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The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien Premiere
(Monday, June 1, 2009)
Conan‘s here. An hour earlier. In Los Angeles. And with better lighting. He’s got new digs at 30 Rockefeller Center, and Tonight Show old-schoolers will inevitably remark of the Johnny Carson in Conan’s new, blue, oh-so-elegant set. But Mr. O’Brien is quick to tell the New York Times and his loyal fans: “You can still be a jackass in an elegant space.” (Phew.) In the past week, Conan’s been staging his act no more than five times — test runs with Chuck‘s Zachary Levi as a guest star and Army Navy as the guest musical act; hard to say if David Letterman‘s new rival picked up any comedic Do’s and Don’ts during these fake shows, but he did pick up a new couch and desk chair (the former furniture was a heinous match with the carpeting). Tonight, Conan welcomes his guest BFF Will Ferrell (you know, he’s got a movie called Land of the Lost to promote this week), big-deal band Pearl Jam and, hopefully, some very funny first jokes. (Conan, if you’re out there, we’ve kindly put together a few tips for ya.)
LAST FRIDAY’S DO-IT: Go see this year’s Best Foreign Language Film — finally!