Conan O' Brien Says He Won't Do "Tonight Show" After Leno

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Jan 12, 2010 3:27 PM
^ I concur
Jan 12, 2010 3:27pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:30 PM
conan is going to fox to do an 11 o'clock version of his show.
Jan 12, 2010 3:30pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:31 PM
Conan's the shit. Whatever happened to Oldie Olson, he was my favorite???? Wait, I think I know the answer to that......
Jan 12, 2010 3:31pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:32 PM
^ Even better, although I do like the seinfeld reruns on fox, but Conan will be awesome at 11.
Jan 12, 2010 3:32pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:34 PM
As long as Conan can be Conan and not some watered down version of his show then that will be awesome
Jan 12, 2010 3:34pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:36 PM
Conan cant hold Leno's comedic jockstrap!!
Jan 12, 2010 3:36pm
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september63 wrote: Conan cant hold Leno's comedic jockstrap!!
Jan 12, 2010 3:38pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:39 PM
Start a poll then. We'll see.
Jan 12, 2010 3:39pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:44 PM
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Jan 12, 2010 3:44pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:50 PM
september63 wrote: Conan cant hold Leno's comedic jockstrap!!
september63 wrote: Start a poll then. We'll see.
okay, I'll enter this poll.


Conan>>>Leno.
Leno didn't fail at 10pm for no reason.
Conan late night on Fox automatically makes them a major player in the late night race. Would be a good move for him. Just go back to the edgier/off-kilter stuff; I'm sure he will have that leeway at Fox.
Jan 12, 2010 3:50pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:52 PM
NBC is saying it was a mistake to move Conan to the early slot, and then again to move Leno to 10. But that wasnt it. The problem was making Conan be so damn PG-13...ridiculous for them to think Conan would be as funny when he cant be what made him....

And Leno at 10, well that was just never gonna work, no matter what. Especially as a variety show.
Jan 12, 2010 3:52pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:53 PM
If Conan leaves NBC,I say good for him. As long as he keeps the same type of comedy, I will gladly watch him on Fox, or any other station for that matter. I hope the whole thing continues to blow up in NBC's face and that they fail miserably. I hope Leno on at 11:30 is terrible too.
Jan 12, 2010 3:53pm
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Jan 12, 2010 3:55 PM
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Jan 12, 2010 4:06 PM
Leno hasn't done anything as funny as those two clips... and that isn't even Conan's funniest stuff you could go on to the insult comic dog or how he single handedly start walker texas ranger jokes from his walker texas ranger clips.
Jan 12, 2010 4:06pm
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Jan 12, 2010 4:23 PM
I added a poll
Jan 12, 2010 4:23pm
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Jan 12, 2010 4:30 PM
Conan has a contract. It says he hosts the Tonight Show, but does not say when it will air. He can say whatever he wants, just like Josh Cribbs.
If he goes to Fox, he will sit, probably for a year or more, unless a cash-strapped NBC accepts a buyout. If he does, would he get the half-hour head start with an 11PM start-- most Fox outlets air 10PM News.
Shortisghted move by NBC in the first place, but they still saved milliosn by doing it.
Craig Ferguson is still funnier than either of them.
Jan 12, 2010 4:30pm
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Jan 12, 2010 4:38 PM
The Giss wrote: Conan has a contract. It says he hosts the Tonight Show, but does not say when it will air. He can say whatever he wants, just like Josh Cribbs.
If he goes to Fox, he will sit, probably for a year or more, unless a cash-strapped NBC accepts a buyout. If he does, would he get the half-hour head start with an 11PM start-- most Fox outlets air 10PM News.
Shortisghted move by NBC in the first place, but they still saved milliosn by doing it.
Craig Ferguson is still funnier than either of them.
Reported last night that if Conan wanted to, he could go after NBC about the contract for close to 20 Million $$$$$.
Jan 12, 2010 4:38pm
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Jan 12, 2010 5:19 PM
september63 wrote: Conan cant hold Leno's comedic jockstrap!!
haha, how's that poll working out?

Conan > Jay
Jan 12, 2010 5:19pm
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Jan 12, 2010 5:19 PM
OneBuckeye wrote: Leno hasn't done anything as funny as those two clips... and that isn't even Conan's funniest stuff you could go on to the insult comic dog or how he single handedly start walker texas ranger jokes from his walker texas ranger clips.
I don't think I've ever laughed harder than when he first started doing the walker texas ranger handle.
Jan 12, 2010 5:19pm
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Jan 12, 2010 5:23 PM
The Arnold clips are comedy gold. I will follow Conan to fox in a heartbeat.

Leno- comedic abortion.
Jan 12, 2010 5:23pm
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Jan 12, 2010 5:27 PM
"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."

check and mate.

Conan really couldn't have handled this any better. He's exposing Leno's lack of talent, and overall shady tactics, which people in the comedy circle have been familiar with for decades, to the masses. He's also calling out NBC for having arguably the worst management in the history of major broadcasting. I absolutely love it.

Ideal scenario for me would be an O'Brien-Kimmel lineup on ABC. Then we'd actually have the two funniest guys(now that Letterman is past his prime) on one station.
Jan 12, 2010 5:27pm
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Jan 12, 2010 6:39 PM
Fuck Jay Leno. He's terrible, and his writers are not funny at all.

I'm on board with whatever Conan wants to do...but I don't necessarily like the idea of him doing an 11pm show on Fox. He'd be going up against John Stewart and Stephen Colbert. While I think Conan is funnier than both of them, I still think it would split up his ratings too much.

Interested to see what happens though with this whole thing.
Jan 12, 2010 6:39pm
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Jan 12, 2010 7:31 PM
Haha, September fails again!!!!!! This dude never fails to show how out of touch and ignorant he really is....hilarious.
Jan 12, 2010 7:31pm
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Jan 12, 2010 7:42 PM
Jay Leno sucks. I was upset when it was announced that Conan was going to take over for him because I knew he wouldnt be able to get away with the stuff he did at 1230. Masturbating bear? Money shot Abe Lincoln? Those are just a couple clips that he would NEVER be able to do at 11 30. I hope that Conan finds his way back to late night.

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Jan 12, 2010 7:42pm