Dick Van Dyke's Tonight Show Near-Miss / Colbert's AmeriCone Dream Will Live On / Five SNL Storylines

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View in your browser Friday December 12, 2025 Dick Van Dyke Recalls How He and Johnny Carson Nearly Traded Places: 'I Was Awful' What if two of television’s most famous entertainers, born seven weeks apart 100 years ago, had switched places? To hear Van Dyke tell the story, it almost happened. Read more Stephen Colbert’s AmeriCone Dream Ice Cream Will Live on Past The Late Show Ben & Jerry came bearing both cold pints and good news during their Thursday-night visit with Stephen Colbert. Read more Josh O'Connor Hosts SNL: Five Storylines to Watch (S51 E8) As the British actor preps for his SNL debut, here are five storylines to watch—from possible cameos to potential breakouts. Read more Nick Offerman to Narrate The Late Show's Final Holiday Cartoon, 'The Last Noel' Stephen Colbert has enlisted Nick Offerman and his dulcet tones to help wrap a Late Show holiday tradition. Read more Long Before Colbert and Fallon, Steve Allen Had His Own Signature Ice Cream Flavor Stephen Colbert's ice cream flavor won't be the first to outlast his late-night run. Read more Ashley Padilla's SNL Audition Interview Tale Is Classic Lorne Michaels Add Ashley Padilla’s name to the long list of SNL cast members who walked out of their audition interview with Lorne Michaels convinced they’d lost the job—only to learn minutes later they were in. Read more Report: Former Jimmy Kimmel Bowl to End Five-Year Run This Weekend The college bowl game that once carried Jimmy Kimmel's name—and became a recurring bit on his ABC late-night show—is reportedly wrapping up for good. Read more White House Again Uses SNL Footage In ICE Promo, Drawing Backlash Looks like someone at the White House is a Saturday Night Live fan. For the second time in a week, the Trump administration has lifted footage from the show for a pro-ICE message posted to its social media pages. Read more Monthly Ratings: Another Split Decision for Colbert and Kimmel in November 2025 First on LateNighter: Stephen Colbert again took the top spot at 11:35 p.m. among total viewers in November, while Jimmy Kimmel held onto first place in the advertiser-coveted 18–49 demographic. Read more Around the web: The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains and Overtime with Bill Maher Nab PGA Noms Both will vie for Outstanding Short-Form Program at the Producers Guild Awards in February. Disney ‘Did Not Hear’ From White House During Kimmel Suspension Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden also told Bloomberg TV’s The Circuit that reports of mass Hulu and Disney+ cancelations in protest of Jimmy Kimmel’s benching were “highly exaggerated.” [via The Hollywood Reporter] Same Joke, Five Ways: 'Trump Loves Miners' Edition All five late-night shows riffed on the same Trump clip Wednesday night. Wally Watch: Meyers Nearly Clipped by Wayward ‘Taxie’ An egregious cue card typo led Seth Meyers to once again playfully rib NBC cue card legend Wally Feresten. Got Feedback? If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could be doing better, we'd love to hear from you. Simply respond to this message or use our feedback form. This email was sent to mediayenta.comedy@blogger.com  Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here Not seeing our emails? Add newsletters@email.latenighter.com to your safe sender list, or if you have Gmail, simply drag and drop one of our emails from the Promotions tab into the Primary tab. © 2025 Snugglefish Media, LLC, All rights reserved. 1812 W Burbank Blvd # 7225, Burbank, CA 91506-1315 Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use