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Old 09-27-2004, 11:10 PM   #21
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i think leno himself is a funny guy but the scripted, dead interviews and the nightly requirement for a michael jackson joke wear very thin with me.

I think that's the thing that bugs me the most about Leno. He finds a target and harps on them repeatedly, for weeks on end. I remember when the first Micheal Jackson allegations came out he devoted an entire show towards slagging MJ. Since he's never been convicted, I'd say a libel/slander case is not out of the questions. Moreover, it just wasn't funny after the first 5 minutes.

Get your laughs in and move on Jay.
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Old 09-28-2004, 04:31 PM   #22
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Sure- we all love the Conologue. Here are some recent highlights...

"Some big news; Britney Spears is now married. Of course, we tape early, so this may not be the case when the show airs."

"Earlier today CBS admitted that the documents they aired about President Bush's National Guard duty were forged. As a result, CBS is now planning to drop the 'C.'"

"It's been reported that in his recent speeches, John Kerry has been talking more about religion and God. Apparently, Kerry keeps saying 'Oh God, I'm going to lose.'"

"20,000 Native Americans are in Washington D.C. this week to celebrate the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. Admission to the American Indian Museum is free as long as you spend $50 at the blackjack tables."

"Over the weekend, Madonna was in Israel spreading the word about Kabbalah and Tom Cruise was in Spain spreading the word about Scientology. Not only that, Christina Aguilera was in Miami to spread a rash."

"US Weekly says they've uncovered documents that show Britney Spears held a fake wedding to confuse the press and keep them away from her real wedding. US says they knew something was fishy when they found out the wedding was performed by Dan Rather."

"President Bush and John Kerry have both agreed to three presidential debates, although their campaigns are still trying to decide on the format. Apparently Kerry wants a town-hall format while Bush wants to do 'Rock, Paper, Scissors.'"

"During a speech today, John Kerry said that Iraq is distracting President Bush and has caused Osama bin Laden to become Osama bin Forgotten. Then Kerry introduced his new speechwriter, 9-year-old Mikey Sullivan."

"According to a new MTV poll, 49% of MTV viewers think the United States did the right thing by going to Iraq. The other 51% said Beyonce's booty is off the hook."

"Today, VH1 announced that at next month's Hip Hop Honors, M.C. Hammer will appear with Public Enemy. Then afterwards, M.C. Hammer will return to public housing."

"Today in Washington, President Bush marked the opening of the American Indian National Museum, and he said 'It will serve as a powerful reminder of the spirit and vitality of American Indians.' And then he said 'so which one of you is Tonto?'"

"TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggert is in trouble for saying that he would kill any gay man who looked at him romantically. In response, a spokesman for gay men said 'Hey, we're gay, we're not blind.'"

"The company that makes Kryptonite bike locks is offering customers free replacements after they learned that their new locks could be picked open with a ballpoint pen. Also, the Bic company has been ordered to drop its new 'buy a pen, get a bike' commercial."

"In a recent interview, Paris Hilton said that when it comes to dating, she doesn't want 'some good-looking idiot with no brain.' Paris said 'I'm already bringing that to the relationship.'"

"According to The New York Post, when Star Jones gets marries she's going to charge the hairstylists and makeup artists $5000 for the privilege of working on her wedding. Which seems like a lot of money, but you should see what she's paying the guy who's marrying her."

"Today is Yom Kippur, the day that Jewish people ask for forgiveness for Barry Manilow."

"CBS has been receiving a lot of emails asking them to fire Dan Rather. In fact, the only people who want to keep Rather on the air are Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings."

"Yesterday, Britney Spears told reporters that she plans on taking her husband's name. Not only that, in two months she plans on giving it back."

"Yesterday in Washington, Iraq's Prime Minister Ayad Allawi thanked President Bush for liberating his country from Saddam Hussein. Then Allawi said 'Now please don't make me go back there.'"

"Southwest Airlines is being sued because they made a morbidly obese man buy two seats. The airline is being sued by the two seats."

Click here for archived quotables...

http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Late_Night_with_Con...e/archive.shtml
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Old 02-16-2008, 12:56 AM   #23
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His stand up is hilarious, his show? Awful.
Which is pretty much the exact opposite of Conan in every way.
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Old 02-16-2008, 01:03 AM   #24
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Do I have to ask why you revived a dead thread, a dead thread that ended like 1 year and half ago??
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Old 02-16-2008, 01:07 AM   #25
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Do I have to ask why you revived a dead thread, a dead thread that ended like 1 year and half ago??
Oops, didnt realize it was quite that old. What happened was, I was watching Leno and they mentioned something about Conan getting a new set when he jumps to Leno's timeslot, so I Googled to find out more. As blind luck would have it, the first result on Google was actually this thread on Calgarypuck.com of all places. I thought that was hilariously weird, so I opened it and just responded without looking at the date, I guess I just assumed it was a running thread. Very odd.

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Old 02-16-2008, 08:24 AM   #26
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Any news on what is going to happen to Leno? Say what you want about him but his ratings are good and have been for 10 years. I remember reading somewhere that Fox is looking to snap him up. That has NBC a little worried,
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Old 02-16-2008, 10:34 AM   #27
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I miss Craig Kilborn.
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Old 02-16-2008, 10:36 AM   #28
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Wow, this has to be one of the oldest thread bumps... Almost 4 years?
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Old 02-16-2008, 10:43 AM   #29
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^ No kidding, considering the new board software came in around August 2004, you can't get much older then this thread on this version of CP.

I do remember when Leno was cutting edge when filling in for Carson, right up there with Letterman as far as being funny, when Letterman he was in the late slot on NBC, and the battle those guys had to succeed Carson. Letterman too was a blast, watch some old top 10s and old skits they're better/more controversial, then the junk rolled out today. I rarely watch those shows anymore, but the humor and in between interview bits is predictable at best.

So Leno is a pretty funny guy, but when you're in that time slot, as will happen to Conan, your edgy stuff will get watered down slowly more and more, and to maintain those mainstream viewers in that time slot, you can't go too close to the edge too often, or the ratings likely start to dip and you get a friendly visit from the network execs.
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Old 02-16-2008, 10:45 AM   #30
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Anyone else notice the Flames jersey in the Leno crowd last night?
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Old 02-16-2008, 10:45 AM   #31
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And here I thought Frank the Tank was back.
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