I think comedy shows like the late-night shows and SNL are in the same situation as CDs were last decade - it's no longer enough to have one or two jokes (singles) carry the whole show (CD), because we can now acquire those individually.<p>If Conan went online, he could focus on doing 5-10 funny things a week, cut his budget massively, and have a total of 40-60 minutes of content each week, but have it be good stuff.  Because he wouldn't be bubbled into a timeslot, he wouldn't have to "fill" with less-funny stuff.