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>> stephen: conan o'brien.here. >> a lovely crowd. thank you. >> stephen: very delighted to see conan o'brien. >> what a day. what a day. >> stephen: back on the east coast. so a treat for us. >> back in town. >> stephen: for the super bowl. >> big day. super bowl. that was a crazy game. >> stephen: it was. ( laughter ) you have exciting news, the new conan. >> it's really not. it's the same conan. it's the same conan. >> stephen: you're the same conan but it's a new format. >> it's a new format. >> stephen: new set! >> i've been doing it for so long, let's do half an hour. because we noticed that our crowd after a half hour they're like, "we're good." ( laughter ) >> stephen: really? ( piano riff ) >> anyway... >> stephen: i think-- i think in show business we call that, "leave them wanting some." >> yeah. no, even at half an hour they're like, "you know, you can go to 15." so-- ( laughter ) >> s: edeobv, you'rere's-- jack. >> yeah. >> stephen: i'm seeing-- i'm seeing a lot more leather jackets. >> yeah, yeah.

>> stephen: conan o'brien.>> thank you very much. >> stephen: thank you for being here. >> a lovely crowd. >> stephen: very dpietd see conan o'brien. >> what a day. what a day. >> stephen: back on the east coast. so a treat for us. >> back in town. big day. super bowl. that was a crazy game. >> stephen: it was. ( laughter ) you have exciting news, the new conan. >> it's really not. it's the same conan. you're the same cona cone conant it's a new format. >> it's a new format. i've been doing it for so long, let's do half an hour. we noticed our crowd after a half hour, "we're good." ( laughter ). >> stephen: really? >> anyway -- >> stephen: i think-- i think in show business we call that, "leave them wanting some." >> even at half an hour they're like, "you know, you can go to 15." >> stephen: tonight, obviously, you're dressed beautifully. >> thank you. >> stephen: but suede-- a suede jacket. >> yeah. >> stephen: i'm seeing-- i'm seeing a lot more leather jackets. >> yeah, yeah. >> stephen: denim, a lot more de

we have our old friend conan o'brien coming out here in just a minute. >> jon: great guy. we will play with our friend steve carell. >> jon: you all go way back. >> stephen: this is the super bowl. >> jon: you gotta do it. >> stephen: tonight is the super bowl of late-night shows. also, tomorrow, taraji p. henson. this is our super bowl special, and i love football. i've always wanted to play the game professionally, but my doctor says i can't because i have a medical condition called "mortality." but there is some football i am healthy enough to participate in, the video game kind. and, luckily, the good folks over at e.a. sports agreed to make me a player in the new "madden nfl 19." i was excited, obviously. but in order to make the most lifelike digital version of me, they first needed hard data on my athletic abilities. so, i headed down to the atlantic health new york jets training center and put my skills to the test. stephen colbert, northwestern university, theater major. ( n.f.l. music ) >> stephen (narrating): i've always been told i don't have what it takes to pl

we got conan o'brien is going to be here, our good friend steve carell is going to make a special appearancemes taylor will be performing that night. ( cheers and applause ) a whole bunch of surprises. you've got to tune in to win. just my way of pitching in and, hopefully, getting some people to watch the super bowl. ( laughter ) >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: driving the tune-in to the game. of course, people around here are very excited for the game. it feels like everyone on my staff wishes they could ask the players just one question. so, i decided to let them do that. this is "the late show's" "just one question -- super bowl edition." ♪ ♪ >> so what was your first thought when you found out you were going to the super bowl? >> my first thought was, i hope we get a lot of tickets because i have a big family. >> if you win the super bowl, are you going to disneyland? >> oh, man, i'm banned for life because i got too excited on the pirates of caribbean ride. i tried to fight the skeletons because they wasn't about to do my boy jack sparrow like that. >> do you have nicknames for your coach? >

followed a week later by chevy chase on fox and a week after that by conan o'brien on nbc.hird corner, his ratings fading rapidly, arsenio hall. some tv writers think arsenio could be the big loser in this free-for-all. >> when letterman came in, it essentially diluted arsenio's brand because there were so many alternatives. >> i'm sad to see you go because america is going to have a big chunk missing out of its existence. >> losing arsenio, yeah, it was bad. he was the lone voice, gone. >> david letterman had the suits at nbc pausing for a moment. did we make the right choice? because he came out gangbusters and he was beating jay leno in the ratings. >> there's some people who say, you blew it, that by picking leno to replace carson over letterman, that that was a big programming mistake. >> it was a shaky start. a really, really shaky first season start. >> it's true confessions time for actor hugh grant who is trying hard to put his recent encounter with a hollywood prostitute behind him. >> when hugh grant was arrested, it was big, live action news and hugh grant was s