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NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said, “I saw that two new axe-throwing bars will open in Boston this year. That’s right, Boston is getting a new bar where people can try axe throwing. So far, all the customers give it one-and-a-half thumbs up.” Fallon: “Sunday is the AFC Championship Game between the Patriots and the Jaguars, but I saw that Tom Brady injured his hand. People said, ‘What happened?’ He said, ‘You know that new axe-throwing bar?’” 

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, Exec VP/Talent, Live Events & Creative Paul "Triple H" Levesque and wrestlers The New Day participated in a Tag-team Lip-Sync Battle (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 1/18).

 

TBS’ Conan O’Brien said, “Relations with North Korea are thawing a bit. North Korea announcing it will send a group of citizens called the cheering squad to next month's Winter Olympics. That’s very nice to send a cheering squad along, very nice. Many of them are expected to actually compete in a new event called the 400-meter defection.” O’Brien: “Professional race car driver Danica Patrick is dating again after breaking up with her previous boyfriend, a NASCAR driver. When asked why that relationship didn't work out, Patrick explained, ‘We were just going around in circles’” (“Conan,” TBS, 1/18).

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