Conan O'Brien sticks it up to NBC and Jay Leno

[@okrajoe]

NBC covers NBC joking about NBC.

[@maneeshboruthalupula8639]

+okrajoe NBCeption

[@guileniam]

+Maneesh Boruthalupula BOOOAAAM. chuchuchcuhcu BOOAAAAAM.

[@juveya7861]

So very meta 😁

[@DurkMcGerk]

okrajoe They are giant capitalist whores after all. Doesn't matter if they get made fun of as long as they're making money off it.

[@kidconcerto5969]

Jj

[@jimenamartinezamezaga6400]

I love how this is suposed to make conan look bad, but somehow it just backfired

[@obiwan5789]

I think because the people know he is the good guy.

[@EliasWolf77]

It was supposed to get people to watch NBC more

[@a.a.1245]

This is so true that only after reading your comment that I realize that they were tryng to making he look bad. 😆

[@yoyu8641]

Wait really how

[@reginaphalange2637]

Yo Yu NBC isn’t going to make themselves look like the *sshole Jay Leno’s actions made them look like they were. It’s like roasting yourself during a fight. This whole segment only shows Conan making shots at Leno & NBC, using passive aggressive things like, “NBC is ‘at the mercy of’,” “nothing, it seems, is off limits”, & “that one, landed hard”‘& saying things like “Leno was a lot more tame”, “viewers SEEM to view Conan as the underdog”. It’s the subtle wording like that that really shows what they were trying to do. They only showed clips of Conan poking fun at NBC, & the one clip they showed of Leno was him basically saying Conan had it easy cause NBC gave Leno less time, effectively praising NBC & glossing over the fact that it was Leno, not NBC who made the original choice to pull the plug on Conan, basically saying “yeah, I told you 5 years ago that I was going to give you the show for which you’ve worked towards having for the last 13 years over to you, but my new show isn’t automatically a giant hit, so... move to like 1 in the morning when everyone’s asleep cause I want it back!”. NBC completely left out the fact that Conan stated on the show how grateful he was of NBC & telling people not to be angry with NBC, “All I ask is one thing, and I'm asking this particularly of young people that watch: Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record, it's my least favorite quality - it doesn't lead anywhere. 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. I'm telling you, amazing things will happen.” Instead, they depicted Leno as the hero for “rushing in to save the tonight show”, like he wasn’t acting like a petulant child who didn’t want to share, solely cause he was NBC’s cash cow & he was loyal to the network, & depicted Conan as an arrogant, sore loser, playground bully, jerk who was making fun of NBC, when in fact, he had more than enough to be furious about, that he spent 18 years of hard work & dedication towards and for a company that abandoned him when their precious Jay wanted his show back, that no one at corporate had his back, therefore showing they didn’t believe in him, I could go on & on.

[@noneofyourbusiness747]

10 years later and Conan is still the best late night show.

[@avrtours3658]

Jay who?

[@RonkleBonk]

Graham Norton leagues ahead

[@acatindisguise]

and now he's the longest working host still on air... for good reason. conan is brilliant

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

@@RonkleBonk No fucking way

[@maximillianosaben]

Conan has been my longest running favorite for many years. Though Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show was just something altogether freaking hysterical.

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

It's been six years since Conan left *The Tonight Show*, and I haven't watched it since then.

[@XenanKayriRedFrost]

boy, you're missin out

[@lttstoreDOTcom]

nope he's not. fallon is full of shit

[@XenanKayriRedFrost]

oh i thot he said he hasnt watched CONAN, Fallon is indeed shit

[@westingtyler1]

fallon is conan if conan were a mormon kid who grew up in a bunker watching old episodes of i love lucy.

[@TerryGrancho]

same here... well, not that I watched it before...

[@hinkhall5291]

Even in 2021, remember people: _Don’t Blame Conan._

[@doppiovinegar1292]

thanks for reminding me, I was about to blame Conan

[@nairocamilo]

Almost did it myself! Hit my toe on the sofa and was about to blame the pale irish giant, but Mr Letterman said it best: Don't blame Conan

[@alphasierra.]

I was down the rabbit hole, always blaming Conan, morning, noon, and night. I even watched some old guy called Dave or whatever, but just didn't have an impact. But finally, it was you, OP, you saved me from it! Thanks!

[@SidPil]

I just got killed in a game and was about to blame Conan but thankfully you saved me from committing such treason

[@daveclark8337]

I blame his lack of loyal viewers. Only 280, 000 viewers per night isn't going to cut it in the late night TV BUSINESS.

[@gemstar3824]

I'm watching this at the end of Conan's run on TBS. What a legend.

[@sassyest8292]

I'm now watching from the future, when Conan is dropping (as the kids say) his HBO Max travel show!

[@JonSolo]

Words cannot describe how badass Conan is. No other host would have the balls to do this, for real. Conan > Jay Leno

[@alexpower1134]

Bro have you seen jimmy kimmel roasting jay leno live on show in Conan's defense? It's not against an entire network but it's really ballsy 😂 go check it out

[@BrokeNerfing]

Everyone on EARTH > Jay Leno

[@davidk2189]

@Titus Solomon @Bobby Matthias are bots

[@Ty-vj4wg]

Ten years. Back then you probably weren’t verified.

[@pizzle58]

@Sean O Deli the only approval you need is for vulgarity, if it’s not vulgar or overly sexual there is no review.

[@JonSolo]

I don't Jay Leno was really "tame" about his departure I just think he couldn't come up with ANYTHING.

[@richie3636]

Woah the jongasm

[@pedro55845]

Lol 10years ago wow

[@willissudweeks1050]

@@pedro55845 kind of weird to see him here haha

[@kristimonica4716]

@@richie3636 o

[@kristimonica4716]

@@pedro55845 oo

[@pilgrim_cicero4208]

"Jay Leno was more tame about his response". Well no shit, he isn't out of a job!

[@lnfreeman]

I think they confuse tame with unfunny

[@gregwatson8219]

Dont mess w Leno

[@charlesharper2357]

They meant lame, not tame...

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

​@Greg Watson or what? He'll cut us in half without a magical box using only his jaw and dull humor?

[@RandomBb56]

@@goofballbiscuits3647 or he will tell another lame joke 😂

[@jamisons9971]

And of course, Leno has a terrible, un humorous comeback.

[@knifeforkandaspoon]

His joke doesn't even make sense. In the joke, he says NBC only gave him 4 months of the show, when in reality, Leno has been hosting The Tonight Show since the early 90s. Leno is such a jackass.

[@edmch31]

He meant they only gave him 4 months to develop the show

[@TigerRifle1]

knifeforkandaspoon he was talking about the Jay Leno Show.

[@zacharydickerson1255]

Leno is crap

[@AlphaRewop]

The crowd was a paid audience

[@JaneDoesMind]

Why do people like Jay Leno?

[@apollogjb6735]

They don't.

[@minhpham-yh9qn]

+Gabriel Bron they say he's inovative and put politics in his monologue and he change the game. Yea it's stupid I know

[@balt3562]

+Jane Doe He's funny is why.

[@spodermein1964]

the same reason why people like Trump! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain

[@RyanInLA]

he appeals to a broader, lower level of comedy taste. It's the same people who eat at Olive Garden and buy Michael Buble CDs. Others laugh at him because his face is comical, like some sort of deformed clown in a suit.

[@spaceye]

It's hard to argue against Conan, who hosted Late Night for 15 years... 15 years! And was promised the Tonight Show way back 2004 for his dedicated work at NBC, only to have the 11:35 time slot handed back to his predecessor less than an year after taking over the Tonight Show.

[@daddyoca69]

yeah because his numbers tanked bad... he didnt even keep half his normal viewer on the switch... nobody's fault but his and his ego.. maybe he shouldnt have forced Jay in retirement... oddly the numbers went right back up when Jay took back the show... funny since Conan is doing only 1/3 of the viewers as Fallon on a good week... but again its all Jays fault

[@SneharthoDey]

Yet he is the most respected and loved late night host after Letterman because he earned the respect of the audience by solely being a comedic genius, not be relying on fake laughs and stupid game show with the help of famous guests. Letterman and Conan will be held in the highest regards in late night TV history while Leno will always have the tainted image of being a scum who hanged around in the back office even when his time was over. And look it all turned out for good. We got to enjoy Conan as a free, unfiltered, at his best on TBS while NBC is run by their favourite puppet, the unfunniest and cringy of all Fallon!

[@daddyoca69]

no he didnt... watch his ratings... he is in last place most of the time... he doesn't have 1/3 of what he did during the late show and its all his fault. He shouldnt have forced NBC to make the move on Leno before Leno was ready to leave... he screwed up and he will never get to where he was again for it.

[@SneharthoDey]

He never forced Leno into anything. Seems like you are one of the delusionals that Letterman addressed in his aftermath take on the issue. Don't blame Conan is what liar Leno said in response to the NBC issue and Letterman asked Who is blaming Conan? And who gives a rat's ass about ratings when you are mature enough to understand comedy. Conan is leagues ahead of any current talk show host. His only peer Ferguson also left. His improvisation, wittiness is beyond fake-ass laughs and stupid game-show audience. But then how would a Leno guy understand comedy? Lol, even Kimmel and Colbert have had better viewership than Fallon's sinking ship. Alas! It's the same show that was once hosted by the great Carson

[@daddyoca69]

yeah he did. his last contract as part of the late show he had them put in that he would take over tonight show when he did or he was walking... this is always forgotten when told on the net.. Then he tanked the tonight show in ratings.. he didn't even bring most of his following over and thats why he got canned... he is still no where close to where he was and ratings have shown it. Funny how Leno has always kicked his ass in views.. even Fergusons old ratings whould smash what Connan does now. Fallon still does 3x more views than Connan on a bad night.. This is why Connan is on TBS and not a major network

[@kylebutler3018]

I fucking love Conan

[@daveclark8337]

So tune into his show before he gets cancelled again. Oops TOO LATE!

[@RangerxTurbo]

@@daveclark8337 😂 too bad he didnt get cancelled

[@daveclark8337]

​@@RangerxTurbo If you turn on TBS at 11p tonight, you'll see Big Bang reruns (which actually pull better ratings). I heard Conan's sunk to doing a podcast with his secretary now.

[@RangerxTurbo]

@@daveclark8337 lol he did his final show a week ago. Maybe on hbo

[@daveclark8337]

@@RangerxTurbo That's what I said. Conan's show got cancelled a long time ago and his final show was a month ago.

[@andrewmeinert382]

Honestly, what happened to Conan isn't all that bad, because know he has his own show on TBS that is far better than anything NBC has. GO TEAM COCO!!!!!

[@Paulafan5]

Except, TBS has a fraction of the audience a network has.

[@bobjones2959]

@@Paulafan5 Conan's audience is primarily online. That's why he has an entire website with all his clips.

[@ondraspendlik9759]

Honestly, on NBC, Conan had a bigger audience and probably a bigger paycheck and bigger budget for the show, especially on the Tonight Show. On TBS on the other hand, he has a bit more freedom, he can do and say things that he couldn't on NBC. The thing is, the Tonight Show is probably the top of a late night career and one of the best things about it is the fact it's on NBC and that it is not so late at night, thanks to which you can have higher viewing numbers than shows which air after the Tonight Show. Conan received all this when he got promoted, and all of a sudden they decided to take away a huge part of it. In summary, for his fans, it is better that he's on TBS. For Conan and his team, hard to say.

[@biggains1]

Well it was going to be bad, but hes too entertaining to let that happen.

[@gary609906]

It's "The Tonight Show". It will always be the gold standard regardless of who is hosting.

[@alberteinstein3622]

Conan: the Tupac of late night.

[@AplusNerd777]

Albert Einstein hell yeah!

[@crowns9966]

Albert Einstein Hell fuckin' yeah!

[@HookEmRicky]

Albert Einstein the only good talk show host

[@ondraspendlik9759]

Goodbye, Tupac. I don't know what I'm doing...

[@jakebradford4272]

Eminem* of late night

[@turnttaco7661]

Conan is the best

[@Fakename70]

Hmm, that screen name...😏

[@GettingItDone]

"You can do anything you want to in life....unless Jay Leno wants to do it too."

[@nicke.3782]

A strange quote from a man who did a back room deal to get TTS.

[@davidhill2020]

When Leno retires, everybody's going to come out of the woodwork to tell the nastiest stories about him.

[@InSaN3ViSioN]

Jay is one of the nicest guys ever i've met him many times at car meets

[@davidhill2020]

I have no doubt he's the nicest guy to a lot of people. He's also a great stand-up. But he stuck it to a lot of comics that he didn't have to. He seemed to see a lot of them as threats to him and there's a whole book about the nasty things he did to screw them. And it's too bad because it tarnished his reputation pretty badly.

[@theweinermobile88]

David Hill He's actually a stuck up dick. I've met him a few times at car meets...

[@ashleys8078]

Bappa Da Boopie who conan or leno?

[@theweinermobile88]

ashley stinfil yeah Leno, but i have no idea what that lifestyle does to someone

[@danieldougan269]

"Replace the flags on the giant slalom course with breached NBC contracts. Reserve the right to cancel ski jumps mid-jump. Bronze moves up to gold's place, silver stays where it is, and add a new medal for fourth place called the 'NBC.'" LOL!

[@stacyhamilton2619]

I thought this was plagiarism but you added LOL! Comedy gold, Shakespeare(exclamation point).

[@remopiccioni9456]

That was some great material.

[@Nkosinati]

Brilliant! Savage!

[@yeezer6664]

I TOO saw that.Thanks for the recap.

[@santinovalfiore]

I guess this would be more of a additional local observation: in NYC, NBC is shown on channel 4. Kinda makes the zing only slightly more humorous from that perspective

[@BlutigeTranen]

The way Conan shit on NBCon his way out was not just him. He had a very dedicated cast and crew that were getting the shaft as well. His writers wrote those jokes with the same disdain for the situation.

[@Cardinalsarelame]

Every show Conan did before his depature was gold. I loved every NBC joke. The Winter Olympics sketch was awesome.

[@TheMidnightPhil]

Conan had a line in his 60 Minutes interview after all this that really put to rest any back n' forth over who was right and who was wrong: "I'm on record as giving up the Tonight Show." Like, there's no "what if" so far as he was concerned. He gave up the seat on principle, which is far more than Leno could say.

[@hhll9294]

Him going to TBS was the best thing for him. The control they gave him over the show makes it great.

[@munobasho9]

At least NBC is reporting about it rather than censoring it.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

well you know how those rating whores always says "no such thing as a bad publicity"

[@natn7592]

And then they deleted all the the episodes that have Conan as the host lmao kind of a dick move

[@bobjones2959]

@@natn7592 Aren't they all up on Conan's website?

[@mundial200]

@@bobjones2959 not the tonight show, just the late night, and only some

[@joansmith69]

God I hate Jay Leno.

[@penisde_milo9629]

You're half clever

[@habkenubai8200]

I've always liked him but Conan is far better in my books.

[@isitoveryet9525]

He's definitely a snake

[@mjj6127]

yeah he is ugly af.

[@Nopperabou]

That's what makes Conan a great entertainer and still fresh, he uses what's happening in his life, even if it's difficult, to make others laugh. Clearly he was very angry but he still kept it classy. It must be hard to keep that much integrity in the entertainment industry. It's been great to watch Conan grow, I'll think he'll have a career as esteemed as Carson, we've watched him start off as a punk kid given a chance, mature into a pro and then get humbled into a veteran.

[@unknown-ng3fe]

10 years later hows life goin mate

[@crumbyvirus3421]

Conan is still the best tho, his show on tbs is great.

[@carolyncardone9711]

theres no comedian that can stand up to conan, love conan

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

There was a time when I watched Leno and Conan. I like Conan being at an earlier time because I could never stay up past the first 30 minutes of Leno. Leno just made me fall asleep on the sofa!

[@BeauFerchaud]

Those Olympic jokes were spot on! Very funny!

[@beadyslay]

Let's see how long Fallon will host the Tonight Show before Leno retracts his retirement

[@fhdk227]

he is doing good -_-

[@beadyslay]

fahad abdulkareem That's good. So I guess Leno will not dare retract then. Fallon's strength is bringing SNL-ish sketches and creating celebrity games

[@shanilkalohitha7303]

Fallon is still hosting the show and most of us dont watch it because of his fake laugh and lame mini games

[@motodog242]

Leno's not coming back and Fallon, as long as he stays family-friendly and way too safe, will have a job that he is not qualified for as the Tonight Show host.

[@williamschutz4982]

@@shanilkalohitha7303 Jimmy is complete trash.

[@Alpha_Orionis]

I respect Conan because he took care of his staff after leaving NBC. Who does that in today's mean world? Surely must be a very good hearted person.

[@ZoSo8786]

I've watched Conan for years, NBC stifled the heck out of his creative energy during this time. I'm so pleased he is on TBS and is hysterical again. At one point Conan joked about NBC wanting the "perfect product", which is a line straight out of the GE playbook (GE was majority owner at that point), i.e. Six Sigma. Unfortunately, non-creative company executives don't understand there is no such thing in art.

[@jamesdeziel1468]

The Conan debacle will always be one of the biggest stains on NBC’s ledgers.

[@dodgeguyz]

11 years later and NBC made the biggest mistake ever!

[@bvila2890]

I think on Conan's shows everybody had fun and hard laughs, people watching at home, people watching it live at the studio, guests, employees...i think he just got our hearts and won us because he is just good.

[@pennydesouza]

It's so weird... jimmy fallon, jimmy kimmel, that Scottish guy... all quite amusing and likeable. But jay leno is SO unfunny and unlikeable, while conan is SO witty / hilarious and likeable - that how on earth could this have occurred...?

[@MrMikeLoudon]

only reason it happened was because jay leno was about to quit the job he was given after leaving the tonight show... jay lenos monetary value for leaving is alot more then conans... so they made conan leave so they only hadea pay 30million to conan instead of probably upwards of 100million for lenno...

[@lulucoraemily]

so sad "that scottish guy" is leaving his amazing show

[@Damienl-tj3xd]

Lydia M so happy the Scottish guy is leaving the show, he sucks at it

[@Cathee.M.]

***** Craig Ferguson,I believe :)

[@cubey]

Jay is likable. Conan isn't funny. Kimmel is a big pile of shit. Fallon is the biggest pile of shit.

[@jinjikikko4713]

Team coco bitch!

[@kardashiankim3836]

team coco

[@Hakitt]

How can people not like Conan?

[@timmyl6398]

Tbh TBS gave a lot more freedom to Conan and his jokes and skits that NBC would not have.

[@daveclark8337]

Freedom? Every time I tuned in they stripping his show down more and more, bit by bit. They took away the nice, big studio. Half the staff and those nices offices, gone. The Band, gone. Then they cut him down to a half hour. The desk was gone. B-list guests, gone. The audience, gone. Conan's wardrobe budget and personal stylist, gone. It was embarrassing, they should've ripped just pulled the plug and put that show out of it's misery.

[@daveclark8337]

@@Samulise Even before covid, TBS moved his show from the original studio into that old movie theater setup. They still had some seats for an audience but it was a sad set up. Then they cut him down to a half-hour show, minus commercial breaks, that's 22 minutes. Why bother?

[@tech4131]

NBC for sure messed up on this, but I do like fallon, but team coco all the way.

[@AizwellOfficial]

Joseph Bosley Haha, fallon, the most unfunny guy ever.

[@tech4131]

I can respect your opinion, not all he dose is funny and he does at times over play on some things.

[@danieldougan269]

NBC is regretting the decision to fire Conan all the way to the bank. (And I consider myself a big Conan fan.) Jimmy Fallon is killing everyone else in the ratings.

[@danieldougan269]

***** Well, it's true that the Nielsen ratings are outdated. But Jimmy Fallon has also really owned the Internet relative to his competitors.

[@danieldougan269]

***** I agree with you. I prefer Conan O'Brien. But you can't argue with how successful Jimmy Fallon has been for NBC just as Jay Leno was successful before him. The only thing the NBC executives care about (and, really, the only thing they SHOULD care about) is whatever or whoever can get them the best ratings and the most hits online so they can make the most money.

[@TDog14126]

If you watch the documentary about this, you can see how bad Conan was really affected by it.

[@catmip]

Conan did the commencement speech at Dartmouth when my son graduated. He was so funny but also very poignant as he talked about what happened to him. He is truly an amazing person.

[@catmip]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e32mkJhohqeEg80. Watch the president of the college in the background giggling like a little girl. Fantastic.

[@CCMA82]

Where do I find the documentary at?

[@filmflim]

Absolutely, he was never the same after losing The Tonight Show. He did some great stuff at TBS and continues to now on his podcast and website, but he lost that gleeful, zany spark after all this.

[@lydiaboll2872]

@@filmflim: Always a sad day to see innocence corrupted. But I do think Conan got some of that spark back when he did Hot Ones, which I implore you to watch if you haven’t.

[@jooniebear9416]

it warms my heart to see all the love for Conan in these comments #TeamCoco

[@MGAF688]

Conan is the best late night talk show host in history. Better than Carson.

[@luisnavarroone]

Conan's way funnier than Leno!

[@YahYou813]

that walk over the desk at the end was like a "fuck you NBC, im moving to greener pastures" gesture

[@Dellaluna13]

Even though it meant so much to finally host The Tonight Show, Conan’s departure was a blessing in disguise. NBC would never let him have the kind of show he had on TBS.

[@nicke.3782]

You are absolutely correct. When you host TTS you have to become PART OF IT. Conan just took his show and switched time slots. There was no TS anymore. It was gone. NBC begged him to change his routine up. He refused. He was losing to Craig Ferguson before he took over TTS. Now he would be up against Letterman. And if Jay had gone to ABC then Conan would have been crushed between them. His departure was a blessing in disguise.... and maybe he realized it.

[@Eisentours]

Conan is way better than jay leno. Conan is funny jay leno just tries to be I bet people don't even laugh at his jokes they're just using fake speaker jokes with sound effects.

[@elpitomelambes]

Aizen Sousuke not only funny but generous,,he paid our salary during the whole 13 months of unenployment just to make fun of the system UNDER THE TABLE..sorry sona,,u got a big mouth when dunk,,conan u can fire me anytime and pay my pension forever ,you know..love you.

[@Eisentours]

elpitomelambes​ you work for conan? Damn I wish I did too lol he seems like a cool guy to chill with. I like it when he tries to make jordan laugh lol.

[@elpitomelambes]

Aizen Sousuke JORDAN building his character but he gave it to conan,,no paperwork involved,,glad to work with a great human being,jordan just to good of a gentleman compared to me and conan..hhaahhhh..but everybody loves him..super detail person..wont miss your b/d ay..but his f@$%^office...

[@Eisentours]

elpitomelambes lol im always keeping up with the whole jordan and conan segments they have, I always share it too.

[@Xolotl.of.Aztlan]

Aizen Sousuke. actually, people laugh cuz they read the "Laugh Now" sign on the screens. Plus they didnt even had to pay to the show!! 😂😂😂

[@bavondale]

it was a blessing. Conan went on to create one of the best late shows of all time

[@DocJamesH]

"From NBC news: this is TODAY! with Matt Lauer, and Meredith Vieira." - every morning in the late 90s.

[@johnnybikesalot]

I've watched this clip so many times over the years. KZbin keeps suggesting it and I keep watching.

[@DAVIDInitiative]

NBC did not help create Conan. Conan helped create modern television. And then modern television mistreated all of its talent and now we have nothing.

[@supere4nitro]

Here after Conan announced that his show on TBS is ending, and man, I’m never gonna be able to get over the fact that he would still be going with his usual late night gig, and be bigger than ever on the tonight show. Conan is my favorite late night host, and it really sucks to imagine the crazy and hilarious things he never got the chance to do on this show.

[@kilgoretrout321]

I don't know how big he'd be on nbc had he been able to stay. Most people like dumb stuff like Jimmy Fallon and Colbert. Conan was always more of an underdog, alternative-style late show. You can't be alternative and mainstream at the same time, unless the alternative becomes mainstream, in which case the alternative to that would be cool.

[@gregwatson8219]

NBC should retire Tonight Show Name. Fallon is weak. Look at ratings. He content

[@Kenobi_Cowboy]

No more time for masturbating bear. So many sad pandas.

[@XxShadowGTxX]

Team Coco for life son!!!

[@TomBarradas]

I remember this well, and not only did Conan totally SMOKE NBC, it was funny as hell.

[@jamsjars9505]

Conan is still going strong with a super popular podcast that allows him to have real convos with celebs now and not canned tv ones. Meanwhile NBC and Peacock have been circling the drain for years.

[@abdougunner2560]

Finally no comment wars everybody knows that Conan is the best.

[@carmelopappalardo8477]

I hated his act.

[@navynugget7]

So much better than Fallon!

[@AgingLikeAFineWine]

Conan is priceless and I can't wait for his show in the Fall. I haven't watched 15 minutes of the Tonight Show since his departure. No one is to blame for NBCs demise except the top execs who made this awful mistake happen.

[@randomx7526]

Funny how both broadcasters reporting on this ended up leaving NBC

[@kohi6802]

TEAM COCO!

[@scaramangaix]

Conan is a true comedic genius. I cannot wait for his new show

[@MegaSunspark]

You still watching Conan on TBS?

[@luckedo93]

If Conan does it they deserve it.

[@LitoBambito]

GOOD FOR YOU CONAN

[@jasondelvaux3036]

Never piss off a comedian.

[@lydiaboll2872]

There are two people who never piss off: comedians and songwriters, especially Taylor Swift.

[@richardstoddard1456]

Thank you Conan. Your Late Night Show following Jay was far superior and you deserved the Tonight Show.

[@headmase]

GO CONAN! !!!!

[@Krillinish2]

I’m so glad I was raised in a Letterman household.

[@Beverly_Dingus]

Same! My parents used to say that Leno was a hack, and boy were they right.

[@jrproductions5612]

"They help create" ? Are you kidding me. Conan could have lived under a rock and I'd still be his fan.

[@sophiaoconnell1927]

It’s cool that this whole debacle is still the one notable thing to happen on NBC this century

[@souperstar7050]

That whole situation was a mess. Jay Leno should have never agreed to step down if he wasn't ready. And once he did step down he should have never agreed to come back.

[@nicke.3782]

You are half right. Leno had no choice in "stepping down"... his contract with NBC specified when he could leave. You are right about one thing... Leno never should have agreed to come back. He should have gone to ABC and gotten even with NBC. As it was Conan did not do well against Letterman... can you imagine going up against Leno and Letterman? He would have been crushed.

[@robwebnoid5763]

Here in mid 2021. This popped up on my recommends. Anyway, I remember when all this happened. While i watched a lot of Leno during all his Tonight Show tenure, I am an even bigger Conan fan when Conan was doing his nbc Late Night show. Today, I rarely watch Fallon nor do I watch TBS Conan as I don't want to pay for it. I do not mind watching Kimmel or Colbert. And before the pandemic, also Meyers & Corden. All on commercial television, because it's all free. Sadly I rarely watch late night talk shows anymore for the big reason I can find more interesting stuff to ingest here on KZbin... & the Internet in general. If nothing else, I will always have my best times watching late night with Tonight Show Johnny Carson & Late Night Conan. The most memorable & funny shticks happened during those times. My dad is no longer with us & Carson was his favorite, which makes sentimental thinking about it.

[@MarcKloos]

Living in the Netherlands I'm deprived from watching any North American network television. The only thing to watch Conan, Colbert, Meyers, Maher, Kimmel and SNL is KZbin! (And if I wanted to, also Corden and Fallon who I obviously don't have a need for to watch)

[@knbharath5947]

Conan has his way to appeal to the younger audience, which I think is difficult for a NBC(or any other network) Instead of holding on to him they got rid of him. And changing the show timings made no sense, it was clear that NBC was trying to push him over the edge. Anyway it worked out for the best for Conan, he now has an amazing show. Suck on that NBC!!

[@itsjeron164]

You'll never find a late night tv host that walks on the desk like Conan

[@Xylos4]

Eric Andre begs to differ

[@PhilosophyVajda]

No one jokes like Conan, steps on desks like Conan I'm especially good at freakshow-making 5 stars for Conan!

[@jessiesanchez3821]

You go, Conan! A lot of opened doors will be waiting for you. ❤️

[@qontoh2s872]

This wasn't the Late Night War. It was theft.

[@nickevers9571]

Theft by Conan.

[@steveg7066]

I've never really been a conan fan. Not that I don't like him or think he's not talented, he's just not for me. But I really admire how he handled this back when it happened. Most guys would just accept it and quietly move on, but he didn't take it laying down. He stood up for himself and made what was happening very public to the embarrassment of those who did it to him

[@ROMANEMPIRE69]

I saw jerk Leno at rounds burger in pasadena recently. Staff says he comes often. Brought one of his really old custom cars that was super loud.

[@MGAF688]

He sure looks like he eats a lot of burgers.

[@jeffmorris5456]

1:49 = Conan, "Hosting the Tonight Show has been a fulfillment of a lifelong dream..."

[@EricK-dn7pz]

These were some of the best episodes

[@rodomann]

Conan, you are the best!

[@lucky1206]

He could have went on forever. Conan is the best!!

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

It's interesting how NBC no longer has big chin man or Conan. They got nothing! I never watch NBC and never will. Conan really revived TBS. It used to be a re-run network, now it has tons of new and original programming plus the best sitcom ever: Big Bang!

[@motodog242]

Wow, these comments need to be in a time capsule. TBS definitely still sucked back then in its programming sans Conan, and now that he left, TBS has nothing except reruns.

[@mywifesboyfriendisfire]

Big Bang is stupid and predictable.

[@hugonongbri8100]

the last joke bruh...that was savage 😃😃😂😅😆

[@myhandlewastaken]

Conan revolutionized late night and NBC had no clue what they were doing.

[@rphntw1n]

Conan is the best light night host in television history. Facts.

[@danielnavarrete6786]

we all love connan he 🔆 brightness our day at night 🌃 he us the best makes my life better

[@cleonRIP]

Conan o'Brien is a comedy titan in his own right. Id say this event made him much more savage, and a much better tv personality, but I can't. He has never changed his style. He is my hero, I idolize him

[@nemosum]

God I hate Leno so much

[@jamesbee3087]

They're still hitting 14 years later

[@ysg8115]

No one can defeat my man conan 💯💯

[@keithwright4428]

Sigh... I miss Conan!

[@reginaphalange2637]

If anyone still sides with Leno/NBC, go watch Conan’s 60 Minutes after this whole mess happened, NBC lost a legend... Love Conan & always will

[@jeeplord4067]

Easily the best late night talk show host of the last 30 years

[@PukeSkinwalker]

I couldn't tell you who was after Leno or Conan but I remember Conan online.

[@paulservary5360]

Dont blame Conan!

[@thekingofnorway3465]

NBC was once a network that was reverent and clean, but today they've got some shows that are remarkably obscene, like the show about a little boy who lives with Charlie Sheen

[@RageTVHTX]

Wasn’t that Charlie Sheen show on CBS?

[@Fotosynthesis858]

Conans anger is 100% valid. Jay is a weasel & he did Conan DIRTY. One of the most legendary betrayals in entertainment history smh

[@richstrobel]

If Jay hadn't come back someone else would have taken the job. The ratings weren't there. If Jay walked away and another network gave him a job he wouldn't be the scapegoat. If the ratings were much higher they wouldn't have decided to fire Conan. NBC should have kept Jay because the show was number 1 and they let him go offering him a show that didnt last long and guarenteeing him two years which didn't happen.

[@nicke.3782]

Do you know how Conan got the job to begin with ... before you call anyone a weasel?

[@DarkMoonGeneral]

Conan is the man! Team Coco all the way :)

[@gmonroy852]

"Please.....don't blame Conan"

[@BradiKal61]

Don't Blame Conan