Conan OBrien gave a send off to late night legend David Letterman forhis last show which aired the same time as Conan.
Conan OBrien took some time out of his monologue to address the elephant in the room: that there were probably no one watchingConanthat nightand those who were should definitely be watching Lettermans last show.
In a heartfelt message to his mentor, OBrien addressed his crowd, diverging from his normal monologue of jokes, to give a touching send off to Letterman. In it, he addressed Lettermans impact on comedy and the state of Conans career as he knows it.
Check it out below.
Conan explains in detail how rough the beginning years of is talk show hosting career was, even revealing that he was in danger of being cancelled.
Way back in 1993, I took over David Lettermans iconic late-night television show. I was a complete unknown with absolutely no experience performing on television. I was utterly and totally unprepared for that enormous job.
I got the s**t kicked out me. Critics despised me, the ratings were bad, my skin broke out.
Just when he thought he was done for good though, Letterman stepped in and changed things.
And then something miraculous happened: After four really dreary months, out of the blue, we got a message at the show that David Letterman wanted to come on the program as a guest.
Dave wasnt just the biggest star on late-night at the time, he was the biggest thing on television. He didnt go on other peoples shows. It was like the Beatles asking Maury Povich if they could stop by and sing a couple of tunes. It was that absurd.
He later revealed that Letterman blew the doors off the place.
Of course, this gave OBrien and his staff their second wind and they came out of it like gangbusters.
OBrien and his guest Patton Oswalt would later go on to tell his viewers to switch over to Lettermans show as soon as it hit its start time.
Just goes to show you, even in the world of late night television, theres still plenty of class to be had.
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