The 2010 "Tonight Show" conflict was a media and public relations conflict involving American television network NBC and two of its then-late-night talk show hosts, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.
 Leno, the host of long-running franchise "The Tonight Show" since 1992, and O'Brien, host of "Late Night" since 1993, were strong ratings leaders for the network for much of the decade.
 When O'Brien's contract neared its end and he was courted by other networks in 2001, NBC extended his contract and essentially guaranteed him he would be the fifth host of "The Tonight Show".
 The network neglected to let Leno know this until his contract extension in 2004, when they informed him he would remain host for five more years and then transition the show to O'Brien in 2009.
 When that time arrived, other networks conveyed interest in Leno; NBC, in an effort to keep both of its late-night stars, offered Leno a nightly primetime show before the local news and O'Brien's "Tonight Show".
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon, on NBC.
 The show premiered on February 17, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television.
 It is the seventh incarnation of NBC's long-running "Tonight Show" franchise, with Fallon serving as the sixth host.
 The show also stars sidekick and announcer Steve Higgins and house band The Roots.
 "The Tonight Show" is produced by Katie Hockmeyer and executive-produced by Lorne Michaels.
 The show records from Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center, New York City.
 This was the first version of "The Tonight Show" filmed in New York City since "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in 1972.
Nicole Jordan (born 1954 in Oklahoma) is a best-selling American author of romance novels.
 Jordan's historical romances have appeared on numerous best-seller lists, including the New York Times, USA Today, Waldenbooks, and Amazon.com list.
 She has been a finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award as well as a runner-up for RWA's Favorite Book of the Year.
 Jordan has also been awarded the Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence for best historical.
 Jay Leno pretended to read aloud her novel "Touch Me With Fire" during a skit on The Tonight Show.
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard was a nightly Australian comedy chat show broadcast on Seven Network in Australia.
 It was a one-hour live studio based show broadcast nationally 5 nights a week from 29 January 1990 to 26 November 1993, usually commencing at 10:30 pm every week night.
 Presented by Australian lawyer,comedian and writer Steve Vizard, the show's format was an eclectic mix of a traditional Tonight Show, such as the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson or Jay Leno, In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy with more off-beat, often deconstructionist elements, such as broadcasting a rehearsal of the show, a rained out show, a parallel Tonight show, using the floor manager and cameramen as on air talent, using the studio audience to replace high-profile guests and the like.
Donald William Ashworth (born March 16, 1931) is a musician who was a member of "The Tonight Show Band" for thirty years before retiring in 1995.
 Ashworth played woodwind instruments with the group starting from Johnny Carson's first week as host of "The Tonight Show" in October 1962 (when the band was referred to generically as "The NBC Orchestra") until his final show on May 22, 1992.
 For its first 10 years, Carson's "Tonight Show" was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, Ashworth moved from New York City to Southern California when the show moved permanently to Burbank.
 He was often seen on the show when Carson played "Stump the Band", where studio audience members asked the band to try to play obscure songs given only the title.
Anthony Griffith is an American comedian, actor, and philanthropist.
 He was born to a religious family in Chicago, Illinois, where he lived until he went to college in the 1980s.
 While in college he took up stand up comedy, where he performed wherever he could get a spot, including comedy clubs, colleges, restaurants, hotels, strip clubs, etc. “I performed anywhere and everywhere, in the hopes of learning and mastering the craft.”
 In the nineties he appeared on programs such as Ed McMahon’s, “Star Search”, “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”, “HBO” and “Showtime”.
 Since then he has had over twenty-five national comedy television appearances, including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “HBO”, “Comedy Central” as well as others.
 This decade has continued with performances on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”.
Murray Valeriano is an American comedian, producer, writer and radio host.
 Valeriano has written for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Bill Engvall's "Here's Your Sign Awards" and Ridiculousness.
 He co-hosted the ""Off the Cuff with Bill Engvall"" radio show on Sirius/XM and currently hosts and produces the ""Roadstories"" podcast.
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno ( ; born April 28, 1950) is an American comedian, actor, philanthropist and television host.
 After doing standup comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" from 1992 to 2009.
 Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled "The Jay Leno Show", which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC.
"The Tonight Show" Band is the house band which plays on the American television variety show "The Tonight Show".
 From 1962 to the 1990s, during the years the show was known as "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", the band was a 17-piece big band, and was an important outlet for jazz on American television.
 During the Carson era, the band was always billed as "The NBC Orchestra" (not to be confused with the NBC Symphony Orchestra) and sometimes "Doc Severinsen and the NBC Orchestra".
 The current Tonight Show Band is Philadelphia-native hip hop band The Roots under the tenancy of Jimmy Fallon.
Daniel Rosen is an American comedian, juggler and game show announcer.
 He began his career with unicycle, juggling and magic acts in high school.
 Johnny Carson discovered Rosen when he was a teen and made him a regular guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
 The Tonight Show exposure and Carson's endorsement led him be the announcer and writer on "The Late Show", a talk show that was on Fox.

Question: When was the American comedian, actor and philanthropist born who pretended to read aloud her novel "Touch Me With Fire" during a skit on The Tonight Show?
Answer: April 28, 1950