So last night, I’m flipping channels and stumble across Ted Danson (pictured) on Conan. He’s talking about how he’s a vegan (who, okay, eats fish) and then proceeds to explain that because of his diet, he has serious issues with intestinal gas. Now, it’s hard to throw Conan O’Brien, but Danson, who acknowledged that his publicist, manager, and agent would probably be questioning his sanity, did it. If you missed the moment (which included the still-charming Danson outing his old Cheers co-star Woody Harrelson as a fellow flatulence-sufferer), you can catch the entire episode here.
My question: What are the most interesting/embarrassing celeb confessions you’ve heard on talk shows (late-night or daytime)? Don’t keep that useless knowledge to yourself.
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If he does not eat meat, eggs, drink milk but eats fish, he’s an icthatarian, not a vegan.
I was watching last night when Conan was floored…I thought it was prety brave of Ted…I also liked his stories about covering up his bald spot and how he couldn’t reveal his level of baldness to the tabloids, as they just kept lying…
Lilly Allen exposed her third nipple on some British gameshow. Also John Stamos on Conan showed his strangely deformed bellybutton. I guess those count as embarassing confessions. Certainly strange exposures.
It wasn’t a confession, just more embarrassing: Lohan’s interview on Ellen’s talk show, when they were discussing what she’d do on her 21st b-day. It was painful b/c we all knew she had been to rehab and you were waiting for Ellen to come out and say it.
I remember Marilu Henner talking about what “good poops” should look like on the Daily Show some years ago. I was like, where’s Danny DeVito when you need him…
On his talk show tour of terror a few years ago, Tom Cruise told David Letterman how he was flying a small plane and let a talkative passenger lose conscienceness at a very high altitude. Dave was stunned. Cruise kept laughing this maniacal laugh. This went on for about 10 minutes
This doesn’t really fall into the embarrassing confession category, but does it count if I feel embarrassed for the guest? The most painful interview I’ve ever seen was Kari Wuhrer on Conan O’Brien. Reminded me of a dying fish. Truly embarassing. I found a link to it:
http://www.thebuzzbin.com/rp/conan.rm
Well I saw Jonah Hill on Conan a few months ago and he told him his most embarrassing moment.
He was taking a nap in his trailer and a publicist came to ask him if he wanted to meet MTV for an interview. He said yes and then closed the door to get ready and saw that he had answered the door with his package sticking out of his boxers. It was hilarious, you can find it on youtube.
That Kari Wuhrer thing might just be the most painful interview I’ve ever seen.
i remember when lindsay lohan was on ellen. she was 18-19 at the time. lohan kept going on and on about various nightclubs she goes to. ellen being the genius she is pointed out how was she getting into these clubs if she isnt even 21? lohan didnt respond.
i remember the whole arsenio hall/kristy mcnichol fiasco. she felt really uncomfortable in front of the audience and had arsenio make ENTIRE studio audience leave for the duration of her interview.
i later found out she was prone to suffering nervous breakdowns and was diagnosed as being bi-polar.
I remember Kate Beckinsale on the Tonight Show last year, talking about how she could shoot breast milk across the room. I thought that was a bit on the TMI side.
I have the best one!!! Neil Patrick Harris was on Conan and he talked about how he was driving down a mountain in Hawaii and had to go #2 really bad. He kept driving and driving until he saw a campsite with a porta potty. Then, he jumped out of his car, ran into the porta potty and did his business…but didn’t know the lid on the toilet was down.
It’s hilarious and here is the video (the actual story starts at about 4 minutes): http://youtube.com/watch?v=wrwLQqeV4GE
I remember when Gillian Anderson was on Jay Leno, promoting “The House of Mirth”. She had to where a corset and a whole bunch of skirts. She said she had to go to the bathroom in her trailer and she had to go # 2. Basically, she went and it got all over her skirts and then she was called back to set.
I just remember a few years back, Matt Leblanc was on Letterman. It was akward just watching it, let alone being Dave trying to interview the guy.
I guess I have to go with Crispin Glover on David Letterman, back in the 80s, where he acted really strange, and then got up and appeared to try and kick Dave in the face. Dave just got up and walked off the set, it was just so bizarre.
everything Angelina Jolie has ever revealed about her private life.
When Tom Cruise was on Oprah and mentioned he had a little fudge pot sent to his hotel room at 1 in the morning. I guess Katie watched?
Okay, so it’s not a real celebrity appearing on a talk show, but do you remember on 30 Rock when Tracy Jordan tried to come up with a good story to tell on Conan? Here’s a link to ten favorite clips of Tracy. It’s number 8:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=y6CsDX44QdA
The Sexiest Man Alive, Matthew McC,on John Stewart, telling some bizarre story about helping the goats on his farm get off. So seriously strange, my husband and I started speculating as to how high he was.
Just wanted to back up what Stephanie said. If you eat fish, you’re not a vegan. Someone needs to send celebs a definition of the term “vegan” because they’re spreading misinformation. I remember about ten years ago, Drew Barrymore would say she was a vegan and then in the next breath talk about how her favorite food was mac & cheese. I’m not even a vegan myself and this still annoys me.
I was in LA visiting my sis and we went to a taping of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Vin Diesel was one of the guests (another was a then-unknown Alicia Keys).
The interview with Vin Diesel was a mess. Somehow he went off on this VERY LONG tangent about how he lost his virginity. Normally things like that don’t bother me too much, but he kept talking. And talking. I could tell that Jay was uncomfortable. I was uncomfortable. And I think the rest of the audience was uncomfortable. I kept thinking to myself, “What an idiot.”
Alicia Keys was the highlight of that show.
Back in the 80’s, in the CHINA BEACH days, Dana Delaney was on Letterman.
She went on and on about how in college she saw one of the EMMANUELLE films and, after seeing that, always wanted to get a full body massage from another woman.
Dave listened, in complete shock and surprise at her graphic description. This was after all the big network TV star of CHINA BEACH (before she did EXIT TO EDEN).
Dave responded to the story by saying “You do realize this is televised, don’t you?”
another story about Matthew McConaughey…don’t remember whose show he was on, but he was talking about his house being haunted by the ghost of a little girl and something about sleeping in a sleeping bag because he didn’t have any furniture yet. He is hot, hot, hot, but I kind of had to wonder about him a little…
Wow! I did not need to know that about Ted Danson. TMI all the way…..
Only Canadians would have seen this, but Jaye P Morgan was a guest on the Alan Hamel show, and shared how perfectly fine she was with her teenage son having sex with his girlfriend in their house, while she was in the kitchen.
(Trivia: Alan Hamel is Suzanne Somers’ husband)
Keiren63, I still remember that McConaughey (sp?) interview, too – it’s why I can never get behind the whole “sexiest man alive” thing. I’ll always picture him bald and crazy, making John Stewart reeeeeally uncomfortable.
Ricky Martin did a magazine interview and admitted that he likes to give golden showers. He then went into explicit details and also admitted to being a huge fan of online porn.
I guess the guy wanted to “prove” to the world he’s straight, but it seems to me there are better ways to deflect that sort of rumor.
Oh wait, Talk show moments. DUH. Scratch that Ricky Martin thing.
Okay, how about the time that Rosie Perez made it clear to David Letterman that she didn’t know what the word “dicker” meant? She didn’t reveal anything particularly embarrassing, but she did look pretty stupid in that interview.
The most shocking thing I’ve ever seen on a talk show was when Claude Akins killed a guy on Alan Thicke’s short lived talk show “Thicke Of The Night” back in the 80s.