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Comic Brian Regan performs Jan. 9 at the Carr
The Boston GlobeIn his more than 20 years of stand-up, Brian Regan has never been more popular. He has done two Comedy Central specials in two years and has appeared on Late Show With David Letterman 20 times. He is clean — yet widely appreciated by other comics,...Tags: The Tonight Show (tv program), David Letterman, Theater, Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman (tv program)
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A comic is born
*Growing up in Miami, Regan aspired to be an accountant like his father. When he attended Heidelberg College in Ohio, he realized he wasn't cut out for accounting. At Heidelberg his football coach encouraged him to join the school's communications-theater...Tags: The Tonight Show (tv program), Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman (tv program), Football
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Bette Midler does Sin City
In the opening to her new show, Bette Midler is buffeted into Las Vegas atop a tornado. Of course, twisters in the Mojave Desert are rare. Yet as soon as "Miss M" hits the stage, the curtain-raiser makes perfect sense: At age 63, Midler's still a...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Restaurants, Bars and Clubs, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Critic Ben Lyons gets many thumbs down
Is Ben Lyons the most hated film critic in America?
In the four months since the fresh-faced 27-year-old "movie dude" for the E! Entertainment Network was installed to co-host a revamped version of the venerable movie review program "At the Movies," he...Tags: Movies, Advertising, Richard Roeper, Marketing, Roger Ebert
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On Jay Leno and economic truths
Fifteen years ago, I had a stupid idea. I was the co-executive producer on TV's long-running comedy Cheers. NBC, the network on which Cheers appeared, was faltering: Ratings were sliding, money was tight, management was nervous and Johnny Carson,...Tags: Advertising, National Government, NBC, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Consumer Electronics Industry
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Radio and television figures
Radio and television figures Bob LeMond Jr., 94; leading announcer on CBS radio and television (Jan. 6) Dwight Arlington Hemion, 81; television director and producer who won 18 Emmy Awards for his musical variety specials (Jan. 28) Don Herbert, 72;...Tags: Dick van Dyke, Bozo the Clown, Nightline (tv program), CBS Corp., Television
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Rob Long: Jay Leno, container ships and other economic indicators
Fifteen years ago, I had a stupid idea. I was the co-executive producer on TV's long-running comedy "Cheers." NBC, the network on which "Cheers" appeared, was faltering: Ratings were sliding, money was tight, management was nervous and the then-king of...Tags: Advertising, Best Buy Company Inc., Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), NBC, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Ed McMahon dodges eviction with foreclosure deal
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSEd McMahon can stay put. Publicist Howard Bragman confirmed Thursday that the TV icon and his wife have no plans to move from their home, which has been facing foreclosure for nine months. Bragman said he doesn't have details about the deal that's...Tags: Britney Spears, Foreclosures, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, Homes
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Vaguely Remembering Late-Night TV And A Tall Blonde
If 60 is the new 50, then 10 may be the new 11:30. At least as defined by Jay Leno, who will be moving from the venerable 11:30 p.m. talk-show time slot to 10 weeknights starting in the fall. I can't say I've been a big Leno fan over the years. It's not...Tags: NBC, Jay Leno
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Sunny von Bulow, heiress who spent almost 28 years in a coma, dies at 76
Martha "Sunny" von Bulow, an heiress of misfortune who spent almost 28 years in a coma and whose husband, Claus von Bulow, twice went on trial on charges of attempting to kill her, died Saturday at a nursing home in New York City. She was 76. She had a...Tags: Rhode Island, Movies, Assault, Crimes, Jeremy Irons
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Report: Jay Leno to stay at NBC, moving to prime time
The Associated PressJay Leno is staying at NBC, and he's moving to prime time. The network announced Tuesday that Leno will host a show five nights a week at 10 p.m. Eastern, after he leaves the "Tonight" show next year. The network had announced nearly five years ago...Tags: Conan O'Brien, NBC, Contracts, Jay Leno, New York Times
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Talk at 10: Leno said to get new NBC show
Making a radical change in prime-time television, NBC is moving late-night talk show host Jay Leno to 10 p.m. The decision would keep the popular Leno from bolting to a rival network, as he has hinted. It also upends decades of conventional wisdom that...Tags: The Tonight Show (tv program), Movies, Law & Order (tv program), Theater, Conan O'Brien
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