. >> to promise conan o'brien "the tonight show" in 2009. >> they say, okay, jay. d you for five more years. but that's going to be it. and give the show to conan. and jay was hurt. >> hurt. >> i'm cleaning out my office today. >> ever the team player, leno goes along. >> but i realize i'm not spending enough time with my cars. no, no. but, anyway, when i took the show over, there was a lot of animosity between me and dave and who's going to get it. and quite frankly, a lot of what i -- well, good friendships were permanently damaged. and i don't want to see anybody ever have to go through that again. >>> coming up, five years are up. but in the handoff, a fumble. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yeah. everybody knows that. did you know there is an oldest trick in the book? what? trick number one. look-est over there. ha ha. made-est thou look. so end-eth the trick. hey.... yes.... geico. fifteen minutes could save you... well, you know. chalky... not chalky. temporary... 24 hour. lots of tablets... one pill. you decide. preve

. >> and they promised conan o'brien the "tonight show" in 2009. >> and they sea say, okay, jay, we will extend you for five more year years, but that is when we give the show to conan. and jay was hurt. >> hurt. >> i was cleaning out the office today -- >> and ever the team player, leno goes along. >> and then i realize that i am not spending enough time with my cars. no. but anyway. you know, when i took the show over, boy, there was a lot of animosity between me and dave and who is going to get it, and quite frankly, a lot of, what i thought, well, good friendships were permanently damaged, and i don't want to see anybody ever have to go through that again. good luck next week, my friend. >> and the five years rup, b but -- five years are up, but in the handoff, a fumble. ♪ we are one, under the sun ♪ under the sun... [ female announcer ] fiber and protein. together as one. introducing new fiber one protein cereal. [ mawhile a body in motionat restends to stay in motion... [ female announcer ] fiber and protein. together as one. staying active can ease arthritis symptoms. but if you h

leno hands over the reins of "the tonight show" to conan o'brien. >> thank you, everybody. u for watching. please give conan as much support as you've given me throughout the years. >> reporter: publicly the transition is positive. behind the scenes, tumultuous. nbc contractual agreements had guaranteed conan "the tonight show." but the network doesn't want to lose jay to a competitor. >> because he's number one. nobody takes the number one guy off the air. >> it's "the jay leno show." >> reporter: nbc's solution? give jay a show in primetime to save the network the higher costs involved in producing scripted dramas. and keep leno in the fold. >> it's a sound move. but for jay it was not a sound move because he was doing something weird. it was not something the audience had ever seen before. >> it's nice to be back. we've been off the air for three months. or as most people in hollywood call that, rehab. >> reporter: jay's 10:00 p.m. show premieres in september of 2009. >> and while we were off the government started this program to give people money for their old cars. i m

leno hands over the reigns of "the tonight show" to conan o'brien. >> thank you, everybody. r watching. please give conan as much applause as you've given me. >> behind the scenes, tumultuous. the network doesn't want to lose jay to a competitor. >> because he's number one. >> nbc's solution? give jay a show in primetime to save the network the higher cost in producing scripted dramas and keep leno in the fold. >> it's a sound move, but for jay, it was not sound, because he was doing something weird. it was not something the audience had ever seen before. >> we've been off the air for three months, or as most people in hollywood call that, rehab. >> his show premieres in september of 2009. >> the government giving money for their old cars, i made $5 billion. >> leno is back with his headline humor, but not all of his fans follow him. how bruising was it for jay to have to go to 10:00 p.m.? >> it was kind of bruising for all of us, because we had to figure out what to do just like that. and we thought we were doing a pretty good job at 11:30. >> what do you think was the bigge

it's hard to feel sorry for conan o'brien he got $45 million and another job.there. >> not feeling sorry for conan. he has his own audience. the question is, is there a risk here? do you think it's a calculated risk? >> with nbc? >> if it ain't broke don't fix it. manning got another piece of the super bowl, right sf >> only problem is that he did have surgery it and was a question mark about how is he going to be? >> true. jay leno can do this. it's not like athletics. he can do this until he's 83. >> last night i was laughing my head off. >> number one is number one. >> i agree. >> good to see you. >> sean, thank you so much. >> that is all the time we have left this evening. now is the time to stop and, you can post your comments on facebook and twitter with hash tag ask sean tomorrow night i'll answer questions and very no idea what they're going to be before i get them. otherwise record "hannity" each and every week night. don't forget start your day with "fox and friends" each day at 5:00 a.m . see you back here tomorrow night. >>> can we get one thing st

fromad, what did we learn the jay leno, conan o'brien debacle?ot make the announcement five years ahead. a lot could happen in five years. the difference is jay leno does not have that much place to go. he had made some overt threats x, butld go to abc door fo i think those doors have been shot. he will be left to nbc for seven more months. >> what does jimmy fallon bring to the table? >> is 39. i think the future is something that jimmy kimmel and jimmy fallon do -- these vignettes, these skits that people watch the next day. the shows are not very young. the median age is well into the 50's even for jimmy fallon and john -- jimmy kimmel. you alluded to the fact that david letterman has tried to leno.atch-up to jay does his departure necessarily mean that david letterman will take over the top spot? necessarily.hink this is a risk they are going to take. if you look at the median age, they are a lot closer. it is higher on average, about 58 years old. i think they are betting that will not necessarily happen, but you know letterman is betting it

. >> "the tonight show" transition five years ago from jay leno to conan o'brien was a flop. >> i do gret one second. >> there always was a undercurrent of friction between the conan camp and the jay camp because jay didn't want to leave the job. >> "new york times" media reporter bill carter has written two books chronicling the late night tv wars, and he sees the transition from leno to jimmy fallon as smoother for several reasons. >> the main difference here is that jay is onboard with this and has been onboard with it. he's not fighting it. >> in fact, leno and fallon have mocked the notion of tension between them. >> i bid you a very heartfelt good night. >> just as a 66-year-old johnny carson gave way to a younger leno, the now 63-year-old comedian is doing the same for one 24 years younger. >> they're getting a next generation performer. at some point you've got to make that move. >> but carter sees fallon's silent comedy and musical talent having more mainstream appeal to viewers than conan o'brien had. >> i think they'll be more comfortable with jimmy because i think conan wa

on the other hand, as we saw in the whole leno, letterman, carson, conan o'brien, fallon legacy, it'sstory. let's also remember that the guy behind the scenes is the guy behind saturday night life, lorne michaels he will have two shows on nbc, saturday night live, and he has association with some prime time too. so this is also going to be the lauren michaels era going forward. >> we have a social media question for you, let's go hermela. >> i wish i could care about len on's last week but haven't we been there and done that enough already. even after 20 plus years with the tonight show leno's farewell seems mooted compared to carsons, do you think it's because people said goodbye once before? >> i do. and he does have a loyal audience and i am sure they'll misimpressiomiss him. it's a mainstream audience that doesn't have the social media influence anymore and doesn't have mean allies in the big city media either. you are not seeing the sort of morning that wenmourning with sg and johnny leaving. there is not as much drama. this time but we all wish him a great happy retirement. he's

jimmy kimmel, fallon, none of them had much respect for him. >>> didn't help conan o'brien that much.you think the viewers will be loyal to him or the show? will jim fallon be able to hold on to the audience? >> it's jimmy's to take on. his thing with bruce springsteen about chris christie, it's a great late-night, you can do amazing things with it. the sad thing is, the audience isn't there. on the other hand, as we saw in the whole leno -- fallon, carson legacy, the guy behind saturday night live, lorn michaels, this is always going to be the lorn michaels era at nbc going forward. >> social media, hermella? >> i wish i could talk about leno's last week on the tonight show but haven't we been there, done that already? pretty muted compared to carson's. do you think it's because people have said good-bye once before? >> yes, i do, he does have a loyal audience and i'm sure they're going to miss him. it is a mainstream audience that doesn't have that social influence anymore. you're not seeing the sort of mourning that went into a seinfeld leaving or johnny himself leaving. there isn'

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conan o'brien, david letterman, and conan o'brien shared the late night spot.ow they said good-bye. >> nbc will finally be able to show somebody okay with passing the torch. >> our friend, jay leno, 22 years as host of the tonight show. 22 years, that is remarkable. congratulations on a wonderful run. and i'll tell you something, if i was jay leno and i was retiring you know what i would do? i would go out and buy myself a car. >> so to jay, thank you very much. he has been a great guy. we're going to miss him. >> all right, we'll give -- i don't know, david letterman -- has he completely lost it? letterman? >> he is tired. >> are there anymore predictable jokes? >> i think a lot of these jokes are recycled. if you get one good zinger in a night -- how come nobody is ever replacing letterman, why are they just trying to go for one seat? no, i'm serious, he is sitting there ruling the roost. and everybody else, says conan in the chair, then leno, then fallon in the chair. >> cbs doesn't play the game of having the late nights. but this is the longest 12 minutes

have kids -- >> and a very patient wife. >> that's your excuse. >> let's talk quickly about the conan o'brien as it became. conan is a great guy, very funny guy. obviously the whole thing became a disaster. many comedians blamed jay leno. i must say i never did. i thought it wasn't his fault. he was told look you got to leave in five years time. when it came he was still by far the most popular guy doing that in the country. am i wrong? was he blamed? >> he's blamed. there are a lot of people in the comedy community that blame him. >> why? >> maybe he should have stepped aside and let conan take the show. maybe it wasn't right to go back. i'm not sure i feel that way. i was around when letterman was at nbc. suddenly it wasn't working out on "the tonight show" he made the decision to cut and run and he went to cbs. and it all worked out. it worked out nicely. i think it's easy to look back. hindsight is 20/20. go maybe he should have done the same thing at fox or somewhere else. but as you know, this business is difficult. it's hard. >> i sort of bought into his argument which is look, i don't

is the new host jimmy fallon the next conan o'brien?ive of the eight super bowls. 's a pretty good record. what's the super bowl like each year? >> for parents, it's wonderful. for players, i played for a long time. we never even made the playoffs, so we didn't get close to the super bowl. that's the ultimate for the super bowl. that's what you want to do. as a parent to do it five times, we kind of look at each other and pinch ourselves. i'm not trying to be greedy here and it's more fun to win these games when you get in but i wish all parents -- i really wish any parent who has a son playing could experience this also. >> when you watch them on the field, this is a hard question for a father to ask -- answer. who's better eli or payton? >> i don't go there. >> you know fwail rates her children in front of us all the time. >> it's hard to pick. i could never pick. >> quarterbacking -- i think too many times we individualize in football. john's had a tough year. broncoss had a good year. his team's having great year. >> when you watch

in 2009, he had a big finale show before giving the show over to conan o'brien. he will welcome back billie crystal and macgarregarth brook. >>> i'm on the road a lot. i really like being a stand up comedian, it will be fun to go back and do that more. >> jimmy fallon will take over on february 17th with u 2 and will smith as his first guests. > safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. right now, our largest jug of arm & hammer detergent is just $5.00. fill your water supply. arrowhead water is only $3.29 a case. and chobani greek yogurt is just a buck. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. . >>> well, in japan, you have to be prepared for anything, anything can happen at any time, that includes an escaped gorilla. it is a staff member in tokyo dressed like this gorilla. he ran through the zoo as part of a drill to prepare for the unexpected. more than 150 employees, police, and fire crews participated

conan o'brien, and all of them are there and literally encouraging great physical comedy.rom that, something wonderful will be born and come to us, you know, on the big screen hopefully. a lot of artists, including son max. their art and craft will have to be compromised, you have carefully navigated around that in working with the big studios. how did you pull that off? >> i lied to them. i told them things i never intended to do. i told them what the budget would be and i would be over it. i was always higher than clark glaible and carol lombardi. i had don delou circumstances se instead. what you do is you go out to lunch with the heads of the studios, and pick up the tab and they are impressed and they buy a lot of the bullshit. >> one of my favourite quotes comes from my friend, sid sisar who says in between comes life and you have to enjoy it to the full. do you believe you have lived life? >> i think i have been doing more in between. i think i have been doing a lot more life in the last 20 years than i have show biz, which is my profession. maybe i'll get back to i

to sochi, the toilets, thomas, conan o'brien tracked down new photos that are somewhat shocking. >> thereng out about parts of the olympic village that are finished. specifically the bathrooms. this has been all over the internet. this picture of a sochi bathroom stall with two toilets has been making the rounds. then someone tweeted this picture of a toilet facing three chairs. even stranger bathroom configurations have surfaced. there's this toilet five feet off the ground. there's a toilet over another toilet. could thing there's a bar there. a toilet next to a sushi chef. very strange. there are these ski lift toilets. don't know how that works. and finally the olympic medal stand itself, ladies and gentlemen. >> i think we have at 30 rock the sushi chef. >> i have two chobanis. one is more expired than the other. >> that sounds delicious and appetizing. >> still ahead on "way too early," the products you cannot live without while traveling abroad. >> what would that be? could it be chobani? for cross-country, classical. and for jumps, i need something...special. so i use my citi than

. >>> it's going to be hard to top conan o'brien. this year we have a new host. the dinner may serve. >>> got to love it when the dumb crooks are caught on camera. this is a dude who broke into of a ahut jey welrstore but couldn't figure his way back out of it. it all started when genius here decided he would crack the neighboring business, climb through the business, smashes through the ceiling and grabs some high end watches, but as he tries to escape he finds this is shatterproof glass. then he's locked into the entryway and as the police show up, he says i'm just going to have a smoke because i won't be getting any for a while, not good. >> really brilliant. >>> something new to see at the national corvette museum in kentucky. it is a giant sinkhole. the floor opened up wednesday. look at that. >> of all the places. >> swallowed up eight valuable corvettes. this video was captured using a drone which flew inside the hole which was 40 feet wide and 20 feet deep. >> oh, holy cow. >> the museum is open again except for that area around the sinkhole. >> could you

in 2009 he was replaced by conan o'brien, but he made a controversial return six months later when theatings sank. this time leno made it clear. it's over. >> i'm so glad i got to be a part of it, but it really is time to go. >> before the tears, leno welcomed his final guest, billy crystal. that brought the tenor of his tonight show full circle. billy crystal was his first guest when he hosted first in 1992. country star garth brooks saw leno off with one last song, and before that, some of jay's most famous guests over the years paid a tribute to the host. >> you made a whole lot of jokes about me over the years but do not worry. i'm not upset. on a totally unrelated note, i've decided to make you my new ambassador to antarctica. hope you've got warm coat, funny man. >> he used it to look at what changed since he took over for johnny carson 22 years ago. >> when i started hosting, marijuana was illegal and you could smoke cigarettes anyplace you wanted. ♪ >> well, over the years leno had one target he went after over more than any other. president bill clinton was the butt of more th

thank you to steve allen, jack parr, johnny carson, jay leno, conan o'brien and jay leno. >> the "tonightting in new york for the first time in more than 40 years. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" oil prices soar. and nike laces up some "back to the future" kicks. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with both stories and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. a positive day for asian markets japan's nikkei jumped 3%. on word the bank of japan said it would continue to support economic growth. hong kong's hang seng went up a fraction. another busy day here on wall street today. the markets were closed yesterday for the presidents' day holiday. this week, investors will keep a close eye on several blue chip earning reports. last week, the dow rose 126 points. the nasdaq composite jumped 116. >>> well, the cold weather has pushed demand for heating fuel higher. and that means higher oil prices. benchmark u.s. crude was up 35 cents for march delivery, topping $100 a barrel. now, once the cold weather moderates, analysts expect the oil prices will drop. >>> websites for th

jimmy fallon debuted as host last night thanking the past ones, johnny carson, jay leno, even conan o'brienty friends who would bet he would never get the gig. stephen colbert, whose show airs at the same time, made good. here you see with a bucket of pennies. >> that's so colbert. >> welcome to 11:30! >> joan rivers also paid up. 49 years to the day since her first "tonight show" appearance. >> awesome. >>> and abc's own jimmy kimmel also had a pretty busy night last night, not only doing his own show, but stopping by our powerhouse l.a. station kabc to anchor sports. >> yeah. jimmy gave longtime sports guy rob fukuzaki a night off. what a guy. he should give us a night off, marci. >> he can anytime. >>> all right. a controversy ruling out of nation's highest court, one justice weighing in on what type of pizza is the real hinge. >> you know, first it was new york's mayor getting flack for eating pizza with a fork and now supreme court justice antonin scalia has issued a declaration on deep dish. >> yeah, listen to this. speaking to a crowd in chicago, no less, justice scalia made his view

nbc should have learned that from the whole conan o'brien dust-up.to use that remote control. they will use it even to punish. as an aside in 2002. i was a guest on jay leno's show. it was fun. i'm going to miss him. oh, one other thing, i don't have any stay in the matter. but i have been saying this on gretawire for a linger time. i think fox broadcast should quickly grab jay leno and put him at the same time slot that will teach nbc a big lesson. that's my off-the-record comment tonight. if you have an important story or issue you think i should take off the record go to gretawire.com and tell us about it. >> coming up, one of the all-time biggest "american idol" stars is here. and he wants your votes. now clay aiken is running for congress and he is right here to go "on the record" next. ♪ you feel it in the way. for over 60,000 california foster children, nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for

22 years of my life. [ applause ] >> on nbc in 1992, left in 2009 to return the next year after conan o'brien failed in the ratings. "the tonight show" was filled with jokes about o.j. simpson, favorite pumplg line, tapped billy crystal to be the last who poked fun at leno being pushed out by nbc ♪ there's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall, and the bells in the steeple, too ♪ all the executives that run nbc are popping in to say you're through ♪ >> his musical guest was his favorite country star garth brooks, jack black, carol crow, kim kardashian, also gracefully passed the torch to jimmy fallon and then he bid his fairwell to "tonight." >> quote from johnny carson, the greatest to do the job. >> reporter: president obama high pressure had a taped good-bye offering him a job, ambassador to antartica. >> what a tear jerker. >>> the beatles came to america 50 years ago. >> what is your favorite beatles song? your best tweets next? hungry for the best? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, om

whether it's jimmy kimmel or conan o'brien, lugers are always the talk. ever about footballers taking a snap or whatever. i can't speak for conan, but i make immature gay jokes about athletes almost every night on this show. i take offense on this statement. you say the jokes are never about football in let's set the time machine back to this monday night. here's the thing. football is a sport in which men in very tielgt paght pants run piling on top of each other. i think football players should have to come out as straight. apology accepted matthew mortenson, you luger. i understand why these guys are upset. but come on, there's two men in spandex lying on top of each other. maybe if they were positioned in a different way. for instance, this is the traditional position for the double luge. you've seen this all week. we could not show olympic footage, but you can see why people might think that's a little whatever. but maybe luging would seem less sexual if they tried different positions. and we have some suggestions. for instance, okay, face to face. or

thank you to steve allen, jack parr, john yao carson, jay leno, conan o'brien and jay leno. want to say thanks to alt fans for all their support and to my buddy who said i'd never be the host of the "tonight show." you know who you are. you owe me 100 bucks, buddy. you do. >> welcome to 11:30! (bleep) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> have a good night! i'll see you tomorrow! >> people are going to watch tonight after they see that montage. when you see u2 on the top of 30 rock, which is across the street from u and that beautiful panorama of new york city, that is one of the coolest live shots ever. >> tough to meet every night. >> we asked you all what you thought. fred actually posted something on facebook and said fallon is insanely talented. i wish him well. jay was great and should not have been replaced, but that wasn't fallon's fault. >> then pat on facebook said, i watched to see what all the hype was. disappointing. amateur next to leno. >> a tweet from michael who says you can miss jay leno and still enjoy jimmy fallon. fallon was great last night. >> and from scott, i like fallon. i

his wife is mad about conan o'brien thing but his reaction, i heard many people over the last week talkinglike to keep going but i understand it is what he is saying. i don't understand it. you're number one in every category it's not time to go. >> i'm sure another network would be glad to pick him up. ratings sh great >> why change what is work something >> twice, not once. >> i know >> 164 people are getting laid off because they're moving the show to new york where fallon wants to be. he's such, seems to be such a nice guy. he told nbc universal i want to get them paid for six months. get back on their feet. i'm going to miss him. >> i know. such a dream job to say no longer? it would be hard. >> fallon is talented but i don't think we've heard the end of jay leno. >> good report, thank you. >> thank you. >> that is the time we have left this evening. before we go, stop what you're doing. time to record "hannity", the series every week night at 10:00 eastern right here on fox news channel. start your day with ainsley tomorrow morning right here on fox news channel. thank you for being

conan o'brien sent out this supportive tweet "as the only man alive who's hosted "the tonight show" andulate jimmy fallon. that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. i now turn you over to wolf blitzer. mr. blitzer? >> jake, thanks very much. crimes against humanity. the united nations issuing a truly shocking report about abuses by north korea's leaders. >>> a group in syria that is even too brutal for al qaeda. >>> and fake websites groups after a republican decoy tricked people giving money to the gop. >>> and george zimmerman speaks out. chris cuomo talks about is had interview with the man who thought trayvon martin. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."

so i want to say thank you to steve allen, jack parr, johnny carson, jay leno, conan o'brien and jayo. [ laughter and applause ] very, very nice. amazing. honestly, i really don't know how i got here. i grew up in upstate new york. in a town called saugerties, new york. it's a beautiful town. i had a great childhood. [ applause ] there's not even that many people from saugerties. so, that's impossible. i had a great childhood. and if you would have told me as a kid that i was going to graduate high school and go on to be on "saturday night live." and then eventually be the host of "the tonight show" -- i would've said, "i graduated high school?" that's so not me. that is so not like me. but for those of you who are watching me for the first time, which is very possible. i'm 39 years old. i live in new york city with my beautiful wife, nancy. and my daughter, winnie, who's 6 months old. and she's the best thing that's ever happened to me. [ cheers and applause ] i love her so much. i'm a proud, proud dad. and speaking of proud dads -- i'm lucky to say my parents are here with us. they

tonight show hosts so i want to say thank you to steve allan, jack parr, johnny carson, jay leno, conan o'brienand jay leno. >> we're going to tell you what we thought of the first show coming up. also, will democrats denyi obamacare cost them in november? that debate when "the five" returns. >>> president obama's had a hard time getting young people -- more coffee. sorry. it's all over the chair. obama has a hard time getting young people in america to buy his health care plan, so now he has a new approach, telling them obamacare is just a part of life. >> we'd like to encourage more young people to sign up. they can find good options for less than their cable bill, less than their cell phone bill. and it's just part of growing up. >> nancy pelosi trying to convince americans obamacare is something our founding fatherses risks their lives for. >> law is very sound policy. to go back to our founders once again, they sacrificed it all for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. this bill, the affordable care act, is about a healthi yier li the liberty to pursue your happiness. that's solid

. >> is there a difference with jimmy fallon versus conan o'brien? is jimmy better than conan was?n for certain things. i think both guys are funny. conan always made me laugh. jimmy makes me laugh. there's a feeling at nbc that fallon is a broader talent, has a broader appeal. we'll see if it's true. they certainly felt conan could do it. his people would tell you if he had more time he would have done it. i think there's more confidence at nbc that fallon has a broader based appeal than conan did. >> maybe they've learned from the mistakes five years ago? >> how do you learn until you see what happens? we don't know. we can't tell. i think they feel more confident than they did. by the way, jay was younger then too. he was 59. now he's 63. it does seem like a time for maybe that decision to be made. i can remember another time number-one guy was taken off, walter cronkite was number one. they forced him off the air because he had hit 65. it has happened before. >> was that the right choice in retrospect? >> actually, dan rather did win far while. but, you know, it certainly has a

. >> conan o'brien, david letterman, and jimmy fallon shared the spotlight with jay. say good-bye. >> nbc has the olympics. it's a big deal. nbc will finally get to show somebody who is okay with passing the torch. >> our friend jay leno, 22 years as host of the tonight show. 22 years. that's remarkable, isn't it? now retiring, congratulations on a wonderful run. and i'll tell you something. if i was jay leno, and i was retiring, you know what i would do? i would go out and buy myself a car. >> jay, thank you very much. he's been a great guy. i'm going to miss him. >> all right, we'll give -- i don't know, david letterman, has he completely lost it? >> he's tired. >> what is that? >> i don't know. >> i could have come up with -- no, i think a lot of these jokes are recycled. if you get one good singer, one in a night would be a success. >> conan's was good. >> how come nobody is ever replacing letterman? why is everybody trying to go for one seat? >> what about that? >> i'm serious. he's sitting there like ruling the roost, and everybody, like conan in the chair, then

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conan o'brien has already taken the liberty of providing joe biden's campaign ad. >> when he says he'sested in running for presidency, it should be a no-brainer to not believe him. >> the order in the senate. >> in charge of the stimulus, iraq policy, front and center on the response to newtown. >> it's krcritically important act. >> and by the president's side for major decisions, even if he advised against them, like he did for the bin laden raid. the president announced that the vice president would be focusing on the issues that voters care the most about. jobs. >> train americans with the skills employers need and match them to good jobs that need to be filled right now. >> but biden's more than 40 years in politics are often overshadowed by a history of misspeaking, shall we say, such as at this irish prime minister meeting. comments like that earned him frequent lampooning, such as this "snl" skit. >> irish is i come over there and wipe that look off your face. >> he is still very much in demand. >> i've been invited to go into well over 120 races so far. >> and had the weather

conan o'brien, max weinberg, andy richter, those guys are awesome.ght" and i love the guy. i want to support him and we're going to be a good team, back-to-back. so congrats to seth myers. [ cheers and applause ] and most importantly, i want to thank you guys. i want to thank the fans. i can't believe it. [ cheers and applause ] this didn't exist five years ago. there was no such thing as this show five years ago. isn't that crazy to even believe that? so i just, it means the world to me, and makes me so happy. thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] and, i want to thank buckwheat zydeco! how great is that. he's just the greatest. [ cheers and applause ] that was them performing "on a night like this" to open the show. his latest album is "lay your burden down," and you can see them on tour starting february 13th in vienna, virginia. buckwheat zydeco. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a great show tonight! he just won a golden globe for his work on "brooklyn nine-nine." our good friend, our final guest, andy samberg is here! [ cheers and applause

tonight show hosts so i want to say thank you to steve allan, jack parr, johnny carson, jay leno, conan o'brienand jay leno. >> we're going to tell you what we thought of the first show coming up. also, will democrats denyi obamacare cost them in november? that debate when "the five" returns. your eyes pend on a unique set ofutrients. [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite. ocuvithelps replenish y eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula that's just not found in any leading multivitamin. help protect your eye health with ocuvite. hi boys! i've made you campbell's chunky new england clam chowder. wow! this is incredible! i know. and now it has more clams! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. what? [ male announcer ] it fills you up right. >>> president obama's had a hard time getting young people -- more coffee. sorry. it's all over the chair. obama has a hard time getting young people in america to buy his health care plan, so now he has a new approach, telling them obamacare is just a part of life. >> we'd like to encourage more young people to sign up. they can find good optio

. >> jay leno left the show in 2009 only to be yanked back after conan o'brien failed to meet the ratings2. his guests tonight will be billy crystal who was on the first show and garth brooks. love garth brooks. jimmy fallon takes over "the tonight show" on the 17th. >> you are a country girl. >> i am. especially garth brooks. sometimes you need a little help in saying good-bye. >> the rep for selena gomez now confirms why she entered a rehab facility last month. turns out it wasn't for substance abuse. she apparently needed help getting over justin bieber. >> their rocky on again/off again relationship ended in 2012, then again in may 2013. a source tells e. online that her continuing interaction with the increasingly troubled star was straining her relationships with family and friends. as of now, we're hearing everything is okay with her family. >> she is a cutie pie. good luck to her. >>> moving on to valentine's day, which is a week from tomorrow, if you didn't know that. great for the love birds, not so much for the unattached. >> thanks for the reminder. since it is friday this yea

jimmy thanked johnny carson, jay leno, conan o'brien.. >> back at the desk, a parade of celebrities who jokingly thought he would never host "the tonight show." robert de niro, even lady gaga mariah carey. and one of his main competitors. >> welcome to 11:30! >> bleep him there. >> how cool was that? also on the set, joan rivers, 49 years to the day since her first "tonight show" appearance. >> very cool. >> you remember those beyond odd outfit abba wore. even for the '70s they were over the top. now the band reveals it was a way to save money at tax time. >> under swedish law clothes are deductible if they can prove they were not for daily wear. one band member even admits we looked like nuts. >> you wouldn't wear those every day? really? >> come on. >>> bradley cooper should have tried on his tuxedo before taking it to washington, as he explained to ellen degeneres. he explained he got a rare invitation to visit the white house and attend a state dinner for the president of france. >> but he gained some weight for his part. he's playin

. >> conan o'brien, david letterman, and jimmy fallon shared the spotlight with jay. say good-bye. >> nbc has the olympics. it's a big deal. nbc will finally get to show somebody who is okay with passing the torch. >> our friend jay leno, 22 years as host of the tonight show. 22 years. that's remarkable, isn't it? now retiring, congratulations on a wonderful run. and i'll tell you something. if i was jay leno, and i was retiring, you know what i would do? i would go out and buy myself a car. >> jay, thank you very much. he's been a great guy. i'm going to miss him. >> all right, we'll give -- i don't know, david letterman, has he completely lost it? >> he's tired. >> what is that? >> i don't know. >> i could have come up with -- no, i think a lot of these jokes are recycled. if you get one good singer, one in a night would be a success. >> conan's was good. >> how come nobody is ever replacing letterman? why is everybody trying to go for one seat? >> what about that? >> i'm serious. he's sitting there like ruling the roost, and everybody, like conan in the chair, then

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it's him and conan o'brien.synonymous for having the best and most awesome dos of all time. >> getting haircuts out here they don't have no regular barbershop. whoever wants to sit down out there can cut hair with burrs. not me. you ain't taking my hair off. i like getting it thinned but don't cut me bald. it makes it sort of rough getting haircuts around here. >> the lack of a good haircut is not his only complaint about wabash. >> this is one of the best meals we got out of the whole menu. and we still ain't figured out what the meat is. we have narrowed it down to alpacas or guineas or a combination of both. an alpaq-guinea. mainly what you get down here seven days a week you can count on it like clock work that is rice and dehydrated potato flakes. as i was saying, rice that means tonight we'll have potatoes on here. dehydrated potatoes. >> they add water to them and it's like sea monkies. they add water, poof, you know. >> stone says he had a better diet at indiana state prison because the inmates were allo

liz: deborah norville -- >> how about conan o'brien and jalen though? liz: fox would never do that.tions. >> she did some wonderful interviews during the olympics. she shined compared to the other interviewers at nbc. liz: hard working people at all of the networks, but i'm watching gma, and they did a sing-along to the song "let it go" the other day, and i thought, they've got america right now. >> yeah. they -- like i said, it's someone you want to spend two hours with. >> i give les moonves an idea of how to lift cb, and morning? liz: how to? >> put ueen latifah on opposite charlie rose. liz: great to see both of you. por porter, brad, it's an interesting discussion. closing bell is five minutes away. next wednesday i need you to -- i need you to watch every day, but next wednesday israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu making the a special trip to silicon valley. first on fox business, he is speaking to we and fox business. we are -- to me and fox business. we are going to ask about the secret to israel's success as the start-up nation filled with engineers, brilliant minds,

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this love on jimmy fallon and coming out in favor of jimmy fallon, like they are trying to get at conan o'brien just to dig at him. >> payback. >> i will say this about leno, his work ethic is unprecedented. every sunday night for three decades goes down to hermosa beach to the comedy and magic club, doing this for 30 years, and tests his jokes out every single sunday night on the audience down there, and i think that's someone who really loves their craft and wants to get it right so i respect his work ethic. >> it will be interesting, when he took over for johnny carson, he got beat up so badly. i mean, carson was an institution, people said leno was not good enough to stay in his shoes. interesting to see what happens with fallon. i wonder if he takes heat for he ain't jay leno. we'll see. >> speaking of jay leno, what do you think is next for jay leno? >> i read somewhere he might be doing stand-up comedy shows which i think would be amazing. i also know -- i don't know this for sure, but i'm assuming he'll continue to do a lot of his charity work that he does under the radar, does a lot of

no, this was where, letterman was here and conan o'brien was here.'s, that's amazing. >> jimmy: crazy. it's right down the hall. [ cheers and applause ] you actually -- did i read this right? you were a guest on johnny carson's show 140 times? >> yes. amazing. [ applause ] >> jimmy: how is that -- that's insane. >> because you could call me in the last minute. i was always unprepared. [ laughter ] i mean, he's unprepared anyway. let's get him. he won't be nervous. >> jimmy: yeah, you've got nothing to sell. >> but, you know, i get a little nervous about that studio because -- i had only done the show here in new york, like, three times. three or four times. >> jimmy: you guest hosted? >> no, no. i guested. >> jimmy: oh, you guested. >> three or four times. and i'm in my 20s. i've done it three or four times. >> jimmy: yeah? >> and at the end of the fourth show, johnny said, "you show, johnny said, "you know, it's hard for me to do this show and on monday nights, i'm starting, i'm gonna start to take off. do you want to host it?" so, i, i said, "what