Episode 42

FORTY-TWO

First of all, a happy Earth Day to all of you. So… I guess… Do what people do on Earth Day…

MONOLOGUE: Earth Day, of course, leads us into the first couple minutes of Jimmy’s monologue where most of the jokes included Apple recycling their products. FACT. Yet still awesome. You think I’m wrong? Raise your hand if you have a Zune… We continue to the Facebook Daily Newspaper, all those headlines are true. Powdered alcohol to mix drinks with?! Forget getting all your news from Facebook… I get my news from one James Fallon. 

We haven’t seen Tonight Show Superlatives since the NFL Playoffs, but now with NHL Playoffs in full swing, (and boy have the games been great), we see the return of Superlatives. This bit must only be a sport playoffs thing.  Tonight Show Superlatives: 2014 NHL Playoffs

PROS AND CONS returns in Jimmy’s Return with the pros and cons of Earph Day.* In honor of Earph Day, I will not be recycling any blogs. This segment is one where Jimmy’s real talent shines through. His improv skills are amazing. Pros and Cons: Celebrating Earth Day

*Yes that spelling is correct.

GUESTS: When David Duchovny walked out I was really hoping for some Red Hot Chili Peppers as his walk out song, (think about it), but alas the Roots did not.  I think Duchovny was serious when he told Jimmy he’ll be a last second replacement guest any time. That’s pretty cool. This interview is subtly great. Robert Duchunnnnny, with like 4 or 5 N’s has been pretty solid.

Air Hockey Beer Pong was a complete fail for Jimmy… And it was awesome.  Beer Hockey with David Duchovny

John Stewart’s own John Oliver is up next and I’m a fan of his. He did a great job on the Daily Show and if he didn’t leave Comedy Central for his HBO show, he had to have been a front runner for the Late Show host position, ultimately taken by Stephen Colbert.* The last time Oliver was on with Jimmy, he did a great bit where he went to the wrong Late Night studio. If you have HBO, I would put Last Week Tonight on the DVR after Veep.

*I swear, I’m going to work on the Daily Show… Cause those people go places. (Melissa’s Note: TAKE ME WITH YOU, MY FAVORITE COUSIN! WE WILL OWN NYC!!!)

MUSICAL GUEST: This is the second time Jimmy’s announced the musical guest sitting on the stairs with the crowd. I love this. It shows how relaxed he can be and his one-ness with the people. Jimmy’s been hyping Rita Ora on Twitter all day and I’d say she lived up to a majority of the hype, but I couldn’t get over the fact Rita Ora looked like Rhianna. Dumped with paint while singing?… That’s new.

Quick programming note: I will be heading to Memphis for work till Sunday. My access to this fine program and many others will be slim to zero, so you “avid” readers must wait until next week to get caught up on links and thoughts!