From Ray Richmond, who is contributing to Deadline Hollywood's TCA coverage:
It?s amazing how even when he isn?t present or even mentioned by name, any discussion of the late-night talk show landscape finds Jay Leno having to absorb a shot or two. Or three.
It happened again today during a lunchtime Funny Women of 20th comedy panel ? staged as part of the TCA event on the Fox lot ? that featured Jimmy Kimmel moderating a lively Q&A session with Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara of ABC?s Modern Family, Jane Lynch and Lea Michele of Fox?s Glee, Alyson Hannigan of CBS?s How I Met Your Mother, and Martha Plimpton of Fox?s Raising Hope.
The moment in question happened toward the end of the 45-minute discussion when a question was asked about what the women saw as the trick to having a successful late-night talk show appearance. Kimmel mentioned how absurd it?s gotten with the need to be funny, that ?it doesn?t matter if you bring Dr. (Jack) Kevorkian on. It?s, like, what anecdotes does he have to share with us??
That?s when Hannigan chimed in that, well, it all really depends on the host. ?Certain hosts have you do your pre-interview and then you have to go on the show and retell every story verbatim or you?re not coming back,? Hannigan said. ?Every show is different that way.?
And which show is it that forced you to repeat every pre-interview anecdote verbatim? ?I?m not saying,? Hannigan replied, ... Read More »
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