Jimmy Fallon will host the Emmys, drunk Muppets, Doctor Who prompts an influx of bowties, Seinfeld's Susan resurfaces, and a mural that depicts adult swim's latest venture, Check It Out with Steve Brule.


[Spotted in the East Village this weekend: a colorful and hilarious ad for Steve Brule's new show, debuting on Adult Swim this Sunday. Catch up on all of the funny at BrulesRules.com.]

In TV News...

  • Do you like your Muppets drunk and raunchy? Well, it seems you're in luck because GSN has just ordered Late Night Liars, a human-versus-drunk puppet game show hosted by Larry Miller. [The Live Feed]
  • Jimmy Fallon will indeed host this year's Emmys Awards, airing August 29th. I'm interested to see how well he does. [Zap2It]
  • ...But that seems a little less enthralling hearing that Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg were also up for the Emmys gig. [LA Times]
  • The popularity Doctor Who [Telegraph]
  • Here's a peek inside of Billboard Magazine's Glee piece. [Oh No They Didn't]
  • FX has renewed Justified for another season. [Variety]
  • Whatever happened to Susan from Seinfeld? Apparently, she's taken up the ukulele. [TMZ]
  • An interview with Saturday Night Live writer Alex Blaze. [Live From New York It's Saturday Night]

Around the Web...

  • Michelle Obama sent her first tweet today. [GeekSugar]
  • The Tony Award nominees have been announced. [Pop Watch]
  • Every Calvin and Hobbes ever.. with a text search function! [S-anand]
  • There's a sneak peek of Beyonce's newest music video that just hit the web. [Vimeo]
  • The top ten reasons you should quit Facebook. [Gizmodo]
  • From Best Week Ever's Dan Hopper: "Science Proves Attractive Women Cause Stress, Confirming All Cartoons." [Best Week Ever]
  • Will we ever get a Ghostbusters 3? Dan Aykroyd says yes, Bill Murray says no. Hmm. [Slash Film]
  • What you need to know about embeddable tweets. [Tech Crunch]