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* In ''Film/GetHimToTheGreek'', Aaron Green and Aldous Snow appear on The ''Series/{{Today}}'' Show where Aldous announces his Concert at the Greek Theater. A stoned Aaron tells Meredith Viera 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.
* Throughout ''Film/TheSiege'', reporters and pundits like Daniel Shorr and Ariana Huffington (respectively) give in-universe commentary on events in the story.
* Terry Benedict goes on "Oprah" at the end of ''Film/OceansThirteen''.
* ''Film/ForrestGump'' - Forrest has met Music/{{Elvis|Presley}}, 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''.
* Speaking of Dick Cavett (and Tom Hanks), Dick Cavett briefly mocks the initial boring nature of the Film/{{Apollo 13}} mission. This, of course, was before "[[CatchPhrase Houston, we have a problem]]". Justified, in that the Cavett clip was archival footage that really did air just before the accident.
* In ''Film/{{Contact}}'', shortly after the message from the aliens is revealed to the world, Leno is shown making a joke about it. This film also featured sitting president Bill Clinton as himself. Clinton's appearances were actually spliced (rather expertly) from speeches on real-life issues, and he wasn't particularly happy about his "appearance" in the film. CNN Anchor Bernie Shaw was also in the film. Leno's segment was taken from a section of monologue about the discovery of extinct single-celled life forms on Mars, which occurred around the time the film was being made.
* Ditto in the film ''Film/TheBirdcage'', after the scandalous death of a senator.

** ''Film/IronMan3'' does it again, this time featuring Bill Maher and Joan Rivers reacting to the unveiling of Jim Rhodes' new "Iron Patriot" identity. Deleted scenes feautres an look look at these as if they were segments of the ''Real Time'' and ''Fashion Police'' proper.

** Will comes up with the idea of taking pictures of "Celebrity Houses At Night" so he can compile into a book of the same name (seriously). However, an unscrupulous editor takes a photo of Jay Leno pouring coffee down a drain, claims he's actually pouring oil and polluting the environment and sells it under Will's name. Naturally, Leno sues Will for millions of dollars. You expect this whole thing to be resolved without Leno actually showing up... until Will, with his characteristic nerve, manages to trick his way into appearing on ''The Tonight Show'' to set the record straight. After he does so and tries to stay for the following guest interview, he suddenly gets [[CrowningMomentOfFunny thrown out of the studio]] [[RunningGag in the exact same manner as Jazz is thrown out of the Banks' house]].

* Larry King briefly discusses the fictional president's accomplishments in ''Film/IndependenceDay'', and the President's decision to remain in the White House after the arrival of the AlienInvaders becomes a topic on ''The [[=McLaughlin=]] Group''. (The first daughter also mentions she was allowed to watch Letterman, but that's more of a ShoutOut).

* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' features ''The [=McLaughlin=] Group'' (though portrayed by actors) doing a discussion of Dr. Manhattan.

* Happens with several major news personalities in ''{{Film/Dave}}'', including Jay Leno, Larry King, and The [=McLaughlin=] Group, among many others.

* ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps2'' has [[spoiler:Chloe/Karma]] showing up on Jimmy Kimmel Live in the ending [[spoiler:where she lives]].

* For some unfathomable reason, the pilot episode of the 2014 ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' series features Baron Greenback, now [[VillainWithGoodPublicity allegedly reformed]], being interviewed by [[PunnyName Jimmy Camel]], which doesn't even make a good ParentalBonus in its country of origin because most English people have never even heard of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live''.

* ''Film/TheMartian'': It's in the DVDBonusContent rather than the film proper, but the cameo by Creator/NeilDeGrasseTyson is strongly implied to be a tie-in with ''Series/CosmosASpacetimeOdyssey'' in-universe. A sort of print-media version of this trope is also used when Bruce Ng and a couple of Chinese rocket engineers appear on the cover of ''Magazine/{{TIME}}''.

* Perhaps inevitably, ''Series/TopGear'' have filmed an episode in Website/{{Fenspace}}. ([[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1032214/ Link.]]) Other highlights include a RippedFRomTheHeadlines ''Series/CSI'' episode featuring the Fen (which is about as well-researched as the FurryFandom one) and a handwavium-induced BalefulPolymorph storyline in ''Series/OneLifeToLive'', which got a certain amount of flack for not casting an actual CatGirl but was otherwise considered rather tasteful and well-researched. [[http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=Television_in_Fenspace#Fenspace_in_Mundane_TV_and_Film Further reading.]]

* Perhaps inevitably, ''Series/TopGear'' have filmed an episode in {{Fenspace}}. ([[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1032214/ Link.]]) Other highlights include a RippedFRomTheHeadlines ''Series/CSI'' episode featuring the Fen (which is about as well-researched as the FurryFandom one) and a handwavium-induced BalefulPolymorph storyline in ''Series/OneLifeToLive'', which got a certain amount of flack for not casting an actual CatGirl but was otherwise considered rather tasteful and well-researched. [[http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=Television_in_Fenspace#Fenspace_in_Mundane_TV_and_Film Further reading.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

** Keith Olberman appeared on another episode of ''TheSimpsons''. Marge had started using her Tivo to edit out commercials, but felt guilty about not watching commercials. Olberman appeared in her dreams, calling her "Today's Worst Person in the world!" The bronze and silver went to the Devil and Mr. Burns, respectively.

* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': One of the characters mentions that Brian's recent "affair" with [[Series/TheHills Lauren Conrad]] has been on all the talk shows, followed by live-action clips of Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson, and Jay Leno joking about it.

* In ''bro'Town'', a New Zealand animated comedy, the role of Jay Leno is taken by Rove [=McManus=] who is the Australian equivalent.
* A ''MissionHill'' episode featured several talk shows discussing the inscrutable crisis that is in the background of the plot.

* Obligatory WhateleyUniverse example: In "Ayla and the Birthday Brawl", the big [=IPO=] that Phase has started by buying out ''Marvel Comics'' gets news coverage... including a joke about it by Dennis Miller while appearing on Bill Maher's show.

This carries over to the in-show universes. How do you show President Bartlet's actions are getting a lot of press? Get Jay Leno to guest star on ''TheWestWing'' and do a ShowWithinAShow mention of it. For slightly older shows or movies, Larry King may be substituted. Even older ones used Johnny Carson, and further back you'd get Jack Paar or even Milton Berle.

* ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' does this despite being set [[ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway a long time ago in a star system far away]] through the clever use of [[{{Expy}} Expies]]. Baxter Sarno (played by Creator/PattonOswalt) is made out to be a cross between [[TheTonightShow Jay Leno]] and [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]]. He combines the former's comedy format with the latter's cutting insight, tendency to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass bring down]] [[BewareTheSillyOnes Very Powerful People]]. He is mentioned as "tearing a new one" out of the Caprican Minister of Commerce. The target demographic is also similar: "[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a majority of college students get most of their news from Sarno]]".\\

* The Creator/RobinWilliams film ''Man of the Year'' features his presidential character being a special guest on ''Series/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. [[NewsMonopoly Just to keep it in-house]], MSNBC anchor and politics junkie Chris Matthews was also in the film, revealing election returns.

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]], Creator/ConanOBrien, [[Series/TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]], [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]], or Creator/JimmyFallon has taken notice.

* Terry Benedict goes on "Oprah" at the end of ''[[OceansEleven Ocean's Thirteen]]''.
* ''Film/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''.

* Creator/ConanOBrien appears as himself hosting his show in ''Film/NowYouSeeMe'', interviewing Arthur Tressler (MichaelCaine) via Skype.

* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], when the animated WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead made a guest appearance on ''Series/TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYqB0m4XYRQ (seen here)]].

* Bill Maher, now host of HBO's ''[[Series/RealTimeWithBillMaher Real Time]]'', appears on network sister program ''TrueBlood'', hosting a panel similar to the ones on his program about Vampire Rights.
* ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS''' third season opened with President Frank Underwood's chief of staff watching him appearing on Series/TheColbertReport. Due to the Netflix series' long production time, the episode was released three months after Colbert's show ended.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' has the characters being interviewed by a ''[[RogerRabbitEffect live-action]] Larry King.

* In ''Film/GetHimToTheGreek'', Aaron Green and Aldous Snow appear on The Today Show where Aldous announces his Concert at the Greek Theater. A stoned Aaron tells 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.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'' does one better with Will Harangue, violent right-wing mouthpiece who becomes integral to the show arc. Everything he says claims that Ben 10 is a menace and a threat to the Earth, despite proof that he's always saving it. When aliens finally take over the world en mass force im ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'', [[TheQuisling He's the first to jump ship and convince the people he was right.]] This came back to bite on the ass as later episodes showd his ratings have declined.
* For some unfathomable reason, the pilot episode of the new ''Series/DangerMouse'' series features Baron Greenback -now [[VillainWithGoodPublicity allegedly reformed]]- being interviewed by [[PunnyName Jimmy Camel]], which doesn't even make a good ParentalBonus in its country of origin because most English people have never even heard of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live''.

* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]] again appeared on ''Series/DharmaAndGreg''. Greg, who is running for Congress, gets caught having sex with his wife Dharma in a car after a fundraiser. The irony is that the juicy story helps his campaign immensely, since the people ''finally'' have a candidate who demonstrates good family values.

* Bill Maher, now host of HBO's ''[[RealTimeWithBillMaher Real Time]]'', appears on network sister program ''TrueBlood'', hosting a panel similar to the ones on his program about Vampire Rights.

* [[Series/RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]], then-host of ''Politically Incorrect'', turns up in the closing montage of ''John Q'', amidst a flurry of talking heads discussing the main character's actions and what they say about the American healthcare system.

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* ''VideoGame/Prey2006'' features Art Bell on his ''Radio/CoastToCoastAM'' radio program discussing the events of the game with various callers.
* ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps2'' has [[spoiler:Chloe/Karma]] showing up on Jimmy Kimmel Live in the ending [[spoiler:where she lives]].
* The news terminals in ''VideoGame/DeusExInvisibleWar'' feature quick political interviews on a show called Talk Bullet, but the host of the show always cuts off the interviewee with the next question before he really gets a chance to answer the question.

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* Obligatory WhateleyUniverse example: In "Ayla and the Birthday Brawl", the big [=IPO=] that Phase has started by buying out ''Marvel Comics'' gets news coverage... including a joke about it by Dennis Miller while appearing on Bill Maher's show.
* Perhaps inevitably, ''Series/TopGear'' have filmed an episode in {{Fenspace}}. ([[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1032214/ Link.]]) Other highlights include a RippedFRomTheHeadlines ''Series/CSI'' episode featuring the Fen (which is about as well-researched as the FurryFandom one) and a handwavium-induced BalefulPolymorph storyline in ''Series/OneLifeToLive'', which got a certain amount of flack for not casting an actual CatGirl but was otherwise considered rather tasteful and well-researched. [[http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=Television_in_Fenspace#Fenspace_in_Mundane_TV_and_Film Further reading.]]

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* 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.

* ''Ben10UltimateAlien'' does one better with Will Harangue, violent right-wing mouthpiece who becomes integral to the show arc. Everything he says claims that Ben 10 is a menace and a threat to the Earth, despite proof that he's always saving it. When aliens finally take over the world en mass force im ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'', [[TheQuisling He's the first to jump ship and convince the people he was right.]] This came back to bite on the ass as later episodes showd his ratings have declined.

* Leno (again) appeared in ''Film/InAndOut'', making a rather terrible gay joke about the main character, a small-town teacher who only got national attention because an ex-student-turned-Hollywood actor outed him in his Oscar speech -- the only problem being said small-town teacher was still in the closet. One wonders, with Leno joking about missing persons cases and homosexuals who nobody knows in films he has appeared in, whether filmmakers have a low opinion of Leno. Possibly justified by Leno agreeing to be in all these movies even when it makes no sense. MoneyDearBoy?