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Maymar
08/06/09

In reply to Jay Leno's Wacky, 'Fast-Paced' New Show Format Revealed

I expect Conan to retaliate by having his guests race a "green" car.
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NorthernLite
08/06/09

In reply to Jay Leno's Wacky, 'Fast-Paced' New Show Format Revealed
Anyone who likes Brian Williams must never have seen him playing sycophant to Dumbya.
Anyway, the critic Alan Sepinwall also had a column about the NBC big cheeses trying to dance around all questions Leno-related. I wonder what their backup plan is for if/when he tanks.
Speaking of - you younguns ought to quit blaming olds for everything wrong with TV. Any generation that gave us Ben Lyons and Ben Silverman, not to mention a thousand "reality stars," has no bragging rights.
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contains_hot_liquid
08/05/09

In reply to Jay Leno's Wacky, 'Fast-Paced' New Show Format Revealed
We've got enough problems in Missouri, thank you very much.
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Matt Cherette
08/05/09

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Cajun, I don't like your tone!
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sarrible
08/05/09

In reply to Jay Leno's Wacky, 'Fast-Paced' New Show Format Revealed
So does that mean less Brian Williams on The Daily Show? Because I cannot stand for that. I hate Jay Leno.
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lobstr
08/06/09

@sarrible: eh, as much of a fan I am of NBC Nightly News, I'm starting to grow tired of the Springsteen-filled New Jersey Lovefest™ that is Brian Williams+Jon Stewart ..
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sarrible
08/06/09

@lobstr: But...but...The Giant Head of Brian Williams!
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TedSez
08/05/09

In reply to Jay Leno's Wacky, 'Fast-Paced' New Show Format Revealed
I saw a clip of Leno performing live in a comedy club recently, and he was actually funny. I still believe he was awful on purpose on his 11:30 show, because he believes people don't want to enjoy themselves too much right before going to sleep. So I think we can expect his new show to be half-funny -- which will still be enough for the millions of alter kackers who found "Law & Order" too violent.
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ChillbearLatrigue
08/05/09

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Jay Leno, Brian Williams and D.L. Hughley? How do they pack that much entertainment into one hour?
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DeltaGuy
08/05/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: For an actual, voice of god, anchorman, Brian Williams is a very funny person. His appearances on Conan and the Daily Show are always welcome.
Leno and Hughley can go fuck themselves, however.
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Rhymenocerous
08/05/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: Honestly, the sad thing is, we are in the minority - I have a feeling the audiences will eat it up. (Conan's ratings are tanking, despite being so clearly funnier than Jay ever was.)
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lionboy
08/06/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: "Fast-paced" means we're trying to attract the youngs but will still only be watched by the olds.
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Pesti-Esti
08/05/09

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wacky segments where celebrities race each other in vehicles powered by alternative fuels
If he wants to do an American version of Top Gear, he should just do an American version of Top Gear.
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DeltaGuy
08/05/09

@Pesti-Esti: Too late. Silverman already created a Top Gear USA (featuring Adam Carolla, clearly just for the Toyota product placement opportunity).
[en.wikipedia.org])
Mercifully, the series never progressed beyond the pilot stage.
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RonMwangaguhunga
03/27/09

In reply to D.L. Hughley's Last Show Will Air at 4:20
He said he was suffering from -- and I'm not making this up -- "chronic" back pain.
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
03/27/09

In reply to D.L. Hughley's Last Show Will Air at 4:20
In all seriousness: Isn't it newsworthy to show what goes on in medical marijuana clinics?

Hell yeah it is. Honestly I had no idea these clinics had gone so legit out in California until "Weeds" and "Entourage." It's sad that I get my news from Doug the Accountant on Weeds.
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mfnher
03/27/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: Season one of that show had some of the funniest stuff I've ever seen. Season two, meh. I haven't seen season three.
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metoometoo
03/27/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: CNBC actually did a really interesting and informative special called Marijuana, Inc. that takes a fairly in-depth look at the marijuana industry in California. It shows what goes on in marijuana clinics and farms.

[www.cnbc.com]
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
03/27/09

@metoometoo:

What is CNBC?
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bluebears
03/27/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: You're just begging for a subscription to High Times, aren't you?
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Shumina
03/13/09

In reply to American Racial Progress Negated as David Alan Grier's Weak Show Not Renewed
Chocolate News...I remember wanting that show to succeed very badly.

Read that a few times.
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MisterHippity
03/11/09

In reply to American Racial Progress Negated as David Alan Grier's Weak Show Not Renewed
Except "Chocolate News" was not a bad show. It was actually pretty good.

It's the kind of show you expected to be bad, because it has that whole "bad show" vibe surrounding it. So when it came on the air, you thought to yourself: "Oh no, this is gonna be bad." But then, as you watched it, you realized it really wasn't bad at all.

Admit it, Hamilton: You never actually watched the show, did you?
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rajmahall
03/11/09

In reply to American Racial Progress Negated as David Alan Grier's Weak Show Not Renewed
So... what black comedians do people like?

I dig Gayla Johnson a lot:

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rajmahall
03/11/09

@rajmahall: Fuck, wrong one:

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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
03/11/09

@rajmahall:

{{{smile}}}
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iamjustjules
03/11/09

In reply to American Racial Progress Negated as David Alan Grier's Weak Show Not Renewed
Chapelle's Show had alot of hits and alot of misses, but it was original and really funny at a time when Comedy Central lost the Man Show and was getting rid of all those crappy Dane Cook half-hour specials.

DAG is really a super-talented guy, and while his show wasn't golden, it gave me a good laugh and let me think that not JUST white guys are funny.

D.L. Hughley should've known better.

The thing is, people mock these shows as not being up to par. But noone wants to castrate Tyler Perry for making modern day minstrel shows that feed you mouthfuls of bile and comedic sputum
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Alexis
03/11/09

@iamjustjules:

Actually a lot of black people (me included) hate Tyler Perry for that reason. The real problem is that although those movies are minstrels shows, black people are the ones making sure that it's #1 at the box office.
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Shini: R.O.A.C.H.
03/11/09

In reply to American Racial Progress Negated as David Alan Grier's Weak Show Not Renewed
Chocolate News was great for 5-10 minutes per episode, but you never knew where they would be hiding.
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lobstr
03/11/09

@shini: as is most comedy central shows save for the Daily Show.... although in regard to Demitri, it's 1-2 minutes..
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