Late Night with Conan O'Brien

• Gywneth Paltrow shines and sits down with Conan — Lainey Gossip
• Hayden Christensen gets ready to party — JustJared
• Is Denise Richards's boob job admission TMI? — BellaSugar
• Slumdog Millionaire's Rubina Ali to write a book — Wonderwall
• Madonna inspires a new comic book — Pink Is the New Blog
• Susan Boyle's out of the Priory! — D-Listed
• Kendra Wilkinson's exercise routine — Egotastic
• Natalie Imbruglia puts on her bikini — The Superficial
• Jessica Biel pumps iron on Fallon — Hollywood Tuna
• Megan Fox talks casting couch — Hollywood Rag
• The latest celeb trend: body doubles — cityrag
• Keanu is not pleased with the wine selection — Jezebel

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A little more than 15 years ago, Conan O'Brien took over NBC's Late Show desk, filling the seat once occupied by David Letterman. Tonight, he'll say his farewell to studio 6A and start preparing to take over for yet another comedy icon.

O'Brien will start hosting The Tonight Show in June (while Jay Leno moves to primetime), while Jimmy Fallon will take over Late Night on March 2. Tonight, though, is one last chance to celebrate O'Brien, who brought his signature brand of humor (not to mention memorable props like Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog) to the post-midnight time slot for more than a decade.

Details of O'Brien's last show are mostly under wraps, but at the TCA press tour in January, he said he didn't want "a big salute to me":

If this were my last show ever and I were getting into a space ship and going to Mars and you were never going to see me again, I'd probably really load up the "Look at all I've done and aren't I something" clips, but I'm departing for a brief period of time and then re-appearing in this terrific, fantastic dream job . . . We have a lot of hard-core fans that can recite to me bits that we've done 13, 14, 15 years ago. I want to make sure that I don't let them down, but I also want to make sure I don't overdo it.

That sounds like a good approach to me — though I personally wouldn't mind one last "In the Year 2000" bit. What are some of your favorite Late Night with Conan O'Brien memories, and will you be tuning in for tonight's final episode? You can relive one of my favorite bits, from back when Conan visited San Francisco in 2007, if you read more

• You can now bid on this cheese costume — and lots of other parts of the Late Night With Conan O'Brien set. — TV Squad
• These Watchmen cupcakes are so cool (and tasty-looking . . .). — Cinematical
• What's the cover of Entertainment Weekly really saying? — The TV Addict
• Gotta love a good Family Guy spoof of the Christian Bale rant. — Popwatch
• Check out a new Yeah Yeah Yeah's track, "Zero." — Stereogum
• 10 TV-to-movie adaptations that were actually good. — Clique Clack TV
• Um, really, Robert Pattinson at the Oscars? — Vulture
• Speaking of which, plan an Oscars-viewing party with PartySugar! Today's helpful post: The nibbles. — YumSugar

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It'll be a few months before Jimmy Fallon officially slides into Conan O'Brien's chair as the host of NBC's Late Night, but starting tonight, he'll be doing some practice runs — and we can all watch online. At 12:30 a.m. each day, NBC will post a new video of Fallon on this new website.

The idea is that people will get used to seeing Fallon at 12:30 — and that he'll be able to test out material without having to see how it goes over in front of a live TV audience. Variety says the five-minute webisodes will be "lo-fi, freeform-style looks at what Fallon is up to on the eve of his hosting gig."

NBC's supposed to be announcing an official premiere date for Fallon's show this week, but March 2 is the latest rumor. That would give Conan O'Brien a few months off the air while he prepares to fill Jay Leno's Tonight Show shoes starting in June. Most of you thought Fallon would make a good Late Night host before, but now that the transition is getting closer, do you still feel the same?

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• Amy Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was sentenced to 27 months in jail today for assault and obstructing justice, following his November arrest. — PopSugar UK
• The Dark Knight earned an estimated $155.4 million this weekend, breaking multiple box office records such as biggest single-day gross in history and beating Spiderman 3 for biggest opening weekend. Mamma Mia! earned an impressive $27.5 million making it the top opener for a musical ever. — BuzzSugar
• In anticipation of his future as late night TV host, Jimmy Fallon is getting started on his duties early with a short nightly show to be released on NBC.com starting this fall. — NY Times
• Sarah Jessica Parker's American Artists, a reality show about artists who compete to win a gallery show, a cash prize, and a tour, has been picked up and will premiere on Bravo. — BuzzSugar
• Kid Rock pled no contest in his Waffle House fight case and was sentenced to $1,000 fine, a year of probation, anger management classes, and community service. — TMZ
• Mick Fleetwood's six-year-old daughter was rushed to the hospital Friday after nearly drowning in his pool, although she has made a full recovery. — TMZ

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Sarah Jessica Parker skipped the party dress for her visit to the Late Show With Conan O'Brien in NYC last night, but she still looked flawless in her gorgeous makeup and killer pink pumps. She's making the rounds for her new film Smart People, where she got to take a break from the usual super-girly-girl roles we're used to seeing her in, and got to play doctor for a change. The movie hits theaters today, and even though it's not getting rave reviews, we still have Sex and the City to look forward to.

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• Late night TV's return last evening met mixed results, as only Letterman and Ferguson were able to use writers and Leno and O'Brien had to go it alone, resulting in Conan showing off Christmas cards and spinning his wedding ring on his desk for as long as he could. Good or bad, it's still nice to have something fresh on TV. — AP
• After going on maternity leave in October in preparation for the birth of her son, who was born on Nov. 9, Elisabeth Hasselbeck will return to The View on Monday. It will be interesting to see how things go down when all five hosts are reunited at the table. — ABC
• On Tuesday, volleyball star Gabrielle Reece and her husband, surfer Laird Hamilton, welcomed their second child together, a daughter named Brody Jo Hamilton. That is going to be one athletic baby! —People
• Recently separated Sean Penn will head the awards jury at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Since his movie Into the Wild got such glowing reviews, Sean seems like a smart choice. — AP
• Russell Crowe is leading a movement in Australia to ban gambling machines in pubs and clubs in order to make social spaces more family friendly. Sounds like this this reformed bad boy wants everyone to clean up their act right along with him. — Reuters

• NBC is streaming full episodes of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," Broadcasting & Cable reports — but, on the down side, the New York Times reports that NBC won't renew its contract to sell shows through iTunes. (Apple says NBC wanted to charge $4.99 per episode)
• According to Variety, Sony is releasing a Bob Dylan concert DVD filled with footage from his Newport Folk Festival performances later this year.
• Drew Lachey has signed on to host "Dance War," ABC's midseason "Dancing with the Stars" spinoff, the Futon Critic reports.
• ComingSoon says that Jim Belushi will take a stab at directing his first film, a sports movie titled The Catch.
• The LA Times has the latest "Kid Nation" scandal: The children were sometimes told what to say.
• It's official: Victoria Beckham will play one of Wilhelmina's bridesmaids on "Ugly Betty," Zap2it reports.
• TNT has canceled "Heartland" but is looking into a pilot about a band of high-tech thieves, Variety reports.

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Day Two of Late Night With Conan O'Brien at San Francisco's Orpheum theater offered some of the same things as Wednesday's taping: a wildly enthusiastic crowd, dancing Conan and the trumpeter guy who could hold a single note out for so long I feared for his health. In general, I've decided that being a part of a live studio audience is simply So. Much. Fun. It's like a spectator sport with some live music and a natural-born entertainer as your host.

Thursday's guests included Randy Jackson, comedian Patton Oswalt, musical guests Bob Weir and Ratdog (Bob Weir formerly of the Grateful Dead) and — one day late — the Frisbee golf national champion David Feldberg! The hour-long taping was action-packed and super energetic. After witnessing these tapings, I have a newfound appreciation for Conan O'Brien: He has a truly unique talent for entertaining and owning a crowd. It's almost old-fashioned the way he can appeal to a live audience and still be funny when the show is presented in canned form on TV. To check out my highlights from Thursday's show, read more