Laugh Goodbye With Conan: 5 Top Tonight Show Clips

Jake Simpson 54 Views Jan 22, 2010
Friday marks the end of Conan O'Brien's seven-month tenure at the helm of the Tonight Show. Though the redheaded host may not have been at the top of his game, losing ratings and eventually the show itself, he provided a host (pun intended) of hilarious sketches. Indeed, this past week may have been Conan's tour de force.

Here are five moments from Conan's all-too-brief reign, starting with his first interview as Tonight Show host.



Few regular bits drew as much guffaws as TwitterTracker:



Unintentional comedy reigned supreme when Conan took an on-air tumble:



This week, with Conan's fate sealed, he got his vengeance and more than a few laughs:



And no Conan's-greatest-hits package would be complete without an appearance from the masturbating bear.


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