Kilborn set to go new school

Former “Daily Show” and “Late Late Show” host Craig Kilborn is looking to return to television in an early evening program that will be tested this summer in major markets.

The half-hour program will have about a two-month trial run on some Fox-owned stations, including in Los Angeles and New York.

The tall, laconic Kilborn, 47, rose to prominence as an ESPN personality, where he was known for his dry wit as an anchor of the cable channel’s wildly popular “Sports Center.”

He then was the original host of Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” for three years before leaving for broadcast TV in 1999, going to CBS as the successor to Tom Snyder.

Kilborn left the “Late Late Show” in 2004 and since has popped up in the occasional movie (“Old School”).

Hack job for Tony?

James Gandolfini may find himself at the wheel of his first TV series since “The Sopranos.”

He’s executive-producing and could star in HBO’s “Taxi 22,” described as a half-hour comedy centering on a politically incorrect New York City cab driver who is struggling to keep his life together.

Gandolfini, 48, starred in “The Sopranos” for six seasons before that HBO drama ended in 2007.

Now she’s attached

Former “American Idol” contestant Ayla Brown has a new job even before she graduates from Boston College.

The daughter of Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown is serving as a CBS “Early Show” contributor, producing pieces focused on the youth audience.

The senator embarrassed her on election night, telling a national audience she was single.

The birthday bunch

Comedian Mort Sahl is 83. Singer Eric Burdon is 69. Former MTV VJ Martha Quinn is 51. Actor Coby Bell is 35. Actor Jonathan Jackson is 28.