Warren Buitendag sucked to hear him being so gracious to Leno when that big chinned bastard screwed him with no remorse. Jay is the most overrated TV personality in history.
Warren Buitendag to add insult to injury, after they fucked Conan over, they wouldn’t let him use the theme song that he used for 17 years when he went to tbs.
Conan left Late Night with Conan O' Brian then was named the host of The Tonight show for a few months before Jay Leno was given his position back from NBC as he requested that he be given his position back as the host of the tonight show, as NBC fired Conan from the Tonight Show because of low ratings and time slot issues(as Jay Leno had a show as a lead in to The Tonight show with Conan O' Brian)
Same thing happens in his Tonight Show finale right before he gets to the "please don't be cynical" part. I love Conan's humanity at least as much as his humor.
It's just difficult for me to warp my head around the fact that he hosted this program for over 15 years. I can't think of anything I've done for over 15 years.
I've still never quit/lost my very first job....11 years later I'm still at my company right out of high school. Never been employed another place in my life. It feels like I blinked and a decade passed! It's actually a bit of a scary feeling, as a non-robot, the thought that someday I might be 40 years old and having to look for my first new job ever.
I'm glad that he's doing great with his TBS show now, but every time I come across something related to the infamous late night incident, my heart still breaks for Conan. :( Also, I miss his beard. Thank you for this! Looking forward to more of your clips.
I have to agree. It's hard to forget what happened. But everyone's moved on. And Jimmy Fallon has done great with The Tonight Show. Plus, I get to put Conan on afterward since TBS airs a repeat at 12:30. I do kind of wish CBS picked him to replace Craig Ferguson, though.
I'm sure there was more phone calls in 2008 from Jay than in 2012 :-P strictly a business relationship (as Conan put it in that Letterman interview "He was my lead-in").
And he thanked Jeff Zucker, the one who came up with the 5 years plan, and following stupid decisions like Jay Leno on Primetime. If I was in Conan's place I would be diplomatic as he was.
"Sometimes I read that its time for Conan to grow up because he's going to eleven thirty. And I assure you that's just not going to happen. It's who I am." I've been looking everywhere for this. Thank You.
nyfarou Shana Lewis You're welcome. I'll probably upload Conan's last interview with Fallon before he took over Late Night. That interview was great. I'll also be uploading more and more clips from Conan's Tonight Show if I can get away with it.
Conan has been on television in 1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016! 24 years I think.
The last part of his speech is pretty devastating in retrospect, knowing that his defiant attitude and his genuine personality wouldn't allow to take on a fake persona in order to fit into the Tonight Show, ultimately triggering the NBC debacle, and especially because of that Conan should be respected as not only an incredibly gifted Late Night Host , but also as the humble and honest human being that he is
Conan had a great team since '93 at Late Night (as evidenced by the team photo at the beginning) and you can tell he really appreciated that. He took them all to the Tonight show and when he got let go by NBC in '10 he took care of them (probably negotiated into his severance package, although I wouldn't put it past him to do it out-of-pocket) and then brought them all to TBS when legally allowed to start working again. Team Coco deserves a shout-out. Not just all the ones that made it on camera over the years, but the many behind the scenes folks. Conan has always sung their praises every step of the way. Very good and decent people.
At 5.15 hearing Coan thank Jeff Zucker, who in the space of one year from when this was broadcast would be giving Conan no choice but to leave the Tonight Show and showed no regard at all for Conan's position. Jeff Zucker created the Tonight Show fiasco in 2010, amazing how things can change in the space of one year. "He's stuck with me and showed an eerie faith in me", well that was not the case in January 2010.
Watching him day and day out for the past year, as a person who was distant to stand up and host shows, seeing him almost break in tears at the end, was a sight to be seen. He is strong, really, funny and a genius at what he does.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien was the greatest treat I've ever laid my eyes on via the television screen in my life. I used to get genuinely excited on a Friday night as those were usually the best shows...the characters, the bits, the unforgettable moments. The show that created the Walker Texas Ranger meme....they gave us so much! What a shame that nothing lasts forever. NBC used to be a great network all around. It's easy to bash NBC for the executive decisions they made, but as Conan mentions in this speech, NBC did give him a few chances through the first few lean years. I just wish Conan never had the desire to do The Tonight Show. It's a legendary brand because of Johnny Carson, but it's just not the 70's anymore. Nobody needed to fight over The Tonight Show by the 2000s anyway. Especially as we were just on the brink of app-based television as we are now. Timeslots don't matter anymore. The name of your show doesn't really matter anymore. I wish Late Night with Conan could have just stayed as it was. In all reality, I'm a huge Conan fan, but he should have just WAITED. Just a bit more. I know he had that verbal agreement with Jay that he would get the show in 5 years, Jay thought he would be ready to leave, it turned out he wasn't, it got awkward and ugly....Conan should have just lingered on it some more. There was no need to make a timeframe for Conan to become host, as long as it was agreed that the job would become his. Now Conan is stuck on a network that doesn't even have a deal with Hulu. I almost never see Conan anymore because like many, I've abandoned cable tv for app based television, and TBS doesn't play ball. It's a real shame what could have been.
10 years later he's still the best Late Night host, and happier than ever- as he said in many recent interviews. Went to Conan taping yesterday. His crew members are fantastic, and he is full of energy and incredibly funny.
How many farewell/goodbye speeches has this guy had to give? His original late night show, then Tge Tonight Show after just seven months and then his TBS show. Any others? This guy has elevated losing/ending late night talk shows to an art. 😁
Late Night will always be Conan's pride and joy. Letterman may have had it before and grew it to its popularity but Conan made it an establishment and that can't be taken away from him. As much as I loved Conan hosting the Tonight Show and his own TBS show they both don't come close to anything he's done on Late Night.
Agreed. Late night was raunchier and took more risks. They tamed it back for tonight show and it just didn’t work. Conan isn’t a Leno and can’t do a “safe” type of show
Ten years passed. Leno is gone, Jimmy is a dud, and Conan is doing better than ever. The GOAT of late night and respected and loved by everyone who works/ed with him, AND his piers!
+Mario Piacquadio It was NBC that screwed Conan. They did the same thing to Jay when he first got "The Tonight Show". That's how NBC treats it's on-air talent.
MarioNotBros It's unfortunate how things worked out between them. To be fair, though, it's not like Conan put Jay's needs ahead of his own when he first accepted NBC's offer to drop Jay in exchange for "The Tonight Show" (rather than going to another network). It's mostly on NBC for later thinking they could keep still keep Jay and Conan. Doing that just hurt both their careers.
+Gall ery exactly, I have no idea what NBC was thinking, I agree with Letterman's views on this whole thing. I'm glad the people that were behind NBC at the time are now mostly gone
I do agree with Dave when it comes to NBC (Jeff Zucker's penchant for horse-switching was just insane), but I disapproved of the way he went after Jay because (1) Conan Was partially responsible as the ratings slide began months before Jay's 10pm show came along, and (2) part of the reason people didn't watch Conan was because they were tuning in to see Letterman explain (and apologize to his wife for) his sex scandal. I was amazed by the restraint Jay showed not going after Dave the way he would have with any other cheating celebrity. So Dave assailing him when it was Jay's turn to be in the public spotlight (I felt) bordered on hypocrisy.
7:03 "My thanks to Jay Leno for all he's done for me..." If only Conan could have predicted the future at that very moment. His thoughts would have been the complete opposite.
I love when he said "I've read in some articles that it's time for me to grow up. I assure that's not going to happen." Grow up?? He's in entertainment. If I want grown up and boring I would of watched Leno.
Respect to you Conan! What a beautiful and memorable speech. I love that he moved on from the "Late Night Incident", and does a great ob at TBS....but damn I still feel sorry for him :/ And the fact that you can hear, that all the way through this speech, he is holding his tears back.....so sad :(
He's changing the show to match the current generation, I think that's great, talk show hosts have been doing that for years. I'm tired of people smearing him and his show, I think he's doing a fine job.
I love Conan even now, but nothing will come close to his 12:35 slot in NYC....not even the 11:35 gig he had in LA for a few months. "In the year 2000" , Max skits, Joel skits, Andy skits, Preparation H Raymond, Artie Kendall the Ghost Crooner, Mr. T Apple Picking, etc., etc. ,etc. I grew up watching Conan. I used to go to sleep early in 5th grade back in 93-94, set my alarm for 12:30 to watch it, and then go back to sleep. When Brian Stack recently left, it was an end of an era.
+Mike Anderson I know what your thinking, 'if it's not broken don't fix it'. Conan was never going to be doing late night forever though. And he was getting some serious interest from Fox to host a 11:35 gig. Conan wanted the Tonight Show and NBC had to act, but unfortunately thanks to Leno the succession did'nt go smoothly.
I still list one of the best moments of my life as watching the 1860s American Baseball bit live.....I can't remember my entire family ever laughing harder together in our lives. The 12:35 NYC show was the same type of must-see ritual for me. When our family would vacation in hotels in the 90s I would often sneak out of bed as a kid back to the living room to watch Conan 12-inches from the screen with the volume way down so my family wouldn't catch me. I don't think I saw my first episode of Conan until 1996 or 1997, but I was hooked right away. Remember when NYC had a blackout and Conan still did his show with no audience? The BEST era was when Comedy Central started reairing episodes the next evening in the mid 2000s, I never missed an episode during that time. Sighhh, that feels like yesterday. I can still remember the CC promos hyping Late Night reruns coming to the network...Conan with the guitar playing for the elderly woman in bed and singing in that sweet high voice of his..."Old lady, go to sle-e-eeeeep"
I'll also never forget watching the episode live when Sue Johanson, the elderly tv sex therapist (totally thought she had passed away btw but she hasn't) was on the show to show off sex toys, and the wrestler Big Show Paul Wight was sitting next to her. When she strapped that dildo to her chin and started gobbling like a turkey...OH MY GOD! I can't even remember how old I was at that time, like 15 years old I think, but I remember being in physical pain for that entire interview because I was laughing so hard, absolutely NOBODY could keep it together that night
Conan broke down here a bit harder than on his last Tonight Show. He may have done occasional Shows here in NY since, but they were never the same compared to his stay there...
Screw Leno, NBC and The Tonight Show. Conan's current show on TBS is the best. Team Coco FTW!
got that right
Warren Buitendag sucked to hear him being so gracious to Leno when that big chinned bastard screwed him with no remorse. Jay is the most overrated TV personality in history.
Warren Buitendag to add insult to injury, after they fucked Conan over, they wouldn’t let him use the theme song that he used for 17 years when he went to tbs.
Jimmy Fallon is 🔥
Kyle Wijayatilleke nope
My fucking heart breaks when he praises Jay
+TexMexRustlinGirl I know it's so awkward right?
+LeMcCHarStar4ever He really meant it at the time, I'm sure he didn't expect what happened.
+Timothy Parry Jr No one did!
Conan left Late Night with Conan O' Brian then was named the host of The Tonight show for a few months before Jay Leno was given his position back from NBC as he requested that he be given his position back as the host of the tonight show, as NBC fired Conan from the Tonight Show because of low ratings and time slot issues(as Jay Leno had a show as a lead in to The Tonight show with Conan O' Brian)
+johnloche111 in short, Jay Leno screwed over Conan a few months later by taking the Tonight Show back after promising it to him years earlier.
"It's fine to be funny but if you have no character, None of it's worth a damn."
Good Advice.
Jay Leno should've listened to this
Man, that part where he thanks Jay Leno… it's almost eerie
Same here
I remember thinking that when I heard this. I was hoping Jay wouldn’t screw it up. But he did....
Leno act like a bitch
there will never be a better late night host than Conan
SimMaster other than Letterman
Engei Letterman is boring
Letterman was absolutely genre-defining, but that doesn't make him a "better" host or more entertaining.
not better but I think Conan and Craig Ferguson are on par.
Absolutely wrong. None of these guys could hold a candle to Johnny Carson
10:23 - His voice breaking right there gets me and you can see him quickly trying to move past it. I love Coco and crew.
Same thing happens in his Tonight Show finale right before he gets to the "please don't be cynical" part. I love Conan's humanity at least as much as his humor.
I know right? That broke my heart and all I wanted to do was give him a cuddle. What a genuinely wonderful person he is.
The voice quivering is heartbreaking
johnwayne87 why?
Leon Kan why?
When?
Where?
Conan is a super awesome human being. A stand up fella.
I just watched Conan say good bye from tbs. And he says thanks to the same people. That means something!
Besides Jay Leno and Jeff Zucher
Jeff Ross' journey from being a bartender into being Conan's executive producer is really inspiring. People should listen to Inside Conan podcast
I love how Conan always makes it about his staff when he ends the show.
Conan should still be hosting the Tonight Show today in 2021 and still have another good 10-12 years left in him.
But then we wouldn’t have his podcast 🥹
@farahcuenca6346 I miss the part where that's my problem
It's just difficult for me to warp my head around the fact that he hosted this program for over 15 years. I can't think of anything I've done for over 15 years.
LaCaillotiere being a 15 year old, I can second that
I've still never quit/lost my very first job....11 years later I'm still at my company right out of high school. Never been employed another place in my life. It feels like I blinked and a decade passed! It's actually a bit of a scary feeling, as a non-robot, the thought that someday I might be 40 years old and having to look for my first new job ever.
spaceye breathed
Shided and fard
How about Watching the Late Night with Conan O'Brien?
10:00 when my heart slowly shattered and my man's tear flow like river. oh my, I can't imagine Conan ever did this kind of speech
God Damn Conan is such a good role model. I really look up to you man, you are the best.
I'm glad that he's doing great with his TBS show now, but every time I come across something related to the infamous late night incident, my heart still breaks for Conan. :( Also, I miss his beard. Thank you for this! Looking forward to more of your clips.
You're welcome!
I have to agree. It's hard to forget what happened. But everyone's moved on. And Jimmy Fallon has done great with The Tonight Show. Plus, I get to put Conan on afterward since TBS airs a repeat at 12:30. I do kind of wish CBS picked him to replace Craig Ferguson, though.
***** What was that incident?
AmericanOtaku83 I like Colbert as much as anyone but I wish CBS had picked Conan to replace Letterman again.
***** lol it really seems it doesnt matter much for people like him he's always going to be fine with a personality like that
2009: "Jay Leno has called me constantly"
2012 (on Letterman): "The occasional phone call or two"
Lol
giraffedreams pretty sure he just lied to make it all seem good :D
I'm sure there was more phone calls in 2008 from Jay than in 2012 :-P strictly a business relationship (as Conan put it in that Letterman interview "He was my lead-in").
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed this
And he thanked Jeff Zucker, the one who came up with the 5 years plan, and following stupid decisions like Jay Leno on Primetime. If I was in Conan's place I would be diplomatic as he was.
damn i almost cried even if i never saw the show..
Hahaha
"Sometimes I read that its time for Conan to grow up because he's going to eleven thirty. And I assure you that's just not going to happen. It's who I am." I've been looking everywhere for this. Thank You.
nyfarou Shana Lewis You're welcome. I'll probably upload Conan's last interview with Fallon before he took over Late Night. That interview was great. I'll also be uploading more and more clips from Conan's Tonight Show if I can get away with it.
+Conan Tonight Show i would love to see that interview. please upload it
funny when he said
nothing get better than this
but now he's even better
I love Conan and andy
Conan has been on television in 1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016!
24 years I think.
Candy !
CONAN and ANDY for LIFE!!
God I love him! Please don't ever grow up Conan
The last part of his speech is pretty devastating in retrospect, knowing that his defiant attitude and his genuine personality wouldn't allow to take on a fake persona in order to fit into the Tonight Show, ultimately triggering the NBC debacle, and especially because of that Conan should be respected as not only an incredibly gifted Late Night Host , but also as the humble and honest human being that he is
Good thing is Conan is happy today and could even do some bits during lockdown,thanks to internet.
Conan is pure class. The network execs clearly missed the boat.
Conan for president
Hell yeah! If he runs for president, i wouldnt even think twice about voting who. Hes the man
Conan had a great team since '93 at Late Night (as evidenced by the team photo at the beginning) and you can tell he really appreciated that. He took them all to the Tonight show and when he got let go by NBC in '10 he took care of them (probably negotiated into his severance package, although I wouldn't put it past him to do it out-of-pocket) and then brought them all to TBS when legally allowed to start working again. Team Coco deserves a shout-out. Not just all the ones that made it on camera over the years, but the many behind the scenes folks. Conan has always sung their praises every step of the way. Very good and decent people.
He's the best late night show host ever!!!
EVER!!!
Conan has a great impact on the acceptable silliness when it comes to comedy - Stephen Colbert
Coming from a non America. I think he has been the best of all the US talk show hosts.
oriain81
Same, I love him... and I can't see the entire shows, but I love him he always cheers me up
True, i hate fallon i can't stand him, conan makes me laught all the time
I'm from India,Ive always liked him.
David letterman as well, obviously he is a legend
Same. Viva Coco from Mexico!
faces of johnny carson, letterman, conan & craig ferg is the Mount Rushmore of American talkshows.
He's my favorite US celebrity.
As a Conan fan since '97 his getting the Tonight Show was big for me too, I Idolized Conan.
"Lorne Michaels single handily made my career in television!"
Conan O'Brien
At 5.15 hearing Coan thank Jeff Zucker, who in the space of one year from when this was broadcast would be giving Conan no choice but to leave the Tonight Show and showed no regard at all for Conan's position. Jeff Zucker created the Tonight Show fiasco in 2010, amazing how things can change in the space of one year. "He's stuck with me and showed an eerie faith in me", well that was not the case in January 2010.
John King now works at fox, best place for his shitty ass
Watching him day and day out for the past year, as a person who was distant to stand up and host shows, seeing him almost break in tears at the end, was a sight to be seen. He is strong, really, funny and a genius at what he does.
LOVE YOU CONAN
I thought I would never see this speech again. Thanks so much for uploading! I'm subscribing for sure!
Thanks for subscribing!
I was super blessed to get to go to a live taping of Conan’s TBS show in 2014.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien was the greatest treat I've ever laid my eyes on via the television screen in my life. I used to get genuinely excited on a Friday night as those were usually the best shows...the characters, the bits, the unforgettable moments. The show that created the Walker Texas Ranger meme....they gave us so much! What a shame that nothing lasts forever. NBC used to be a great network all around. It's easy to bash NBC for the executive decisions they made, but as Conan mentions in this speech, NBC did give him a few chances through the first few lean years.
I just wish Conan never had the desire to do The Tonight Show. It's a legendary brand because of Johnny Carson, but it's just not the 70's anymore. Nobody needed to fight over The Tonight Show by the 2000s anyway. Especially as we were just on the brink of app-based television as we are now. Timeslots don't matter anymore. The name of your show doesn't really matter anymore. I wish Late Night with Conan could have just stayed as it was. In all reality, I'm a huge Conan fan, but he should have just WAITED. Just a bit more. I know he had that verbal agreement with Jay that he would get the show in 5 years, Jay thought he would be ready to leave, it turned out he wasn't, it got awkward and ugly....Conan should have just lingered on it some more. There was no need to make a timeframe for Conan to become host, as long as it was agreed that the job would become his. Now Conan is stuck on a network that doesn't even have a deal with Hulu. I almost never see Conan anymore because like many, I've abandoned cable tv for app based television, and TBS doesn't play ball. It's a real shame what could have been.
They put the full episodes on their website the day after
I have actually started using Sling since, which has TBS, so now I watch Conan again
Conan is by far the most talented, the classiest, the warmest and kindest man on television.
i like how he almost crys every time he leaves a show
+yerin Lee because he feels for the show and is proud of what they did his inability to hold it back speaks volumes about his character
it makes ME want to cry, I'm surprised tears are not rolling on his face, he has an open hearted gratefulness when he's serious like no other
I saw him crying leaving a Panda Express.
Just wait until the next one 👀
lol.......true
10 years later he's still the best Late Night host, and happier than ever- as he said in many recent interviews. Went to Conan taping yesterday. His crew members are fantastic, and he is full of energy and incredibly funny.
How many farewell/goodbye speeches has this guy had to give? His original late night show, then Tge Tonight Show after just seven months and then his TBS show. Any others? This guy has elevated losing/ending late night talk shows to an art. 😁
Late Night will always be Conan's pride and joy. Letterman may have had it before and grew it to its popularity but Conan made it an establishment and that can't be taken away from him. As much as I loved Conan hosting the Tonight Show and his own TBS show they both don't come close to anything he's done on Late Night.
Same i love the Conan show but i miss Late Night so bad
Agreed. Late night was raunchier and took more risks. They tamed it back for tonight show and it just didn’t work. Conan isn’t a Leno and can’t do a “safe” type of show
His voice. Heartbreaking. I love him. TeamCocoForever
Ten years passed. Leno is gone, Jimmy is a dud, and Conan is doing better than ever.
The GOAT of late night and respected and loved by everyone who works/ed with him, AND his piers!
I dnno why, I broke down when he cried
Conan is the BEST. The BEST! He’s sorely missed.
It's so bizarre to see him thank all of these people like Jay Leno who would later screw him over
+Mario Piacquadio It was NBC that screwed Conan. They did the same thing to Jay when he first got "The Tonight Show". That's how NBC treats it's on-air talent.
+Gall ery yeah you're right, but I don't think Conan has a lot of love for Jay right now
MarioNotBros It's unfortunate how things worked out between them. To be fair, though, it's not like Conan put Jay's needs ahead of his own when he first accepted NBC's offer to drop Jay in exchange for "The Tonight Show" (rather than going to another network). It's mostly on NBC for later thinking they could keep still keep Jay and Conan. Doing that just hurt both their careers.
+Gall ery exactly, I have no idea what NBC was thinking, I agree with Letterman's views on this whole thing. I'm glad the people that were behind NBC at the time are now mostly gone
I do agree with Dave when it comes to NBC (Jeff Zucker's penchant for horse-switching was just insane), but I disapproved of the way he went after Jay because (1) Conan Was partially responsible as the ratings slide began months before Jay's 10pm show came along, and (2) part of the reason people didn't watch Conan was because they were tuning in to see Letterman explain (and apologize to his wife for) his sex scandal. I was amazed by the restraint Jay showed not going after Dave the way he would have with any other cheating celebrity. So Dave assailing him when it was Jay's turn to be in the public spotlight (I felt) bordered on hypocrisy.
7:03 "My thanks to Jay Leno for all he's done for me..."
If only Conan could have predicted the future at that very moment. His thoughts would have been the complete opposite.
I love when he said "I've read in some articles that it's time for me to grow up. I assure that's not going to happen." Grow up?? He's in entertainment. If I want grown up and boring I would of watched Leno.
Respect to you Conan! What a beautiful and memorable speech.
I love that he moved on from the "Late Night Incident", and does a great ob at TBS....but damn I still feel sorry for him :/
And the fact that you can hear, that all the way through this speech, he is holding his tears back.....so sad :(
God, was this from a happier, more exciting time!
Am waking up pretty late to the late night shows and all the politics. I cannot thank you enough for uploading this.
Gratitude from India
it breaks my heart..i love him he is a trooper
Late Night was the best.
Late Nite with Conan was the greatest talk show of all time.
I'm in tears but TEAM COCO ALL THE WAY
"leno" I don't even capitalize the name anymore. (Yes, a George Carlin quote)
leno leno leno...... its pretty hard
Lol Carlin was the man
Conan paying respect to Dave is LIFE💖
0:29 This is Conan's "secret" sign to Andy. What it means is entirely between them. But you can only imagine.
Oh fuck is voice quivering
I like Jimmy Fallon but it's not really a talk-show, it's a game-show.
jvask33zie exactly! fuck fallon hea not funny
You like Fallon? Who could like that pretentious snob
He's changing the show to match the current generation, I think that's great, talk show hosts have been doing that for years. I'm tired of people smearing him and his show, I think he's doing a fine job.
**Fake laughs**
Hit the nail on the head.
classiest way to go out. i love you COCO!
I love Conan even now, but nothing will come close to his 12:35 slot in NYC....not even the 11:35 gig he had in LA for a few months. "In the year 2000" , Max skits, Joel skits, Andy skits, Preparation H Raymond, Artie Kendall the Ghost Crooner, Mr. T Apple Picking, etc., etc. ,etc. I grew up watching Conan. I used to go to sleep early in 5th grade back in 93-94, set my alarm for 12:30 to watch it, and then go back to sleep. When Brian Stack recently left, it was an end of an era.
+Mike Anderson I know what your thinking, 'if it's not broken don't fix it'. Conan was never going to be doing late night forever though. And he was getting some serious interest from Fox to host a 11:35 gig. Conan wanted the Tonight Show and NBC had to act, but unfortunately thanks to Leno the succession did'nt go smoothly.
I still list one of the best moments of my life as watching the 1860s American Baseball bit live.....I can't remember my entire family ever laughing harder together in our lives. The 12:35 NYC show was the same type of must-see ritual for me. When our family would vacation in hotels in the 90s I would often sneak out of bed as a kid back to the living room to watch Conan 12-inches from the screen with the volume way down so my family wouldn't catch me. I don't think I saw my first episode of Conan until 1996 or 1997, but I was hooked right away. Remember when NYC had a blackout and Conan still did his show with no audience? The BEST era was when Comedy Central started reairing episodes the next evening in the mid 2000s, I never missed an episode during that time. Sighhh, that feels like yesterday. I can still remember the CC promos hyping Late Night reruns coming to the network...Conan with the guitar playing for the elderly woman in bed and singing in that sweet high voice of his..."Old lady, go to sle-e-eeeeep"
I'll also never forget watching the episode live when Sue Johanson, the elderly tv sex therapist (totally thought she had passed away btw but she hasn't) was on the show to show off sex toys, and the wrestler Big Show Paul Wight was sitting next to her. When she strapped that dildo to her chin and started gobbling like a turkey...OH MY GOD! I can't even remember how old I was at that time, like 15 years old I think, but I remember being in physical pain for that entire interview because I was laughing so hard, absolutely NOBODY could keep it together that night
Mike Anderson lol I thought it was 3000
Conan is life changing
im 25 and love conan but really wish i was 25 in the 90s as i feel i missed out on conans best years
I love this man! Long live Conan!!!
10:15 he really shook right there...
That voice breaking really got me 🥺
To imagine what could've been.
I remember watching this live and being sad but also happy that he was getting the big show. Little did I know...
None is better than you, Conan. None was and never will be. You're the King of Late Night...
2009? it looks like 1980
love you conan
Chris.6 ikr lol
Max was the best talk show orchestra leader. So funny and wasn't annoying like Eubanks and Shaffer.
omieg89 plus Max on Max
@@langdonalger9219 and Joel on Joel with Joel watching.
Max Weinberg and Doc Severinsen are the best talk show band leaders to me.
so happy that his TBS show is doing awesome, i remember watching the first episode
Love these clips, thank you so much !
Conan your the funniest longest show host 1💙
Love you, Conan! :♥
His voice is breaking
You can feel the sadness in his voice
Thanks for uploading this 👍
And less than a year later Conan would become the second Late Night host to be stabbed in the back by Leno.
"That's just not going to happen!" Yes CONAN! Keep on Fighting!
One of the legends !
Man I love Conan 😩❤️
This is one of my favorite clips of anything ever.
Conan broke down here a bit harder than on his last Tonight Show. He may have done occasional Shows here in NY since, but they were never the same compared to his stay there...
these were the days
Pure class act!
Conan should've never left Late Night or NY. Show was never the same moving it to Los Angeles.
He did Late night for long enough.
It's a smaller show for a smaller audience and smaller money.
He was established enough to move on by this point.
Except his show single handledly changed the landscape of late night, to the point where him leaving it killed it.
I cried, when he cried.
We love you Conan!!!!
that was awesome!
6:26 Ahhh Conan stop your gonna make me cry
Omg I love Conan
❤❤❤❤❤Conan is the BEST!!!!
such a gentleman!
Isn’t Smigel the voice behind the Triumph insult comic dog ? That guy is a genius
Sincere, funny, and brilliant
This is so respectable
Almost forgot to watch this today.
Love ya Conan!!!!❤️❤️❤️
I cried.
A LOT.
I almost died when his voice quivered 😢
"Please come hang with me at the next gig - we're going to have a really good time"
- ugh. Fucking NBC.