Conan O'Brien Sticks It to The Man

[ellid]

As probably everyone knows by now, Conan O'Brien has decided to leave NBC rather than be kicked off The Tonight Show in favor of Jay Leno, whose crappy 10:00 pm talk show damn near destroyed NBC. O'Brien had waited six years to become the 11:30 host and had passed up a couple of other opportunities, so one can understand why he is, to say the least, somewhat less than pleased with the Peacock Network.

And so, in his last three days at NBC, he has decided to stick to The Man. This means comedy bits that are as expensive as possible as a way of wasting whatever monies NBC hadn't already blown on Jay Leno's talk show, O'Brien's severance package, and Jay Leno's triumphant return to The Tonight Show after the Olympics next month. I have zero idea what he's going to do tonight, but here's what he's done so far:


Wednesday: borrowed a Bugatti Veyron, the most expensive sports car in the world, from an auto museum and dressed it up like a mouse, while the original master recording of "Satisfaction" roared in the background:

Thursday: decked a horse that he claimed was 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird (it wasn't) in a mink snuggie and had it watch exclusive Super Bowl footage:

I assume that tonight he'll do something really ridiculous, like borrow the Marine Band for the evening and have it play a medley of "Hail to the Chief," "The Chicken Dance," "I'm Slim Shady," and the opening bars of "Rhapsody in Blue".....

Talk about burning your bridges!

Comments

[lherelenfeline.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I gotta hand it to him.
at least he has the balls to stand up for himself. And he's funnier than Leno has any hope of being

[ixchelmala.livejournal.com]

So my hubby tells me that apparently NBC pulled the first clip from HULU and NBC.com

I guess that was costing them more than what they agreed to pay the staff and crew for their pain and trouble.

[knitprincess.livejournal.com]

I say, Good for Him. He got totally shafted in this whole deal.

[nazrynn.livejournal.com]

Excellent show last night. I've never gotten to watch all of his shows all the way through, and my husband had been keeping me up to date on the latest Conan v Leno news. I really have to say after seeing last night's show, Conan's the better man for the job, and did go out on top, with a very classy nod to his fans and staff.

"More cowbell" totally rocked. :)

I don't doubt that his unemployment will last for less than 7 months; like he said, plenty of time to co-host and do guest appearances.

Afterward, I hope he gets his own show on one of the main networks; if not, I'd be willing to bet if he took his show to the road, he'd fill the audience at every stop on the tour.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

I liked his assertion that he would be willing to do nudity, and that he would like Tilda Swinton to play him in the TV movie.




And as he roars into the sunset in his Buggati Veyron Mouse, Mine That Bird riding shotgun, the mink Snuggie waving gently in the breeze....

[ellid.livejournal.com]

At least we got Shatner doing Sarah Palin's poetry, accompanied by bongos and double bass. THAT was classic.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

They're being laughed to death, and they don't like it.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Leno should have retired like a good boy, the way he said he would. If he wasn't ready to leave Tonight, he should have said so, and O'Brien should have been given the chance to do something else.

[fitzw.livejournal.com]

They're exerting their copyright. They have to, or they lose it.