Filed under: Cool things I like, Ponderings, Relatable Observations | Tags: Andy Richter, Coco, Conan O'Brien, Cone Zone, Downfall, Hitler, Jay Leno, Jay Leno Show, Jimmy Kimmel, Late Night, Max Weinberg, Today Show, Tonight Show
Well, it’s a little late to get into this now that it’s all said and done, but I didn’t really have the opportunity to say anything on here about the recent NBC late night fiasco that captivated American television viewers for the last few weeks. Anyway, I just want to say that I was introduced to Conan at a very young age and it did not take long for me to become a super fan. It goes without saying that the hand dealt to Conan by his employers saddens me greatly. Obviously this situation could and should have been handled with more care.
I got hooked on Conan when I was around ten and I thought my cousin Joe and I were the only two people in the world who knew about his show. I have a great deal of wonderful memories from watching Late Night and I attribute my desire to write television comedy to Big Red himself. I’ve been upset for the last week that Conan won’t get his Tonight Show comeuppance, but I’m confident that him, Andy, Max, and the whole crew will be back in some new form that might even be more awesome than anything we’ve seen yet. Fingers crossed.
A cool Today Show clip that briefly charts Conan’s history before taking over the Tonight Show:
Wait until about three minutes into this. Shit gets real.
Though the parodiable Hitler fits are tired at this point, the Leno blunder makes this one fresher than any other I’ve seen since the first:
COME BACK SOON, CONEY!
