Late Night TV Show Recaps

Friday May 7th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-05-07T23:38:00.000-07:00

Real time: Coming soon.

Letterman: A guy comes out asking Dave for his citizen papers. Iron Man 2 clip is old footage of a crappy robot. Dave talks about his mother and then talks with her via satellite. Top 10 pieces of advice for being a good mother presented by Dave’s mom. Amanda Peet. Comic Nick Griffin does standup. Wale performs.

Fallon: Common is sitting in with The Roots. Jimmy writes his weekly thank you letters. Cell phone shootout included a guy doing a wolf call. Maya Rudolph. Jimmy and Maya sing karaoke. Common. Court Yard Hounds perform.

Ferguson: Coming soon.

Last Call: Coming soon.

Thursday May 6th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-05-06T23:22:00.001-07:00

Daily show: Jon goes through a couple of news stories. The car bomber made stupid mistakes. Greece is in financial trouble. Solution to the oil spill and Jon tries an experiment. An anti-gay activist is gay. Jason Jones tries to make Americans look like illegal immigrants on Cinco de Mayo. Mario Batali is the guest.

Letterman: Bumper sticker says how’s my jihading? A guy comes out with a turtle. The oil spill turned marine life into a monster. The car bomber was a citizen so all citizens in Arizona will be deported. Dave crushed by debris in Iron Man 2. Biff is back after being injured on the show and he talks with Dave. Journalist Brian Williams. Beth Ostrosky Stern. Court Yard Hounds perform.

Fallon: Paintings of Elvis doing goofy things and a fake Elvis sings about it. Betty White. Jimmy and Betty play beer pong. Oliver Platt. Comic Pete Holmes does standup.

Ferguson: Picture of the gay anti-gay activist with a bondage guy. A graphic for British election day. Craig says how to help Nashville. Mark Harmon. Sophia Bush. Local Natives perform.

Last Call: Coming soon.

Wednesday May 5th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-05-05T23:23:00.000-07:00

Daily show: Politicians talk about what people want. A CNN anchor wears an ascot. Wyatt Cenac comes out wearing an ascot. TV show host Jon Meacham is the guest.

Letterman: Alan Kalter is covered in oil. BP says from space it looks like the earth has a goatee. Public reactions to the oil spill included Iran’s Mahmoud saying he has Mamma Mia tickets. Favorite Jack Hanna moments included an eagle flying away with Paul Schaffer. Top 10 things overheard at BP headquarters. Jack Hanna brings out animals. Kerry Washington. Willie Nelson performs.

Fallon: People in the audience get big heads while music plays and a tribe walks through the studio. Audience members compete to get spanx over their body the fastest. Joel McHale. Nina Dobrev. Musician Roger Waters. The New Pornographers perform.

Ferguson: Two guys with Craig Ferguson written on their shirts are on the stage and Craig brings the show's photographer on the stage. Scarlett Johansson takes up two segments. There was no time left for Seth MacFarlane. Craig, Scarlett and her friend end the show.

Last Call: Coming soon.

Tuesday May 4th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-05-04T23:40:00.001-07:00

Daily show: Car bomber was arrested. Jason Jones talks to a pot store owner. Author Rosalynn Carter is the guest.

Letterman: No bombs sign in Times Square. Bloomberg as a jockey. Kirstie Alley as Peter Pan. Bloomberg’s bowtie spins. Getting to know the car bomber and he blew up a tool shed. Small Town News. Top 10 dumb guy ways to fix the oil spill. Russell Crowe. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings perform.

Fallon: Pros and Cons of celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Put it in Reverse had audience members acting out a doctor’s office scene in reverse. Ellen Pompeo. Lea Michele. OK Go performs.

Ferguson: A graphic for Star Wars day. Andy Garcia. Donald Glover.

Last Call: Coming soon.

Monday May 3rd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-05-03T23:35:00.000-07:00

Daily show: News coverage of an oil spill. Wyatt Cenac talks about it. Car bomb in NYC. Author Jonathan Eig is the guest. Jon checks in with Stephen about the car bomber.

Letterman: Noah’s Ark says Carnival on it. Airlines merging means double the problems. Horses fall into a puddle of mud. Dave does math on a blackboard to figure out the temperature. Dave talks to American Idol castoff Siobhan Magnus and then she sings. Top 10 BP excuses. Mickey Rourke. Jim Parsons.

Fallon: Wheel of Carpet Samples including Batman eating a taco and the making of it. Let Us Play with Your Look with Sarah Silverman. Sarah Silverman. Joan Rivers. Corinne Bailey Rae performs.

Ferguson: Gardening Tips with Willie Nelson. Morgan Freeman. Kate Mara.

Friday April 30th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-30T23:26:00.000-07:00

Real time: American makeovers for illegal immigrants. New Rules: LA can’t always see the mountains behind it, house music wouldn’t be played in a house, Sandra Bullock had Tiger Woods’ baby, too many pillows on the bed, don’t make us type security letters, and Muslim extremists who threatened South Park are crazy. Bill talks about religious extremists.

Letterman: Dave says he talked to an alien before and it is a picture of Joaquin Phoenix. George Bush talking about his wife’s book is all confused. Dave talks about horse racing. Jay Leno will force Obama out of office and become president. A guy stands behind Dave in a jockey uniform. Dave breaks a phone because it wouldn’t work. Soccer player David Beckham. Dave talks to racetrack analyst Dave Johnson over the phone. Comic Mike Birbiglia does standup. The Hold Steady performs.

Fallon: Jimmy’s weekly thank you letters. Battle of the Instant Bands. Gwyneth Paltrow. Jimmy and Gwyneth sing goofy rap songs. Colin Quinn. JabbaWockeeZ performs.

Ferguson: Style Tips with Tim Gunn. Gardening Tips with Willie Nelson. Lauren Graham reads tweets with Craig. Author Peter Sagal.

Last Call: From a bar. Nick Offerman. Musical group Chiddy Bang. Daniel Merriweather performs.

Thursday April 29th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-29T23:26:00.000-07:00

Daily show: More coverage of the British prime minister race. John Oliver talks about it. Jon goes through a really confusing flowchart on how to fix Afghanistan. Michael Caine is the guest.

Letterman: Old footage of an all dog nightclub. Madoff countdown for his birthday. Wardrobe lady Sue has the tools for Dave to commit assisted suicide. A fire breathing giraffe on Mars. Guy eating a sandwich during a hearing. Dave tells a story about coffee. Cue card boy Tony Mendez yells in Spanish to a woman and gets dragged away. Top 10 other revelations in the Laura Bush book. Paul goes into the green room because they scared Dave before. Gwyneth Paltrow. The Broadway cast of American Idiot performs.

Fallon: Jimmy reads a goofy flyer for a fish taco cookoff. Shared experiences had the audience throwing streamers. Then they make balloon animals. Ed Burns. Ed and Jimmy play an Irish game. Jackie Earle Haley. The audience wears bald caps and screams for 10 seconds. Paramore performs.

Ferguson: Craig talks to two random guys. Tom Selleck. Neil Patrick Harris introduces Lance Burton. Magician Lance Burton performs and then talks with Craig.

Last Call: From a music store. Journalist Gavin McInnes. Singer Sia. Holly Golightly performs.

Wednesday April 28th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-28T23:30:00.000-07:00

Daily Show: Tech writer who bought the lost prototype iPhone had his home raided. Michael Steele makes a bad comment about black people and Larry Willmore talks about it. Author Ken Blackwell is the guest.

Letterman: The show begins backstage with Dave accusing a woman of putting bleach in his drink. Noah’s Ark says life’s a beach. Old food fight footage is the Ukrainian parliament. FDR curses during a speech. Bush was poisoned and we see clips of him acting stupid. Dave talks about being on Regis this morning. Small Town News. Top 10 signs your governor is nuts. Robert Downey Jr. talks and Dave uses an Ironman toy to disintegrate the cameraman. OK Go performs.

Fallon: A new episode of the show’s Lost spoof, Late, takes up two segments. Michael Caine. Mary Lynn Rajskub. Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings perform.

Last Call: From Carson's radio show studio. Singer David Guetta. New technology Hit Song Science. Music industry writer Nathan Rabin. RJD2 performs.

Tuesday April 27th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-27T23:22:00.001-07:00

Daily Show: News about the Goldman Sachs fraud. SEC workers were watching porn at work. Samantha Bee talks about it. Author Richard Whittle is the guest.

Letterman: Madoff countdown. A guy comes out because Dave was bombing. Animated Obama gives you a tissue. Jack Kervorkian’s first killing machine was a tractor that runs people over. Top 10 signs your neighbor is an alien. Courtney Love. Michael Caine. Hole performs.

Fallon: Jimmy announces another band for Rolling Stones week. Pros and Cons of the Kentucky Derby. Dance Your Hat and Gloves Off. Brendan Fraser. Rebecca Hall. The Whigs perform.

Last Call: From a guitar shop. Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Music video producer Wayne Isham. Citizen Cope performs.

Monday April 26th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-26T23:25:00.000-07:00

Daily Show: The show has some new graphics. A new state bill is hurting illegal immigrants. Wyatt Cenac talks about it and is joined by Jason Jones. Geico commercial voice actor fired for a bad comment. Jon talks to a CGI Pillsbury Dough Boy about commercial characters. Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency Lisa P. Jackson is the guest.

Letterman: Avatar without 3D is an old space movie in all blue. A super quick history of America on a History Channel special. It is Youtube’s anniversary and they have given us a bunch of stupid clips. Dave talks about the Kindle and aliens. Dave talks to American Idol castoff Tim Urban and then he sings. The manhole in the graphic of the Top 10 list hits Dr. Phil. Top 10 thoughts that went through George W. Bush’s mind as he wrote his memoirs. Dr. Phil. Sportscaster Jon Gruden.

Fallon: A guy in the audience talks about the Hubble telescope and then sings about it. Staff members, Kathie Lee Gifford and Jimmy read letters to back home. Kathie Lee Gifford talks and then plays name that tune with Jimmy. Brian Posehn. Gogol Bordello performs.

Friday April 23rd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-23T23:30:00.000-07:00

Real time: A really fat guy was once considered a freak at the circus. So Bill shows us some modern day freaks. New Rules: ghosts should be naked, dominos pizza is a last resort, the pope should jump into Iceland’s volcano, airplane companies who charge for bags and to use the restroom should merge and be called shitbag, don’t drink from the river that changes the gender of fish, and the government needs to stop funding NASA. Bill wears a tea bagger hat to say the debt must be lowered.

Letterman: A crazy cab in the city. King Tut in a Hawaii chair. Dave gives a gift to a couple stuck here because of the volcano. Small Town News. A shirtless guy offers Dave a tissue. Kelsey Grammer. Dave does a special announcement for comic Jeff Altman, who says he has no standup so he talks with Dave. Hanson performs.

Ferguson: A fake news article says a concert is canceled so Craig has to stay home and masturbate. Gardening Tips with Willie Nelson. Drew Carey. Jason Aldean performs.

Thursday April 22nd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-22T23:25:00.001-07:00

Daily show: Jon talks about the creators of South Park being threatened by Muslim extremists. So Jon shows clips of his show making fun of every religion. Aasif Mandvi talks about it. Jon sings about it with the gospel choir. Aasif Mandvi talks to a toy company that is bringing production back to America. Zoe Saldana is the guest.

Letterman: A guy comes out with an NFL jersey to take a picture with Dave. Counterfeit bill with Rod Blagoveich on it. The casket of the inventor of the trampoline bounces off a trampoline and into the ground. Dave talks about a birthday party for his son’s friend. Exxon wishes a happy earth day by spelling it out in the ocean with oil. Top 10 list is sponsored by antelope jerky. Top 10 features of the new Madden NFL 11 video game presented by Drew Brees. David Spade. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. Broken Social Scene performs.

Ferguson: The robot is having sound problems. Gardening Tips with Willie Nelson. Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Busy Philipps.

Wednesday April 21st Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-21T23:23:00.001-07:00

Daily show: Jon and John Oliver discuss the British presidential debates. A politician accuses another one of being gay. Author Fred Pearce is the guest.

Letterman: Alan Kalter is dumping waste before earth day. Doormen are going on strike and we see the clip of Bush being unable to open a door. Dave talks about a guy in the audience. iPads will now come with an iFinger since a guy lost his finger when his iPad was stolen. Two women with a fake dead guy try to hail a cab. Top 10 excuses of the guy who lost the iPhone prototype. Eddie Murphy. Kaley Cuoco. Jakob Dylan performs.

Ferguson: Craig says the show is having audio problems tonight. A picture of a sheep pig. Craig makes the skeleton head do a twitter jingle. Brooke Shields. George Wallace. Corinne Bailey Rae performs.

Tuesday April 20th Late Night Talk Show Recap - 1 Year Anniversary

2010-04-20T23:22:00.000-07:00

Hey readers, tonight is the one year anniversary of this blog. I'd appreciate it if you could post a comment on this post just to let me know there actually are people who read this blog. Because if there aren't any I have been considering ending it. So please comment, thanks.

Daily show: A guy responds to Jon’s criticism of him and says Jon needs some guts. Jon talks about his views and criticizes the guy while a gospel choir sings behind him. Author John O’Hara takes up two segments.

Letterman: Three planes take off on top of each other. The same guy says he couldn’t come to work today because of the volcanic cloud. The iPad has made the Kindle useless so now it can be used to prop up a chair or as a spatula. Footage of stranded travelers getting home is clips of people getting into water sport accidents. Dave talks about the ring of a woman in the audience. Dave talks about Conan coming to TBS and then talks with fake versions of all the late night hosts where it is their pictures and only their lips are moving. Top 10 Goldman Sachs excuses. Demi Moore talks and sits on Dave’s lap to take a picture. Chef David Chang cooks with Dave. Justin Nozuka performs.

Ferguson: Craig talks to a random guy. Gardening Tips with Willie Nelson. The robot dropped and broke his snake mug. Emily Mortimer. Miranda Lambert performs. Comic Randy Kagan does standup.

Monday April 19th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-19T23:20:00.001-07:00

Daily show: Jim Cramer was wrong again. Goldman Sachs is in trouble for fraud. Volcanic cloud in Iceland. Congressman John Dingell is the guest.

Letterman: The Museum of Modern Art has a sign outside that says Live Nude Girls. A staff member comes out to tell Dave that he can’t come to work today because of the volcanic cloud. A face in an image of the volcano sings Kung Fu Fighting. News anchors pronounce the volcano’s name wrong. Dave talks about the volcano. Then he talks about a party his son went to. Dave talks with American Idol castoffs Katie Stevens and Andrew Garcia and then they perform. Jennifer Lopez. Radio hosts Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg.

Ferguson: Craig has a book report a high school student wrote about his book. Clip of a guy interrupting a news report to say he hates Iceland. Gardening Tips with Willie Nelson. Brendan Fraser. Amanda Righetti. Comic Brian Scott McFadden does standup.

Friday April 16th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-16T23:18:00.001-07:00

Real time: Bill goes through Zagat’s Guide to American Militias. New Rules: KFC’s new sandwich is bad, economists need to stop holding their hands like they’re praying, we’re still too lazy for the iPad, don’t tell black people to leave a store, Huckabee shouldn’t give parenting advice, Catholic church should molest Justin Beiber, and the woman who sent back her adopted child was right. Bill talks about how bad that kid was and lists leaders he wants to send back.

Fallon: Jimmy reads a goofy flyer about a sheep shearing festival. Jimmy writes his weekly thank you letters. An acapella group performs theme songs from ABC’s old TGIF lineup. Tracy Morgan. Diggnation’s Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht. Football player Ndamukong Suh. The Flaming Lips perform with Stardeath and White Dwarfs.

Ferguson: Craig wears a bandana and wig to start the show. The robot has some new phrases. Craig says Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day is over. Willie Nelson. Ellie Kemper. Willie Nelson performs.

Last Call: From a restaurant. Director Matthew Vaughn. Author Seth Grahame-Smith. The Xx performs twice.

Thursday April 15th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-15T23:19:00.001-07:00

Daily show: Tea Party protests and Wyatt Cenac talks about it. Fox News complains about liberals. Samantha Bee talks to a friend of the show whose guns were stolen. Tracy Morgan is the guest.

Fallon: Members of The Roots and the staff give shout outs to weird things. Say What had audience members trying to figure out what a rambling redneck is saying. Chris Rock. Emma Stone. The Unseen, a mentalist act, perform, but they were such unbelievable hacks.

Ferguson: The robot makes some comments. Style Tips with Tim Gunn. Kirstie Alley. Sade performs. Kirstie introduced Sade and said goodnight with Craig.

Last Call: From batting cages. Jon Seda. Golfer and model Anna Rawson. She & Him performs twice.

Wednesday April 14th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-14T23:20:00.001-07:00

Daily show: John Hodgeman offers solutions to the Catholic Church scandal. Nuclear security summit and Fox News thinks the logo is a Muslim sign. John Oliver answers a question about kilograms. Ambassador Richard Burt is the guest.

Fallon: Spanx But No Spanx had two teams of three guys trying to get spanx on and off the fastest. The Regurgitator Stevie Starr demonstrates his ability to swallow things and then spit them up. Michael J. Fox. Musical group Green Day. Kaki King performs.

Ferguson: The show opens with a new chicken puppet. The robot makes very few comments. Andie MacDowell. Race car driver Dario Franchitti. Dawes perform.

Last Call: From a bike shop. Dr. Drew Pinsky. Creator of travel party package, The Dinah. Gossip performs.

Tuesday April 13th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-13T23:13:00.001-07:00

Daily show: A UFC fighter fights a Fox News anchor and lands in the same position that Sacha Baron Cohen did when he landed on Eminem. Some people don’t have to pay tax. Crazy tea party people. Rachel Maddow is the guest.

Fallon: Jimmy announces another performer for Rolling Stones week. Pros and Cons of the new KFC double down sandwich. Competitive spit takes. Kelly Ripa. Kelly and Jimmy play beer pong. Eric Stonestreet. The Specials perform.

Ferguson: The robot makes some comments. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. James Marsden. Charlyne Yi. Craig and Charlyne say goodnight.

Last Call: From a burger restaurant. Olivia Munn. Olivia’s Axe commercial. Entrepreneurial group BTTR Ventures. La Roux performs twice.

Monday April 12th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-12T23:11:00.001-07:00

Daily show: The Supreme Court needs a new judge. An old man talks about the retiring judge. Wyatt Cenac talks to people about open gun ownership and compares it to gays. Bryan Cranston is the guest.

Fallon: Jimmy dances to and sings a goofy song about giraffes where he just repeats “it’s like a tree growing out of your body.” Freestylin’ with The Roots. Alan Cumming. Greta Gerwig. Game designer Cliff Bleszinski talks about games and debuts the trailer for Gears of War 3. Comic Baron Vaughn does standup.

Ferguson: The robot makes some new comments. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Tim Gunn. Kathy Kinney.

Friday April 9th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-09T23:22:00.001-07:00

Real time: Bill does individual interviews with Chris Rock, Chef Alice Waters and Musician Billie Joe Armstrong. New Rules: Don't say Palin is smarter than Obama, don't need to play games to drink, no more sad mimes at rallies, internet is not needed on a refrigerator, and geek squad cars shouldn't be black and white like cop cars.

Fallon: Jimmy reads a goofy flyer for the chicken and egg festival. Jimmy writes his weekly thank you letters. Cell Phone Shootout including a music video for a foot measurer and cutting a basketball net. Jeff Daniels. Television show host Olivia Munn dances, talks about making out with Alan Thicke, her show Attack of the Show, her upcoming book, and being in Date Night and Iron Man 2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performs.

Ferguson: The robot makes one or two comments. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Betty White comes out as one of the geniuses from Apple to talk about the iPad. Out takes of Michael Clarke Duncan reading from Jennifer Love Hewitt's book. Kunal Nayyar. Slash performs.

Last Call: From a comedy theater. Gillian Jacobs. Comic Dan Mintz. Never Shout Never performs twice.

Thursday April 8th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-08T23:28:00.001-07:00

Daily Show: Obama signs a nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. The south is celebrating Confederates. Author David Remnick is the guest. John checks in with Stephen about Easter and Passover.

Fallon: A new episode of the Glee spoof 6-bee where the Late Night glee club battles the glee club of the Parks and Recreation cast and The Roots. Tina Fey. Tina and Jimmy compete against Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler in charades. Justin Beiber talks, answers tweets and plays drums. Chef Mario Batali cooks with Jimmy.

Ferguson: The robot makes very few comments. A picture of Matthew McConaughey and Vladimir Putin meditating. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Michael Clarke Duncan reads from Jennifer Love Hewitt's book. Jennifer Love Hewitt. Michael Clarke Duncan reads another excerpt. Author Stuart Neville. Craig and the robot say goodnight.

Last Call: From a comedy club. Nick Kroll. Comic Chelsea Peretti. Circa Survive performs.

Wednesday April 7th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-07T23:16:00.001-07:00

Daily show: More coverage of the Pope scandal. Samantha Bee talks about it. John talks with the Michael Steele puppet voiced by Wyatt Cenac. Steve Carell is the guest.

Letterman: A strip club will be the location of the Republican National Convention. The CBS eye is red because of allergy season. CGI monsters added to golf. A lady in a commercial has a lot of bathroom problems. Dave says to brush your teeth less to have more time in your life. A commercial for the PiePad. Dave talks to a random guy who is standing with the band. Top Ten thoughts that go through every accountant’s mind on April 15th presented by accountants. Chris Rock takes up three segments. Jane Lynch.

Fallon: News stories about Miley Cyrus talking about her house, Lauren Conrad having hair extensions and Pete Wentz going to a Jay Z concert go down in the Who Cares Hindenburg. Jimmy does an ad for TurboTax. Battle of the Instant Bands. Rachel Maddow talks and then mixes drinks with Jimmy. Jimmy talks with The Mighty Boosh via webcam and shows off their iPad app. Dave Annable. Suzanne Vega performs.

Ferguson: The robot has a Price is Right name tag on. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Raquel Welch. Anna Torv. There was no time left for comic Brian McFadden.

Last Call: From a bar. Musicians Tom DeLonge and David Kennedy. Comic Matt Walsh. Angels & Airwaves perform twice.

Tuesday April 6th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-06T23:17:00.001-07:00

Daily Show: John talks about college basketball and Obama played basketball. The media covers Tiger Woods’ return to golf. Jason Jones talks about it. John McCain now has different views than those he had during the election. Author Capt. Richard Phillips is the guest.

Letterman: Dead guy in a wheelchair is footage of Cheney in a wheelchair. King Tut in Central Park is footage from an old movie of a guy shooting a mummy. A nightclub for Republicans with Reagan waitresses and a mechanical Cheney. Tiger gets hit by a golf club. Dave talks about college basketball. A fake president of Toyota comes out and yells at Americans for being fat. Dave talks to American Idol castoff Didi Benami and then she sings. Butler basketball coach Brad Stevens talks to Dave via satellite. Steve Carell. The cast of The Addams Family performs.

Fallon: Pros and Cons of Tiger Woods’ return to golf. Jimmy imitates Kate Gossellin’s Paparazzi dance from Dancing with the Stars. Christopher Meloni. Jimmy and Chris throw random items through a basketball hoop. Taraji P. Henson. Dr. Dog performs.

Ferguson: Craig talks with the robot backstage. The robot makes comments throughout the show. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Mindy Kaling. Comic Dom Irrera does standup and then talks with Craig.

Last Call: From a radio station. Rapper Ludacris. Comic Anthony Jeselnik. The Living Sisters perform twice.

Monday April 5th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-05T23:14:00.001-07:00

Daily show: Children denied health care and a doctor denies care to those who voted for Obama. Afghanistan president admits there was fraud in their election. Aasif Mandvi talks about it. Author Reza Aslan is the guest.

Fallon: Jimmy announces another performer for Rolling Stones week. Dancing with the cardboard cutouts of the stars had audience members dancing with cardboard cutouts of Snooky, Jesse James and Shaq. Jeff Musial brings out animals. Bob Costas talks and is lowered down from the rafters because they put him up there the last time he was on. James Badge Dale. Peter Wolf and Shelby Lynne perform.

Ferguson: Craig and others lip synch to a song with the line "look out there's a monster coming" and the robot skeleton, Geoff Peterson, comes out. The robot makes comments during Craig's monologue. Craig talks with the robot quickly. A video of interns picking up the robot from Grant Imahara. Kristen Bell talks with the robot seated next to her. Grant Imahara talks about the robot and says he only has 7 programmed phrases. Craig and the robot say good night.

Friday April 2nd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-02T23:25:00.000-07:00

Letterman: The sneezing monkey clip. Mets players will injure themselves such as exploding. The loose coyote is now being served at the Hello Deli. Dave talks about cooking short ribs. A guy in a commercial who kind of looks like Dave. The graphics guy hasn’t made a graphic yet because he was busy making Trump’s hair humping the Statue of Liberty. Top Ten signs your baseball team isn’t ready for the season. Nathan Lane talks and shows a fake clip of him in Eclipse. True Tales from the Old West. She & Him perform.

Fallon: Jimmy’s weekly thank you notes. Jimmy makes jokes as the beast of Clash of the Titans is about to attack him. Sam Worthington. Tech writer Joshua Topolsky shows off the iPad. Liquid Liquid performs.

Ferguson: Two people are on the stage with rattlesnake mugs. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. A new jingle and graphic for emails. John Corbett. Joss Stone talks and then performs. Craig pulled out a bin filled with all his props during the interview.

Last call: From a bar. Greta Gerwig. NFL player Lance Briggs. Surfer Blood performs twice.

Thursday April 1st Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-04-01T23:30:00.000-07:00

Daily Show: CNN is losing viewers and one of their commenters is saying stupid things. France. The French President makes nasty comments about America and health care. John Oliver talks about it. Samantha Bee interviews people who are against the census. TV host Liz Claman.

Letterman: Kate Hudson on the Yankees traded for Betty White. The show’s video technician says we’re done with Harry Smith’s colonoscopy. Palin interviews Nixon. Dave talks about Easter eggs. Andy Kindler talks to the New York Yankees. Dave shows the iPad. Top Ten questions to ask yourself before waiting in line for the iPad. Sam Worthington. Dave plays with the iPad again. A clown comes out to say fuck you to Alan, Paul and Dave. There was no time for sportscasters Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic. Patty Loveless performs.

Fallon: The Roots are goofing off when Jimmy enters as an April Fool’s joke. Jimmy shows fake iPhone apps including Adam Sandler sneezing, Jersey Shore yourself, Reisersquare that lets you find Paul Reiser, a game Doodle Jumped where the character is jumped, and Club Remix Your Thoughts. Put it in Reverse where two audience members compete to do the best backwards scene that is then played forwards. The scene was the audience member being a pizza delivery person. Ricky Gervais. Anthony Mackie. Easton Corbin performs.

Ferguson: Craig talks for a few seconds because tonight’s guests will talk a lot. The bondage boy comes out. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Robin Williams takes up two segments. Philosopher Jonathan Dancy.

Last Call: From a surf shop. Victor Rasuk. Snowboarder Amy Purdy. Mishka performs. Last Call is how to make a CD bubble.

Wednesday March 31st Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-31T23:22:00.000-07:00

Daily show: A protester throws an egg at a bus. Obama is still doing a lot after passing health care. A racist guy calls C-SPAN. Author Roxana Saberi is the guest.

Letterman: Harry Smith colonoscopy is in a cave. A countdown graphic for V pops up on the screen. A History Channel special has Jesus’s actual voice and its goofy sounding. Dave announces his producer has adopted a child and Craig Ferguson has won a Peabody. Alan Kalter does an ad for a pain relief cream. A guy interrupts Dave asking him if he would like to come out like Ricky Martin has. Top Ten highlights of Barack Obama’s oil drilling plan. Dave talks with three turkey callers and has them demonstrate their call. Then he brings out a turkey, but it doesn’t respond to the calls. Ricky Gervais. The Whigs perform.

Fallon: Jimmy mentions a sand festival that sounds goofy. Pros and Cons of being a celebrity on Dancing with the Stars. Dancing on Air had audience members dancing while hoisted in the air with wires. Tyler Perry talks and then he and Jimmy pilot RC blimps through a hoop. Painter Dan Dunn talks and then paints with his unique style of painting on a spinning canvas while jamming out. Jack McBrayer introduces the band Driver-By Truckers since his brother in law is in the band. Driver-By Truckers perform.

Ferguson: Wavy the Crocodile announces the show has won a Peabody. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Wanda Sykes takes up two segments. There was no time left for Anna Torv.

Last Call: From an internet café. Jesse Ventura. Comic artist Matthew Inman. Doves perform.

Tuesday March 30th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-30T23:17:00.000-07:00

Daily show: Michael Steele’s staffers went to a strip club with donation money. Jason Jones, Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver talk about it. A re-creation of the event using Sesame Street characters. McCain and Palin team up again. Robin Williams is the guest.

Letterman: Vice Presidential Profanities. Dave talks about his son and the circus. Dave runs backstage to get a cookie. Top Ten Republican National Committee excuses. Luke Wilson. Tea Party Patriot Pam Stout. Alan Jackson performs.

Fallon: A new episode of Late takes up two segments. Fred Armisen talks and plays guitar. Chuck Liddell. Chuck teaches Jimmy some fighting moves. Comic Moshe Kasher does standup.

Ferguson: A video of the skeleton robot being tested. A countdown clock until the skeleton robot arrives. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. A new jingle and graphic for checking twitter that has country music. Craig as Prince Charles on his new daytime talk show. Ben McKenzie. VV Brown performs.

Last Call: From a music lounge. Snoop Dogg. Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris. Keane performs.

Monday March 29th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-29T23:26:00.001-07:00

Daily Show: Violent acts committed against democrats for passing health care. John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac make violent threats but claim they are only metaphors. Aasif Mandvi suggests the country breaks up into two. Jason Jones talks to a man who has created an all white basketball league. Ben Stiller is the guest.

Letterman: Osama Bin Laden says Happy Passover. Alan Kalter is applying a tan spray because of the tanning salon tax. Bush wiped his hand on Clinton’s shirt and also wiped his glasses with the shawl of a producer on the Late Show. A guy being interviewed keeps saying hello. The producer has a sign that says Fuck You. Dave does a shout out for a couple and Alan reads a description about them. Dave talks to the latest American Idol castoff, Paige Miles, who is sitting in with the band and then she sings. Alan reads another description about the couple. Top Ten highlights of President Obama’s trip to Afghanistan. Robin Williams. The stage hand comes out to talk to Dave again. Usher performs.

Fallon: Slow Jamming the News about health care with Brian Williams. Ultimate Mustache Fighting included interference by a David Crosby moustache filled with coke and was again interrupted by a Detective Jam Face ad. Jeff Goldblum talks and then plays piano. Jennifer Morrison. Julian Casablancas performs.

Ferguson: Craig talks with Joel McHale in the dressing room. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Steve Jones's Diary was a guy writing to his diary about turning into a woman. Joel McHale takes up two segments. There was no time left for Ben McKenzie, that's the second time this happened.

Friday March 26th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-26T23:10:00.000-07:00

Real time: Fake magazine covers about Jesse James and his mistress. Jeff Garlin joins the panel. New Rules: no stupid signs at rallies, the pope shouldn’t hide things, don’t be surprised about Jesse James, Rush needs to leave the country, and no cooperation is not a threat because there never was any. Bill talks about health care passing and the Republicans.

Fallon: Jimmy’s weekly thank you letters. Jimmy does an ad for Verizon. Beef Solvers with audience members portraying Glenn Beck and James Cameron. Bryan Cranston. Jill Scott. Comic Morgan Murphy does standup.

Last Call: From a sports bar. Sports analyst Kenny Smith. Filmmaker David Lynch. Black Lips perform. Last Call is human tetris.

Thursday March 25th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-25T23:30:00.001-07:00

Fallon: Jimmy talks about a fake kite flying event. Freestylin’ with the Roots. Audience requests include shots of ears, notes and throats, a wave in the audience, a stare down between Jimmy and the bearded writer in the audience who wouldn’t do the wave, college basketball mascots working in the office, snow for an orphan boy, and Jimmy diving under a door before it closes. Liev Schreiber. Rob Corddry. Robert Randolph and Sacred Steel perform.

Last Call: From a barbecue restaurant. Musicians Lupe Fiasco and Mike Shinoda talk about their charity work in two separate interviews. Motocross racer Ronnie Faisst. The Airborne Toxic Event performs.

Wednesday March 24th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-24T23:18:00.000-07:00

Letterman: Madoff countdown clock. Harry Smith colonoscopy in a cave. Heart monitors will now play a song. Restaurants using monkey waiters in NYC. Dave talks about the show’s Super Bowl commercial and that a guy in the audience thought it was for Tostitos. Top Ten signs you’re having a bad spring break. Tina Fey. Bryan Cranston. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts perform.

Fallon: Picture of a Muslim guy with abs for their Jersey Shore. The bill from Schoolhouse Rock sings about being a big fucking deal. Questions with Quest including one with Ben Stiller. Health Care Karaoke. Ben Stiller. Hoda Kotb. The Clientele performs.

Ferguson: Craig comes into Jonah Hill's dressing room who is upset because it seems like Scarlett Johansson was supposed to be there instead of him. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Jonah Hill talks and they play with the toys of their characters. Emily Procter. There was no time left for VV Brown.

Last Call: From a restaurant. Author Paul Rieckhoff. Musical group Bad Religion. The Raveonettes perform.

Tuesday March 23rd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-23T23:16:00.001-07:00

Letterman: Regis at the Last Supper. A monkey with a gun on Discovery’s Life. Justin Bieber fans are outside and Dave shows his fans who are a bunch of old guys. A fake president of Toyota is mad about the hoax so he says their cars will have no brakes and then yells at Dave. Ben Stiller. Chef Jamie Oliver talks and cooks with Dave. Justin Bieber performs.

Fallon: Pros and Cons of the new health care bill with the cons being jokes. Competitive spit takes. Janet Jackson. John Cena. The Besnard Lakes perform.

Ferguson: A girl wearing a Robot Skeleton Army shirt. Another video hyping the Mythbusters guy building a robot skeleton. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Regis Philbin reads emails with Craig. Jay Baruchel. Regis and Joy Philbin perform. Craig is wearing a shiny jacket and a wig to say goodnight.

Last Call: From a cafe. Lizzy Caplan. Singer Ryan Bingham. Ladyhawke performs. Last Call is a homemade Star Trek phaser.

Monday March 22nd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-22T23:08:00.001-07:00

Letterman: A guy wants Dave to ask Harry Smith to autograph a picture of his colon. Health care will now be performed by a dry cleaner. A guy walks in the background while Obama is giving a speech. Dave tells a story about a purchase. Top Ten thoughts going through Harry Smith’s mind during his televised colonoscopy presented by Harry Smith. American Idol castoff Lacey Brown is sitting in with the band and Dave talks with her. Greg Kinnear. Michael Buble talks and then performs.

Fallon: Jimmy moderates Higgins and Quest as if they are in Congress. Audience members throw hot dogs in the mouths of cardboard cutouts of politicians. Jimmy and four other guys dressed as Rockapella sing the same beat over and over. Alicia Silverstone talks and has Jimmy try vegan food. Mark Valley talks and then teaches Jimmy some stunt moves. Rogue Wave performs.

Ferguson: Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. John Cusack. Lana Parrilla.

Friday March 19th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-19T23:27:00.001-07:00

Real Time: Fake campaign ads for Liz Cheney. Emile Hirsch joins the panel. New Rules: no more interspecies suckling, drugs don’t make people lazy, Tim Geitner needs Nancy Pelosi’s eyebrow penciler, Israel needs to stop being mad at Obama for not visiting, don’t worry about textbooks in Texas, and don’t deny yourself love. Bill goes on a rant about sex and politicians.

Fallon: Jimmy writes his weekly thank you letters. Jimmy says Sienna College lost and the audience swings the team’s shirt in the air. Battle of the Instant Bands has audience members performing in a band they put together before the show. Ted Danson talks and then he and Jimmy have a boring interview because his wife made fun of his last interview where they both carved wood. Kara DioGuardi. Air performs.

Last Call: From a pizza place. Aaron Paul. Musician Shooter Jennings. 311 performs.

Thursday March 18th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-18T23:23:00.001-07:00

Daily Show: Jon does the entire first segment imitating Glenn Beck and his show including blackboards and clips of Glenn Beck. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke is the guest and takes up two segments.

Fallon: Jimmy talks about Sienna College. The Roots perform a song about the Sienna College basketball coach. A guy blows a big horn while Horatio Sanz says Sienna. Dance Your Hat and Gloves off. Lucy Liu talks and then plays beer pong with Jimmy. Gene Simmons talks and shows off his tongue. Jimmy and the World Record guys watch people break records including a guy who bench presses his dog, a basketball team holding the most amount of basketballs, two guys who have been touching their noses together for 10 hours and Jimmy in the largest bloody mary. Horatio jumps in the bloody mary and the team shoots basketballs in it.

Last Call: From a cafe. Mark Duplass. Youtube star Marina Orlova. Wild Light performs. Last Call of Last Call is a flying paper airplane. Wild Light performs again.

Wednesday March 17th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-17T23:26:00.001-07:00

Daily Show: More health care talk. John Oliver talks about it. Debate over conservative textbooks. Snoop Dogg is the guest. Jon checks in with Stephen to talk about St. Patrick’s Day.

Letterman: Picture of Bloomberg as a leprechaun. Ball inflating ceremony on CBS. Many news anchors say groping, tickling and snorkeling. Dave talks to his mother on the phone and tries to make her say the name of a flower. Top Ten things overheard at the St. Patrick’s day parade. Gerard Butler. Mindy Kaling. Free Energy performs.

Fallon: Jimmy says the show will be supporting the Sienna college basketball team. Jimmy sings a song for St. Patrick’s Day. Wheel of Carpet Samples. Dakota Fanning talks and teaches Jimmy a trick with a microphone wire that she learned for her movie. The she takes video questions from fans and Kristen Stewart. Joseph Fiennes. The Xx performs.

Last Call: From an Irish pub. LA Ink's Kat Von D and Dan Smith. Comedy-folk duo Garfunkel and Oates. Metric performs. I missed from the middle of the LA Ink interview to the end and can't watch it online.

Tuesday March 16th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-16T23:22:00.001-07:00

Daily show: Chris Dodd talks about financial reform. Jon goes through an example of how companies lie about their assets. Sex scandal at the Vatican. Jude Law is the guest.

Letterman: Old footage of a guy seeing a huge cat outside his door is the world’s smallest man. Alan Kalter announces big name guests and says they are for Jimmy Kimmel. Toyota says one report was a hoax but everything else is their fault. News footage where a guy is seen easily walking through shallow water while others are sitting on rafts. Paul talks about doing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Dave sends out a tweet and has a hard time with it. Top Ten things that sound cool when said by Snoop Dogg presented by Snoop Dogg. Jimmy Kimmel. Kirstie Alley.

Fallon: Another episode of Late, the show’s Lost spoof. Kristen Stewart. The Bee Gees talk about their career, Jimmy’s SNL sketch of them and then the three of them sing the chorus of the song the SNL sketch spoofs. Dr. Drew Pinsky. The Script performs.

Last Call: From the LA Ink tattoo parlor. Director Antoine Fuqua. Syyn Labs, creators of the new OK Go video. Paolo Nutini performs. Last Call of Last Call is the first jetpack. Paolo Nutini performs again.

Monday March 15th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-15T23:26:00.001-07:00

Daily Show: Politicians react to Eric Massa. Wyatt Cenac compares their flip flopping to wrestling and brings out Mick Foley to show his two different sides. Aasif Mandvi gets thrown out of a health insurance conference. Author Michael Lewis is the guest.

Letterman: Harry Smith’s colonoscopy is people walking through a cave again. Harry Smith thanks the nurse who re-spooled his colon. HBO’s new show Eric Massa’s Navy Years. An attack ad on Ben Quail that says he is the son of Dan Quail. Two people are on stage for a meet and greet with Dave. Top Ten signs you spend too much time on twitter. Jennifer Aniston. Environmentalist Charles Moore.

Fallon: Obama facial expressions turns into him going on a rant about Fruit by the Foot. Julianne Moore and Toni Colette play charades with Jimmy and Higgins. Julianne Moore. Toni Colette. Freeway performs. A promo for Late at the end of the show.

Friday March 12th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-12T23:12:00.000-08:00

Real time: Fake Mitt Romney books for different races. New Rules: 3d glasses make you look stupid, America can’t bail out Greece, Glenn Beck has wasted many hours, runway fashion with animal skin looks bad, don’t mail cards with confetti in them, and don’t blame teachers. Bill talks about the school who fired all it’s teachers.

Letterman: Naomi Campbell throws something at the tv screen. Air traffic is directed by an old man who is confused. Fun Facts. Top Ten signs your team isn’t ready for the NCAA basketball tournament. Liev Schreiber. A guy in the audience comes on stage to answer a call on Dave’s phone. Jim Gaffigan does standup. Drive-By Truckers perform.

Fallon: Jimmy’s weekly thank you notes. Cell Phone Shootout including paparazzi taking pictures. Parker Posey talks and then has a dance battle with Jimmy. Jason Sudeikis. Vampire Weekend performs.

Ferguson: Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. George Hamilton. Astronaut Mike Massimino. A woman says goodnight.

Last Call: From a dance studio. Ben McKenzie. Adam Carolla talks about his podcast and shows his studio. Lily Allen performs Womanizer. Last Call of Last Call is a frog almost catching a dragonfly. Lily Allen performs again.

Thursday March 11th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-11T23:15:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: Obama talks about health care and Fox News reacts. Samantha Bee talks about Fox News. Biden goes to Israel to discuss peace. Author Eamon Javers.

Letterman: Guy crawling through a tunnel is Harry Smith’s colonoscopy. Old footage of a guy jumping over other people’s heads is supposed to be a Congressman. A staff member takes a sandwich out of Dave’s jacket pocket. Madoff countdown clock returns. More surgeries of CBS stars coming to the Early Show. A graphic has Eric Massa tickling the viewer. Small Town News. Larry King footage interrupts the show asking Dave if he’s gay. Top Ten things you don’t want to hear from your congressman. Donald Trump. Alan Kalter wants to have a colonoscopy on the show. John Hiatt performs.

Fallon: Jimmy acts like Eric Massa on Larry King. Dancing on Air has audience members hoisted in the air and dancing. Michael Moore talks and they both use megaphones. Chris Hardwick. Broken Bells perform.

Ferguson: Craig has four pretty ladies from the audience on the set. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Eddie Izzard comes out, throws the furniture around and reads emails with Craig. Lisa Kudrow. Ryan Bingham performs. The four ladies, Eddie and Craig dance to end the show.

Last Call: From a historic bar. Lake Bell. Sex Rehab's Jennie Ketcham. David Gray performs.

Wednesday March 10th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-10T23:14:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: Eric Massa’s story about a naked Rahm Emanuel and his reason for leaving. Glenn Beck overreacts and interviews him. Larry Wilmore talks about Gov. Patterson not being supported by blacks anymore. Jerry Seinfeld is the guest.

Letterman: Harry Smith colonoscopy is people in a cave again. Eric Massa saying he tickled a male staffer. Franklin D. Roosevelt audio tape of him being tickled. Osama’s Oscar fashion show has him saying all of them have no bhurka. The CBS store next door is closing so Dave calls and talks to them. Top Ten questions Rod Blagojevich asked himself before appearing on Celebrity Apprentice presented by Rod. Jessica Simpson. Dr. Mehmet Oz. Alkaline Trio performs.

Fallon: Jimmy talks about his fall last night. Staff members, Forest Whitaker and Jimmy read their letters to back home. Forest Whitaker. Rachael Harris. The National performs.

Ferguson: The bondage boy comes out with a fishing pole. Dominic Monaghan. Lindsay Sloane talks and Craig sits in the seat next to her. The Temper Trap performs. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day.

Last Call: From a record store. David Arquette takes up two segments, first showing off his clothing factory and then talking. Lisa Hannigan performs. Last Call of Last Call is girls jumping through boxes in their apartment. Lisa Hannigan performs again.

Tuesday March 9th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-09T23:26:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: A scary ad about the Al Qaeda 7 who are Justice Department lawyers that defended terror suspects. The Virginia governor gets rid of anti-gay discrimination laws. Author Marc Thiessen is the guest.

Letterman: Harry Smith colonoscopy is people entering a cave. A picture of fat Obama. A news anchor calls The Hurt Locker, The Foot Locker. Guys fight behind an Italian news anchor. A fake Toyota president blames Americans for driving like kitties and then yells at Dave. Top 10 signs Rahm Emanuel is nuts. Dave talks about his blackmailer being sentenced. Grocery bagging champion Kyle Perry talks about it and bags groceries with Dave. Dave had a hole in his bag and the table. Julianna Margulies. A guy stands behind Dave and shows a clip of him painting a closet. Broken Bells perform.

Fallon: Jimmy elects a new president of the audience and has a bunch of props for him including a wife. An attack ad on the audience president. Lester Holt reports about it. Jimmy gives a speech about hope. Chelsea Handler talks and then she and Jimmy compete to make drinks and race around the audience the fastest. Jimmy falls down when he gets back to the set and cuts his hand on a broken wine glass. Matt Walsh. Allman Brothers perform.

Ferguson: A video hyping a robot sidekick that is being made by the Asian guy on Mythbusters. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Lisa Kudrow. Adhir Kalyan.

Last Call: It's cover week. From a recording studio. Rapper T-Pain. Base jumper Miles Daisher. Weezer performs an MGMT song and Poker Face.

Monday March 8th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-08T23:28:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: Jon quickly talks about the Oscars. Iraq holds an election. John Oliver talks about it as if he’s accepting an Academy Award. Then Samantha Bee interrupts him. Jason Jones talks to a guy who is protesting Mother Theresa being on a stamp and Jason acts like he is in The DaVinci Code including an appearance by Harvey Keitel. Author Harry Markopolos.

Letterman: A woman interrupts Dave like the one at the Academy Awards. A torture rack is Dick Cheney’s. The Hurt Locker would like to thank Bush and Cheney. Male nominees are asleep. Dave talks about buying balloons for his son. A staffer comes out to say he won $200 in the office’s Oscars pool and says fuck you to Alan, Paul and Dave. Top Ten things overheard at the Academy Awards. Kelly Ripa. A staffer talks to Dave about random things. Lady Antebellum performs.

Fallon: Taylor Swift saying Taylor Lautner is hot, a Real Housewife saying she’s not a lesbian and of course Pete Wentz saying he likes Alice in Wonderland all goes down in the Who Cares Hindenburg. Freestyln’ with The Roots. Abigail Breslin talks and Jimmy makes a twitter for her. Chris Parnell talks. Then Chris and Andy perform Lazy Sunday while doing a bunch of things related to the lyrics and it also included appearances by Jorma and Akiva. Ted Leo performs.

Ferguson: The bondage boy comes out. Craig talks about the Oscars. Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. Miranda Lambert performs.

Friday March 5th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-05T23:25:00.000-08:00

Real Time: Sean Penn is interviewed. Michael Moore is interviewed. An attack ad saying the movie Up promotes man boy relationship, has a zeppelin like Hitler had and a talking dog like the Son of Sam had. New Rules: No more naked models in clothing ads, Sullenberger won’t land in the Hudson again, no more sexual bondage, bring back Spitzer, kid in Let’s Move poster has an erection, and conservatives must stop complaining about Hollywood. Bill talks about conservative Hollywood stars being pushed to run for office.

Letterman: Dave talks about the Mad Hatter and they show Alan Kalter. Tea party scene in Alice and Wonderland is Palin giving a speech. A young guy comes out to ask Dave if he got his Oscar party invitation. Celebrity Rehab for monkeys. Dave talks about the Broadway street outside and Paul’s name being on the theater’s marquee. Then he tells a story about ear drops for his son. Matt Damon. Comic Danny Bhoy does standup. Corinne Bailey Rae performs.

Fallon: Jimmy shows his best picture and it’s a picture of a cat with a cut lime on its head. Jimmy’s weekly thank you letters. Two audience members compete using some contraption where they try to suck a ball through a wind tunnel onto their side. Mike Myers talks and then he does a bit called Mike’s Canada Corner where he talks about the Olympic hockey game and universal health care. When they show a quick clip of the next guest in the greenroom, Andy Samberg, Fred Armisen and Akiva Schaffer were sitting there. Matt Lucas. Joanna Newsom performs.

Ferguson: Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Dax Shephard. Paula Deen cooks with Craig.

Last Call: From the Kodak Theater where the Oscars will take place. Joel David Moore. Stunt woman Luci Romberg. Arctic Monkeys perform. The Last Call of Last Call is a video of scuba diving. Arctic Monkeys perform again.

Thursday March 4th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-04T23:16:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: More health care talk from Obama and John Oliver talks about it. New website chatroulette and the media’s reaction to it. Jon goes through a fake chat roulette which includes appearances by Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, Keith Olberman and the three broadcast news anchors. Author Scott Patterson is the guest.

Letterman: Picture of Bloomberg being the same height as a fire hydrant. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum is a picture of Bush and Cheney. The cast of an old show will reunite on the Today show but they are all skeletons. Alice in Wonderland is about Paula Abdul. Dave gives Late Show coins to some members of the Navy in the audience. Top Ten things you don’t want to hear from a guy on a bobsled presented by the US bobsled team. Tom Hanks. Biff visits the set of Cop Out where he talks to Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan and Kevin Smith. Spoon performs.

Fallon: Jimmy reunites the cast of California Dreams and Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell comes out trying to make believe he was on the show. The cast says what they have been up to. Then they sing their theme song. Another installment of Let Us Play with Your Look where Jimmy dressed in white sings that phrase over and over, while Zach Galifianakis pours shampoo all over a woman’s hair. Zach Galifianakis. Mia Wasikowska. Silversun Pickups perform.

Ferguson: Craig plays with a witch puppet. A picture comparing Elliot Spitzer to Beaker from the Muppets. Jeffrey Tambor takes up two segments. Sonya Walger. Regina Spektor performs. Craig lets the ending graphic cut him off.

Last Call: From the Academy Awards red carpet. Director Lee Daniels. Director Roger Ross Williams. Fanfario performs.

Wednesday March 3rd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-03T23:31:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: Sarah Palin on the Tonight Show stupidly says that she joined Fox News because she wants more news and fewer opinions. So Jon goes on to prove that Fox is all opinions, even their news programs. Palin was doing standup on Leno and Mitt Romney was being boring on Letterman. Author Lynne Olson is the guest.

Letterman: A cat meows in air traffic control. Alan Kalter’s face is all beat up and he says he was beaten by Naomi Campbell. Three airplanes take off at once on top of each other. NY will go without any state government. Top 10 reasons Barbara Walters won’t be doing any more Academy Awards specials presented by Barbara Walters. Jerry Seinfeld first does standup and then talks with Dave. Tom Brokaw.

Fallon: An old VHS style video about sexual harassment in the workplace. Jimmy reads fake audience suggestions including Jimmy speaking in Chinese, Abraham Lincoln prat falling down the stairs, Tariq advertising a timeshare, audience members switching seats then one of them winning a prize, a recreation of a Nirvana album cover, a kiss cam, boards being used to make the screen wider and an Elvis impersonator singing. Barbara Walters. Regina King. Erykah Badu performs.

Ferguson: Michael Sheen reads the tweets and emails with Craig. Then he talks with Craig. Amy Ryan, with Michael Sheen in the second seat. Craig, Michael and Amy end the show.

Last Call: From a visual effects studio. Jeremy Renner. Filmmaker Tomm Moore. Grizzly Bear performs.

Tuesday March 2nd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-02T23:12:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: Problems for New York politicians. Samantha Bee tries to help an out of work man who says he has a long penis. Robert Pattinson is the guest.

Letterman: A woman comes out to say into the camera “put it out right now” and tells Dave she’s talking to Obama about smoking. A CBS local news program says Leno is coming up next. A stick figure animation of Evan Lysacek ice skating. A fake president of Toyota comes out to say he’s sick of apologizing to Americans and accuses Dave of killing Conan. Top Ten thoughts that went through Evan Lysacek’s mind during his gold medal ice skating routine presented by Evan Lysacek. Politician Mitt Romney. Mia Wasikowska.

Fallon: Jimmy gives a shout out and then other staff members want to as well, including a guy in the audience who says he was the original drummer for the Roots and then they play a song he wrote that introduces all the members of the Roots. Mustache Fighting with Burt Reynold’s and Tom Selleck’s mustaches. The fight is interrupted by Hitler’s mustache who is about to jump off the top of the cage onto them, but another ad for Detective Jamface covers the screen. Wesley Snipes talks and then competes with Jimmy to get random objects through a basketball hoop. Emilie de Ravin talks about her new movie and Lost. Ludacris performs.

Ferguson: Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. A new David Bowie style graphic and jingle for Check the Tweets. Steven Wright reads the tweets and emails with Craig. Author Mitch Albom. Mumiy Troll performs.

Last Call: From a historic movie theater. Giovanni Ribisi. Figure skater Evan Lysacek. Phoenix performs. There was no Last Call of Last Call tonight, I thought by regular segment he meant every night, I guess not.

Monday March 1st Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-03-01T23:35:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: More health care talk and arguments over unemployment in senate. An anchor on CNN says crazy things while talking about the earthquake in Chile and the tsunami threat in Hawaii. Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

Leno: My first and last recap of Jay’s return to the Tonight Show. It begins with a comedy piece of Jay waking up from a dream like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and seeing Kevin Eubanks, Ross the Intern and John Melendez, who Jay says wasn’t in his dream. Betty White also stops by the window. The show has a new opening video, an updated set and the same announcer from the Jay Leno Show. Jay does a monologue and the usual comedy video pieces. Jay shows a video of him visiting people’s homes looking for a new desk including appearances by Adam Carolla and Randy Jackson. Jamie Foxx. Skier Lindsey Vonn. Brad Paisley performs.

Letterman: A guy sprays Dave with a fire extinguisher because he sarcastically says he is on fire tonight. Olympic Highlight Simulation was stick figures scoring a goal in hockey. “Is it a satellite delay?” was a long delay on a satellite feed with Sarah Palin. Dave talks about the Olympics. Top 10 signs you have winter Olympics withdrawal. The guy sprays Dave again. Bill Murray comes out in a ski jacket and crutches along with a video of his skiing accident which is some pro skier having a bad accident. A sling drops down for his leg and a web address for a doctor pops up on the screen. Bill takes off his jacket to reveal an ice skating outfit. A hockey player from Team USA and Team Canada fight backstage. Ludacris performs.

Fallon: Jimmy says it is the show’s one year anniversary and thanks the staff. Jimmy sings a techno song called Freshman 15 under blue light while showing short clips of what they’ve done in the past. A new episode of Late, the show’s Lost spoof, which had Jimmy meeting the man of faith and we see a flashback from right before Jimmy boarded the elevator. A very short Bothered with the real Robert Pattinson in the tree with Jimmy and Jimmy trying to get him to say he’s bothered. Robert Pattinson comes out to talk. Judah Friedlander talks and has a bunch of props. Mario Batali cooks with Jimmy and Judah.

Ferguson: Wavy the Crocodile brings out his cat girlfriend who is again voiced by Lauren Graham. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Lauren Graham. Simon Helberg.

Last Call: A new opening video. From the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood. Eli Roth. Digital animator Neville Page. Daniel Merriweather performs. A new regular segment entitled The Last Call of Last Call is a short clip of a user submitted video. Tonight's was musician Ronald Jenkies.

Friday February 26th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-26T23:32:00.000-08:00

Real time: Olivia Wilde is on the panel. Chris Rock comes out as a surprise. Bill does joke translations for the president of Toyota. Adam Carolla joins the panel. New Rules: funnel for women to pee standing up is stupid, no black athletes in the winter Olympics, don’t bring wine to a dinner party, Scott Brown wearing pink leather shorts on a date with his wife is stupid, and sex addiction is overrated. Then Bill talks about sex addiction being fake and Tiger Woods being Buddhist.

Ferguson: The show begins with Craig showing Quentin Tarantino a movie backstage, but it was a porno with Craig. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Quentin Tarantino. Mumford & Sons perform.

Thursday February 25th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-25T23:52:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: Democrats and republicans debate at the health care summit. John Oliver talks about it. Congressman James Clyburn is the guest via satellite because Martin Scorsese couldn’t make it due to the snow.

Ferguson: The Morgan Freeman voice over impersonator says he likes bears playing hockey and we see a clip of it. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Eddie Izzard comes out to read tweets and emails with Craig. Seann William Scott. Author Jackie Collins.

Wednesday February 24th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-24T23:32:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: More health care reform debate. There are problems for the Winter Olympics and John Hodgeman talks about how they are boring so he creates his own games. Tracy Morgan is the guest.

Ferguson: The show starts backstage with Don Cheadle telling Craig he is sick and Tim Meadows saying he can fill in. Don Cheadle. Author Jeannette Walls. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day at the end of the show.

Tuesday February 24th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-23T23:20:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: New regulations for credit cards. Wyatt Cenac talks to a woman who got fired from Bank of America for trying to help their customers and a former loan collector for the mob. New information about the Toyota braking problem. Jeff Garlin is the guest.

Ferguson: Craig says it will be a special episode tonight without an audience and he explains that he will be just talking to a person like Tom Snyder used to do. Stephen Fry is the only guest for the night, who chats with Craig in a chair and coffee table setup.

Monday February 22nd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-22T23:33:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: Conservatives at a conservative meeting say crazy and stupid things. Glenn Beck was also there doing one of his usual rants. Samantha Bee talks from an alternate universe that followed what Glenn Beck said to do and things are bad there. Ricky Gervais is the guest.

Ferguson: Craig brings in the intern and the woman who are now dressed in honeymoon clothes. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. A new graphic for Check the Tweets. Parker Posey. Tom Everett Scott.

Friday February 19th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-19T23:28:00.001-08:00

Real Time: Elliot Spitzer and Seth McFarlane are on the panel. Bill shows an ad by a politician that has people with messages written on their hand like Palin did. So Bill shows a bunch of celebrities and politicians who have messages on their hand including Bush’s hand saying “hand” and Trig Palin’s hand say “F-U Seth McFarlane.” Then Bill shows the clip from Family Guy mentioning Trig and Palin’s reaction to it. Seth talks about it. Wanda Sykes joins the panel. New Rules: salad ingredients must be mixed, big deal the pregnant man is having a third baby, Ash Wednesday is creepy, some disgusting Scottish food isn’t really food, we don’t miss Bush, and tea baggers are a cult, not a movement. Then Bill goes on a rant to prove that.

Letterman: Dave and Jay comparison showed Jay driving in classic cars and Dave driving that cupcake mobile. Olympic disqualifications include murder with a clip of a skier shooting another skier. WolfMandel is coming soon. Rupert from the Hello Deli and the staffer who plays Mike Singletary compete to dial Dave’s phone number the fastest. Late Show Fun Facts. Rupert is at the building’s reception desk. Top 10 signs you’re not going to win an Olympic gold medal. The Mike Singletary guy is at the Hello Deli. Nicole Richie. Dave prank calls Rupert. Tom Papa does standup and then sits down to chat.

Ferguson: The show opens with an intern and the woman who Craig said went to the bathroom dressed in French outfits while Craig tries to hook them up. A clip of show dogs’ butts being checked along with goofy sound effects. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Topher Grace. Author Peter Sagal. The woman and the intern are in bride and groom outfits to end the show.

Thursday February 18th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-18T23:37:00.000-08:00

Letterman: A 2-man bobsled team is in the audience and one is sitting on the other’s lap. Then two other guys say they are the bobsled team. A car sliding into a tree is Tiger. George Bush got stuck under the garage door. Two staff members on the building’s roof drop a curling puck onto a car and then another one that falls through the sunroof. Then they drop a bowling ball through the windshield. Scarlett Johansson talks about being in a play. Keith Olbermann. Daniel Merriweather performs.

Ferguson: Wavy the Crocodile opens the show. Clip of a guy being attacked by a giant spider while skiing. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. A Spanish woman in a Spanish outfit repeats the word to Craig. The Morgan Freeman voice over impersonator makes fun of ice skating. Craig talks about the skull that is dressed up to look like Ghost Rider. Jennifer Tilly. Jimmie Johnson. The show ends with the skull talking about the Spanish girl.

Wednesday February 17th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-17T23:20:00.000-08:00

Letterman: Jay driving an old snow plower. Alan Kalter in an ice skating outfit waiting for his ice skating scores. Kim Jong Il in a theater watching Avatar with 3D glasses on. Late Show Winter Olympics Highlight is again just one second. America’s Favorite Fake Presidents included actors and George W. Bush. A senator resigns and his state now must choose which naked male model will replace him. Coverage of the murder of a terrorist in a Dubai hotel includes footage of Dave stuck in an elevator. Top 10 surprising facts about curling. Ewan McGregor. Abby Elliot talks about working on SNL and her father Chris Elliott. They cut to Chris in the green room giving orders to Abby and getting mad at Ewan when he bothers him. Mumford & Sons perform.

Ferguson: To begin the show Craig gets some advice from Jerry Springer backstage on how to deal with a bad audience. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Helena Bonham Carter takes up two segments. There was no time left for Ben McKenzie. To end the show Craig has some girl dressed in tradition Holland clothes say good night in her language.

Tuesday February 16th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-16T23:21:00.000-08:00

Letterman: Kim Jong Il in ladies sunglasses. Late Show Winter Olympics Highlight is just one second. News anchors create puns with the word snow. Stupid Pet Tricks with a dog that blows bubbles in water, a dog that says I love you, and a dog that jumps rope. Ben Kingsley. Mary J. Blige performs and then sits down to talk.

Ferguson: Craig talks about some woman in the audience leaving to go to the bathroom and then when she returns they show her walking to her seat. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Bob Saget comes out to read emails and tweets with Craig. Matt Lucas. Your Lips Your Lips perform. Craig has the girl who went to the bathroom say good night to end the show.

Monday February 15th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-15T23:20:00.000-08:00

Letterman: A dog turns into a wolf at the dog show. Biden keeps coughing. Dave talks about the death of the Olympic luger. Two staff members race elevators up to the top floor and the winner gets a medal. Dave says Biff needed surgery for his fall on the show and will be out for 6 weeks. Top 10 things George Washington would say if he were alive today. Tracy Morgan. Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray. Fanfarlo performs.

Ferguson: Wavy the Crocodile opens the show. A video of two monkeys in sweaters ice skating together. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Colin Firth takes up two segments. There was no time left for Amanda Righetti.

Friday February 12th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-12T23:34:00.000-08:00

Letterman: Candy hearts to Obama say You Lie and Not True. Trump’s hair growls. An ad for Doritos and Cialis. A letter from the Toyota sign on their building falls off and blows up a car. Dave talks about the Fun Facts book. Olympic Fun Facts. Top 10 money saving Valentine’s Day tips. Jeff Bridges. A young guy comes out asking Dave how much longer he’s going to keep doing this shit. Comic Joe Wong does standup, but it was nowhere as good as his first time on the show. The Soft Pack performs.

Fallon: Jimmy’s weekly thank you letters. A shorter sneak peak of Late. The premiere of Late had the elevator crash and then Jimmy, Higgins, a woman and writer Anthony Jeselnik trying to find the stairs. Benicio Del Toro talks and then he and Jimmy inhale helium from balloons and talk in high pitched voices. All the other guests throughout the night did it as well. Selena Gomez. Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush. Selena Gomez performs.

Ferguson: The show begins with Craig talking to Carey Mulligan backstage about an Oscar speech. Some hairy guy is the wolfman. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day is werewolf. Carey Mulligan. David Nail performs.

Thursday February 11th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-11T23:24:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: Republicans think an Obama health care debate is a trap so the show has an animation with an attacking tiger. John Oliver again reports from the Republican summit in Hawaii about health care interviewing the politicians and Hawaiian people who have universal health care. Iran is sending small animals to space and becoming nuclear. Director Lee Daniels is the guest. Jon checks in with Stephen about him reporting from the Olympics next week.

Letterman: A guy comes out with a salt spreader. Cheney has the head of the guy he shot as a mantelpiece. Palin’s hand notes for her birthday say blow out candles, eat cake, and clean rifle. Iran has a new liquid cleaner called Nu-Clear. Toyota cars will now have square wheels. Dave talks about the snow and Regis. A guy comes out asking if the show has been cancelled, not because of the snow but because it blows. Top 10 surprises in The Wolfman presented by Benicio Del Toro. Regis and Joy Philbin talk about meeting each other and their lives together. Elizabeth Banks talks about being on 30 Rock and some old roles. Regis and Joy Philbin perform.

Fallon: Jimmy gets mad at NBC and he is censored with a Winter Olympics ad. Jimmy as Robert Pattinson is bothered about Valenties Day. Jimmy as a country singer sings about cougars. John Lithgow. Jessica Szohr. Kings of Convenience perform.

Ferguson: Kunal Nayyar from CBS's The Big Bang Theory is in a robot costume mimicking what Craig is saying. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Craig reads the tweets. Don Rickles takes up three segments. There was no time left for Sonya Walger.

Wednesday February 10th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-10T23:24:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: Big snowstorm in the east and the news networks have crazy names for it. One network talks with Cal Ripken’s wife about the storm. Fox News thinks this disproves global warming. Aasif Mandvi is outside the studio in the snow talking about it and then Samantha Bee and Jason Jones talk about it in the studio. Jon talks about children being kidnapped in Haiti. Former baseball player Willie Mays is the guest. Jon checks in with Stephen who talks about them being in HD now.

Letterman: The opening video has snow falling down. Video of the stage manager running through the snow outside. Trump’s hair shakes snow off of itself. Notes on Palin’s mitten say hitch dogsled, buy chapstick, and clean rifle. A running tally of news networks calling the snowstorm snowmaggedon and snowpocalypse. Snow is falling in the background behind Dave. Top 10 things you didn’t know about Survivor presented by 10 survivors from the new season. Dave throws snowballs at the background behind him. Jessica Biel talks and snow falls on top of them. Christoph Waltz. Josh Turner performs.

Fallon: Late Night Recognize the Olympics has audience members doing ice skating tricks with their fingers. Jimmy’s pastor again sings about Subway. Dick Cavett is interviewed on a replica of his old set. Christian Siriano. Yeasayer performs.

Ferguson: Craig introduces a Greek chorus who will be commenting on the show throughout the night. The Greek chorus sings about some being straight and some being not, while the bondage boy dances with Greek flags. Then they sing that Craig is not funny. Then about Tiger Woods. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day is chorus. Craig gets mad that the audience applauds every time he mentions the Greek chorus. Then they sing that he looks like Liza Minelli. Craig reads the tweets again. Gabourey Sidibe. Ok Go performs. Comic Jeff Stilson does standup.

Tuesday February 9th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-09T23:22:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: A senator puts a hold on a senate nominee and Aasif Mandvi talks about it. John Oliver talks to politicians at a Republican convention in Hawaii about how they are wasting money by going there. Newt Gingrich is the guest.

Letterman: The notes on Sarah Palin’s hand say lenscrafters, clean rifle and look at Russia. Lincoln memorial statute is gone. Trump’s hair howling at the moon. Winter Olympics moving to DC. Republicans paid Palin $100,000 to give a speech and she said “if you can’t ride two horses you shouldn’t be in the circus.” Dave talks about Biff’s fall last night and says he is fine. Andy Kindler comes out to talk with Dave and then shows his video from the Super Bowl. Jennifer Garner. Brooklyn Decker. Sade performs.

Fallon: Jimmy shows an internet video of two kids break dancing in Superman and Spiderman outfits and then brings them out to dance on the show. Late Night recognizes the Olympics had audience members racing around the backstage area in ski boots. Jeff Musial brings animals. Bill Paxton talks and plays a card game with Jimmy. James Van Der Beek. Regina Spektor performs.

Ferguson: Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Craig reads twitter messages and they have a new video opener for it. Carrie Fisher. Donald Glover. Craig has 4 ladies from the audience sitting on his couch and he talks to them a little bit to end the show.

Monday February 8th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-08T23:12:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: Coverage of the Republican Tea Party speeches and that Palin had notes written on her hand. Wyatt Cenac talks about it and tries to defend Palin. Lewis Black talks about Palin and others who are upset over Rahm Emanuel using the word retard to mean stupid. Jenny Sanford, wife of Gov. Mark Sanford, is the guest.

Letterman: Biff asks Dave if Leno is still here because he wanted to give him a headline. Gov. Mark Brown is on the 2010 Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover. Then the real cover is revealed and it has Brooklyn Decker. Dave talks about the Super Bowl. Then he talks very little about his Super Bowl commercial with Jay. He throws a football around and Sandra Bullock comes out to catch one. Top 10 Colts excuses. Dave throws the football around some more and we see footage from during the commercial break of Biff falling down while trying to catch the football and then being taken into an ambulance on a stretcher. Saints quarterback Drew Brees talks about the Super Bowl and his career. Then Drew and Dave pass around the football. Sandra Bullock. There was no time left for Josh Turner.

Fallon: Joe Satriani is sitting in with The Roots. Jimmy shows a preview of their new Late Night series, Late, which is a parody of Lost, awesome. Late Night Recognizes the Olympics had audience members compete to bob for medals in a pool of water and snowballs. Audience members sing karaoke to politicians’ speeches from the Tea Party. Stephen Colbert talks and then he and Jimmy ride the elevator down to the ground floor of 30 Rock so Jimmy can see Stephen off as he rides away in a horse drawn carriage. Willie Garson. Chef Eric Ripert cooks with Jimmy and Willie.

Ferguson: Craig says he joined Twitter. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Craig writes his twitter name on a card instead of them making a graphic. Pierce Brosnan takes up two segments. Patty Griffin performs

Friday February 5th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-05T23:23:00.001-08:00

Letterman: Osama Bin Laden says Jay is back where they want him and death to Zucker. Chemical Ali will be killed three more times. There are many steps required to be counted in the census. Dave talks about the Super Bowl. He talks about the Fun Facts book again saying he actually read it now. Top 10 things you don’t want to hear from your coach before the Super Bowl. Dave tries to match his pose on the book. Jack Hanna with animals takes up three segments. The Swell Season performs.

Fallon: Slowjamming the news with Brian Williams about the budget. Jimmy’s weekly thank you letters. Miles and Michael Showalter are graduate students in the audience who try to talk about football. Brian Williams. Amanda Seyfried. Comic Sean Patton does standup.

Ferguson: Craig plays with the skull on a stick with a moving mouth to start the show. An old clip of Craig in a playboy bunny outfit. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Craig talks to Tim Meadows about the Super Bowl. Claire Danes. Jill Scott.

Thursday February 4th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-04T23:21:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: Jon talks about his interview with Bill O’Reilly and then brings out a fake therapist, who is actually Wallace Shawn, to talk to about it. Jon goes through a bunch of titles on blog articles that say Jon destroyed Fox News last week. Then he goes through other blog article titles that use violent verbs when describing what one person said about another. A guy who asks Obama a question is named Dick Sweat. Congressman Anthony Weiner is the guest.

Letterman: Chrysler will be removing the brakes from all their cars. A guy comes out asking Dave if he wants to join the office’s super bowl pool, but doesn’t know Dave’s name. The speaker during a senate vote tells senators to put their pants back on because Scott Brown is there. New Orleans Saints name actually came from a real saint who invented a defensive play. An animated Dave walks across the screen, tells a joke and then Dave squashes him with the big mic. Top 10 things overheard during Scott Brown’s first day in the senate. Jamie Foxx. Amanda Seyfried. Robin Thicke performs.

Fallon: TV shows combined to make new shows. Freestylin’ with The Roots. Channing Tatum talks and then he and Jimmy try to get random objects into a basketball hoop. Aubrey Plaza talks about working on Parks and Recreation, tells some funny stories and does an impression of Joy Behar. Hot Chip performs.

Ferguson: More cut versions of Morgan Freeman announcing the CBS Evening News. A graphic for the first day of sweeps. Inside the World of Acting with Craig as a British guy edited into a conversation with Dwayne Johnson. Craig's Spanish Word of the Day. Craig has that skull now on a stick with a collar, flame coming from its head and a lever to move the mouth. Chris Kattan. Columnist Tina Brown. Chris Kattan is back with Craig at the end of the show.

Wednesday February 3rd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-03T23:26:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: Senate debates over gays in the military. John Oliver talks about it and says old people shouldn't be in senate. A video package of Samantha Bee reporting on women overtaking men in the workforce. Author Atul Gawande.

Letterman: Wardrobe lady Sue comes out to pour ash around Dave so the smoke monster won’t get him, this was a reference to Lost. Biff comes in dressed as a Viking talking about the Superbowl. Obama’s budget cut included millions saved by not turning Mt. Rushmore into a singing quartet and then they sing a Backstreet Boys song. James Cameron invented the vibrating movie seat, they’ve shown this before. A guy painted blue is standing behind Dave and then runs away. Paris Hilton presents Top 10 reasons I’m not on the show tonight. A clip of Paris, Sue with the ash, Biff as the Viking and the guy painted blue all in the green room. Sarah Silverman. Jeremy Renner. Tales of Old Hollywood. Nneka performs.

Fallon: Questions with Questlove. Dance your hats and gloves off. Jessica Alba talks about Twitter and her new movie. Then she and Jimmy play beer pong. Michael Strahan. Harper Simon performs.

Tuesday February 2nd Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-02T23:21:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: Toyota cars recalled due to sticking accelerator pedals. Jason Jones is driving a Toyota that he can’t stop and Samantha Bee is in the car with him. Jon’s Story Hole was him with his hand through a hole in a bathroom wall and a bagel puppet on his hand. The bagel shows violent and racist Hamas cartoons. Brian Williams is the guest.

Letterman: An ad for Lost scrolls through a lot of questions really fast. February 3^rd is illegal groundhog fighting day. A stage hand interrupts Dave to talk about the Oscar nominations. The camera falls down and we later see that the cameraman pushed the camera forward which made it pan down quickly upon impact. Top 10 reasons your film wasn’t nominated for an Academy Award. John Travolta. Snowboarder Shaun White. Ben Harper and Relentless7 perform.

Fallon: Jimmy talks about the Oscar nominations. A Roots band member sings a song about making sweet love to your woman on Groundhog’s Day. Competitive spit takes. Meredith Vieira talks and is asked trivia questions Millionaire style. Then Jimmy and Meredith try to hit targets with snowballs. Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Motion City Soundtrack performs.

Monday February 1st Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-02-01T23:28:00.000-08:00

Daily Show: An article says Obama lost the support of Jon Stewart. Obama talks confidently about the budget. Fox News was the only news network to cut it off early. George Bush is the special guest at a Supermarket convention, while Tony Blair is being questioned by Britain. Economist Austan Goolsbee is the guest.

Letterman: Girls scream when Dave says Ben Bernanke. Scott Brown on the beach with his wife is footage of that naked couple again. George Bush walks out to interrupt Obama’s speech. Dave talks about some woman in the audience. A microwave is tonight’s gift the audience will not be receiving. Top 10 surprises in the $3.8 trillion federal budget. Bruce Willis comes out in Jets gear dancing around the set. Confetti falls down on them and Bruce shows a clip of him as a skier with a gun. Then he shows Exploding Underpants and the pair he has on explodes popping holes in his pants. He talks about his new movie. Then Bruce does an exit interview with Biff. Ne-Yo performs.

Fallon: 6bee is a spoof of Glee with Jimmy trying to get money for cue cards so he and the staff form a glee club. It featured Abby Elliot as a member of the glee club and Fred Armisen as an executive. Jimmy and the glee club sing Livin’ on a Prayer. Cell Phone Shootout and the audience gets oudoveirs. Rosario Dawson talks and then jump ropes with Jimmy. Former NFL player Tony Siragusa. New Kids on the Block perform.

Friday January 29th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-01-29T23:28:00.001-08:00

Ferguson: The show starts with a new cat puppet who talks to a skull. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Jon Heder. Corinne Bailey Rae performs. Comic Dana Eagle does standup.

Thursday January 28th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-01-28T23:41:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: The Republican response to Obama’s speech. Obama’s speech and how he seemed pissed at everyone. Fox News bashed Obama’s speech while MSNBC loved it. CNN had a lot of gadgets to measure reaction to the speech. Chris Matthews says he forgot Obama was black. Wyatt Cenac talks about the networks and the black comment. Author Doris Kearns Goodwin is the guest.

Ferguson: Rosie O’Donnell, Craig, the midget, the puppets and two other guys lip synch Addicted to Love. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Rosie O’Donnell takes up two segments. Wilco performs.

Wednesday January 27th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-01-27T23:16:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: Politicians say Obama must come to the middle and away from the extreme left. Aasif Mandvi discusses it. The guy who dressed as a pimp to expose Acorn now went to a senator’s office as a phone company worker. Author Ethan Watters is the guest. Jon checks in with Stephen who says he enjoyed tonight’s show, but he doesn’t know anything that happened.

Ferguson: The show opens with a video and song for a sitcom titled Eddie and the Barbeque Guy with Eddie Izzard, cook Myron Mixon, fake Craig and the midget as baby Mozart. Craig says he’s switching things up and the monologue will come later in the show. Eddie Izzard takes up two segments. Craig does a monologue while checking in with cook Myron Mixon who is on the building’s roof in the nighttime. Then Craig is on the roof cooking with Myron, but it is now the daytime. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day at the end of the show.

Tuesday January 26th Late Night Talk Show Recap

2010-01-26T23:22:00.001-08:00

Daily Show: Osama Bin Laden claims responsibility for the underwear bomber, but Jon isn’t surprised. A video package of Wyatt Cenac interviewing people about the 9/11 terrorists trial coming to New York. Obama wants to deal with the banks, so it makes the stock market go down. Elizabeth Warren is the guest.

Ferguson: Craig shows a clip of a woman who passed out during The Price is Right and they add in fart sounds. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. 50 Cent. Adrianne Palicki. 50 Cent performs.