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# Conan vs Jay
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2010/01/conan-vs-jay/
- Published: 2010-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T23:51:54.000Z
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-04-08 17:47, #ichris

It takes guts to walk away from any job over something that doesn't line up with your values and principles. When your job is a late night talk show seen by millions and worth millions of dollars and by leaving you are also putting a whole crew of people out of work, that takes some serious stones:

[![](https://chrisenns.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/conantweet.png "Conan Tweet")](https://twitter.com/johnmoe/statuses/7801296610?ref=chrisenns.com)

I'm sure Conan will end up on his feet somewhere. There's no way, if he actually wants to, that he won't have options elsewhere. And in light of [everything else going on in the world](https://chrisenns.com/2010/01/15/prayers-in-the-dark/), who really cares right?

**See**: [here](https://tv.gawker.com/5448615/late-night-wars-jay-leno-turns-the-tables-and-bashes-conan-obrien-is-then-bashed-harder-by-jimmy-kimmel?ref=chrisenns.com) and then [here](https://tv.gawker.com/5449596/late-night-war-enters-retaliatory-stage-as-leno-flips-the-table-on-letterman?ref=chrisenns.com) if you, like us without TV, had no idea what was going on.

**Update**: See why this is all so interesting: [Jay Leno's original announcement of Conan getting The Tonight Show in 2009](https://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6d1caacad1/jay-s-2004-announcement?ref=chrisenns.com)