SNL has three new shows in a row. Saturday: Jennifer Lopez (host and musical guest); Zack Galifianakis and Vampire Weekend (March 6); Jude Law and Pearl Jam (March 13).
Conan O’Brien has opened a Twitter account… and already has over 300,000 followers.
John Grisham is going to write his first children’s book series. The first book [...]

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Conan O’Brien ended his seven-month run on “The Tonight Show” on Friday night with a classy goodbye speech. He thanked his fans and NBC — his home for the past 20 years. He said that walking away from “The Tonight Show” was “the hardest thing I ever had to do” and “Nobody in life gets [...]

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It’s official. NBC said Thursday it has reached a $45 million deal with Conan O’Brien for his exit from the “Tonight” show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years. Under the deal, which came seven months after O’Brien took the reins from Leno, O’Brien will get more than [...]

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This is completely insane.

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A serious Jay Leno told his side of the story on Monday night. The message: don’t blame Conan O’Brien, don’t blame me either, NBC created the late-night follies that have become the biggest story on TV. Leno told viewers that he’d been doubtful about launching a prime-time show but was prevented by NBC from going [...]

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Thank goodness for DVR’s.

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Conan: Bill Simmons, the LA-based sports columnist and podcaster for ESPN (who worked for Jimmy Kimmel), tweeted that next week would be O’Brien’s final week hosting “The Tonight Show.” On his podcast Thursday, Simmons said he’s heard that’s what Conan’s staff is telling big-name guests it’s trying to book next week. Conan’s rep told TV [...]

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