When Conan abdicated the Tonight Show throne on Jan. 22, 2010, it was with a heartfelt monologue and the hope that ''when HBO makes a movie'' about this late-night mess, the jokester himself would be played by his doppelganger, Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton.

After a nine-month hiatus that included a comedy tour, Conan returns to TV in November 2010 with a new self-titled late-night show on TBS. Read Conan's five reasons you should watch his debut show — and click through this gallery to relive some of his best bits from his years in late night.