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* ''[[TheBlairWitchProject Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]'' has kind of an unusual example. In the universe of the film, ''The Blair Witch Project'' still exists as a movie, but unlike in real life, there's apparently no conclusive evidence as to whether it was a [[FoundFootageFilms found footage film]] or a real documentary. To establish this, the opening has a montage of real life (if somewhat out-of-context) clips of the first movie being mentioned by Kurt Loder on MTV News and ConanOBrien on LateNight, as well as being reviewed by SiskelAndEbert.
* ConanOBrien appears as himself hosting his show in ''NowYouSeeMe'', interviewing Arthur Tressler (MichaelCaine) via Skype.

Sure, bloggers have blogged about it, the [[SpinningNewspaper dead-tree media have gone on and on]], the local TV news has flogged it to death, but it is not really news until [[TheTonightShow Jay Leno]], ConanOBrien, [[Series/TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]], [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]], or JimmyFallon has taken notice.

* In ''Film/Mr3000'', Jay Leno and ESPN's Stuart Scott are both seen discussing news items pertaining to Stan Ross' attempt to resume his major league baseball career on their respective shows. Later in the movie, after Ross successfully got back to the major leagues, he appears as a guest on Leno's show.

* In ''Mr3000'', Jay Leno and ESPN's Stuart Scott are both seen discussing news items pertaining to Stan Ross on their respective shows. Later in the movie, after Ross successfully got back to the major leagues, he appears as a guest on Leno's show.

* Craig Ferguson appears in ''Film/{{Kick-Ass}}'' to discuss the titular hero's arrival on the superhero scene.

* Conan also appears in ''Film/VanillaSky'' briefly, although doesn't interact with any of the main characters or talks about them (they're just watching him on TV). [[spoiler: He ends up giving something of a ChekovsLecture since his guest explains the chryonic-freezing process Tom Cruise's character would end up using]].

* In ''Film/IronMan1'', there's a sequence with Jim Cramer in which he reacts as he always does to a falling stock on his show ''Mad Money''... except that said stock is that of Stark Industries after Tony declares the end of his munitions manufacturing.\\
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[[Film/IronMan2 The sequel]] repeats the trope, this time with Christiane Amanpour reporting about the aftermath of the battle between Iron Man and Whiplash at Monaco and Bill O'Reilly criticizing Tony for making Pepper CEO of Stark Industries.

* The RobinWilliams film ''Man of the Year'' features his presidential character being a special guest on ''SaturdayNightLive'', featuring then-Weekend Update anchors TinaFey and Amy Poehler. Amusingly enough, the movie was filmed during Fey's last season on ''[=SNL=]'' and released two days after ''Series/ThirtyRock'' started, so the movie was actually dated even before it came out.\\
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[[NewsMonopoly Just to keep it in-house]], MSNBC anchor and politics junkie Chris Matthews was also in the film, revealing election returns.

* Subverted in ''The Great Buck Howard'', in which the title character is set to appear on Leno but is bumped for time.

* A whole ''montage'' of them in ''The Great Buck Howard''.

* {{Apollo13}} shows Mattingly watching the Tonight Show host joke about bachelor Swigert optimistically taking chocolate and nylons to the moon.

* ''ForrestGump'' - Forrest has met [[ElvisPresley Elvis]], become a war hero, a millionaire, and has met a bunch of Presidents. But he really becomes a pop star with his appearance on ''The Dick Cavett Show''. Dick Cavett briefly mocks the boring nature of the {{Apollo13}} mission. This, of course, before Houston has a problem. Justified, in that the Cavett clip was archival footage that really did air just before the accident.

* The hero of ''Film/TheAdjustmentBureau'' appears on ''Series/TheDailyShow''.

* Jimmy Kimmel joking about ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' in his second feature film. Because Leno just isn't crass and insulting enough for this case.

* Retired News Anchor/Commentator Howard K. Smith appeared as himself in both the Miniseries and Weekly versions of the 80s ''Series/{{V}}'', giving update reports on the aliens actions.

* In [[MarvelCivilWar Civil War Frontline]], Conan O'Brien has a segment called "Guess The Secret Identity". Candidates for the villain Bullseye include Tony Soprano, Conan O'Brien, and Michael Jackson.

* In GetHimToTheGreek, Aaron Green and Aldous Snow appear on The Today Show where Aldous announces his Concert at the Greek Theater. A stoned Aaron Tell's Meredith Vierra among others that his Mom/Dad love their shit. Later, "Uncle" Joe Benson, one of the more famous DJs from Los Angeles-area classic rock radio station KLOS, appears promoting a live broadcast from the concert.

* in GetHimToTheGreek Aaron Green and Aldous Snow appear on The Today Show where Aldous announces his Concert at the Greek Theater. A stoned Aaron Tell's Meredith Vierra among others that his Mom/Dad love their shit.

** Film/IronMan3 features Bill Maher and Joan Rivers reacting to the reveal of Jim Rhodes' new "Iron Patriot" identity.

* Leno appeared in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', joking about Lightning [=McQueen=]'s disappearance, as a limousine named "Jay Limo".
* Leno appeared in the presidential fantasy movie ''Dave'' to remark on the president's newfound vigor. The movie has multiple montage scenes with Leno, other talk show hosts, and Washington political commentators. Oliver Stone appears, spouting (correct) conspiracy theories, and Ben Stein shows up at a party held by one of the bad guys.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', Jay Limo jokes about Lightning McQueen.

->''"Assures us the events on screen received national attention by the appearance of Jay Leno on a television, who makes a joke about it."''

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* ''[[TheBlairWitchProject Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]'' has kind of an unusual example. In the universe of the film, ''The Blair Witch Project'' still exists as a movie, but unlike in real life, there's apparently no conclusive evidence as to whether it was a [[FoundFootageFilms found footage film]] or a real documentary. To establish this, the opening has a montage of real life (if somewhat out-of-context) clips of the first movie being mentioned by Kurt Loder on MTV News and ConanOBrien on LateNight, as well as being reviewed by SiskelAndEbert.

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''Film/IronMan2 The sequel'' repeats the trope, this time with Christiane Amanpour reporting about the aftermath of the battle between Iron Man and Whiplash at Monaco and Bill O'Reilly criticizing Tony for making Pepper CEO of Stark Industries.

* In ''Film/IronMan'', there's a sequence with Jim Cramer in which he reacts as he always does to a falling stock on his show ''Mad Money''... except that said stock is that of Stark Industries after Tony declares the end of his munitions manufacturing.\\

The sequel repeats the trope, this time with Christiane Amanpour reporting about the aftermath of the battle between Iron Man and Whiplash at Monaco and Bill O'Reilly criticizing Tony for making Pepper CEO of Stark Industries.

* In ''Film/IronMan1'', there's a sequence with Jim Cramer in which he reacts as he always does to a falling stock on his show ''Mad Money''... except that said stock is that of Stark Industries after Tony declares the end of his munitions manufacturing.\\

* In ''Film/IronMan'', there's a sequence with Jim Cramer in which he reacts as he always does to a falling stock on his show ''Mad Money''... except that said stock is that of Stark Industries after Tony declares the end of his munitions manufacturing.\\