Conan

30. May 2009 | 06:40

Conan O’Brien’s (earlier) time has come

As a new day for ‘The Tonight Show’ dawns, the comic host says he’s ready to get, or take, his kicks. Conan O’Brien knows he’s supposed to be angry. Everyone assumed he’d be steamed that his promotion to “The Tonight Show” host chair has been upstaged by you-know-who. But O’Brien doesn’t really do steamed, at least not publicly. This is a guy, after all, who made his name with nonsensical comedy … (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 21:07:47)

Heeere’s Conan! But he’s still the follow-up act for Jay Leno

In his final appearance in February as the most dangerous guest on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” Norm Macdonald described Jay Leno’s decision to stay at NBC as only he can. (News Source: McClatchy Washington Bureau - 00:42:19)

Jay Leno bids farewell to `Tonight’ with jokes, sentiment, welcomes successor Conan O’Brien

Jay Leno interviews Conan O’Brien during Leno’s final taping as host of “The Tonight Show.” Good Luck, Jay! (News Source: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 00:46:27)

Conan O’Brien brings a new vibe to ‘The Tonight Show’

At a wispy 6-foot-4, Conan O’Brien doesn’t walk so much as glide. So with what seems like only a few strides, he’s out of his guitar-and-memorabilia-decorated office, through a hallway, across a back lot and on his new Tonight Show set here at Universal Studios. (News Source: USA Today - 02:01:29)

Conan O’Brien brings a new vibe to ‘The Tonight Show’

LOS ANGELES, May 30 - At a wispy 6-foot-4, Conan O’Brien doesn’t walk so much as glide. So with what seems like only a few strides, he’s out of his guitar-and-memorabilia-decorated office, through a hallway, across a back lot and on his new Tonight Show set here at Universal Studios. “This is the man,” O’Brien says with a Superman tone, grasping the shoulder of a bemused Bob Dickinson, one of … (News Source: The Malaysian Insider - 02:11:08)

Quiz: Are you a Conan connoisseur?

When Conan O’Brien took over Late Night in 1993, NBC had so little faith in him that they only renewed the show for weeks at a time. On Monday, he ascends to the Tonight perch, the highest rung of NBC’s late-night ladder. Before he delivers his first 11:35 p.m. ET/PT monologue, test your O’Brien IQ with our quiz: (News Source: USA Today - 00:35:50)

Conan O’Brien ushers in new era of ‘The Tonight Show’ on Monday

LOS ANGELES - Conan O’Brien wants viewers to think of his “Tonight Show” debut Monday as the introductory course to a new late-night era. (News Source: Kitchener - Waterloo Record - 01:56:41)

Adalian Column: Hair Comes Conan, At Long Last

It’s another sunny day in Southern California, and Conan O’Brien is about to go for a ride. The soon-to-be host of “The Tonight Show” waits just outside the entrance of his new late-night Thunderdome, Stage One on the Universal Studios backlot. The calendar says Memorial Day, but while most of the world is firing up the grill, Mr. O’Brien is standing quietly by himself, clad in a snazzy blue … (News Source: TVWeek - 19:21:42)

Bigger room but same Conan: O’Brien ready for `Tonight’ debut Monday, comedy style intact

LOS ANGELES - Conan O’Brien wants viewers to think of his “Tonight Show” debut Monday as the introductory course to a new late-night era. “I’m not going to cure cancer on the first show, and I’m not going to jump Snake River Canyon. I’m not going to levitate. (News Source: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 17:31:03)

Conan Touts Tonight Show to DFW

Future Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien lets DFW know what we can expect with him as host. Conan begins as host on June 1. (News Source: NBC Dallas Fort Worth - 15:27:42)

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