Tomorrow night will mark David Letterman's 30th year anniversary in late night television, though not always with the same network. He started out as the host of NBC's Late Night With David Letterman on February 1st, 1982, and left a little over a decade when he made his shift over to CBS in 1993. According to the Late Show's executive producer Rob Burnett, the milestone may be mentioned on tomorrow night's show, "but I don’t see an extravaganza coming to fruition. Dave has never been super comfortable drawing a lot of attention to himself." Howard Stern is a guest on the show tomorrow night, who Burnett refers to as "a kindred spirit with Dave." more ›

Sure, they may have kicked out Monster Island to make way for more luxury condos, but there's always room in Williamsburg for more cheap eats, particularly the kind of cheap eats that efficiently soak up that extra Jack-and-coke you probably didn't need. Enter the first Brooklyn outpost of Vanessa's Dumplings, sitting pretty in a prime piece of Bedford Avenue real estate. more ›

Prospect Park gets pretty rundown during the day, and the place needs its beauty sleep, so, like most other parks around town, the city closes it from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. This information is clearly posted on signs... inside the park, which an area man discovered only after getting a summons from four cops who watched him enter the park and—instead of warning him—issued him a summons. more ›

A taste of Conan O'Brien's first on-air interview has made it online. This Sunday the 60 Minutes segment will run, in which the show's Steve Kroft goes face-to-face with the late night talk show host, who until now hasn't been allowed to speak on-air... though he still can't make any disparaging remarks about his former employer or Jay Leno. more ›

Conan O'Brien kicked off his tour last night in Oregon just hours after announcing his return to late night. His new show will begin airing in November at 11 p.m. on TBS, and his arrival will push George Lopez's show to the midnight slot. But Conan wasn't pulling a Leno—word is that he originally told the cable channel, "You guys already have an 11 p.m. show. We’re not putting ourselves in the position of shoving somebody out of his show." more ›

Conan O'Brien just Tweeted some big news, announcing: "The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new Cosby Show." more ›

Is Fox still courting Conan or does the network have the host nearly locked down for a future late night program? According to reports, he's been presented with the outline of a deal for a show on Fox, but no official offer has been made. This is according to the Hollywood Reporter, who note the talks aren't exclusive, and allegedly "O'Brien has been pitched about two dozen ideas for his next TV gig, including five or six legitimate enough for consideration." Meanwhile, TMZ reports that Fox execs have been in touch with several affiliates, "applying pressure" to put Conan on the air during the 11 o'clock hour. more ›

Did you see Conan's "Free Bird" farewell on Friday night? He's now off the air until at least September 1st, with the NY Post further igniting rumors that his next move may be to Fox. They report that more talks will likely be starting this week between two parties, and Fox has looked at clearing their 11 p.m. time slot. Currently the network doesn't have a late night lineup—their last attempt was with Chevy Chase in 1993, whose show was canceled after four weeks; prior to that Joan Rivers lasted less than a year. Their entertainment president says, "He's one of the few guys on the planet who has demonstrated he can do one of these shows every night." They'd reportedly like to close a deal with the host quickly—and one Conan source says he'd want a big budget, and "won't do anything that is not a high-quality show." more ›

Last night Conan O'Brien bid his final farewell to The Tonight Show, with some help from guests Tom Hanks, Steve Carell and Neil Young. We laughed, we cried, then we were treated to an All-Star performance of "Free Bird" as performed by Will Ferrell, his wife Viveca Paulin, Billy Gibbons, Beck, Max Weinberg & the Tonight Show Band, Ben Harper, and Conan himself! more ›

The day is finally here: tonight's Tonight Show will be the last hosted by Conan O'Brien. With the departure deal now signed, the Wall Street Journal discusses how the host will do with that whole nondisparagement clause thing. At any rate, he had no pause when it came to taking shots at the network during last night's show (though Robin Williams did most of the dirty work). He's also joked about some loopholes: like being able to trash NBC in Spanish, or in song. more ›

Another day, another barrage of Conan O'Brien news items to filter through. With just a few more shows left at NBC, last night Conan declared: I am just three days from the biggest drinking binge in history." He also said that he'd be "making a move to Fox... Megan Fox." more ›

So much news in the Conan O'Brienosphere today. First off, TMZ reports that while the late night talk show host may not get to keep Triumph & Co. he is getting a $32.5 million payout upon leaving NBC and his Tonight Show hosting desk. He is free to move on to another network, but not until September. And since Conan loves his cast and crew, who have been with him since Day 1, you know he looked out for them during negotiations. Rumor has it they are all getting paid severance by the network, grand totaling their payout at around $40 million. more ›

As Conan O'Brien's last week as host of The Tonight Show is upon us (he'll film his final show on Friday), word is that his departure deal may be agreed upon today. While it's already been reported that the host will likely be able to go live on another network as early as September, and will receive a hefty financial payout — the stall seems to be surrounding the characters Conan has created while on the network. more ›

Yesterday we mentioned there were some rumors going around that Conan O'Brien's last Tonight Show would being next week, and today it's confirmed. The Daily Beast reports that the host is leaving NBC, receiving a payout and is welcome to pursue other network opportunities before his contract expires. more ›

Yesterday Jay Leno issued his own open letter to the People of Earth, and even though it was just a parody, we imagine it wouldn't be far off from what the man himself would have to say. Which would be nothing in comparison to Our Hero Conan O'Brien's letter. But the big news today is Conan is leaving NBC. According to Bill Simmons, at least, "Next week is Conan's final week hosting the Tonight Show. His staff is trying to book big guests so he goes out with a bang. It's true." more ›

Last night, Our Hero Conan O'Brien delivered his monologue on NBC's Tonight Show just hours after sending out a statement questioning that same network's choice in reshuffling their late night hours. He was rightfully applauded by many yesterday for declaring he would not stay on as host if the legendary time slot was pushed, as well as for the class he exhibited in delivering that news. (He even broke down talking to his staff, who have been with him since the beginning.) more ›

Following his assault on NBC for their recent decisions during his monologue last night, Conan O'Brien has announced that he will not host The Tonight Show if it is moved to follow Jay Leno at 12:05 a.m. more ›

When Conan O'Brien took on hosting duties of The Tonight Show, he had a team of lawyers negotiating his terms. Unfortunately, they neglected to specify a time slot, meaning NBC could put Conan on at whatever time they wanted, as long as he was still hosting The Tonight Show. more ›

When we asked last week if Conan O'Brien should stick around NBC after they gave Jay Leno his old time slot back — leaving Conan to decide whether he wanted to stay and air later, or leave — you said he should LEAVE! Well, yesterday we heard of rumors he may be moving to Fox... and now the Wall Street Journal has printed that rumor, too, saying the talk show host has already met with the rival network. more ›

Rumors that Jay Leno will get his nighttime slot back from Conan O'Brien were confirmed today by NBC. The switch comes after the failure of The Jay Leno Show, a prime-time clone of The Tonight Show which "didn't meet affiliates' needs," according to Jeff Gaspin, chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment. more ›

Earlier there were apparently concerns of NBC canceling Jay Leno (who was concerned about this?), but now TMZ reports that Jay will be staying with the network. However, he'll be moving back to his old 11:30 time slot, which means the future of Conan O'Brien is currently up in the air. They say, "We've learned Jay's 10:00 PM show will go on hiatus February 1. After the Olympics, Jay will take back his 11:30 PM time slot. What has not been decided — whether Jay's show will be a half hour, followed by Conan, or whether Jay's show will be an hour and NBC says sayonara to Mr. O'Brien." Will Conan come back to New York now? Watch your back, Jimmy. more ›

Oh those heady days of early October, when bike lane battles and doomsday MTA plans weren't even whispers in the ear. Suspected talk show host extortionist Robert "Joe" Halderman, who is tangled up in all sorts of shenanigans involving Late Night host David Letterman back in October, was in court yesterday, where it was revealed that he was an extremely paranoid dude: he feared that Letterman might cause him to lose his job, burn his house down, or even murder him. more ›

Mayor Bloomberg left U2 Way outside of Letterman's studio yesterday to make a cameo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, welcoming the new host (and Brooklyn native) to New York. Overall the appearance was dry (the two posed for photos in front of images of City Hall, Rockefeller Plaza...Castle Grayskull), but it did serve as a way for Fallon to poke fun at the previous night's De Niro interview. Bloomberg declared that he wasn't sweating the city's economy as much as Fallon was "sweating last night with the interview with De Niro." more ›

So, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Aside from the mannerisms we loved to hate when he was on SNL (talking too fast, constant fidgeting, laughing at his own jokes), how did he do on his first night filling Conan's big shoes? If you made it through the "Lick it for Ten" game, in which Our Host brings up three audience members to lick sponsor products for ten bucks, then you may have seen that the kid did alright! Yes expectations were low, but the general consensus is that Fallon is going to do his job well. You can watch the full episode here. more ›

As the world readies for a new Late Night talk show host, here's a little history lesson on Jimmy Fallon's new set, which also housed Jack Paar's (and Johnny Carson's) Tonight Show. In the video below, circa 1984, Paar gives David Letterman a tour of his old studio, where Letterman's Late Night desk also sat. One door inside of a dressing room that remained locked for 20 years is opened to reveal some masterfully adorned pipes, a tribute from Jim Henson and the Muppets to Paar. Fallon confirms that the pipes are still there, and says "We're preserving it and putting it behind plexi." more ›

The day has come, Conan O'Brien will be leaving his Late Night show in New York for new sunny digs in Los Angeles. Jimmy Fallon will be taking over, though in a different studio, so tonight is the last chance to lay your eyes on the Late Night set as you know it. NY1 is reporting that fans of the host have been lined up in the cold in hopes of scoring tickets to the final show. One told them, "I just love Conan and I'm really sad he's leaving and I'm really excited to see the show. I know it's going to be amazing and I just absolutely had to be at the last show." People, he's still going to be on television. Another fan said, "We went to the show yesterday. Then, once we got out, we got back in line." They caught that priest, right? more ›

As Jimmy Fallon prepares for his Late Night close-up, house band The Roots are frantically writing hundreds of original songs to play on the show because NBC is refusing to pay music licensing fees. The group has 12 days til they take over the airwaves, and drummer ?uestlove told Rolling Stone that of the 200 songs they are attempting to pen, "we've written about 55 so far." In the same interview he tells the magazine that the entire band is "commuting via tour bus every morning at 8 am" from Philly. So it's safe to assume none of their 200 new jingles have to do with leaving a giant carbon footprint on the environment. Unless they use a biodiesel tour bus? more ›

Jimmy Fallon's Late Night website has some photos of the new set (including where The Roots will be set up), because like it or not he'll soon be taking over for Conan O'Brien. It's all happening so fast! Just fourteen days to go until the former-SNL member is at the helm of your post-midnight hour (he just sat in his chair for the first time on Friday). In case you haven't been paying attention, he's also been updating his future audience with webisodes—here's one that'll take you on a tour of his opening montage, which was filmed all around the city (including Brooklyn). Anyone who can watch this without falling asleep spot any familiar locations? more ›

Jimmy Fallon is easing his way on to America's televisions, where he'll eventually land next year when he takes over hosting duties for Conan O'Brien. Until then, he's on the internet. Yesterday the former SNL cast member put up his first "blog, or vlog, if you wanna use that word" which, as Gawker points out, had a 1:36 runtime which "was far short of the 5 minute target." During that short time he announced that The Roots will be his house band, and he'll officially be taking over Studio 6B come March 2nd. In the meantime, more Jimmy is promised each night at 12:30 a.m., to be delivered right here. more ›