Neil Patrick Harris is set to host the 2015 Oscars.

Joan Rivers was the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities.

'Oh Captain, My Captain'

Stephen Colbert is to replace David Letterman as CBS’s late-night host.

David Letterman has signed a two-year deal with CBS that will see him clinch the title as the longest-running late-night talk show host in TV history, albeit over two networks.

Eddie Murphy has bowed out of his role as host of the Oscars following his friend Brett Ratner’s decision to leave the show as producer because of an uproar over a gay slur.

An emotional Oprah Winfrey took to the stage alone for the final episode of her US talk show, talking to viewers about what they have meant to her during its 25-year run.

TV veteran Michael Parkinson has criticised the "foolish ambition" of celebrities who try their hand at fronting talk shows.

CONSIDERING he’d had less than five hours sleep, the new US Open champion was remarkably sharp.

ED MCMAHON, a fixture on US late-night television for 30 years as the full-throated announcer and sidekick for Johnny Carson on NBC’s The Tonight Show, died yesterday at age 86, his spokesman said.

EVERYBODY loved Raymond one more time at the Emmys as the show won the best comedy series for its final season, denying newcomer Desperate Housewives.

The Desperate Housewive of Wisteria Lane added some sparkle to the Emmy Awards, with Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher and Nicollette Sheridan stealing the show in stunning floor-length gowns.

US chat show legend Johnny Carson's beloved sidekick Ed McMahon spent his 82nd birthday in a hospital over the weekend.

Johnny Carson, the quick-witted TV chat show host who became an American institution putting his viewers to bed for 30 years with a smooth night-cap of celebrity banter and heartland charm, has died. He was 79.

JOHNNY CARSON, the Tonight Show host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter and droll comedy for 30 years, died yesterday aged 79.

Johnny Carson, the “Tonight Show” TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter and droll comedy for 30 years, died today. He was 79.

Comedian Jay Leno has announced plans to step down from hosting his popular chat show in 2009.

THE friends and family of Bob Hope have paid tribute to the comic, who has died aged 100.

Three robbers shot and killed three bank staff and a customer during a hold-up in Nebraska today.