Former late-night TV host Conan O’Brien is saying that his former genre is dead, but he is also sure that canceled CBS host Stephen Colbert is “too essential to go away” permanently.

O’Brien made his comments at the Television Academy Hall of Fame where he accepted the 2025 TV Academy Hall of Fame award alongside Viola Davis, Henry Winkler, Ryan Murphy, Mike Post, and Don Mischer, Variety reported.

While accepting the award, the TV writer and comedian told the audience, “This is the honor of a lifetime. It means everything to me. I’m stunned to be in this company. I don’t think I deserve it, but I’ll take it. And my grandfather always said, take what you can and ask for more. And I’m going to do that tonight.”

But he also spoke about the massive changes going on in the TV industry b

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