1. Patton Oswalt

Oswalt made his distaste for Leno fairly official on a blistering takedown on Comedy Death-Ray Radio, where he likened the bechinned one to Richard Nixon.

Chances: 100%

2. Norm MacDonald

A longtime Late Night with Conan O’Brien regular, who started on SNL around the same time Conan started broadcasting from 30 Rock. On his final Late Night appearance, he told some incredibly uncomfortable truths about Leno’s decades of outfoxing the kings of late night.

3. Will Ferrell

Ferrell’s ties to Conan go back as far as when the two worked at The Groundlings in the late ’80s, where Lorne Michaels discovered O’Brien and hired him to write for SNL. Ferrell was Conan’s first Tonight Show guest.

4. Jim Gaffigan

A staunch Conan loyalist who used to appear alongside the host in Pale Force, an animated series in which they fought crime with their paleness. Gaffigan tweeted today: “I’m on #teamconan Team Conan Please RT”

5. Amy Poehler

Poehler used to play Stacey Richter - the fictional kid sister of co-host Andy Richter - on Late Night.

6. Jack White

The White Stripes and Conan enjoy a close bond, dating back to when O’Brien met them in a Detroit bowling alley after shooting a remote segment with Ted Nugent in the late 1990s. They performed many times on the show, including a four-night residency in April 2003, a Late Night-set, Michel Gondry-directed video for “The Denial Twist,” and a final broadcast performance of Conan’s favorite tune, “We’re Going to Be Friends.”

7. Pearl Jam

The rockers were Conan’s first Tonight Show musical act. Like Ticketmaster, NBC represents a greedy corporate force, and the band will be an unlikely guest on Leno’s show.

8. Jon Stewart

They may have had a staged feud over who gave Mike Huckabee’s campaign a “bump,” but you can be sure Stewart and Conan’s brainy, East Coast-based allegiance will preclude any future appearances on Leno’s couch.

9. Bruce Springsteen

Max Weinberg’s other Boss would stand by his drummer.

10. William Shatner

The guy who forgot Captain Kirk’s name on Conan’s couch, and recently got ambushed by Sarah Palin while reading excerpts from her biography on air, would almost certainly stick by his ginger man in the rift.

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No one who could really make or break his show. I mean, I love King of Queens, but Patton Oswalt? He's not exactly one who could fill the first guest seat.

No one who could really make or break his show. I mean, I love King of Queens, but Patton Oswalt? He's not exactly one who could fill the first guest seat.
Ditto - most of the other people are either currently on or alums of SNL. Even Will Ferrell doesn't seem to have the prestige he did even a couple of years ago.

If any of the people on this list have a movie, tv show, or album to promote and their corporate bosses ask them to due so on Jay's show you can bet they'll be there! Loyalty only goes so far in show business.

If any of the people on this list have a movie, tv show, or album to promote and their corporate bosses ask them to due so on Jay's show you can bet they'll be there! Loyalty only goes so far in show business.
:yeahthat Publicity - that's what it's all about!!

If any of the people on this list have a movie, tv show, or album to promote and their corporate bosses ask them to due so on Jay's show you can bet they'll be there! Loyalty only goes so far in show business.

It's true. And if his ratings pick up, they will definitely be there.

Ditto - most of the other people are either currently on or alums of SNL. Even Will Ferrell doesn't seem to have the prestige he did even a couple of years ago.

Yes, "Land of the Lost" wasn't exactly a prestige builder. :rolleyes:

Yes, "Land of the Lost" wasn't exactly a prestige builder. :rolleyes:
What was his last really huge, blockbuster movie? Talladega Nights?

Maybe. I kind of stopped following much after "Elf". ;)

I :heart: Jay Leno!!!!! :kiss:

I :heart: Jay Leno!!!!! :kiss:

lol, I 2nd that! And on top of that, he put on a fantastic show tonight. Hilarious monologue, great headlines, and it was nice to finally see him address this entire situation.

lol, I 2nd that! And on top of that, he put on a fantastic show tonight. Hilarious monologue, great headlines, and it was nice to finally see him address this entire situation.
I third that!! :D

YAY.......................... :clap:

I thought I was the only Leno fan left!!! I think that what's happening with Conan is horrible, and I do think he got the short end of the stick, but I also don't think it's Jay Leno's fault either. It's NBC's fault for screwing everything up!!! Why couldn't they just have left things the way they were? I realize that they had promised Conan the Tonight Show slot and still wanted to keep Jay on, but had they not done that, they wouldn't be in this mess!!!
I don't think people should blame Jay Leno so much as NBC!!!

So, I fourth that, I love Jay Leno!!!

Why don't they just have Jimmy Fallon take over Carson Daly's post if they want to keep all three on the network? I mean, does anyone even watch his show? I didn't even realize it was still on!!! (My apologies to any Carson Daly fans...)

I didn't realize Carson Daly was still at NBC, myself. :lol:

Speaking as someone who would pay for the pleasure of torching Leno's set and the tapes to every episode, as far as I'm concerned that man needs to go away, stop hurting the television business, and get off my TV. The man's been participating in the screwing over of late night talk show hosts for 20 years ago and I hope the man suffers professional failure.

We're talking about a man in Jay Leno who HID IN A CLOSET AND SPIED ON PEOPLE in order to figure out ways to convince the executives to keep him on the air in '92 after his initial ratings were as bad as Conan's are now. There is nothing Jay Leno won't do, and no one he won't step on, to stay on top and as far as I'm concerned he can take a long walk off a short pier. He's the symbol of everything wrong with the business today, and he's not very funny either.

I thought I was the only Leno fan left!!! I think that what's happening with Conan is horrible, and I do think he got the short end of the stick, but I also don't think it's Jay Leno's fault either. It's NBC's fault for screwing everything up!!! Why couldn't they just have left things the way they were? I realize that they had promised Conan the Tonight Show slot and still wanted to keep Jay on, but had they not done that, they wouldn't be in this mess!!!
I don't think people should blame Jay Leno so much as NBC!!!

So, I fourth that, I love Jay Leno!!!

Why don't they just have Jimmy Fallon take over Carson Daly's post if they want to keep all three on the network? I mean, does anyone even watch his show? I didn't even realize it was still on!!! (My apologies to any Carson Daly fans...)

I agree, it's definitely NBC's fault. Jay and Conan both got shafted by them. But all of this Jay hate is getting to be a bit too much for me. I think he is a great comedian, and also a good person. Since Detroit was one of the main cities to get hit hardest by the recession, Jay performed for free for two nights here at a local arena. He definitely didn't have to do that, and I didn't see anyone else make such a generous offer. So Patton Oswalt can go ahead and rant all he wants. He wishes he was important enough to be a main guest.

I thought I was the only Leno fan left!!! I think that what's happening with Conan is horrible, and I do think he got the short end of the stick, but I also don't think it's Jay Leno's fault either. It's NBC's fault for screwing everything up!!! Why couldn't they just have left things the way they were? I realize that they had promised Conan the Tonight Show slot and still wanted to keep Jay on, but had they not done that, they wouldn't be in this mess!!!
I don't think people should blame Jay Leno so much as NBC!!!

So, I fourth that, I love Jay Leno!!!

Why don't they just have Jimmy Fallon take over Carson Daly's post if they want to keep all three on the network? I mean, does anyone even watch his show? I didn't even realize it was still on!!! (My apologies to any Carson Daly fans...)does carson daily actully have any fans here or anywhere?

I thought I was the only Leno fan left!!! I think that what's happening with Conan is horrible, and I do think he got the short end of the stick, but I also don't think it's Jay Leno's fault either. It's NBC's fault for screwing everything up!!! Why couldn't they just have left things the way they were? I realize that they had promised Conan the Tonight Show slot and still wanted to keep Jay on, but had they not done that, they wouldn't be in this mess!!!
I don't think people should blame Jay Leno so much as NBC!!!

So, I fourth that, I love Jay Leno!!!

Why don't they just have Jimmy Fallon take over Carson Daly's post if they want to keep all three on the network? I mean, does anyone even watch his show? I didn't even realize it was still on!!! (My apologies to any Carson Daly fans...)

I agree with you NBC should be blamed for. NBC was stupid to think Leno could be successful in primetime. They should have known that many people already have favorite shows airing during that time slot.

I agree with you NBC should be blamed for. NBC was stupid to think Leno could be successful in primetime. They should have known that many people already have favorite shows airing during that time slot.
:nod: That's what I've said from the very beginning!!

:nod: That's what I've said from the very beginning!!
Which is why YOU should be running NBC!!!

Which is why YOU should be running NBC!!!
Hey, I need a job and I couldn't do much worse than TIIC now!! :lol: