Jay Leno, step away from Martha Stewart. This woman is a master at turning gourds into lights, jars into vases ("vaw-ziz"), and
babies into dinner table centerpieces. One more false move and she's going to go ninja on your ass, MacGyver style.
![Where the [First] Ladies At? Michelle and Cindy On the Trail](http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/44_2008/1a34181cc6500fca_firstladies.larger.jpg "Where the [First] Ladies At? Michelle and Cindy On the Trail")
Michelle Obama, with a fresh ink
feature in the NYT, dropped by the Tonight Show last night in advance of Obama's 30-minute TV spot airing tomorrow night. She also joined the sisterhood of the traveling pants as it were, being understanding about Palin's current
wardrobe conundrum. Michelle
said, "A VP pick, it's like being shot out of a cannon.
Just when we thought it was going to get all grim and serious for the last 18 days of the election, the funnies come marching in! After
LOL performances by both candidates at the Al Smith dinner — and despite jokes falling
7-1 against Republicans, which I'm sure were helped in part by Letterman's recent . .
Why do some people seem unfazed that a photobooth is talking to them? And telling them to tuck in their boobs, to move to the other side, and to give it a hug? Well, some people have the proper WTF?!
It's amazing to me that people are still falling for this! I guess these folks don't watch television, or The Tonight Show, anyway!
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It's the last day of sessions here at the
TCA press tour, and it's NBC's turn to hawk its wares. Just a few minutes ago, NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman took the stage to clarify a few things about
The Office spinoff (and not-spinoff), the network's plans for late night, and more. Some highlights:
It won't be long now till there's a change of leadership in The Tonight Show chair:
Conan O'Brien is scheduled to take over the show from Jay Leno in 2009. With the transition time approaching, one of the biggest questions in showbiz has become what will become of Leno, who's still on top of the late-night heap (even more so recently with
David Letterman's declining ratings).
Now, the Hollywood Reporter has weighed in on the issue,
proposing seven options for Leno's next career move:
- Leno takes over ABC's 11:30 p.m.
