The Remote Island : The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien

Jay Leno was back to work Monday after his first sick days in 17 years, and he joked in his monologue about some strange things that happened during his overnight hospital stay. This is actually pretty damn funny...

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Conan Hasn't Watched Jimmy Fallon

Jake Kalish — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:40:00 GMT

This despite appearing in the very first skit on the very first show. O'Brien said he didn't watch Fallon in an interview on Pittsburgh local TV. Conan's excuse for not watching Jimmy is pretty lame - "I've been traveling around and don't have Tivo with me or anything." Or perhaps he just didn't want to answer Fallon follow-up questions. Still, in answering a question about his first Tonight Show guest, he took what some could consider a veiled shot at his successor, considering Fallon's interview with his first guest, living legend Robert De Niro, was pretty much a disaster:

On his hopes for a first guest: "I don't need my first guest to be the biggest star in the world. ... I want my first guests to be people I'm comfortable with. People who I'll be funny with. Johnny Carson's greatest interviews and the ones that resonate were never with the big stars. It was always Johnny with Buddy Hackett, Johnny with Don Rickles, Johnny with the woman who collects potato chips shaped like the presidents."

Agreed. But also a question that easily could have been answered without that first sentence. O'Brien's no dummy, and he chooses his words carefully - one wonders what this is about...

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Andy Richter's Coming Back To Conan O'Brien

Jake Kalish — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Yay! Andy Richter will be the announcer for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien - and will participate in comedy sketches. They'll be together for the first time since Richter left on May 26, 2000. Wait did someone say the year 2000? That makes us want to take a look into the future...

The return of Richter is excellent, excellent news. Andy and Conan always had great chemistry, and it's no exaggeration to say O'Brien wouldn't have gotten through those very rocky first few years without Richter's comedic help. Richter left to pursue an acting career, and while that probably didn't pan out as he would've hoped, Andy Richter Controls The Universe (2002-03) definitely falls into the "brilliant but cancelled" category. Netflix - or, better, buy. But don't just take our word for it, take a look:

If this TV thing were a meritocracy, that show would still be on the air. Of course, then we wouldn't get this reunion. Andy was Conan's last non-musical guest on the final broadcast, and on that show Conan played their most famous sketch together...

Welcome back, Andy Richter.

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Conan: "11:30 Will NOT Make Me Grow Up"

Bryan Christian — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:22:00 GMT

Conan said goodbye to New York Friday night, and it was a clasy affair. Long-time fans were no doubt pleased to see Mr. Andy Richter show up -- and possibly a little disappointed that he didn't get to do more -- and Will Ferrell dropped by to take off his pants one more time. (Tho this time, the pants came from his George Bush costume. Wonder if he'll break those out on Broadway anytime soon!) And The White Stripes did a touching version of "We're Going to Be Friends" that, while a little sad, didn't turn the place into a cryfest.

But the best moment by far? When at the end of a long "thank you" to practically everyone Conan had ever met, he assured his audience that moving to an earlier timeslot wasn't gonna make him suddenly boring. Click through for the video.

Conan Delivers His Final "State Of The Show" Address As Host Of "Late Night With Conan O'Brien"

Jake Kalish — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:49:00 GMT

Conan says goodbye to the "childish things" of a 12:35 a.m. show, including the Masturbating Bear and S&M Abraham Lincoln. This is very funny but also actually kind of a little bit sad:

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Max Weinberg Leaving Conan O'Brien?

Jake Kalish — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT

According to a new exclusive, Max Weinberg is not likely to go to Los Angeles for The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. The New York Post reports that Weinberg will probably not join the Tonight Show when Conan becomes its host next month. This, after Weinberg took all last week off to practice for Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime show, prompting Conan to comment "Who needs a whole week to practice 'Born In The U.S.A.?" Here's the story, as the Post is reporting it: Weinberg's a New Jersey guy, with a big Jersey estate, and doesn't want to move to the West Coast. Plus, he makes most of his money drumming for the Boss' E Street band, so he doesn't have to. No more Max Weinberg 7? They'll need to change the names on all the drums. Let's hope this gets resolved - it'd be tough for Conan to break in a new musical leader - or would he just promote Jimmy Vivino?

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