Jay Leno addresses Conan's statement, responds to Kimmel's impression
Said Jay: "Conan said NBC had only given him seven months to make his show work. When I heard that, seven months, how did he get that deal? We only got four!"
Conan name-drops "Team Conan" as he rips Leno and NBC
He also said in Wednesday's monologue: "Hosting 'The Tonight Show' has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me – and I just want to say to the kids out there watching: You can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it too." PLUS: Ricky Gervais is worried about Conan's job prospects, Obama "supports" Conan and Kenneth the Page gives a tour of "the former home of the 'Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.'"
Letterman recalls dealing with NBC "pinheads"
Said Dave: "Here's my goal, my dream, for American television: I just want everybody who wants a show to have a show…It's 2010. If we can't get these kids shows, then the terrorists have won."
Jimmy Fallon: I won't take sides in the Conan-Leno war
"These are two of my heroes and two of my friends," he said on tonight's show, adding: "I am happy to have a job."
"The Haitian" from "Heroes" lost relatives in the Haiti earthquake
"I have not slept yet," says Jimmy Jean-Louis, who still hasn't located his parents. "The second house that I grew up in was down, and some relatives have died, from what I have been told."
Kiefer Sutherland goes on Letterman wearing a dress
"I lost a bet," said the "24" star. "Over the weekend, I was so sure New England was gonna win that I told a guy who used to be my friend that if New England lost, I would wear a dress on Letterman."
One "Idol" golden ticket winner performed with Kris Allen just last year
Justin Williams sang "Feelin' Good" with Allen during the Hollywood rounds.
Victoria Beckham for "The X Factor"?
Simon Cowell is reportedly offering Posh Spice $1 million per show.
TLC gets "Addicted"
Each episode of the reality show will follow one person as they recover from addiction.
"Queer Eye's" Thom Filicia to host "Tacky House"
The Style show will try to fix homes with disastrous decor.
Ben Stiller casts Carla Gallo for his Fox sitcom
She'll be joined by "CSI" vet Jose Zuniga in Fox's "The Station." PLUS: J.J. Abrams casts Upright Citizen's Brigade's Ben Schwartz on "Undercovers."
The actor was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a highly treatable form of the disease. In fact, the cancer is in remission. "I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed with an imminently treatable and curable condition, and I thank my doctors and nurses for their expertise and care," the 38-year-old Hall said in a statement.
NBC boss Zucker was president of the Harvard Crimson and Conan O'Brien was head of the Harvard Lampoon in the mid-80s, when the future "Tonight Show" host hijacked a shipment of Crimson issues. "My first meeting with Jeff Zucker was in handcuffs, with a Cambridge police officer reading me my rights," Conan recalled years later. So, is this Leno debacle Zucker's way of getting revenge?
"That splashing noise you hear is the sound of sharks being jumped on 'American Idol' as it kicks off its ninth season," says Lisa de Moraes. She notes that, "Seeing Simon on the taped season debut of 'Idol,' he already looks like a ghost haunting the joint. It's hard to get invested in watching Simon critique the wannabe Idolettes, knowing he is simultaneously plotting his exit from the show."
