Comedian Louis CK appeared on CBS’ “Late Show” last night where he and host David Letterman discussed the Patriots Deflategate controversy. The comedian noted he was from Boston and a Patriots fan, with Letterman asking, “Why are they so oily?” Louis CK: “Well, because they want to win real bad. So sometimes you do stuff that's not fair so that you can win. I have no problem with it. I think it's hilarious. Why not? It's a stupid football game. Just deflate the balls, poke a guy in the eye or whatever. It's football” (“Late Show,” CBS, 1/26).
Texans DE J.J. Watt appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night and discussed the Pro Bowl. Watt said of approaching the game as a serious contest and being named MVP, “Well, the defensive MVP gets a truck, so yes, I took it very seriously. I wanted the truck.” Host Jimmy Kimmel said, “You have like a $100 million contract and you still wanted the truck.” Watt relied, “I’d like to keep the $100 (million) if I could” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 1/26).
Meanwhile, Kimmel said of Winter Storm Juno: “Blizzard warnings were issued from the Jersey shore all the way up to Maine. New York is expected to get as much as three feet of snow and I can’t even imagine how small the footballs are going to be deflated in New England. … Jay Glazer of Fox Sports is reporting that the NFL has identified a ‘person of interest.’ A Patriots locker room attendant supposedly took balls from the officials’ locker room, and instead of bringing them right to the field, brought them to Bill Cosby’s house. I love that we’re using the term ‘person of interest,’ like this was a terrorist attack. This is about air in some balls” ("Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 1/26).
