CNN Jay Leno Mr. Comedy February 17, 2014 00:26:00
Spot. >> in an effort to stop "the tonight show" viewer dropoff, nbc asked leno if he'd be willing to do a half hour show at 11:30, pushing conan's "tonight show" to midnight. jay agrees. conan declines. >> then it became these camps. the jay camp, the conan camp. >> the backseat, the front seat. it just was a disaster. when that curtain between reality and perception is torn, everybody feels uncomfortable. that's a real problem for a host. >> the uncomfortable situation resolves when nbc pays conan and his staff $45 million to step aside. jay resumes his role as host of "the tonight show" in ...
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