Conan O'Brien to make TBS his new late-night home
NEW YORK (AP) - Late-night mainstay Conan O'Brien is headed to TBS to resume his comedic duties with a talk show expected to debut in November, the network says.
The program will air Mondays through Thursdays at 11 p.m. Eastern, shifting TBS' "Lopez Tonight," starring George Lopez, to midnight.
Monday's surprise announcement hit the same day O'Brien starts a two-month, nationwide comedy tour in Eugene, Ore., amid persistent reports that he was likely to claim Fox as his new late-night home.
Barring Fox, syndication was widely considered O'Brien's most likely option. Few if anyone mentioned TBS as a plausible destination.
O'Brien began serious talks with TBS just last week, the network said.
"In three months, I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I'm headed to basic cable," O'Brien said in a tongue-in-cheek-toned statement. "My plan is working perfectly."
O'Brien left NBC in January after hosting "The Tonight Show" for just eight months, as his ratings plunged from those of his longtime "Tonight" predecessor, Jay Leno, who reclaimed the hour. Until last June, O'Brien had followed Leno as host of "Late Night" since 1993.
OBrien's parting deal bars him from appearing on TV until September.
Monday, April 12, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: Conan O'Brien to host talk show on TBS
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere in the World.
The Cringe, featuring SNL Band's drummer Shawn Pelton, are in a mini-video that takes place both during their photo shoot with photographer Timothy White and at their concert in Brooklyn, NY, to promote their forthcoming third album, Play Thing, to be released at stores nationwide on June 8th.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Callling All Ex-Presidents!
Everyone on SNL from Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford to Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton to host Jim Carrey (filling in for the late Phil Hartman) as Ronald Reagan, every U.S. President that was lampooned on the show since 1975 banded together for a film for a website called FunnyorDie.com which is directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard, who also hosted SNL in 1982.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Hall and Oates Cancel Tonight's Apperance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
According to Jimmy Fallon's Twitter account, he announced that Daryl Hall and John Oates apperance on tonight's show have been cancelled due to T-Bone Wolk's passing. No word on whether Hall and Oates will make up for their cancelled apperance. Stay tuned.
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