This week was the debut of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. It is nice to have Conan back on tv after his few months away. I am glad that so many of the Late Night staff have made the move to Los Angeles, and it's great to have Andy Richter back on the show. The new Tonight Show set is gorgeous with its Art Deco style and provides a nice connection to Late Night, which was shot in the beautiful Art Deco building that is 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City.There was a lot of debate about how Conan might have to change the show for an 11:30 p.m. audience, but it feels like the same old Conan to me. There have been lots of remote pieces this week, as well as the return of a revamped "In the Year 3000", the string dance, and even an appearance by graphic designer Pierre Bernard. The new Max Weinberg and the Tonight Show Band have grown to 8 members with the inclusion of James Wormworth on percussion (The Worm used to fill in for Max when he was on tour with Bruce Springsteen) and they have kept the old Late Night theme with some minor tweaking. It may take them some time to settle in and work out how to incorporate Andy into the show more fully, but overall I think they've made the transition well and I'm happy to be able to watch Conan again five nights a week.
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I love that Conan is on now, and I've been trying my hardest to stay up and watch.
Also, Will Farrell was on Jimmy Fallon's show - it was hilarious! Can you see it on hulu.com there? http://www.hulu.com/watch/76875/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-tue-jun-9-2009#s-p1-so-i0
No, hulu.com is blocked outside the US- typical.
Just think, when you come to visit this winter, you can watch Conan at your mom's house. Super sweet!
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