Subject: Talk Shows

• Bedbugs in Phoenix Hilton, not Paris Hilton

  January 4, 2007

• Goin' for the gold, man: Valley resident Fred Goldman on Oprah

  September 14, 2007

• THE MCLAUGHLIN GOOFS

  September 23, 1992

• PEROT: THE WET LOOKMYSTERIOUS RAIN SPOT PRECIPITATES INTEREST

  June 23, 1993

• Sex, Lies and TV Talk

  Tempe pranksters crash seven talk shows--and live to gab again

  May 2, 1996

• Mike Douglas Held Hostage!

  New video relives the surreal week that John and Yoko co-hosted America's most popular daytime talk show

  July 9, 1998

• Mission: Unfilmable

  Beloved makes an awkward transition from the page to the screen

  October 15, 1998

• Best News Talk Show

  The David Leibowitz Show
  KTAR-AM 620

  September 21, 2000

• Mad Maz

  April 2, 2009

• We Be Buggin'

  Frog One, Bugz in the Attic's Daz-I-Kue, and the scrumptious Sy Smith tear up the club at Mythos' Symposium

  December 1, 2005

• The Final Countdown

  October 30, 2008

• Craig Ferguson Could Read Me the Phonebook

  As Americans, there are a lot of things we don't agree on. But if there's one thing I think we can all get behind, it's this: British/Irish/Scottish accents make everything better. You could call my mother a dirty slut in your boring old American accent and I'd want to punch you in the face, but say the same thing about dear old Ma in an Irish brogue, and I'm putty in your hands. Late-night talk-show phenom Craig Ferguson (who recently beat stalwart Conan O'Brien in the ratings for the firs

  January 12, 2009

• TV on the Radio on The Colbert Report: Better than the Grammys

  The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cTV on the Radio - Dancing ChooseColbert Report Full EpisodesFunny Political NewsChristian Bale ParodyJoke of the DayTV on the Radio appeared on The Colbert Report on Monday night to perform their single "Dancing Choose," off their latest album, the critically acclaimed Dear Science. This was a far better slot than if they had performed at the Grammys the night before, or as Stephen Colbert put it in their interview, "Isn't it funny how the Grammys

  February 10, 2009

• Grant Woods, the Internet Jay Leno?

  from www.grantwoods.com Don't quit that day job just yet, Grant. You know, power-brokerin' 'n' stuff... I don't think Carson Daly or Jay Leno'll be breaking a sweat over this one any time soon, but I just got a little promo e-mail in my in-box announcing the launch of ex-Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods' "new interactive website and online talk show" grantwoods.com. What's next, Terry Goddard pimping himself as a centerfold for Cosmo? Jan Brewer in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edit

  February 17, 2009

• Old Yeller

  At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

  December 25, 2008

• Tabloid Literature

  Author’s works are daytime TV in book form

  November 27, 2008

• The Lady With All the Answers

  November 13, 2008

• Daniel Tosh @ Celebrity Theatre

  October 30, 2008

• Holy Rolling in the Aisles

  Controversial comic is just what the documentary ordered

  August 7, 2008

• Pokémon on a Mission

  Comic looks all fluffy until he strikes

  July 31, 2008

• Kevin Brockmeier

  April 24, 2008

• The Ed Forman Show, With ME! ED FORMAN!

  March 27, 2008

• Bob Riggle

  January 24, 2008

• Big Dipper

  The cleated tweeter tackles O.J. Simpson, The PHX's hip-hop Klan war, and Police Chief Harris' second helpings of salary pie

  September 20, 2007

• The Wheel World

  Comedy Central's American Body Shop is straight out of Phoenix -- and Sam Greene's head

  July 5, 2007

• Citizen Cope

  Get in the van

  May 31, 2007

• Any Other Preguntas?

  June 29, 2006

• One-Woman Odd Squad

  A million little stories

  April 27, 2006

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  November 24, 2005

• A Very Long Run

  November 17, 2005

• The Shipping News

  Jose Avila's furniture designs are out of the box

  September 8, 2005

• It Can't Happen Here, Can It?

  June 10, 1992

• Jay Talking

  The Tonight Show host is coming to Arizona. Do you care?

  October 23, 2003

• And Baby Makes Six

  Stacey Beehler's doing the Terrible Twos. Times four.

  June 26, 2003

• Voodoo Priestess

  Mistress' ministry melds Mormonism, magic and tropical fruit

  July 18, 2002

• Rescue 9/11

  This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

  January 3, 2002

• Bless This Mess

  The Go-Go's, sweethearts of pop, move beyond old sins

  August 16, 2001

• Kilborn to Run

  April 1, 1999

• I, the Jerry

  Rollicking Ringmaster offers revealing peek inside Springer's TV tent

  November 26, 1998

• THE BASEBALL STRIKE: AS BORING AS IT IS STUPID

  August 18, 1994

• Stephen Colbert Smoochin' Joe Arpaio: America's Voice Fires Up Last-Minute E-mail Campaign

  Will Arpaio be in on the joke? In a last-ditch effort to impact the way Stephen Colbert treats mean ol' Joe Arpaio on The Colbert Report tonight, the folks at the pro-immigration org America's Voice are urging people to e-mail a message to the show's producers through their Web site. Thing is, if you wanna get in on that action, you better do it quick. According to AV, the show tapes at 4 p.m. EST. Some in the anti-Joe crowd think this is the coolest thing ever -- Joe being on Colber

  April 20, 2009

• Jon Stewart's The Daily Show Skewers ASU for Barack Obama Snub

  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c Arizona State Snubs Obama thedailyshow.com Daily ShowFull Episodes Economic Crisis Political HumorIn case you haven't seen this, it's a must... Why did Arizona State University snub President Barack Obama on a worthless, honorary sheepskin that they've given in the past to a Canadian Prime Minister who only served for 142 days before being voted out of office? Comedy Central's The Daily Show has an answer for us in this hilarious repo

  May 13, 2009

• New Late Night TV Battles a Boon For Music Lovers

  The Late Show, Tonight Show and Late Night all have impressive music acts this next weekFirst, let me just get it out there: I watch a bunch of TV. I love it, and though I know it deadens my intellectual abilities, I'm not quitting. So, take it from a junkie, late night TV -- with the recent addition of Conan O'Brien to the Tonight Show -- has been kicking a ton of ass lately. His taking over for Leno has prompted time slot-sharer David Letterman to up his game all while Late Night incumbent Jim

  June 22, 2009

• Bill Maher Hosts Janet Napolitano This Friday on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher

  from HBOWill Maher go light on Nappy, or call her on the carpet for her ties to Sheriff Joe?Just learned that scathing political humorist Bill Maher will have Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano on his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, which airs this Friday, July 24 at 10 p.m. The confirmation of this is up on HBO's page for Maher. And Kate Baker, my contact at HBO, tells me that Napolitano's segment will be taped live with the rest of the episode that same day.The times I'

  July 22, 2009

• Bill Maher Interview of Janet Napolitano Focus of Demo by Immigration Activists

  from Maher's Facebook profile Maybe the immigrant rights crowd can "help" Bill question Janet...  The National Day Laborer Organizing Network has announced a demonstration outside the studios where Bill Maher will be interviewing Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano for Friday's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher.   I blogged about Napolitano's appearance yesterday, and hoped that Maher would question Napolitano about creating a national immigration police fo

  July 23, 2009

• Black Eyed Peas Show Band Muslims, Guitar Hero Gets Cobain Avatar, Puff Daddy Hearts Arctic Monkeys

  NME: Malaysian Muslims banned from Black Eyed Peas showNME: P Diddy tells Twitter followers to buy Arctic Monkeys' 'Humbug'Idolator: "Twilight" Fans To Be Over The Moon For Death Cab For Cutie Really SoonIdolator: Music Biz Hoping That Whitney Houston's New Album Will Restore At Least A Little Honor To Its DoingsNME: Wolfmother preview new tracks at intimate LA gigPitchfork: Wayne Coyne Talks ATPRolling Stone: Kurt Cobain Joins "Guitar Hero 5″: How Nirvana Came to the GameState Press: Two Sun

  August 27, 2009

• McCain Jokes About Demanding Recount on Tonight Show

  www.michaellotten.com​John McCain's presidential dreams just won't die.Our fearless senator took the stage of The Tonight Show last night, and joked with host Conan O'Brien about demanding a recount of the 2008 presidential election."I land in the airport today, LAX, and I'm walking through and everybody said, 'I loved for you. I voted for you. I voted for you!' I should demand a recount, you think?"

  September 3, 2009

• Christopher Cross Plays "Ride Like The Wind" on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

  As per Jimmy Fallon's request, Christopher Cross played his debut 1980 single "Ride Like The Wind" with the Roots​ Last week on his show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, host Jimmy Fallon mentioned that he came down with a sore throat over his weekend and spent most of it listening to his iPod, which was filled with, as he described it, "AM Gold." One particular song Fallon listened to that weekend happened to be Christopher Cross' debut single, "Ride Like The Wind," a song that hit #2 on the Bi

  October 7, 2009