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The Late Shift (Expression) Refers to the political wrangling involved in the late-night talk show wars, originating from a book from the same title about the 1992 late night wars after Johnny Carson retired.  So, the late shift is heating up again. NBC announced yesterday that Jay Leno's last night on the air will be May 29th, 2009, while Conan O'Brien will take over the "Tonight ... [link]

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Pajiba Love 07/22/08
Published 7/22/2008 at Pajiba
... The late night wars are starting to heat up and Jimmy Fallon is already looking like an injured baby wildebeest or the black dude in a crappy horror flick. (WIMB) ...

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