Heartless NBC execs wouldn't let Conan O'Brien change Late Night's name to "Nighty Night"
Looking back from the comfort and safety of 2023, Conan O’Brien’s run on NBC’s Late Night is the stuff of legend: An oddball and inventive take on the format of late night comedy that served as a foundation for everything O’Brien has achieved over the last 30 years of jokes. Back in 1993, though, putting the fate of a…