Arsenio Hall’s warm welcome back
by Steve HolseyFor New Pittsburgh Courier Apparently it is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder, at least in some cases. Just ask Arsenio Hall who, according to ratings organizations, has...
View ArticleFirst night a hit for ‘Tonight’ host Jimmy Fallon
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View ArticleNBC anchor Williams: Sorry for Arsenio Hall snub
In this Dec. 6, 2013 file photo, Arsenio Hall poses backstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, file) LOS...
View ArticleNow That David Letterman Is Retiring, Let’s Get A Woman On Late Night TV!
It looks like David Letterman is following in Jay Leno’s footsteps. After 22 years of hosting the CBS’ “Late Show”, the 66-year-old television host and comedian is calling it quits. MUST READ: 5 Of...
View ArticleStephen Colbert to replace Letterman on late show
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View ArticleLate night then & now as Dave prepares to take off
In this April 3, 2014 file photo provided by CBS, David Letterman, host of the âLate Show with David Letterman,â is seated at his desk in New York. Letterman has announced that he will retire in...
View ArticleWho else was worthy of ‘Late Show’ prize?
This March 26, 2014 file photo, U.S. actor Jamie Foxx poses for photos upon arriving at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, file) LOS ANGELES (AP) —...
View ArticleSuburban NY student picks Yale among all 8 Ivies
Kwasi Enin speaks at a news conference at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, N.Y., on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Enin, who was accepted into all eight Ivy League colleges, announced he will...
View ArticleLarry Wilmore to replace Colbert on Comedy Central
In this Monday, June 10, 2013, photo, Larry Wilmore accepts the best talk show award for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in...
View ArticleInsult king Rickles honored at the Apollo Theater in Spike TV tribute
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View ArticleAndre 3000 Talks Jimi Hendrix On David Letterman [VIDEO]
Andre 3000 continued his media run for his upcoming film ‘Jimi: All Is By My Side‘. 3K made a stop by the Late Show with David Letterman to discuss the creative process of the film, Jimi’s...
View Article2 big TV stars with opposite fates departing their shows
In this Nov. 7, 2014 file photo, Jon Stewart poses for a portrait in promotion of his film,”Rosewater,” in New York. Comedy Central announced Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, that Stewart will will leave “The...
View ArticleDid NBC’s Brian Williams also lie about Hurricane Katrina?
GEORGE CURRY “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams has finally admitted that he had incorrectly asserted that a helicopter he traveled aboard in 2002 while reporting on the Iraq War in 2003 was hit...
View ArticleAP Interview: Marcus Miller on race, slavery and jazz
In this photo taken on Wednesday April 29, 2015, American jazz musician bassist Marcus Miller gestures as he answers reporter during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Wednesday April 29,...
View ArticleNews Roundup: President Obama breaks Twitter world record in just 5 hours…and...
Want to learn how to “break the internet?” Just ask President Obama. Earlier this week, he broke the Guinness World Record for the “fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Twitter.” His account,...
View ArticleHow David Letterman became part of Hip-Hop’s most famous drop
Source: David Corio/NBC / Getty Funkmaster Flex‘s drop is just as legendary as the man himself. But how did he even get David Letterman, whose last show aired last night, on his signature drop? Well,...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ earns a leading 24 Emmy Award nominations
In this image released by Fox, Taraji P. Henson appears in a scene from “Empire.” Henson was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her role on the show on...
View ArticleTrump, Henson, Williams, Jenner among TV’s most eye-popping in 2015
This file image released by Fox shows Taraji P. Henson, as Cookie, in a scene from “Empire.” Premiering on Fox in January, “Empire” proved viewers of all colors can be colorblind in their series...
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