I wish I could say that the sight of hundreds of eager Conan O’Brien fans waiting to get into the Beacon Theater while dressed as pop culture references (Waldo, I found you!), their beloved Coco, and The Flaming C! would be different on any night other than October 31st. But as any member of Team Coco could attest, that simply wouldn’t be the case. Halloween or not, the Conan elite were slapping on their finest (and sometimes intentionally downright terrible) orange wigs and welcoming home their departed hero, in a line that wrapped around three Manhattan blocks.
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- 11/1/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
As a final signoff on the settlement sealing Conan O'Brien's exit from "The Tonight Show" was pushed by another day, Jay Leno on Monday gave his side of the story of NBC's late-night turmoil, and fans of O'Brien braved the rain to rally support.
All in all, O'Brien's settlement with NBC might be worth more than previously thought, up to $45 million-$50 million, when severance packages for "Tonight" staff are included. It will allow O'Brien to join another network, possibly Fox, in September.
O'Brien's successor at "Tonight," Leno, told viewers of his "The Jay Leno Show" on Monday night's show that "we might have an answer for you tomorrow" on his expected return to "Tonight."
While he had joked about NBC's late-night woes, Leno, a frequent target of a barbs from fellow comedians who blame him for pushing O'Brien out by agreeing to return to late-night, had not seriously addressed...
All in all, O'Brien's settlement with NBC might be worth more than previously thought, up to $45 million-$50 million, when severance packages for "Tonight" staff are included. It will allow O'Brien to join another network, possibly Fox, in September.
O'Brien's successor at "Tonight," Leno, told viewers of his "The Jay Leno Show" on Monday night's show that "we might have an answer for you tomorrow" on his expected return to "Tonight."
While he had joked about NBC's late-night woes, Leno, a frequent target of a barbs from fellow comedians who blame him for pushing O'Brien out by agreeing to return to late-night, had not seriously addressed...
- 1/18/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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