June 1, 2009 –
Coco thought he succeeded Jay Leno when The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien premiered on NBC, on this date.
Many members of the Late Night cast and crew made the transition to The Tonight Show. The Max Weinberg 7, the house band from O’Brien’s Late Night, served as the house band under the new name, Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band. Andy Richter returned to the show as announcer, and also began resuming his role as sidekick, shortly before the show’s conclusion. The opening and closing theme song from Late Night was also carried over to Tonight, in a slightly altered form.
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