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Conan O’Brien Returns to ‘Tonight Show’ for First Time After Firing: ‘It’s Weird to Come Back’

Conan O'Brien appeared on 'The Tonight Show' to reminisce about his time on late-night and his new Max series, 'Conan O'Brien Must Go.'

After debuting on The Tonight Show in June 2009, Conan O’Brien was abruptly ousted from his dream job after being on air for a brief seven months. He was unceremoniously replaced by Jay Leno in January 2010 (which Rolling Stone likened at the time as the comedy-world equivalent of being jilted at the altar for a Jersey Shore cast member) and hadn’t set foot on the NBC franchise’s stage since. The series finale aired June 2021 — featuring guests Will Ferrell and Jack Black, and took place in front of a live audience at Los Angeles’ iconic club Largo.

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