I'm gonna be honest here, I like Jay Leno, and really haven't laughed at Conan in a long time. It bears mentioning that I was a huge Conan fan while I was in high school, and stayed up at least for the first half hour every night. I thought he was a comedic genius. What he's doing now is a far cry from the greatness he had in the early part of the last decade. They even had a Triumph bit the other night, and I didn't even crack a smile. Conan's had to tone down his act for a while now, and he's no longer funny.
I really haven't watched Leno's new show, but the man knows how to do the monologue and never felt awkward doing so. He's great at it. I love "Headlines". He also does some stuff every now and then that makes me laugh.
To be frank, NBC really screwed the pooch here. Leno didn't want to retire. Why should he have when he was still on fire? It seemed as if Leno was getting funnier after the announcement, whereas Conan got less funny. They had no reason to force Leno out. Not when he was still beating Letterman in the ratings. They should have let Conan walk. Now they have a very sticky situation here.
