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*HBO has given the green light to a half-hour comedy pilot from former “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” writers/performers Diallo Riddle & Bashir Salahuddin, which is executive produced by Late Night exec producer Lorne Michaels, reports Deadline.com. Written by Riddle and Salahuddin, the untitled project stars the duo as Bashir and Diallo, two 30-year old-reporters, [...]
*One, two, three and to the four…oh Lord, it’s Brian Williams at the door. Behold, something you probably never thought you’d see in this lifetime. “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams appears in a new video comprised of clips of him in the anchor chair pieced together by the editing team at “Late Night With [...]
*Justin Timberlake visited good friend Jimmy Fallon on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” Monday (the first of a five-day guest run) to discuss his hosting gig and performance on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend. Timberlake, 32, made headlines for reportedly changing a line in his “Suit & Tie” song to address a recent remark Kanye [...]
*First Lady Michelle Obama will guest on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Friday, Feb. 22. It will be the first late-night appearance for FLOTUS since her husband was sworn in for a second term and her first ever sit-down with Fallon. A year ago, she and Fallon did a comedy sketch at [...]
*The lineup has been announced for the 6th Annual Roots Picnic Festival, taking place June 1 at Festival Pier at Penns Landing in Philadelphia. This year, the roster includes headliners and festival organizers The Roots backing Naughty By Nature for a full set, reports Billboard. Performers during the event include Grimes, Gary Clark Jr., Macklemore [...]
*Last night on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” the host and his house band The Roots teamed with Mariah Carey to perform her signature holiday song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — but this version was a little different. The members of the Roots played the track using nothing but toy instruments – [...]
*The black sequined jacket worn by Michael Jackson during his historic performance in the 1983 TV special “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever” belonged to his mother Katherine and was pulled from her closet at the last minute, according to his brother Jermaine. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “He didn’t know what he was gonna wear [...]
*Right on cue, Mitt Romney backers have taken President Obama’s appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and put together an ad slamming him as the “the biggest celebrity in the world,” asking, “After four years with a celebrity President, is your life any better?” The ad – produced by the GOP Super PAC American [...]
*Going hard after the youth vote, President Barack Obama will make an appearance on NBC’s most youth-oriented late night talk show. NBC and the White House announced today that the president will appear as guest Tuesday (Apr. 24) on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” the network’s 12:35 a.m. program aimed directly at the 18-24 demographic. [...]
*Oprah Winfrey has nine million followers on Twitter, and regularly tweets out requests to tune into her one-year-old channel, OWN. But on Sunday night, her pleas crossed a line with the Nielsen ratings company when she tweeted: “Every 1 who can please turn to OWN especially if u have a Neilsen [sic] box,” just as [...]
*Jimmy Fallon’s house band The Roots had their own special welcome for last night’s guest, GOP presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann. As she took the stage at Fallon’s “Late Night,” the band played part of a 1985 Fishbone song called “Lyin’ Ass B**ch.” The song begins with a distinctive “la la la la la la la [...]
*?uestlove of The Roots sat down recently with Billboard.com’s The Juice to discuss his numerous endeavors, including his work with crooner D’Angelo on his long-awaited new album project. “He’s in the home stretch right now,” said the drummer. “I know that Fred Wesley and the JB Horns just did a cut that Q-Tip did; I [...]
*Tiger Woods has returned to the talk show circuit for the first time since his cheating scandal. The golfer appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Thursday, discussing the process of getting his life on course – including being present for his two children, daughter Sam, 3, and son Charlie, 2. “It’s work, there’s no doubt,” [...]
*Roots have given Jimmy Fallon a boost as the house band on his late-night TV show. And he’s returning the favor. Fallon will host the group’s seventh annual “Roots Jam Session” on Feb. 12 in Hollywood, reports the Associated Press. The musical event, which features live performances from artists of various genres, is on the [...]
*The homeless man whose golden voice and plea for a job won the hearts of millions in a viral video, is reportedly fielding an offer to appear in an upcoming movie opposite Oscar winner Jack Nicholson. Williams told Entertainment Tonight that along with job opportunities from the Cleveland Cavaliers, NFL Films and Kraft Macaroni and [...]
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