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Jay Leno, Katie Couric to trade places 'Today' and 'Tonight'
Houston Chronicle ^
| May 12, 2003, 10:58AM
| By RICK PORTER
Posted on 05/12/2003 11:59:28 AM PDT by weegee
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"I've been thinking about it a little bit -- like 24/7," she says. "Because I'm wondering, who came up with this idea, anyway?" For the record, it was Couric's. And she'll probably do fine. "I hope people don't watch expecting some huge stand-up comedy sensation," she says. "I'll just muddle along and do my best."
Follow-up to this thread:
Couric Said To Be at Odds With Leno's Staff
Meanwhile, life with Leno on the "Today" set is just peachy. Secretary of State Colin Powell reportedly called "Today" himself and asked to be interviewed by Leno. When Katie hosts the "Tonight Show," it will be the first time Leno has allowed anyone to guest host since he took over the plum post from Johnny Carson. So whose idea was it to switch jobs? Leno says it was all Couric's. "Do you think I would dream something like this up?" he joked. "This isn't a guy's idea. You don't ever hear, 'Bob, let's trade places.'" This girl just wanted to have fun, Couric said. "I think people will appreciate this in the spirit in which we're doing it," she said.
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posted on
05/12/2003 11:59:29 AM PDT
by
weegee
To: weegee
You can bet that one of the best parts about Leno's Monday night shows - HEADLINES - won't be on the agenda tonight. And I won't be watching.
And I'm not so sure that Leno's audience "likes Katie." They seemed to LOVE Dennis Miller, and he would push her to apoplexy.
Michael
To: weegee
Couric doesn't need to tell jokes. She is one!
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:11:07 PM PDT
by
kellynla
("C" 1/5 1st Mar Div Viet Nam '69 & '70 Semper Fi)
To: weegee
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:11:14 PM PDT
by
lsee
To: weegee
Dumb snail jokes!
Best one is the snail that got mugged by two turtles.
Cops asked the snail if he could identify his attackers?
Snail said, "I don't know. It all happened so fast."
To: biblewonk
More reason than usual to miss the Tonight Show.
Now, if the perky Katie Couric would trade places with that 'jackass' who jumped off the apt. building and hit the edge of the swimming pool, that I might watch...
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:14:06 PM PDT
by
newgeezer
(Admit it; Amendment XIX is very much to blame.)
To: kellynla
"I think the really fun thing is if a joke works, it's funny, and if it doesn't work, it will be even funnier," Leno says.
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:14:26 PM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)
To: newgeezer
She arranged this deal. I guess that if MSNBC had still be showing Donawho, she might have opted for his timeslot (not!).
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:16:10 PM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)
To: weegee
Bump to boycott Katie, Matt, Al, and Smuckers Jelly!
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:25:48 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(Boycott Smuckers Jelly ! ! ! ! !)
To: weegee
They're sleepy... Boy, if THAT doesn't say a lot about the Today Show's target audience.
You never see O'Reiley's audience described as sleepy!
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:36:35 PM PDT
by
Lou L
To: weegee
Since I don't watch either, I won't be missing anything.
To: Lou L
I also question it because they want the hosts to be perky and full of "go go go" pep. They know that some of their audience is watching before they go to work.
Morning radio does this same thing (with noisy announcers and pointless "feel good" banter). I'd like to hear one music radio station (including "old folks radio") that doesn't have the braying jackass talking about the morning commute. Not everyone listening to the radio wants to hear about the rat race or is going to work that morning. Sometimes I'm sick and would rather hear some calmer music than an annoying announcer telling me "Get out of bed! Quit hitting that snooze button!".
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:50:38 PM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)
To: weegee
Saw part of the first hour of the Today show. Jay did ok interviewing Colin Powell. Lots of fans (more than usual) on the plaza outside the studio. Some had signs that had Katie's name crossed out and Jay's written in. Jay can do interviews (does it all the time), but I doubt that anti-American Katie Colon can do comedy.
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:52:09 PM PDT
by
CedarDave
(The number of Saddam sightings is rapidly approaching those of Elvis!)
To: weegee
So is Jay going to do the butt-scope thing?
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posted on
05/12/2003 12:52:39 PM PDT
by
steveo
(Lieutenant Zip died this morning.)
To: CedarDave
Katie Colon needs an enema to loosen her up befor the Tonight Show.
To: WellsFargo94
That would be the Katie Colonic.
As Weegee said (in his book Naked Hollywood, Colonic is 'nature' spelled backwards).
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posted on
05/12/2003 1:09:54 PM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)
To: weegee
KUTE KATY--NBC'S LIBERAL TWIT DOLL
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posted on
05/12/2003 1:21:08 PM PDT
by
henbane
To: weegee
The stunt is part of a "Trading Places" week in which Today anchors switch jobs with someone. News anchor Ann Curry is giving up her seat to soccer star Mia Hamm on Wednesday and working out with Hamm's team, while co-anchor Matt Lauer will drive a New York City cab on Thursday while Couric banters with the cabbie.Don't you just love the current state of journalism? And, these people want to be taken seriously.
To: Paul Atreides
They aren't journlists. They are talking heads. Anyone can read the teleprompter.
There are plenty of people who can lie convincingly. Just look at Bubba Clinton, Joe Lockhart, Terry McAuliffe, Tom Dasshole, James Carville, Michael Moore, and Baghdad Bob.
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posted on
05/12/2003 2:16:29 PM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)
To: kellynla
Poor Katie, her jokes flop, she's getting old, she's losing her looks and the most tragic setback of all, even with her brand new kneepads still nobody calls.
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posted on
05/12/2003 5:02:11 PM PDT
by
chiefqc
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