AV Club

Heartless NBC execs wouldn't let Conan O'Brien change Late Night's name to "Nighty Night"

Looking back from the comfort and safety of 2023, Conan O’Brien’s run on NBC’s Late Night is the stuff of legend: An oddball and inventive take on the format of late night comedy that served as a ...
Deadline.com

Conan O’Brien Reveals What He Originally Wanted To Call ‘Late Night’

Conan O’Brien hosted more than 2,700 episodes of Late Night for NBC. The series ran from September 13, 1993 through February 20, 2009 before he briefly took over The Tonight Show and then Conan for ...
Cinema Blend

Conan O’Brien Admits He Tried To Change Late Night’s Name To ‘Nighty Night,’ And I’m Here For The Story

Television 'There's A Lot Of Fear About The Future Of Television,' Says Conan O'Brien. Why He's Optimistic Anyway Television One Reason The Cancellation Of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show Is ...
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Before ‘Late Night,’ Conan O’Brien Pitched a Name So Outrageously Wild That It Left NBC Execs Speechless

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
TheWrap

Conan O’Brien Reveals the Hilariously Bad Name Change He Wanted for ‘Late Night’ When He Took the Job | Video

In his first appearance on NBC’s “Late Night” since leaving the show in 2009, Conan O’Brien cracked up current host Seth Meyers by revealing the absolutely terrible name change he suggested when he ...