Editorial-Why Conan O' Brian is Better

Ask kids today what late night show they watch, and the answer will invariably be Conan O’ Brian. There is an extensive amount of proof that shows more young viewers are tuning in to “Late Night”, than the “Tonight Show”, with Jay Leno. For one, Conan is considerably funnier than Leno. The original jokes written by Conan give his monologue the edge over Leno’s obvious cracks about celebrity foibles. Also, O’ Brian does an …

…Show”, it is one over the hill comedian doing old jokes about things no one cares about. The choice is obvious, the younger, “more hip”, “popular” people watch “Late Nite with Conan O’ Brian”. Whereas the old, non-cool people chose to watch “The Tonight Show” with an aging, worn out comedian, who tells the same jokes day after day about the obvious, and who has no original skits of his own. I know my choice.