Conan O'Brien Talks About Jay Leno | Letterman

The former "Tonight Show" host talks about his replacement.
(From "Late Show," air date: 5/17/12)

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[redheadgoeshealthy]

I was lucky enough to be an intern on his Tonight Show. Best 3 months of my life.

[LNSLateNightSaturday]

This period of Conan's life is a lesson in taking a humiliating setback and using it as a springboard to personal growth. I've always loved him and always will...

[rhcook]

It’s absolutely criminal Conan is not on television anymore. He still makes me laugh far more than anyone else ever could.

[khaotix]

The fact that this entire mess led to Jimmy Fallon hosting The Tonight Show in the end is the worst thing to happen 😂

[nii_amart]

The fact that he mentions the name of his employees anytime he talks about them just shows what kind of boss he is. Most celebs don't even respect their assistants but Conan has made Sona & some of his other employees bigger stars than some Hollywood celebs. His staff will do anything for him 'cos he values & respects them.

[ChristopherDazey]

This is a monumental conversation in the history of late night talk.

[memento]

I still have the recordings of Conan's last three weeks at NBC. Letterman is not wrong. That was an golden age. Conan and Andy just constantly roasting the network with no fucks left to give was amazing.

[mrsjr]

I love how Dave gets really honest when talking about Jay Leno

[Jt]

The first 5 minutes of this interview are exactly what make both Dave and Conan so great at their jobs. Just beautiful timing and being honest yet funny. Honest and funny isn’t a vibe I’ve ever gotten from Jay

[jessedampolo]

The way Dave came out to support Norm and Conan was so huge, you can tell how important it was to both of them that someone they admired so much would support them.

[redskins]

One of my all-time favorite Letterman interviews! I loved that Letterman backed Conan throughout that whole debacle with Leno.

[_SoCalDude_]

Conan's impression of Jay never fails to make me laugh

[hankkingsley]

Dave, Conan and Ferguson are the only guys who did this job properly in their era.

[chrispfeifer]

Conan came out better than all of them. He's still doing what he loves and, most importantly, he's doing it the way he wants to do it

[fdrstan]

I can honestly say that Conan has made me laugh over the course of my life more than any other entertainer BY FAR.

[suprchickn]

"Like picking up anti-matter with chopsticks!" Conan is the perfect follow-up to the Letterman comedic legacy.

[abhiu]

Conan was holding back tears at 1:50 . It meant so much to him to hear those words from Letterman.

[mackstewart]

Conan and Dave both doing the Jay Leno impression at 10:16 is a legendary moment in talk show history.

[elis__nbnb]

One of the greatest interviews in TV history. The way Letterman builds up the tension in the story, pauses, and hits us with "some kind of a mix-up", makes me crack up every time. Conan slowly being coaxed into roasting Leno and Letterman getting visibly giddy... I come back to this video all the time and crack up at the same jokes. Love both of these guys so much!

[jasonbarnes]

Conan has always been so underrated as a comic but also as a genuine person.