Conan O'Brien returns to The Tonight Show for the FIRST time since 2010 firing: 'It's weird to come back'

Conan O'Brien returned to The Tonight Show for the first time since his abrupt departure as host from NBC's long-running late-night talk show in 2010. Conan O'Brien returned to The Tonight Show for the first time since his abrupt departure as host from NBC's long-running late-night talk show on Tuesday While appearing on Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the comedian, 60, reflected on coming back to his old stomping grounds and time working in the iconic 30 Rockefeller Plaza in the heart of Manhattan The former talk show host proceeded to warn Fallon, 49, how emotional it is seeing someone else in your former studio. His firing, prompted by NBC's move to replace him with Jay Leno despite Leno's earlier handover of the Tonight Show reins to O'Brien, remains one of the most striking turns in late-night television history. His departure, prompted by NBC's move to replace him with Jay Leno despite Leno's earlier handover of the Tonight Show reins to O'Brien, remains one of the most striking turns in late-night television history; Leno pictured in 2011 Following his tenure on The Tonight Show, O'Brien embarked on an 11-season journey as the host of the TBS late-night program Conan, culminating in its finale in 2021, thus concluding his 28-year stint as a late-night talk show host; pictured 2014 O'Brien addressed the controversy in a 2010 interview with 60 Minutes.