Conan O’Brien Jabs NBC Over Trump Town Hall Fiasco, Bringing Back Memories Of ‘The Tonight Show’ Shambles
deadline.comPeter White Television EditorConan O’Brien has poked fun at his former employer NBC over its handling of President Donald Trump’s town hall – a dig that drew comparisons to the way the network bungled The Tonight Show succession.The late-night host tweeted, “I can’t remember the last time I was this shocked by an NBC programming decision.”This comes ten years after O’Brien left The Tonight Show in January 2010, a mere seven months after he got the gig.
The fiasco came after NBC had moved Jay Leno to 10pm with The Jay Leno Show before returning Leno to his late-night slot in lieu of O’Brien.O’Brien is the latest high-profile talent to slam the network for its decision to air a town hall with Trump against Joe Biden’s town hall on ABC – after.
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