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Jenny Lewis started her professional career as a kid in a Jell-O commercial. She is mostly known as the primary vocalist of the indie-rock band Rilo Kiley.

From Sacha Baron Cohen to Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert to Tina Fey, we're counting down the names of the entertainers who make us laugh the hardest 25.

Sorry the blogging has been light this week. Part of the cause is a sinus infection/general malady that has threatened to eat what is left of my rapidly diminishing brain.

The death of Michael Jackson has unlikely escaped anyone in our persistently connected society.

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July 2nd, 2009 by Leilani Polk in CL Sound Bites , Commentary , News Random news bites from the last several days .

When Conan O'Brien stepped in for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show, the average viewing age of NBC's late-night lineup immediately dropped.

The uproar over David Letterman's unfunny joke about Sarah Palin's daughter demonstrated that even a deft comedian gets his timing wrong.

Upright bassist Nat Baldwin's musical innovation has put him on a platform that continues to steadily rise.

"There's no sense going on!" That's what Jimmy Fallon cried when Gold Derby informed him in our webcam chat about the Emmy curse on "Late Night" left behind by Conan O'Brien . "We're not going to win!" he sighed, at one point banging his head on his office desk.

When Conan O'Brien stepped in for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show, the average viewing age of NBC's late-night lineup immediately dropped.

Fresh Air from WHYY , June 22, 2009 Allison Silverman, the executive producer and head writer of The Colbert Report, discusses the show's recent broadcasts from the combat zone in Iraq.

Despite the name, the big comedy festival that concluded Sunday in Chicago wasn't Just for Laughs.

But it only seems like a breeze because the masters - Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien - make it look that way.

Q Why did Jimmy Fallon decide to host a late-night talk show, rather than following in the footsteps of so many other former Saturday Night Live stars by making movies? - Stephen Higgins, Oneonta, N.Y. When Fallon, 34, left SNL, executive producer Lorne Michaels shared that NBC would be searching for a late-night replacement for Conan O'Brien, who ...

Andy Richter spent most of the 1990's clowning around on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". "Sidekick was never an official title.

For Emmy nominees in the category of variety, music or comedy program writing, one moment looms large: the annual can-you-top-this packages that introduce the writing staffs on the kudocast.

This is a clip from an upcoming episode of My Life on the D-List . Kathy Griffin goes to see one her idols, Lily Tomlin, and then the two go out to dinner.

Originally published June 13, 2009 at 8:01 p.m., updated June 13, 2009 at 9:05 p.m. MANCHESTER, Tenn.

Theresa Andersson plays the fiddle at Jazz Fest. Theresa Andersson will be heading to Scandinavia this summer.