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The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien - The Official Thread

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I've been watching Leno off and on throughout the week and its just weird that they're doing the whole farewell thing when he's still going to have a show.. only at a different time slot.

I saw Sarah McLaugchlin (SP?) on last night sitting at her piano singing her "I will remember you.." song to Jay. :\
 
I wanna see Letterman come out on Leno's last show tonight and sit on the couch with Conan, with Jay at the desk.

It would never happen, but that would be such a cool ending to Jay's run: putting to rest the mess that happened when Jay took over from Carson.

He must have SOME other guest than Conan. They haven't even said if there's a musical guest. Just Conan. I wonder who it is.

Edit: I take that back. James Taylor is the musical guest.
 
Oh God, I can see it already, Jay and Conan holding hands while James Taylor sings "You've Got A Friend". *wanking gesture*
 
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will this be official conan tonight show hairstyle??
 
EraldoCoil said:
i know it said " max weinberg and the tonight show band" does anyone know if the other guys from "the 7" are gonna be there as well?
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Yeah, isn't there any info on this? He will debut in 3 days & no one seems to know 100%.
Speaking of which, anyone know if Kevin Eubanks is going with Leno in his new primetime gig?
 
FTWer said:
Yeah, isn't there any info on this? He will debut in 3 days & no one seems to know 100%.
Speaking of which, anyone know if Kevin Eubanks is going with Leno in his new primetime gig?
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It's the whole MW7 but James Wormworth (the no shoes guy who fills in for Max) is joining the band full-time now so they just renamed it. Wormworth supposedly plays multiple instruments, not just drums.
 
omg rite said:
I wanna see Letterman come out on Leno's last show tonight and sit on the couch with Conan, with Jay at the desk.

It would never happen, but that would be such a cool ending to Jay's run: putting to rest the mess that happened when Jay took over from Carson.

He must have SOME other guest than Conan. They haven't even said if there's a musical guest. Just Conan. I wonder who it is.

Edit: I take that back. James Taylor is the musical guest.
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Letterman hates Leno on personal level. It'd never happen.
 
I'm fine with Andy taking a role much like John Melendez had one the tonight show, maybe a bit more vocal. I don't see him on the couch.
 
Someone uploaded Conan's very first Late Night show in case anyone's interested:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M2H9EIAH

Despite the criticisms of how the show was when it initially started, all the elements for a brilliant show are there. Even though Conan is visibly nervous being in front of the camera, his zaniness and brilliant comedic timing are evident. I'd say the only major thing lacking is confidence in delivery, but even then the show is pretty funny.

And finally we can put to rest the comparisons of Conan's early shows to Jimmy Fallon's Late Night. Conan's early shows were obviously superior in every way.

edit: Link fixed. Sorry, ConsumerSquare!
 
CALM DOWN MY BABIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Looks like I'll be catching Leno tonight. Can't wait for Conan's show next week.
 
I read that awesome NYT article someone posted-- such a good read. I am thoroughly pumped for Conan's kickoff show on June 1st.

Such a cool guy, good luck to him, and F Leno for not bowing out of the spotlight.
 
I've got tickets for the June 2nd show (Hanks/Greenday) -- I'm excited!

Hopefully there's something cool for first week audiences :D
 
I'm so glad to finally have Conan back on TV. I can't wait for this! I didn't start watching Late Night with Conan O'Brien until after Andy Richter left, so I'm not as excited as everyone else seems to be about him being back. Can someone tell me, or point me to some videos showing why he's so funny? (not trying to hate, I honestly want to know)
 
DMczaf said:
Conan better hire Kevin Eubanks
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I thought he was going with Leno?


And as happy as i am that Conan is coming to the Tonight Show, there was absolutely no reason for it at this moment. Leno had a few more years....
 
First Week Guests
Monday, June 1: Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam
Tuesday, June 2: Tom Hanks and Green Day
Wednesday, June 3: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bradley Cooper, and Sheryl Crow
Thursday, June 4: Gwyneth Paltrow and John Mayer Trio
Friday, June 5: Ryan Seacrest and Chickenfoot

Second Week Guests
Monday, June 8: David Duchovny and Anna Friel
Tuesday, June 9: Bonnie Raitt
Wednesday, June 10: Dane Cook and Rancid
Thursday, June 11: Jim Gaffigan and Neko Case
Friday, June 12: Jamie Foxx and Kevin Nealon
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Why did he have to move to LA again for these guests? I have seen most, if not all of them on his show (or Letterman) at some point in the past!!

I still cant wait for the show start, but I am upset he left NYC.

Also, is that the new official name of the house band? I enjoyed "Max Weinberg and the Max Weinberg Seven"


On last thing, does anyone know why they didn't bring Joel Goddard (NYC announcer) over with them to LA? I am just curious about that...
 
aparisi2274 said:
On last thing, does anyone know why they didn't bring Joel Goddard (NYC announcer) over with them to LA? I am just curious about that...
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Andy Richter is the new announcer. As much as I love Joel and I would like him to have a part in the show, this is just too awesome.

jimmbow said:
And as happy as i am that Conan is coming to the Tonight Show, there was absolutely no reason for it at this moment. Leno had a few more years....
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Who cares? He's getting a 10 PM weeknight time slot in just a few months and it will likely be the exact same as his show is now. It's going to be on the same set and everything. They didn't want to lose Conan to the competition (which was going to happen if they didn't sign this deal), so they went ahead with this because it'll be better for the network's late night line-up in the long run.
 
Wait. Andy is the announcer? Well, I'm all for that, but what happened to their previous announcer? He was awesome.

Though I'll be fine with it as long as Andy and Conan do more shenanigans together like the olden days. I miss those olden days.

When I go to California next year, I am going to try and catch a show. I never been to a show like this before.
 
Pre said:
Fuck yes Pearl Jam. Can't wait.
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from their Facebook page:
PEARL JAM SCHEDULED AS MUSICAL GUEST FOR JUNE 1ST PREMIERE OF “THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O’BRIEN”
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Monday, May 18, 2009 at 11:14am
Pearl Jam is scheduled to appear as the inaugural musical guest for the June 1, 2009 premiere of “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien.” The band will perform songs from their upcoming studio album.

Conan O'Brien, the dominant late-night host at 12:35 a.m. (ET) for the past 14 seasons, will succeed Jay Leno as host of the preeminent series on late-night television, NBC's "The Tonight Show," on June 1, 2009.

Please check local listings for air details.
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a) songs
b) from their upcoming album
c) holy fuck
 
Sinatar said:
His first guest should have been Norm Macdonald. It's always absolute gold when he gets him on.
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This interview of him (her!) at Conan is one of the most hilarious things I've seen on any talkshow :lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqeqsBQ0wq0

The part at 7:15 is mindblowing :lol (Hard to get the joke without watching the whole thing) Haven't seen Conan laugh that much before
And "She left Melrose Place to do a movie with Carrot Top?!"
 
rhfb said:
Wow, what a horrible guest/band list for the first two weeks.
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Rancid? Green Day? Pearl Jam, one of the most respected bands in rock music, who I don't like but realize the fact that they are incredibly talented? John Mayer, who also is factually incredibly talented, whether or not you like him?

I don't get this complaint. These are the same type of bands he had on his old show.

On a related note, Leno's last show is on in like 40 minutes.
 
chubigans said:
My local news actually runs a repeat of the 10pm news over Last Call. Didn't think they could do that. >:(
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WTF? That's lame as hell. I guess because it's so late they can do that.

I get both the Boston and New Hampshire NBC affiliates where I am though.
 
The hilarious thin about Carson Daly's new format is that they basically got rid of his studio so he just walks around with a camera crew, heheh.
 
omg rite said:
WTF? That's lame as hell. I guess because it's so late they can do that.

I get both the Boston and New Hampshire NBC affiliates where I am though.
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Hah, I live in Odessa, Texas (pop <80k) so it's not like people really need to know the local news badly enough to warrant a repeat. Bah.
 
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