The Most Iconic (and Cringeworthy) Moments in Talk Show History

Conan trolls NBC after they fire him

The infamous fiasco between Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien has lived on in talk show history. Essentially, Leno left The Tonight Show to start his own program. O'Brien took over The Tonight Show, but Leno's show tanked so badly that NBC put Leno back into his old slot. Conan was taken off the show and paid millions just to leave.

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