Did you see Conan's "Free Bird" farewell on Friday night? He's now off the air until at least September 1st, with the NY Post further igniting rumors that his next move may be to Fox. They report that more talks will likely be starting this week between two parties, and Fox has looked at clearing their 11 p.m. time slot. Currently the network doesn't have a late night lineup—their last attempt was with Chevy Chase in 1993, whose show was canceled after four weeks; prior to that Joan Rivers lasted less than a year. Their entertainment president says, "He's one of the few guys on the planet who has demonstrated he can do one of these shows every night." They'd reportedly like to close a deal with the host quickly—and one Conan source says he'd want a big budget, and "won't do anything that is not a high-quality show."
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