Fallon in best shape ever despite falls

Tempting as it might be to bring Latifah back, we’d love to see someone else as Motormouth Maybelle, who sings what should be a rafter-rattling pop-gospel anthem, “I Know Where I’ve Been”.

NBC’s entertainment chief said Wednesday he saw no contradiction in having Donald Trump host “Saturday Night Live” less than six months after the network severed its business ties with the GOP presidential front-runner for remarks about Mexican immigrants. “When you book Ricky, you know what you’re in for”, Telegdy said, while noting that “we haven’t made any decision about next year – we’ll talk to him”. He also noted that NBC’s new Thursday police drama “Shades of Blue” starring Ray Liotta and Jennifer Lopez had the best launch on that night the network has had in seven years.

Meanwhile, Fallon has remained the top draw in late night, even with all the recent changes in that landscape.

After his October fall at a Harvard Lampoon event in his honor, Fallon introduced himself in his monologue as “Trippy Fallon”, appearing onstage wearing a hard hat and safety goggles.

One of TV’s biggest comedy hits is making its return for a two-hour special.

As a fat girl who loves dancing to pop music, Hairspray – both the wonderful Broadway musical and the John Waters film on which it’s based – resonates with me deep in my core, so I was thrilled to find out that Tracy Turnblad is coming to NBC!

NBC’s highly rated run of holiday-themed specials in late November and December “did more than just keep the lights on when our other programming would go into repeats”.

Good Morning, Baltimore! Hairspray will be NBC’s fourth live musical, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “It is as clear to us and it is as clear to the people who produce in our news division and our entertainment division what the differences are”.