Dia De Los Muertos: TRL Is Dead

“Total Request Live,” that show that played snippets of videos between episodes of “Film Urself Having Sex With My Mom” and “Who Wants To Shit On A Pornstar?” has finally gone off to that big TV in the sky. This past Sunday marked the last ever episode of the series, a two-hour special called “Total Finale Live,” hosted by the only current late-night host even less funny than Jimmy Kimmel, Carson Daly. For those of you too young to recall, Carson hosted the show back when he was hot. The finale featured a slew of musical guests, both relevant (Beyonce, Christina Aguilera) and otherwise (Kid Rock), who came on to discuss the impact the show has had on their careers.

One intrepid blogger and Guanabee reader inexplicably attended the final taping and sent us some lovely photos from the set. Check them out:

“TRL’s” long-time home, Times Square. If a tourist stops you here and asks if they’re in Times Square, immediately direct them to the subway and instruct them to take the L train “to the last stop.”

Hey, look! It’s Carson Daly, demonstrating how to suck.

Nelly isn’t dead.

And neither is Kid Rock!

Justin Timberlake is here to remind you that you can’t bring sexy back without a receipt.

Woo! It’s popular recording artist, Sasha Fierce!

And here’s Sasha being fitted with Beyonce’s head.

Carson Daly reminisced about his time as host, saying:

“It wasn’t a job, it was a lifestyle, so it’s hard to articulate how profound of a time that was for me and what it’s done for me since,” Daly said.

Among his favorite standout moments on the show is what he calls the “Mariah Carey incident,” when the singer unexpectedly arrived at the studio and proceeded to take off her clothes on-air, and his first interview with ‘N Sync, just days before the boy band exploded onto the U.S. scene.

You mean this Mariah Carey incident?:

We don’t mind telling you, readers, that we once visited “TRL” back in college, when Lala and that Other Guy were hosting. The set was really hot because there are about 56,000 lights shining on you at any given time. They also told us, beforehand, to wear something “brightly colored” on camera. So we dressed in black. They also make you woop and clap every 30 seconds or so, which is something we don’t do unless presented with a fountain of Colt 45. Needless to say, we’re not exactly weeping.

Carson Daly returns for one final ‘Request’ on MTV [NY Daily News]