Conan bested the competition, handily winning Tuesday's Late Night bout. Cue the highlight reel:
Fallon vs. First Lady: Get Fit Challenge
Who's buff? Who's tougher? Late Night's Jimmy Fallon muscles his way into the White House and challenges First Lady, Michelle Obama to 'winner take all' games of dodgeball, tug-of-war and more. The loser eats crow with a side of apple slices (no fries).
How Dumb Do They Think We Are?
Howie Mandel made a "surprise" appearance on The Tonight Show to promote his new series Mobbed with a stunt as phony as a three dollar bill. Mandel staged a bit of faux audience participation, posing a string of increasingly ridiculous qualifiers to whittle the crowd down to one: an obvious plant that happened to have a helluva singing voice. Is anyone actually buying this?
Talk Show Trending Topics
Talk Show Gags Gettin' Tired
Fan Corrections (Conan)
Ridiculous 911 Calls (Leno)
Hollywood Boulevard Superhero Interviews (Kimmel)
Most Side-Splitting Monologue Jokes
Conan Shoots Straight
"Scientists have created a bullet that is capable of guiding itself to the target. Unfortunately, before the bullet can find the right direction, it has to spend at least a year backpacking around Europe." (Conan)
Jimmy's Breast Excuse
"A woman in Florida told police that her large breasts affected her balance during a sobriety test. Not because they're heavy, but because they're the reason she got so many free shots." (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
Craig Dishes Disney News
"Disney is in talks to start a 24-hour news channel. I don't know if I want that -- do you really want the news read by Goofy?" (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson)
Music Moment: 2Cellos
The cello never rocked so hard. Hailing from Croatia, YouTube sensation 2Cellos played The Tonight Show, wowing the crowd with a nuanced rendition of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal." I've got a hunch that their feat of instrumental dexterity won't be topped anytime soon. Shamone!
The Ad Award
The only topic more popular than the Giants' Super Bowl victory was the myriad of commercials that accompanied it. Of particular interest was a bizarre Chrysler ad with Clint Eastwood rasping about the country's future, which some pegged as decidedly partisan. What do you think, is Eastwood in Obama's camp, or might we be overthinking a simple car commercial?
Set your DVRs!
Chris Pine on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2/8)
Nathan Fillion on Jimmy Kimmel Live (2/8)
