Was Triumph even on the new show? I never saw him on it.
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Well sure, I know him from the older show, but I never saw him on the Tonight Show. Not that I've seen too too much of it. Robert Smigel's a funny guy.
The Tuggernaut
Super Freak
The Craw
Super Freak
yeah triumph was on the new show a few times already. he was on a couple weeks ago at one of those fancy dog kennels. he started humping one of the residents.
Hmmmm...
The Peacock Network has agreed in principle to fork over $32.5 million to Conan O’Brien to leave as “The Tonight Show” host and give Jay Leno the chance to reclaim his mantle as the king of late-night talk shows, sources said yesterday.
The deal also reportedly provides severance pack ages totaling $7.5 million for the show’s loyal staffers, many of whom packed up with their families and moved across the country to work for O’Brien, whose previous show taped in the Big Apple.
The decision to let O’Brien walk apparently came down to who was cheaper to let go.
Leno has an ironclad, “brilliantly written” agreement that guarantees his production company a staggering $150 million if NBC Universal axes his flailing primetime show, an insider said.
The Peacock Network has agreed in principle to fork over $32.5 million to Conan O’Brien to leave as “The Tonight Show” host and give Jay Leno the chance to reclaim his mantle as the king of late-night talk shows, sources said yesterday.
The deal also reportedly provides severance pack ages totaling $7.5 million for the show’s loyal staffers, many of whom packed up with their families and moved across the country to work for O’Brien, whose previous show taped in the Big Apple.
The decision to let O’Brien walk apparently came down to who was cheaper to let go.
Leno has an ironclad, “brilliantly written” agreement that guarantees his production company a staggering $150 million if NBC Universal axes his flailing primetime show, an insider said.
I like conan
LChinoz
Super Freak
Man I would love that Conan O'Brien figure in the video.
tomandshell
Blue Flame of the West/Mod
What a surprise, coming from Mr. "I don't have an agent or a manager, I'm just a regular man of my word who shakes hands on good faith."
tomandshell
Blue Flame of the West/Mod
I hope he can take Triumph with him.
If not, I'm sure we'll get "Victory, the Insult Comic Peacock."
And a masturbating gorilla.
The Craw
Super Freak
he already said last night that NBC owns Triumph and the masturbating bear. they called it "intellectual property".
LChinoz
Super Freak
Conan has been on fire this whole week. I love the classic tonight show moments, every time he gets all upset over them showing his concussion over and over again 
. Gonna miss ya Coco.
. Gonna miss ya Coco.
Deckard
Super Freak
Well, looks like it is now official:
Conan O’Brien’s manager confirmed early Thursday morning that Conan had signed the agreement separating from NBC and giving up The Tonight Show, according to a report from The Wrap’s Josef Adalian.
As of this writing, NBC is declining to comment. As of ~7am ET, NBC confirms the deal has been signed and says it will issue a press release later this morning.
There’s not much new to report other than it’s official. Most of the rest has been previously reported in some fashion:
- the deal is in the $30 million to $40 million range. (The Wall Street Journal reports Mr. O’Brien will receive an amount of around $32 million, with an additional $12 million going to his staff).
- O’Brien’s last show will be this Friday, January 22
- O’Brien will be able to to begin working for another network beginning September 1
- NBC retains the rights to bits and characters Conan created
The deal got held up as Conan tried to negotiate better severance – and apparently particularly the non-union workers without long term contracts got “much better” deals than NBC typically pays
Conan will supplement the severances out of his own pocket.
Others under contract, including Andy Richter and Max Weinberg with contracts will negotiate their own deals.
O’Brien also agreed to a short window (duration unknown) where he can’t give any media interviews or speak ill of NBC publicly. NBC also will be silent on the topic during that period. Conan can mock NBC in his next gig and NBC can sue him for defamation.
Adalian’s article notes that although NBC retains the rights to the characters and bits Conan created at NBC, there could be some wiggle room in some cases, noting that Letterman found a way to keep the top 10 lists when he left NBC and moved to CBS.
Conan O’Brien’s manager confirmed early Thursday morning that Conan had signed the agreement separating from NBC and giving up The Tonight Show, according to a report from The Wrap’s Josef Adalian.
As of this writing, NBC is declining to comment. As of ~7am ET, NBC confirms the deal has been signed and says it will issue a press release later this morning.
There’s not much new to report other than it’s official. Most of the rest has been previously reported in some fashion:
- the deal is in the $30 million to $40 million range. (The Wall Street Journal reports Mr. O’Brien will receive an amount of around $32 million, with an additional $12 million going to his staff).
- O’Brien’s last show will be this Friday, January 22
- O’Brien will be able to to begin working for another network beginning September 1
- NBC retains the rights to bits and characters Conan created
The deal got held up as Conan tried to negotiate better severance – and apparently particularly the non-union workers without long term contracts got “much better” deals than NBC typically pays
Conan will supplement the severances out of his own pocket.
Others under contract, including Andy Richter and Max Weinberg with contracts will negotiate their own deals.
O’Brien also agreed to a short window (duration unknown) where he can’t give any media interviews or speak ill of NBC publicly. NBC also will be silent on the topic during that period. Conan can mock NBC in his next gig and NBC can sue him for defamation.
Adalian’s article notes that although NBC retains the rights to the characters and bits Conan created at NBC, there could be some wiggle room in some cases, noting that Letterman found a way to keep the top 10 lists when he left NBC and moved to CBS.
Those bastards have wanted to move Preparation H Raymond to the Jay Leno show for years. They know that's comedy gold. Now they can. Damn them.
tomandshell
Blue Flame of the West/Mod
DinoDB1975
Super Freak
Conan is the man. He's always been great, but he's been on fire this week. Can't wait for September 1 to roll around.
I've been watching Conan on Hulu and I didn't remember seeing this clip. Well, after watching the hamster part over again, it abnormally cuts to a commercial. They edited out for Hulu. I guess it would cost a lot to re air it on the internet.
