Although some "just-say-no" Republicans, Special Olympics families and venerators of presidential image disagreed, most observers generally thought it was a good idea for President Barack Obama to go on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." ...more

April 1, 2009

Although some "just-say-no" Republicans, Special Olympics families and venerators of presidential image disagreed, most observers generally thought it was a good idea for President Barack Obama to go on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." ...more

April 1, 2009

It's Motown night on "American Idol" and we can only imagine what Adam Lambert will do if he tries to channel Diana Ross. ...more

March 25, 2009

President Barack Obama is hoping to use comedian Jay Leno's late-night show to add a light touch to his work getting the economy on track. But news photographers who cover the White House aren't laughing. ...more

March 19, 2009

Among the outtakes we're left to ponder after the presidential election is this one: candidate appearances on late-night talk shows reached a new high. For the record, there were a total of 110 candidate-appearances on the late-night comedy shows, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs. Accounting for nearly three quarters of such on-set appearances were "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," the "Late Show With David Letterman" and "The Colbert Report" with Stephen Colbert. In contrast, there were 25 such appearances in 2004 (an election year with an incumbent). ...more

January 5, 2009

It proved to be more than a joke when David Letterman said in late September that "the road to the White House runs through me." ...more

December 29, 2008