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Late Night Highlights: Jay Leno Calls His Primetime Show a ‘Hallucinogenic’ Mistake and Stephen Colbert Drops Acid

Ladies and gentlemen, Jay Leno is 60. The new sexagenarian celebrated his birthday last night with the help of frequent guest and good friend Chelsea Handler, who ribbed the Tonight Show host so much that he soon joined in on the mockery, calling his primetime days at NBC a — well, you can see that clip, and the other late night highlights you missed while tracking down stars for your fourth season of Celebrity Rehab stars, after the jump.

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Late Night Highlights: Jay Leno Calls His Primetime Show a ‘Hallucinogenic’ Mistake and Stephen Colbert Drops Acid

Conan O’Brien Clocks in for 60 Minutes

Watch out, NBC—CoCo is back. In his first TV appearance since signing off from The Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien will surface Sunday on CBS’ 60 Minutes. And…

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TV Bites: Piers Morgan Has His Eye on You, Barbara Walters

Late Night Highlights: David Letterman Jay-Bashes and Whiny Scrabble Champs Trash-Talk Jimmy Kimmel

ConanGate may be long over, but it is still fresh in the mind of David Letterman, who just last night reminisced about the good ol’ days, when he could spend an entire segment ripping on his 11:35 foe, Jay Leno. That clip, as well as the other highlights you missed while celebrating your first dance single , after the jump.

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Late Night Highlights: David Letterman Jay-Bashes and Whiny Scrabble Champs Trash-Talk Jimmy Kimmel

Southland Renewed

Congratulations to Southland for being picked up for a third season by TNT. Just six months ago, NBC executives axed Ann Biderman’s cop drama in favor of Jay Leno’s short-lived primetime show; the unaired episodes eventually were picked up by TNT to OK ratings. Southland ‘s new ten-episode season will premiere in January. [ Deadline ]

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What (and Who) You Missed At Conan’s Irony-Packed Universal City Tour Stop

Chances are that you were not among the lucky thousands who attended Conan O’B rien’s “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television” show at the Gibson Amphitheater in LA this past Saturday. Too bad, because that was probably the starriest stop on his tour map, and definitely the only one within 400 yards of his former Tonight Show stage. Fortunately for you, Movieline has compiled a multimedia round-up of everything you missed, including videos, jokes, and the A-list guest list.

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What (and Who) You Missed At Conan’s Irony-Packed Universal City Tour Stop

Conan O’Brien Gives NBC a Drive-By

File this under irony. Conan O’B rien’s “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” Tour made a stop last night at the Gibson Ampitheatre in Universal City, CA, a mere stone’s throw away from his former Tonight Show studios on the NBC lot. Joked Coco: “If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of bad ideas being greenlit.” Well, except for Bitch Hunter [ Variety/On the Air]

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Conan O’Brien Won’t Go to Your Prom, But He Will Personalize a Rejection Letter

In 2003, an eleventh-grade student named Nikki Simmons asked her favorite talk show host, Conan O’B rien, to be her junior prom date. While Coco, who was still hosting his Late Night show in New York City at the time, could not make it to to the Rust Belt for the event, he did send her a letter politely declining the invitation. Click through for his handwritten note.

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Conan O’Brien Won’t Go to Your Prom, But He Will Personalize a Rejection Letter

A New Low For Leno

Even though Jay Leno has been spicing up The Tonight Show with innovative diva tests and undercover investigations , his numbers continue to sink. Just last week, The Tonight Show earned its lowest ratings among its cherished 18-49 demo with an average of a 1.0 rating/5 share. For anyone keeping score at home, Conan O’B rien averaged a 1.1 rating while hosting the 11:35 P.M. show. [ The Wrap ]

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Mariska Hargitay Gets Punched, and 3 Other WTF Moments From Tonight’s Law & Order: SVU

Movieline does not condone violence against women, but when Law & Order: SVU teases an episode in which Mariska Hargitay’s character is punched in the face while going undercover as an eastern European slaughterhouse worker, I am setting my TiVo. Here are four WTF moments promised in tonight’s episode “Beef,” as well as the most enticing SVU promo in the show’s eleven-season history.

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Mariska Hargitay Gets Punched, and 3 Other WTF Moments From Tonight’s Law & Order: SVU