Talking today

David Letterman: America Ferrera, Artie Lange

Jay Leno: Joy Behar, TV on the Radio

Late Late Show: Christian Slater, Eric Hutchinson

Conan O'Brien: Ricky Gervais, Vera Farmiga, Chromeo

Last Call: Bill Tancer, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip (R)

Jimmy Kimmel: Terry Bradshaw, Jesse Metcalf, Robin Thicke

The View: Ricky Gervais, Mario Cantone, Steve Harvey

Regis and Kelly: Ben Stiller, Dido

Ellen DeGeneres: Kym Douglas, John Legend

Tavis Smiley: Tommy Smothers, Victoria Rowell

Chelsea Lately: Madchen Amick, Sarah Colonna, Jacob Sirof, Guy Branum

George Stroumboulopoulos: Tim Robbins, Ricky Gervais

Bonnie Hunt: Tony Hawk

Late-night laughs

(from Nov. 5, 2008)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Barack Obama is the 44th president. He won in Florida, and still became president. That never happens.

There was a huge celebration over at the Barack Obama headquarters . . . otherwise known as MSNBC.

This is our first black president since the first season of 24.

Late Show with David Letterman

Attention passengers: The Straight Talk Express is no longer in service.

I went to bed early -- how did Ralph Nader do?

At the end of the night, the electoral vote count was 349 for Obama, 148 for McCain -- or as Fox News says, "too close to call."

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

After Barack Obama was declared the winner, President Bush called him and promised to work with him to guarantee a smooth transition. When he heard this, Obama said, "Thanks -- but you've done enough."

All of the major networks declared Barack Obama the winner at 11 o'clock last night -- except for MSNBC, which declared Obama the winner six months ago.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

People all over the world are celebrating Obama's victory. Sarah Palin watched the Russians celebrating from her house.

Sen. John McCain's concession speech was beautiful. It was dignified, and it was classy. And I think the reason for that is he didn't let Palin say anything.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

President Bush called Barack Obama to congratulate him. He said, "What an awesome night for you and your family." I think his eloquence is what we'll remember most about Bush.

Today in music history

* In 1951, Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner were married. She filed for divorce in 1954.

* In 1968, Jim Morrison asked fans at a Doors concert to stand up. Police charged him with inciting a riot.

* In 1993, Diana Ross was honoured in London by Guinness World Records as the most successful female pop artist of all time.

* In 1995, the world's third-largest music publishing company was created when Michael Jackson merged his music catalogues with those of Sony Music Publishing. None of Jackson's own songs were included in the deal. But Jackson, through his company ATV, held the rights to 251 Beatles tunes, R&B classics such as Lucille and Long Tall Sally, plus numerous other hits. Jackson was said to have entered the merger because he needed the money after his settlement of child molestation allegations. His reported take in the deal -- close to $100 million.

-- Hamilton Spectator Internet and wire services