All the late night talk shows were repeats last night. So I am going to review last Friday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Kimmel doesn’t do a typical monologue. After setting up each joke he allows a short video to deliver the punch line stead of doing it himself. So even if one of his jokes were funny it would be hard to repeat it here. One bit worth mentioning was This Week in Unnecessary Censorship. It’s on the home page that is linked at the beginning of the paragraph.

I’m a big fan of Texas hold ‘em, so I enjoyed watching the segment Taxes hold ‘em. Four contestants, each of which is receiving a federal tax refund, played. The winner had their tax refund quadrupled.

Ben Affleck was Kimmel’s first guest. The last time these two were together they made this music video, which they spent over half their time together discussing.  Good times.

Lily Allen was the musical guest. Kimmel actually talked with her before she performed, which was refreshing.

- Woody

Once again all the late night talk shows were re-runs last night. Looking ahead it seems that this may be the case all week. Where did they all go? More importantly, can I join them?

Following a theme, I thought I’d review the episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno which originally aired on 4/2/09. Most of his jokes were dated, but there were a few that are still relevant and funny:

(Doing a Rodney Dangerfield-ish impression) The economy is in rough shape. A bird in the hand is now worth one in the bush. You know Snap, Crackle and Pop? They were arrested today for selling smack, crack and pot. You know Victoria? Just sold her secret to a guy for 200 bucks. That’s how bad the economy is.

Every week or two Leno does a segment called Jaywalking where he asks strangers on the street a simple set of questions on a specific subject. This time the subject was Easter, Jesus and the Bible. My favorite was the person who was asked how long ago Jesus was born. After a very long and contemplative pause she responded, “I don’t know, maybe 30,000 years ago.” She then reconsidered because Jesus did not know the cavemen. Leno followed it up with what insurance company did cavemen work for and she answered “GEICO” right away.

Ben Affleck (theme) was Leno’s first guest. He did not have the same Kimmel bonding experience, so they actually talked about family, life and stuff. It was enjoyable because Ben actually got a chance to talk.

Taylor Swift was Leno’s other guest. Meh.

- Woody

The week of late night repeats is almost over. I’ve decided to end the week with the March 31st Tonight Show with Jay Leno episode with Amy Poehler, Lou Ferrigno and Fall Out Boy. I mean, what could be better?

While funny, most of his jokes were about specific events that have come and gone, but there was one gem:

Police in Bosnia have arrested a man who tried to kill his mother-in-law with an anti-tank missile, and then with a machine gun, and missed her both times. She survived without a scratch. The reason he tried to kill her: She said he was a loser and failed at everything he ever tried to do.

I’m a mediocre fan of Amy Poehler. She has talent and is a hard worker. But I think she is at her best when she is in a scene with someone funnier than her. Her interview didn’t do anything to change that opinion.

Lou Ferrigno is still huge. He’s actually kinda funny too. I learned that he beat out Arnold Schwarzenegger for the role of the Hulk, and he’s a Los Angles deputy sheriff. Fascinating.

When I can understand Fall Out Boy I really enjoy their music. Watch their performance of their song America’s Sweethearts. It’s a rocking song, but what the hell is he saying?

Have a wonderful Easter everyone.

- Woody