Lorne Michaels: Rooting against Conan?
The "Saturday Night Live" boss, who plucked Conan O'Brien from obscurity 17 years ago, "has not been throwing his weight behind the embattled talk show host," says the L.A. Times. Michaels, according to The Times, is "apparently miffed" that he's not an executive producer on "The Tonight Show," even though he was the one who tapped and developed Conan as a talk show host. Instead, The Times says Michaels is firmly behind having Jimmy Fallon in place to succeed Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show."
Seth Meyers explains NBC, Conan and Leno: It's like marriage and divorce!
"This week you didn't need Cinemax to see someone get screwed on TV," Meyers explained on "Weekend Update."
Read Conan's 1993 New York Times Op-Ed: "O'Brien flops!"
"As much as this writer would like to root for Mr. O'Brien, one can't help but have grave doubts about his prospects. Despite the considerable power of his raw sexuality and mesmerizing intellectual presence, this 'Late Night' may very well end up the late 'Late Night. Or not, I gotta go."
Jay Leno's 2004 announcement: "I don't want to see all the fighting"
