not to give into cynicism – the same point he made on his last Tonight Show.
