Who was that bald guy at the back of the room with the big voice (that sounded suspiciously like a famous talk show host) who belted out a question to NBCUni bosses, Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff during the NBC executive sesh...
Who wanted to know when Jay's last day was...or whether it was true NBC had offered Leno a fifth hour of "Today."
Yes. That was Jay. He was here. Funny...and in disguise. Sort of like Jimmy Kimmel during the ABC sesh last week. Yeah, the networks have had fun with the Leno transition story and hard to blame them. It is the story, so much better to control it than let it control them -- as it doubtless will in the weeks and months to come.
The last day? We did get a serious answer to that one: May 29, 2009, a Friday, while Conan starts the following Monday.
One critic did have a good followup: "What happens when Jay Leno goes over to ABC and kicks Conan's ass?"
"We've witnessed a lot of transitions at NBC," said Graboff. "We really believe in the decision we've made with our partners, including Jay....'Tonight Show' will continue to be dominant within its time period."
Someone wanted to know about Jay's comment to USA Today last week, that he would definitely leave NBC. Graboff: "I think Jay would say he was taken a little out of context..."