Conan O’Brien returned to TheTonight Showlast night, reflecting with host Jimmy Fallon about his time on NBC’s late-night shows. The comedian hosted Late Night for 16 seasons from 1993 to 2009, before briefly helming The Tonight Show from 2009 to 2010, when he was fired. “It’s weird to come back,” …
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The Who are about to revive their 1969 rock opera Tommy on Broadway and frontman Pete Townshend joined the stage cast on The Tonight Show to perform several songs from the musical. The musician took the stage to showcase “Pinball Wizard,” “See Me, Feel Me,” and “Listening To You” alongside …
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Kevin Hart received comedy’s ultimate honor — a deluge of insults mixed with genuine reverence — as he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Sunday night, March 24. Hart himself took a supremely earnest approach to the night as he addressed …
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Lenny Kravitz brought his shiny pants to The Tonight Show to debut his latest single, “Human.” Appearing with his live band, the singer offered an uplifting rendition of the track, which reflects on finding confidence in your existence. The song comes off the rock musician’s forthcoming 12th album, Blue Electric …
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Adrianne Lenker appeared on The Tonight Show to perform her emotional single, “Free Treasure.” The Big Thief frontwoman took the stage with a guitar and an accompanying musician to showcase the track, which Lenker recently called “one of my all-time favorite songs.” “Free Treasure” comes off Lenker’s upcoming solo albumBright …
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Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson hit up The Tonight Show Friday ahead of next week’s release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and the OG ghost-busting duo brought along Ray Parker Jr. to perform the original film’s classic theme on classroom instruments alongside Jimmy Fallon and the Roots. Parker Jr. handled lead …
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Kacey Musgraves appeared on The Tonight Show to perform her recent song “The Architect” and to chat with host Jimmy Fallon about her new LP, Deeper Well. Musgraves took the stage with her band in old timey garb for an emotional performance of the album cut. Musgraves sat down with …
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Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning, and Mike Tirico are teaming up to host the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris on July 26 for NBC. The group made the announcement on The Tonight Show, sharing the news with host Jimmy Fallon before playing a lively game of “Olympictionary.” “The …
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Kings of Leon stopped by The Tonight Show to showcase their new single, “Mustang.” The group offered a gritty, rousing performance of the song in front of a video screen showcasing the band’s name in vintage type. “Mustang” is the first listen from the Tennessee rock band’s forthcoming LP, Can …
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