Conan O’Brien is getting the last laugh — not the NBC morons who did him dirty
06.04.2024 - 20:21
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returning to the storied late-night franchise for the first time since he dramatically left it in 2010 after his public spat with NBC: the Nimrod Broadcasting Corporation.To quote that network in the 1990s: It’s must-see TV. Why? Conan is one of the last hosts who purely entertained us before the format devolved into tedious, partisan political lectures — and is always a riot. (Fallon doesn’t act like Rachel Maddow, but he’s not entertaining either).More grippingly, though, revenge is in the air.
A “Rocky II” rematch. Conan Balboa back in the ring with NBCreed.Remember the mess that went down 14 years ago? Those Peacock pinheads were going to move the godawful “Jay Leno Show” to 11:35 p.m. and kick “The Tonight Show,” a program that titularly takes place, um, tonight, to 12:35 a.m.
— a.k.a. tomorrow!Ultimately, Conan emotionally headed for the door after less than a year in the job, and that animatronic company man Jay Leno slid right back into his old chin, er, chair for four more forgettable seasons.But on Tuesday, Conan’s tail won’t be between his freakishly long legs. The 60-year-old funnyman is heading back victoriously to the Midtown office building where he once wrote for “Saturday Night Live” and hosted “Late Night” for 16 hilarious years.
The event will be like Caesar returning to Rome in triumph (except hopefully without all the stabbings).I’m a hell of a lot more excited for Conan to talk to Fallon at 30 Rock than I was two weeks ago when Stephen Colbert yukked it up with Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at Radio City, where a photo op cost the low, low price of $100,000. Conan, who has hot projects galore, is definitely having the last laugh. So will viewers on Tuesday — the diehard Conan fans, who
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