This week marked the return of Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show, after Conan was unceremoniously pushed out of his promised spot at NBC. It also marked a rise in vocal Leno critics. On Tuesday, Howard Stern made an appearance from his studio at Sirius XM on CBS’ Early Show, wherein he expressed his hatred for Jay Leno, outlining the reasons the late night host has not been not acting like a man nor a professional.
A Day later, however, comedian Jim Norton, the man behind the third mic on Sirius XM’s Opie & Anthony Show (a long time rival of Stern), popped up on a Web-only interview on CBS news, defending Leno’s character and business decisions. Norton was a regular contributor on the Jay Leno Show. So let’s take a look at both interviews. Who makes better points? Does this resolve anything? Let us know in the comments section!
After the jump, check out Stern’s appearance on Conan from 2006, where he warns Coco about the deal he’s made with NBC to take over the Tonight Show.
Longtime Jim Norton fans are familiar with his first two classic live recordings Yellow Discipline and Trinkets I Own Made From Gorilla Hands. But if they own them, it’s because they bought the discs at a Norton show or ordered it direct from his earlier website incarnations.
For the first time, these albums will be widely released on iTunes, Amazon.com, Rhapsody and ComedyFilez.com. BSeenMedia, the comedy label that’s put out records by Mitch Fatel, Tom Papa and many more, is set to unleash the pair of cringe-worthy albums on Feb. 16.
Two days ago, comedian Jim Norton and former Minnesota governor and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura butted heads quite hard on The Opie & Anthony Show, where Norton is the man on the third mic. You’ve probably seen the video already. If not, watch it here. And yesterday, Norton talked with Punchline Magazine about the fight. See his quotes here. But he’s not stopping there. Tonight at 9 pm on The Joy Behar Show on HLN, Norton explains how it all went down. Check out the clip below for a preview of tonight’s conversation.
Every now and again, it’s refreshing to see a good old fashioned knock down, drag out fight between a comedian and a non comedian. Yesterday one of our favorite comedians Jim Norton, the veteran third-mic man on SiriusXM’s Opie & Anthony Show, got into it pretty damn deep with former wrestler and now former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura. The governor was a guest of the show to promote his new gig as the host of Conspiracy Theory on TruTV, a show wherein he and a team of investigators explore some of the most famous conspiracy theories.
Check out the first video below, which shows the culmination of the conversation incredibly entertaining fight. After the jump, there’s three more videos, that better show how the fight began. Sound off in the comments section! Was Jimmy right? Was Jesse right? What do you think?
On another installment of “Who Cares What They Think?” on the Jay Leno Show last night, comedian Jim Norton, along with Adam Carolla, screenwriter Diablo Cody and Meghan McCain share their thoughts on everything from homosexuality on Sesame Street, a violent female college soccer, Carrie Prejean and people who dress badly in public. Once again, Norton, pushes as much R-rated humor into the PG-13-esque network show. We love you, Jimmy!
Each week, we’re always pleased with Jay Leno’s work with stand-up comedians. This round table segment — called Who Cares What They Think?! – from last night, was especially interesting. Our favorite degenerate Jim Norton was joined by Daily Beast blogger Meghan McCain (daughter of John), God-fearing Stephen Baldwin and the Huffington Post’s Arianna Huffington. As always, Norton does an outstanding job of bringing some much needed-cringe worthiness to this Leno-helmed conversation. Check it out below.
We’ve been watching the Jay Leno Show (weeknights at 10 pm on NBC) with great interest since its debut, mainly because of Jay’s major emphasis on stand-up comedy. They’ve employed comedians – DL Hughley, Marina Franklin, Jim Norton, to name three – for recurring segments on the show. And there’s been a great push to get more stand-up segments on there as well.
And because we really don’t have a witty way to package the last few days of stand-up related segments, we’re simply going to roll out some of our favorites here to get you caught up. That’s it. Here goes.
Weeks ago, when Jay Leno announced that he had hired Jim Norton, the master of contemporary cringe comedy, to be a special correspondent on his new, presumably safe-for-the-masses variety show, I was a bit shocked. The reasons? First, I had no idea Leno had such advanced and impeccable taste in comedians. Second, I thought, what in the hell is Norton, a guy who has made a career, in part, by telling strangers onstage about his gay oral sex misadventures when he was a child, having prostitutes defecate upon him and bestiality stories (not involving him) going to say on a show meant for Leno followers?
Needless to say, I watched Leno’s show last night with great interest, knowing Norton was making his first appearance. In the end, I think Norton did a stellar job of maintaining a pretty sharp edge while still fitting into the late-night network mold. He took an amazingly tired comedy topic — airline travel — and injected it with pure Norton. Check out the video below. And please let us know how you think Norton did in the comments section.
I also thought it was cool that Leno let Jimmy use the Opie & Anthony “WOW” sticker on Norton’s set.
Check out a clip of Norton — in his natural state onstage — from his 2005 HBO One Night Stand special after the jump.
Can Jay Leno’s new primetime comedy/talk show rescue NBC from ruin? Who knows. But one thing is certain: comedy will be the priority, with a slightly diminished focus on the talk.
NBC has announced that The Jay Leno Show, set to air at 10PM 5 days a week, will feature a cast of regularly featured men/women on the street. D.L. Hughley, Mikey Day, Rachael Harris, Jim Norton, The Dan Band have been announced as comedy correspondents, and NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams will partake in news-based comedy segments.
Guests will be interviewed at the desk a la The Tonight Show, but the format will be shifted around so that there is a greater emphasis on comedy.
“There will be something for everyone. Hopefully it will play across the board,” Leno told critics at a recent industry event. “It won’t be talk show and it won’t be a variety show with wigs and hats on.”
NBC hopes that increased laughs and reduced costs will do the trick against competing networks’ 10 pm dramas. There’s only one question: if someone else does it, is it still “Jay Walking?” The show premiers Sept. 14.
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Can Jay Leno’s new primetime comedy/talk show rescue NBC from ruin? Who knows. But one thing is certain: comedy will be the priority, with a slightly diminished focus on the talk.
