Conan O'Brien Heading to BET?!

Forget hosting the "Tonight Show," Conan's going urban! TMZ caught the funny redhead outside of Comme Ça last night, and he wasn't interested in hosting the Oscars -- he's aiming for the BET Awards. Move over Mo'Nique!


The comic will be moving to L.A. soon and has already purchased a home in the "Wood" -- Brentwood, not Inglewood. He's not that urban.



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16. wow, i can't believe how dumb all of the people on this website are. anybody that thinks jay leno is funnier than conan o' brien needs to do us all a big favor and stab yourself right in the eye balls. what has our country come to? you all must be the same people that watch american idol and leave posts on TMZ all day... oh ,wait... alright, fine so I am posting on TMZ also... but that is only because I have no other medium in which i can express how truly pathetic i think all you idiots are. very very very very very very dumb.

Posted at 2:58PM on Mar 4th 2008 by dumb people

17. #15 Are you posting from Prison or a Psycho Ward? You must be on a lot of Meds. Conan funnier than Leno? Now that's funny. Leno is the best on television.

Posted at 3:04PM on Mar 4th 2008 by #15 is an Idiot

18. How about giving equal time to Craig Ferguson? He the best talk show host this country has ever had. (Yeah, I'm lookin' at you, Johnny Carson.)

Posted at 3:17PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Catroina

19. Catronia: C'mon, Johnny set the standard. This is kinda like the whole "who's the better James Bond" discussion. (Although, I liked Roger Moore better than Sean Connery.)

Craig is okay... but he's no Johnny Carson. Here's to you Johnny, Doc, Ed and even Mr. Excitement, Tommy Newsome.

So I'm showing my age. Big deal. I guess it's time for a new generation. Gotta take my Geritol and have my afternoon nap now.

Posted at 3:30PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Nor Cal Reader

20. Conan rules. He's smart enough to know that he may need to change his act a bit when he gets to the Tonight Show, don't worry. I believe Conan has the wit and intelligence to be more of an heir to the Carson throne than Jay Leno ever has been. Leno is just not funny...he used to be, many years ago as a stand-up, but something happened to him...he became bland, boring, and somehow, dumber. He frequently and inadvertently insults guests by pursuing lines of questioning they obviously have no interest in, and tries to 'buddy up' to guests and the audience by dumbing down things and making inappropriate sex jokes...this guy has never had the class of a Letterman or a Carson, but Conan does, and WILL. Just watch.

Posted at 3:55PM on Mar 4th 2008 by king smacky cojones

21. Conan on BET? The only way he'd ever be on there would be if his career were washed up and he was doing some lame infomercial on there at 3:00 am.

Posted at 4:09PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Vanilla Cokehead

22. OMG! This is not even funny to joke about. Leave it in the ghetto.

Posted at 4:19PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Angelina

23.
Is it jay's choice to leave ? if not , what are they thinking . i always watch jay and when his show ends , i change the channel .
I don"t care for conan or his show. When jay leaves i will no longer tune in to the tonight show .

Posted at 7:12AM on Mar 5th 2008 by lauren

24. I want more time on Conan. We are in talks. You love me, right ? I am engaged to a Sweet Bichon Frize. Conannnnn!!!!!!

Posted at 6:19PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

25. We love Conan !!!! It takes a certain amount of intelligence to appreciate his humor. His timing is excellent, and I especially love that he looks exactly like the Lady President of Finlkand ! hahaha !!!! Sooooo funny ! She also invited him over and thought the resemblance was uncanny ! It's a matter of taste, my friends....if you don't like him, you basicly have no taste ! Bet his wife laughs herself silly !!! Love me some Conan !!!

Posted at 6:26PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Sarah Rebecca Plotz (I am not a shiksa.)

26. Leno : A- Not ALWAYS funny. Man on the street-funny, Quiz show-not funny.
Letterman : A Pretty funny, but Paul does half the work.
Ferguson : B Good, but kinda boring.
O'Brien : A (For this reason-he is consistently funny on a regular basis-he appeals to old & young, not cruel) Not an A+ because of that nasty dog act (Triumph). I LOVE the characters in his BAND!!! So does my Grandma, so do my kids (16, 17) He's just 1 funny guy ! I think he uses drama students for some of his characters-Excellent ! Conan ; book Jon Lovitz !

Posted at 7:23PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Jack

27. King Smacky : You should br a writer ! Very well said. Conan is classy, even when doing that bear in the diaper ! hahahaha! Love tha bear !

Posted at 7:29PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Nicky

28. RE: The bear in the diaper. I meant I like the skit about the bear. I did not mean that he "does" the bear. Sorry.

Posted at 7:37PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Nicky

29. ha ha, conan as BET host!!

Posted at 6:20AM on Mar 5th 2008 by lea

30. Very interesting, thanks

Posted at 5:57PM on Apr 1st 2008 by Hulk

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