THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN -- Pictured: Conan O'Brien, Host -- NBC Photo: Mitchell Haaseth

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN -- Pictured: Conan O'Brien, Host -- NBC Photo: Mitchell Haaseth

It didn’t take long for tongues to start wagging over Conan O’Brien’s gutsy resignation from The Tonight Show.

Show creator, Bill Lawrence, whose own series SCRUBS got the heave-ho from the Peacock network (and picked up by ABC), was still reeling from O’Brien’s statement - and gave the talk show host props for bravery.

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Bill Lawrence’s reaction to Conan O’Brien’s decision to leave the NBC late night talker - and NBC not giving O’Brien a fair shake.

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Bill Lawrences explanation as to how he would have handled the same situation - and his praise for Conan O’Brien.

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Bill Lawrence comparing the TV biz to politics - plus his own little slam to the decision-makers at NBC who abandoned scripted programming during primetime.

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Lawrence has a long history in Hollywood having also created both Spin City and Cougar Town.


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