Dave On Jay Leno Vs. Conan O'Brien | Letterman

Don't blame Conan.
(From "Late Show," air dates: 9/27/04, 6/1/09, 1/11/10, 1/12/10, 1/18/10, 1/20/10, 1/19/10, 1/21/10)

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[GojiAnguirus]

Dave was on absolute *FIRE* during this entire saga. He was truly at his best.

[lachd]

“I’m mocking Jay Leno relentlessly and mercilessly for one reason… I’m really enjoying it”

[bluecalix]

And I said to myself 'no-one is blaming Conan'
-David Letterman, comedy assassin

[kstepko]

I went to Ethiopia for three weeks in January 2010. The night I came home, my brother sat me down and very seriously said, “I need to tell you something”. I truly thought that someone in our family had died - but he wanted to tell me about Jay and Conan!

[myname]

“I’ll be in the lobby if you need me” in Leno voice always kills me

[disturbed_puppy]

When he says "I'm really enjoying it" it's like he lost 20 years off of his face for a second.

[fatalmodelmadhatter]

For those of you worrying, fear not: everyone involved is fine, it's just the 14th anniversary of the debacle. And don't blame Conan.

[TheMasterofGalvin]

Dave calling Fallon Lonnie Donegan never fails to kill me

[AlexanderKahrs]

Two things always gets me about this situation. David's impression of Leno, and the "I'll be in the lobby" remark lol

[CobyAshpis]

We all remember when Jay Leno went to Korea and was greeted by swarms of fans like a rockstar because passionate Korean fans had translated his show clips on YouTube. Not to mention all of the amazing interactions with his long time staff, remotes, legendary writing career on the Simpsons, and hit podcast. Oh wait… that’s all Conan - remind who Leno is again? The car guy who used to read news headlines?

[soapnorm]

“Yes I’m chicken hearted and yes I’m gutless. But these two characteristics have nothing to do with the current situation.” 😂😂😂😂

[birdieberry]

To watch this comedic drama play out in real time with Dave going into it like a sportscaster with a personal history in the game was a viewer's delight! 🍿🤣

[al]

The worst part of the whole debacle was that Jimmy Fallon ended up hosting the tonight show.

[mattypaul]

The Jay Leno "state of the network" bit was my all-time favourite from Letterman. "No one is blaming Conan" always has me laughing.

[kowalski]

This was peak television at the time. Unfortunately, evil prevailed and Leno got the franchise back. I'm still with Conan.

[patton]

Calling Fallon, Lonnie Donegan, is the most hilariously obscure pull of all time.

[kstepko]

Leno Victims Unit was hilarious! Ice T as Carson Daly?!? 🤣

[Kylefassbinderful]

0:19 Yeah it's apparently "getting to him" LMAO gets me every time

[jmaxxtv]

Excellent compilation of "The Golden Age Of Television". The only thing that could have made this better would have been ending it with Dave and Conan sitting together on Conan's first appearance back and just being silent. That was the icing on the cake! 🤣

[AlfonsoXIVdeColchón]

To this very day, my name for Fallon in conversations is Lonnie Donegan. I have gotten perplexed looks from people as much as I have gotten immediate laughs from people that remember this. That is how big all this was. Said it once, said it many times and I’ll say it again… David Letterman is the unrivaled GOAT.