Late Show UK

Google Maps Street View is a new thing in the US. If you ever wondered what 53rd Street looks like you can have a look here. Notice Roseland where many a basketball and golf ball have landed. In this view, the theatre is on the left. There’s the Hello Deli. And here’s the Ed Sullivan Theatre.

What can you find?

More vintage Late Night. TV Squad have the first ever episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien (watch it here).

The build up to the start is fantastic - this is a must see for any Conan fan. It’s also an opportunity to see Andy Richter - originally a sidekick on the show. Part of the first gesture is still used today, and the setup to Actual Small Town Items is slightly funnier now (”These are real. Why would you make them up? That’d be stupid”), with the take on Jay Leno as a bonus.

If the set looks familiar, you might recognise it from the episode of The Simpsons where Bart appears on Late Night. (Clip on YouTube)

Someone over on YouTube (fivealex2007) has uploaded some fantastic videos from Late Night With David Letterman, featuring Jay Leno as a guest. Some very funny interviews - I’d highly recommend you watch them (below). They include some pretty insane animal impressions performed by Jay, and a discussion about Penthouse letters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdAjw9lHe8Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o25FiglIujU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yt2cLRGfnU

All of the major US chat shows are on reruns all next week, but when new shows return from the 4th June, there are some cracking guests to look forward to. Matt Damon will be popping in to the Late Show on Monday 4th to discuss Ocean’s Thirteen, Paris Hilton is booked to be on the Late Show on Wednesday 6th to discuss the recent going-ons, the always-entertaining Amy Sedaris will be on the Late Show on the 7th June. George Clooney is on The Tonight Show on the 5th June to promote Ocean’s Thirteen and Don Rickles is always amusing (he’s on The Tonight Show on the 7th June). UK comedian Billy Connolly is on Late Night on Friday 8th, and Brit comedian/actor Eddie Izzard is on The Daily Show on the 7th June. Also, some chart-topping musical guests coming up on the Late Show in the following weeks - including Maroon 5 (on the 12th) and Brit artist Lily Allen (on the 18th).

In a recent interview with CNN, Jay Leno has expressed his admiration for David Letterman, and how there are no hard feelings between them. Jay is coming up to his 15th year hosting The Tonight Show. Dave was favourite to takeover when Johnny Carson retired, but it went to Leno instead - which meant Dave moving to CBS to host the Late Show. Leno said “Dave’s always been a gentleman. There’s never, never been any bad words between us”. Jay also said how Conan (hosting Late Night) - who takes over from Leno as the host of The Tonight Show in a few years - has “blossomed into a terrific talk show host, an extremely talented writer, a funny performer”. Read CNN’s full interview with Jay over at CNN.com by clicking here.

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Post updated on 27th May at 16:09.

Monday 18th June - Toby Keith
Tuesday 19th June - Harriet the Eagle with Marybeth Garrigan, Anne-Marie Slaughter
Wednesday 20th June - Will Schwalbe
Thursday 21st JUne - Vincent Bugliosi

Updated 17th June 2007.

Monday 11th June - Dr. Michael D. Gershon
Tuesday 12th June - Josh Wolf
Wednesday 13th June - Rep. Ron Paul
Thursday 14th June - Daniel B. Smith

Updated 3rd June 2007.

Monday 4th June - Rep. Ron Paul
Tuesday 5th June - Paul Rudd
Wednesday 6th June - Michael Barone
Thursday 7th June - Eddie Izzard

Updated 3rd June 2007.

Monday 28th May - Tim Russert (Rerun)
Tuesday 29th May - Don Rickles (Rerun)
Wednesday 30th May - Al Gore (Rerun)
Thursday 31st May - Margaret Spellings (Rerun)

Monday 4th June - Paul Rudd, Elisha Cuthbert, Kings of Leon
Tuesday 5th June - Brian Williams, Leslie Mann, Los Straitjackets with Big Sandy
Wednesday 6th June - Debra Messing, Marc Maron, Nelly Furtado
Thursday 7th June - Marg Helgenberger, Steven R. Schirripa, John Mulaney
Friday 8th June - Nicole Richie, Billy Connolly, Crowded House

Updated 10th June 2007.

Monday 28th May - Eva Longoria, Fred Willard, Lily Allen (Rerun)
Tuesday 29th May - Dr. Phil McGraw, Emily Deschanel, Calexico (Rerun)
Wednesday 30th May - Alex Trebek, Yunjin Kim, Barenaked Ladies (Rerun)
Thursday 31st May - Cuba Gooding Jr., Joy Behar, Jonathan Katz (Rerun)
Friday 1st June - Adam Sandler, Sarah Thyre, Lindsay Buckingham (Rerun)