Conan strikes back

. . . is this just piling on, at this point?

April 30, 2010 at 2:02PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

In the kiss-kiss world of the show-biz fraternity, there's a rule: keep up appearances. We're all one big happy family in TV land, after all. We're all here to keep the goodfolk entertained, and if we poke and joust at one another, it's part of the game. See you at the roast, pal!

Here's why people like Conan O'Brien: he ain't having any of that. SLAP:

You could say it's needless, that he's taking it too hard, but you haven't found themselves on the national stage in the full glare of blaring publicity, unable to reach the knife in your. Hey, Jay, a little help? Jay? Someone get Jay, he's walking away, whistling. It's like he can't hear me.

He has a new show and the goodwill of millions. Jay has his cars and the emnity of many. Also, half a billion dollars and everything he ever wanted, so there's that.

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