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>> well, regardless of what nbc did to jay leno im still team leno he was the number one guy that they kicked out. jimmy fallon did a great job last night. im curious, sean, what did you think about about it. >> im with you. i dont know how you fire the number one guy, not just number one in every demo. they fired him once and didnt work out. they fired him again. i dont know what the rush was. i think leno, i even spoke to his producer on my radio show earlier today, greta. i think he easily co...

>> well, regardless of what nbc did to jay leno im still team leno he was the number one guy that they kicked out. jimmy fallon did a great job last night. im curious, sean, what did you think about about it. >> im with you. i dont know how you fire the number one guy, not just number one in every demo. they fired him once and didnt work out. they fired him again. i dont know what the rush was. i think leno, i even spoke to his producer on my radio show earlier today, greta. i think he easily co...

We did it the way things used to be done, face-to-face, phone call-to-phone call. thats the kind of integrity that conan has. he wanted to make sure that i wase happy moving to midnight. that i was okay. he would not have come over if he would even feel a little bit like he was going to have done to him what jay leno did to him? >> larry: honestly, were you team cocoa or team leno? >> i have to tell you the truth -- if a show is promised to somebody, then that person should have a chance to succ...

That conan has. he wanted to make sure that i was happy moving to midnight and that i was okay, that he would not have come over if he had -- if he would even feel a little bit like, you know, he was going to have done to him what jay leno did to him. >> larry: honestly, george, were you team cocoa or team leno? >> i have to tell you the truth -- if a show is promised to somebody, then that person should have a chance to succeed or fail on his own terms. the 10:00 show that jay leno did in front...

You team coco or team leno? >> you know, i am -- i got to tell you the truth. if a show is promised to somebody, then that person should have a chance to either succeed or fail on his own terms. the 10:00 show that jay leno did in front of conan obrien and "the tonight show" i think was a disservice to conan having a fair shot of succeeding as the host of the tonight show. it was offered to him six years before. it was not a surprise. and in my opinion, as george lopez, i dont think that jay len...

>> you know, i was on conans show twice in 2004. in 2003 we co-hosted the emmys together. and weve always been cordial. and very honest with each other. i think its interesting that in hollywood, this deal was brokered the way deals used to be done. a guy comes into the office and says this is my intention. if i have your blessing, this is what im going to do. i picked up the phone. i called conan on wednesday. he started to mull it over. i talked to him on sunday night, man-to-man. i called him...

Buddy. you do. >> thanks for bringing us back to new york. ♪ ♪ >> have a good night. ill see you tomorrow. >> wow. >> what a show. >> and he delivered. you know what i think the greatest thing, you dont have to be team leno or team fallon. i think you can be both. you can miss and love jay leno and you can love and welcome jimmy fallon. ive been there. hes great. i never laughed so hard.