Tell me antother story, Mama!!

Tales of good vs. evil are as old as time itself....and everyone loves a good battle. The latest late night saga has certainly evolved into the stuff of heroes and anti-heroes, bravery and deceit.... All we need are some singing animals, pixie dust and a poisoned apple and we could have a full-out fairy tale. Only in this case, the bad guy doesn't get slain in the end....With any luck, however, he gets his ass handed to him on a not-so silver platter....

In one corner, we have the "good guy" - Valiant Prince Coco. With his mane of luxurious hair, his charming smile, and "super monologue" powers, he is a hero indeed. Having been mistreated and tossed out of his kingdom, he now roams the countryside with his band of talented misfits (or will in five days) bringing hope and laughter to a nation that at one timed seemed doomed to cynicism.
In addition to our Pale Prince, there is a small band of folk who have shown their mettle in these tough times, and who have risen to the rank of "hero" in the eyes of the Coco Kingdom dwellers. Included among these amazing people are artist Mike Mitchell, who painted a portrait that started a revolution, and then built a website to back it up; Mike's lovely wife Lauren, who allowed her life to be turned upside down for this noble cause; Hollywood actor Tom Hanks, who not only made the "Coco" nickname stick, he also offered Conan a nightly gig in his own bedroom; Hollywood actor Will Ferrell, who let it be known that he might just get sick if asked to appear on a certain show, And just last night musician Slash showed some ballaciousness when he did appear on said show....wearing an "I'm With Coco" button. Conan's sidekick in residence Andy Richter did his duty on "Regis and Kelly" by setting some misinformation straight and putting a certain big-chinned evil doer in his place. Also rising to the cause - Justin Bretter, a fellow Coconut who turned a photo op into a major "win" and Shannon Perry, who along with the ad agency LAMAR is plastering Coco's visage from one shore to the other....for free. There are many others who have fought the good fight - losing sleep, comfort, and possibly friends to sing the praises of the Red One. They shall not be forgotten in the annals of history (truth time, I originally typed "anals"...)

And on the other side of the proverbial coin we have the "bad guys" - the folks who have shown their true colors and all of them are poopy green. Of course, there is the Evil Lord Chin, who claims to be innocent - but then again he also claims to be funny, so you can see how trustworthy he is...... There is the Zucker the Short, who makes decisions with such mind-blowing stupidity that he just might be declared a disaster area... Also riding in the "dark posse" are Jerry Seinfeld, a Leno supporter but also a developer of prime-time crappola... Oprah Winfrey, who should know better than to invite one kid over to play when the other is still grounded....Bill Mahr, who has an opinion and mistakenly believes people want him to share it....Kirstie Alley, who should be grateful she pops up in a monologue now and again, otherwise people might think she exploded and died....And new to the gang is the possible (?) addition of Max Weinberg, who has a huge amount of damage control to do.....And a presence of spine to prove.

So we have our armies in place, and Conan is about to embark on a self-appointed quest. Only the future knows how this all will play out, but of course it seems most sensible to root for the good guy.....And if I remember my fairy tales correctly, the victor usually ends up with a late-night deal on Fox. But that may just be an entirely different story.....