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Conan O’Brien is wanting ahead to his return to “The Tonight Present” 14 years after his messy exit … telling TMZ there is no dangerous blood, and that he is excited to hit the stage once more.
We caught up with the comic exterior the Whitby Resort in NYC Tuesday — simply as he was on his technique to movie his ‘TS’ look at 30 Rock — the place he advised us how he was feeling heading into his highly-anticipated late-night comeback.
As Conan places it … he is jazzed to be in entrance of the digital camera once more in that setting — as he has nothing however fond recollections about his time there, which is attention-grabbing contemplating he was fired by NBC in 2010 … and slightly unceremoniously too.
COB says the ‘Tonight Present’ was a giant a part of his life … and he is a fan of Jimmy Fallon, so he is wanting ahead to the visitor spot — the place he’ll be plugging his new travelogue collection.
When it comes to whether or not he jumped on the alternative … Conan says hell yeah, as he says he wanted the work.
Keep in mind, Conan gave up his longtime ‘Late Night time’ gig in 2009 to host NBC’s beloved night speak present … however he was solely on the job for 7 months earlier than the execs on the time gave him the boot, making method for Jay Leno‘s grand return in 2010. After his exit, Conan launched a brand new late-night present on TBS, which ran for 11 seasons.
And, as you nicely might know, Jimmy stepped in to Jay’s internet hosting footwear in 2014 … main the cost on “The Tonight Present” ever since. So, Conan coming again is a significant deal — particularly contemplating how they did him (soiled) again within the day.
And but, regardless of all that … the dude appeared actual chipper speaking to us about it — and he even gave us some perception into how he thinks the present late-night guys are doing.
Lengthy story quick … he thinks they’re all proficient, and even when late-night speak exhibits come to an finish within the close to future — he believes they will all land on their toes and be simply advantageous.
Cannot wait to see the present!