Last Tonight Show Tonight

Tonight's the night. It's the last "Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" ever. Not only will this particular show be gone forever but according to reports we won't see any Conan talk show until September. Ouch.

He's going out with style: tonight's guests are Tom Hanks and Will Ferrell with musical guest Neil Young.

Things are moving too fast at this point so I figure I'll save some stuff to post during the lull after it's gone. For now, here's the most expensive comedy character ever introduced on a talk show.

Edit: I just was watching the episode on hulu, just as Conan is about to introduce the new character, the video cuts to a commercial and when it comes back, the segment is over. Apparently they're not going to pay the money to make it available online.

Classic Roots Choice #15? You Decide!

Richard Belzer was on the show yesterday. For his intro, The Roots played "After these messages, we'll be right back!" a few times in a row. I immediately recognized this as ABC's Saturday Morning bumper theme:

I do realize that the phrase itself could be from anything, but the melody, as sung, IDs it exactly. Trust me. But that recognition (as proud as I am, and make no mistake, I am way too proud about something utterly trivial) is only half the story. What's the connection between Richard Belzer and ABC Saturday Morning/that phrase/that song? Do you know?

I have two theories:

1. Richard Belzer started his career as a crowd warmer for Saturday Night Live. So Saturday Night... Saturday Morning. This is unsatisfying as an answer because the link seems pretty tenuous - it's basically just a day of the week, and how many things in the world involve the word "Saturday"?
2. In the infamous Hulk Hogan "Sleeper Hold" episode, Richard Belzer was knocked out (supposedly) but regained consciousness in time to throw to a commercial. Possibly. Still, he doesn't use this phrase exactly and throwing to commercial is such a common thing.
3. If you look at the "Three Singer" bumpers, the man looks an awful lot like Richard Belzer. This would be a good link but it would be too good. Seems unlikely that anyone would consider song choices for Richard Belzer and recognize that he looks a lot like a claymation figure in a 10 second video from 20 years ago. If anyone DID do this, I truly would have to take my hat off to them... HAT off, not my head though.

What else could it be?

Norm Stops By At Just The Right Time

Norm stops by the Tonight Show with some encouraging words.

If you haven't been watching this week, you should be. With the NBC drama, the show has a heightened urgency, danger and relevance. It's hilarious moment after hilarious moment. In addition, it's likely the last week of shows ever so they're getting the major, major guests. So it would be impossible to try and post the highlights without posting entire shows. Nonetheless, I had to post this clip.

Song of the Moment

Insofar as this blog documents my life (it mostly documents the media of my life), this song requires a post. As I just can't stop listening to it, it very much is the song of the moment for me for this moment in time.

Passion Pit - "The Reeling"

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I've only casually perused the rest of their catalog but this very much represents their style (though it's my favorite by far). I would suggest it's a new musical genre called "Ear Candy". I'm starting that and trademarking it right now. Regardless on one's taste in music, I think we can all agree that "Passion Pit" is a terrible name for a band.

Conan Sends Representative to Coco Rally

With multiple Coco rallies across the nation, Conan decided to send a representative of the show to one as a "Thank You" to all the fans.

Still, he's not taking any chances with possible assassination attempts.

A hilarious collection of the best signs held at "I'm With Coco" rallies can be found here. I suggested the rallies be called "C Parties" but no one asked me.

Jimmy Kimmel vs. Jay Leno / Wine In a Box

Want to watch the kind of train wreck that causes you visceral pain and yet you can't look away from? Sure, we all do!

Then check this out:

Do NOT put a box of wine in a microwave. I'm not sure if this is real. I hope it is.