... I know you were watching The Tonight Show With Jay Leno last night so you already knew this, but bandleader Kevin Eubanks is leaving the show as was previously speculated. On the broadcast, he announced he would leave in May, saying he is looking for a change of pace. And by change of pace he means laughing at something that's actually funny. [Associated Press]
... Sure the big news yesterday was Conan O'Brien moving over to TBS, but yesterday was also his first stop on his live stage show tour. Conan played to a raucous and presumably smoke-filled Eugene, Oregon crowd, and The Hollywood Reporter said the show was "consistently amusing but only occasionally riotous and sometimes flat." Sounds better than my attempts at humor. [THR]
... Unauthorized celebrity biographer and lecherous soul-sucker Kitty Kelley has a new book about Oprah Winfrey coming out, but don't expect to hear much publicity about it. Kelley is trying to promote her near-slander but TV shows don't want to bring her on for appearances for fear it will bring Oprah's wrath. Probably because the book says she dated John Tesh. Seriously. [Chicago Sun-Times]
... The Jersey Shore knockoffs continue to spread like an STD, and the latest to make us itch comes from Massachusetts, where producers are looking for "Massholes." You know, those wicked pissahs wearing that Kevin Youkilis jersey that reeks of stale Rolling Rock and Sam Adams and a secret sense of self-loathing. [Boston.com]
... Seth MacFarlane is bringing his sophisticated sense of humor and insightful cultural commentary to the big screen. Universal Pictures will fund Ted, MacFarlane's feature directorial debut about a man and his teddy bear. It's an R-Rated Seth MacFarlane comedy, so that bear will be lucky if he escapes with only a few stains and strategically placed holes. [Deadline]
... WHAT!? You've never watched The Wire!?!? Get out of my face! Or, stay in my face after having watched all five seasons of the best show God ever invented by getting DirecTV, which will air the cops and robbers drama beginning on July 18. [Baltimore Sun]
... Patton Oswalt continues to get way more popular than I ever imagined he would be and has accepted a lead role in NBC's Beach Lane opposite Matthew Broderick. Oswalt is slowly drifting away from his typecast of a talking rat chef and into his new typecast of millionaires by playing a wealthy dude who hires an author to run a Hamptons newspaper. [Variety]
What are you talking about Tim? Your attempts at humor are always spot on :)
You know I so love you for that comment, StarkRG.
Caprica FTW
So who else will Jay chase away ?
We are going to miss Kevin ,he and Jay made a good team, and Kevin was also funny and nice lookin also. Wishing him all the best, but maybe he will return also
That's two bandleaders that Leno has lost. How many bailed out on Johnny? Letterman? Conan? Hell, even Arsenio Hall did not have people walk out on his show while he had it. Leno must be even a bigger jerk off-camera than on.
So, wait, Sarno's going to TBS and Conan's on the holoband?
I can't blame Kevin Eubanks for leaving. After all the commotion and controversy, I would probably want to move on too.
Lets get Kevin on Coco's show playing with Max.
I can't get DirecTV. I'm very sad.
Yeah i gonna say i liked both Jay and Conan but all the controversy between these two has pretty much left me not caring to watch either of their shows, ever again.Anyway its about time Kevin left, changes are good and refreshing for late night anyway.
Kevin Eubanks should have left a long time ago, well better late then never. Jay Leno isn't even funny. And good to go coco!
Hmmm.
interesting
At least Kevin has come to his senses..
Isn't there going to be a reality show about Russian-Americans, too? "Brighton Beach" or something like that?