130 million people tuned in the watch the last Tonight Show hosted by Conan O’Brien. If his star-studded send-off is any indication, he’ll be back in a terrific time slot before long.
Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, O’Brien’s band, and guest musicians, Beck, Ben Harper, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, and O’Brien himself on guitar were led by cowbell-wielding Will Ferrell. Get your Bic out and prepare for one terrific rendition of "Freebird.""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." He asked fans not to 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. … As proof, let’s make an amazing thing happen right now." I think they did!