Late-night talk show hosts are known for slinging insults at each other on a fairly frequent basis.
But an apology? That's rare – and it's what Conan O'Brien did Thursday, after he admitted a recent bit was awfully similar to one featured on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
In an online-only clip, O'Brien started his speech saying he had "something important to talk about."
"Last night on our show, we aired a piece that our staffers put together and it showed Sarah Palin shooting Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer," he explained. "Well, we come in this morning and find out that Jimmy Kimmel did the same idea two weeks ago and, so of course, we apologize for that."
"The staff member responsible for the piece has been fired and immediately rehired by Jimmy Kimmel so I think everything worked out," O'Brien joked.
The comedian went on to note that, "It also turns out my sidekick, Andy Richter, was once a sidekick on another show," as a years-old picture of the two on his old NBC set flashed on the screen.
"Look at that!" O'Brien exclaimed, before the camera zoomed out to show Richter sitting beside him. "Andy, why didn't you tell me?
"That show was such a piece of crap, I didn't feel like it was worth mentioning," Richter replied.
After a few more jokes, O'Brien again extended "our apologies to the gang at Kimmel" and said he hoped "this clear things up."
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