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Biden on Spy Swap: 'We Got Back Four Really Good Ones'
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyDespite the uneven exchange, Vice President Joe Biden says the spy swap with Russia was a good deal for the United States because "we got back four really good ones" and the 10 headed to the Russia "hadn't done much" during their espionage careers in this country. Biden made the comment Friday night in an appearance on the "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on NBC after the host said the four-for-10 trade "doesn't seem fair." Were the Russian spies "sort of like moles" planted in this country to "see what you can find out," or were they on a specific mission, the comedian asked. "The former," Biden ...
White House Correspondents Dinner Weekend: It's a Wrap
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyPresident Obama used the glitzy White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday night to take a few shots at himself, his staff, the press and, of course, the Republicans. In turn, many of the 2,700 guests from the increasingly overlapping worlds of media, politics and celebrity used the annual black-tie dinner to anchor more than a dozen other weekend parties with heavy groupie overtones. Obama, who by many accounts upstaged the headliner, Jay Leno, spoke first. "There are few thing in life that are harder to find and more important to keep than love," he deadpanned. "Well, love ...
Jay Leno Bombs at White House Dinner: Take This Comic, Please
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyDeath be not proud -- especially when it is on stage in Washington in front of 3,000 reporters, government officials and B-list celebrities. Not since Jay Leno moved to prime time has there been a comic disaster to rival ... well ... Jay Leno's performance Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Maybe Leno's problem was his position on the night's lineup as the closing act following Barack Obama, a president whose natural humor is not so much understated as dehydrated. Obama -- whose arsenal clearly includes witty writers as well as predator drones -- proved to be the master ...
Robotic Dinosaur Celebrates 20 Years of Chomping Cars
By David Moye - AOL News(April 5) -- Orson Welles once claimed a film set was the best train set a 12-year-old boy could ever have. These days, he'd get an argument from Mark Hays, who is admittedly biased. He's both one of the developers and one of the pilots of Robosaurus, a 40-foot-tall robot styled after a Tyrannosaurus Rex that travels around the U.S. and occasionally to Australia to burn cars to a crisp with its fiery breath and chomp them to bits with 24,000 pounds of bite force after lifting them up to its face with hydraulically powered arms. Greg Wood, AFP / Getty Images Robosaurus, a fire-breathing, ...
Palin, Romney Get Laughs on Late-Night TV
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(March 3) -- Media personality. Conservative activist. Tea Party queen. Presidential contender. Of all the possible roles for Sarah Palin that have been tossed around, stand-up comic was never mentioned. And so, ever the rogue, Palin debuted her comedy stylings on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" Tuesday. After the standard interview at Leno's desk, she took center stage and raced through a mini-monologue. Her brief set included jokes about how cold it was back in Alaska ("5 degrees below Congress' approval rating") and meeting fellow guest Shaun White, the red-haired Olympic champion snowboarder ...
And heeeeeeeere's Sarah!
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyAt long last, what the world has been waiting for: Sarah Palin at night. Those long legs, in blue jeans, stride with strong purpose across the polished floors of the stage of Jay Leno's new and shiny studio in Burbank, Calif. Sarah Palin, she who must be mocked and adored, is making her first-ever appearance on a late-night show. The crowd howls, the band twangs, and Jay Leno, on the second night of his comeback to "Tonight," the show that is his by rights and ratings, shakes her hand and takes his seat behind his new stage desk. He knows -- look at that grin -- he has won the night. It starts ...
Jay Leno to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner
By David Sessions - Politics DailyThe week's most unpopular stand-up comic -- NBC's Jay Leno -- will host the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on May 1, the Washington Post reports. The association had asked Leno to host weeks ago, before a high-profile conflict with NBC and fellow late-night host Conan O'Brien took his public approval rating south. Leno has been hosting a prime-time show that has not performed well in the ratings. NBC recently announced that it would move his show to later at night, effectively ending O'Brien's stint hosting "The Tonight Show" after only seven months. "I have chosen to stay on ...
Conan O'Brien, NBC Agree on $45M Divorce Deal
By Andra Varin - AOL News(Jan. 21) -- Following several days of often tense negotiations, NBC and Conan O'Brien inked a deal early Thursday to end the host's short tenure on 'The Tonight Show,' NBC has confirmed. This paves the way for allowing Jay Leno to return to late night from his unsuccessful run at 10 p.m. ...
When Jordan Met Leno
By Bethlehem Shoals - AOL NewsAs one friend of mine said this morning, "Michael Jordan's appearance on The Jay Leno Show was so stupid, I can't even make jokes about it." He's right, which is why I'll leave the recap alone. If you haven't watched it yet, venture down below the jump; I saw it first at NESW Sports. The reason I'm still stuck on this totally forgettable meeting of the minds is how perfectly these two men parallel each other. I'm trying to avoid an all-out gimmick post here. But what Leno's doing to late night with his bloodless coup is pretty much the same harm Jordan continues to inflict on the NBA. One ...
Golden Globes and Haiti Tragedy: Respectful Appeals Amidst Conan-Leno, NBC Jokes
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyMany of us watched the Golden Globes Sunday night expecting to see Hollywood's typical and inappropriately maudlin reaction to the tragedy in Haiti. But if we were looking for material to mock the stars, whose glittery lives are largely untouched by the nightmare, we were disappointed. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed that the NBC production team and the celebrities showed respect and restraint, and, when appropriate, an appeal for fans to send money to well-run charitable organizations for relief efforts in Haiti. These awards shows have become an odd showcase for ...
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