Friday, May 29, 2009
Today marks the end of Jay Leno's wasteful 17 years as host of The Tonight Show starring with Jay Leno.

I'm still not convinced that Conan O'Brien is the right person for the job, I think his sophomoric humor is better suited for a later, loopier crowd. But anything, anything is funnier than Jay Leno.

And quite honestly, I'm also a little upset that the show is moving from Burbank to the Universal Studios backlot.

Of course I know it's not even two miles away, and that it'll be a big draw for the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, but after living in Burbank for three years and working there for six I oddly have lots of Burbank Pride.

I can't stand how it's mocked so openly around Hollywood, even on TV. Yes, Laugh In's "beautiful downtown Burbank" bit was seeped in sarcasm.

Either way, The Tonight Show's new era begins on Monday. Be there.
 
posted by Josh at 7:01 AM |


1 Comments:


At 9:19 PM, Blogger Shep

I'm partial to Conan. I think he can be sophomoric and sophisticated. Maybe it's because I once ALMOST appeared in one of his sketches (I was literally cropped out). I think he is going to produce a much better show than Jay. He will grow into the role, similarly to what he did with Late Night. The question that has to be asked, is, can Conan live up to the hype? He has been heavily marketed by the network these past few weeks. Will he be as good as they promise to casual viewers?