Conan's Goodbye

01.22.10

[@CH03]

"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."

[@christianalcantar9871]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@owenharris4693]

As a college freshman doing my homework in my childhood bedroom during the quarantine of 2020-2021, I needed to hear that.

[@DeathByLight]

not unless you're Jay Leno

[@JohannesWiberg]

Paraphrasing The Rolling Stones, perhaps.

[@TerrenceNowicki]

Sure wish this was true. The only reason it isn't is because of how uncommon Conan's feelings are among people as wealthy and successful as he was, is, and unlike a lot of them, deserves to be. If everyone was like Conan, it absolutely would be true.

[@kjc1027]

"please don't be cynical" is one of my favorite moments on television ever. So much respect for Conan.

[@dimar4150]

so much respect

[@bryantnonya8704]

I 100% agree!

[@KaneRobot]

LOL. A multimillionaire in a cushy position as a prime time talk host would say something like that 🙄

[@sleptking1707]

@@KaneRobot Well, sure, one way to look at it. But I look at it as a guy who was promised a job for a long time and was fucked over by the company and people he thought he could trust telling people not to be cynical. You, and many others, could probably use that advice, it's easy to be cynical and angry at the world, it's tremendously difficult to be positive and forgiving. Not to mention that every single bit of his money from this 'deal' went to his unemployed staff members.

[@Berserker1041]

@@KaneRobot there are a lot of people hanging on the jobs they have working on conan's show. sure there's people we see on screen which is mainly conan and andy, but they wouldnt be there if not for the WHOLE crew that makes the tv program. Please don't be cynical, you may have spoken out of jealousy or anger but, this is conan telling us to be better.

[@Vip3rC4in0022]

0:17 I thought it was going to be hard to find Jordan Schlansky in the 360p photo but there he is in the far right, hands in pockets and body prepared in various ways.

[@eldude001]

I was about to ask 😂😂 this is when he was using the old Norelco model to prepare his body and way before he started experimenting with oats and whey.

[@cliffchambliss]

Haha he jumped out to me right away... creepy

[@larshetfield2156]

@akirafaris If you don't know who Jordan Schlansky is, then I'm guessing you haven't been watching clips of "CONAN" for too long XD

[@lonewolfe2502]

@akirafaris He's the man who has prepeared his body in various ways.

[@joeclark7298]

In VARIOUS, ways.

[@Mizoturi]

Conan was the real "be kind" lady, Ellen was just a façade

[@besnick]

Was and still is. The best lesbian white ginger night show host.

[@banggeumsog9195]

Yea it's funny cause Conan's tv persona is be a douchebag while in real life he's genuinely kind and Ellen in the opposite

[@rorigillmore141]

ellen is nice, and helps all kinds of people everyday, while you just sit in front of your screen and write stupid comments

[@besnick]

@@rorigillmore141 im surprised you can even see your keyboard with that double neck

[@Mizoturi]

​@@rorigillmore141 you are absolutely clueless

[@mrsupermario1531]

for a guy who got screwed over royally he had every right to go off on Leno and NBS...yet he took the high road. Well done Conan

[@dp1582]

he always makes me laugh. He is a just a good person love that guy wish i could work for him.

[@edub9930]

Class act all around👏

[@hazardmilk7259]

@Peaches J think he meant NBC

[@jkholtgreve]

@Peaches J Might’ve been unintentional but that was the fictional network in Network.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

@@hazardmilk7259 meybe he didn't, you kniw BS right?

[@bau415]

Who's here because Conan just announced his last episode with TBS in June 2021?

[@redknight801]

I sure am...and what shocks me is that I had zero idea he only lasted 7 months on the Tonight Show...wow...that blew my mind.

[@bernlin2000]

It's a much happier time, for sure: I suspect Conan will do very well with HBO, it's a good move. There was a lot of doubt and sadness when he left NBC in 2010.

[@UncleChopChop22]

What ? Nope just learnt that now.

[@rickytpb6146]

I'm here because you just asked who's here??

[@khonshu456]

He'll be in HBO Max

[@loonylovesgood]

Classiest speech in the history of late night. Well done, Conan.

[@calistnway]

Although Craig Ferguson’s speech about Britney Spears is a strong runner-up.

[@asafedelstein3871]

11 years later the tonight show is shit and Conan is as funny as ever

[@OPMatar]

Almost cried. Conan, you're a good man.

[@ITSFRICKENADAM]

True professional

[@xvor_tex8577]

And now we're crying again in 2021 😭

[@hallquiche]

@@xvor_tex8577 We're gonna see a lot more of our favourite ginger Dutch lady before he's done. He's just moving to HBO and will concentrate on remotes and traveling more.

[@VicDumb]

When he says" I got to host for 7 months, and did it the way I wanted to" starts off my tears then I get numb, and he starts choking up, and it ruins me again. Love that red-headed Coco. A living genius

[@Enoughsenoughnomas]

I come and watch this whenever I've had a bad day. "Don't be cynical, nobody gets everything they want. But if you work hard and your kind, amazing things will happen." Thank you Conan for handling this so well. Everything amazing that you would have made the tonight show, was multiplied by a thousand in the good you inspired by handling this whole situation so well. You inspire everything good in me.

[@alandeutsch9987]

and he spoke this into existence. today he's the most venerated talk show hosts with the longest streak of continual hosting in american history. he is living proof of the validity of what he said in 2010. and what many more before and after have and will continue to say

[@OmayboBurback]

I too watch this whenever I need to be lifted up

[@CoolerThenYou69]

Conan forever Leno never, Conan forever Leno never...

[@jacksonkr_]

Don't be ignorant, by saying "Leno never" I know you are clueless to the real situation. Neither Leno nor Conan made this decision. NBC forced them both into these decisions and while Leno could have said no, he didn't, but they still would have gotten rid of Conan anyway. Conan says don't be cynical and he is absolutely right, use that.

[@verlinden80]

Say it!

[@babyhandgrenade4004]

The only thing I found funny about Leno's show was Monday night headlines

[@number1bestchannel]

One of the best simpsons episodes. I wonder if Conan wrote that one

[@deleteduser2291]

"Barney forever, Wiggum never. Barney forever, Wiggum never."

[@macau.friend]

Anyone here after watching Conan’s return to the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?

[@eunicem1542]

No way!!!

[@mbenzsl2000]

CLASS ACT. A truly educated man and well mannered man. Carson would be proud.

[@kalebmantegani5922]

At about 3:40 in, when he has to do a double take and choked up a little bit…I've never seen him like that I about lost it I was sobbing a badly

[@mapledoodle5516]

Bro, grow a pair.

[@samglover4923]

@@mapledoodle5516 🤓🤓🤓

[@ArcticZombie]

@@mapledoodle5516 Yeah bro YOU should grow a pair

[@hypnolegsub]

@@mapledoodle5516 Yes how dare he show emotion. You need to work on that toxic masculinity, bro

[@saikattghose]

@@mapledoodle5516 Masculinity here on you tube coz real life is too hard for him..XD

[@phoosc25]

His advice at the end is great. Conan will be back.

[@hemantkapoor3306]

He is🔥🔥❤️❤️

[@jellymaguiremaguire9608]

You were right, and better than ever

[@iamnotkurtcobain]

And gone again

[@mattignite]

@@iamnotkurtcobain and will be back again!

[@alandeutsch9987]

a real mensch, as the irish would say. although it comes from the german word menschen

[@thesenate8743]

3:43 his voice crack cracks my heart as well

[@matejkramar8929]

At the end you can see that he mean every single word. I will support him wherever he'll go becouse he is just truly gold-hearted kind down-to-earth guy and with such enormous talent to make people laugh.

[@rdlystad23]

Be kind. Work hard, and don’t be cynical. I’ve lived by this since this speech. I tell my kids this daily. It has benefited my life greatly. Thank you Conan. I owe you.

[@backdoorwolf666]

“If you work hard and be kind, amazing things will happen.” That line inspired me to go back to college and graduate in Finance/Accounting.

[@jagatdave]

Really????!!!

[@YMeDoyElLujazo]

Yeah money money yeah

[@BigBootyBatman]

There's no kind people in finance haha

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

Jesus christ, what's amazing about finance or accounting?!?!?

[@Universemasterj]

@@CheerfullyCynical829money

[@SALESPRODUCTIONS]

His Lawyers got him a settlement of over $ 30 MILLION and a clause to say anything he wanted.

[@joseville]

Was that just for him or for him and staff?

[@TheJosephPrice]

@@joseville Conan used it to pay everyone.

[@FrankFxaxrx]

Who fucking cares?! Stfu

[@leonskum7705]

@@FrankFxaxrx Chill our Mr. Leno, you got your show back.

[@marshallzeke997]

@@FrankFxaxrx Whats your problem buddy? Do you need a nap

[@echohasbinokiller4]

3:43 you can hear him like he was almost about to cry

[@mdhcccc]

No shit sherlock

[@dp1582]

His fans were probably all crying too so whats up why are we pointing it out?

[@samglover4923]

@@mdhcccc why y’all have to be so rude to people?? Like it’s possible to have human interaction that isn’t pointlessly trying to be aggressive with one another

[@cleander97]

For your viewers, NBC, HBC, or any other networks are meaningless. We watch Conan no matter where he goes.

[@sonofagunM357]

3:50 Right in the feels. Don't be cynical. Amazing things will happen.

[@BobbyLCollins]

Hello, time traveler from the year 2021 here. Amazing things did not happen. On the contrary, the entire world is cynical because we're living in a hellscape. Also, Conan did the exact same thing to George Lopez that Leno did to him, rendering this entire swan song a textbook lesson in hypocrisy.

[@alecjones4676]

@@BobbyLCollins So what's your solution to the world's problems, besides being a whiny bitch about it?

[@lautrufend]

@@BobbyLCollins Show business is a tough one. And you don’t always get what you want. You can be cynical but Conan O’Brien and George Lopez have both had amazing careers. Thousands of people who arrive in New York or Los Angeles with bright dreams in their eyes, or who toil in comedy circles, can only wish to achieve the success they have. His call to avoid cynicism is entirely correct, and a principle to live by. I know you wrote this four months ago, but I hope you have since found a spark of something to look forward to. Wishing you well.

[@RapidVidsProductions]

@@BobbyLCollins agreed. all these mfs acting like if you're cynical, then you're automatically cynical about EVERYTHING. these people don't think very much...

[@BobbyLCollins]

@Mr Glass What are you even talking about? This isn't about who is more entertaining, it's about the fact that O'Brien did precisely to Lopez what Leno did to O'Brien. He torpedoed Lopez's ratings as a lead-in and screwed him out of a job. And no, it was not just the studio's decision. O'Brien could have taken the midnight slot instead (which he could have done at NBC as well). Instead, he sabotaged Lopez's career in order to further his own...precisely what Leno did to him a decade ago.

[@mannyj9829]

Conan i can only dream of coming close to what you have accomplished. In my 23 years of life there has never been a role model other than my father that meets that peak of integrity and manliness. You will always be the number 1 host of the tonight show

[@lightninlarry8936]

NBC made a huge mistake doing this

[@jackdaw99]

I’m and older millennial and this is peak tv history for me.

[@kathosprime986]

Worth staying up late for as a teen. No regrets

[@FacheChanteDeux]

I never thought that Conan was a bad fit for The Tonight Show, I thought that the Tonight Show was a bad fit for Conan. By that time it had become boring, formulaic and constraining. The whimsical satiric comedic magic of Carson and Paar (which was more of Conan's wheelhouse) had been snuffed out by the boring Leno. Conan had far more to offer than The Tonight Show could fit in it's little box.

[@lemuellala2]

Some higher-ups in NBC had some hand in it as well. From what I heard, some higher-ups wanted the ratings to return to normal quickly when it takes time for the show's rating to return to normal. The ratings by the time the show ended was slowly increasing but some people in NBC wanted it to go higher faster.

[@nickevers9571]

@@lemuellala2 I don't know where you "heard" that but Conan's ratings were dropping after just a few weeks, and they did not start to go back up until the final few weeks of TTS... after he announced he was leaving.

[@nickevers9571]

That's semantics. Maybe Leno was boring for you. That's fine. Favorite comedians are like favorite bands. There is no one size that fits all.

[@no127]

Reading some of these comments, I have to say 'Well, so much for Conan's advice'🙄

[@fightlol4]

This was the best thing to happen to him because TBS exploded his career... TeamCoCo fo sho! :)

[@solidusny07]

his career was pretty awesome before TBS...his writing on The Simpsons is legendary, and his late night show was also pretty epic

[@dimar4150]

Conan is a very bright person, very

[@goncaloneves1091]

Crying already in antecipation of Conan´s goodbye speech tomorrow :(

[@mr.pudding51]

He said goodbye but he's still here.

[@jackieburkhart3268]

he's in TBS now. this is his goodbye to NBC.

[@hahaoml2812]

@@jackieburkhart3268 actually he's officially leaving TBS too now. He's getting a show on HBO! IT'S GOING TO BE GREATTTT

[@hahaoml2812]

@@swpolitical yep

[@anacosta6181]

3:43 when he got so emotional that he almost choked i wanted to reach through the screen and give him a massive hug 🥺

[@makaveli6873]

Why’d he get emotional?

[@anacosta6181]

@@makaveli6873 he was talking about all the support he got from the public

[@makaveli6873]

@@LeonardoMastrogiovanni I asked a simple question and here you are getting personal lmao

[@Locomamonk]

I've never seen Conan this broken up... this was just the start of his great road tour!!

[@yarpyarp85]

conan o'brien is a true class act.

[@tylerduggan7776]

This guy’s always just been a class act.

[@kmsleyang8972]

I come back to this clip over and over for inspiration of what it looks like to take the high road!

[@verlinden80]

This is when Conan truly became a Man's Man!! So much respect for how he went out. Ill b a fan of his for life!

[@soccerlife8912]

I loved Conan but witnessing this speech made my respect for him grow to an infinite amount. I learn from this speech all the time. He is a true class act and will always be a legend in my book.

[@filmflim]

I teared up when this aired. Conan gave so much and could have done extraordinary things with The Tonight Show if he had ever been given a real chance to make it his own. He was never the same after this. Still funny, still genuine, but you could afterwards on TBS he really lost a part of himself when this dream was torn away from him. Team Coco forever.

[@ryankim7744]

I watch this video from time to time whenever I taste bitterness in my life journey so I can get rid of the cynical mindset, and it always works like magic. Amazing things keep on happening.

[@SuckMyDax]

Alright Conan... I'm going to take your word for it!

[@cameronwong7608]

He's such a solid guy. I just can't thank Conan enough for providing so much laughter during the Pandemic thru his show, remotes, podcast, and endless berating of Jordan Schlansky. And his speech as he ended Conan on TBS last night and his speech when he left NBC are just worth watching over and over. I love that man. Andy too. And Sona and Gourley. And yes, even Jordan.

[@NonnyGoop]

I don't know why but I cried so much through this whole thing...it was so heartfelt and genuine just like Conan!

[@musicman76enator]

Conan's last episode brought me here. I'm crying. God Bless him. Thank you, Conan, for all the memories.

[@philledwith8307]

Conan O'Brien is a class act.

[@skeng8182]

He could’ve blown their doors off but took the high road. Respect to him.

[@TheMidnightPhil]

Classiest man in late night tv for the past several decades.

[@jofelmorata]

I can't believe that such touching and amazing speech could end with "Will Ferrell".

[@bobthebear1246]

I know right 😂

[@amandacurrie7993]

THE BEST!! One of my favorite speeches of all time!! Leadership, grace, compassion, sportsmanship, hubris, vulnerability, hope, appreciation. Truly leading by example. “If you work really hard and you are kind, amazing things will happen.”

[@Anasyub]

conan is such a nice guy man like he not only took his entire crew with him he also kept them on payroll!! and the fact his crew agrees and praises him for it and STAYED with him through this time. conan deserved better but genuinely he got a better gig. no one this generation can come close to conan and beat him as the best late night show host but m glad he got his own show where he manage to do what he wants to do in his own way

[@alexcaminiti]

After all these years, I still google this video every few months, along with videos of Apollo and Space Shuttle Launches, along with old specials and clips of Chappelle. Norm closing out Dave Letterman’s Late Show. Real stuff in American History. When the best of humanity is expressed and captured on camera. When the funny people choke up in their brightest/darkest moments. When scientists, engineers and military people collaborate and send men to the moon with video cameras made by people who never thought their inventions would end up in space. Everyone should be required to watch these videos in high school. This is the good stuff.

[@NflNba4Ever]

Damn, I really was about to cry when he was thanking the viewers..

[@skahler]

What a wonderful piece of advice right at the end. Thank you for telling me this Conan. I am currently going through a period in my life where I had a life-changing opportunity taken away from me and your advice was so much of what I needed to hear. Thank you.

[@saminur9738]

I hope you are doing great now!

[@JS-re9xi]

13years passed and his words are still touching.

[@DenpaKei]

It's great really. I remember watching this live and i still think about it to this day

[@hallquiche]

The greatest late night host ever. Words cannot even describe how much i admire Conan. He is just such an unbelievably kind human being, always takes the high road, and makes everybody around him look better just by virtue of being there. I'm glad he really seems to get the recognition he deserves.

[@kamfisher1714]

I don’t know about the greatest late night host ever

[@ghettomist1575]

I hope Conan gets to do Something that makes him bigger than he ever was. He is awesome on TBS but he isn't as famous any more.

[@lodhs]

This man is my spiritual guide.

[@cgraham7budify]

What a walk off, Conan we love you my guy

[@juliusnuora7756]

Such a cliche, but this really helped me push towards my dreams and not give up. I felt quite desperate at times, about work especially. Eventually, I landed a job that really makes me happy right now! Thanks Conan, seriously.

[@andyzhang9829]

I will remember his quote forever.

[@lisab5904]

Conan is a Class Act!

[@Lufisyth]

I still hate Leno to this day and still get annoyed just looking at his wide, chubby face whenever he makes rare appearances on whatever chat show will have him.

[@nickevers9571]

If just ONE of you Conan fans would read "The War for Late Night" before you posted... you wouldn't post.

[@lokedistor5860]

This makes me cry seeing him make this speech

[@bscherer90]

Work hard and be kind. Love you so much Conan.

[@danielsedig7861]

I watch this once a year for motivation

[@rickytpb6146]

A total class act through-and-through!!.... This has been one of my favourite speeches for the past decade…. Nobody gets what they intended in life But if you work hard , amazing things will happen!! ❤.. so true, we'll miss you conan!!!

[@gregduke5812]

I will never forget this night. I was seriously watching in disbelief. I was 12 in 93 when he first started his late night show and every night I would turn on my (for some weird reason) tiny black and white TV and turn the volume way down so I wouldn't wake my parents. The funny thing was at school the next day, everyone else did it too! Even teachers would talk to us about Conan! Everyone I knew got the comedy and LOVED IT! When he got the Tonight show though... I was through the roof! Finally he is getting what he deserves! It was a beautiful moment for us fans. Andy coming back was legendary too! But the show was even better than I ever could have guessed. I will always hate Jay Leno for destroying this perfect show.

[@cm9660]

This is why I like Conan. He's a nice guy! Still my favorite talk-show host! More power, Sir!

[@Commutinyyyy]

I'm so sad that i got into Conan's comedy too late in my life. I guess i wasn't sensible enough and probably still am not. But i like that i got to experience Conan's comedy and I'll always cherish it.

[@Timd92]

Just noticed that while he’s thanking nbc his middle finger is still out. Fucking love the man.

[@bossfan49]

His index finger is still out too. What does that mean?

[@Rob_Kates]

A class act. Conan deserved better.

[@aresef]

I was on a study abroad in London while all this stuff was going down. I got back just in time to see Conan's last couple of shows air. Absolute class act.

[@zero2nill905]

Im crying because i miss my job

[@cherryboy7]

The MAN is a class act .

[@SSR-cl4od]

What's beautiful about what he said is, a couple years later when he does the remote at Madame Tussaud's celebrity wax museum, the end of his goodbye speech was his notable quote. I have watched this video alot of times in my life during some of the worst times of my life and it never fails to pull me through, so I'm glad it was his notable quote, because it is one of Conan's most unforgettable moments.

[@glados4765]

The late night hosts now are Colbert, Fallon and Kimmel... Literally who is watching them? literally no one.

[@amandacurrie7993]

The original Ted Lasso!! Leadership, Sportsmanship, Grace and Kindness!!!

[@Winter-CIG]

This speech literally made me incredibly self aware of my own cynicism and that of others. In no small way it kinda changed my life, which on reflection is a weird thing to say but it's true. Everyone makes mistakes, nobody is perfect, so long as we try and be better (even if it doesn't come naturally and even if we fail), so long as we try and occasionally succeed I feel like we'd all enjoy being here a lot more.

[@BrandonJF95]

For the record, I'm not a Conan fan. I find him sort of annoying. However, I think his message to his audience and how, even though he could say whatever he wanted to considering the circumstances, he chose to still be respectful and kind, shows a lot of class and I respect him for that. Things turned out great for Conan afterwards with his success on TBS and I'm happy for that. Good for him!

[@LXSeaV]

I rewatch this all the time for what he says about cynicism. Why I’ve loved him for three decades!

[@dwaneho1347]

Conan u surely are a great guy despite whatever NBS did to u I will support u wherever u go

[@syd7801]

Amazing things DID happen Conan, like a phoenix you rose from the ashes.

[@googleisgay3289]

Cynicism sounds like the best thing ever to hear him describe it.

[@stefiroth9292]

I was graduating high school that year, watching this final show. This speech meant so much to me then and it still does to me now

[@vandecar15]

I'm still pissed at NBC 11 years later for fucking Conan over. I'd think I would have gotten over this by now but no. Conan forever! Excited for the new HBO show.

[@LuiePool]

What a class act.

[@hyusan1993]

Goodbye Conan .

[@Ishhyaboii]

Whos here after watching Conan's last TBS show??

[@gregorblaszczyk2850]

absolute class

[@bono1083]

Legit remember crying watching this live.

[@neosmith166]

Will ferral closed his show then and now. Ironically beautiful.

[@WebHead1996-1]

That's crazy how this got recommended to me now lol

[@rabiyarizvi4769]

Ikr!! Me too haha

[@williamrosen7853]

@@rabiyarizvi4769 same here

[@WebHead1996-1]

KZbin is back at it again 😂

[@CJFerg81]

I first came across this speech in 2019 shortly after I had given up the best job that I'd ever had to move to a new city & find a "better life" with my partner. Unfortunately, despite my hard work and best intentions, it turned into 4 years of hell and the "better life" that we both wanted never happened. However, an unforeseen opportunity to move away from there would later come along and we are on our way to that "better life" now. Moral of the story: Not everybody gets what they want out of life. But if you work hard and you're kind, amazing things can happen. Thank you for showing me that, Conan 🙏

[@chyl0764]

One of the best, most sincerest moments in television. Conan is all class.

[@DenpaKei]

Can't believe this was 13 years ago

[@tinman7644]

Conan is such a class act.

[@KJ-je9pm]

Still makes me cry and mad at Leno

[@midsummersnight3848]

Watching this in 2022. Damn. Conan is an absolute class act. Everyone should follow his lead. ❤️

[@glowstickyyy]

Solid great dude. People can say things for the sake of saying them... but you really feel and know everything he said was meant with truth, heart and soul.

[@ketin5]

I crack up when he messes up the word “now” at the very end after the most heartfelt speech.

[@ms.buttons4712]

Watching this after his TBS show ended...Conan is just a class act all the way.