January 2010
23 posts
“Ordinary experience? I have the ordinary experience of having the blender bottom...”
– - Harrison Ford on how ordinary his life is.
My favorite thing about this is that means that the conversation he had with the air traffic control person was the second most humanizing thing that happened to him at the time of this interview.
Jay Leno, 1992
teamconan:
The New York Times:
“I am disappointed,” Mr. Leno said. “I feel like a guy who has bought a car from somebody, painted it, fixed it up and made it look nice and then the guy comes back and says he promised to sell the car to his brother-in-law.” Go Elsewhere? ‘Of Course’
Mr. Leno said he would “obviously leave NBC immediately” if the network decided to give the “Tonight” show to...
julieklausner:
“Comedy writers are, on the whole, a troubled lot. Funny people drink too much. They squander their money. They use drugs. They’re prone to depression, insomnia and mental illness, to tumultuous relationships and serial divorces. So when Letterman recently confessed that he’d slept with members of his staff and was the subject of a blackmail attempt it only made comedy writers...
“Comedy writers are, on the whole, a troubled lot. Funny people drink too much....”
– By far, the stupidest reason to hate Jay Leno.
[NOTE: This was written by Nathan Rabin, who is usually a very smart writer.]
[via WSJ]
HOL. E. SHIT!
People of Earth:
In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an...
Your Barfable Leno Moment by Paul Reiser →
julieklausner:
Via Sarah
Norman Rockwell is spinning in his golden-dildo encrusted grave.
Saccharine doesn’t begin to cover it (with puke).
comedycentral:
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.
NBC Shakeup — Jay Leno Comes Out on Top | TMZ.com
This entire world sucks.
How many...
