Friday January 22th Late Night Talk Show Recap

Letterman: Dave just mentions that tonight is Conan’s final show and that it looks like he knocked out another competitor. Then he goes on to make jokes about Jay. A guy comes out with Starbucks for Dave and then runs away. A promo for Late Shift 2 starring Max Von Sydow as Dave. Dave talks about pets and he doesn’t mention Conan. I guess he knows no one is watching him tonight. Fun Facts. Top 10 things to be happy about. Catherine Zeta Jones talks and sings a little bit of a song. Comic Jeff Stilson does standup. Charlotte Gainsbourg performs.

Conan: The final show! Conan tells some more jokes about his departure. Conan says he wants Tilda Swinton to play himself in a movie based on this situation and compares himself to a picture of her. Conan runs down a list of goofy things that NBC can do with their studio. Another big budget sketch is a giant sloth fossil spraying caviar on an original Picasso. Then Conan addresses the internet outrage about these not being real and admits it’s just a joke. A montage of the best moments from the show and it ends with the words To Be Continued. Conan says where viewers can go to donate to Haiti. Steve Carrel comes out to do an exit interview with Conan. Tom Hanks comes out with alcohol, has sideburns for Conan to wear and talks about Conan. Neil Young performs. A picture of the entire staff is shown. Conan says his final goodbye thanking NBC for all the support they’ve given him over the years, the fans for supporting him, says that he has had a great time and finally for viewers not to be cynical and things do not always work out as you thought they would. Then Will Ferrell sings Freebird along with ZZ Top, Ben Harper, Beck and Conan on guitar. Will also breaks out the cowbell. The show then ends when the song finishes and Conan is screaming yeah.

Fallon: Jimmy shows that his studio is right to Conan’s old studio and then goes in to sing a goodbye song with the Roots. When Jimmy pours some alcohol Dr. Oz turns on the lights and asks them what the hell they are doing to his studio. Jimmy shows how to send a text to donate to Haiti. Jimmy does his weekly thank you letters and they don’t have any random side stuff like last week. Brendan Fraser talks and then he and Jimmy race around the backstage area on skis. Tracey Ullman. Beach House performs.

Ferguson: The show starts with a Mythbusters sketch with Craig and the midget being Adam and Jamie from the show. Craig lights a flame under the midget’s butt when he farts making him go flying into the air and his leg falling to the ground. Craig’s Spanish Word of the Day. Grant Imahara, Kari Byron and Tory Belleci from Mythbusters are all interviewed separately. Hot Rats perform.