Now that an NBC exec has confirmed the rumors of a late-night lineup shake up, videos making fun of the situation have gone viral.

Lesson learned: Denizens of the Internet won’t hesitate to rally around the child yelling that the Emperor’s not wearing any clothes.

NBC Universal television Chairman Jeff Gaspin said yesterday that the network will definitely move Leno out of primetime. The suggestion that Leno’s show will drop to a half hour in length with Conan and Fallon staying at one hour was also confirmed.

Gaspin was vague about Carson Daly’s fate, promising only that he “will be part of NBC regardless of what happens.” It sounds like Leno has definitely agreed to the new deal, but that Conan is still mulling over his options, which include a not-so-subtle hint from Fox that they’d love to have him. To fill up all that primetime space, NBC has greenlit six new series in addition to J.J. Abrams’s Undercovers.

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The Web’s Reaction

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The whole fiasco has turned into a snarky Internet drama, with videos of comedians’ comments on the subject going viral over the weekend. The joke is on NBC, and the consensus among commenters on blogs, Digg, and everywhere else seems to be that the decision to move Leno into primetime was deserving of digital mockery to begin with. The Hollywood Reporter had to dig pretty deep to write about a dissenting view. The late-night jokes about the move are the centerpieces of this PR disaster. Keep reading for the cream of the crop.

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The Jay Leno Show

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Jay made references to the situation two nights in a row. Here are both videos.

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The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

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Conan spent less time on the subject. After setting the tone to “absurd” by joking that he and Jay will run simultaneously in splitscreen, he tagged on a sharp jab at the end.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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Kimmel’s monologue on the subject didn’t have much to do with the topic at all, actually, but it was still very funny.

He made up for it in this second clip, though, bringing in a cameo by the situation’s tragic odd man out: Carson Daly.

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Patton Oswalt on Comedy Death Ray Radio

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Comedian Patton Oswalt has more street cred than the late-night hosts these days, and he was very candid in this more serious (but still chuckle-worthy) interview on Comedy Death Ray Radio.

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

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Finally, our favorite bit about the fiasco.

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Reviews: Digg

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