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23 Late Night TV Innovations

Great Moments in Honor of the Conan Leno Controversy

— January 17, 2010 — Pop Culture
The Conan Leno ‘Tonight Show’ controversy is reviving the once dead late night television ratings. In honor of this feud, which is providing unparalleled opportunity for comics from all over the humorverse, we have put together the 23 Late Night TV innovations.

Be sure to check them all out so that you can decide which side you are on when it comes to the Conan Leno debate.

FYI - This writer is a huge supporter of Team Conan.
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Blackmail Fails
Blackmail Fails
Late Show Producer Tries to Profit From David Letterman Affair
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20
Heavy Metal Lips
Heavy Metal Lips
Emily Gobeille Designs Dark Lips for a Talk Show
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19
Gigantically Obese Meatballs
Gigantically Obese Meatballs
Jimmy Kimmel Sets Out to Beat Mexico - Twice
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18
Video Game Spoofs
Video Game Spoofs
Grand Theft Auto for Yuppies by Conan O'Brien
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17
Late Night Hosts Personally Paying Writers
Late Night Hosts Personally Paying Writers
Jay Leno & Conan O'Brien Support Staffers
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16
$2 Million Exotic Cars
$2 Million Exotic Cars
Jay Leno Purchases Second Bertone Mantide Ever Produced
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15
Facial Hair for a Cause
Facial Hair for a Cause
Late Night Beards
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14
Teen Star Impersonations
Teen Star Impersonations
Jimmy Fallon as Robert Pattinson Discusses his Bother
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13
Auto-Tune Parodying
Auto-Tune Parodying
Check out the Epic Jimmy Fallon 2009 Emmys Fall
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12
Viral Embarrassment
Viral Embarrassment
Paris Hilton Humiliated on David Letterman
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11
Faking Political Photo Ops
Faking Political Photo Ops
Photobombing Joe Biden into Family Photos and Talk Shows
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10
EcoJet
EcoJet
Jay Leno Designed Eco-Friendly Supercar
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9
Singing Talk Show Hosts
Singing Talk Show Hosts
Jay Leno's Hilarious Susan Boyle Impression
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8
Celebrity Banter
Celebrity Banter
Jimmy Kimmel is F--king Ben Affleck
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7
From Late Night to Prime Time
From Late Night to Prime Time
Amy Poehler on The Office
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6
Politicians on Late Night TV
Politicians on Late Night TV
Sarah Palin To Do SNL and Letterman
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5
Scandalous Parodies
Scandalous Parodies
Jimmy Kimmel Shows Susan Boyle Gone Wild
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4
Shower Staring
Shower Staring
Jimmy Kimmel and Matthew Fox Bathe Together for 'Gorgeous Man'
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3
Printing Auto Parts
Printing Auto Parts
Jay Leno Repairs His Fleet of Classic Cars With a 3D Printer
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2
Roasted Socialites
Roasted Socialites
Lauren Conrad on David Letterman
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1
Post-It Note Dresses
Post-It Note Dresses
Lady Gaga Goes For Geeky Couture on UK Talk Show
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