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Conan O’Brien’s New TBS Show ‘Conan’ – VIDEOS

November 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Most aren’t exactly rolling out the red carpet for Coco. His new show on TBS has been pimped like a ho on the stroll, but reviews are mostly falling in the ho-hum category. However, ratings are pretty good. In fact they are currently beating Leno with a 2.8 percent of households watching his basic cable debut.

Conan O’Brien premiered his new show, Conan, with guests Seth Rogen and Lea Michele. (Everyone else was busy seasoning their crepe pans.) First a sketch depicting his feud and exit from the Tonight Show reminded us he is still bitter. Perhaps rightfully so, but we get it…NBC/Jay Leno/Tonight Show bigwigs are douchebags. The skit showed Conan looking for work and trying to join the ‘Mad Men’ advertising agency, working at Burger King, as a kids birthday party clowns and finally off TBS.

Conan’s monologue was filled with the same bitter feelings and, while I love Coco, I wished he’d move on. Regardless, I still love him and his ginger pompadour. I do find it amusing that he pointed out the fact that after daylight savings time ended he is still really on at midnight.

O’Brien’s pal, Ricky Gervais, also sent in a well wishing and I was really wishing he would have been a guest.

Seth Rogen announced his engagement on the show and gave details of his proposal. Click HERE for those details. Lea Michele was Coco’s second guest. She discussed ‘Glee‘ and the now “scandalous” GQ photo spread (Click HERE for those photos).

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Conan O’Brien Back On TBS Tonight!

November 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

It’s been 10 long months but finally Conan O’Brien is back!! He will debut is his new show ‘Conan‘ on TBS tonight at 11pm. What can we expect? (To catch you up — Conan has been off the air since January, when NBC canceled Jay Leno’s prime-time hour after the ratings went south. NBC bought out O’Brien and his team for around $40 million to clear the way for Leno to reclaim the position as ‘The Tonight Show‘ host. It was the same position handed off to O’Brien last year.)

Tonight, Conan will debut with sidekick Andy Richter making a comeback along with a new band leader Jimmy Vivino. Guest on Conan will include Seth Rogen, ‘Glee’ star Lea Michele as well as a performance by Jack White. Week 1 guests include Tom Hanks and Jack McBrayer on Tuesday, Jon Hamm on Wednesday and Michael Cera on Thursday.

Per Showbiz Spy:

“I want to talk to people who are good at a craft, people who work with their hands. We’re going to talk to a lot of upholsterers. And we may have financial penalties. If Jim Carrey or Tom Hanks accidentally mentions his project, I think the viewer should be compensated in some way. That would be a way to turn this economy around.”

Should be a good one! Will you be tuning in?

Click here to see who is endorsing credit cards for kids!

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Conan O’Brien Reveals Name Of New Show

September 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Drumroll, please! … Conan O’Brien ended months of useless speculation Tuesday after leaving fans and industry folk alike wondering for weeks, and officially released the name of his new TBS show in a two-minute video posted on YouTube.

Per NYDailyNews:

“It’s ‘Conan,’ simple, pure, like the guy himself,” O’Brien said in a Youtube video released first to NY Magazine’s Vulture blog and TeamCoco.com.

The show is slated to premiere on TBS on November 8th. Will you be watching?

Click here to see which show’s cast just got Simpsonized!

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Emmy Nominations 2010

July 8, 2010 By 1 Comment

It will be a ‘Glee‘ and Betty White filled Emmy night. Fox’s vocally gifted golden child earned 19 nods while my second favorite Golden Girl also earned a nomination. Betty will compete (who am I kidding? *will win*) for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series as host of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ This is her 20th Emmy nomination. ‘Glee’ has some competition in three major categories as ’30 Rock’ and ‘The Office’ are contending for Outstanding Comedy, Lead Actor in a Comedy and Lead Actress in a Comedy. Conan O’Brien was also recognized and given a nomination while Jay Leno walked away empty handed.

You can catch the Emmy Awards on Sunday August 29th at 8PM EST/5 PM PT on NBC.

Nominations for the 62nd Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Lost
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Mad Men
True Blood
The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING COMEDY
Glee
Modern Family
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Nurse Jackie
30 Rock
The Office
Curb Your Enthusiasm

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
Mariska Hargitay (Special Victims Unit)
Glenn Close (Damages)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
January Jones (Mad Men)
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Hugh Laurie (House M.D.)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Matthew Fox (Lost)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Lea Michele (Glee)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Toni Collette (The United States of Tara)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Matthew Morrison (Glee)
Steve Carell (The Office)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Chris Colfer (Glee)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family)
Jon Cryer (Two and A Half Men)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
John Slattery (Mad Men)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
Martin Short (Damages)
Terry O’ Quinn (Lost)
Michael Emerson (Lost)
Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Sharon Gless (Burn Notice)
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife)
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
Rose Byrne (Damages)
Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jane Lynch (Glee)
Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live)
Jane Krakowski (30 Rock)
Julie Bowen (Modern Family)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
Holland Taylor (Two and A Half Men)

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW (COMPETITION)
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Has-Beens
Project Runway
Top Chef

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Kristen Chenoweth (Glee)
Jane Lynch (Two and a Half Men)
Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory)
Elaine Stritch (30 Rock)
Tina Fey (SNL)
Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives)
Betty White (SNL)

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Conan O’Brien Moves to TBS

April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

CoCo to Cable! Late-night television host Conan O’Brien is headed to cable channel TBS to resume his comedic duties, with a talk show expected to debut in November. He had been in discussions with Fox about starting a talk show at that network, but negotiations apparently faltered, resulting in O’Brien beginning serious talks with TBS just last week.

Conan O'Brien

Per Marquee Blog:

“In three months I’ve gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theater, and now I’m headed to basic cable,” O’Brien said in the statement. “My plan is working perfectly.”

O’Brien was booted from his job hosting “The Tonight Show” in January, when NBC decided that Jay Leno’s 10 p.m. nightly show wasn’t cutting it and the network gave Leno back his old slot after only eight months. Rather than head back to his 12:30 a.m. show, or even to 12:05 a.m., he left NBC. O’Brien, who is hitting the road today for a two-month standup comedy tour, reportedly signed a 5 year contract for a price being described only as “competitive.” The deal also makes him owner of the show. TBS also announced that O’Brien’s untitled show will air four nights a week, Mondays through Thursdays, at 11 p.m. George Lopez’s “Lopez Tonight” late-night show already airs on the cable net, but will get pushed back to midnight to accommodate O’Brien’s new venture – But not before O’Brien doublechecked to make sure he wasn’t doing to someone else what was done to him on NBC.

Per TMZ:

Sources tell TMZ the idea of bringing Conan to TBS was hatched by Turner’s entertainment chief Steve Koonin. We’re told Koonin went to George Lopez and said he would only approach Conan if George gave his blessing. We’re told George immediately figured out that having Conan as an 11:00 PM lead-in would be nothing short of amazing for a midnight show. With Lopez on board, we’re told Koonin then approached Conan with the idea. Conan’s first reaction — he didn’t want to do to someone else what was done to him, referring to NBC’s decision to blindside Conan. Koonin told Conan that George had signed off, but Conan wanted to make sure. George then called Conan to reassure him he was on board and thought they would be great partners.

And there’s this … George Lopez is saying, “I totally support Conan’s decision … We’ll have the best hair in late night.”

I thought it was very classy that Conan originally turned downed the offer when it meant moving Lopez. Equally classy (and smart) for Lopez to talk Conan into it. Lopez’ show wasn’t even on the radar during the talk show wars and today everyone is quoting him. I think this now puts Lopez ahead of Kimmel in the pecking order. Team Lo-Co!

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Howard Stern Bashes Jay Leno – Video

March 2, 2010 By 1 Comment

Howard Stern has no love for Jay Leno, and he’s surely not afraid to say it! CBS’ “The Early Show” gave the sometimes shocking radio host time Tuesday morning to slam the “Tonight Show” host when Harry Smith asked Stern about the Leno move on NBC – sending Stern launching into a mighty attack on Leno.

Per NY Daily News:

“Just the mere mention of Jay Leno’s name makes me to want to vomit,” Stern told “Early Show” anchor Harry Smith — who, not surprisingly, barely got a word in. “I don’t like this guy,” Stern said. “I don’t disguise it.”

The shock jock spoke to CBS live from his Sirius XM Radio studio for close to five minutes, once again accused Leno of stealing material from himself, David Letterman and even people in England. Stern said he felt that after Leno’s 10pm time slot failed, the respectable thing would have been for him to move to a new network and face Conan O’Brien and Letterman’s shows head-on.

“Jay Leno seems to be the kind of showbiz animal that won’t let go,” Stern said. “Jay is a lap dog.”

Ouch. I wouldn’t expect to see Stern on Leno’s lineup anytime soon.

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Jimmy Kimmel Dressed as Jay Leno – Video

January 13, 2010 By 1 Comment

Typically I am passed out drunk er…exhausted from helping underprivileged children by the time the late night talk show circuit begins. With Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien getting bent over by NBC , Jimmy Kimmel decided it would be humorous to dress up and do the worst Leno impersonation ever.

He was in the Leno getup for the entire show and started it off by stating:

“Hello, my name is Jay Leno. And let it hereby be known – that I’m taking over all the shows in late night. Beginning with this! It’s great to be here on ABC. You know what ABC stands for? Always Bump Conan.”

Poor Elisha Cuthbert endured the slightly awkward moments and appeared to be taking the drawn out joke with grace.

Chevy Chase also did a brief bit in a Conan wig.

I love “Community” so I wish they would have focused on that versus Leno VS Coco in the NBC Death Pit.

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Conan O’Brien to Leave NBC for FOX

January 11, 2010 By 2 Comments

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Conan O’Brien is reportedly upset with NBC’s plan to move his Tonight Show to a midnight time slot to make room for Jay Leno, considering NBC’s offer unacceptable. And can you blame him?

Per NYPost:

“This level of sh- – -iness was not expected,” one source said. “He’s done a great job for NBC. He moved his entire staff, he moved his family to LA. And five months later, they repay him like this?”

Network Chairman Jeff Gaspin confirmed that he was hoping to pull off a new late-night arrangement after the Winter Olympics: Leno at 11:35 p.m. hosting a half-hour show, and Conan at 12:05 a.m. hosting the one-hour “The Tonight Show.” Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night” would then be pushed back to 1:05 a.m. O’Brien hasn’t yet accepted NBC’s take-it-or-leave-it offer to move to 12, and the Post’s source says that he might be “happier somewhere else.” If O’Brien and NBC can’t come to terms, Conan may not have to look far for a new job. Fox, who initially offered O’Brien a show before cooling on the idea, is reportedly interested in him again and looking to create its own late-night show.

Per The Wrap:

“We’ve always been interested in late night and we’re always looking to bring great new talent to Fox,” a network source told TheWrap.

Though Conan remains under contract with NBC, Fox feels he would be “a great fit.” Fox and the rest of the TV world continue to watch the NBC late-night drama unfold, waiting to find out which way each hosts fall. I think Conan would be much better off on Fox given the hot-cold relationship he’s had with NBC.

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Leno vs. Conan vs. NBC- The Saga Continues

January 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

NBC suits made it official over the weekend: Jay Leno will be moved from primetime.

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‘The Jay Leno Show,’ which has been airing at 10:00 PM EST, will now be pushed back to 11:30 PM EST and shortened to a half hour long with Conan O’Brien following at midnight.

However, the change has made our favorite Ginger-Boy a little angry.

Via The Feed:

“NBC has asked Leno to move to 11:35 p.m. and host a half-hour show, followed by O’Brien’s hourlong “Tonight Show” and Fallon’s one-hour “Late Night.” Leno is expected to agree to the change, though it’s unclear if O’Brien is willing to stay with the network. The comedian has had multiple overtures from networks and on Friday a Fox source called O’Brien ‘a good fit’ for the network.”

Fox has no late-night show of its own.

So far, Conan has kept mum on his feelings regarding the change in the line-up. However, I have a feeling he’s going to be spotted by paps leaving Chateau Marmont on the arm of Rupert Murdoch any day now.

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Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien NBC Shake-Up

January 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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Apparently, Jay Leno’s new show is falling hard. So hard that local networks are complaining that, due to poor viewership of ‘The Jay Leno Show,’ their nightly newscasts are losing viewers by the truckloads.

Yesterday, TMZ reported that NBC decided to move Leno back to his original 11:30 PM time-slot.

“We’ve learned Jay’s 10:00 PM show will go on hiatus February 1. After the Olympics, Jay will take back his 11:30 PM time slot. What has not been decided — whether Jay’s show will be a half hour, followed by Conan, or whether Jay’s show will be an hour and NBC says sayonara to Mr. O’Brien.”

However, other sources are revealing that’s not so much the case.

Via Deadline Hollywood:

“On tonight’s monologue, Jay Leno sounds upset, even going so far to say he has “trust” issues with NBC right now. Which indicates that Leno and his reps are fighting NBC’s attempts to cancel The Jay Leno Show at 10 PM primetime Monday through Friday. That would violate his 5-year contract in which the network gave his show a 2-year iron-clad commitment. But NBC doesn’t want to absorb the penalty — ‘it’s just too big’ — so their solution is to find a place for Jay in late night. But, wait — wouldn’t Leno like NBC’s idea to return him to the 11:35 PM time slot he called home from 1992-2009? Not so much if it’s an abbreviated half-hour that’s just a lead-in to Conan. That’s right, TMZ is wrong: I’m telling you that Leno is not being offered The Tonight Show.”

Perhaps we should settle this the old-fashioned way with a Hamilton vs. Burr style duel? My money is on the redhead.

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