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David Letterman Rips "Crazy" Tonight Show Succession Plan: "What Are They Thinking?"

Shortly after NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon would be taking over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno next year, David Letterman got a phone call. But the call wasn't from Leno, Fallon or even Conan O'Brien.

"I got a call from my mom today. She says, 'Well, David, I see you...  read full article

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David Letterman Rips "Crazy" Tonight Show Succession Plan: "What Are They Thinking?"

Shortly after NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon would be taking over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno next year, David Letterman got a phone call. But the call wasn't from Leno, Fallon or even Conan O'Brien.

"I got a call from my mom today. She says, 'Well, David, I see you... read more

Top Videos of the Week: One Direction Shocks Fans, Zookeeper Shocks Panda

It's Thanksgiving, so what else do you have to do besides sit around in a tryptophan-induced stupor and peruse the Internet for funny videos? To get you started, here are our favorite clips of the week, including a supercut of Brody's heavy breathing on Homeland, One Direction giving unsuspecting fans the surprise of their lives, and proof that Paul Rudd had a worse week at work than you did. (It involves vomit.)

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Today in America's Got Talent Oddities: Watch Twiggy, the Waterskiing Squirrel

During America's Got Talent's arduous audition process, viewers inevitably get tired of watching contestants sing/dance/tell bad jokes/etc. (Imagine how the judges feel!)
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Conan O'Brien to Appear on Letterman for First Time in 13 Years

Conan O'Brien is heading to Late Night with David Letterman for the first time in 13 years.

It should be an interesting sit-down, to say the least. The two have a lengthy history, as O'Brien took over Letterman's Late Night spot in 1993. read more

Top Moments: Real Housewives' Wedding Bell Blues and Kim Kardashian's Nude Awakening

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14. Best Kiss: We've seen plenty of shirtless Stefan Salvatore shots on The Vampire Diaries, so it was about time we got not one, but two Damon shower scenes. At the end of the episode, Damon soaks in a bubble bath with his new lady Andie. In true vampire fashion, Damon grabs her for an intense kiss, and then nibbles on her neck until we see blood drip down her soaking wet back.

13. Biggest Loser and Gainer: We get that The Biggest Loser is not the best way for everyone to lose weight. But...

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