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Conan O'Brien Tribute To Ed McMahon on 'The Tonight Show'

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by CSS.

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Late night host Conan O’Brien shared some heartfelt words about the legacy of late TV icon Ed McMahon during his opening monologue on The Tonight Show Tuesday.

McMahon, who was The Tonight Show’s announcer for 30 years (1962-1992) during the Johnny Carson era of the late night program. Ed passed away at Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday.

He was 86.

“Ladies and gentlemen, before we go any further tonight we’re going to change gears here because there’s something very important I do need to talk about. As you’ve probably all heard, Ed McMahon passed away last night and this is obviously a very sad day,” Conan said. “It is impossible I think, for anyone to imagine the ‘Tonight Show With Johnny Carson’ without Ed McMahon. Ed’s laugh was really the soundtrack to that show.”

“For 30 years Ed played his part perfectly, he played it with effortless joy and sitting alongside Johnny, Ed was an indelible part of what I think is the most iconic two-shot in broadcasting history,” Conan said. “There will never be anything like that again. Now everybody here at the ‘Tonight Show’ mourns the loss of this warm and really truly funny man. Our thoughts go out to his family and to his fans everywhere… Ed, you will be missed.”

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Conan O'Brien Re-Unites On Screen With Andy Richter

Posted on 24. Feb, 2009 by CSS.

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Conan O’Brien will be joined by a familiar face when he takes over as host of The Tonight Show
on June 1.

Andy Richter will fill the role once held by Ed McMahon, serving as the announcer/sidekick for the show when Conan O’Brien takes over the reigns from Jay Leno.

He will also participate in both live and pre-taped comedy bits.

Andy, as you may recall, served as a sidekick to Conan on the Late Night between 1993 and 2000, when he left the show to focus on acting.

“Andy is one of the funniest people I know, and we’ve maintained a close friendship since he left ‘Late Night,’” Conan said in a press release Tuesday. “We have a proven chemistry that will be an incredible asset to The Tonight Show.”

Exciting News! I cant wait to see Andy back in action with Conan- those two were absolutely great together!