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CHICAGO — Name a star or celebrity of the last 40 years and it’s likely that person was the subject of Bill Zehme’s keen mind and artful writing, in such magazines as Rolling Stone, Playboy, Vanity Fair and Esquire, and in bestselling books in collaboration with Jay Leno and Regis…

Chicago author Bill Zehme had a genius for writing celebrity profiles and making friends. He wrote biographies of Frank Sinatra, Andy Kaufman and Jay Leno.

The demonic horror movie is a brilliant new take on the mockumentary.

Monteith was a St. Louis native who built enough of an audience to appear in the 1970s on the “Tonight” show with Johnny Carson.

How can fruitcakes last more than a lifetime while remaining (sort of) edible? And has the fruitcake always been such a contentious and condemned holiday treat?

In a tribute to David Letterman, we take the time this week to focus on reader suggestions

MINNEAPOLIS — Jeff Foxworthy spent a recent Tuesday morning sitting in a tree with a bow and arrow.

US comedian Jay Leno said Monday he has suffered serious burns from a gasoline fire after an accident involving one of his cars. Leno, the former host of "The Tonight Show" and a renowned motoring enthusiast, suffered injuries to his face after one of his vehicles burst into flames in…

NEW YORK — Sherri Shepherd is planning to bring the laughs to daytime television.

People used to laugh at Byron Allen. They’re not laughing anymore. Allen began as a standup comedian while he was still in his teens occasionally selling gags to other comedians and performing in half-empty houses. At 18 he worked his way up to “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and…

Comedian Garry Shandling’s take on a fictional talk show host influenced everything from ‘The Office’ to Alan Partridge. Louis Chilton explores its impact and post-show ‘curse’