Late Show UK

The majority of the late night talk shows are on reruns this week, but there are a few gems to look out for. Tonight (27th May) on Late Night With Conan O’Brien is a special show simply called “The Strike Beard Show”. We have some idea what it will be about of course (the strike beards!) but not much else. Tune in to find out (if you have access to NBC). Also on Late Night With Conan O’Brien this week - rock legend Jon Bon Jovi (on Wednesday). Some reruns to look out for - Conan O’Brien’s appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Friday, George Clooney on the Late Show With David Letterman on Wednesday and Al Pacino on the Late Show With David Letterman on Friday. Next week (week commencing 2nd June) on the Late Show sees the return of new shows with guests including Adam Sandler on Monday 2nd June, Jack Black on the 4th June and Julia Roberts on the 5th June. This week Friday Night With Jonathan Ross will have interviews of actor Mark Wahlberg, West End musical genius Andrew Lloyd Webber, the ever popular TV & theatre favourite John Barrowman, broadcaster Kirsty Young and popular US music group Black Kids.

Demi Moore, Kate Bosworth and Brian Williams will be appearing on the Late Show on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Brit pop star (of X Factor fame) Leona Lewis will be on The Tonight Show this Monday (24th March). The Leona Lewis episode will be going out on CNBC on the 27th March at 10pm and on the 29th March at 8pm. Conan O’Brien will be on The Tonight Show this Thursday (27th March). Late Night With Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report are on reruns next week. Donald Sutherland, Trevor Eve, Natasha Kaplinsky and The Kooks will be on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross this Friday. Don’t forget to check out the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for the next shows to air on UK TV.

If you missed the historic Friday Night With Jonathan Ross interview with Michael Parkinson on Sport Relief last night, the BBC have put up some highlights of the interview - including Michael Parkinson discussing his meetings with Mohammed Ali and what he thinks of David Beckham.

YouTube - “Jonathan Ross & Sir Michael Parkinson on David Beckham”
YouTube - “Jonathan Ross & Sir Michael Parkinson on Mohammed Ali”

There’s no Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on BBC One tonight, because of Sport Relief 2008. However, there will be a special Jonathan Ross interview with ex-chat show host Michael Parkinson, which should be very interesting, and the BBC describe the event as “an eagerly-anticipated showdown of the TV chat show kings”. Sport Relief kicks off on BBC One tonight at 7pm and will continue into the small hours of Saturday morning. I believe the Jonathan Ross interview is going to be on after the Ten O’Clock News, but don’t hold me to that.

BBC Sport Relief - “Sport Relief all set for star-studded show”
Sport Relief - Donate

Letterman guest highlights: Jim Carrey and Paula Abdul will be dropping by to the Late Show on Monday, Snoop Dogg on Tuesday, Charlize Theron on Wednesday and Kate Beckinsale will be in the Ed Sullivan Theatre on Thursday. The always-funny Brian Regan will be on the Late Show on Friday - no doubt performing top-notch standup. Someone else who’s always pretty funny - Al Franken - will be on the show on the 18th March, along with British band The Cribs. If you’re watching the Late Show on Diva TV - Will Ferrell is on Monday at 9pm, Courteney Cox on Tuesday at 9pm, Natalie Portman (and the hilarious Kid Scientists segment) on Wednesday at 9pm, British chef & TV personality Jamie Oliver on Thursday at 9pm and Woody Harrelson will be on Friday’s show at 9pm.

Leno guest highlights: Dominic Monaghan and Sheryl Crow will be appearing on The Tonight Show on Monday, America Ferrera (from Ugly Betty) will be there on Tuesday, Bill Cosby & music from Gavin DeGraw will appear on Wednesday’s show and Deal Or No Deal’s Howie Mandel will be on Thursday’s show. Minnie Driver and Paula Abdul will be on with Jay on Thursday and Friday respectively. The following week sees Kate Beckinsale and New York band The Bravery stopping by. If you’re watching The Tonight Show on CNBC - Heidi Klum will be on the show on Monday at 10pm.

Conan guest highlights: Paul Giamatti and Snoop Dogg will be on Late Night on Monday and Wednesday respectively, and Meredith Vieira will make an appearance on Thursday’s show. The following week, Conan will be joined by Martha Stewart (17th March) and Ice-T (18th March) amongst other guests. 24th-28th March will be a week of reruns. If you’re watching Late Night on CNBC - Shows only air Saturdays and Sundays and the guests for these are to be confirmed.

Other shows: Craig Ferguson is on reruns next week, but when he returns on the 17th March he will be joined by Ray Romano and Kate Beckinsale on the 18th March. Friday Night With Jonathan Ross won’t be on BBC One next Friday (14th) because of BBC Sport Relief 2008 - Jonathan Ross will return the following week (guests TBC).

See guest listings in full at www.lateshowuk.com/guest-listings.

Digital TV channel ‘Dave’ will begin airing repeats of Friday Night With Jonathan Ross starting from tomorrow night (Tuesday 5th February), and will air at 9pm. ‘Dave’ is available on Freeview, cable and Sky. ‘Dave +1′ is available on cable and Sky, where you can see Friday Night With Jonathan Ross at 10pm, instead of 9pm.

Read more at the official UKTV website for Dave

Jerry Seinfeld will be giving a rare UK TV interview tonight on BBC ONE chat show Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Seinfeld is on the show to promote his new film, Bee Movie, and will be on with his film co-star Renee Zellweger. Seinfeld - famed in the US for his hit sitcom of the same name - will also be joined by fellow guests Jeremy Clarkson, Matt Lucas & David Walliams (of Little Britain fame) and music from Adele. Should be quite a show - airs on BBC ONE at 10.35pm tonight, and will be repeated Saturday night / Sunday morning at 1.20am.

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross was back on our screens last night, with Wossy showing off his new facial hair. A somewhat bizarre look for Jonathan - maybe he’s been watching too much of his pal Ricky Gervais on The Office with that sort of beard. Keira Knightley seemed impressed though - “You look like Johnny Depp because of your beard”. Picture is available here.

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross will return to BBC ONE next month, a BBC press release has announced. Keira Knightley, Adam Sandler, Simon Pegg and musical group The Polyphonic Spree will be on the first show back. This will mark the 13th series of the long-running chat show, that’s been on BBC ONE since 2001. The BBC press release also reveals other upcoming guests will include “Cate Blanchett, Freddie Flintoff, Quentin Tarantino, Helen Mirren, Jamie Foxx, Ewan McGregor, Charlie Boorman, Samuel L Jackson, Trinny & Susannah and Richard Hammond”. After the upcoming 2007 shows, there will be a 40-week run in 2008. We’ll be bringing you all the news on guests, etc right here at Late Show UK. This will be the first UK show we will be covering here, so please let us know your thoughts, and if you’d like us to start featuring other British shows here. Guest listings for Friday Night With Jonathan Ross are available at www.lateshowuk.com/guest-listings. Where To Watch information is available at www.lateshowuk.com/where-to-watch.

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross returns later in the year, so please check back soon.