Conan is Back!

They say everything happens for a reason and that couldn't be more true for Conan O'Brien.

A year ago the Conan drama was non-stop with him leaving his 16 year gig as the host of Late Night with Conan O'Brien to replace talk show veteran Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. This was the biggest deal in late night talk shows to happen in many years, and everyone was watching; that is, until they weren't. The debut of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien brought in huge numbers, but for one reason or another the viewers didn't stick, and within months NBC decided it was time for another shake up. Basically their plan was to give Leno back the time slot, and shift Conan to the less popular 12:05 spot. Conan said no chance, packed up his crew and said goodbye to NBC. (But not without getting one pretty sweet severance package to the tune of $45 million).

All's well that ends well and Conan's new show on TBS (or the Comedy Network in Canada) proves that. It premiered on Monday night, and if I do say so myself, Conan is funnier than ever. He didn't dance around the controversy, opening the show with blatant digs to his old bosses. The jokes were funny, Conan seemed rejuvenated and his duet with Jack White at the end of the show was fantastic! Who knew?!

Conan is back to his roots with his old side kick, Andy Richter, joining in on the fun. The show runs from Monday to Thursday and is definitely not to be missed.

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