Conan O'Brien quit NBC in January. April, 2010 update - he's joining TBS

[bballer]

Quit late night

[Eldrunko247]

Quit or got bought out? He'd be stupid to quit.

[bballer]

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/conan-obrien-quits-declares-tonight-show-time/story?id=9539812

[T.O.RAPS]

if he quit nbc has to pay em his contract of 4 years/ $80 mill in full, but if he goes to another network nbc just pays the difference. last nights show was awsome, conan was taking shots at nbc alll show lol. he's getting fu*ked over i hope he collects every penny from nbc...letter he wrote:


People of Earth:

In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.

Yours,

Conan

[Eldrunko247]

wow NBC ****ed up..jay leno sucks balls that hack

[HylianNightmare]

if he quit nbc has to pay em his contract of 4 years/ $80 mill in full, but if he goes to another network nbc just pays the difference. last nights show was awsome, conan was taking shots at nbc alll show lol. he's getting fu*ked over i hope he collects every penny from nbc...letter he wrote:


classy as hell that guy

[Brandon Roy]

Unfortunate. I'd take Conan over Leno any day of the week.

[xcesswee]

Conan is the best late night show host. Just fire Leno and let Conan keep 11:30 slot.

[bagelred]

FUBAR

NBC has f-cked this all up in so many ways......

[Chamberlain]

NBC :banghead:

Conan :cheers: :oldlol: :applause: :applause:

I'm already looking forward to his new show, whatever it's going to be and whenever it's going to start.

[Abd El-Krim]

Figured that was coming after he assreamed NBC last night. Will be interested to see tonight's episode.

[kentatm]

Good for him. He SHOULD stick it to them. What they are doing is complete BS. Of course, considering how they f-ed Letterman over for Leno back in the day, we could have seen this coming.

[kwajo]

conan should go save the simpsons
Best idea I've heard all year

[Reef]

How could Leno live with himself for taking someone else's spot back after he already gave it up just because his crappy show failed (which falls squarely on his shoulders)?

[IcanzIIravor]

How could Leno live with himself for taking someone else's spot back after he already gave it up just because his crappy show failed (which falls squarely on his shoulders)?

Didn't Leno basically get forced out of the spot due to NBC not wanting Conan to go elsewhere? I think this is more about NBC panicking and not thinking long term than Leno or Conan. They should have been willing to let Leno go elsewhere and tried to be patient with Conan once this decision was made rather than giving Leno a show in an obvious bad slot and handcuffing Conan. I hope Leno continues to rag them in his old slot and I hope where ever Conan goes he rags NBC as well without mercy.

[Abd El-Krim]

Didn't Leno basically get forced out of the spot due to NBC not wanting Conan to go elsewhere? I think this is more about NBC panicking and not thinking long term than Leno or Conan. They should have been willing to let Leno go elsewhere and tried to be patient with Conan once this decision was made rather than giving Leno a show in an obvious bad slot and handcuffing Conan. I hope Leno continues to rag them in his old slot and I hope where ever Conan goes he rags NBC as well without mercy.

From 2004...

"In 2009, I'll be 59 years old and will have had this dream job for 17 years," Leno said in NBC's written statement. "I felt that the timing was right to plan for my successor and there is no one more qualified than Conan."

[IcanzIIravor]

From 2004...

"In 2009, I'll be 59 years old and will have had this dream job for 17 years," Leno said in NBC's written statement. "I felt that the timing was right to plan for my successor and there is no one more qualified than Conan."

I think it was more about them pressuring him to make way than anything. It was pretty obvious by him wanting to still have a show that he wasn't ready to hang it up. It was done to keep Conan. Can you imagine Carson (not Daly either) walking away and being given another show? NBC messed it up by not telling Leno no to another show and not letting him walk while giving Conan the time needed to grow his show and audience.

[InspiredLebowski]

Yes, NBA forced Leno out against his wishes. Then panicked when he said he'd go somewhere else.

As for Leno's new show being 'bad'... There's a reason late night shows start at 11:30!
Man, we all know Stern's a dick, but this is a new low

[bagelred]

I'm thinking in 20 minutes, there's going to be some Must See TV.

He is doing a show tonight, am i right?

[Abd El-Krim]

I believe so. I'm going to watch.

[big baller]

I like both of them...oh well :/

[boozehound]

Conan is the best late night show host. Just fire Leno and let Conan keep 11:30 slot.
except that leno has actual fans who watch him. all of us "like" conan, but how many of us actually watch him most nights? His ratings suck (at his last show) compared to leno.

Personally, I dont like any of them (conan and the scot are the funniest).

[L.Kizzle]

This is similar to the Chris Spencer-Sinbad move on VIBE!, lol.

[catzhernandez]

conan should go save the simpsons
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/wp-content/uploads/simpsonconan.jpg

Simpsons did it. :oldlol:

[RidonKs]

i don't really care, because apart from the daily show and the colbert report, late night shows are sorta lame. but if we did have to rank them, booze has it right; conan and furg are at the top of the ladder. leno is a hack, and letterman is just sort of there. does kimmel count? he's okay but not really anything special.

[catzhernandez]

Jimmy Fallon is awesome. That's all I need to know.

[RidonKs]

i haven't watched any jimmy since he was super awkward during the first week he was on. well actually, i've watched a few clips here and there, and he still seemed a little awkward, if not slightly more comfortable. but he's got the roots on his side, and thats enough of a swinger to make me choose him over anybody else. if i had to choose one, which i don't.

plus he did that incredible neil young version of fresh prince. that was one of the best covers i've ever heard.

[simcjt]

Oh, but he wasn't done yet. O'Brien went on to detail 11 things he could do in the wake of NBC's decision to move him out of the 11:35 p.m. slot to 12:05. Among them:

-- Star in a Lifetime original movie about a woman trapped in an abusive relationship with her network.

-- Go to ABC and star in a male redhead version of "Cougartown" called "Redwolf Village."

-- Host a show on B.E.T. called, "White All Night."
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :bowdown:

[Abd El-Krim]

i haven't watched any jimmy since he was super awkward during the first week he was on. well actually, i've watched a few clips here and there, and he still seemed a little awkward, if not slightly more comfortable. but he's got the roots on his side, and thats enough of a swinger to make me choose him over anybody else. if i had to choose one, which i don't.

plus he did that incredible neil young version of fresh prince. that was one of the best covers i've ever heard.

Fallon is awkward as hell but his show still gets points because it's not a carbon copy of the others. He seems to actually enjoy his job and isn't just going through the motions night by night like Leno/Letterman/Conan.

[InspiredLebowski]

Now Leno's disgusted at the way NBC's handled it and he wants to leave also. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!

[catzhernandez]

Now Leno's disgusted at the way NBC's handled it and he wants to leave also. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!

:applause:

pleasegodpleasegodpleasegod

[YAWN]

some funny parts in here


Jay Leno's Future: Four Options For His Next Step

David Letterman's getting gleefully nasty about his longtime foe Jay Leno. Jimmy Kimmel pasted on a fake chin and lambasted Leno for his willingness to destroy "The Tonight Show." Conan popped off a press release so amazing it should be encased in glass at studied at graduate programs, then followed it up with a scathing bit in which he compared his competitor to an elderly ho.

Yup, things are not going well for Jay at the moment. No surprise, then, that folks in his camp are beginning to hint that their guy might walk away from NBC as well.

"They have put Jay in a terrible position," an anonymous insider told PopEater.com. "It looks like he is the reason that Conan is now without a job. Jay is a great guy and it's not fair that due to NBC's stupidity he looks like the bad guy."

So what's Leno's next move? Does he stay put, hop to another network or ditch the public airwaves entirely? Let's take a look.

Return to "The Tonight Show"
Pros: Everyone knows Leno never wanted to ditch "The Tonight Show" and, according to the geniuses at NBC, only Jaw Jaw Binks can helm the 11:35 slot. Leno can plop back into the chair Conan has kept warm for him these past seven months, start body slamming Letterman in the ratings again and pretend that whole "Jay Leno Show" nightmare never happened.
Cons: Kick Conan out? Is Leno crazy? Who besides my grandpa is on his side at this point? Forget about the fact that Conan's talent agency handles half of Hollywood. The other half would avoid Leno like the plague for his act of sabotage. "Tonight" would become a toxic venue.

Do "The Jay Leno Show" at 11:35
Pros: Jay would free himself from NBC's primetime wasteland and settle back in at the true soft spot of the late-night schedule. He'll also win at least some plaudits for not commandeering "Tonight." With dramas back on the NBC schedule at 10 p.m., Leno's show will receive the ratings bump Conan's never did. Ratings and time slot win!
Cons: Does Leno have no respect whatsoever for the most enduring franchise in the history of late-night TV? Is he willing to transform "Tonight" into "Tomorrow" when it airs at 12:05 a.m.? You hear that sound? It's Jack Paar and Johnny Carson rising from the dead to gnaw on Leno's me-me-me-wired brain tissue.

Head to Vegas
Pros: Leno had a historic run at the helm of "Tonight." He might not be at his high point right now, but if he sticks around at NBC, his reputation stands to suffer greatly. Leno has famously continued to perform his stand-up and could settle in with a permanent show in Las Vegas (with a record-setting, bajillion-dollar contract, of course) and let the crowds come to him.
Cons: Could Leno tuck his chin between his legs and scamper off to a glorified night club and let NBC win? He doesn't want to be known as the guy that was not only driven out of primtime but out of Hollywood entirely.

Launch an ABC or Fox Show
Pros: Leno said it himself when this scandal first broke last week: "Fox is beautiful this time of year." And ABC was rumored to be wooing the 59-year-old before NBC locked him into the 10 p.m. slot. Leno could flee the sinking ship that is NBC and launch a new voyage on a rival network. If both he and Conan left, how screwed would NBC be? What self-respecting comedian would take over "Tonight"?
Cons: As we made clear earlier in the week, Fox is one step up from your parents' basement on the late-night show scale of success and exposure. And do you thinking displacing Kimmel instead of Conan will do anything for Leno's public image? If anything, screwing not one but two youth-minded late-night hosts might doom Leno to a place in America's heart alongside Balloon Boy's dad.
http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/01/13/jay-leno-future/

[DJ Leon Smith]

Here's a bit of a recap of the Conan/Letterman/Kimmel vs Leno/NBC action from the past few nights - http://live.drjays.com/index.php/2010/01/13/conan-letterman-and-kimmel-ether-jay-leno-nbc/

[RoseCity07]

It's just pathetic how Jay Leno tries to hold on. Conan was always funnier and probably brought Leno ratings as people waited for Late night to get on.

Jimmy Falon is horribe, and that guy from TRL was so unfunny I was in shock. Like it was purely embarasing.

NBA would be very dumb to let Conan go.

[catzhernandez]

It's just pathetic how Jay Leno tries to hold on. Conan was always funnier and probably brought Leno ratings as people waited for Late night to get on.

Jimmy Falon is horribe, and that guy from TRL was so unfunny I was in shock. Like it was purely embarasing.

NBA would be very dumb to let Conan go.
You're an idiot Conan fanboy. Conan hasn't been funny in years, same redundant, recycled crap. I hated his new set too, but that's not a point. Jimmy Fallon is a breath of fresh air, if you watched him you would know this. Unless you're a moron.

[T.O.RAPS]

http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw5kvfQ3AA1qa6r1fo1_500.jpg

:applause: lol nice...that's interesting that someone posted about celebs being on conan's side and going to boycott jay leno.jay leno fuc*ing sucks he hasnt been funny forever...

[rezznor]

Fergurson is better then all of them anyways.

[L.Kizzle]

It's NBC, not Leno.

Leno didn't go to execs at headquarters and say he wants the show back.
How do you know this? Leno did some sneaky things behind Letterman/Carson's back way in 92' to get the Late Night spot.

[ConanRulesNBC]

What Leno and NBC have done to him is such a sh*tty move. I think Conan would be better off going to ABC where a Conan/Kimmel lineup would be the greatest.

Either that or I was thinking why hasn't Comedy Central been discussed? It's not like Comedy Central would be beneath NBC. They've got The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. How about a prime time show on Comedy Central for Conan? Imagine how much more edgy he'd be able to be. It would be hilarious.

[L.Kizzle]

What Leno and NBC have done to him is such a sh*tty move. I think Conan would be better off going to ABC where a Conan/Kimmel lineup would be the greatest.

Either that or I was thinking why hasn't Comedy Central been discussed? It's not like Comedy Central would be beneath NBC. They've got The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. How about a prime time show on Comedy Central for Conan? Imagine how much more edgy he'd be able to be. It would be hilarious.
Conan's not leaving NBA for CC. FOX is more like it, they have the Wanda Sykes Show now.

[InspiredLebowski]

What Leno and NBC have done to him is such a sh*tty move. I think Conan would be better off going to ABC where a Conan/Kimmel lineup would be the greatest.

Either that or I was thinking why hasn't Comedy Central been discussed? It's not like Comedy Central would be beneath NBC. They've got The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. How about a prime time show on Comedy Central for Conan? Imagine how much more edgy he'd be able to be. It would be hilarious.

You'll need a new username soon.

[L.Kizzle]

Comedy Central isn't the same at all, but I agree ABC would work well for him.
He should just show up on a random network. Imaging him on the cooking network.

[Heilige]

Is Leno leaving NBC...

http://www.parade.com/celebrity/hollywood-wire/2010/01/13/jay-leno-may-walk-away-from-NBC-too.html

[simcjt]

Is Leno leaving NBC...

http://www.parade.com/celebrity/hollywood-wire/2010/01/13/jay-leno-may-walk-away-from-NBC-too.html
I can only wish the network f's themselves out of 2 shows

[Abd El-Krim]

TMZ reporting that Leno is back in as Tonight Show host...guess Conan is straight up getting ****canned.

[T.O.RAPS]

lol doesnt surprise me the way conan has been dissing nbc the last 3 nights...

[rezznor]

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_conanterminator.jpg

[L.Kizzle]

Jimmy Kimmel was on The Jay Leno Show and just owned Jay.

[YAWN]

Jimmy Kimmel was on The Jay Leno Show and just owned Jay.

sigh im gonna have to watch his ****ty show just to see this. ugh i ****ing hate leno now

[sergiorodriguez]

Jimmy Kimmel was on The Jay Leno Show and just owned Jay.
how? Is leno some how at fault for the conan situation?

[YAWN]

how? Is leno some how at fault for the conan situation?
he is taking conans job cause his new show failed..

just saw this on twitter from an east coaster:
"Me and Conan have kids, you have cars... leave our jobs alone" - Jimmy Kimmel on Jay Leno

[rezznor]

Jimmy Kimmel was on The Jay Leno Show and just owned Jay.
any links up yet?

[sergiorodriguez]

i always loved conan and thought leno was a tool. How exactly did Kimmel own Jay, I hope he defended Conan and went at Jay for getting him fired

[Heilige]

http://tv.gawker.com/5448264/howard-stern-despises-jay-leno-gets-a-call-from-conan



Howard Stern ****ing hates Leno. Supposedly he's debating making his first Tonight Show appearance in years. If Bill Simmons' rumor that next week is Conan's last and that they're trying to get HUUUUGELY famous guests for it, Stern would be a great choice.

[YAWN]

http://tv.gawker.com/5448264/howard-stern-despises-jay-leno-gets-a-call-from-conan



Howard Stern ****ing hates Leno. Supposedly he's debating making his first Tonight Show appearance in years. If Bill Simmons' rumor that next week is Conan's last and that they're trying to get HUUUUGELY famous guests for it, Stern would be a great choice.

:oldlol:

leno is a ****ing douche

[YAWN]

its up here already:

http://tv.gawker.com/5448615/jay-leno-turns-the-tables-bashes-conan-obrien-with-biting-monologue

2nd vid

[PistolPete]

Conan on FOX will certainly be a lot more edgier and entertaining. He will tear it up over there.

[rezznor]

hilarious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dHkvZb34VA&feature=player_embedded

[YAWN]

this site has been putting up videos of all the related jokes from all the talk shows after they air on this page

http://tv.gawker.com/5449596/late-night-war-enters-retaliatory-stage-as-leno-flips-the-table-on-letterman

[iggy>]

http://www.cultofmac.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/conan1.jpg


in the year 2000!!!

[andgar923]

http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/im-with-coco.jpg

Use this as your avatar or share this all over the net.

[RaininThrees]

Thiss si what the internet was made for:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6d1caacad1/jay-s-2004-announcement?rel=player

[Heilige]

The *********ing Bear is dead.

As a deal nears for Conan O'Brien's exit from NBC, one thing is certain: the characters and recurring comedy bits O'Brien originated during his 16-plus years on "Late Night" and "The Tonight Show" will not follow the host when he leaves NBC.

http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/nbc-to-keep-cocos-*********ing-bear.html

So not only does Jay Leno and NBC take Conans show away, but they rape him of his characters.

Oh, what the hell? That's horrible. Does NBC realize just how awful they're coming off looking in all of this?


NBC can **** right off.



EDIT:

The link doesn't work when I click on it. Here is the whole article:


NBC to keep Coco's *********ing bear

By Matthew Belloni and Nellie Andreeva

The *********ing Bear is dead.

As a deal nears for Conan O'Brien's exit from NBC, one thing is certain: the characters and recurring comedy bits O'Brien originated during his 16-plus years on "Late Night" and "The Tonight Show" will not follow the host when he leaves NBC.

The Peacock owns the intellectual property behind such popular O'Brien characters as Pimpbot 5000 and Conando, as well as recurring segments such as In the Year 3000 and Desk Driving. Sources involved in the settlement negotiations say NBC is keeping the copyrighted and trademarked elements of O'Brien's shows as part of the deal. That means the bits and characters will likely never be seen after O'Brien's "Tonight" ends its run Jan 22. ‬

While the vast majority of the characters O'Brien introduced are said to owned by NBC, it's unclear who controls Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the crass canine puppet that is perhaps O'Brien's most popular recurring bit. Triumph was originated by writer and longtime O'Brien pal Robert Smigel, whose reps declined to comment on whether Smigel or NBC owned rights to the character.

In 1993, David Letterman got into a dustup with NBC when he departed "Late Night" for CBS's "Late Show." NBC attorneys attempted to prevent Letterman from taking intellectual property originated on "Late Night" to the comic's new home. Letterman responded by dropping certain bits and renaming other recurring segments--"Viewer Mail" became "CBS Mailbag" and frequent guest Larry "Bud" Melman began referring to himself by his real name, Calvert DeForest. Letterman mocked the dispute on his first "Late Show" when NBC anchor Tom Brokaw interrupted the monologue and stole cue cards in the name of securing NBC's intellectual property.

O'Brien, if he lands at another late-night show, might be in a tougher spot. Unlike comic personalities Letterman and Jay Leno, O'Brien began his career as a writer on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Simpsons," and his shows relied more heavily on the cleverly scripted bits and outrageous characters.
Losing those assets could hurt O'Brien as he looks for another home, although his "Tonight" had featured fewer of the characters than "Late Night" and the host--who is considered one of the top comedy writers in the business--may be looking for a fresh start. Sources close to him said he was not interested in taking his NBC characters with him.

[shadow]

Jay Leno is not stealing the show. For the millionth time, it's all NBC.

And you're surprised that they're taking his characters? It's their property, they paid for it, they aired it, they can rerun it...

True but Jay's going to have to bear the brunt of it when he takes over Conan's spot as he is the public face of NBC in this matter. I keep hoping Leno just turns them down and walks because he's coming across as the bad guy here.

[Abd El-Krim]

Jay Leno is not stealing the show. For the millionth time, it's all NBC.


You don't think Leno deserves a little bit of the blame? His 10 o'clock show failed miserably. Just because NBC is willing to boot Conan for him doesn't mean that he should go for it. What happened to his stance from 2004?

[ZeN]

I love Mary Lynn Rajskub... every time Conan interviews her it is hilarious.

[GOBB]

Wait i just skimmed and this caught my eye.

4yrs $80mil has to be paid in full unless he goes to another network in which they pay the difference.
Conan is getting $20mil per year to do late night talk television? :wtf:

[ZeN]

Wait i just skimmed and this caught my eye.

4yrs $80mil has to be paid in full unless he goes to another network in which they pay the difference.
Conan is getting $20mil per year to do late night talk television? :wtf:


yup.. its an awesome gig..:lol

[GOBB]

simon from american idol makes $50 million per season... damn...

No he doesnt. Proof or it doesnt happen. :oldlol:

[yobore]

why do people watch that stuff when Colbert is on

[GOBB]

http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/american_idol_8/2008_Oct_14_cowell_salary_jealousy

apparently simon turned down $144 million that was offered to him to stay on idol

i guess he really believes in the x factor show, and also is not very buddy buddy with idol owner

:roll: Unreal man...dude gets paid a killin to be a jerk, a-hole on American idol. And athletes are always the ones slammed for being "overpaid" compared to the typical teachers, firefighters and the like. Simon when he doesnt say anything makes me laugh.

[ZeN]

Simon Cowell makes $72 million a year, of which $45 million is for each season of American Idol
:eek:

[phoenix18]

:roll: Unreal man...dude gets paid a killin to be a jerk, a-hole on American idol. And athletes are always the ones slammed for being "overpaid" compared to the typical teachers, firefighters and the like. Simon when he doesnt say anything makes me laugh.

Yeah, and athletes are the ones who have to keep their body in super human shape(except baseball players) while simon sits on his ass and judges people.

[YAWN]

Yeah, and athletes are the ones who have to keep their body in super human shape(except baseball players) while simon sits on his ass and judges people.

yea id like to see some of the other sport guys head out there and play 10 games in a row without an off day for 3 hours a day. 154 games a year not including spring training or the playoffs. you're a ****ing moron if you are trying to degrade baseball players as not being athletes. Are there some out of shape DHs or pitchers? Sure, however that is the minority.

[Eldrunko247]

:roll: Unreal man...dude gets paid a killin to be a jerk, a-hole on American idol. And athletes are always the ones slammed for being "overpaid" compared to the typical teachers, firefighters and the like. Simon when he doesnt say anything makes me laugh.
Ummm, it's his show along with America's Got Talent and all that other garbage polluting the airwaves. He's not overpaid base on the revenue that crappy show brings in.

[ZeN]

Ummm, it's his show along with America's Got Talent and all that other garbage polluting the airwaves. He's not overpaid base on the revenue that crappy show brings in.
you utilize the worst selections of avatars Ive seen on ISH.

[phoenix18]

yea id like to see some of the other sport guys head out there and play 10 games in a row without an off day for 3 hours a day. 154 games a year not including spring training or the playoffs. you're a ****ing moron if you are trying to degrade baseball players as not being athletes. Are there some out of shape DHs or pitchers? Sure, however that is the minority.

I am a moron, but this time I wasnt serious.

[A.M.G.]

Yeah, I kind of assumed Jay Leno was retiring once he left the Tonight Show to be honest. Who knew he planned to do a primetime variety/talk show that would completely **** up the Tonight Show's ****? What a hilarious misunderstanding!

Here's hoping Conan is back on the air soon. I personally liked Jay, but his time has past, Conan is (or was?) the future.

[mlh1981]

Wish my parents had steered me in a different direction when I was a kid :cry:

[GOBB]

Ummm, it's his show along with America's Got Talent and all that other garbage polluting the airwaves. He's not overpaid base on the revenue that crappy show brings in.

Thats like saying athletes are overpaid based on the revenue they bring in.

[Eldrunko247]

Thats like saying athletes are overpaid based on the revenue they bring in.
Athletes don't have creative rights etc. Kobe did not create the Lakers franchise. Simon created Idol. If Kobe "created" the Lakers it would be a different story. Athletes who who do not live up to their potential are "overpaid". Simon Cowell is more than a one trick pony.

[johndeeregreen]

yea id like to see some of the other sport guys head out there and play 10 games in a row without an off day for 3 hours a day. 154 games a year not including spring training or the playoffs. you're a ****ing moron if you are trying to degrade baseball players as not being athletes. Are there some out of shape DHs or pitchers? Sure, however that is the minority.
I can attest to the fact that playing even 50 games in two months in college took a serious toll, especially when those are all doubleheaders, when you practice every day you aren't playing, and when you have to worry about school to top it off. I remember one particularly ugly road trip my sophomore year where we played 12 games in 7 days - all on the road. I caught every one of them and was f*cking bagged by the time that was done.

Now, multiple that by 3+ to see what MLB players go through.

(Of course, they don't ride buses and stay in cheap hotels or play doubleheaders, but still).

BTW, try closer to 28-29 games in a row w/o an off day, and that includes flights etc. Most teams in the Show only have 1-2 off days/month.

[Abd El-Krim]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voCiTdBL8nc

[InspiredLebowski]

I really, really hope Stern shows up on Conan this week.

[GOBB]

Athletes don't have creative rights etc. Kobe did not create the Lakers franchise. Simon created Idol. If Kobe "created" the Lakers it would be a different story. Athletes who who do not live up to their potential are "overpaid". Simon Cowell is more than a one trick pony.

Whats a 1 trick pony? And please fans label athletes overpaid whenever they sign a deal. Its just not when they dont play up to the contract. Bottomline is Simon makes too much money for what he does.

[Heilige]

I really, really hope Stern shows up on Conan this week.



http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/19/howard-stern-says-no-to-coco/



Conan's staff asked Howard Stern to come on The Tonight Show later this week (for what will probably be Conan's last week), but Stern has said no. He says that if the show was in New York he'd do it, but he doesn't want to fly out to Los Angeles (I guess doing it via satellite would be kinda lame too). Rosie O'Donnell wanted to do the show too and even offered Stern a private jet for both of them to fly out to do the show, but Stern still said no.

[vapid]

From, probably, the same maker of Tiger Wood car accident recreation video, they bring you the recreation of 2010 Late Night Screwjob!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ9m1an-pQ8

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
lol that was awesome.

[Eldrunko247]

Sorry but both guys are not that funny. Leno is just lame and Conan has lost his edge. I'd like to see both of them go. They can also take Fallon with them. C Ferg should be given the Tonight Show, unless he's waiting for the Late Show.

[InspiredLebowski]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/11/2010/01/500x_washington-generals-conanbig.jpg
Accept Conan!

[Brujesino]

^

oh man that would awsome

[browntown]

Conan is of the a good start tonight. I love Andy from the Office!

[DeuceWallaces]

Letterman absolutely roasting Leno last night. He also had a funny one about Fallon.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/01/20/dave-letterman-jay-leno-dont-blame-conan/

[YAWN]

:roll: :roll:

holy **** they actually licensed the rolling stones. not to mention buying the Bugatti and dressing it like a mouse. :lol

[zizozain]

NBC should have just let Leno do what he wants or what he likes instead of another talk show. Him hosting American version of "Top Gear" should be awesome.
there is only one Jeremy Clarkson

[AJ2k8]

there is only one Jeremy Clarkson
+1:cheers:

[Abd El-Krim]

:roll: :roll:

holy **** they actually licensed the rolling stones. not to mention buying the Bugatti and dressing it like a mouse. :lol


He claimed it was the master tape.

I'm pretty sure they just rented the car and played a copy of the tape, but still funny.

[rufuspaul]

Well Conan's getting 33 million so I don't feel too sorry for him.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_leno_o_brien

[DirtBag]

The best thing from this is that he stuck around on dealing process and made sure every staffs in his show all get their share. What a class act :applause:


A big farm where they can run free forever :lol

[pete's montreux]

Sh*t I gotta make a concerted effort to watch. That's historical tv right there.

I can't believe he didn't get Norm MacDonald on the show. Both have been f*cked over by NBC and Norm is awesome... Should've been done.

Norm would have taken advantage of that and verbally annihilated NBC. For shame.

[Knicks101]

Norm was on Conan's show on Tuesday, I believe.

[crisoner]

Screw NBC and Leno I'm gunna follow where ever Conan is after Sep 1st.

Team CoCo yall! lol

[RaininThrees]

Don't know who caught this, pretty hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvaZKuAoFUU#t=01m24s

[InspiredLebowski]

I'm telling you, Stern's showing up to eviscerate. Keep saying he doesn't want to fly out, then Triumph comes out on Friday, only he sounds a bit funny. He goes on to tear NBC apart, snd we never know just who had their hand in that fake dog's butt.

[sensational]

so pretty sure Conan is going to be on Fox now? I just can't see conan on fox though. I think he will dominate the ratings and kill both letterman and leno on fox but it would be really weird.

[RaininThrees]

I'm telling you, Stern's showing up to eviscerate. Keep saying he doesn't want to fly out, then Triumph comes out on Friday, only he sounds a bit funny. He goes on to tear NBC apart, snd we never know just who had their hand in that fake dog's butt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcAAb60lik

Stern was prophetic in '06.

[RaininThrees]

so pretty sure Conan is going to be on Fox now? I just can't see conan on fox though. I think he will dominate the ratings and kill both letterman and leno on fox but it would be really weird.

I dunno. Conan's demographic are young people... and most young people get their entertainment from many places, not just from TV. You'll go online and find clips and the like.. you know you don't have to tune in at 11:35 to hear how funny he is, because you can always find it online the next day. Letterman and Leno have an older audience, that's more than likely less tech-saavy and will tune in, because that's what they're accustomed to doing. I don't know how moving networks could change something like that.

[Chamberlain]

The card that Norm got Conan was hilarious.

What's he doing now anyways? Haven't really heard from Norm in a really long time.

[Chamberlain]

Good to see he's still active then. Would have been a shame if he was just sitting around doing nothing.

[Heeere's Jonny!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcAAb60lik

Stern was prophetic in '06.
wow, how awesome would it be if they showed this video then had Stern come out.

[YAWN]

He claimed it was the master tape.

I'm pretty sure they just rented the car and played a copy of the tape, but still funny.

nah he was talking about licensing master. in order to play music on tv/film etc you have to license the song. they licenses the actual track, which costs more than if they just licensed the sync and had the band cover it. the stones are notorious for not licensing their songs hence why you never hear them on tv and movies, and if you do, then you can be assured they payed a big price for the rights. . given what it was used for maybe they did get a discount from whoever controls their publishing, but it was still probably at least 100k for the sync rights and 100k for the master rights.

the car had to have been loaned or something.

[Abd El-Krim]

I hear the Stones at least 3 times in every Scorsese movie.

[YAWN]

the Adam Sandler one was good this week too.

"N B C - Nothing But C*nts"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWWhruKtbjg#t=5m0s

[YAWN]

I hear the Stones at least 3 times in every Scorsese movie.

which ones? ill find the music sup and ask them how much it cost.. those movies have big bucks budgeted for the music..

[Abd El-Krim]

Scorsese is the type of ******* that would pay it if he thought the song was right. First scenes that come to mind are Monkey Man in Goodfellas and Jumping Jack Flash in Mean Streets. Casino had 7, according to imdb.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/soundtrack

[YAWN]

Scorsese is the type of ******* that would pay it if he thought the song was right. First scenes that come to mind are Monkey Man in Goodfellas and Jumping Jack Flash in Mean Streets. Casino had 7, according to imdb.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/soundtrack

ya theres gotta be some connection there, or maybe the band just hooked him up because of who he is

[HAzE024]

ya theres gotta be some connection there, or maybe the band just hooked him up because of who he is

Well he did do a concert DVD for them at the Beacon a few years back...

[L.Kizzle]

Robin Williams just went off on NBC, cussing and everything, LOL!

[vapid]

Scorsese is the type of ******* that would pay it if he thought the song was right. First scenes that come to mind are Monkey Man in Goodfellas and Jumping Jack Flash in Mean Streets. Casino had 7, according to imdb.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/soundtrack
Gimme shelter: Departed

[simcjt]

Robin Williams just went off on NBC, cussing and everything, LOL!
I think the fact that the skit with mind that bird and nfl on tv was funnier.

I mean 4.8 mill is more than a budget some movies get and he blew it in under 18 seconds

[L.Kizzle]

I think the fact that the skit with mind that bird and nfl on tv was funnier.

I mean 4.8 mill is more than a budget some movies get and he blew it in under 18 seconds
I'm pretty sure Conan doesn't give fix. I wouldn't be surprised if he pulls his dick out tomorrow.

[simcjt]

I'm pretty sure Conan doesn't give fix. I wouldn't be surprised if he pulls his dick out tomorrow.
:roll: He can't get away with that. I don't even know what I would want to see because I can't imagine blowing millions on 15 second skits. I've never been that angry.

[T.O.RAPS]

conan has been epic t.v this week :oldlol:

[xcesswee]

:roll: Robin williams totally owned NBC and that dance and singing in the end with Conan was hilarious

[Big One]

robin williams is te ****ing man:roll: :roll: :applause:

[Heilige]

Does anyone have a link to when Robin Williams was there?

[ZeN]

Williams was hilarious on Conan..:oldlol:

[ZeN]

Does anyone have a link to when Robin Williams was there?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPRKIbKOx5A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSCfoIAVqh4

[Take Your Lumps]

Tonight show audiences don't do edgy...they want safe and predictable.

[Kujo]

I haven't checked out the Tonight Show since Conan took over, but I'll definitely watch the final show tonight.

Has Triumph The insult Comic Dog appeared at all on the show this week? I hope he show's up tonight. :D

Gotta say, Jeff Zucker is moron who's run NBC into the ground, and Jay Leno is a backstabbing snake. At least Conan is leaving with his dignity intact.

[Heeere's Jonny!]

:roll: He can't get away with that. I don't even know what I would want to see because I can't imagine blowing millions on 15 second skits. I've never been that angry.
Well I kind of doubt he actually bought Mine That Bird lol. He probably did have to pay to have him there though. And theres no way that was a real mink snuggie. But the NFL footage HAD to have cost a lot of money to get.

That and the Bugatti Mouse were both hilarious.

[Abd El-Krim]

Personally I think the money bit is a tad lame. It's not like they're actually spending NBC's money. Last night they didn't buy a horse, and the NFL game was probably one that showed on NBC. Since reaching an agreement Conan has toned it down, now he's just lashing out for show.

[ZeN]

Personally I think the money bit is a tad lame. It's not like they're actually spending NBC's money. Last night they didn't buy a horse, and the NFL game was probably one that showed on NBC. Since reaching an agreement Conan has toned it down, now he's just lashing out for show.


Everything your saying doesnt make any sense.

[Abd El-Krim]

It doesn't? Last week he was roasting NBC, now he's just pretending to roast them.

Apparently that was a USFL game, whatever the hell that is.

[ZeN]

It doesn't? Last week he was roasting NBC, now he's just pretending to roast them.

Apparently that was a USFL game, whatever the hell that is.


Not correct.

[Abd El-Krim]

You're difficult to talk to.

[Abd El-Krim]

I'm there. I don't watch every night but I don't think I've gone more than a few weeks without Conan since I was 12.

[StroShow4]

I recognized the name, but didn't really have a clue what Conan Obrien did until I clicked this thread. I knew he was some TV guy, that's it. After reading this thread, I feel like I missed something. :oldlol:

[Abd El-Krim]

haha great montage
kinda makes me sad

was epic.

for whatever reason his vampire assistant cracked my **** up every time he was on.

[Abd El-Krim]

if Conan plays a solo I'll ***.

[Abd El-Krim]

Conan should just play guitar now. He was rocking the **** up there with Billy Gibbons and Beck. Epic.

[Abd El-Krim]

conan rocked a good show tonight
i loved his serious message at the end, specifically to the younger audience

good sh*t, despite conan's comedic whackiness, he's a genuine good dignified guy

It was definitely big of him. I'm still never watching "The Tonight Show" again, though.

[Chamberlain]

Conan FTW

What a great show. I can't believe they ended the show with my favorite song played by all those great people. And the cowbell!

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

I recognized the name, but didn't really have a clue what Conan Obrien did until I clicked this thread. I knew he was some TV guy, that's it. After reading this thread, I feel like I missed something. :oldlol:
:oldlol: same here.

[L.Kizzle]

Awesome, back to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno

[YAWN]

they spent 500k for clearance to play lovely rita by the beatles when tom walked on :oldlol:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/23/conans-last-show-spends-5_n_433974.html

[YAWN]

:oldlol: They are closing the show with Will Farell singing "Free Bird". Billy Gibbons and who I don't know are there.

beck was on stage left guitar and ben harper on slide guitar as well

[andgar923]

they spent 500k for clearance to play lovely rita by the beatles when tom walked on :oldlol:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/23/conans-last-show-spends-5_n_433974.html

Haha... that's what I was thinking when I heard that song. I was like... 'oh snap they're playing Beatles'.

[andgar923]

Conan FTW

What a great show. I can't believe they ended the show with my favorite song played by all those great people. And the cowbell!

The cowbell never rocked so much... EVER!

I want to become a cowbell player, f@ck a guitar!

[crisoner]

I'm not watching Leno what so ever f*ck that!!!!

I'm on a Late Night hiatus till Conan come back.

[YAWN]

I'm not watching Leno what so ever f*ck that!!!!

I'm on a Late Night hiatus till Conan come back.

wonder if conan will go on letterman and kimmel in the coming weeks..

[crisoner]

wonder if conan will go on letterman and kimmel in the coming weeks..


would be cool but i bet they have something to prevent him with the deal they got done.

[oh the horror]

Damn, I was passed out when this aired....does anyone know if i can view this online anywhere?

[browntown]

Damn, I was passed out when this aired....does anyone know if i can view this online anywhere?

Just download it on torrent!

[DirtBag]

probably be up by monday on NBC.com

[oh the horror]

I was so pissed off when I woke up at like 2am and had missed it. Who the hell knows when we'll see Conan again??

[kwajo]

Anyone else find it funny that the show had both a mock Lynyrd Skynyrd performance and Neil Young on it? Should have played a rockin version of Keep on Rocking In the Free World so that Neil would jam with them

[Take Your Lumps]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkn0WqtVZSo

They rocked that **** out!

Only thing that could have made last night's episode better was a Jim Carrey cameo doing "In the Year 2000" one last time.

[bagelred]

I don't think NBC fully realizes what they did. They just made Conan a freakin' folk hero. When Conan goes to Fox, its gonna be huge. Even the casual late night viewer is going to try and watch Conan.

Not only that, on Fox, Conan gets the jump on everyone, cause it starts 11:00 PM Eastern.

Short term ratings with Leno, long term mistake......

[Take Your Lumps]

I don't think NBC fully realizes what they did. They just made Conan a freakin' folk hero. When Conan goes to Fox, its gonna be huge. Even the casual late night viewer is going to try and watch Conan.

Not only that, on Fox, Conan gets the jump on everyone, cause it starts 11:00 PM Eastern.

Short term ratings with Leno, long term mistake......

Even worse, they make Leno out to be the enemy in the eyes of the younger demographic...

[Take Your Lumps]

wonder if conan will go on letterman and kimmel in the coming weeks..

Conan needs to go on The Daily Show....Jon Stewart seems to be the only guy on television who knows how to conduct a good, honest interview these days.

[gigantes]

after watching the last few shows on NBC rewind, i think the format is dead.

conan is still talented, but there's very little cutting-edge humor or things of interest going on. for a guy as talented as him, that should be discouraging. i mean, jon stewart is someone of similar talent, but his show winds up being far more interesting, probably because of how much he ties it to current events. also, stewart and bill maher bring in guests that actually matter to the welfare of the world. hosts like conan, leno and letterman bring in guests who are typically hawking their latest hollywood or show business book deals. at a certain point, who really gives a crap what some entertainer trying to be hip and funny has to say about the world?

by contrast, david letterman really is funnier and more interesting, but that's not saying too much. as good as he is, it's still just mostly schtick, and having to watch him night after night would be painful. leno is even worse, but at least he satisfies a couple demographics that are best not mentioned in polite company.

best thing that conan does is offering a venue for the wickedly-funny "triumph", as well as having a sidekick who actually talks back and isn't a fawning yes-man. that's it, though.

in conclusion, conan is probably better off after all this. his show wasn't working, and this is an opportunity to reformulate it.

[KempSonics]

Glad Leno's back to his old spot.

[Brujesino]

Glad Leno's back to his old spot.
ya me too

so that i can laugh when his when he feels the backlash and conan goes on another show to kick his ass in ratings

[IcanzIIravor]

ya me too

so that i can laugh when his when he feels the backlash and conan goes on another show to kick his ass in ratings

You know if all you people whining had been tuning in to Conan's show the last 7 months he wouldn't have been booted. You can blame Leno if you want too, but you guys need to all take a look in the mirror.

[Eldrunko247]

You know if all you people whining had been tuning in to Conan's show the last 7 months he wouldn't have been booted. You can blame Leno if you want too, but you guys need to all take a look in the mirror.
Lol, mirror? Yes, we're all to blame for not supporting Conan. GTFO here kid! He just received a 45 mil check. He's laughing all the way to the bank. Having 4 talk shows in a row is what did him in. That and he started to suck. This did nothing but blow up his spotlight. I used to be a huge Conan fan but he lost his edge so I started watching Ferguson. Conan watered his act down even more when he was host of the Tonight Show. He tried to morph into a Conan/Leno which absolutely didn't work for him. Conan is at his best when he's acting a fool. Even with the gloves off and nothing to lose in the last week I found him just OK at best.

[Take Your Lumps]

All it needs is MORE COWBELL!!

You know, for me personally, that was just enough cowbell...he would have made Christopher Walken proud. :applause:

[IcanzIIravor]

Lol, mirror? Yes, we're all to blame for not supporting Conan. GTFO here kid! He just received a 45 mil check. He's laughing all the way to the bank. Having 4 talk shows in a row is what did him in. That and he started to suck. This did nothing but blow up his spotlight. I used to be a huge Conan fan but he lost his edge so I started watching Ferguson. Conan watered his act down even more when he was host of the Tonight Show. He tried to morph into a Conan/Leno which absolutely didn't work for him. Conan is at his best when he's acting a fool. Even with the gloves off and nothing to lose in the last week I found him just OK at best.

Pay attention. With so many people upset and his ratings up the question to ask is why weren't a vast number of these people watching his show when he needed them to be watching? Only when the writing was on the wall did people start tuning in and voicing their displeasure. If he had this amount of support through the 7 months of viewership do you honestly think he'd be being bought out? Getting such a huge check certainly takes the sting out and he'll get a big contract with another network, but it doesn't change that reality.

[Showtime]

Pay attention. With so many people upset and his ratings up the question to ask is why weren't a vast number of these people watching his show when he needed them to be watching? Only when the writing was on the wall did people start tuning in and voicing their displeasure. If he had this amount of support through the 7 months of viewership do you honestly think he'd be being bought out? Getting such a huge check certainly takes the sting out and he'll get a big contract with another network, but it doesn't change that reality.
There's more to ratings than fans of the show. Time demographics, lead-ins, etc all play a part in the 'casual' viewer, who makes up way more of the audience than the hardcore fans. For example, before Leno left the Tonight Show, I believe he had the #1 spot for that time slot. Once he moved, guess what? Ratings dropped. Does that mean he lost fans, or that the other factors played a role in the audience draw? Obviously, switching a time slot doesn't mean he loses hardcore fans, just like with Conan. You can't sit here and berate viewers and say "why weren't you watching" when the reality is that the NBC's cluster**** schedule resulted in the loss of casual viewers (which makes up far more of the audience), not the loss of hardcore fans.

[KempSonics]

Conan is popular with the 16-32 poser crowd.

[L.Kizzle]

Conan is popular with the 16-32 poser crowd.
What is a "poser crowd."

[JtotheIzzo]

Conan is popular with the 16-32 poser crowd.

you are a f*cking moron. Conan wrote prime Simpsons and prime SNL back in the day and some of his early show sh*t like Triumph The Insult Dog are some of the best skits ever done on latenight.

He is popular with people who like humor, not slapsticky BS, or simple nonsense that plays to the mindless.

And no one is 'making Leno out to be the bad guy' Leno is the bad guy, it is a pretty classless move taking this slot back after he vacated it and failed miserably in his effort to do something different. His 'badguyness' is well documented by many insiders with respect to this situation.

[Abd El-Krim]

What is a "poser crowd."

when 3 or 4 people are hanging out but pretending to be 10 or 12 people.

[vapid]

My favorite part of Conan is his asides.

[InspiredLebowski]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff8RM2wXPWI
Conan at the 95 All Star Game. He's got a bit of game, nowhere near as awkward as I anticipated.

[KempSonics]

Conan will be fine wherever he goes.

All the Jay hate is funny. You geniuses realize that NBC refuses to let him out of his contract AND canceled his 10 PM show, right?

How is this Leno's fault? It should be NBC that gets the blame.

[SwaglessManatee]

I recognized the name, but didn't really have a clue what Conan Obrien did until I clicked this thread. I knew he was some TV guy, that's it. After reading this thread, I feel like I missed something. :oldlol:

Of course you don't know him. His name isn't on the back of any basketball jersey. :lol

[Abd El-Krim]

People who like Jay Leno probably laugh at Dane Cook.

[Black Joker]

People who like Jay Leno probably laugh at Dane Cook.
i laugh at Dane cook... don't like Leno :confusedshrug:

slightly unrelated, never understood the hate of Dane Cook, i find him funny, i don't consider him one of the best comedians, probably mid-tier of todays comedy. but i don't think he's god-awful as it seems lots of people do.

[Abd El-Krim]

i laugh at Dane cook... don't like Leno :confusedshrug:

slightly unrelated, never understood the hate of Dane Cook, i find him funny, i don't consider him one of the best comedians, probably mid-tier of todays comedy. but i don't think he's god-awful as it seems lots of people do.

For me it's the delivery. I can't even listen to what he's saying because I'm too busy trying to figure out a way to punch him in the face.

[Black Joker]

For me it's the delivery. I can't even listen to what he's saying because I'm too busy trying to figure out a way to punch him in the face.
i can respect that.

[sensational]

it is Leno's fault cuz Leno could have been like Conan and said no to the new time slot. This way NBC would have had to buy out leno and stick with conan at late night. Instead it was Conan who had to show class and say he wont do this new timeslot.

Also, when NBC fired leno from the tonight show, Leno could have just left and gone to a new network and done something else. instead of just sitting around and blaming Conan's agents and managemtn for the fiasco.

[OneMoreSucka]

People who like Jay Leno probably laugh at Dane Cook.
I laugh at neither.

I am the Illuminati.

[brownheatley]

Although Conan seem like a cool dude he got a lot of $$$ now. Im not a fan of either but I will do the honors........ JAY Leno Go Fuuuuuuc A GOAT!

[L.Kizzle]

Conan will be fine wherever he goes.

All the Jay hate is funny. You geniuses realize that NBC refuses to let him out of his contract AND canceled his 10 PM show, right?

How is this Leno's fault? It should be NBC that gets the blame.
Easy, Leno can decline the offer ... he didn't have to say yes.

[Eldrunko247]

i laugh at Dane cook... don't like Leno :confusedshrug:

slightly unrelated, never understood the hate of Dane Cook, i find him funny, i don't consider him one of the best comedians, probably mid-tier of todays comedy. but i don't think he's god-awful as it seems lots of people do.
Dane cook is just a dumb lame retard that appeals to the simple minded. Why? "Simple

[Brujesino]

Conan's writing on the Simpsons is overrated. He was more of a staff writer, throwing out ideas with all of them rather than writing full episodes. He technically only wrote 3 1/3 episodes.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was all Robert Smigel, just on Conan's show.
iam a huge conan fan and even bigger fan of the simpsons

but that statement is true conans work on the simpsons is way overrated he did some good shows but really like he said only did around 4 episodes

[Eldrunko247]

Dane Cook also stole the give someone the toe joke from Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry even used it in a monologue of Seinfeld for Christ's sakes.




:cheers:
Anyone with the last name "Cook" is garbage. Whether it's Dance Cook, David Cook, or Brian Cook. Dane Cook is a joke thief and a generic piece of garbage. He's the Sarah Palin of comedy. Popular for no good reason and terrible at what they do.

[Eldrunko247]

Most celebs are kinda liberal no? I can see some celebs refusing to be on just because it's Fox.

[bballer]

my thread delivers

[Black Joker]

Anyone with the last name "Cook" is garbage. Whether it's Dance Cook, David Cook, or Brian Cook. Dane Cook is a joke thief and a generic piece of garbage. He's the Sarah Palin of comedy. Popular for no good reason and terrible at what they do.
Captain (James) Cook?
Alastair Cook?
:confusedshrug:

[Brujesino]

just now followed him

[jbot]

i haven't watched any late night shows since letterman when i was a kid. shit is just boring. leno sucks.

[1manfastbreak]

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/13242/2010/03/500x_custom_1268323040424_conancomedytour.jpg
This is for real, folks. He and his pals is gonna be on tour soon.

nice..any dates?

[YAWN]

gonna be epic! He has added second dates in a bunch of these places as well. Andy Richter and the "tonight show" band will be support.


4/12/10 Eugene, OR Hult Center for the Performing Arts

4/13/10 Vancouver, BC, Orpheum Theatre

4/16/10 Spokane, WA INB Performing Arts Center

4/17/10 Enoch, AB, Canada River Cree Resort & Casino

4/18/10 Seattle, WA Seattle Center

[bagelred]

What is he going to be doing exactly? Stand Up comedy? Sketches? Interviews? Bring his characters? Maybe a little of everything........

[RaininThrees]

What is he going to be doing exactly? Stand Up comedy? Sketches? Interviews? Bring his characters? Maybe a little of everything........

[I]
The former Tonight Show host announced a 30-city theatre tour on Thursday. Sidekick Andy Richter and the former Tonight Show band will join O'Brien for what he calls

[Kobe Jnr]

Why is there so many damn talk shows in America? Also which one is the most popular talk show? I don't mind Kimmel though they only show it on pay tv.. which i don't have anymore.. so i just watch Letterman.......

[Kobe Jnr]

You don't have ABC?


:lol I'm from Australia... we only get Letterman on standard tv...

[Kobe Jnr]

Oh yeah :hammerhead:

My bad haha. You can watch Kimmel on abc.com though right? They have episodes uploaded on there.


yea they do, though they blocked it for people outside America.. :(

[Kobe Jnr]

Also what's the most popular talk on at the moment? How does Kimmel go on the ratings?

[Kobe Jnr]

Okay, now here are current late night talk shows on US TV.
- Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Chelsea Lately (Chelsea Handler)
- The Wanda Sykes Show
- Lopez Tonight (George Lopez)

IMO, the best one from this current group is Craig Ferguson's. Fallon's and Lopez' shows are pretty underrated. And Wanda Sykes' one sucks badly.


I've never watched Craig Ferguson's show, Lopez tonight, never heard of Wanda Sykes and Chelsea Handler...



I just found out about this proxy server thing, so it blocks your ip address and you can get through and watch US shows on their website..


Anyone know what's a good site to use?


Thanks. :cheers:

[Kobe Jnr]

You can catch every single recent episode of Craig Ferguson's show on YouTube. CBS just let them stay around there unlike other shows from other networks that usually are taken down almost immediately.

You should have heard Wanda Sykes since she had a pretty good run as a comedy movie actress.

Oh, and this should help a bit......
http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Proxying_and_Filtering/Hosted_Proxy_Services/Free/CGI_Proxy/


I guess i'll be watching Craig Ferguson on youtube now.. :cheers:


Though the link you gave me.. am i suppose to type in for example "abc.com" and i would be able to watch the shows on their website? Because it still says it's block in my country...

[Kobe Jnr]

I used to use those free proxy servers, but yeah, they don't work with many better encrypted sites.......

I could just bittorrent those shows, whatever.......



Yea guess i'll download em from now on.. thank you :cheers:


That Craig seems pretty good.. i'll be watching his shows daily... thanks again.

[DukeDelonte13]

leno sucks, letterman sucks, conan sucks too. None of them are really that funny or entertaining.

I aslo don't get why conan is acting like a martyr. He didn't wanna move his show back a half hour so he quit. And he still got the rest of his K money. Poor Baby.

[YAWN]

leno sucks, letterman sucks, conan sucks too. None of them are really that funny or entertaining.

I aslo don't get why conan is acting like a martyr. He didn't wanna move his show back a half hour so he quit. And he still got the rest of his K money. Poor Baby.
thats not what he signed on for... what fantasy world do you live in where that is okay?

[boozehound]

thats not what he signed on for... what fantasy world do you live in where that is okay?
where it is ok for your employer to adjust your job schedule? THat would be the real world.

[YAWN]

where it is ok for your employer to adjust your job schedule? THat would be the real world.
its not an adjustment of schedule when you sign a contract for a show to be a aired at a certain time... Do you know what the **** a contract is? I read and write hundreds of them a year... ****er.

[crisoner]

Slash pulled the sneaky one on NBC when he wore "I'm with Coco" pin while he performed on Tonight Show. :oldlol: :rockon:

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/6707/500xslashcocojpg.jpg

Props to Slash!!!!

[bagelred]

Wow, surprised he went to cable and didn't hold out for Fox longer. But he does get the jump on all the other guys.


Conan on Twitter

The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new Cosby Show.

[DirtBag]

I'm gonna see him at the end of the month when he tours in AZ, I can't wait. Kind of a let down on going to TBS, I was expecting fox or comedy central or something like that. TBS is cool too I guess, just glad he's back on air

[kentatm]

Wow, surprised he went to cable and didn't hold out for Fox longer. But he does get the jump on all the other guys.

I wouldn't have trusted FOX with the way they ax shows

he'll be allowed to do more on cable anyway

[bagelred]

he'll be allowed to do more on cable anyway

Not really. TBS uses the same standards as any of the networks. They won't curse or do anything really outrageous.

Does anyone feel sorry that George Lopez was pushed back by Conan? :confusedshrug: Oh, the irony......

[kentatm]

Not really. TBS uses the same standards as any of the networks. They won't curse or do anything really outrageous.

Does anyone feel sorry that George Lopez was pushed back by Conan? :confusedshrug: Oh, the irony......


i mean as in weird sketches that might go nowhere.

he was noticeably neutered on The Tonight Show IMO

I would think he would have much more creative control on cable

[EroticVanilla]

Late night comedy needs to die. 30 years ago it might have been cutting edge, and a good forum to hear comedians you would never have a chance to hear in normal circumstances and to see actors/musicians/athletes that you normally would never get the chance to see outside of a professional environment, but now it's useless.

I can see a multitude of different comedians on Comedy Central, see athletes on ESPN and see Musicians and actors on every other channel so it's lost some of what made it relevant.

Also late night talk-shows used to be used to showcase edgy comedy that you couldn't see anywhere else (on tv at least), now the late night talk show circuit has the most bland and generic shit on it.

[crisoner]

Gunna be watching TBS late nite from now on. Great move by that network!!!

[crisoner]

Does anyone feel sorry that George Lopez was pushed back by Conan? :confusedshrug: Oh, the irony......

If anything I think Lopez is real happy about this. Just means more viewers for his show now! Kind of makes him more legit IMO.

But I know what you mean about irony.

[Take Your Lumps]

I wonder if Conan at the 11pm time slot will have any effect on Jon Stewart's ratings.

[johndeeregreen]

I wonder if Conan at the 11pm time slot will have any effect on Jon Stewart's ratings.
He's on TBS. He'll get about 8 viewers per night.

[boozehound]

its not an adjustment of schedule when you sign a contract for a show to be a aired at a certain time... Do you know what the **** a contract is? I read and write hundreds of them a year... ****er.
uh, so, a network can't move a show under contract to a different timeslot? ok.

[bagelred]

i mean as in weird sketches that might go nowhere.

he was noticeably neutered on The Tonight Show IMO

I would think he would have much more creative control on cable

Agreed.

[ZeN]

He's on TBS. He'll get about 8 viewers per night.
9 Ill be one of his viewers.

[lakers_forever]

Who agrees with me the Colbert is the funniest of them all?

[rufuspaul]

Who agrees with me the Colbert is the funniest of them all?

+1

[Hawker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HxKHJXT7Ps&feature=player_embedded#

Conan covering Creep by Radiohead. lol

[rezznor]

If anything I think Lopez is real happy about this. Just means more viewers for his show now! Kind of makes him more legit IMO.

But I know what you mean about irony.
i would think Conan had to have talked to Lopez first before taking that slot. Otherwise he would be a huge ****in hypocrite.

[Fallguy20]

Moving to TBS you say? Ill be there
:cheers:

[DeuceWallaces]

Very funny.

[BRabbiT]

NBC is going to regret fukcing up their deal w/Conan:lol



[I]"EUGENE, Ore.

[xcesswee]

i would think Conan had to have talked to Lopez first before taking that slot. Otherwise he would be a huge ****in hypocrite.

Actually, at first, Conan was reluctant to take the job at TBS because he knew Lopez was on at that same time. But Lopez actually called Conan to take the even though it would mean him being pushed back at 12.

[rezznor]

Actually, at first, Conan was reluctant to take the job at TBS because he knew Lopez was on at that same time. But Lopez actually called Conan to take the even though it would mean him being pushed back at 12.
yeah, i figured it would be something along those lines. although we can never really know who a celebrity really is off camera, Conan does certainly seem like he has much more class then to do something backhanded like that (leno)

[BRabbiT]

Yeah who wants the massive glut of baby boomers to be your audience... Wait what?


they're so racked w/guilt, that their kids make a lot of spending decisions. that's not exactly breaking news.

[YAWN]

uh, so, a network can't move a show under contract to a different timeslot? ok.
not for a daily talk show without it being mutually agreed upon.

[monkeypox]

Conan performed Superman (It's Not Easy), featuring Jim Carrey! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcSGZ3Txhf4)

Lol, I was there in the audience. It was a pretty amazing show, even though some of Conan's singing wasn't that funny. But the Jim Carrey bit was hilarious. Triumph had a video bit that was pretty funny too. I'm pretty sure they intended for people to record it to get around his prohibition from performing on tv and the internet, because they didn't check anyone for cameras. I almost wish I bought tickets for tonights performance too, it was extremely cool to see him live.

[Black Elvis]

I don't get why people are defending him. He is BOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGG!

We are talking about Conan and not Kimmel right? Someone stole Conan's mojo ages ago. It has been a long time since he has brought the good stuff.

[bagelred]

Conan's back on TV.........SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tvblog/2010/04/-conan-obrien-can-now.html

CBS news announced Tuesday it had snagged the first interview with the former NBC late-night host, airing Sunday on its venerable newsmag "60 Minutes."

CBS News announced Tuesday Coco has been interviewed by Steve Kroft for Sunday's broadcast. Until Saturday, the network cannot show clips of Conan from that interview in its promos.

[YAWN]

Conan's back on TV.........SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this oughta be interesting