LLS Alum in Contention to Run Sheen’s New Show
Former Late Late Show writer Tom Straw is reportedly one of three people who could be tapped to run Charlie Sheen‘s new sitcom, Anger Management. As The Hollywood Reporter explains, Straw’s credits include the Cosby Show, Night Court and more. Industry observers say it’s not certain where episodes of the new show will be shown… if not on a network, perhaps on cable, a local broadcast station group or directly to a streaming service like Netflix.

Brave Plot Emerges
More plot details for the move Brave, which features the voice of Craig Ferguson are emerging, after a preview event last week for Disney/Pixar fans.  Mild spoilers!  If you’d rather be surprised at your local theater next summer, you might not want to read the coverage from PixarPlanet.com or slashfilm.com.


Hugh Laurie on iTunes Soon
Hugh Laurie‘s album Let Them Talk was released in in the UK on May 9th and has been available on iTunes in the UK for a while but the RSA’s @LoveAllThingsUK reminds us that it will be available on CD and on iTunes in the US starting September 6th.  You can pre-order it on iTunes or Amazon.com now.

A Premonition of Geoff?
In a 1998 episode of Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon as the “ghost of hosts future” predicted he would host the show in 2011.  Impressive, no doubt.  But as the RSA’s Ted N. noticed, there was also the “Don Pardo 9000″, a robot announcer that seems rather familiar.  The robot appears at about 4:12 in the clip.  Our apologies in advance for the embedded commercial.

Video courtesy: NBC

Tonight’s Guests
Thursday on the Late Late Show, Craig’s guests are scheduled to be actor Kal Penn and actress Alice Eve.  And on Friday, we now expect singer Shirley Manson and Mythbuster Tory Belleci.  Comedienne Marina Franklin had been scheduled for Friday but was included in Wednesday’s show, bumping actress Vera Farmiga ahead to a future date.  As for Tory, he tweeted Thursday afternoon:

Heading to LA to be on The Late Late Show w/ @CraigyFerg ! Last time I was there I had a leprechaun on my knee. http://yfrog.com/h8f7orgjj // About to go on!!! @CraigyFerg I wish I could quit you. http://yfrog.com/gyn4fzhj

To which Craig replied:

You’re early! You’re not on til tomorrow #idiot

After the taping, Tory tweeted:

@CraigyFerg it was great to see you tomorrow! #TimeTravelConfusion

And Craig replied:

@ToryBelleci you’ll be hilarious on the show tomorrow night. Well done. When it happens. #TimeTravelConfusion

Such is the magic of television.

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