During today’s taping of TBS’ Lopez Tonight, host George Lopez addressed the big news of the day that Conan O’Brien would join the network come November and how the surprise move would usher in “the next generation of late night TV.”

“If you haven’t heard by now, Conan O’Brien will be joining us on late night on TBS. Welcome! Welcome!” according to an early transcript of the show, released by TBS. “I want to say that I am completely 100% on board with this move.  I talked to Conan on Wednesday and I talked to him last night and I said I welcome you into my deep loving embrace. Then I said let’s take the party and make it bigger … everybody’s heard of ‘I’m with CoCo’ but now everybody can ‘Go LoCo’.”

The O’Brien hire also provided lots of comedy fodder for Lopez’ guest, Chris Rock. Here’s a sampling of his exchange with Lopez:

Lopez: “I think you’re here on a good night…with Conan coming to TBS…”
Rock: “Conan’s coming?  Where are you going?”
Lopez: “I’m staying.  I’m going to midnight.  He’s coming at eleven o’clock and I’m going to midnight.”
Rock: “Get the hell out of here!  So you’re gonna move for the white man, huh?  I hope he appreciates this.”
Lopez: “I think the white man does appreciate it very much.”
Rock: “You don’t gotta clean a park or nothing, right?”
Lopez: “No and I get to go to work an hour later.  That’s a Latino dream come true.”

Image Credit: Leno: NBC; Eubanks: Everett CollectionKevin Eubanks made it official during today’s taping of The Tonight Show by announcing he will leave the late night talk show in six weeks. Back in February, NBC confirmed that Eubanks was ready to step aside after serving 18 years as Jay Leno’s music director.

After doing his “Headlines” segment, Leno called Eubanks to the couch and announced how “we have one more headline to get to and it involves our very own Kevin Eubanks.”

“After 18 years, I just need a change of pace and see what else is going on,” Eubanks said. ” But it’s a really difficult decision because this has become my second home, as it has been for the band, and I love the audience and the American people really love the show and it’s been a wonderful experience to be here.”

“It has been a pleasure,” Leno said.  “You’ve been a great friend and really supportive.  When those jokes die, I gotta look to you man.”

“I thought about this and it wasn’t that difficult,” replied Eubanks. ” After 18 years of playing America in to commercials, I’m gonna go somewhere where I can finish a song.”