Regis Philbin continues his two-night guest-hosting gig on Tuesday’s “Late Late Show,” with scheduled guests David Letterman and Tony Danza.
Reege corralled A-listers Susan Sarandon and Alan Alda for Monday night’s show (both shows taped here in New York City).
“It was fun. I enjoyed it. There’s not an audience there — it’s me just talking to guests across a table — so it’s an altogether different feel,” Philbin said, alluding to his 25-year run co-hosting “Live” with both Kathie Lee Gifford and Kelly Ripa.
“An audience makes you want to be better, try harder. I’m glad I did [‘Late Late Show’] but I don’t know if I’d like to do that for the rest of my life.”
I asked Reege if he misses being on TV every day. “Not really,” he said. “I’d forgotten what a pain it is to go to the studio every day!”
James Corden joins “Late Late Show” March 23.
Jerry’s “perfect” ending
Fans of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” airing Tuesday at 9 p.m., are no doubt anticipating the show’s Feb. 24 series finale.
Jim O’Heir, who plays office schlub Jerry Gergich — or Larry/Terry/Gary Gergich (the name changes often) — knows how the series ends for Jerry. But revealing that would be, well, a typical Jerry thing to do.
“They wrote Jerry the perfect ending,” says O’Heir. “When I heard what the idea was, and heard what they were thinking and heard from [series star Amy Poehler], I was like, really? She was like, ‘This could still change’ but I said, ‘Oh my God, that’s the most amazing thing I ever heard.’ I’m so proud of how they’re taking care of Jerry in the finale … I got chills.
“It’s the perfect ending to ‘Parks and Rec.’ ”
Stay tuned.
NOLO on “Nightwatch”
Dick Wolf’s newest cable reality series, “Nightwatch,” airs its second episode Thursday on A&E (9 p.m.), tracking emergency responders in New Orleans.
It’s Wolf’s fifth show currently on the air, in addition to NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU,” “Chicago PD” and “Chicago Fire” and TNT’s “Cold Justice” (Kelly Siegler and Yolanda McClary).
“One of the phrases that leaps to mind is ‘You can’t make this stuff up,’ ” Wolf told me about “Nightwatch.”
“Obviously we have an interest in first responders. You can’t pay people enough to run into burning buildings. The scripted shows are able to explore the complications of long-term human relations — the unscripted shows are more focused on the immediacy of events unfolding in front of the camera.”
“Nightwatch” is from 44 Blue productions (“Wahlburgers”) and is executive-produced by Rasha Drachkovitch.