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Conan to UCLA -- I Can't Replace Everybody!
Conan to UCLA -- I Can't Replace Everybody!
Filed under: Wacky & Weird After James Franco bailed on being UCLA's commencement speaker, the graduating class thought they found a back-up -- but the guy they picked is just a lil' too busy these days.Almost 2,000 students signed up for a Facebook group dedicated to securing ... Permalink >
Conan's new set looks like Super Mario
Conan's new set looks like Super Mario
seriouslunch.blogspot.com — The design behind Conan O'Brien during the monologue is looking all Mushroom Kingdom. Check out the images below: click to enlarge animated gif: click to enlarge Conan's new set looks like Super Mario
James Franco not speaking at UCLA commencement ceremony
newsroom.ucla.edu — Actor and UCLA alumnus James Franco will not speak, as previously scheduled, at UCLA's College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12 at Pauley Pavilion, campus officials announced. James Franco not speaking at UCLA commencement ceremony
The Conan O Show
The Conan O Show
tifaux.com — Are you all watching Conan O'Brien's first week as host of The Tonight Show? If not, how can you compare him, either favorably or unfavorably, to Letterman and Leno? How can you say he's gone too soft in his old-person-friendly new time slot? How are ... The Conan O Show
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Conan’s A No-Go For UCLA
JFX Online — ... So a group of enterprising UCLA students set up a page on Facebook, hoping to lure new “The Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien into subbing for Franco. Alas, Conan turned them down. He released this statement, as reported by TMZ, “I am honored to be asked but I am so busy launching ‘The Tonight Show’ there just is not enough time to give this speech the preparation it deserves. I wish everyone in the class of 2009 the best and I am honored that they thought of me.” ...

Buzz In: Which Comedian Would You Have Wanted at Your Graduation?
BuzzSugar — ... to give the commencement speech at their upcoming graduation, but he said "no." I think they were on the right track with a comedian (especially one ...

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