Conan O’Brien’s foray into basic cable (airing on TBS) settled on an applicable show title two months ago. Because “Conan” is just that, the host, personality — and perhaps for the first time ever — person (rather than caricature) unfiltered and freely spirited. On tonight’s premiere episode — following a humorous pre-taped open featuring an […]
‘Conan’ comes into his own
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:25 pm · November 8th, 2010
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Jay Leno’s closes a chapter on ‘The Tonight Show’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:08 pm · May 29th, 2009
I’ve been pretty hard on Jay Leno over the years. In the late night wars, he’s had neither the comedic inventiveness nor (certainly) the journalistic capacity to become must-watch TV like David Letterman and, to a lesser extent, Conan O’Brien. Even the sober Tom Snyder proved a more intriguing watch for me when he was […]
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