There is always plenty to deal with every session of every day at the annual winter TCA press tour. Reporters need five hands these days just to raise them for questions, type stories, tweet snark, surf for press info and fill our bellies with food and candy. The daily tasks leave little time to reflect on
Hey all you Beatle people. I’ve been slow on the draw on this but you can still catch the last of Conan O’Brien’s salute to George Harrison. Tonight on Conan (11 p.m. TBS; 12:30 a.m., MuchMusic), Norah Jones–daughter of Harrison’s friend and mentor Ravi Shankar–closes out the tribute Thursday night. O’Brien’s Beatle bonus is in support
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–It’s always easy to spot Conan O’Brien at a party.His red rooster ‘do is generally the highest point in any room. Tuesday night it hovered over TNT’s 25th Anniversary Party, held poolside at the Beverly Hilton. Stars from several TNT and TBS shows worked the party, including Angie Harmon and Lorrane Bracco from
From Monday’s late night talk shows: I’m Dave Letterman, or as the staff likes to call me, “the royal baby.” Congratulations to Kate Middleton and Prince William. They’re the proud parents of a brand-new baby boy. This really is big news — I mean, if the year was 1250 then it would be big news.
School’s out for summer, as Alice Cooper used to say. So what’s on TV?Tons ‘o stuff. The new Showtime original Ray Donovan, starring Liev Schreiber as a slick LA fixer-to-the-stars, begins Sunday, for example. Dexter returns for a final run. In August, so does Breaking Bad. The Listener, True Blood, Saving Hope and Rookie Blue
From Thursdays Conan: Paula Deen’s book isn’t even out yet and it’s already number one on Amazon. And at the bottom of the sales page it says, “Customers who like this book may also like Alabama in the 1950s.”
Conan O’Brien vs. Chelsea Handler: Nude Shower Fight!With all the headlines about Jimmy taking over from Jay, a couple of other late night talk show hosts show they’re far from washed up. Check out this naked and hilarious comedy video from Chelsea Handler and Conan O’Brien–just hide the kids!
VANCOUVER–Had an arresting conversation Friday with Jackson Davies, a.k.a. The Beachcombers’ Constable Constable.Jackson is promoting The Beachcombers at 40: Bruno and the Beach (Harbour Publishing, where else?). The book is written by series creator Marc Strange and Davies, who played Constable Constable from 1973–a year after the series debut–until it ended in 1990. He helped