Leno To Leave 'Tonight Show,' Conan To Take Over

After a successful 17-year run, Jay Leno will announce that he is turning over hosting duties of "The Tonight Show" to his NBC late-night counterpart Conan O'Brien in 2009, Access Hollywood reported.

[in pittsburgh]

With no dis-respect to Conan, he simply has not shown the right style for the Tonight Show. I suppose that NBC is committed to this move for now, but I hope that if Conan fails to maintain the strength of the show that Carson, Leno, and Parr have established, that NBC could be open to bringing back Leno after a 6 month leave, and then interweave Leno with potential future hosts to find the right one.

[in Chicago]

Conan is ok but he is no Jay Leno. I have watched Conan's show and he simply is not the man for the job. I've been a fan since Johnny Carson and was unsure but open to Jay Leno taking over. With Conan, I already turn the channel when he's on and so does my 20 year old daughter. Please don't lose Jay and mess up the tonight show!

[Shaking My Head]

Condom,,, I mean Conan, is okay but as the other poster said; he isn't even close to being on-par with Leno. I hope against hope they'll find a way to keep jay,, he is a real find!

[reebie]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO say its not so,,, who would have ever thought jay leno could replace johnny,,,,but he did, but conan???????? come on, how about someone totally ot of the talk show arena like say///// ross/joey or chandler???? seriously.

[p rainwater]

conan is simply futher dumbing down of america.
americans are getting dumber and dumber. so they need dumb people to listen to.
why do you think obamie is still running for office?

[Shaking My Head]

p rainwater wrote:

conan is simply futher dumbing down of america.
americans are getting dumber and dumber. so they need dumb people to listen to.
why do you think obamie is still running for office?

I wouldn't call Conan dumb,,, but he isn't especially funny,,,,, at all.. HE seems to think he is funny and engaging,,, but no one else does....

[p rainwater]

Shaking My Head wrote:

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I wouldn't call Conan dumb,,, but he isn't especially funny,,,,, at all.. HE seems to think he is funny and engaging,,, but no one else does....

i wouldn't call conan dumb either, actually he is very intelligent.

it is his style of humor that is geared towards the dumber audience.

[Rion]

Give me a break! Conan is a genius. He was Magna Cum Laude at Harvard. That's THE HARVARD. So I'm not sure you're accurate in calling him dumb.

You may not get his humor...but Conan has a large following. Many big name celebrities prefer his talk show over the others.

He will need to tune it down a little for the earlier show...so it may appeal a little more to the OLD PEOPLE in this forum.

Next time know what you're talking about before you call someone dumb.

[Viva]

Shaking My Head wrote:

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I wouldn't call Conan dumb,,, but he isn't especially funny,,,,, at all.. HE seems to think he is funny and engaging,,, but no one else does....

Ditto that.

[Common Sense]

Leno was doing Dorito's commercials when he took over for Carson. At least Conan has a show already. I'm sure he'll seem a lot funnier when he has the tonight show writers writing his jokes. Good writing is all you need. He'll do fine.

[Roberta]

My vote on Conan is a BIG "NO." Someone with more class and professionalism is needed. Conan has none.

[Phil]

The Tonight Show is doomed, and it appears that the NBC head honchos won't realize it until viewers change their channels the night after Jay leaves. Excuse my brashness, but Conan acts like an idiot. He's an insult to the former stars of The Tonight Show.