Letterman, Fallon and Kimmel went dark this week but Conan, G-Lo, J-Lo and the gang recovered quickly enough from the holiday to give us fresh shows last night. Hell, Chelsea Handler filmed a new program after the Thanksgiving weekend and a 14 hour flight back from Australia. But William Shatner wins the Thanksgiving survivor story, for his epic tale of one turkey that just did not want to be deep-fried, told eloquently on the Tonight Show. To prove his resilience, Shatner then donned a pair of toy fangs and offered to swim naked through the freezing ocean to stare at Sarah Palin, where he would then, well...the rest of that story and the other late night moments you missed while trying to scrape together that $4.5 million for bail, after the jump.
Katey Sagal On Dating Gene Simmons
After George Lopez tried to convince the Sons of Anarchy star that she is actually Latina (as he does with every guest), Sagal discussed meeting the Kiss front man as a waitress and how he later scored her a recording deal, while on a date.
Australian Tampons and Levi Johnston
The conversation between Kathy Griffin and Chelsea Handler last night strayed far from Griffin's memoir (now in paperback!) to Andre Agassi and the joy of shaving Levi Johnston's derriere, pre-Playgirl shoot.
Bill Maher Makes a Mockery of Jay's Green Car Challenge
Last night, Bill Maher punished Jay Leno by stopping mid race to text, reversing his car through the George W. Bush pop-out and combed his eyebrows mid-drive. So it wasn't quite the "Tiger Special" that Jay's Ford Focus deserved, but it was something other than celebrities setting meaningless records.
"It's Fanglish"
William Shatner considered how he could become sexier on the Tonight Show in a long, rambling stream of consciousness diatribe that even confused Conan.
J-Lo Describes Her AMA Fall
Jay Leno snagged the night's biggest star for his program. Granted, he had to send a camera crew to Beverly Hills because Lopez refused to drive into Burbank to answer ten pre-planned questions about iPods and the the pronunciation of Christian Louboutin shoes, but still.
Jon Stewart Really Calls Out White House Party Crashers
The Daily Show host returned from his Thanksgiving break to dress down the Salahis, the possible future Housewives of Washington, D.C., in an eight-minute sketch.
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