Posts Tagged ‘“The Tonight Show”’
Jay Walks To Oprah
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Jay Leno’s image has taken a battering these last couple of weeks, as he’s been taking more than his share of the blame for the “Tonight Show” controversy. He’ll get the chance to do some damage control when he appears on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” Thursday for a “one-on-one” interview. I hope he will reveal some of the real dealings that went on behind the scenes—and who should take the rap for this mess.
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Conan’s Big Payoff
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Short-lived “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien will have plenty of time to go fishing now —and the cash to finance his vacations. NBC has agreed to pay Conan $33 million to leave “Tonight” after tomorrow’s show, paving the way for longtime host Jay Leno to return March 1.
The deal also includes another $12 mil for Conan’s staff, which relocated from NYC only eight months ago. If the red-haired funnyman gets bored doing nothing, he’ll be free to take another job as of September 1. There’s no word yet which network will hire Conan, as several are rumored to be vying for his services.
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Tom, Will Help Conan Go Out In Style
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
This poor guy demonstrating alone outside Universal Studios isn’t the only one on Team Coco. Some of Conan O’Brien’s famous friends have promised to be on hand when the embattled host tapes his final episode of “The Tonight Show” on Friday. One is Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who posted this on his Twitter, “Flag on me with CoCo tonight! Going on Friday’s Big Show. What WILL happen? Tune in. Hanx.” Will Ferrell is also scheduled for Friday. This is sure to be the highest-rated show Conan’s had since he took over the desk at “Tonight.”
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Conan’s Up The River Without A Paddle
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
The NBC late-night war is over and Conan O’Brien lost. TMZ revealed today that Jay Leno will be returning to his old job on “The Tonight Show,” leaving Conan out on the cold. This is not exactly surprising, but the cold, cruel way it’s come down has aroused major public sympathy for the fallen host. Conan’s show tonight should be very interesting.
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Is Conan On His Way Out?
Friday, January 8th, 2010
“Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien may have lots of time to go fishing in the near future. Rumors are flying that NBC wants longtime host Jay Leno back in his old chair, but no one seems to know exactly where that leaves Conan. The network could just let him go, but according to his contract, the net would be stuck paying him a cool $45 million to vamoose.
A likelier scenario is that Jay would get a new half-hour show airing weeknights at 11:35 PM, while Conan stays on “Tonight,” but his time is cut to an hour. Conan is understandably angry at the way NBC has handled the affair—and isn’t going to make it easy for the net to get rid of him.
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