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Watch Zach Galifianakis, Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter and Andy Dick on Between Two Ferns

In its illustrious seven-episode run, Zach Galifianakis web series Between Two Ferns has played host to everyone from Michael Cera to Jon Hamm, Charlize Theron to Natalie Portman. The latest episode finds Galifianakis getting awkward with new Tonight Show host, Conan O’Brien. As usual, things get pretty uncomfortable pretty fast. But hey, nothing says “good morning” like jokes about Smurfs and sweating, right?...  read more

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Prince to play Jay Leno three nights in a row

First, it was Conan O'Brien who devoted piles of airtime to bands like the White Stripes, The Strokes and U2. Then just last week, David Letterman invited U2 to play five nights in a row. Now, Jay Leno, the final third of the Late Night Host Triumvirate, is getting in on the action....  read more

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Andy Richter rejoins Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show

The last few weeks of Late Night with Conan O'Brien was a trip down memory lane for old fans, which featured clips of many Conan's greatest moments interspersed with some of the strongest comedy bits and guests in its history. But for longtime fans it was a little bittersweet, as almost all of these were Conan alone, to the point where his chubby sidekick from the early days Andy Richter was edited out. On his final show, though, Conan's last non-musical guest was his old friend, and clips suddenly included some of the funniest bits with both of them....  read more

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Conan the Contrarian: How Late Night Revolutionized Comedy for a Redneck

I got a little choked up watching Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Friday night, and not because I was moved to tears by Max Weinberg's feral beauty...  read more

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Jimmy Fallon's late show nets The Roots as house band

Jimmy Fallon's late night talk show just got a little more interesting. After a series of rumors, the ex-Saturday Night Live funnyman confirmed via his video blog that The Roots will be his house band when he takes over for Conan O'Brien March 2....  read more

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This Week's Music on TV

Your weekly guide to Music on TV for the week of Oct. 27, 2008...  read more

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Dead Confederate does Conan, tours with Apollo Sunshine

The members of the Dead Confederate are definitely anything but deceased. The Athens, Ga. rockers have had a rollicking 2008, which has included putting out an album (Wrecking Ball) and EP, launching a huge tour and making their TV debut on Conan O'Brien (just last week). And, perhaps most importantly, the boys have recently launched an official "blahg." ...  read more

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