Conan to takeover "The Tonight Show" in 2009
 

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html


LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- NBC's "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno will retire at the end of his current five-year contract in 2009 and be replaced by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien, the network said Monday.

O'Brien signed a new contract Monday that guarantees he will assume the job as host of America's top-rated late night talk show, "The Tonight Show," sometime during the 2009 season. Leno took over the show from Johnny Carson in May 1992. By the time he steps down, he will have hosted the program for more than 17 years.


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Big news. Conan is much funnier than Jay. Shame we have to wait til 09 though. Apparently Leno is supposed to make the announcement on the show tonight.

:y:

That's still five years away. :nono:

he wont do half of the things he does on Late Night because it will be a whole new audience. Thats the same audience who thinks Jay Leno is funny

still lots of :love: for Conan

Yay! The best deserves the best... Just wish it coulda been a bit sooner.

well that's good. gives me a reason to watch it now... in 2009 :mad:

At least Conan has good job security?

Yeah, I heard about this earlier. I doubt it will be as funny because of the switch in timeslots, but oh well.

This is awesome.

I'll be 31 years old then, I'm 27 now. :(

Sweet, I can't wait.

yeah sickkkkkkkk

yea sick*

oh great wasted my 14,000 post making fun of Stima

kinda fitting when you figure what % of those 14,000 were making fun of Stima...

That is some good news :)

GAYNESS TO THE ANUS

nah jk cool