Earlier in the week, the sad news broke that celebrity couple Russell Brand and Katy Perry were no more. The split was the result of much speculation, as were the intentions and feelings of the couple. But every cloud has a silver lining, and this one being Jimmy Fallon‘s spot-on impression of the comedian, in which Brand reads articles about himself in gossip magazines and corrects their misconceptions.

Alternate title: “NO GUESTLOVE FOR QUESTLOVE?” So. It would appear that Questlove, the drummer and front-man for Late Night house band The Roots, is having his freedom to choose the show’s songs seriously curbed as a consequence of choosing to introduce recent guest Michele Bachmann with Fishbone’s “Lyin’ Ass Bitch.” He’ll now have to have [...]

For the first time about a year ago, Justin Timberlake joined Jimmy Fallon on Late Night to perform an impressively delivered potpourri of history’s greatest rap songs. Over the summer, the duo reprised their roles as hip-hop historians (with the help of The Roots, of course) for a second round of classics. Last night, they rounded out a trilogy that threatens (we hope) to become a seasonal feature in Late Night.

Conan O’Brien returned to the NBC studio at Rockefeller Center last night in a surprise walk-on comedy bit on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. O’Brien had basically hosted the very same show now hosted by Jimmy Fallon for 16 years, and was received warmly with a standing ovation by the studio audience. The overall bit was more sweet than funny — sort of like the end of a a funny episode of The Simpsons or Modern Family — but no less satisfying.

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert are going through somewhat of a messy break-up. After declaring themselves “Best Friends for Six Months,” they came to the sad realization this week that those six months had passed. Last night, Colbert appeared on Late Night after he and Fallon had a “falling out” on the Colbert Report that resulted in a fantastic duet of the romance classic “Somewhere Out There.”

Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and man who may or may not seek the GOP nomination for president, paid a visited Late Night to discuss New York’s bad ol’ days, when men were men, and other men were junkies, and Giuliani bought crack. Needle skip! Huh?

Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and man who may or may not seek the GOP nomination for president, paid a visit to Late Night to discuss New York’s bad ol’ days, when men were men, and other men were junkies, and Giuliani bought crack. Needle skip! Huh?

Giuliani, you see, is hosting AMC’s “Mob Week,” which makes (some) sense given his past prosecuting members of the mafia. Host Jimmy Fallon, fascinated by Giuliani’s anecdotes, asked if he ever had to don a disguise or participate in a stakeout as part of his job. Why yes, replied Giuliani.

It is rare that a story so complex, tedious, and time-consuming as the current potential debt default Congress is fighting up takes up all the breathing room in the news cycle, and it has definitely taken a toll on the American people’s faith in government, if not on their attention span. Luckily, Jimmy Fallon and Brian Williams have put together a recap in what is possibly the only medium through which the story is palatable: the classic Slow Jam.

Whatever his political status may be today, there was a time in which Jon Stewart‘s claim to being merely a court jester was indisputable, way back when he was a fixture on the half-music, half-talk, pre-reality MTV. During his tenure as host of The Jon Stewart Show, the idea of him even entering the White House was a punchline in and of itself– a punchline early and often employed in this 1994 interview with gangly underground talk show host Conan O’Brien.

During an appearance on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Keith Olbermann casually amplified completely unsubstantiated rumors about House Speaker John Boehner, rumors which have thus far avoided repetition by most reputable news organizations. During a conference call Friday morning to discuss the unveiling of Countdown II: Electric Boogaloo, Olbermann talked about the benefits of freedom from a corporate behemoth, saying that when preparing for the new show, he had to “stop myself from stopping myself.”

Keith Olbermann stopped by Late Night to share a wee bit of gossip with host Jimmy Fallon. After hitting both the right, the left, and them media (“most of which are morons,” obviously) in their handling of Anthony Weiner‘s sex scandal, Olbermann shared that there are “all sorts of rumors” that have been around “for a long time” about House Speaker John Boehner‘s alleged extracurricular activities.

NBC’s Late Night host Jimmy Fallon speaks honestly about his own company’s missteps in handling the transition from Jay Leno to Conan O’Brien–and then back–calling the original decision to tell Leno he’d eventually be replaced by O’Brien “an insult.”

NBC Nightly News host Brian Williams visited the Late Night set to help Jimmy Fallon perform a sultry slow jam – with a little help from The Roots – about the ongoing union protests in Wisconsin. As you can probably guess, the results were downright sexy.

Last week, Jimmy Fallon had New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Late Night to talk politics and clash over Jersey jokes. It was a relationship spawned on Twitter–like Christie, Fallon’s made a name for himself as a media guy who “gets it.”

Even before Conan O’Brien‘s rebirth as a Twitter-phenomenon, Fallon’s been engaging with viewers via Twitter, taking their tweeted-in jokes and questions for guests, and using his ever-growing following to create a wave across social media–something he calls the “Hashtag Game:”

Twitter pals Jimmy Fallon and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie met IRL on Late Night Tuesday, but their bromance couldn’t begin until they cleared the air over a Jersey joke Fallon recently included in his monologue. Fallon apologized profusely as Christie channeled his inner Tony Soprano, delivering a pitch-perfect icy glare, and showing without words why many see this guy as a potential national candidate.

Conan O’Brien made his much talked about (and written about) return to late night this week, to strong ratings.

But while a lot of attention has been paid to Conan’s place in the late night community, someone else is continuing to break the mold: NBC’s Jimmy Fallon (also on the New York cover this week).

Did you know NBC’s Lester Holt hosts a Sunday political talk show? And that you are required to wear tank tops during all debates?

Jimmy Fallon revealed this by showing a recent argument he and Ed Norton had on the show.

The coming edition of the NY Times Sunday Magazine features an in-depth and reasonably fair portrayal of Glenn Beck that describes him as a “sage” (among other things.) But that’s not the best evidence that Beck has finally been accepted by both the mainstream media and “cultural elite.” No, the better example is that Jon Stewart seems rather consumed with Mr. Beck having talked about him during appearances on Oprah, The O’Reilly Factor and now, after last night, Late Show with David Letterman.

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow took the 30 Rock elevator up a couple floors last night to be a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Now in the lead guest seat, a show of how far she’s come in the mainstream non-cable news entertainment world, Maddow talked about the “bad name” for the next phase of Iraq and her busy month of travel for work – that saw her ratings decline.

This morning the comedy world woke up to the news that there’s a a potential deal for Virginia comedian Jay Pharoah to become the fourth new cast member for the 2010-2011 season of Saturday Night Live.

Pharoah has made a small splash online with dead-on impressions of Denzel Washington and Will Smith and dozens of others – including our Presidnet. The big question for fans of political comedy is: Does SNL have a new Barack Obama?

Things you will still be able to count on, for at least a few more years anyway: death, taxes, and The Daily Show covering a presidential election. Comedy Central’s parent MTV Networks made a move to secure its highest profile talent for another few years. Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will continue hosting their current shows through 2012.

The latest twist in the late-night drama has been revealed: Conan O’Brien is going to TBS, and late night is coming to — gasp! — cable. Well, Chelsea Handler already knew that. Handler is the host of Chelsea Lately on E! and the best-selling author of My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands, [...]

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon served up two doses of NBC-crossover viral videos last night, as NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams helped “Slow Jam The News” while Jeff Goldblum helped perform a Law & Order-related musical number.

Check it out:

Back in 2005, the first viral video hit that put Saturday Night Live‘s Digital Shorts on the map was “Lazy Sunday,” which touted the virtues of the Chronic(…les of Narnia).

With former SNL cast member Chris Parnell a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the taped short was performed live for the first time last night.

While most of you were cheating on your flame-haired imaginary boyfriend with the two biggest victims of the Gotcha Media, soon-to-be perennial presidential candidate Mitt Romney was all business in an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman last night. On the table were such recent highlights in his career as the constant speculation surrounding his presidential run and his mile-high scuffle with a member of obnoxious Jersey Shore house band LMFAO.

If the money is right and Conan O’Brien is game, Rupert Murdoch would have him join the Fox family “in a flash.” This is the latest in the post-late night war odyssey of finding a new home for the displaced Tonight Show host and his unique brand of comedy. While Murdoch, speaking to Reuters, noted that there have not been any “real negotiations” with the O’Brien camp and that there are “different opinions” on the matter, with the right numbers he did admit he is interested in entering the world of late night entertainment.