A wave of sadness washed over last night's 11:35 PM time slot, beginning with David Duchovny's own brand of malaise that could fill oceans -- or at least three segments on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where the Californication star discussed his many depression triggers. Meanwhile on CBS, David Letterman croaked through the Late Show, unwilling to let a little laryngitis force him into bed -- or as Chris Rock said, "back to that mean wife in Connecticut." After harping on the host's sex scandal a few more beats, Letterman finally butted in with, "All right, enough about me and my misery." Those soulful moments, as well as Luke Wilson's admission that he is one bad movie away from a cable crime series, after the jump.
5. Tracy Morgan Set Stories: Chapter 49
Death at a Funeral star Luke Wilson stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night to contribute another Tracy Morgan to the future on-set anthology before getting uncomfortably earnest about his faltering career.
4. A Daily Show Reunion
Former correspondent Steve Carell came full circle last night when he revisited his once-employer to discuss the movie he now stars in, Date Night.
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3. A Virginia Slims Bris
During the Colbert Report's "Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger" segment last night, Stephen Colbert introduced viewers to Hello Kitty wine before celebrating pig's blood cigarette filters with Jeff Goldblum.
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2. David Duchovny's Misery
The Californication star stopped by the Tonight Show last night to discuss his aversion to Lego Land, Disney World, mascots and Graceland before unsuccessfully trying to get Jay Leno to break out his rusty Elvis impression.
1. The Magic of Oprah
After vaguely rehashing the whole Letterman sex scandal last night to the host's discomfort, Chris Rock tested out some new material about Oprah,