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Conan O’Brien To Go On Comedy Tour

Ex-Tonight Show host, Conan O’Brien, will be touring the United States starting April 12 doing what many say he does best: stand up comedy. The tour will begin in Eugene, OR and wrap up in Atlanta, GA in June. He will also be making a stop at the famous Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN on June 10-13. This tour comes on the heels of a nasty battle between Jay Leno and Conan, which resulted... 

It Seems That It Pays to Know Conan On Twitter

Conan O’Brien may have disappeared from the airwaves, but he has popped up in the world of Twitter. It seems O’Brien had something up his sleeve when he decided to randomly follow one of his followers on the popular networking tool, Twitter. Who was the lucky ‘tweeter’? Her name is Sarah Killen and she is a 19-year-old bride to be. Killen was alerted by O’Brien last Friday... 

Is Conan O’Brien Going on Tour To Do Stand Up?

It is in the works for Conan O’Brien to hit the comedy tour circuit soon. Plans are being made to set up tours across the country, skirting around contract stipulations that O’Brien cannot appear on television until September this year. This means there must not be any air time of this proposed tour. Fan response has been great, with true CoCo lovers ready to go to great lengths to get... 

Where Should The Blame Fall? Where Will Conan Go?

The future is starting to take shape at NBC. Jay Leno will return to his coveted 11:35 p.m. timeslot, Conan O’Brien will walk away with pockets overflowing with cash, and NBC executives will search for a sacrificial scapegoat. NBC worked out a contract in 2004 that guaranteed Conan O’Brien would be the host of the Tonight Show in 2009. He waited for five years only to have the rug rudely pulled... 

NBC Exec Talks Trash, Call O’Brien And Letterman “Chicken-Hearted”

Jeff Zucker, an NBC executive is now threatening comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer Conan O’Brien with legal action in order to keep Conan off the air if he does not agree to let NBC switch back to its previous late night schedule where Conan would be following Jay Leno again as Jay once again takes over the prime time slot with the Tonight Show. This is amid rumors that Conan is... 

NBC’s New Prime-Time Lineup: What’s Next?

NBC’s new primetime lineup apparently wasn’t working as well as the network originally thought it would. Jeff Zucker has been receiving less than positive remarks from his critics about how he killed comedy beginning with Thursday night’s “Must See TV” block. Shows such as “Seinfeld” and “Friends” are no longer being produced anymore and the current state of the television... 

Love Lost For Leno as Late Night Hosts Join Team Conan

The battle between talk show hosts Jay Leno and Conan O’Brian continue as NBC network executives announce the termination of The Jay Leno Show, and moving The Tonight Show to a new time slot. Negotiations are currently underway between the two hosts and the network. The latest in the passing of the torch debacle stems around the decision to put Jay Leno back on at 11:35pm and moving The Tonight... 

Jimmy Kimmel Channels His Inner Jay Leno

When Jimmy Kimmel commits to a bit, he really commits to a bit. Amidst the late night talk show debacle on NBC, Kimmel dressed up as Jay Leno for his entire show last night, as guests Chevy Chase and Elisha Cuthbert played along. “Hello, hello, my name is Jay Leno and let it here by be known that I’m taking over all the shows in late-night,” he quipped, referring to the recent dustup... 

Should Conan Ditch Backstabbing NBC?

Conan O’Brien has a big decision to make that could affect millions of loyal fans. NBC has decided to put Jay Leno back into the 10pm time slot and boot Conan’s show to midnight. NBC is getting a lot of flack from viewers and supporters in favor of leaving Conan in the current time slot. Conan moved his entire family and staff 3000 miles to accommodate the new time slot just a few short months... 

Jerry Seinfeld To Take ‘Tonight Show’ From Conan O’Brien?

With the continued deterioration of the ‘Tonight Show’ starring Conan O’Brien, a recent entertainment rumor has hit the internet and some new wires regarding the potential replacement of O’Brien by Jerry Seinfeld. There is good reason to believe that this would be a positive move for NBC. Given the ratings issues of Jay Leno, the current status of the ‘Tonight Show’...