Accusing people of joke stealing has become such an old problem in comedy that it hardly raises eyebrows anymore. Except maybe when somebody is actually accusing an industry heavyweight like Conan O’Brien of being, ahem, a joke thief. But this one case seems more interesting than most because of the rather contemporary feel to it…
Subscriber Content Add content here that will only be visible to your subscribers. Well, anyone could have seen this coming: That Conan O’Brien will eventually blink in his staring contest with Robert Alexander Kaseberg, the man who accused him of stealing jokes from his Twitter and blog platforms and including them in an opening monologue…
Jimmy Kimmel is a star of late night TV and his star is still rising. Next up, he’ll be hosting the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in April. So, no one can doubt Kimmel’s high profile in pop culture. But as a comedian he also gets into cheeky territory with stuff that really gives people the…
On Sunday, January 10, NBC made it official that it will cancel the 10 p.m. “Jay Leno Show” effective February 12, and move Leno over to an 11:35 p.m. time slot. For Conan O’Brien, NBC said it would offer the funnyman from Harvard the chance to move his “Tonight Show” back just a half hour…