Goodbye Coco! :(

So tonight was Conan O'brien's last show as a Tonight Show host. I still can't believe this all happened. I can't believe that after waiting 5 years, after moving his family and having his crew move their own families to Los Angeles, that Conan only got to host the Tonight Show for 7 months. When I heard the ratings weren't so good, I thought that Leno would be the one that NBC would kick to the curb but that's what they basically did to Conan forcing him to go on at 12:05.

The last few shows have been great. Conan has been taking all the shots he can at NBC and it's been great seeing the support he has been getting from fellow celebrities. Conan seems like one of the nicest guys ever so it was hard not feeling anything when he gave his heartfelt speech at the end. Here's his speech:

Before we end this rodeo, a few things need to be said. There has been a lot of speculation in the press about what I legally can and can’t say about NBC. To set the record straight, tonight I am allowed to say anything I want. And what I want to say is this: between my time at Saturday Night Live, The Late Night Show, and my brief run here on The Tonight Show, I have worked with NBC for over twenty years. Yes, we have our differences right now and yes, we’re going to go our separate ways. But this company has been my home for most of my adult life. I am enormously proud of the work we have done together, and I want to thank NBC for making it all possible.

Walking away from The Tonight Show is the hardest thing I have ever had to do. Making this choice has been enormously difficult. This is the best job in the world, I absolutely love doing it, and I have the best staff and crew in the history of the medium, and I will fight anyone who says I don’t. But despite this sense of loss, I really feel this should be a happy moment. Every comedian dreams of hosting The Tonight Show and, for seven months, I got to. I did it my way, with people I love, and I do not regret a second. I’ve had more good fortune than anyone I know and if our next gig is doing a show in a 7-11 parking lot, we’ll find a way to make it fun.

And finally, I have to say something to our fans. The massive outpouring of support and passion from so many people has been overwhelming. The rallies, the signs, all the goofy, outrageous creativity on the internet, and the fact that people have traveled long distances and camped out all night in the pouring rain to be in our audience, made a sad situation joyous and inspirational.

To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask is one thing, and I’m asking this particularly of young people: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism, for the record, it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.

Conan, I said this on twitter but you truly are a very classy man. Thank you for the many laughs. I will miss watching you while you're off the air and I hope you get a great gig in September!