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Conan Slams 'Incompetent Morons' at NBC

 Conan Slams 
 'Incompetent 
 Morons' 
 at NBC 
PLUS: $32.5M PAYOUT

Conan Slams 'Incompetent Morons' at NBC

'Tonight Show' deal appears close for O'Brien

(Newser) - Conan O’Brien came out swinging on last night’s Tonight Show , saying that while it's rumored he's “legally prohibited” from saying anything negative about NBC, "luckily they're not saying I can't sing anything." He then, naturally, took to song, crooning about the network’s “incompetent...

Leno: Conan's Been a Gent
 Leno: Conan's Been a Gent 

Leno: Conan's Been a Gent

Blames NBC for fiasco, saying he never liked 10pm idea

(Newser) - Jay Leno turned peacemaker in the late-night wars last night, insisting that he bears Conan O'Brien no ill-will and blaming the mess on NBC's original decision to replace him on the Tonight Show. He never did like the idea of the 10pm show, he said, but NBC wouldn't let him...

Logical Next Stop for Conan: Comedy Central
 Logical Next 
 Stop for Conan: 
 Comedy Central 



unsolicited advice

Logical Next Stop for Conan: Comedy Central

Stewart-Colbert-O'Brien lineup would be a win-win-win situation

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien is about to go back on the market—but the late night talk show market is full. "ABC has already said it's not interested in hiring him," writes Patrick Goldstein. "HBO isn't prepared to get into the late-night talk show racket. And Fox has a...

Jay in 2004: 'Conan, It's Yours'
 Jay in 2004: 'Conan, It's Yours' 
leno's original announcement

Jay in 2004: 'Conan, It's Yours'

Leno promised no 'animosity' when O'Brien took over Tonight Show

(Newser) - The best piece of unintentional humor to come out of NBC’s late night dramedy is probably Jay Leno’s original 2004 announcement that Conan O’Brien would take over The Tonight Show in five years. Funny or Die unearthed the clip, which features Jay deeming Conan the best choice...

SNL Jabs at Conan, Jay
 SNL Jabs at Conan, Jay 

SNL Jabs at Conan, Jay

But it's Larry King who's the brunt of most of sketch's jokes

(Newser) - With NBC's late-night stars smacking each other around all week, Saturday Night Live could hardly wait to get its own licks in on Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien—one of its own alums. But, as David Itzkoff notes in the New York Times , given SNL's ties to NBC's late night,...

As the End Nears, O'Brien's Ratings Soar

Nation of jobless tunes in to watch him jab at NBC execs

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien is about to be out of a job, and his bitter cracks on NBC execs are doing what his show did not—viewership has soared. O'Brien's ratings have been rising through the week, and Tonight ratings Friday were 50% higher than they've been this season. O'Brien beat out...

Leno? Conan? Bah! Bring Back Arsenio


 Leno? Conan? 
 Bah! Bring 
 Back Arsenio 
OPINION

Leno? Conan? Bah! Bring Back Arsenio

(Newser) - Jay Leno failed at 10pm, but one host could make that time slot work: Arsenio Hall. For one thing, prime time needs some color. Minorities have made some inroads on the late-night schedule, from BET’s Mo’Nique Show to Fox’s Wanda Sykes Show, “but let’s be...

NBC Exec Calls Conan 'Chicken-Hearted and Gutless'
 NBC Exec Calls Conan 
 'Chicken-Hearted and Gutless' 
'ASTOUNDING FAILURE'

NBC Exec Calls Conan 'Chicken-Hearted and Gutless'

Dick Ebersol clearly Team Jay Leno in 'Tonight Show' flap

(Newser) - Though his fellow comedians are lashing out at Jay Leno, the comedian at least has the NBC brass on his side. Conan O’Brien is “chicken-hearted and gutless” for blaming his “astounding failure” on Leno, says Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports. The bottom line? O’Brien...

Jay, Conan Take Gloves Off
 Jay, Conan Take Gloves Off 

Jay, Conan Take Gloves Off

Leno, O'Brien continue trading digs over fate of 'Tonight Show'

(Newser) - As Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien continued to take swipes at each other last night (and everyone else continued to take swipes at Jay Leno), rumors and new developments in the NBC shake-up continued to come out. Watch highlights from last night in the video gallery, and read on...

NBC Threatens to 'Ice' Conan O'Brien
 NBC Threatens 
 to 'Ice' Conan 
 O'Brien 
Nikke Finke

NBC Threatens to 'Ice' Conan O'Brien

Zucker wants him off the air, O'Brien thinks it'll wind up in court

(Newser) - NBC honcho Jeff Zucker is now threatening to take Conan O’Brien off the air entirely and “ice” him for the remaining three-plus years of his contract, preventing him from appearing on NBC or any other network, O’Brien’s reps tell Nikki Finke . Jay Leno would then get...

Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other
 Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other 
LETTERMAN REACHES OUT TO CONAN

Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other

As Tonight Show saga continues, Leno and O'Brien face off

(Newser) - As the late-night shakedown gets messier, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien seem to be turning against each other—and David Letterman is clearly on Team Conan. The Late Show host wants O’Brien to appear on his show “not to rub NBC's noses into their huge mistake, but...

Leno, O'Brien May Both Walk
 Leno, O'Brien May Both Walk 
rumor mill

Leno, O'Brien May Both Walk

Leno could also take Tonight Show back; Conan O'Brien still likely headed to Fox

(Newser) - Thanks in part to a loophole in Conan O’Brien’s NBC contract, he will most likely leave the network while Jay Leno takes The Tonight Show back—or Leno might also ditch NBC entirely, depending which gossip site you read. Sources tell TMZ O’Brien’s contract guarantees he...

Jay, Conan Joke About Futures
 Jay, Conan Joke About Futures 
PLUS: FOX WOOING CONAN

Jay, Conan Joke About Futures

O'Brien lists outlandish future options; Leno calls NBC 'disaster'

(Newser) - As everyone wonders whether Conan O’Brien will stay at NBC or move to Fox, the Tonight Show host offered up a few more novel ideas yesterday: Perhaps he’ll “pretend to put my son in a giant foil balloon, then sit back and watch the offers come pouring...

5 Things Conan Could Do Next

 5 Things Conan 
 Could Do Next 
maybe 'snl' wants him back

5 Things Conan Could Do Next

Launch a Fox rival? Return to SNL ? Reality TV?

(Newser) - NBC's shabby treatment of Conan O'Brien has been a recurring theme of the Jay Leno-centric late-night shuffle, but "he-who-rocks-the-dopest-pompadour-on-TV" has more options than you might think. MTV ponders his options.
  • Defect to Fox: The network is apparently interested, and it would be a great way to tick off NBC.
...

Conan O'Brien Ready to Bail on NBC


 Conan O'Brien 
 Ready to Bail 
 on NBC 

FRONTRUNNER: FOX

Conan O'Brien Ready to Bail on NBC

Network starts replacing Jay Leno Show as Conan weighs options

(Newser) - As NBC hustles to fill Jay Leno’s 10pm time slot with a new series, rumors are flying that Conan O’Brien is ready to ditch the peacock for another network. “This level of shittiness was not expected,” a source tells the New York Post . “He moved...

Jay Leno at 10: 'Right Idea, Wrong Time'
 Jay Leno at 10: 
 'Right Idea, Wrong Time' 
SAYS SEINFELD

Jay Leno at 10: 'Right Idea, Wrong Time'

Jerry Seinfeld weighs in on Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien shuffle

(Newser) - In the great Jay Leno vs. Conan O’Brien debate, Jerry Seinfeld seems to be a dedicated member of Team Leno. The Jay Leno Show, and its 10pm slot, “was the right idea at the wrong time,” Seinfeld says. “I’m proud of NBC for trying to...

NBC Wants Seinfeld, Not Conan
 NBC Wants Seinfeld, Not Conan 
wishful thinking

NBC Wants Seinfeld, Not Conan

As O'Brien's Tonight Show ratings struggle, NBC wishes for Seinfeld

(Newser) - Could Conan O’Brien be replaced as Tonight Show host—by Jerry Seinfeld? Maybe not, but that’s what many at NBC want. Executives tell PopEater that Conan has been struggling so much in the ratings department that replacement discussions have already begun, and Seinfeld's name is at the top...

Hollywood's Least Funny Comics
 Hollywood's Least 
 Funny Comics 

Ha. Ha.

Hollywood's Least Funny Comics

These guys get no respect, and they deserve it

(Newser) - You rarely see Carrot Top or Gallagher anymore, but showbiz is still full of guys who just aren’t funny. Sarah Bell of Newsweek points out the worthiest tomato targets:
  • Larry the Cable Guy: A really, really poor man’s Jeff Foxworthy, minus any actual jokes.
  • Carlos Mencia: Makes a
...

Wanda Sykes Show: Working Hard, Hardly Working
Wanda Sykes Show: Working Hard, Hardly Working
TV REVIEW

Wanda Sykes Show: Working Hard, Hardly Working

Clichés drag down late-night debut

(Newser) - Viewers expecting something fresh and new out of The Wanda Sykes Show—as the unlikely combination of Fox and an African-American lesbian might seem to promise—were sorely disappointed, writes Ken Tucker . The comedian and actor "is terrific: at ease and bawdy," he writes for Entertainment Weekly. But...

Leno: 'I Take 95% of Blame' for Bad Press

He talks The Jay Leno Show , NBC, David Letterman, and more

(Newser) - Amidst a firestorm of negative press surrounding The Jay Leno Show, Leno gives a candid interview to Broadcasting & Cable on the fate of his new gig—and whether he’d trade places with David Letterman. Highlights:
  • On the slot: “Would I have preferred to stay at 11:30?
...

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