I love this guy.
I dare you to stare at this picture for 20 seconds straight.
I know I don't shave my legs every day but this is ridiculous!
People of Earth:
In the last few days, I've been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I've been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I've been absurdly lucky. That said, I've been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.
Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.
But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.
Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn't the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.
So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn't matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.
There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.
Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it's always been that way.
Yours,
Conan
Wow, on a good day my Mother looks younger than she does here.
Lay off the blow & booze Kristin, it's bad for you.
Nope. She's wearing it on purpose.
Glad to see she's still around. Seriously, I was getting worried.
makes me feel 100% better about gaining weight over the holidays.
I'm an Award Show junkie but even I don't touch The People's Choice Awards with a 10 foot pole.
I did see a clip of Mariah Carey's waddle up to the stage and it is hilarious. Who shows up drunk for live television?
Oh Mimi, you crazy.
Okay, that was a tad mean but what is going on with The Wilson Brothers lately?
Luke doing AT&T commercials? And Owen... well... I don't know but he needs to get back to writing and give the rom coms a rest.

and baby makes 3!

Dennis Brutus 85, anti-Apartheid activist, poet, prostate cancer.
Yves Rocher 79, (Rocher cosmetics) cause of death undisclosed.
Percy Sutton 89, civil rights activist, attorney for Malcolm X.
Esther Chavez 76, Mexican women's rights activist, cancer.
Vic Chesnutt 45, musician, muscle relaxant overdose.
Brittany Murphy 32, actress, cardiac arrest.
Alaina Reed Hall 63, actress (Sesame Street) breast cancer.
Chris Henry 26, football player, car accident.
Roy E. Disney 79, entertainment executive, stomach cancer.
Maggie Jones 75, actress (Coronation Street) long illness.
Daul Kim 20, model, suicide.
Jerry Fuchs 34, drummer, fall.
Susan Atkins 61, mason family member, brain cancer.
David Arneson 61, dungeons and dragons creator, cancer.
Mary Travers 72, folk singer, leukemia.
Patrick Swayze 57, actor, pancreatic cancer.
Jim Carrol 60, author, heart attack.
Adam Goldstein 36, DJ, drug overdose.
Dominick Dunne 83, writer, bladder cancer.
Ted Kennedy 77, politician, brain cancer.
Don Hewitt 86, television producer, pancreatic cancer.
Les Paul 94, guitarist/inventor, pneumonia.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver 88, activist, natural causes.
Andy Kessler 48, pro skateboarder, wasp sting.
Frank Borth 91, comic book artist, natural causes.
John Hughes 59, director/screen writer/producer, heart attack.
Frank McCourt 78, author, melanoma.
Walter Cronkite 92, journalist, cerebrovascular disease.
Martin Streek 45, DJ, suicide.
Karl Malden 97, actor (Streets of San Francisco) natural causes.
Billy Mays 50, television pitch man, cause of death undetermined.
Farrah Fawcett 62, actress, cancer.
Michael Jackson 50, propofol intoxication.
Ed McMahon 86, television host, long illness.
Bea Arthur 86, actress, cancer.
IZ the Wiz 50, graffiti artist, heart attack.
David Carradine 72, actor/director, hanged.
Danny Gans 52, entertainer, died in sleep.
Millvina Dean 97, last living passenger aboard The Titanic, pneumonia.
James Whitmore 87, actor, lung cancer.
Arthur Erickson 84, architect, natural causes.
Dom DeLuise 75, actor/comedian, kidney failure.
Marilyn Chambers 56, actress, heart disease.
Shane McConkey 39, extreme skier, base jumping accident.
Jade Goody 27, british television personality, cervical cancer.
Natasha Richardson 45, actress, epidural hematoma.
Ron Silver 62, actor, esophageal cancer.
Wendy Richard 65, actress (EastEnders) breast cancer.
Lux Interior 62, singer/song writer/musician, heart condition.
Richardo Montalban 88, actor, heart failure.
Denise Richards just got a huge Christmas present.
Charlie Sheen was arrested today in Aspen for second degree assault. The alleged victim is his wife Brooke Mueller.
I know I've been a lame blogger this year but I wanted to wish a very Merry Christmas to all of you who still pop by from time to time.
May 2010 be amazing for all of us!