Late Show UK

Guest listings updated – www.lateshowuk.com/guest-listings

3rd April – Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Isaacs, Jason Donovan, Antony and the Johnsons
10th April – No show due to coverage of The Masters golf
17th April – Hugh Jackman, Lady Gaga, Martin Clunes
24th April – Dame Helen Mirren, Miley Cyrus, Spandau Ballet, Simon Pegg

In addition to Friday Night With Jonathan Ross being aired on a Friday evening, it is also repeated late at night on weekends (usually late Saturday nights).

Also now available on the BBC HD channel (simulcast at the same time as BBC1).

Updated 18th April 2009.

Monday 30th March – Jack Cafferty
Tuesday 31st March – Seth Rogen
Wednesday 1st April – Peter Orszag
Thursday 2nd April – Tom Zoellner

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for More 4.

Monday 23rd March – Jim Cramer (Rerun)
Tuesday 24th March – Bruce Springsteen (Rerun)
Wednesday 25th March – Ian McShane (Rerun)
Thursday 26th March – Nandan Nilekani (Rerun)

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for More 4.

Stephen Colbert is about to go into space (sort of). The host of The Colbert Report has won a competition to have part of the International Space Station named after him.

The Guardian says “space scientists had urged the public to select Serenity as the name of the third new living room aboard the orbiting outpost to match the existing Unity and Harmony modules… but Nasa may have to name it Colbert instead after almost a quarter of a million fans voted”.

The chosen name for the third new living room on the International Space Station is “Colbert”. Nasa has the right to overturn the naming decision though, so nothing’s for certain yet. Watch this space (see what I did there?).

The Guardian – “US comedian Stephen Colbert reaches for the stars…”

Guest listings for Saturday Night Live updated – click here.

David Letterman told a true story on the Late Show back in September 2003 about his encounter with a grizzly bear at his ranch in Montana.

Some smart folks over at the official Late Show With David Letterman website have made a web-exclusive animation to go with the classic story.

It really is hilarious – especially the part where it depicts Dave’s dog bowl as belonging to “Regis” and the bit at the end where they reveal the identity of the bear.

Click here to watch the animation in full

Following the announcement of David Letterman marrying his long-term partner Regina Lasko on Monday’s Late Show, there was a special Top Ten list featured on Tuesday night’s edition of the Late Show With David Letterman called “Top Ten Reasons I Got Married”;

10. Poconos offers newlyweds free room with champagne-glass jacuzzi
9. If I’m going to catch Larry King, I’d better get going
8. Still drunk from St. Patty’s, dude!
7. She needed a green card
6. When you’re my age and look like I do, if someone says they’ll marry you, you do it
5. Don’t have to listen to any more crap from that quack Dr. Phil
4. I finally fit into my dream dress!
3. Free cake
2. Got tired of waiting for Paris Hilton
1. Figured at the least we’d get a mediocre Top Ten out of it

Source.

Click here to watch the video of the Top Ten list on Tuesday’s Late Show

The nominations for this year’s TV BAFTA awards have been announced.

Jonathan Ross is nominated in the Best Entertainment Performance category for Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, and The Daily Show With Jon Stewart is nominated in the International category.

Jonathan Ross being nominated for an award has been a controversial subject for some people, because of the BBC Radio 2 incident with Russell Brand last year, leading to Jonathan’s temporary suspension from the BBC.

The BAFTA TV awards ceremony takes place on Sunday 26th April.

BAFTA – “Television Awards Nominations”
Digital Spy – “Sachs shocked by Ross’s BAFTA nod”

Congratulations Dave!

David Letterman married his long-term partner Regina Lasko last week. On the 19th March, they married at the Teton County Courthouse in Choteau, Montana.

Letterman made the news public on yesterday’s edition of the Late Show With David Letterman, joking “Regina and I began dating in February of 1986… things are going pretty good, let’s just see what happens in about 10 years”. David has kept his relationship with Regina out of the press and out of the media spotlight.

Dave has famously rejected the idea of marriage whenever the subject is brought up – usually referring to Regina as “the mother of my child”. He said (on Monday’s Late Show) “I avoided getting married pretty good for, like, 23 years… I secretly felt that men who were married admired me… like I was the last of the real gunslingers”.

There was a hitch before he made it to the aisle last week though – his truck got stuck in the mud and they had to wait to be pulled out to make it to the Courthouse for their marriage ceremony. He says “so now we think well somebody’ll come – no, nobody comes along. Nobody comes along – it’s Thursday afternoon – who’s coming along – Zorro? No – nobody. So I get out of the truck and I walk two miles back to the house into a 50 mph wind”. He then jokes “‘see smart ass… you try to get married, this is what happens”.

When Harry started asking whether it was all still going ahead, Dave said “he gets very upset because mom had told him if I wasn’t back in an hour, the deal was off”.

NBC Los Angeles reports “the couple, together since 1986, were flanked by two friends and their 5-year-old son Harry as they stood together in the second floor of the 103-year-old building while the Justice of the Peace officiated the wedding”.

CBS News – “Letterman Marries Longtime Girlfriend”
The Associated Press – “David Letterman marries longtime girlfriend”
The Huffington Post – “David Letterman Marries Regina Lasko”
The Huffington Post – “Regina Lasko Photos: Letterman Talks About Marrying Her”
Yahoo! News – “David Letterman marries longtime girlfriend”
People – “David Letterman Marries Longtime Girlfriend Regina Lasko”
NBC Los Angeles – “David Letterman Wedding Details Revealed”
Digital Spy – “Letterman marries long-term girlfriend”
Official Late Show Website – Wahoo Gazette for 23/03/2009

Click here to watch the announcement on Monday’s Late Show

Bruce Springsteen stopped by The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on Thursday night. Jon Stewart is a huge fan of Bruce, and you could tell he was overcome to meet him.

In addition to an interview on the programme, Bruce Springsteen also did a fantastic music performance of Working On A Dream.

It’s very rare for The Daily Show to have music on the programme – the last music performance was Coldplay back on the 25th June last year.

Click here to watch the interview and the music performance of Working On A Dream

20th March episode of Friday Night With Jonathan Ross – www.lateshowuk.com/watch-online-jonathan-ross

Where To Watch page updated – www.lateshowuk.com/where-to-watch

The Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman on Wednesday.

Click here to watch the interview in full

Conan O’Brien takes over from Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show on the 1st June. The new Tonight Show will have the same CNBC schedule as Leno’s Tonight Show does currently.

It has been confirmed to us by CNBC they will be airing The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien at 11pm (UK time) Monday-Friday in the condensed 30-minute timeslot through to 11.30pm.

45-minute versions of The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien will air on Saturdays and Sundays from 8pm (which should still be a double bill each weekend night). These will be reruns.

CNBC say there are currently no plans to begin showing Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on the channel.

Barack Obama’s appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno last night has been much talked about today. Mr Obama made TV history – making it the first time that a serving US President has appeared as a guest on a late-night talk show.

The US President’s interview on the programme attracted a huge ratings boost for The Tonight Show – according to the ArtsBeat blog on The New York Times website, The Tonight Show “matched its highest rating in the last 11 years… based on the measure available Friday, from the country’s 56 largest cities, Mr. Obama’s visit with Jay Leno produced an 11.2 rating”. The interview on the show lasted much longer than most guest interviews – almost 30 minutes.

President Obama discussed the important subject of the economic downturn including what he thinks about the executives at the huge financial company AIG taking bonuses at these tough times. Obama said “who in their right mind, when your company is going bust, decides we’re going to be paying a whole bunch of bonuses to people?”.

The President also talked about the publicised Whitehouse dog, which he announced he was going to get for his family after he won the election last year – “they say if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog”.

Speaking about Washington, he said “it’s a little bit like American Idol, except everybody is Simon Cowell”, and when asked about the difficult economic times he stated “I welcome the challenge”.

BBC News – “Obama banters on Jay Leno’s show”
The New York Times – ArtsBeat blog – “Yes He Can (Boost Jay Leno’s Ratings)”
Bloomberg – “Obama Tells Leno He Was ‘Stunned’ by AIG Bonuses”

Click here to watch the interview in full

Guest listings updated – www.lateshowuk.com/guest-listings

2nd May – Tracy Morgan, Kelly Clarkson (Rerun)
9th May – Justin Timberlake, Ciara
16th May – Will Ferrell, Green Day
17th May – Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts
30th May – Justin Timberlake, Ciara (Rerun)

NOTE: A special compilation show airs on the 17th May – hosted by Andy Samberg.

Updated 24th May 2009.