The Boston Marathon explosion, which has been described like “a war zone” by the media, continues to weigh on the minds of Americans as officials search for answers. Last night, late night show hosts faced the unenviable challenge of attempting to distract Americans from the tragedy while still remaining sensitive to the horrific events that transpired only hours earlier.Conan O’Brien, who is from Boston, reacted to the news by expressing his heartfelt concern, saying, “Boston’s my hometown. It’s where I grew up. It’s where my family lives.”"Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson delivered an emotional rant at the opening of his show, saying, “Is anybody else sick of this [bleep]? I seem to have to say that too often.”Continue Reading… … Read More
Maher to Kimmel: Christian Bible is ‘insane, bronze age malarkey’
“Real Time with Bill Maher” host Bill Maher appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Tuesday night, where he proceded to tear into some of his favorite topics, including religion, religious holidays like Easter, the Pope and marriage equality. “Are you excited about the new…
The state of late-night ratings: Leno still leads, but cracks in his armor
For a man who’s reportedly about to be forced out of his job, Jay Leno’s hardly bombing.The host of NBC’s “Tonight Show” continues to lead in the ratings: in the just-concluded February sweeps period, Leno led CBS’s “Late Show” and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” among total viewers and viewers in the key 18-49 demographic.The news for Leno isn’t entirely good, though: The margin in the most recent sweeps month (by which advertising rates are set): the margin of victory over longtime rival David Letterman in the key demographic was just eight percent. And Leno’s viewership, as is the case across the late-night dial, is disproportionately outside the young viewers advertisers court: with 1.003 million viewers out of 3.510 million under 50, only 29 percent or so of his viewers are actually in the age group to whom media buyers want to sell products. That’s part of what BuzzFeed means when they describe Leno as not “cool” — he’s popular, but not among coastal elites, and also not among the sort of young viewers any network wants.Continue Reading… … Read More
Must-see morning clip: Now accepting donations for the yoga pant shortage
Lululemon caused widespread panic earlier this week when it recalled its black yoga pants, which were discovered to be too sheer and revealing. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has put together a PSA for the yoga pants shortage that will inevitably follow: “With your donation of just $120 a day, you can put one woman in one pair of yoga pants.”Go ahead and donate today:Continue Reading… … Read More
Celebrities react to their detractors on Twitter
In a mix of comedy and catharsis, ABC host Jimmy Kimmel has taken to inviting guests to read from their own digital peanut galleries: the insults they tend to get on Twitter. “Celebrities with Twitter accounts — and I know this because I have one — get bombarded with hundreds of…
