The Tonight Show

THR Cover: Conan O'Brien: End of the Pity Party
7:40 pm 5/22/2012
- by Stacey Wilson
Thrown to the wilds of basic cable (and its teensy ratings) after his NBC debacle, the late-night comedian has emerged with his own postmodern TV model: a digital empire, his company's own shows and a young audience TBS hopes will follow him anywhere. As for his years of roller-coaster emotions? "I have no regrets about any of it."Read more

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Conan O'Brien Returns to 'Late Show' After 13-Year Absence to Mock Jay Leno (Video)
4:13 pm 5/17/2012
- by Seth Abramovitch
Of losing "The Tonight Show," the talk show host tells David Letterman, "The only consolation was that you were happy."Read more

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Emmy-Winning Composer Earl Rose to Score Doc About Johnny Carson (Exclusive)
10:39 am 4/25/2012
- by Stuart Kemp
Pianist and composer is tasked with writing original music for two-hour documentary “American Masters -- Johnny Carson: King Of Late Night.”Read more

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David Letterman, Craig Ferguson Re-Up at CBS Through 2014
8:57 am 4/3/2012
- by Lacey Rose
As part of the pact, "Late Late Show" will move to a larger stage at the CBS' Television City and be co-produced by the network.Read more

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Mitt Romney Guests on The 'Tonight Show,' Makes Subtle Santorum Dig and Talks Policy (Video)
5:36 am 3/28/2012
- by Jordan Zakarin
The GOP frontrunner was genial but made few jokes in his interview with Jay Leno, sticking instead to discussions of the economy, healthcare and foreign policy.Read more

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Actor and Presidential Impersonator Steve Bridges Dies at Age 48 (Video)
6:22 pm 3/5/2012
- by Paul Bond
The actor-comedian, who coincidentally performed at an event co-organized by Andrew Breitbart, died unexpectedly.Read more

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Brandy and Monica Take Reunion Single to 'Tonight Show' (Video)
4:15 pm 2/17/2012
- by Michael O'Connell
Still singing about property rights 14 years after "The Boy is Mine," the duo give "It All Belongs to Me" its TV debut and tell THR why this feels like the right time to team up. Read more

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Chechen Leader Asks Hilary Swank for Proof of Charitable Donation
4:51 pm 2/16/2012
- by Paul Bond
The exiled prime minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeriya sends a letter to the actress asking that she disclose the whereabouts of the money she earned by appearing at a party for dictator Ramzan Kadyrov.Read more

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Jay Leno's Mitt Romney Joke Stokes Outrage in British Parliament
12:46 pm 1/26/2012
- by Erin Carlson
Labour party politicians filed a motion requesting "The Tonight Show" host and NBC apologize for suggesting the holy Golden Temple was the Republican presidential hopeful's summer home.Read more

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Religious Group Sues Jay Leno Over Mitt Romney Joke
6:27 am 1/25/2012
- by Eriq Gardner
During a recent episode of "The Tonight Show," the late night host said that Romney vacationed at a holy shrine in India.Read more

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