Jason Momoa has the biceps, vocal timbre and alpha-male attitude to seemingly carve out a successful career as an action movie hero. But before his commercial audition with the public in “Conan the Barbarian,” his leading man debut, there comes something even more potentially nervousness-inducing – the requisite pre-release juggernaut of press commitments. Momoa recently made his debut on “The Tonight Show,” chatting cars with host Jay Leno (he favors an old Cadillac) and suffering the characteristic new-guest embarrassment of having an old clip from early in his career (in this case, from “Baywatch”) pulled out and showcased. Amidst a packed itinerary that necessitated some rescheduling, he recently graced ShockYa with some…

The instincts of the average person, when faced with an occupational dismissal, might be to retreat and lick one’s wounds for a while, or at least enjoy the sort of deep exhalation and no-strings-attached vacation that adulthood rarely affords. When the firing is very public, one would assume some measure of privacy would be additionally important, or desirable. Of course, celebrity entertainers are not always your average folks, even when they really are. So Conan O’Brien, on the heels of being let go by NBC so that they could re-hire Jay Leno to front ‘The Tonight Show’, threw himself into a sprawling, live musical-comedy tour, and agreed to let director…

With Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno receiving more hype now than when NBC switched their hosting duties last summer, as the network recently canceled Leno’s 10pm prime-time show and O’Brien is scheduled to film his last episode as “The Tonight Show” host on Friday, celebrities and fans alike are taking sides.  But O’Brien’s fans have one less reason to celebrate their favorite male red-headed comedian’s departure from the network that wronged him: NBC owns the characters recurring comedy sketches featured on both “The Tonight Show” and ‘Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” the Hollywood Reporter announced. That means if O’Brien accepts a job on another network, much like David Letterman did…

Ed McMahon, who was best remembered as announcer and sidekick for “The Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson for over 30 years, as well as the face of Publisher’s Clearing House, died today at the age of 86, according to his spokesman. The veteran TV personality was known for his nightly introduction of TV host Johnny Carson with his signature “Heeeeeeeeere’s Johnny!” McMahon, who had been battling pneumonia and other illnesses, died at an LA-area hospital. We here at Shockya.com extend our deepest regrets to McMahon’s family and loved ones. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie and television news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)

According to several news stories, including those by credible industry sources such as Broadcasting & Cable and TV Week, NBC will announce today that Jay Leno will take over the 9 p.m. slot on the network every weeknight starting Fall 2009. Leno will remain the host of “The Tonight Show” until May 2009 when Conan O’Brien, who currently hosts “Late Night” in the time slot after Leno, will take over for the show. Both shows have a similar format, featuring sketch comedy and celebrity guests, which is said to make the transition smooth. According to Kansas City Star TV critic Aaron Barnhart, the move will be a wise one. He…