Back in the late 20th century, when people were getting sick of stories about David Letterman's mistreatment by NBC -- instead of getting sick of stories about Conan O'Brien's mistreatment by NBC -- I managed to get an NBC executive on the phone, which wasn't easy in those days, and he proceeded to give me what he said was the real story about the whole mess.. [Read More]

Although he may soon be out of a job, Conan O'Brien is finally giving NBC what they've always wanted: big ratings. According to preliminary numbers from the Wrap, Tuesday's episode of 'The Tonight Show' saw a huge upturn among adults 18-49, earning a staggering 1.7 rating. Compared to Monday night's 1.2 rating, that's up a whopping 42 percent. [Read More]

Show the world whose side you're on! Feel free to use on blogs, twitter, etc. [Read More]

Conan comes forward with his thoughts on the NBC late night shake up. [Read More]

It feels like just four months ago that Myq Kaplan was a "new face" at Montreal for Just For Laughs, and here he is making his network TV debut performing stand-up comedy on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien! Kaplan is a master at wordplay and has plenty of new material, but for his debut here, he went back to the well for some of his oldies-but-goodies-that-you-would-never-know-were-oldies-if-you-never-heard-of-him-before. [Read More]

I am very happy to be here with all of my writer nerds, and my big, red-haired writer nerd, and do a silly little comedy show five days a week. It's great. [Read More]

Jimmy Pardo is a class act. After all, anyone who has seen him perform would testify that it's only natural that the quick-witted Chicago native was plucked from the comedy club circuit to be the warm-up comedian for the newly-minted Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. But reigning in the studio audience for the gold standard of late night television is only Pardo's day job: fans of alternative comedy know him as the host of the award-winning Never Not Funny (available at Pardcast.com), a weekly po... [Read More]

Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show," an accident that halted production. O'Brien was examined Friday at a hospital. The network declined comment on his condition or whether he had been released. O'Brien issued a statement through NBC that indicated he was treating the incident lightly. "Last thing I remember I was enjoying the play with Mrs. Lincoln, and the next thing I knew I was in bed being served cookies and juice" O'Brien said in the statement. [Read More]

One worrisome thing about "The Tonight Show" with Conan O'Brien is that the people who put it together don't appear to be worried. Maybe they're putting up a brave front or a happy face, but from the way they talk, you'd almost think the ratings were ducky. [Read More]

In Mr. O'Brien's first month as host, the median age of "Tonight Show" viewers has fallen by a decade — to 45 from 55, a startling shift in such a short time. This audience composition means advertisers can now address almost exclusively young viewers on "Tonight," and NBC is already contemplating a shift in how it sells the show. [Read More]