Jeff Zucker's 'My Name is Earl' Debut

NBC prez/CEO Jeff Zucker tries his hand at comedy in a commercial that will run April 3rd, preceding a new "My Name is Earl" episode. Huffington Post says he's taking shots at the writers and the strike that crippled the industry for months. We don't see it. Let us know what you think.

Monkey Moment: Burnett's Monkey Shout-Out

It's not often that a Monkey Moment actually involves the word "monkey" but thanks to CNBC's Erin Burnett we can say this truly is one.

VIDEO: Here she is calling President Bush a monkey and here she is apologizing.

Newsbusters and Hot Air weigh in with their opinions.



Monkey Meter: 5 bananas

Matt Lauer Looks Back

On the Today Show blog, Lauer reflects on his trip to the end of the earth. His favorite part of the trip? Taking a 20-passenger helicopter to the to the top of a glacier.

Rave Reviews for Williams on SNL

Unfortunately, we missed Williams' apparently hilarious debut as host of SNL due to a DVR error. Fortunately, it seems no one else did. Here are a few reviews...

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The knuckleheads over at TVSpy's Watercooler are talking about it as well.

Here are some highlights from this morning's Today Show. And here's the new James Bond-style Nightly News Open. Funny stuff.

And don't miss Williams daughter, Allison, glowingly writing about her dad on The Huffington Post in advance of his SNL debut.

Footnote: We checked when we woke up this morning and the news universe is still in working order--at least the same as it was before.

Who's Wearing the Bullseye...Clinton or Russert?

A Hillary Clinton staffer said Tim Russert "should be shot" after Tuesday night's rough debate.

Monkey Moment: Matt Lauer's Post is Missing!

Someone left Matt Lauer's mic on during one of the Today Show's weather segments and it sounds like a bandit made off with his newspaper. And what was Chris Cimino doing? Video here from The Huffington Post.

Monkey Meter (1-5): 3 bananas

Remembering Jim Cummins

In Monday's Daily Nightly blog, Brian Williams pays tribute to former NBC News correspondent Jim Cummins, who died of cancer last Friday.

Jitters Over Antarctica

NBC's Ann Curry is getting a bit nervous about her impending trip the other end of the world because of the possibility of major technical issues and...the brutal cold.

Today says, "Curry’s trip will be part of broadcast history. On Nov. 5 and 6 TODAY will for the first time will broadcast live and simultaneously from locations that circle the globe from north to south. It’s part NBC Universal’s “Green is Universal” initiative that takes an unprecedented look at Planet Earth." Matt Lauer will be in Greenland and Al Roker will be at the Equator. Curry heads out this weekend.

Here's the video of Curry beginning to freak out.

Monkey Meter (1-5): 1 banana