A LESSON IN GRACE FROM CONAN
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
According to our poll 1/2 of you believe in “early to bed…early to rise”. The other half of you would rather watch Conan than Jay. If you watched Conan’s departure from NBC the other night, a company he has been with for over 20 years, then you heard probably the most gracious farewell ever on TV.
In the days leading up to the last show Conan had a lot of funny jabs towards NBC over his early departure. My favourite was when he said that as a young boy he remembers watching Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show and thinking, “Someday I’ll host that show for 7 months.” His humour was interrupted about 2 weeks 10 days ago when he told the audience that his differences with NBC were ridiculous, and that people should focus on what is really important in life. He proceeded to direct people to donate funds to help Haiti, something that would be a consistent interruption in the remainder of his shows.
Fastforward to Friday January 22 and if you were watching you would have heard the most gracious goodbye delivered on television as Conan would thank NBC for the opportunities they gave him and as he implored fans to abandon cynicism in the face of his departure from the Tonight Show. It was a great lesson in meekness in its biblical understanding. You can see it by clicking below.
January 25th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
I too like to watch Conan every now and then. And yes, he did show grace at his final exit. But as the recipient of a severance package that numbered in the tens of millions, it’s hard to feel sorry for any of these guys.
January 26th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Hi Rob,
I went there too, and then was reminded that he also worked out a severance package for his staff. Do you think if they move me out of CFOT prematurely I could swing that kind of deal? hahahaha…blessings to you in Halifax.