Late Night Last Night: Conan Airs the Most Expensive Sketch Ever, Letterman Presents "The Jay Leno Files," and Fallon's Audience Members Lick It For Ten
January 22nd 2010 at 8:16am by TaraAriano

I won't claim to know the man, but Conan O'Brien doesn't spite me as a naturally bitter or spiteful person. And yet, even the sunniest personality might come out the other side of the Late Night Wars just a bit jaded, and come up with ways to punish those who'd done him wrong. On last night's episode of "The Tonight Show," O'Brien introduced a new character specially designed to run up NBC's bills.

In the event that there were any members of his audience who didn't understand how or why his show is coming to an end, O'Brien welcomed Pee-wee Herman to offer an explanation.

 

 

O'Brien also outlined some of the provisions in the exit agreement he just signed.

 

 

On "The Late Show," David Letterman continued outlining the rather damning case against Jay Leno.

 

 

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" has been getting some buzz on the blogs for the bit below -- a Ken Burns documentary about the Late Night Wars...

 

 

...but wasn't it really just a retread of the classic "Late Night" bit, "Conan: The Ken Burns Documentary"? (Tragically, it's not online anymore, but it was beloved enough to appear in Conan's final episode of "Late Night.")

Speaking of "Late Night": it was time again for Lick It for Ten -- this time, in a special Winter Olympics edition. Here's Part 1:

 

 

And the thrilling conclusion!

 

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