Last night was Conan's first night as host of the Tonight show, and was the first time in 17 years the show was hosted by someone not named Jay Leno. Conan served as Late Night host for 16 years in New York, before getting the gig and moving to L.A.
Before last nights debut, Conan was show-less for 4 months waiting until Leno's last night as Tonight show host. O'Brien's Late Night job was handed over to actor and so called "funny guy" (that really isn't funny) Jimmy Fallon. The first episode featured a guest appearance by Will Ferrell and was closed out by rock band Pearl Jam.
One thing I was worried about before Conan's cross country migration, was whether or not he would be bringing the Max Weinberg 7 with him. Thankfully he did. Apart from Conan's jokes, the daily pranks on Max were by far my favorite part of the show. After Conan's 4-month standstill and location swap, it looks like the show will be just as successful and I'm glad to say late night television is once again worth watching. I don't know how much more of Jimmie Fallon's unfunnyness and Carson Daly's humongous head I could have taken.
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