This Week’s Best TV: Conan O’Brien Goes Boyfriend Hunting


It’s finally happened! After months of campaigning and outrage and think pieces, awards season for Hollywood has finally come to an end, and that means the glut of what Variety affectionately calls “kudocasts” has drawn to a close. But as the red carpets get rolled up and put back in moth balls, we’ve got some post mortem to do. Lady Gaga reinvented herself on Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast. Jimmy Kimmel had fun with the help/at the expense of many rich and beautiful people. And then in the wake of it all, Parks and Recreation quietly took its final bow, and our Saturday Night Live conduit, Seth Meyers, treated us to an hour-long special with the whole cast. Our hearts are aflutter! It’s never easy to say goodbye. And we will love again. But until then, enjoy your final moments with the gang from Pawnee, and distract yourself with laughs a-plenty from other corners of the late night circuit. Here’s our favorite TV of the week.


Conan—Conan & Billy Eichner Join Grindr


Conan is really nailing it with his buddy adventures lately. And it only makes sense that after his spa day in Korea Town with Steven Yeun he would workshop a Grindr profile with fellow Giant Comedian Billy Eichner. Who wouldn’t want a piece of this Rich Ginger?


The Daily Show with Jon Stewart—The Gall of Rudy




Why doesn’t Rudy Giuliani have his own reality show yet? No, but seriously. He’s basically Donald Trump at this point.


Jimmy Kimmel Live!—‪The Kimmel School of Perfect Acting Part 1‬




Thanks to his position at ABC, Jimmy Kimmel is the Academy’s go-to on-air after party guy, which means he gets the most V of VIP talent on board to celebrate Oscar night. And by that we mean he gets all the celebrities we want to have at our backyard BBQ. Then he gets them to embarrass themselves. Everyone wins!


The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon—‪Ice-T Sounds Off On Fifty Shades of Grey, Winter Olympics‬




Ice-T on Fifty Shades of Grey: “One shade of black. That’s all you need.”


Late Night with Seth Meyers—The Parks and Recreation Cast Sings “Bye, Bye Li’l Sebastian”




Watch Aubrey Plaza (April) and Jim O’Heir (Jerry) unable to contain themselves during the surge of emotion packed into one final round of “Li’l Sebastian.”


Jimmy Kimmel Live!—Bella Thorne Eats an Onion




So this one requires a little bit of context. In her new movie The Duff, Bella Thorne plays the resident Regina George. You know, she’s Hottie With An Iron Fist. And Thorne’s resting bitch face is so effective the words her character says are basically irrelevant. But then she shows up on Jimmy Kimmel and is so aggressively ordinary it’s like the composition of her face changes. It’s almost like watching an optical illusion fade away on live television.


The Daily Show with Jon Stewart—The Audacity of Grope




Joooooeeeeeeeee staaaaahhhhhhp!


The 87th Annual Academy Awards—Lady Gaga’s The Sound of Music Tribute




Fame Monster. Tony Bennett’s Girl Friday. Fraulein Maria in training. Lady Gaga delivered the most talked about moment of the Oscars this past Sunday with her four-song tribute to The Sound of Music, followed by a tearful introduction to The Julie Andrews. This is… It’s just… Wow. Hats off to you, Gaga. You honored the woman just right. And if we can never hear the sweet voice of Ms. Andrews again, at least we can have this.


Bonus Track: Late Night with Seth Meyers—Web Exclusive: The Parks and Recreation Cast Answers Fan Questions




How weird! We have the same ideal “Treat Yo Self!” day as Retta!



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