Conan O'Brien Killed a Guy

[@MM-vs2et]

Btw, it's worth mentioning that Conan used the $40m from the NBC buyout to finance his staff to move to Cali for his TBS gig, kept them on their usual payroll, and even paid rent for some of them until they got situated and back on their feet. This is why everyone loves Conan.

[@jackalexande]

I love Conan!

[@trevorcarlisle5447]

Plus he's actually funny

[@Calilou52]

@@trevorcarlisle5447Leno was funny for his time in his prime, but he didnt evolve his comedy with the times. Conan has constantly evolved his style to remain relevant yet hilarious. All great comics who still kill it do. But some, like Leno, keep the same shtick for decades and dont care to appealing to the next generation of fans. Im not talking about pandering, im talking about being able to be funny to any audience, and comedy is based in relatability. When a comedian loses touch with the times, they lose their ability to remain truly funny. People find Jay funny, but mostly people his age. Conan however could make a toddler and an 80 year old war veteran laugh equally hard. Thats what makes Conan so great

[@LxrdDaryus]

Makes the whole "Team Coco" thing real

[@X7Excalibur]

@@Calilou52 Jay also was known to look out for himself and only himself. His staff didnt like him, and his friends all wrote him off. The guy was found hiding in closets while ppl were talking about bits, multiple times.

[@rhidiandavies1991]

I once ran into Conan at a small coffee shop in northern california while I was in the US for vacation. He dropped his wallet, so I picked it up and we struck up a conversation as I handed it back to him. Really, genuinely, nice guy. We spoke about family, friends, career, all while standing in this line waiting for coffee. He offered me tickets to attend one of his late-night filming sessions but I had to politely decline given we were headed home the next week. Anyway, as we were saying our goodbyes, he confessed to multiple murders in southern california between 1987 and 1999. He whispered in my ear "no one will believe you" and walked away. True story.

[@lazarus_phenomenon9581]

The fuck?

[@vc933]

same thing happens to me

[@MalevolentReflux]

Good laugh, thanks!

[@Ad_Astra2023]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thermitelogic]

only one flaw in this story. No chance Conan O'Brien ever got his own coffee

[@rohang8246]

Conan is so drama free and controversy free that the only controversy involving him from his wholeee career is from 2004 and he was the victim and still came out on top

[@brettrobinson2901]

Conan!...IS A BARBARIAN!

[@MsStealYourDadAndMom]

@@brettrobinson2901 I laughed way too hard at that, lol

[@brettrobinson2901]

@@MsStealYourDadAndMom Sorry...causing esophageal spasms ...was NOT my intent... My bad...

[@IronicHavoc]

Don't tempt fate

[@TheNuts1225]

Well his writers stole some jokes from twitter. But I don't think it was him specifically.

[@xplosivsushi]

The most frustrating part of all this is that whether or not Leno did it all intentionally, he clearly has no care or thought for how his actions will affect others. Once the damage is pointed out, he'll shrug and say "What am I supposed to do about it?"

[@simonmathew6309]

Dudes a narcissist

[@diox8tony]

Conan did the exact same thing to Jay...in 2004 Conan wanted Jays show...and negotiated for it. That started the feud...Jay just fought back in 2009 and wanted to keep his show. Norm said it best...Why are these guys fighting over a name/number...go get your won show, we can all have shows. Jay and Conan did the exact same thing, they both wanted THIS show. and fought over it. They both had the choice to get their own show at another company,,,but both wanted "the tonight show" because of its prestige...both fought for it. Conan is just as quilty. NBC messed up the worst by promising Conan the show and not keeping the promise(or never intended to keep it)

[@mvprime8]

@@diox8tony in 2004 Jay could've said "no, I'm not good with this, I wanna keep going after 2009. I'm not gonna sign a deal or announce I'm leaving in 2009. Conan can keep waiting longer, or go to another network." Conan would've then said fine, waited longer, or took a deal from another network. Conan asked for the job, Jay could've said no. Would've been no stink. Instead, Jay wants to appear like a "nice guy" and lies, says he will leave, when he has no intention to. That's what caused the whole stink, Jay's lies.

[@ab130]

Leno should have taken the same hard stance as Conan and refused to leave the 10pm slot. Force NBC to buy him out and then go over to FOX for a likely obscene amount of money to do a show until he was truly ready to retire.

[@mymusicaljesus]

@@ab130 what a shitty take. Jay Leno always sucked and was never funny. I don't think you understand just exactly HOW obscenely rich Leno is, because it was an insane amount of money even years before he fucked Conan over.

[@bionicRod]

You can tell what kind of guy Conan is because he's had the same staff, that seem to absolutely love him and vice versa, for decades. He's a decent human being.

[@varvarvarvarvarvar]

Same as Leno. They're both solid persons. Just an unfortunate situation due to working at a corporation.

[@_burd.]

@@varvarvarvarvarvar it's true. it just became a huge deal because they're TV personas but this kind of office dynamic happens a lot. Which is why people should take away from this how Conan reacted and gracefully move on to find better opportunities instead of bashing the other guy.

[@AndieZ4U2]

That's pretty cool. Right on ✌️

[@erikreber3695]

I love conan.

[@futurefox635]

@@varvarvarvarvarvar If Leno wanted to retire then why did he field offers from competitors?.... what a scumbag

[@BlackCheezit]

It seems Conan O'Brien was the last real and funny late night host

[@fourty-u4g]

The only maybe

[@lastsonshine]

@@fourty-u4g don't forget dick cavett. he was the epitome of a real talk show host

[@dingusbingus2888]

Craig Ferguson

[@matthewsmith5374]

@@lastsonshine national treasure.

[@fourty-u4g]

@@dingusbingus2888 point def

[@LeroyPatterson]

I loved Conan's segments toward the end of his Tonight Show run where he would waste as much of NBC's money as he could in a segment. Like destroying "expensive" paintings and whatnot.

[@ryguy88games]

The Bugatti Veyron mouse!

[@BlueProphet7]

Frankenstein wastes 5 minutes of your time (or whatever it was called) made me laugh SO hard.

[@jakesegdirb]

Didn’t he also have guests who just showed up every night because they didn’t have the budget to bring other people on?

[@apple54345]

bruh these money-wasting segments were a bit. the joke was on the 239 people who liked your comment who believed it was real..

[@GoggledAgog]

@@apple54345 why do you think the word “expensive” was in quote marks

[@frankblaze-]

Anyone else bugged that Howie Mandel correctly said “For all Intents and purposes” while the video used the incorrect phrasing with “for all intensive purposes” in the video??

[@_KnuXles]

I'm watching this video on my Xbox and opened the comments on my phone just to see if anyone else was as annoyed as me :')

[@TheChimples]

The whole video is an AI abomination and that's what bothers you? LOL

[@traceyroyer993]

I just now, not a minute before reading this, with disgust, finished my comment re: same. 😮😵‍💫😵🤯🫨🤪🫠🙊🤡

[@BeatlesFan1975]

Yea, it turns out that the subtitles aren't perfect. The video maker is not perfect. In fact, it turns out that NOTHING is perfect. Grow up😊

[@_KnuXles]

@@BeatlesFan1975 the only way we learn to be better is by being corrected when we're wrong. Otherwise we're destined to make the same mistakes over and over. This is something you learn when you grow up, maybe you should try it

[@hullinstruments]

Watching norms last performance on Letterman... and seeing the mutual respect between norm, dave, and o'brien.... always hit me right in the feels.

[@matthewsmith5374]

@Danny Tallmage funny like your face. Bahahhahaha

[@steveperez178]

@Danny Tallmage Odd considering that Conan & Andy did multiple long form videos honoring Norm immediately following his death, where Andy specifically mentioned how Norm was incredibly kind to his sister and that no other celebrity had ever treated her like that. Also Conan was on that Netflix special w Letterman, Sandler, Chapelle, Spade & Shannon remembering Norm..

[@rico76]

@Danny Tallmage yeah, you're looking at it with the wrong context. Andy and Obrien knew Norm was doing a bit. It's not Norms fault that a bit took a little too well... AND Andy knew that.

[@venkneisler]

YES! and lots of people agree

[@dirtydeeds4free553]

@Danny Tallmage one of norms best jokes is where he is the closeted homosexual, i do believe it is a joke my man

[@orangetang74]

I love how Carson Daly is the butt of the joke during all of this

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

Who?

[@Sahxocnsba]

I seriously didn't know who he was until I saw this video

[@planarian1772]

also the butt of the time slots

[@uwuwu9]

fr i felt so bad with letterman just draggin him all over the place fuck : (

[@endan2009]

@@Sahxocnsba I think he was big on mtv at some point back in the day! Or am I confusing him with somebody else?

[@ThePete1081]

The best part of that whole saga was how much fun Letterman was having every night.

[@gallery7596]

Dr. Phil told Dave on the show one night "I had no idea you have such pent up anger towards Jay." Seemed to make Dave uncomfortable, too because he assumed Phil was gonna side with him against Jay.

[@subhrajyotidas]

And the worst part was the hypocrisy. The moment I noticed it I shouted, "Hypocrisy!! There is hypocrisy happening here!!"

[@gallery7596]

@@subhrajyotidas Yeah, Letterman was hardly in a position at that particular time to be judging anybody else's morals.

[@subhrajyotidas]

@@gallery7596 I thought it was a matter of public record

[@gallery7596]

@@subhrajyotidas Dave's sex scandal, you mean? Yes, it was, but two months later he apparently thought everyone had forgotten.

[@feralsound]

That Norm appearance on Conan after the fact where he's just busting his balls the whole time was so good. What a legend. RIP.

[@RosserSmith]

Greatest moment in Talk Show history.

[@VerdadTruth]

“Not everybody gets what they thought they would in life, but if you are kind and you work hard; good things can happen”. Thank you Conan.

[@therockbottom5256]

at the end when it’s his last episode of the Tonight Show and he says “young people, don’t be cynical..” Having a good heart is what keeps good things happening. Also what makes Conan so likeable; a noticeably Good Heart.

[@chrisramsden9678]

Conan is the only late night host who I actually find funny.

[@sethp26]

Craig Ferguson

[@chrisramsden9678]

@@sethp26 Fair point, Craig is good too.

[@james10739]

Well ya but Jimmy Kimmel which was already on the man show and colbert and Fallon are all terrible

[@erikreber3695]

Some of the other ones can have thier moments but conan is consistently giving me giggles with his shenanigans.

[@megaton_a]

I have also always loved Letterman, but I can see how some people might find him to be mean spirited or kind of a dick to guests. I always felt like the guests were in on the joke (for the most part) but as much as I loved him, I can recognize why some might not.

[@jakobhayden3976]

Man I miss Norm. His Conan appearances were 10/10.

[@RealWolfmanDan]

11/10*

[@Maw0]

12/10*

[@Brakerofwind]

so many good interviews with the legend because of conan. norm will be forever missed.

[@boredvideos1]

funniest comedian previously alive

[@johnjohnson6435]

I was never one to really get upset about celebrities passing. But maaaaan I still cry when I think about the fact we lost Norm McDonald. He was always one of my favorite comedians, but just knowing some of the things I've learned beyond the fact that I could relate to his style of comedy have shown me what a dude he was as a man. Just kills me.

[@df4196]

For that Dave tribute on Conan, at the end Conan actually asks all his viewers to tune to Daves show while Conan does his show

[@Kvadraten376]

Kimmel did the same as I remember it

[@PileOfStones]

Despite Leno being an absolute toddler about everything,, the thing that is fantastic in your editing of the events is how much you celebrate Norm and David's friendship, faith and support they had for Conan.

[@gallery7596]

However, Norm did say he thought they were making too much out of this need for "The Tonight Show" to only come on at 11:35pm. As he observed, most people just watched the monologue and highlights the next day online.

[@dakmycat3688]

I never liked that big chin faced guy. Oh wide tongue 🤣😂🤣😂

[@jessjess23brooks89]

I'm not a big fan of Letterman for a myriad of reasons, but his pure hatred of Leno brings we joy. I agree with that stance entirely.

[@dylanpoirier9717]

Yo why the f*ck is Joe Biden our narrator

[@subhrajyotidas]

​@@gallery7596it's always that old chunka coal that brings forth the wisdom. But for real though, I blame Frank Stallone.

[@abysses]

from the well structured premise to the narration errors, this video is absolute perfection. i could not stop watching. growing up, Conan was the only late show host i enjoyed. thank you for this lmfao.

[@lowercase21]

Same I was in 3rd grade when I started watching him.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Same here, essentially. I remember seeing the live via satellite skits as a kid and they made me laugh so hard it literally hurt. I tracked em down here on yt not too long ago - still brilliantly funny. That was always my favorite bit, I guess. I certainly laughed hardest at those, but the show was jam packed with original and wacky bits, great guests

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

The bands were usually real good too

[@ggmann13]

Yep same here. Although haf I known of Craig Ferguson I would have loved his show too.

[@willlastnameguy8329]

I used to tape every episode between 95-97. I loved rewatching it. Sometimes just for the musical guest.

[@Tonytaylormusic]

I passed Conan on a street downtown in Seattle once, and I’ve never seen a celebrity before and I feel bad because I totally went wide-eyed and just froze like an idiot lol

[@EtoCobra]

It is ok, I was with people who did the same thing. One of them grabbed my arm and shook it like crazy when she saw the celebrity.

[@tipofthefingercomedy5071]

I’ve met quite a few now, and I often get the same way. I either say too much and come off as a weirdo, or try to say as little as possible but still come off as weirdo. I’m hoping to overcome that by the time we start getting traction, if we ever do lol

[@thevlaka]

cease idol worship. theyre not better than you.

[@planescaped]

@@plingplingpoy I heard about that, didn't he then make a get away in a 1930's Mercedes after donning a comically long scarf?

[@wooderson6616]

I worked as the Bellman at the historic Driskill hotel on 6th street in Austin. A lot of the celebrities where one of two types, either super down to earth, drive up in their own car with their dog or something, or they are the total divas you'd think they would be. P.S. I totally went googly eyed for Val Kilmer, and Robert plant. Jack Black was high asf with a look like don't look at me, but I totally stared for a moment hhahaaa

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

I got to see his show from the studio audience around 2018. It was to be his last usual episode with an audience. He was to just do short video segments. His guest music segment was his own band as they would be gone also. Conan played guitar along with them. It was a great experience. Then later his show went back to the standard in studio interviews.

[@tyson31415]

Conan is a real guy. He keeps his his people safe even when it goes against the wind. He remembers who wronged him and let's that blow away to. Not just a survivor, a community builder.

[@Mclenchie]

ahh

[@BecketTheHymnist]

Yeah, nice comment.

[@Heisenbruger]

i i agree

[@grease112]

I find him fake and annoying

[@l03j27]

In my entire 25 years I’ve never watched a minute of Leto. I got hooked on Conan the first show I watched. Team Coco rules.

[@fezchavez]

Most relatable comment I've seen on this video. I remember my first time seeing Conan, he had a robot that pooped coins into a bucket followed by a masturbating bear on stage. I was mesmerized. I can only remember changing the channel when Jay Leno was on. I only went back to watching Jay to try to nail down his voice for impressions.

[@OrdinaryCritic]

Lego Joker > Leto Joker

[@lukemarks3281]

Well what if you watched a show of leto? This comment doesn't really say much lol

[@CollinGill7]

im a year younger than you but had the exact same experience, watched 1 episode of his tbs show at some point in elementary or middle school and it suddenly became my nightly ritual even though i had never watched a late night talk show before

[@captainLoknar]

TV ratings are a scam. I doubt anyone who is a real person and can use youtube comments section ever watched Leno. Advertisers are duped by the tv ratings which are based on phone surveys and extrapolation of purposely inflated data. Leno was a placeholder for producing safe for boomers content which is also safe for advertisers aka not shocking the status quo and consumerism.

[@Prince_Luci]

Somehow knowing Bill Maher thinks Jay did nothing wrong really says all you need to hear

[@Zhohan-]

He either kisses ass or looks up to Jay Leno, and thinks it’s entirely a network executive failure.

[@rickkroll]

Fr. Bill "Moral Compass" Maher is a joke

[@RealMephres]

I honestly was surprised that Kimmel was less aggressive on Conan than I expected him to be.

[@zachflag6506]

Bill Maher is what happens when you let contrarianism consume your whole personality

[@phoenixgirl70]

@@zachflag6506 I love the audio from him years ago yelling at the audience at his own stand up show that they were lucky to be there with him and just go off because they weren’t laughing.

[@Ambidextroid]

4:32 I just noticed something in the waveform on the screen. When Howard Stern says fuck the first time, the censor beep replaces the original audio so you can't hear the fuck, but the second time it just plays over the original audio so you can still hear him say fuck. I don't think I would have noticed if I wasnt looking at the waveform and it makes me wonder if they did this intentionally, and how often they did this, to sneak swears into live broadcasts.

[@refrigeraterjomes]

XM radio (for the most part) isn't censored.

[@IfYouSeekCaveman]

The Joe Biden instructional on morals and ethics was the hardest I've laughed in a while. Thank you

[@BUTTER-oc5gs]

Republicans are pathetic

[@Demon7899]

b r e a d

[@bobfort8023]

Wondering who would notice

[@kimberlymelton6365]

@@bobfort8023 OH, I noticed right off...and I too laughed so hard. a out Biden..especially when he mentioned when his brain was tired he need his favorite drink,a energized brain drink..."BRAIN DRILLER", i almost spit out my drink. These days, Biden could use its spin off drink," BRAIN FILLER".

[@rbeforme]

You do realize that literally no other president has been any better in that regard, right? Just checking.

[@MorellioBenoir]

Whoever edited this deserves some credit for throwing Norm Macdonald in there, because you made me cry. That was magic. Thank you.

[@lovejumanji5]

@@TheMrVogue. Is Joe Biden narrating????😂

[@lovejumanji5]

It really really is , you knew where norm stood and he showed up for his friends in a big way , what an awesome person.

[@lovejumanji5]

@@ZERO-911 I think the above comment is correct….using AI for joes voice ………which is also unbelievably scary at the same time. But that’s where we are now .

[@jmp01a24]

13:58 it makes no sense letting Norm do this joke, without including the original joke (the old OJ bit) BEFORE adding the Norm segment. Again. Editor is a noob and should hide in the closet with Jay.

[@TheGeordieTiger]

It wasn't Jay Leno's fault. Whose decision was it at NBC? You guessed it. Frank Stallone.

[@wilberrosales6345]

Crazy thing is Conan is still creating top notch work with his podcast.

[@richardvillafana8111]

I love his podcast, listen to it everyday on Sirius

[@maxibaer]

Hey, such a great video. Great editing, voice, material. A pleasure to watch. Thanks!

[@daniellamoureux3024]

It amazes me how this channel takes subjects I thought I knew a lot about (Norm, Creedence, the tonight show wars etc.) and still finds information I never knew about before, all the while presenting it in an engaging and funny form. Thanks

[@cerebraxis607]

Conan is literally one of the best imo. He is most definitely cut off from civilization in the same way most are with huge sums of financial value, but he's still A human being about it.

[@arunbchill]

This ai generated voice stuff is cool and terrifying at the same time.

[@nathanjasper512]

What are you talking about? That's actually Joe Biden.

[@eezyrider65]

@@nathanjasper512 THAT's WHAT I SAID!! lol

[@DaveLopez575]

It totally sounds like Joe Biden

[@normanmccollum6082]

@@DaveLopez575 Well, to an extent. Only real issue present is that eloquent fully-formed sentence with basically all understandable proper English words being used. It's weird to hear him speaking intelligibly.

[@jeffchabotte]

@@normanmccollum6082 you're fully aware of the completely inchoherent babbling of the other guy, right? Let me know if you need examples.

[@sofiesummerbradley]

Conan is the only late night that I admire. I am not a fan of his celebrity interviews, but his remotes and interactions with his staff sketches are the best. His podcast is the only podcast I listen to..when this guy leaves this world I am gonna be devastated. This guy saved me in ways I couldn’t describe. Thank God I exist the same time as Conan.

[@haightashbury4328]

This was beautifully done. Thank you for including Norm, Conan loved him.

[@PEDRELVIS]

Yeah, why is Biden narrating it tho?

[@Meshamu]

@@PEDRELVIS I wonder that too, and hope it happens again. Just the kind of malarkey I'm down for.

[@IARRCSim]

@@Meshamu no. It would get old for no reason. I hope he picks another random humorous voice next time like Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein, or Joseph Stalin to narrate next time.

[@Meshamu]

@@IARRCSim That's a good idea, too!

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@IARRCSim Ya know, the more I learn about those three guys the more I don't care for them.

[@Oliver-ld3ei]

Okay I’m not a big Kimmel fan but the clip of him calling Leno out to his face at 34:24 deserves some respect.

[@anthonybernero9720]

Yes. A true moment of greatness.

[@markoberacher8191]

First time I saw humanity in the man

[@heavyhitter3185]

Where The Hell Did Kimmel Come from??

[@apple54345]

@@heavyhitter3185 his mother

[@quackapatth]

SAME YUP, newfound respect for kimmel damn, i thought he was a lifeless drone

[@thejesuschrist]

Very much enjoyed every minute of this. You earned my holy subscription.

[@gottes1stsenpai30]

This guy gets it! Must be some form of enlightenment

[@StyrofoamBonfire]

That's a lot a pressure

[@chadnuts]

@@StyrofoamBonfire your content is quadruple A level stuff. You deserve any praise you get

[@Brodshcack]

IS WAS ABOUT TIME JESUS

[@Ahmad_9134]

Thank you for your holy recognition J!

[@AdoraVivos]

22:40 I just experienced this prior clicking on this video holy shit. It's called jamais vu, the opposite of déjà vu, where suddenly something you knew becomes unfamiliar. It's kinda related to semiotics, the study of signs and how they communicate meaning. Jamais vu makes you realize the arbitrary connection between the words and their actual concepts. And its such a weird phenomenon, almost a surreal experience, that you can actually trigger simply by repeating words. Words! Those basic units of communication we use without a second thought suddenly just seem like arbitrary sounds or symbols, losing their connection to the meanings we've assigned them. Like all of it just dissolves and you're left there wondering what the fuck are those sounds coming out of your mouth.

[@nikkireigns]

Dude

[@andrive]

Dude 2

[@dragonvacillation]

When my parents were thinking about having me, I'm sure they would have given it another thought if they knew one day I would be watching a documentary about late night hosts voiced by an artificial version of the president's voice.

[@jkattau9]

Then watch something else and quit disappointing your parents

[@gargoyled_drake]

@@jkattau9 you mad at people for saying out loud that they don't find A.I. entertainment good or funny ? It's bad. It's annoying. It's half a**ed and lazy. It's cheap. You should'n be praising this sort of low production value. The comment section is also full of bot comments. This feels like a channel that might end up being deleted and banned by youtube for bot viewing.

[@Memer88175]

​@@jkattau9 no matter how much ai grows you will never have a robot gf who loves you.

[@joemurphy9683]

dude that is funny as shit

[@aimeewank7859]

Right?

[@LTMCMedia]

This video feels like an episode of interdimensional cable and i'm here for it

[@iCollectCans]

yea ngl the guy behind this channel seems a bit weird cus ive seen many channels like these lol but the video topic was very good

[@trenton1458]

Frrr I scrolled the comments to see if anyone else noticed

[@devindyer4531]

Is this not ai joe Biden narrating

[@Jimbo544]

@@devindyer4531cone o brian

[@iCookCrystalMeth]

@@devindyer4531nah man it’s really him

[@Utonian21]

I love how Letterman was just constantly cooking Carson Daly the whole time 😭😭

[@foljs5858]

Letternan is a sexual harassing creep, and petty

[@KarazolaX]

he was the REAL king of late-night, no disrespect to conan but letterman had some real BITE to him. he was charming, but he never felt like he'd let anyone try to act a fool on him.

[@mauricioalonso2157]

Who?

[@yukononun]

@@mauricioalonso2157 Have you never heard of Google?

[@JerseyMiller]

And Dave cooking Carson was a backhand compliment. He gave Carson constant advertisement.

[@windows-into-spaces]

I've never heard or esen any of your videos but I just want to say that your editing and scripting and storytelling is amazing. 10/10 video

[@traceyroyer993]

Editing needs WORK! 😮

[@windows-into-spaces]

@@traceyroyer993 who the f are you?

[@UZPvNUCaaQdF]

When I heard Conan O'Brien give that speach and he said "To all you young people out there watching: don't be cynical" my eyes teared up because I understood that he really, sincerely loves people and recognized his position as a privilege and a responsibility.

[@obscure.reference]

speech*

[@Dhrrhee3e11a76]

Leno was doing a job, Conan was.building a community of people based on love and fun. You decide who you like better.

[@gallery7596]

@@Dhrrhee3e11a76 Jay was doing a show that he hoped would appeal to all demographics and political leanings in a very divided country, and the ratings would appear to indicate that he was doing it well. I think it's okay if we like him, too.

[@Dhrrhee3e11a76]

@@gallery7596 lol you can like whoever you want dude no need to get approval from strangers on the internet

[@gallery7596]

@@Dhrrhee3e11a76 I'm not seeking your approval. I'm responding to a comparison you made here that, in my opinion, doesn't seem fair. For example: Jay Leno took a 15 million dollar pay cut so "Tonight Show" staff members' jobs wouldn't be cut by *NBC.* I think that speaks to the love he had for those people whom he described as being like family.

[@pither1243]

Hands down the best thing Biden has ever done.

[@dfuller81]

Only took him 80 years to get something right. Goes to show you should never give up!

[@billball9043]

No doubt. 100% biden

[@BUTTER-oc5gs]

Republicans are fucking sad

[@brock6156]

I was trying so hard to pinpoint the voice bro 💀

[@hunterfaunce488]

My god that’s hilarious lol

[@JackFate76]

There was a very brief moment in time where it looked like there was a possibility that we could have Craig, Conan and Norm as Late Night hosts. What a time it would have been to be alive!

[@thefacelessone74]

32:12 ok that buffering edit was amazing... i love you

[@lucycarola]

Can’t believe Norm McDonald is gone. He was such a good comedian and smart human being.

[@igormachado2194]

A hilarious and kind man like no other.

[@Mitch-Cumstein]

Dead? I didnt even know he was sick.

[@lucycarola]

@@Mitch-Cumstein Yeah, Norm is gone. He had been sick for a while. He kept it quiet. But, during Covid many of us could tell something wasn’t right. But, I did think I was being a bit overly anxious through Covid. I suspected Norm being sick cause the first time he had cancer he didn’t say anything till he had overcome the cancer. I kinda suspected that of Jon Stewart when he left the Daily Show. He looked quite disheveled when he left the daily show. Super skinny too. I’ve also been keeping an eye on his hand tremor for years. It’s what I think he’s been hiding when he makes all his exaggerated hand movements and that fake writing on paper he does. Maybe I’m wrong… Scary thought. Comedians get us through our rough patches and when they just leave one day it’s a hard thing to overcome.

[@TheSickSense]

I'm sorry nobody else got your joke@@Mitch-Cumstein

[@SamanDroid]

@@lucycarola the comment itself was one of Norm’s jokes

[@PaulTheadra]

This narrator is going places, amazing work, I hope he gets a really good position at the top Also I miss Conan

[@jdeighan]

When the video first started I honestly thought for a second it was Dave.... but I'm just really high

[@Kyle-bg5vw]

I think he's already got a job in the White House. With a nice, round office.

[@aWomanFreed]

He’s already the president of the USA….can’t get much closer to the top than that

[@dathekingofguildwars]

Listen to his podcast Conan o Brien needs a friend it's very funny

[@jdeighan]

@@dathekingofguildwars I just listened to Pedge Hendelton LOL jk most recent episode the guy from 'You' always forget his name

[@Utonian21]

I've never seen such immaturity and pettiness hidden behind a thin veil of "maturity" and "grace". Leno knew exactly what he was doing

[@KarazolaX]

He never wanted to retire, though. Why should he just lie down and give up his job? It wasn't him that started the struggle for the timeslot, Conan tried to force him out first.

[@Utonian21]

@@KarazolaX Then why did he agree to pass the torch to Conan? If he didn't want to retire, he shouldn't of acted like he was ok with it for 5 years

[@comma1211]

@@Utonian21 it's the network that messed everything up, they shouldn't have offered Jay the spot at 10 in the first place. You can't blame Jay for accepting a job offer. It's the higher ups that messed with both Jay and Conan's carreers and somehow Jay ended up the blame for just saying yes to being on the network he wanted to be on.

[@comma1211]

@@Utonian21 Also you don't get to agree or disagree on being fired

[@hahajones]

@@KarazolaXBaloney…Jay gave his word on national television in a speech where he said he didn’t want any of that drama, and he couldn’t have been lying anymore. That matters. He should have fought it from the jump. He was deceitful and dishonest, same he was with his “best friend” Letterman in 1992. And Conan did not force him out. He was getting offers to go elsewhere and gave NBC a chance to secure his services, and they offered him the show when Jay’s contract expired.

[@Larry_Dean]

Dollar Light Club ad had me shitting my pants 🤣

[@Milfuelle]

This video didnt feel like 48 minutes. I just breezed through the whole thing. I gotta watch more from your channel! Awesome job!

[@zukasv1833]

Watch his video on Norm!

[@mclovinlife4018]

I read your comment and then looked up to see 30 minutes had past, but felt like it’s only been five minutes 😂

[@natatatm]

Conan's show is the only late night talk show I've ever watched with any regularity. His charisma and weirdness always felt more genuine and engaging than the other hosts.

[@MrGST360]

And he’s just so effin funny

[@staomruel]

Conan is absolutely top tier, Craig Ferguson is another.

[@57shashanksharansrivastava11]

Craig Ferguson

[@QuantumBraced]

Norm McDonald's point at the end about the irrelevance of timeslots is right on and exactly what I was thinking the entire time this was happening. Even as early as 2009-2010, everything was on Hulu, available for streaming on the web. I was watching Conan online at the time, when they started talking about 11:30 and 12:30 I had no idea what they were talking about. Even people who hadn't cut the cord were using DVRs.

[@NightMedicine]

Norm has a way of breaking it down to the simplest form. Miss him!

[@itzcapondabeat]

It almost makes u think that the ratings starting to sink for both Jay and Conan around 2009-10 were probably more a result of the rise of streaming and DVR more so than for the reasons ratings had been gauged and diagnosed prior to

[@thenpcnextdoor105]

I love your style. Reminiscent of Mr. Plinkett's reviews in my opinion, which is a compliment. Yes you clearly have your own style. Subscribed!

[@nathanphillips6588]

As someone with ADHD this video is so hard to follow and even easier to follow.. if you know what i mean. it's like you gave my brain time to digest what i just learnt, break it up with clever weirdness and move onto more. Such a unique storytelling that some wont appreciate but for those of us that appreciate it will always return. Great content brother!

[@alexello1189]

I have adhd too but I don’t know what the fuck you just said. “Video is so hard to follow and even easier to follow”

[@Kelab.]

@@alexello1189 for me it's just hard to follow

[@zdip2341]

@@Kelab. yeah honestly i feel the same way and its even easier to follow

[@Rex-golf_player810]

​@@zdip2341 💀💀💀💀

[@gmorelli6711]

Agree

[@avedic]

The editing on this is INCREDIBLE. Yes, I just subscribed. The sheer amount of work it took to make this....I can't even imagine.

[@aniketsakpal]

The use of AI for pics and scenarios is brilliant and ground breaking. Voice-over is a great touch. At the start I was a bit surprised that the familiar voice was not there but as the video unfolded it just got better. We are entering a new era of content creation and you definitely are on the forefront of it. As for the story I knew it but this was so much in detail. Great editing again. You have got down a great flow. All the best for the next video.

[@StyrofoamBonfire]

Appreciate it - thanks for tuning in 🤝

[@henneburymarc]

@@StyrofoamBonfire Can I ask what you used for the AI art?

[@invntiv]

@@StyrofoamBonfire they’re totally right. This is groundbreaking, quality content, and provided for no cost? Enjoy your meteoric rise 😊

[@invntiv]

@@StyrofoamBonfire by the way, how do you generate the voiceover? It’s absolutely immaculate

[@mclovinlife4018]

I thought the exact same thing! Phenomenal idea

[@WelcomeTo]

Wow this video is incredible… had me hooked for every single second. I really enjoyed it. It has a really good mix between voiceover explaining stuff and actual clips from different sources. I really like the longer length as it allowed you to go more in depth. I was confused by the Biden voiceover at first but ended up loving it… it’s a great sounding voice, please keep using Biden 😂😂 Even the random sections you had to make bizarre jokes were a nice break from the rest of the video and gave me a good laugh. Are you planning to make more of these? I don’t care what the topic is, whatever you’re interested in, it’s fascinating to learn more about moments in recent history, particularly hearing everyone’s point of views thanks to the podcast clips.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

This still breaks my heart and everyone I know feels the same way. He deserved the chance he was promised.

[@gallery7596]

That's how *NBC* rolls. They had a talent for screwing those who were in contention for "TTS."

[@richardvillafana8111]

Letterman was all but promised The Tonight Show and Leno weaseled his way into that gig. NBC did much the same thing to Conan, but worse. What they did reminds me of Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown as he is about to kick it.

[@planescaped]

@@richardvillafana8111 I know I never watched the Tonight Show or Late night again afterwards.

[@Reginald_Harrison]

I feel bad for Conan, but man, his Late Night show was 100x better than anything they did on the Tonight Show. The Tonight Show w/ Conan was just a watered down/neutered version of Late Night w/ Conan.

[@BartimaeusTrilogyFan]

@@Reginald_Harrison And yet Conan's tonight show was still miles ahead of Jay Leno's snoozefest.

[@mikewietecha]

Thank you man. I love these docs, and I love the really bizarre stuff you do as well. I know making something like this must take so many countless hours, that people just consume and move on. I enjoy watching your videos , but it makes me want to work harder at my own projects. Thanks for being cool.

[@StyrofoamBonfire]

Appreciate it 🤝yeah if it lands with some people the hours seem worth it

[@florete2310]

Conan is the best. Not only did he survive Leno - he effortlessly transitioned from being a huge tv-celebrity to being a very great - *and very funny* - podcast host...

[@michaelhauser6440]

His podcast is funnier and just overall better than any other comedians podcasts now

[@Peaches-i2i]

He just grew and held on long enough. I watched his older material compared to the greats like Leno and Letterman and it was very hammy and often poorly delivered. But his delivery now is incredible. He was always a talented writer, but he lacked that charisma and ability to construct a joke as a host until later in his career. One thing he always had going for him though: he rarely made mean spirited jokes at the expense of others.

[@diox8tony]

Survived leno? i think you missed the part where CONAN (instead of taking a leading show at another network) attempted to take Jays Show....he started the fight. 1) 2004, Conan, Give me Jays Show. I want the "tonight show". 2) 2004 NBC, uh,,,ok but in 5 years. 3) 2009 Jay + NBC, well...I'm gona keep my show 4) Conan, darn, you win. Why is Jay blamed for not taking another show at another network,,,when CONAN started in 2004 with the EXACT same decision. "No I want THIS show!" Norm says it best. why are these guyS fighting over a name/number...go get your own show. Seems like they all messed up...especially NBC. But Jay and Conan did the exact same thing to each other. tried to get/keep "the tonight show" instead of just getting their own show.

[@Sn0wdyDay]

@@diox8tony Conan didn't try to take Jay's show. He was offered a frankly astounding deal by Fox in 2002 and refused. He only stayed because NBC offered to codify a "line of succession" for Conan to host The Tonight Show. They wrote a successor clause into his contract that when Jay retires/leaves/etc Conan would take over. The NBC execs were licking their chops at Conan's young audience reach, and so when Jay's contract came up in '04, they informed him it would be the last time they renew him. Conan didn't mind waiting 5 years, and the story commenced. Conan wasn't "starting the fight". Conan asked for the show once Jay was done (He had been referencing retirement for some time, just no one knew when), and NBC then tried to have their cake and eat it too with both hosts. He never tried to "force" Leno out, he only wanted to stay at NBC if he knew that hosting The Tonight Show was in the cards. The execs are the ones that tried to force Jay out. And Norm can say that because Norm doesn't think ANYTHING matters. That's part of his schtick. For people who grew up in the prime of Carson's Tonight Show, that show mattered a great deal. It's why guys like Conan even wanted to be comedians. Conan tried to realize his lifelong dream. Jay wanted to hold on as long as possible. NBC execs are easily, by far and away, the biggest "villains" in the story. Jay was lambasted across the industry by comedians large and small for a reason though. He wasn't necessarily malevolent, but he certainly shrugged and went along with a lot that was seriously hurting Conan's career, while then running around the press circuit with the "aw shucks, I'm just a good guy following orders" routine. Jay has to have known he was dooming Conan's show

[@gallery7596]

@@Sn0wdyDay RE: "[But Jay] certainly shrugged and went along with a lot that was seriously hurting Conan's career, while then running around the press circuit with the "aw shucks, I'm just a good guy following orders" routine." In 2004 Conan could've consulted Jay before agreeing to *NBC's* weird 5 year plan, but he didn't. Conan let the network tell Jay the decision to retire him in 2009 was already made. This when Conan could've left at the end of his contract in January of 2006 and gone to *FOX.* Doing that would've meant Jay and his staff could've stayed on at "TTS," Conan would've had his earlier time slot- and a much bigger salary than *NBC* was offering him to wait five years. The entire debacle would've been averted. But Conan had to have "The Tonight Show."

[@MecanicalEnd]

Me and my sister used to watch Conan on TV, I was 7 years old, she was 11. We both loved him, and we aren't even American. He really appealed to everyone.

[@arvinsalazar9291]

Conan is really just a class act. No drama type of guy.

[@lazer888134134]

Damn, RIP Carson Daly, really rude of Conan to go and kill that guy.

[@jovangarcia-reyes17]

I remember staying up til midnight on a school night, just waiting to watch Conan do the robot. I wouldn't even watch the interviews. I'd just watch the first half hour. I loved Conan growing up. He played a large part of my childhood.

[@Joe45-91]

Same. I used to record the shows every night on VHS so I could watch them after school the next day. Legendary bits.

[@hongkongsloth]

I remember being up too late. I was suppose to be asleep and Conan was dancing during the intro cutting the strings off his legs and being like WHAT IS THIS? Forgot about it. A few weeks later I’m up late again flipping the channels and he’s on top of his desk yelling “I’m a blanket of pain” when he was interviewing some basketball player and talking about what Conan’s defense is like in basketball, a blanket of pain.

[@CMl8r]

Conan was a big part of something positive and funny at the end of the day when I was a kid (making staying up late, always worth it). Jay Leno just booo and over the years I learned something about David Letterman and Howard Stern indeed they were funny too and despite being rough around the edges, good people.

[@360ninja]

"Frankenstein wastes time" was just brilliant. And when he ate the gum under the chair. 😂 And the bread expert. And the pimp bot. And so many legendary bits. And the podcast is just as good! Paaaaater......

[@obscure.reference]

@@CMl8rhoward stern is definitely evil

[@casualdecade]

I hate the AI prompts, it really takes me out of the video. Please just use photos next tjme

[@AevumsX]

Yes it was very annoying

[@SlowlyChoking]

You are a talented film maker. I look forward to all of your uploads.

[@StyrofoamBonfire]

🤝I appreciate it

[@shesh2265]

Norman Mcdonald somehow always the most right on correct human in the room but makes it look effortless

[@WACkZerden]

hes pretty funny

[@timcarr6401]

Norm respected Jay as the funniest guy around --like the Elvis of comedy.

[@dictionarypictionary9872]

cause Norm's Canadian.

[@zeropointnineninenine4951]

​@@timcarr6401yeah but not funnier than his favorite comedian of all time, Amy Schumer

[@timcarr6401]

@@zeropointnineninenine4951 Bob Hope was Norm's all-time favorite.

[@RealM722]

I can tell the guy who makes this channel is an intergalactic weirdo and I love every minute of it. Can't wait to see this channel absolutely blow up over the next few months.

[@4Shaman]

Shame "he" (probably a digital person tbh) stopped making videos. This channel truly has great potential

[@inthefade]

It used to be a novelty, but now I’m kinda freaked out by AI generated narrators.

[@mayhewstorm1473]

This is incredibly well thought out, and if your description is true, incredibly sweet. Sad that I couldnt be here on release. I hope you keep making content

[@kylearmstrong21]

Conan is the GOAT 🐐. The things he brought to late night are mixed into every late night show now. He was silly and did skits before anyone

[@finchcarvingadiamond]

Astounded by your editing quality. The clear storytelling, concise charts, the ai voice choice and quality, the ai art, the funny gags. Really great and I thought I was sick of this feud

[@timmiller1]

So Jay knew that a ten o’clock show would fail but put a $150M buy out in his contract. Smart guy I guess.

[@gallery7596]

Nobody knows for sure if a show will fail or not. If they could've known ahead of time, *NBC* wouldn't have conceived the 10pm program in the first place.

[@FaerieGoatmother]

One time David Cross was the guest on Carson Daly. He walked in, got a standing ovation, gave props to the whole front row, milked the applause for two minutes and walked out.

[@reshelvingclassics]

This is some of the best, most engaging narrative storytelling I've experienced in a long time. The editing, the folksy Joe Biden AI narrator, the foreshadowing and meta commentary is just so on point. Instant sub.

[@NickolaiPetrovitch]

Okay like it’s definitely some of the quality content on KZbin but best and most engaging in a longtime ? 😅

[@w4tt58]

Ai? Well yeah I guess your right. He was more understandable than usual.

[@tombombaddie]

^ yup.

[@TommyTom21]

The editing is high quality but the weird AI voice and audio mixing made it hard to watch lol

[@andrewmenifee854]

@@TommyTom21 Agree to disagree: the random observations/ramblings of a possibly senile old man kept me paying attention, despite me already knowing about half this story. (I particularly liked his getting so into the weeds with the "morals and ethics" question, dropping profanities about your fat mom and bread, that he totally loses his train of thought).

[@_..-.._..-.._]

Poor Carson Daly, he’s a good dude who’s worked hard for decades, he’s alright in my book. Also, he had a cameo in the highly acclaimed major motion picture “Joe Dirt” which for me is huge 😮

[@vincentcolumbus2736]

Dont forget My Name Is Earl!!

[@Obiahjones]

There’s no bad press , they just mentioning his name makes him gold , he knows and they know it

[@jellyman140]

Only after 38 minutes did I realise he did not kill a guy

[@Sadgamer-143]

goddam the quality of your content is so good given your subscriber count. god bless you man.

[@spaceghost3941]

"Conan O'Brien killed a guy" Craig Ferguson "Hold my whiskey"

[@ArrowArchitect]

Mathew Broderick killed a 28yo woman and her mother in Ireland when he collided with them head on while speeding on wet roads in a rented BMW. He received a $175 fine for careless driving as punishment, which is arguably more insulting than no punishment at all.

[@careerintransit]

Really? What did Craig do

[@Elcore]

@@careerintransit He made the very last vaguely sexual remark about a woman's body on TV in human history and then quit, after which no such comments were ever allowed again. He was sort of like the Genghis Khan of boring TV pu$$y - did it all then salted the earth and died happy as a gay old man.

[@odesinne]

alec baldwin "check this out..."

[@mariya_tortilla]

Jay Z: hold my beer

[@aidanmaxwell1019]

The effort that went into this was entirely worth it. Your videos are amazing.

[@zerabp1130]

As fun as your short weird videos are, these longer slightly more serious videos really do show that you have a real talent for telling a story.

[@nwttp]

Playoffs???

[@bandjolyn]

Team Coco since 2003. That man defined my sense of humor. I'll love him forever for that. In retrospect, moving to tbs was the best thing for Conan. The tbs years are absolute gold.

[@DougUnfunny]

Love Letterman always having Conan's back. Letterman was one of Conan's first guest back when Conan was taking over late night and Letterman was shafted by Leno for the Tonight Show.

[@antonioarroyas7662]

Norm meshed with Conan as well and had some epic appearances.

[@ValensBellator]

I will forever miss norm and Conan in the same room. It was gold every time.

[@turtleanton6539]

Sure was the were gold apart. Together they creates MAGIC

[@sbwification2]

It's strange to hear Biden speaking in lucid, fully formed sentences.

[@yommish]

Great video. (Btw I gotta point out the phrase is “for all _intents and_ purposes.”)

[@Rucker1980]

"Conan O'Brien is a nice guy, true gentleman" And that's why Jay kept his show

[@gallery7596]

Conan chose resignation.

[@brentbarnhart7050]

Very Ryan.

[@obscure.reference]

@@gallery7596 because they kept fucking with him lol

[@gallery7596]

@@obscure.reference Yes, *NBC* screwed both guys, but Jay understood the realities of what was going on better than Conan (who, at the time, was judged by his network bosses to have been naive about the way television works). He should've consulted Jay before greenlight *NBC's* weird 5 year plan, or better yet just taken the offer from *FOX* in 2006.

[@obscure.reference]

@@gallery7596 he can’t take an offer in 2006 when he signed onto this whole 5 year agreement in 2004. and why should he have consulted jay? how is that on him to do? you claim nbc screwed both guys, but really they only screwed conan in an effort to pander to jay and an audience more familiar with him. more blame goes to the network obviously, but leno’s integrity definitely takes a hit when you consider that _he said_ he was going to leave the show and didn’t, and let nbc push the timeslots around for no reason, when the network would have done anything to keep him. you would have to be completely naive to not realize jay was definitely in more executive meetings about the subject than conan.

[@frickezthias8638]

21:00-22:40 The way you weaved those 5 interviews together to concisely explain why there was a problem with Jay at 10pm was masterful. A bit of criticism though, the little fake sponsor ad break, while wasn't atrociously bad, cost more in distraction that what the payoff was.

[@SkewtLilbttm]

Agreed. I loved this video and the wonderful editing, but the fake ads featuring Brain Driller and the light bulb were like a sudden and highly unpleasant slamming of the breaks, just jarring and unfunny.

[@dagencarter8285]

I thought the fake sponsors were really funny

[@ZenMuff1n]

The ads were for people with adhd. Trust me, it worked. It was funny and broke up an even tone of the video.

[@MarshallPust]

The light bulb one is gold

[@indyj16]

Conan was my favorite. Always felt like he represented my generation better. Didn’t take himself too seriously, would try new things, and wanted his guests to do well.

[@yep_2431]

I like how you told the story through interviews👏👏👏👏 well done

[@Vulneravariable]

I needed that brain driller to stay up for Last Call with Carson Daily.

[@RxYouth]

Carson who? Never heard of him...

[@seanwade8188]

I was really impressed and with this and then noticed you're the guy who did that incredibly researched Norm documentary. Subbed instantly, well done

[@jimmygillard]

Yes mate, best video since the Norm one. Conan is a comic legend. Leno has a good car collection.

[@ComradeTrotsky1017]

Glad the homie Joe Biden stopped by to narrate this documentary.

[@BirdsOfGlass]

That bit Norm did with the basket was easily one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[@John_Doe4269]

I grew up with Conan, despite not being American. He aired around dinnertime. As much as I respect Letterman, Conan's the undisputed GOAT. From an outsider's perspective, I admired the fact that he was the one comedian that managed to run through the Trump era without ever insulting his voters - he never punched below the belt, and would rather make fun of himself or just clown around to make sure nobody takes things too seriously. Your editing skills are amazing, and your format is unique and has a great sense of identity. Congratulations!

[@Stopyhecap]

Why does it sound like Joe Biden is doing the commentary 😂

[@NFID3L]

​@@Stopyhecapbecause the editor used a Joe Biden AI voice for it

[@IskandarTheWack]

Trump voters are a mockery enough on their own.

[@stevenbryant4718]

Yeah when it comes to toxic politians, Conan knows it is hard to stay clean in a sh!t throwing contest.....

[@paulmeredith4515]

Maybe that’s a really creative analogy you came up with, or maybe I’ve just never heard it before-but it’s brilliant and true!

[@vozza14]

This was done so well. Was going to sleep because it’s 3am but now it’s almost 4 since I binged this whole thing and it was amazing. Very great job thanks and goodnight

[@jackmcewen2416]

Lmfao this is well put together man

[@zucc4764]

this is the clearest presentation on what happened to Conan. thank you for this!

[@jordantsmith]

This is absolutely brilliant! You obviously put in a lot of work with finding the videos and editing it all together to make a coherent story. But the use of AI in all this is fascinating and so cutting edge. I'm subscribing for sure.

[@rars0n]

Late Night with Conan O'Brien was the best late night show I've ever watched. The humor was wildly creative and, unlike today's shows, apolitical. Conan would try anything, and if a bit didn't work, he'd make fun of that fact and laugh WITH the audience at the failed bit. He was relatable in a way that Leno never was. The thing is that by 2009, it felt like Leno had been doing it forever. Jay was a fine host, but his brand of humor (and style of interviewing) was far too safe, and the show itself relied on cheap, tired gags like the classified ads bit, or the "Mr. Brain" character. That kind of stuff is fine in small doses, but it gets old pretty quick. Leno's audience was obviously trending pretty old as those were the types of people who liked to tune in to something they knew well. Conan was the opposite of that. I was a teenager in the late 90's and I only watched Leno because 1. there was nothing else better on during that time slot (and my family didn't have cable), and 2. Conan followed him. There is truth to the fact that 10 pm isn't a great time slot for a late night talk show. However, I feel that Jay's show didn't work out because it just wasn't that good. I actually watched more of Carson Daly's show than I ever watched of Jay's 10 pm show. The 10 pm time slot meant that there was other stuff to watch, and by that point I was sick of the same old gags that he had been using for years. So there was no reason for me to watch that show. Putting Jay back into the 11:30 time slot just meant that he was back in a slot that had the benefit of being opposite nothing other than Letterman (and as much as I like Dave, I just could never get into his show, either). The ratings going back up after Leno's return was less about Leno being "better" than Conan, and more about returning things back to normal, like the older NBC viewers were used to. The thing is, every late night host struggles in their first year. Conan started off terribly at Late Night. It takes time for them to figure out what the show is and for the audience to get familiar with it. You need to give the host time to settle in, and create a show that is uniquely their own. NBC had a good thing with Conan and they royally fucked it up because they wrongfully thought that Leno was a bigger draw.

[@gallery7596]

RE: "The thing is, every late night host struggles in their first year." That's often the case, but not always. For example, when Dave first went to 11:35 at *CBS,* he clobbered Jay for at least 18 months. When Fallon took over "The Tonight Show" he also went to the top of the ratings and stayed there for a good year before Colbert started turning it around. So both guys proved you could go to a new time slot and be an instant success. Now, of course it would have been nice to see Conan remain as host of "The Tonight Show," and *NBC* did want him to stay. But, in the end, he chose resignation (and when he left, "The Tonight Show" eventually returned to #1). So, whether compared as a host of "The Tonight Show" to Conan, or competing against shows on other networks, the numbers confirm that Jay was the bigger draw.

[@rodneyp9590]

Most of what you said was true, but nothing else in that time slot? David letterman is the actual goat connan was second best ever. Leno was one of the worst

[@rars0n]

@@rodneyp9590 I get why people like Letterman so much, but he just always annoyed the shit out of me. Doing stuff like playing with his pencil for 5 straight minutes. I never cared for his show. Leno was at least tolerable.

[@ANIMAUL_RAIG_YFFWB]

bruh im hella faded the editing not tryna be mean but the editing at the beginning maDE ME FEEL LIKE THIS WAS SATIRE MAYBE CUZ IM FUCKEDD BUT lmaoo