Conan O'Brien: Jay Leno Can Be a Musical Guest on My New Show

By Tracey Harrington McCoy Posted Nov 4th 2010 08:10PM

Late night funnyman Conan O'Brien is the featured interview in December's issue of Playboy--and in the Q&A, the red-haired comedian talks about his last few days at NBC, his Irish heritage and the chance of Jay Leno ever being a guest on his new TBS show, 'Conan.'

"I wanted to end on an optimistic note. I thought it could end up being the most important moment of my television career. It still could be...I have had too many good things happen in my career to end on any kind of bitter note. I'm just saying this to you... I am an incredibly fortunate person...And as crazy as this sounds, my career with NBC was overwhelmingly positive until this," O'Brien confessed.

"Some things have worked out great for me, some things haven't. You keep going... Doing those last 'Tonight Show's was a high. A lot of people tuned in, and I was really proud of what I was able to make in that situation," he continued.

More excerpts from his interview after the jump.

On inviting Jay Leno on his new show as a guest:
"He can come as the musical guest, because that I want to see. No one knows he has an operatic range [sings as Jay Leno]. No, there are certain things I will not do, regardless of the price."

On his new show 'Conan' on TBS:
"I don't want to get lost thinking how this show will be different from any other show I've done. Will I overthink it? Yes. Do I think I should? No. How's that? At the end of the day, it's going to be me doing whatever is in my power to entertain people for an hour. I'll break any rule. I'll use dangerous chemicals if I have to. I will meddle with the laws of God."

On his longtime sidekick Andy Richter's return to the show:
"Andy will be part of it, for brute strength alone. Andy is the strongest guy on television. He's a man-child, an incredibly powerful human being. He could take Charlie Sheen in hand-to-hand combat. It wouldn't even be close. If Charlie Sheen were sleeping and unwarned, Andy would win. And sedated. Those are the rules. Andy does very well against an opponent who's sleeping, heavily sedated and doesn't know he's being attacked."

On his Irish heritage:
"Nobody cares if you make a disparaging comment about the Irish. It is the one ethnic group no one gives a sh*t about. 'Oh, those wife-beating drunks.' Irish people go, 'Yes! Ha-ha! We got mentioned.' They don't care."

Check out the full interview at Playboy.com.

Tags: conan obrien, jay leno

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By Mike

Conan is a no talent jerk. He's the one who cut Jay off at the knees, not the other way around. I hope he bombs--BIGTIME.

By Donnie

Hey Mike, can you tell us what other sort of crazy backwards things happen in the dimension you're visiting from? Is Uwe Boll the greatest living film director, while Paul Thomas Anderson and David Fincher make crappy video game adaptations? Is lacross America's Favorite Pastime? Is Jay Leno funny? Please share!

By luckyfreeman69

I agree practice what he preaches... Thank GOD for the priest... Conan is the real stalker not the priest...

By Scsi

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You have NO idea what you're talking about. You unintelligent prick. Why don't you Stop being lazy and educate yourself on what Really went down.

Douche

you should talk about being uneducated you foul mouthed insulting tactless disgruntled liberal

By the observer

Hey Conan your hair sucks and people were sick of it and you. Sad to say you made millions and your talent is minimal at best. Jay certainly brightened up the late show once he took it back.

By Notme

I don't care who this ugly frk'g. carrot head has on his show. I won't be watching.

By Bob

Conan says "No, there are certain things I will not do, regardless of the price." Is that like he won't do it if the price is right? Like the Tonight Show-for enough money, he won't do it. BOO coco.

By Doug

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On another note, writers who actually say "after the jump" should be fired on the spot. Oh and f*ck off, Conan haters.

By cchucklest1

conans probelm is that he is not funny.

By gahn27

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I think Conan is a hella lot funnier than Jay!!!!

By Seth phist

I'm currently on the throne reading about this.

By vicvod

Coco is the best and if you think he's not funny watch Leno or the perv Letterman. It's that easy!