Jan
2010
Conan O’Brien Departure Notice Delayed At Least Until Later Today
Every day bring another promise of an announcement of the resolution of Conan O’Brien’s departure from The Tonight Show, and as the day closes, it doesn’t happen. Wednesday was no exception to this rule.
The good news is that The Hollywood Reporter is stating that it really is down to just the severance pay for his staff that is the hold up, and that is expected to be resolved by some time on Thursday.
In other news, the rumors that the Fox network is ready to talk to Mr. O’Brien about giving him a brand new show in the fall have picked up steam as his ratings have surged this week on The Tonight Show. While some of the viewing is out of curiosity, some of it also you can tell the host is reveling in his status of “dead man walking.” His comedy has been laser sharp, quick witted, beautifully delivered and devastatingly cutting. NBC executives have to be dying to get this man off the air.
So, if Fox does come calling, my gut tells me it is going to be this Conan O’Brien they are looking for, not the one we’ve had for the last seven months. This version of Conan has huge potential if he can keep it up.
