The Future of Conan O'Brien
MTV News Breaks Down the Late-Night Comics Five Options
Conan O'Brien, who hosted Late Night for 16 years, thought he was going to be Jay Leno's successor and take the Tonight Show into the next decade with the same level of success as Leno and Johnny Carson. Only NBC's brilliant attempt at "host musical chairs" has led the comedian with five options, and according to him: "This level of sh-tiness was not expected."
It seems after meeting with NBC execs over the poor ratings both he and Leno's shows have accrued since the swap, the quirky-comic has been given five options:
- Launch a new show on FOX
- Return to Saturday Night Live
- Write a memoir
- Do a reality show
- Stay put and continue hosting the Tonight Show.
If worst comes to worst, maybe The Simpsons will take him on again...