Comedian Jay Leno has opened up about the infamous "Tonight Show" shake-up and subsequent burn he inflicted on short-lived host Conan O'Brien.
Leno, who hosted "The Tonight Show" for 17 years before departing for the first time in 2009, then unexpectedly returned for another stint the following year, denied Sunday that he had "deliberately sabotaged" his 10 p.m. "The Jay Leno Show" so he could return to NBC's 11:30 p.m. offering.
The Emmy Award winner's schedule switch infamously ousted his first "Tonight Show" successor, O'Brien, and led to the "Late Night" comedian and former "Saturday Night Live" writer taking his talents over to TBS. O'Brien had worked at the Peacock network in some capacity since 1993.
