Prince along with a host of others helped send off Jay Leno last week.

Leno, who held down hosting duties for The Tonight Show for 17 years, is stepping down to make way for Conan O’Brien.

Despite accumulating a dedicated fan base some fear that because The Tonight Show’s audience has traditionally skewed older Conan may have problems matching Jay Leno’s ratings with his more quirky brand of humor.

Here’s a preview video NBC put up in anticipation for Conan’s reign as king of NBC late night:

OK, so that probably didn’t make you say, “Katt who?” but trust me, Conan is funny.

See for yourself when The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien premieres tonight at 11:35 EST/10:35 CST.

Oh yeah, let us all bow our heads and pray that Kevin Eubanks has a savings account and no type of costly addiction. Now is not the time to be losing a regular pay check.

TAGS: Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks

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