'Team Coco' Conan O'Brien Thread

[HBox]

Decisions, decisions:

Conan has Bill Burr.

Stern will be on Letterman. I heard him say this morning how he plans to badmouth Leno. It will be interesting to see how much, if anything Letterman lets him say.

And Colbert is doing his show from Iraq.

Conan and Colbert are on Hulu so you can watch them tomorrow. And if you don't like watching TV on computers Colbert is replayed a bunch of times.

[JPMNICK]

bill burr about to be on conan. i stayed up to watch this, so it better be good.

[Sheila]

bill burr about to be on conan. i stayed up to watch this, so it better be good.

I can't sleep, nice to have something to watch.. love Conan and great that Bill Burr is the first comedian to be on..

[TooLowBrow]

the audience is mic-ed better than burr


miked? miced?

[JPMNICK]

i hate his ill fitting suit.

he was shakey up front, but from half way on he was strong

[Fallon]

I thought the audience sucked. Fuck I know Duchovny wasn't killing, but how about a laugh or two. He had some nice jabs at CoCo and they didn't react at all.

Burr ended strong.

[King Imp]

Yeah, this audience did seem dead tonight. Granted Duchovny wasn't as funny as say Tom Hanks did last week, but he did have some witty things to say. I started to think that maybe they couldn't hear him because he talks so low.

I've got to wonder how Conan truly feels about some of the things his guests have said so far considering he is trying to win over an older audience now. From Joel McHale saying his kid "got some" in the bathtub with an older woman, to Patton Oswalt saying the applause is for his balls, to Duchovny saying "having wang in his mouth isn't so bad" you could see a bit of uneasiness on Conan's part.

Personally I found all of those funny, but with him needing to try and secure a broader audience (i.e. older people), I wonder how he truly felt about it.

[TooLowBrow]

(i.e. older people)

= nbc exec's

cause ratings matter less than company policy and the company's fake timeslot morals

[hammersavage]

The audience is always dead. It's LA, those people are too stupid to cheer. Ask the Lakers.

[TheMojoPin]

Personally I found all of those funny, but with him needing to try and secure a broader audience (i.e. older people), I wonder how he truly felt about it.

The 18-35 demographic is the most desired watching group due to their spending habits.

[TooLowBrow]

The audience is always dead. It's LA, those people are too stupid to cheer. Ask the Lakers.

i laways heard that east coast audiences will laugh at a joke, but west coast audiences will clap
i dont know why

[grlNIN]

Last night's audience was crap, given Duchovany is somewhat mental but they couldn't even cut Burr a break for the first half of his set. I figured they just werent used to "that" kind of humor.

[King Imp]

Twitter Tracker rules! :thumbup:

[Sue_Bender]

Dane Cook unfunny on the couch?

Who would a thunk it?

YUCK!!

It seems he's been found out. At least I hope so...:innocent:

[jab]

oof. floppitty.

[Suspect Chin]

He must have Howard Stern's stylist.

[Sue_Bender]

His stories are all high energy and hilarious! :furious:

[Suspect Chin]

Did he just say Rancid?

[jab]

they have a new album. i think it debuted at #11 or something.

[TooLowBrow]

Did he just say Rancid?

oh jeez louise! (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=80934)

[Suspect Chin]

they have a new album. i think it debuted at #11 or something.

Sweet they are coming to STL in a few weeks.

[Suspect Chin]

oh jeez louise! (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=80934)

I will track your every post from now on. Thank you.

[Suspect Chin]

Tim Armstrong not wearing a hat. First time I've seen that.

[Suspect Chin]

And Lars got his face all tatted.

[TooLowBrow]

Tim Armstrong not wearing a hat. First time I've seen that.

he got that head tattoo around 2000 and hes covered it up since

its cool to finally see it out in the open

[Suspect Chin]

Jimmy Fallon either has really good writers or is secretly funny despite his awkwardness. This cell phone pic bit is pretty good. This is the sort of thing I imagine on Jay Leno's new show.

[hammersavage]

That was CoCo's best monologue on the new show. Trashed a lot of corporations and I'm warming up to Andy's spot. He threw in a bunch of good lines during it.

Jimmy Fallon either has really good writers or is secretly funny despite his awkwardness. This cell phone pic bit is pretty good. This is the sort of thing I imagine on Jay Leno's new show.

I thought the exact same thing. I think he's a funny guy, seems pretty bright and makes some obscure references. And I like the structure of his show and the bits he has are pretty odd and original. He is not a good host, however so that kind of kills whatever good things he may have going for him.

[jab]

oh god this is great.

[TheMojoPin]

Andy Richter: paint huffer.

[TheMojoPin]

That bike just makes Slash seem even more whimsical.

[styckx]

Pretty good bit even though probably one of the more boring ones.

[TheMojoPin]

Holy shit, Norm is pumped.

[TheMojoPin]

FRIENDSHIP.

Norm is the best.

[styckx]

Norm is one of those people I look forward to aging. He's going to be a perfect crazy old guy.

[TooLowBrow]

first fuck on the new conan?

[TheMojoPin]

Can Norm be on every week?

[TooLowBrow]

i wish norm wasnt such a stern guy, love to hear him on either 2 202 shows

[styckx]

This interview is going fantastic. I've laughed more during Conan on the tonight show since he started then the entire time Leno was on the air doing it

[TheMojoPin]

The Weekend Update joke vault?!?

Excellent.

Goddamn, there's nothing funnier than Norm just 1000000% selling a horrible joke.

[HBox]

I hate Bruce Boxleitner too.

[Marc with a c]

if norm macdonald and amy sedaris mated it would make the perfect talk show guest.

[Sue_Bender]

Will they ever get the mix right on this shit show?

[styckx]

Sounds fine to me

[HBox]

There was definitely something off from that performance. I saw her perform that song live and I saw her do that song on TV on Letterman and they both sounded much better than that.

[TheMojoPin]

Sounded fine to me, at least vocally. I didn't notice the music that much since it's pretty minimal in that song to begin with.

Hell of a lineup.

[Fallon]

Norm is fucking awesome. He killed on Letterman's couch a few weeks ago and he was just terrific tonight. His Andy stories had me laughing out loud like a retard.

[hammersavage]

if norm macdonald and amy sedaris mated it would make the perfect talk show guest.

Right you are little buddy

[psycho]

I love conan, always have. His comedy is just brilliant. :thumbup:

[styckx]

Jamie Fox tonight. Will be a test if Conan can make that homo entertaining. Also Paris Hilton

[psycho]

Jamie Fox tonight. Will be a test if Conan can make that homo entertaining. Also Paris Hilton

what horrible guests LMAO XD

[styckx]

Kevin Nealon may be the most unsuccessful, untalented and unfunny person in Hollywood somehow still making a living.. Doing something.

[TheMojoPin]

Kevin Nealon may be the most unsuccessful, untalented and unfunny person in Hollywood somehow still making a living.. Doing something.

I do not get the love that that show Weeds gets. The episodes I've seen weren't bad, but they were all just so unremarkable. It basically just exists.

[Suspect Chin]

I do not get the love that that show Weeds gets. The episodes I've seen weren't bad, but they were all just so unremarkable. It basically just exists.

The first season was great but it fell off from there.

[hammersavage]

I do not get the love that that show Weeds gets. The episodes I've seen weren't bad, but they were all just so unremarkable. It basically just exists.

I don't like Kevin Nealon, but he is tremendous on that show. Very funny

[underdog]

Norm McDonald ruins the promos :

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[Suspect Chin]

Seems like there have been way more produced bits and skits on both Conan's show and Jimmy Fallon. I bet this is to condition viewers for Jay Leno's upcoming show as his show has been billed as a variety show that will include these sorts of skits and bits.

[styckx]

I do not get the love that that show Weeds gets. The episodes I've seen weren't bad, but they were all just so unremarkable. It basically just exists.

Exactly. That guy manages to be successful for... Something. You really don't know what exactly, but it exists.. Somewhere. Apparently to people. With terrible taste. I'm pretty open minded w/ comedy. I don't like Dane Cook, but I understand why he is liked.. Kevin? He's milked that SNL stuff since he left and it's mind boggling cause he wasn't even funny on SNL

[Suspect Chin]

Exactly. That guy manages to be successful for... Something. You really don't know what exactly, but it exists.. Somewhere. Apparently to people. With terrible taste. I'm pretty open minded w/ comedy. I don't like Dane Cook, but I understand why he is liked.. Kevin? He's milked that SNL stuff since he left and it's mind boggling cause he wasn't even funny on SNL

Weeds didn't work because of Kevin Nealon, it worked because of Mary-Louise Parker and her kids.

[Pestz4Evah]

Next two weeks....

Mo 6/15: Joe Torre, Spinal Tap
Tu 6/16: Larry David, Lauren Conrad, Gavin Rossdale
We 6/17: William Shatner, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Incubus
Th 6/18: Eva Mendes, the Dead Weather
Fr 6/19: Brandon McMillan, Holly Williams

Mo 6/22: Cameron Diaz, Johnny Strange, Pete Yorn
Tu 6/23: Lisa Kudrow, Billy Mays & Anthony Sullivan, Elvis Costello
We 6/24: Kerry Washington, Wilco
Th 6/25: Bruno, Cirque du Soleil Zumanity
Fr 6/26: Snoop Dogg, Adele

[hammersavage]

Well, I know what I'll be watching on the 24th. Hope he talks to Wilco with only 2 guests.

[Pestz4Evah]

According to the Tonight Show insider twitter (http://twitter.com/BigBley/status/2216801752), there is going to be a Triumph sketch on Friday.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog skewers Bonnaroo (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hy_1iRlJUPxDCcIwAfDeDHCsz_uQD98QBJTO1)

[hammersavage]

According to the Tonight Show insider twitter (http://twitter.com/BigBley/status/2216801752), there is going to be a Triumph sketch on Friday.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog skewers Bonnaroo (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hy_1iRlJUPxDCcIwAfDeDHCsz_uQD98QBJTO1)

Triumph at Bonnaroo. Hilarious

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[burrben]

the dead weather were fantastic last week

[hammersavage]

His monologue joke on Monday about Obama's trip to Russia and how he can see Sarah Palin cleaning out her office from there was hilarious.

[hammersavage]

I love Jordan Schlansky

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[KEITHJAY]

I hate canada Hulu not available, no comedy cental no NBC, ABC no nothing but CTV and global IT SUCKS :annoyed:

[hammersavage]

Triumph goes to a dog hotel:

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[FrogSlayer]

Did anyone see Norm McDonald on Conan? It was hilarious. As Norm was doing a 10 minute, over embelished childrens joke you could see Conan squirming. Conan seemed all worried about staying on his time schedule and Norm was just going on and on. I can honestly say I have never laughed so much at Norm. I was honestly wondering as I was watching if conan really hates him because Conan just looked so uncomfortable. Norm also saw fit to drop the F bomb numerous times. I bet NBC loved that.

[TooLowBrow]

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[FrogSlayer]

thanks for the linky :thumbup:

[TheMojoPin]

I'm not sure why you would assume Conan "hates" Norm since he's had Norm on so many times on his old show and has already had him on twice on the freakin' Tonight Show when Norm is doing absolutely nothing.

[FrogSlayer]

didnt mean to offend. I thought it was the funny

[KnoxHarrington]

Much better quality video of the Norm McDonald appearance:

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[Fallon]

Norm is my favorite guest anymore. When Conan said "are you still going with this joke?" I cracked up.

I wish he was on every week.

[FrogSlayer]

I was laughing like an idiot the whole time. Norm is the master of the awkward pause

[Suspect Chin]

Conan should probably start scaling back that hairdo. It seems to be receding quickly.

[hammersavage]

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[topless_mike]

breaking news: conan tells nbc to go scratch with that later time slot bidness.

good for him. nbc was sinking and tried to fuck him.

[PD]

breaking news: conan tells nbc to go scratch with that later time slot bidness.

good for him. nbc was sinking and tried to fuck him.
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2010/01/12/have-a-great-day-and-i-am-truly-sorry-about-my-hair-conan-o-brien-releases-statement-about-his-future-with-the-tonight-show.aspx

I love the intro

"People of Earth"...

[Misteriosa]

My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

that was SO wrong of nbc... jay left. conan should stay. when you leave a job and it doesnt work out, they dont fire the person who took you place if you want to come back. :thumbdown:

[fezident]

I know I sound like a broken record but,
fuck this.

Fire everybody.
NOBODY IS WATCHING EITHER SHOW. Leno's numbers suck. Conan's numbers suck. Everybody had a great ride. It's time to cut bait.

It wasn't broke, they tried to fix it, now it's broke. Bam.
Does NBC reeeally believe that putting Jay back at 11:35 won't have any fallout? The numbers will be high at first... and then they will dwindle. This over-exposure has killed late night. It's that simple.

NBC needs to court new hosts, and give the shows to them. Maybe it's no-names (like Conan used to be). Maybe it's household names like Tina Fey or whatever (simply an example). But it is time to kick this Leno/Conan thing to the curb.

The old format has been demolished. It's time to rebuild.

[topless_mike]

i agree with fezident. time to clean house. everything was working fine and then some suits thought they could make it better and ended up fucking it.

jay, thank you for your however many years of service. goodbye.
conan, you were a better writer than host. maybe you should go back to your roots. goodbye.

i say let norm mcdonald and adam corolla host tonite show together.
or, since nobody watches kimmel live anyways, put him and corolla together to do tonite show.

[fezident]

I love Carolla more than anything. I am a loyal follower of his and I think his podcast is the best thing going. (today!)

But... I don't think he's right for the late night gigs. When he tries to clean up his act for his appearances on Leno's show... it dies on the vine. His podcast is where he needs to be.


I would, however, like to see Sarah Silverman up there. Or Amy Sedaris. Or Amy Poehler. I think a women would be a great way to shake things up. Maybe even Mikela Watkins.

Maybe get a movie star with some good timing, like Luke Wilson. Or perhaps and all-out comedian like Bryan Regan. There are soooo many options. I don't know why NBC is putting all their chips on Conan & Jay (at this point).

[topless_mike]

I love Carolla more than anything. I am a loyal follower of his and I think his podcast is the best thing going. (today!)

But... I don't think he's right for the late night gigs. When he tries to clean up his act for his appearances on Leno's show... it dies on the vine. His podcast is where he needs to be.


I would, however, like to see Sarah Silverman up there. Or Amy Sedaris. Or Amy Poehler. I think a women would be a great way to shake things up. Maybe even Mikela Watkins.

Maybe get a movie star with some good timing, like Luke Wilson. Or perhaps and all-out comedian like Bryan Regan. There are soooo many options. I don't know why NBC is putting all their chips on Conan & Jay (at this point).

i like-a ya style

[opie's twisted balls]

I don't know why NBC is putting all their chips on Conan & Jay (at this point).
Its the same logic as "no one ever got fired for buying IBM or Cisco". Leno and Fallon are safe choices, neither are going to offend the great unwashed masses.

[Furtherman]

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[hammersavage]

Tonight should be epic. Last show

[Don Stugots]

i heard the Letterman walks out and the 2 of them piss on a peacock

[Dan G]

The song Tom Hanks walked out to when introduced, "Lovely Rita" by The Beatles cost NBC $500,000.

Got that from Questlove's Twitter.

yo i hate spoiling but i will have you know that walk on song we just heard was half a milli. i know cause i got the list rate at nbc
about 1 hour ago from web

that first stunt was what it was (no spoilers) but tom's walkon music on conan is on my "restricted" list---wow a $500,000 walkon song lol.
about 1 hour ago from web

[keithy_19]

Conan proved himself to be a class act tonight. The only time he visibly choked up was when he thanked the fans. Shows the kind of guy he is.

[KnoxHarrington]

Conan proved himself to be a class act tonight. The only time he visibly choked up was when he thanked the fans. Shows the kind of guy he is.

Yeah, Conan really launched himself in all this, and he'll probably end up with a better job.

Meanwhile, Leno really diminished himself, and just looks like a douche now.

[Crippler]

Yeah, Conan definitely came off as a class act tonight. And the Freebird performance at the end was so bad (the Will F part) it was awesome.

Also, to give credit where it was due...Jimmy Fallon's opening bit, going into the old Conan studio (now Dr. Oz - I think that's what he said) & singing "So Hard to Say Goodbye" with the Roots as his backing vocals & pouring out some OE800 for Conan...funny stuff.

[Fallon]

Conan proved himself to be a class act tonight. The only time he visibly choked up was when he thanked the fans. Shows the kind of guy he is.

I got all sad at that part.

Great show and I can't wait till he comes back with a vengeance.

[Dan 'Hampton]

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I watched the other clips of Howard talking about how he was asked to go on Conan, and how that would have been a huge deal. How again would that have been huge? The $500 million morning zoo host really is a fool.

[K.C.]

Yeah, Conan really launched himself in all this, and he'll probably end up with a better job.

Meanwhile, Leno really diminished himself, and just looks like a douche now.

People are fickle, though.

The first time Leno gets a high-profile guest, like when he got Kanye after the whole MTV Awards thing with Taylor Swift, people will tune in and watch.

The only guy who came out of this looking stronger was Letterman.

There will be a lot of buzz when Conan comes back for his first week on wherever he goes, but after that, he's still going to have to do a show, and he wasn't beating Letterman beforehand...if he goes head-to-head with Letterman and Leno, I don't see how he doesn't run third every night on a nightly basis for quite a while.

[Dan 'Hampton]

People are fickle, though.

The first time Leno gets a high-profile guest, like when he got Kanye after the whole MTV Awards thing with Taylor Swift, people will tune in and watch.

The only guy who came out of this looking stronger was Letterman.

There will be a lot of buzz when Conan comes back for his first week on wherever he goes, but after that, he's still going to have to do a show, and he wasn't beating Letterman beforehand...if he goes head-to-head with Letterman and Leno, I don't see how he doesn't run third every night on a nightly basis for quite a while.

Yeah but a 3rd network will be more likely to let him build an audience. Plus face it, Leno/Letterman audiences are only getting older and closer to death.

[oh_kee_pa]

whoever said Conan wasn't a good host is an idiot... the guy was on for 16 years... and is hilarious...

[K.C.]

Yeah but a 3rd network will be more likely to let him build an audience. Plus face it, Leno/Letterman audiences are only getting older and closer to death.

I don't know, there's some issues no matter where he goes.

Most people think he'll end up at FOX...the problem there, is that FOX has no 10PM programming...they do their local news on the affiliates at 10, and then go to syndication at 11, which means one of the following things:

1) Conan does a show from 11-12, which could cause some issues, because his interview segments would run right up against the opening monologue/comedy bits of the other shows, once it hits 11:30, plus he'd be competing against local news in every market for the first half of his show.

2) Conan does the standard 11:35-12:35 show, which would mean his lead-in would either be a syndicated half hour sitcom at 11 (likely Seinfeld or Simpsons), or local news would be pushed back, at which point FOX then either needs to come up with programming for the 10PM hour, or just run syndication there, conceding the timeslot.

3) Conan does the exact same thing Leno did, which is a 10PM show for FOX, followed by local news....this actually is a better situation for Conan, than it would be for Leno, because he would have American Idol as a lead-in on several nights, and they could tie-in contestants as guests on Conan's show immediately afterwards.

[opie's twisted balls]

Nicely done CoCo.....awesome final show! Go out with class and comedy.

[ozzie]

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[A.J.]

Yeah, Conan definitely came off as a class act tonight. And the Freebird performance at the end was so bad (the Will F part) it was awesome.

Agreed. He could have blasted NBC but took the high road. That was a very polite and classy "fuck you" to them.

I thought the Freebird finale was brilliant (free from the bird, the NBC peacock...get it?). I loved Will Ferrel dressing up like Ronnie Van Zant and then breaking out the "more cowbell" schtick. Not a bad band too: Robert Randolph, Beck and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.

[Misteriosa]

will farrell was awful but it was pretty funny. idk why he kept tonguing the hell out of that "pregnant lady" :unsure:

also, i didnt get the song joke because i had never heard "free bird" before.

i also think it was pretty cool for beck , zz top and the rest to come out and play for conan. also conan played that guitar better than i expected :happy:

until your next show, coco :wub:

[hammersavage]

you never heard 'free bird'?

[Misteriosa]

you never heard 'free bird'?

i heard OF it, but i never heard the song.

[underdog]

i heard OF it, but i never heard the song.

That's insane.

[hammersavage]

i heard OF it, but i never heard the song.

wow. long island is a strange place.

you ever see Forrest Gump?

[Misteriosa]

wow. long island is a strange place.

you ever see Forrest Gump?

what does long island have to do with it?

and yes i have seen forest gump. (but it was a loooooong time ago)

[Suspect Chin]

Agreed. He could have blasted NBC but took the high road. That was a very polite and classy "fuck you" to them.

I thought the Freebird finale was brilliant (free from the bird, the NBC peacock...get it?). I loved Will Ferrel dressing up like Ronnie Van Zant and then breaking out the "more cowbell" schtick. Not a bad band too: Robert Randolph, Beck and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.

My gf mentioned the cowbell thing too. Did he write that skit on SNL?

[hammersavage]

My gf mentioned the cowbell thing too. Did he write that skit on SNL?

yup

[Sue_Bender]

Not a bad band too: Robert Randolph, Beck and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.

Wasn't it Ben Harper, and not Robert Randolph?

[hammersavage]

what does long island have to do with it?

and yes i have seen forest gump. (but it was a loooooong time ago)

i meant the bronx. i got confused.



it was in that so you've heard it, just not in a loooooong time

[Misteriosa]

i meant the bronx. i got confused.



it was in that so you've heard it, just not in a loooooong time

what part?

[Suspect Chin]

Wasn't it Ben Harper, and not Robert Randolph?

They all look the same to him.

[Suspect Chin]

yup

Probably the most overrated skit of all time.

[Sue_Bender]

They all look the same to him.

:lol:
Probably the most overrated skit of all time.

:thumbup:

[hammersavage]

what part?

when Jenny almost throws herself off the building.

Probably the most overrated skit of all time.

for shame.

[hammersavage]

and it was Ben Harper. And the preggo chick was his wife.

[Misteriosa]

when Jenny almost throws herself off the building

and i was supposed to know that was the song how? :o

[hammersavage]

and i was supposed to know that was the song how? :o

cuz its one of the 5 most played songs of all time. :)

im not saying you should know it but im just surprised.

[mikeyboy]

The live version of Freebird was the last song at every one of my middle school dances. My school was a bit redneck.

[A.J.]

They all look the same to him.

Time for me to kiss Sharpton's ass I guess. :glurps:

[grlNIN]

3) Conan does the exact same thing Leno did, which is a 10PM show for FOX, followed by local news....this actually is a better situation for Conan, than it would be for Leno, because he would have American Idol as a lead-in on several nights, and they could tie-in contestants as guests on Conan's show immediately afterwards.

Worst.

Idea.

Evar.

[jetdog]

I only dabble in the late night shows, but I've always liked Conan.

After having checked out Jay a few times last week, and seeing Conan's show a few times lately, including last night's phenomenal broadcast, I just can't understand the commitment to Jay Leno.

Watching his show was like browsing bad internet sites with "wacky headlines" and news anchor bloopers.
It was like getting 30 bad chain emails from your mom with stupid jokes or goofy pics of peoples butt cracks showing.

I'm astonished he ever got the ratings he did, and even more astonished that NBC could conceive of fucking Conan like this.

Looking forward to Conan's next gig.

[Dude!]

i just heard
Stairway to Heaven
for the first time

[paulisded]

also, i didnt get the song joke because i had never heard "free bird" before.



God, I wish I could say the same. That song has been a personal plague since I was a child.

[Misteriosa]

i just heard
Stairway to Heaven
for the first time

actually, i don think ive heard that one either. i'll check the you tube for a listen.

[paulisded]

actually, i don think ive heard that one either. i'll check the you tube for a listen.

Your musical innocence is beguiling.

[fezident]

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[KnoxHarrington]

Worst.

Idea.

Evar.

Well, Conan will not get 10 PM on Fox, because too many affiliates have their local news on in that hour. And because they get to go on earlier than the other stations, those newscasts are usually pretty lucrative for them.

Why does Conan need to be back in late night, anyway? Why not a prime time, sketch/variety show? We're thinking of this like there's only one thing that he can do, but there's not.

[grlNIN]

Well, Conan will not get 10 PM on Fox, because too many affiliates have their local news on in that hour. And because they get to go on earlier than the other stations, those newscasts are usually pretty lucrative for them.

Why does Conan need to be back in late night, anyway? Why not a prime time, sketch/variety show? We're thinking of this like there's only one thing that he can do, but there's not.

Not only did i quote the part i was talking about but i made bold the specifics of it.

Read better.

[jennysmurf]

I just bought tickets to see his live show when it comes to San Francisco in April. Kinda excited.

[Misteriosa]

I just bought tickets to see his live show when it comes to San Francisco in April. Kinda excited.

<- Jealous.

you must post live while you watch the show!

I demand updates!!!

[jennysmurf]

<- Jealous.

you must post live while you watch the show!

I demand updates!!!

I'll hook you up! Maybe try to bootleg a bit! Okay, probably not that, but I will do my best.:wink:

[Fallon]

Odd that Conan is getting mentioned in this article.

149 drug arrests in NJ city Conan O'Brien mocked (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_en_tv/us_drug_arrests)

[Fallon]

Conan will be on 60 Minutes this Sunday.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/27/60minutes/main6438433.shtml?tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel

[jennysmurf]

His live show was amazing! I had no idea he was so talented--funny, plays the guitar, keyboards, and sings too! I am so glad he's got a new show. Someone that talented deserves it. TEAM COCO!!!!

[Furtherman]

I saw his show last night at Radio City Music Hall. Fantastic show. The guy really is a showman: playing tunes, sketches and just random bits with Andy. Reggie Watts opened up - and did I hear him on the show recently? - anyway, I loved his act. Very smart and funny. Conan played guitar (not bad), guests included Paul Rudd, John Krasinski, Bill Hader, Triumph, The Masturbating Bear (now Panda), and Vampire Weekend (my least favorite part of the show). The Texas Walker Ranger Lever KILLED, and I had forgotten how funny that bit was.

Stephen Colbert also showed up for a "dance off", which was just ridiculous.

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[HBox]

Man, I saw the late show at the Borgata Sunday night and there were no special guests. It was still great but...... damn. Although I was able to shake Conan's hand as he came through the crowd at the end of the show so that makes up for it.

[jennysmurf]

Man, I saw the late show at the Borgata Sunday night and there were no special guests. It was still great but...... damn. Although I was able to shake Conan's hand as he came through the crowd at the end of the show so that makes up for it.

Did you smell you hand afterwards?

[HBox]

Did you smell you hand afterwards?

..........................................yes.

I also constantly ponder that my hand has vicariously pulled the Walker Texas Ranger lever.

[jennysmurf]

..........................................yes.

I also constantly ponder that my hand has vicariously pulled the Walker Texas Ranger lever.

So jealous. Life isn't fair.

[jennysmurf]

They have set up a camera in the stairwell at the Team Coco office....

http://teamcoco.com/live

[Furtherman]

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[Furtherman]

Conan returns tonight. 11pm, TBS.

I'll be watching.

[epo]

He appears to be still be a Ginger.

[Sue_Bender]

Eat it, Satellite radio.

[weekapaugjz]

...comma brett favre's penis

[TheGameHHH]

Eat it, Satellite radio.

literally the last scale before obscurity. very funny.


also, what did that skinny guy do with seth rogan?

[epo]

literally the last scale before obscurity. very funny.


also, what did that skinny guy do with seth rogan?

Seth Rogan might have been the least funny guest possible to start the show.

[Justice4all]

...comma brett favre's penis

That was the funniest part of that joke.
Was good to see him back on TV.

[PapaBear]

It had some very funny moments. But in the end, it's still just another late night talk show. As with all the others, I will only tune in if there's something of particular interest to me.

[keithy_19]

I liked it tonight.

I liked the set, too. It reminded me more of the Late Night set where it was darker than the other shows that came on before his.

[pennington]

It had some very funny moments. But in the end, it's still just another late night talk show.

The pre-taped intro was good (the Godfather reference was great). He seemed nervous and uncomfortable, but he always seems that way to me. The ratings expectations on cable are lower than network TV so he'll probably be there for years.

[Furtherman]

That opening scene was worth the wait. I'm a Conan fan so I was rolling throughout most of the show. Great to see Andy back in fine form too. And that moving Moon ruled.

[Dan G]

I watched up until Seth Rogen came out and Conan says to him, "so, you just got engaged..." then had to turn it off.

It was a strong start, with a great opening, but I don't like the short pre-interview sounding interviews.

I doubt I'll ever tune in again. It was hard enough just finding TBS.

I'd appreciate late night shows more if they had one guest and got to spend more time interviewing and interacting. That would make shows more interesting, rather than just getting someone for 6-10 minutes who's only there to promote an upcoming movie, then shuffling them out to get to another guest there to promote something.

[A.J.]

The Don Draper cameo was a nice touch.

[RoseBlood]

Dang Nabbit! I missed the opening 15 minutes!

Conan was great throughout and he rocked it with Jack White. :clap:

[Furtherman]

Watch the opening before youtube takes it down....

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[Willmore]

That's the thing about Conan. I appreciate that he is there and he is somewhat funny at times, but before this show, the last time I watched him must have been during the first week of his Tonight Show gig.

[Judge Smails]

I'll be honest, I forgot he was on and didn't tune in until about 11:08 so I missed that opening which is pretty funny. The rest of the show was meh. He's at his best with the prepared bits, monologue and riffing with Andy. Throw in a musical guest or comedian and a masturbating bear or pimpbot appearance and you got yourself a show. If he wanted to do something different, like Ron wants him to do, he should do away with the interviews completely, or at least limit them to when he has a killer guest - which might be hard to get on TBS once the new show novelty wears off.

That Seth Rogan interview bordered on the douchechilly and I think I dozed off during the girl from Glee. To be honest I had no idea who she was and cared even less. What would have been funnier is if he would have interviewed the lady from the Nutcracker Museum.

[Gutter]

I tuned in last night to see what was goin on.....the set looks awesome....the first segment was hilarious with the intro, and the monologue was good.....i was happy to see andy richter again too.....seth rogan was hilarious as always.....I didn't give two shits what the chick from glee had commin out of her face so i skipped that part.....and then i honestly did not know connan played guitar, so that was cool...jack white is awesome too. i might check out tonight....oh and the masturbating bear doing the lotto numbers had me dying.

[foodcourtdruide]

What is Glee?

[Gutter]

What is Glee?

seriously? i mean, even if you don't watch much tv you've had to see SOMETHING about Glee. the show about the high school kids in the chorus group......has Jane Lynch from 40yr old virgin and Role Models. anything?

[disneyspy]

What is Glee?

i think its the new name for homosexuals

[Gutter]

i think its the new name for homosexuals

yea, that too.

[foodcourtdruide]

seriously? i mean, even if you don't watch much tv you've had to see SOMETHING about Glee. the show about the high school kids in the chorus group......has Jane Lynch from 40yr old virgin and Role Models. anything?

Every now and then I see an ad for something with Jane Lynch that has teenagers in it. I guess that's Glee. I associate Glee with Gossip Girl. I'm pretty sure they're both television shows geared towards teenager girls that incredibly square adults enjoy.

[Furtherman]

Meaning nothing at this point, it's still good news for Conan...

Early ratings:

Conan averaged 4.2 million overall viewers. Letterman Late Show's came away with 3.4 million; Leno Tonight Show's, 3.3 million.

[Gutter]

Every now and then I see an ad for something with Jane Lynch that has teenagers in it. I guess that's Glee. I associate Glee with Gossip Girl. I'm pretty sure they're both television shows geared towards teenager girls that incredibly square adults enjoy.

so you have seen it!!!! haha

[foodcourtdruide]

so you have seen it!!!! haha

Lol, sometimes I hear people talk about it. I've also been in a million conversations about Dancing with the Stars and haven't seen one episode.

[Space Edge]

Reggie Watts on Conan tonight

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[KnoxHarrington]

Every now and then I see an ad for something with Jane Lynch that has teenagers in it. I guess that's Glee. I associate Glee with Gossip Girl. I'm pretty sure they're both television shows geared towards teenager girls that incredibly gay adults enjoy.

There, that's more correct

[Space Edge]

Didn't know he could say shit on TBS , well Harison Ford said it.

[RingWraith]

The show was great tonight. I loved the "commercial promo for black audience" bit, and Harrison Ford was great as well.

Hilarious!

[RingWraith]

Didn't know he could say shit on TBS , well Harison Ford said it.

I noticed that too. I guess on late night in basic cable is ok.

I'm ok with it. Conan will definitely have more creative freedom with this show now.

[PapaBear]

Is Comedy Central considered basic? Because they say "shit" all the time, late at night.

[RingWraith]

Is Comedy Central considered basic? Because they say "shit" all the time, late at night.

This is true too. But only in the late hours I notice. Also, they do say "shit" on the George Lopez Show as well.

[Space Edge]

Yeah CC can get away with lots of stuff after Midnight. You can technically curse on cable look at shows on FX like Rescue Me and Louie. I haven't watched every Conan show on TBS but didn't he do a bit about things he couldn't say.

[RingWraith]

Yeah CC can get away with lots of stuff after Midnight. You can technically curse on cable look at shows on FX like Rescue Me and Louie. I haven't watched every Conan show on TBS but didn't he do a bit about things he couldn't say.

Conan did do a bit like that. It was funny.

[PapaBear]

The weird thing is, some of these cable networks will actually edit shows when they are aired as repeats during the daytime. I've seen shows like CSI (that were originally aired on Network TV), and when they air on cable networks, they will "silence" words that aren't even considered cuss words by most people. I can't think of any specific examples, but I have seen it happen.

[realmenhatelife]

I taped Conan to check out Reggie Watts this week, how about that Rosario Dawson upskirt?

[Gutter]

I taped Conan to check out Reggie Watts this week, how about that Rosario Dawson upskirt?

oh dear god pictures please!!

[StanUpshaw]

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[hanso]

Free on demand conan shows with att uverse. Nice!

[RoseBlood]

Conan + Yoga = Coga (http://video.teamcoco.com/video/conan.jsp?oid=251460&eref=sharethisUrl)