Jimmy Fallon On Piers Morgan: Conan vs. Leno Feud 'An Insult,' 'Like Watching Your Family Fight' (VIDEO)

"Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon will appear on "Piers Morgan Tonight" this evening, and according the preview below he'll be dishing on some not-so-current events: the late night war of 2010.

In the interview, Fallon opens up about the battle between NBC, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno over hosting "The Tonight Show," saying for him it was "almost like watching your family fight."

Fallon, like Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson, served as a bystander during the feud and offered thoughts on both sides to Morgan. When asked if the fight's catalyst was NBC telling Leno they'd replace him as host of "The Tonight Show" in five years, Fallon agreed:

"That right there for me, I'd be like, that's an insult."

But he also supported Conan, saying he felt bad for him but that he doesn't specifically blame Leno.

"[Conan] wanted his shot at 'The Tonight Show,' and I don't know if he got a fair shake," Fallon said.

The full interview airs tonight, Wednesday June 15, at 9:00 p.m. on CNN.

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Comments

[Abigailia]

10:42 PM on 06/17/2011

Even Fallon is better than Leno any day.

[TheIndependentView]

12:33 PM on 06/17/2011

Jimmy Fallon never fails to lift my spirits. God bless him.

[Clevelandinwi]

11:51 AM on 06/17/2011

I've got an 'equivalence' for you - vitter vs weiner. Who's worse? Think about it.

[kkdkdkdkdk]

05:29 AM on 06/17/2011

Fallon is funny and very talented.

[madame fate]

07:53 PM on 06/16/2011

Tip-toeing through the landmines. Good footwork there, Jimmy.

[auramac]

10:31 PM on 06/17/2011

Yes! Can't wait to see what Jimmy says when it's his turn to get bumped.

[wustner]

10:11 AM on 06/16/2011

Is fallon supose to be funny

i forgot to laugh

[GeneralDisarray]

02:15 PM on 06/16/2011

Wow, yer so funi.

[10million]

10:10 AM on 06/16/2011

Fallon's show is hands down the best late show on TV right now...

[bogey1]

12:39 PM on 06/16/2011

I think Kimmel has the best monologue
very edgy and he goes after rich and famous

after the monologue he gets boring

[Orphie]

03:19 PM on 06/16/2011

When it was announced that Fallon would do a late night show I was among those thinking it was the worst decision possible. Early sampling showed a nervous neophyte. And damned if he didn't go to work and get better and better in record time. Gotta admit how wrong I was to judge him so harshly. The guy's got the goods and a terrific production and writing staff. It worked.

[kkdkdkdkdk]

05:30 AM on 06/17/2011

Couldn't agree more, well said.

[emerpus01]

09:38 AM on 06/16/2011

If being told to retire was such an insult, Leno should have moved to another network. Fallon's on NBC, so I can understand why he doesn't want to bite the hand that feed him, but considering he took over Conan's show (and does a pretty similar show), he probably should have just stayed out of it.

[pending]

09:23 AM on 06/16/2011

No, it was like watching two children fighting over the remote.

[Jack Davies]

10:03 AM on 06/16/2011

Yah, but Leno started it!

[Clevelandinwi]

11:52 AM on 06/17/2011

No, you did. No, you did. No, you did. etc etc etc etc

[bopjo1]

09:22 AM on 06/16/2011

Pretty vapid response Jimmy....

[nolabels]

09:06 AM on 06/16/2011

Lame...

[Dastius-Krazitauc]

09:05 AM on 06/16/2011

A middle of the road opinion on something that happened over a year ago. Fascinating!

[runner 08]

08:51 AM on 06/16/2011

Fallon's analogy was quite apt: it was like watcing family fight.

[nolabels]

09:08 AM on 06/16/2011

I guess it was like watching your greedy, crooked, talentless uncle yet again not allow your much more intelligent, creative cousin get a shot at renovating the stale family business.

[richardgordon]

09:44 AM on 06/16/2011

Do you actually think either of them are that talented? And no I don't think Leno is crooked or greedy. Its not about the money for him, its about being relevant in people's lives. Crooked and greedy is what Wall Street is, not a squabble over who gets to play ringmaster on a show that should have been retired years ago.

[runner 08]

10:35 AM on 06/16/2011

Give it a rest. Not everyone is besotted with coco.

[bogey1]

12:40 PM on 06/16/2011

no, it was more like watching multi millionaire fight while millions don't have jobs or healthcare

[nolabels]

05:15 PM on 06/17/2011

That was the real tragedy.

[bridgeman]

08:51 AM on 06/16/2011

And in the end...who cares
it's water under the bridge and not worth wasting precious time debating.

has anybody seen teen wolf ;)

[pending]

09:25 AM on 06/16/2011

Boof was hot to trot.

[Rob Cypher]

07:54 AM on 06/16/2011

What a non-controversial statement Fallon made...then again, he does work for NBC (and is on right after Leno) so...