Conan O'Brien got his start in comedy as a college student, editing the prestigious satirical mag The Harvard Lampoon. Several jobs later he became a writer and producer for the hit TV comedy The Simpsons. That's where he was when Lorne Michaels plucked him from relative obscurity and made him the host of NBC's show Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1993, where O'Brien replaced David Letterman in the time slot following the long-running hit The Tonight Show. O'Brien was a success and became well-known for his offbeat late-night humor and lanky, red-haired frame. After that, Conan went on to host the short-lived The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien for seven months. He is the only personality to ever serve as host for both the NBC Late Night and Tonight Show franchises. On April 12, 2010, it was announced that O'Brien would begin hosting a new late-night talk show on cable TV network TBS. Conan premiered on November 8, 2010 continues to rock the house every night.