Why conan left nbc

Not with a big to-do or a year-long lead-up to his fond farewell, but with a small, intimate show at Largo in Los Angeles. An Irish exit of sorts on cable TV, a decade after landing and quickly losing his dream gig as host of The Tonight Show.

From his first episode of that show, it was clear just how meaningful the gig was to him, and he took great pride in spearheading the show that was once held together by iconic Johnny Carson.

And then, of course, it all went to shit. In short, they screwed him. When sharing the news, Conan joked in a statement, "In , Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: 'As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform. Turns out, Conan will be leaving his talk show to spend time on a new weekly variety series for HBO Max, a new streaming service from WarnerMedia that launched in May of this year.

Meanwhile, he will continue to create his beloved Conan Without Borders travel specials. Though Conan's sudden departure was a long time coming. In , TBS, which is also part of WarnerMedia, announced its intent to reduce Conan's late-night show from an hour to a half-hour.

At the time, Conan and network executives reasoned that it would resonate more with audiences if Conan were to use more of his time expanding his presence on digital, live, and social media platforms.

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As one of the last remaining relics of the late-night era in the s, he served up the laughs along with Andy Richter for the bulk of his runs, but they hit a brick wall in an oversaturating market. Personally, I'll always have a deeper appreciation for Conan , his self-deprecating humor, and segments like Butterscotch the Clown, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the Masturbating Bear , and many more. Far be it for me to dredge up old skeletons in celebration of a comic genius, but I'll have Kimmel here sum up how people will " remember " Conan in "congratulating" Leno on his new hosting gig.

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