The Hollywood Reporter wrote a ridiculous article about why Conan should not have interviewed with 60 minutes. Among their many ludicrous reasons, is that he wasn’t funny, he seems too hurt, and that his comedy tour clips looked “sad.” You guys suck. Obviously you have NBC and Jay Leno in your pocket, and you therefore feel the need to pick on Conan. People wanted to hear from him. Yes he’s sad he lost the show. He’s sad that NBC, the network that he put in 13 years with, turned on him. America wants to hear from him. And there is nothing wrong with him being honest about what happened. Had he not openly talked about it, people would accuse him of being a pussy that’s too afraid of NBC to say anything. By the way guys, he isn’t a hypocrite for going to cable after leaving NBC. The reason he wanted ‘The Tonight Show’ is because of Johnny Carson, not because he thirsts to be on a network. Suck it! Read the article below.
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Conan O’Brien May Not Fire Max Weinberg After All
Amidst reports that Team Conan sacked Max Weinberg after he courted Jay Leno, O’Brien’s team claims that “no details for the TBS show have been set as of now, none at all.” Here’s hoping that when the details are set, Weinberg gets canned. Anyone that would jump ship so quickly to the enemy has questionable loyalty. If Weinberg doesn’t return, I’m sure that the reason given to the press will be that he is too busy kissing Bruce Springsteen’s ass to give Conan his full attention. Conan needs to find someone that wants to be there.
Jim Carrey Joins Conan O’Brien on Tour – Watch Their Performance
Jim Carrey joined Conan O’Brien on his ‘Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television’ tour. He was dressed as a poor man’s ‘Superman,’ and they sang a Five for Fighting song. Can you guess which one? Conan later tweeted, “Jim Carrey rudely interrupted my power ballad last night. How did he get past security in a Superman outfit?” Watch the performance below.
George Lopez Insists that he Wants Conan on TBS
George Lopez went on CNN to debunk rumors that he was secretly pissed about Conan moving into his time slot. He also confirmed that Conan graciously called him to make sure that he had Lopez’s blessing, and that TBS would not have made the offer without Lopez giving his okay. I believe Lopez. Conan is a bigger star than him, and therefore makes a great lead-in. It only makes sense that Lopez would welcome him.
TBS Already has a Conan Promo Up
Conan O’Brien is Going to TBS
Is Fox going to throw a pity party over this? Team Coco is bringing Conan’s late night talk show to TBS every Monday through Thursday from 11:00 – 12:00 pm. Because of the time slot, he’ll be up against basic cable big wigs ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ and ‘The Colbert Report.’ Apparently Conan was impressed with TBS and is excited about having ‘The Family Guy’ and ‘The Office’ as a lead in. George Lopez is also excited about the Conan lead in for ‘Lopez Tonight.’ I guess Fox just couldn’t seal the deal. Some speculate that Conan didn’t want his comedy constricted with a network, making cable a pretty appealing alternative. You go Coco!
Slash Wears ‘Team Coco’ Pin on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’
I guess it’s clear where Slash’s allegiance lies in the late night feud. He appeared on Leno to perform a song from his self-titled solo album, wearing a ‘Team Coco’ pin to support Conan O’Brien. This is a pretty crafty way of showing his Leno defiance, given that boycotting the show altogether would make Slash miss out on some beneficial album promotion. Click the link below to see a picture of Slash wearing the pin.
Max Weinberg Courts Jay Leno – Did he Betray Conan?
Movieline is reporting that Conan O’Brien’s band leader, Max Weinberg, is vying to replace Kevin Eubanks as Leno’s bandleader. He apparently has wanted the job as ‘The Tonight Show’ band leader for some time, and when Leno replaced Conan, Weinberg defected Team Coco. Movieline also points out that Weinberg and Conan may not have as close a relationship as originally thought, as Weinberg is “conspicuously absent” from Conan’s summer tour. Maybe if Conan goes to Fox he can employ Kevin Eubanks as his bandleader, and then he and Leno can call it even.
NBC Won’t Allow Conan to Appear on ‘Idol Gives Back’
Looks like NBC will keep Conan on lock-down as long as possible. Conan was asked to appear on ‘Idol Gives Back,’ but NBC said no. Conan’s contract with NBC expires in May, and I guess they didn’t want him to appear on the very network that they will likely be competing with in the future. So much for charity.