LOS ANGELES – Conan O’Brien and his once and future sidekick, Andy Richter, are almost ready to take over The Tonight Show (the premiere is June 1). Final preparations are being made to his brand new studio in Universal City (not on the NBC Burbank lot). NBC released the new Tonight Show logo last week.

[MAY 21 UPDATES]: Using my mad internet skills, I found the NBC Conan message board. I can’t quite tell who the players on the board are yet to vouch for them or not, but it’s a treasure trove of raw info and excitement about the new show. What I can tell you is that there are a few faker Twitterers who have been called out by the real Twitterer. I’ve been following his hilarious exploits of a brand new show coming into the world. It’s actually more like a metamorphosis. Chime in if you have any other info.

Jay Leno is winding down his final May sweeps, at least as host of Tonight. He will start his prime time show in the fall.

The Conan, Andy, and logo original images are NBC press materials. The Triumph the Insult Comic Dog original image is from his site. i put them together here using my own illustration elements. The new set photo via TV Guide.com (Chris Haston, ©NBC Universal, Inc.). Hat tip: Aaron Bleyaert on Twitter (@BigBley).

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