Tonight show (Television program)
'Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend' Is A Joke Name For A Podcast — Sort Of
The podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, featuring O'Brien's conversations with comics, actors and writers, launched November 2018. Its second season starts Oct. 7.
Jimmy Fallon On The School Of 'SNL' And His Tendency To Smile Too Much
As a kid, Fallon smiled even when he was in trouble: "There was a report card from kindergarten and the comment from the teacher was, 'Jimmy smiles too much.' " Originally broadcast Oct. 12, 2017.
Jimmy Fallon On The School Of 'SNL' And His Tendency To Smile Too Much
Jimmy Fallon talks about hosting The Tonight Show and lots of other things including his new children's book, and a bizarre injury to his finger that landed him in the ICU for ten days.
Questlove's Roots: A 'Meta' Memoir Of A Lifetime In Music
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the co-founder of and drummer for the hip-hop band The Roots, has been a musician since he was a teen. In Mo' Meta Blues, he explains how his musician father groomed him for a life in show business from an early age.
Letterman And 'Tonight' Vet Go Behind The Scenes Of Late Night
Fresh Air kicks off its late night TV theme week with a 1981 David Letterman interview, in which the host describes how late night TV changed the comedy business, and a 1988 interview with one-time Tonight Show executive producer Fred de Cordova.
Johnny Carson Gets The 'Masters' Treatment
Monday night on PBS, American Masters presents a two-hour biography of Johnny Carson. Carson retired 20 year ago this month, and vacated a throne that TV critic David Bianculli says no one has managed to claim since.