Jay Leno Admits April Fools Joke Only Conan Got Screwed

By DANIEL MACHT Published April 1 2010 Updated on April 1 2010 at 550 am Jay Leno says he and Conan OBrien were both screwed as a result of NBC s late-night shuffle and he cant wait to. The Cajun Boy. The 2010 Tonight Show conflict was a media and public relations conflict involving the American television network NBC and two of its then-late-night talk show hosts Conan OBrien and Jay LenoLeno the host of long-running franchise The Tonight Show since 1992 and OBrien host of Late Night since 1993 were strong ratings leaders for the network for much of the decade.