Conan O’Brien may host the Tony Awards on CBS
March 29th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien is trying to negotiate a contract with CBS, to host the Tony Awards. Even though Conan is barred from NBC from being on TV till September, as part of his severance agreement, but it is being hoped that hosting the awards can be termed as a one-off incident, and excused by NBC.
Some sources say that Conan can make TV appearances after May, but they should not be ‘regular in nature’. Even though he might be allowed to host the award show, yet there is still no clarity over the topic whether Conan can ‘speak freely’ at the ceremony or not.
Besides the Tony Awards, Conan O’Brien has also got an offer from the producers of the musical reality show ‘American Idol’. The producers of the show – 19 Entertainment want the noted comedian and the axed Tonight show host to appear on its special ‘Idol Gives Back’ on the 21st of April. But alas, Conan won’t be able to be a part of the show, even if he wants to as part of his severance agreement with NBC, he is barred from being on TV till the 1st of September 2010. The severance deal with NBC also brought in around $32 million for Conan O’Brien. However he had to pay severance to his team from his own pocket.
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