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Mon, Sep. 27th, 2004, 06:37 pm
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O'Brien to Succeed Leno on 'Tonight' Show
NBC announced yesterday that Conan O'Brien would succeed Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show when Mr. Leno's contract expired in 2009, cutting off early efforts by competitors to steal away Mr. O'Brien.
Mr. O'Brien, the host of NBC's "Late Night'' for more than a decade, signed a new contract early yesterday morning at NBC's headquarters in Rockefeller Center. The deal guarantees Mr. O'Brien will serve at least two years as host of "Tonight," still the leading show in late-night television, when he takes over from Mr. Leno at a yet-to-be-determined date in 2009.
NBC made the news official in a news release yesterday afternoon, after it had been announced to the staffs of both shows early in the morning. Mr. Leno planned to tell his own television audience last night of the decision on his program, already billed as a special edition because it is the official 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of "Tonight,'' with Steve Allen as host. Mr. O'Brien will become the fifth host in the show's history.
(and cnn's article on the topic)
i have always liked conan better than leno, so i think this will be a good thing... but then conan's show may lose some of its edge when it airs at an earlier time. can 1135 watchers tolerate antics of the masturbating bear? will the tonight show with conan as host be more like the current tonight show or conan's current show? i hope for the latter, but i really don't know how these things work.
since conan will be taking leno's spot, it wouldn't make any sense for him to take kilborn's spot. so, who is going to take kilborn's spot? jon stewart? then who will take jon stewart's spot?
there are so many important questions that need to be answered.
Fri, Aug. 13th, 2004, 05:48 pm
Craig Kilborn Signs Off
Late Late Show host Craig Kilborn gave notice Thursday after five successful seasons on the CBS talker.
The first name suggested to fill the empty chair by Industry watchers is Conan O'Brien, NBC's Late Night host whose deal with the Peacock expires in December 2005. While NBC hopes to keep O'Brien at its Rockefeller Plaza studio, the self-deprecating funnyguy has been open about his desire to switch to shift time slots
Thu, May. 6th, 2004, 02:41 pm
tina fey, weekend update anchor and head SNL writer, has a new movie out. she wrote and stars in mean girls.
the movie is currently number one at the box office.
the critics have generally given it Bs.
i haven't seen the movie, so i don't know if it is any good, but it's nice to see tina doing well. the world needs more funny women with glasses.
(SNLers amy poehler, tim meadows, and ana gasteyer also have parts in the film.)
Fri, Apr. 2nd, 2004, 03:03 pm
msn's game zone has a game where you can play trivia against triump the insult comic from late night.
Sat, Feb. 7th, 2004, 03:28 am
Hey All! We're bringing the show to Toronto. That's right, after 10 years, we've finally been invited to Canada in the dead of winter and we couldn't be more excited! So be cool, my babies, and listen up!
We will be taping 4 shows from Tuesday, February 10 through Friday, February 13 at the historic Elgin Theatre.
Some of the Canadian and non-Canadian celebrities lined up for this unprecedented road show include comedy superstars Mike Myers and Adam Sandler, Stompin' Tom Connors, Michael J. Fox, "Will & Grace" star Eric McCormack as well as musical guests Nickelback and Barenaked Ladies and Canadian comedian Ron James. More guests will be announced at a later date.
Wed, Dec. 10th, 2003, 03:19 pm
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the good folks at nbc.com now having a mailing list that lets you know who is going to be on leno, conan, carson, and snl.
you can sign up here. you can also sign up for related wireless messages.
Sun, Sep. 14th, 2003, 05:20 pm
late night with conan o'brien
10th anniversary special
9:30pm tonight on nbc
Sat, Sep. 6th, 2003, 12:04 am
late night with conan o'brien is turning ten.
in honor of this, the good folks at nbc.com have set up a nice new site. you can get desktop wallpaper and enter to win tickets to the show and other amusing things. (the regular old site has stuff too.)
so, do what the site says!
"Get ready for the primetime special airing on Sunday, September 14!"
if you happen to read entertainment weekly you should check out this week's article on the anniversary. there's an interview of conan, andy, robert smigel, lorne michaels, a writer, a producer, and some other guys.
i checked their website, but as of yet i don't see the article there. but of course, there will be more news on this topic.