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Conan O’Brien Will Triumph Over NBC

Filed under: Conan O’Brien One of the sticking points in the negotiations between Conan O’Brien and NBC is a custody battle — who gets Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and other characters Conan has created over the years … sources tell TMZ.

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Leno vs. Conan vs. NBC — The War is On

Filed under: Jay Leno , Conan O’Brien Conan O’Brien and NBC are at war …

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‘SNL’ Adds Unfunny Take to Leno/Conan Feud

Filed under: Jay Leno , Conan O’Brien “Saturday Night Live” had a full week to put together something funny on the Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien/”Tonight Show” shakeup. They could have used another week

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Conan O’Brien Strikes Departure Deal with NBC

Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Jay Leno , Conan O’Brien Conan O’Brien and NBC have reached a settlement in principle and the big announcement is expected Saturday, sources tell TMZ.We’re told NBC has already given Conan’s lawyers a draft of the agreement and his hired guns were going over it Friday night. … Permalink

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NBC Finds Its Attack Dog in Its War with Conan: Dick Ebersol

NBC has drawn the long knives and dispatched NBC Sports titan and former late-night guru Dick Ebersol —who produced Saturday Night Live during the Joe Piscipo years—to strike back at Conan O’Brien in a New York Times interview. Angry that O’Brien has been making fun of his pals Jay Leno and Jeff Zucker , Ebersol—in a clearly strategic move on the part of NBC— told the dean of the late-night TV reporters Bill Carter that he thought O’Brien’s Leno jokes were ” chicken-hearted and gutless to blame a guy you couldn’t beat in the ratings ” and that NBC “bet on the wrong guy.” Class acts, these NBC executives. In a historical footnote, back when it was Dave Letterman who was fighting with NBC and Jay Leno, Ebersol was identified as one of Letterman’s biggest allies at the network who loudly pressed the case to give Letterman The Tonight Show , according to Times reporter Bill Carter’s book The Late Shift

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Kimmel’s Brutal Leno Beatdown — On Jay’s Show!

Filed under: Jay Leno , Conan O’Brien Jimmy Kimmel completely destroyed Jay Leno on his own show last night — constantly ripping the talk show host apart for taking back the 11:35 PM time slot.Trust us, this gets pretty damn awkward/awesome. See Also Conan O’Brien — “I’m … Permalink

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Conan O’Brien — ‘I’m Considering’ Porn Deal

Filed under: Jay Leno , Conan O’Brien Conan O’Brien must be really hard up for a job now that Jay Leno’s reclaimed the 11:30 PM slot — because he’s now considering Pink Visual’s XXX offer.Coco’s not only thinking about it, but last night he even suggested some more titles — like “Two …

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Jay vs. Conan — It Gets Personal

Filed under: Jay Leno , Conan O’Brien The late night battle rages on — and last night, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien both took shots at each other and slammed NBC during their opening monologues.

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Conan Could Get Screwed Again … on Film

Filed under: Jay Leno , Conan O’Brien Conan O’Brien finally has a job offer on the table when he blows off NBC — a porno flick called “Conan the Boobarian.”On Monday night’s show, Conan said he’d like to “work in a classier business with better people, like hard-core porn” — and it … Permalink

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Another Sign Leno’s on the Move

Filed under: Jay Leno , Conan O’Brien Sometimes a story is just right in front of your face. “The Jay Leno Show” billboard on the Universal Studios lot was just removed.The billboard reads, “COMEDY AT 10/9c” — and therein lies the problem

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