Bill Carter writes: "Though some rumors appeared saying NBC might be lining up guest hosts, NBC quietly dismissed that notion. Indeed, such a move could have legal implications because it might be interpreted as NBC firing Mr. O’Brien, which could lead to a bigger settlement for him."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/business/media/13conan.html?hp On Jan 12, 11:26 pm, "Karla Robinson" <[email protected]> wrote: > M-D November said: > > Booking guest hosts for "Tonight" will be a logistics nightmare - no > celebrity or comic in their right mind wants to get in the middle of all > this. And NBC won't waste the 11:35 timeslot leading into the Winter > Olympics by running Leno reruns - they're already predicting a loss on the > coverage, and don't think for a second that they didn't have stunts planned > for outside Conan's studio. > > Karla replied: > > This is absolutely correct on all points. Which leads to more unsavory > speculation: what wrong-minded celebrity would snap up this chance? I can > think of a few.Kathy Griffin comes to mind (I heard your scream, Kevin, > sorry). Some second-tier comedians like Jeff Dunham? > > After hearing about the attack dogs Conan has hired to deal with NBC, I'm > hoping they are successful in convincing NBC to come groveling back to Conan > begging him to stay, and send Jay off into the sunset. > > KR > > Karla S. Robinson, Ph.D. > [email protected]
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