Late-Night TV

Stephen Colbert took a few minutes on The Late Show to pay tribute to Toby Keith, who died this week at age 62. Colbert, who called the country singer “one of the greats,” recalled being friends with Keith. “I was shocked and saddened when I saw the news this morning,” Colbert said. “I knew Toby was ill, he’d been fighting stomach cancer for some time, but I still had hope that we would see each other again and that we would hear him on this stage. I was lucky enough to become friends with Toby over the years, as…

It was a big night for Taylor Swift at the Grammys on Sunday as she scored her fourth trophy for Album of the Year. Last night, late-night hosts celebrated Swift’s history-making win and the announcement of her next LP. “Let’s get to today’s Taylor Swift news,” Jimmy Fallon quipped on The Tonight Show. He explained to the audience that she made history as the first artist to win Album of the Year four times, adding, “Everyone else there got an Emmy nomination for acting surprised when she won.” “Yep, Taylor…

Is there anyone in Hollywood, or even Hollywood-adjacent, who hasn’t smoked up with Snoop Dogg? During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Florence Pugh admitted that her own mother smoked with the rapper during an Oscars afterparty. Pugh appeared on the late-night show with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Austin Butler to promote the forthcoming Dune: Part Two. During their interview about the film, Jimmy Kimmel challenged the four actors to a few rounds of “True or False,” where the guests had to confirm or…

Donald Trump recently claimed that he’s more popular than Taylor Swift, but several late-night TV hosts would beg to differ. Last night, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and more took aim at Trump with some poignant reminders that Swift is exceptionally popular. On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel told Republicans to “enjoy her music while you still can” before MAGA followers declare a “fatwa” on Swift. Referring to Trump as “Don-ye West,” Kimmel noted, “If Taylor Swift told her fans to storm the capital on January 6th…

Emma Stone recently shared her long-held dream of appearing as a contestant on Jeopardy!. But as she confirmed during an appearance on The Late Show, not Celebrity Jeopardy!. “I don’t want to do Celebrity Jeopardy!,” Stone told host Stephen Colbert when asked why she didn’t just sign on for the special edition of the game show. He replied that she is, in fact, a celebrity so any episode she appears on would be Celebrity Jeopardy!. “No, that’s not true,” Stone said. “If you know that you applied, you took the…

Bryce Dallas Howard appeared on The Tonight Show to promote her new film Argylle and host Jimmy Fallon took the opportunity to question her on whether Taylor Swift actually wrote the novel on which the film is based. In the movie, directed by Matthew Vaughn, Howard plays an author named Elly Conway, which is also the pen name of the book’s actual author. Many Swifties have supposed that Swift herself is Conway, pointing to a series of uncanny connections between the film and the singer. On the show, Fallon laid…

Justin Timberlake stopped by The Tonight Show to promote his forthcoming album, Everything I Thought It Was, and took the opportunity to announce that he will be hitting the road later this year. After much prompting from host Jimmy Fallon, Timberlake confirmed, “I’m going on tour.” Although full details of the tour have yet to be revealed, Fallon announced it will be a global trek dubbed the Forget Tomorrow World Tour and will kick off April 29 in Vancouver, Canada. Fallon listed a few of the tour dates, including…

The Oppenheimer cast is notably massive, but one person who was not in the film was Snoop Dogg — or was he? In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the rapper explained how he came to be photographed with the Oscar-nominated movie’s cast and director Christopher Nolan at a recent party. “The whole cast, except for Matt Damon, thankfully, is there,” Jimmy Kimmel explained after putting the hilarious photo up on the screen. “And then there’s one notable addition and that’s you. How did this happen? Were you in…

The actor appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote his new series, On the Roam Jason Momoa revealed that his take on Aquaman, who first appeared in 2017’s Justice League, has rock origins. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the actor told host Jimmy Kimmel that he built his DC Comics superhero “a little bit off of Slash.” “Look at the first Justice League,” Momoa explained. “I’m like, ‘That’s Slash.’ I mean, how do you dress up like you’re playing Aquaman? I’m not going to put him in a…

The band's 14th album, Saviors, is out now As captured on social media earlier this week, Green Day hit the New York City Subway to showcase songs from their new album, Saviors. The punk band joined The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon at the 50th Street station, where they dressed in disguise to perform the band’s hit 1994 “Basket Case” and a cover of Bad Company’s “Feel Like Makin’ Love.” Once they started playing, of course, the band stripped off their disguises. Fallon grabbed a tambourine to…