2009 was a strange time for the small screen. Late night's top dog, Jay Leno, was forced out of his chair thanks to a decision made five years earlier by NBC and succeeded by his former NBC Late Night partner in crime, Conan O'Brien. What followed is a
Because his primetime Jay Leno Show tanked, sinking Conan's Tonight Show before it had even really begun — and eventually forcing Conan to leave NBC for good. And most of all, because they say his jokes are broad, pandering, and eminently unfunny
Fact #1: Jay Leno has been the most popular late night host in America for the majority of the past 19 years. Fact #2: Comedians, Hollywood insiders, and laypeople alike just love hating on Leno, and have been doing so
Because his primetime Jay Leno Show tanked, sinking Conan's Tonight Show before it had even really begun — and eventually forcing Conan to leave NBC for good. And most of all, because they say his jokes are broad, pandering, and eminently unfunny
Fact #1: Jay Leno has been the most popular late night host in America for the majority of the past 19 years. Fact #2: Comedians, Hollywood insiders, and laypeople alike just love hating on Leno, and have been doing so