"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) TV series 1993-2009

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Writers:

Ellie Barancik (writer) (1998-2000)
Tommy Blacha (writer) (1993-1999)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | unknown

Release Date:

13 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Talk-Show

Tagline:

From NBC Studios in New York, it's Late Night with Conan O'Brien!

Plot:

Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show which is often silly and whimsical.

Plot Keywords:

Late Night | Chroma Key | Sketch Comedy | Variety | Stand Up Comedy

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 36 nominations

Cast

Conan O'Brien	...	Himself - Host / ... (1,624 episodes, 1993-2009)
Andy Richter	...	Himself - Co-Host / ... (503 episodes, 1993-2009)

Also Known As:

"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)

Runtime:

60 min | UK:45 min | Finland:45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Finnish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Broadway Video

Trivia:

The guests on the premiere episode were John Goodman, Drew Barrymore, and Tony Randall.

Quotes:

Bill Clinton "Lips": My name is Bill Clinton, and I'm reporting for booty.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: (2009-05-29)" (2009)

Funniest Guy Alive

Conan is not only the king of late night, he is king of comedy. Period. The first thing you see every night on his show is this tall, sharp featured guy walk out on the stage. Immediately, he becomes animated and does his little trademark dance and jump that you can't help but laugh at. You're immediately put in what Conan likes to call "the laugh zone." His opening monologue, obviously not written by him, doesn't always have the funniest jokes. But Conan is the only guy I've seen that could take a lame joke and make it hilarious using physical, animated comedy played off audience reactions mixed with charm and wit uniquely Conan. His smiles and laughs are infectious and his facial expressions endless. You can't help but smile and sympathize with his innocence and self bashing (for instance, when talking to Ruben Studdard about the falsity of rumors, Conan exclaimed "Yeah, I'm not gay!" His smile immediately fell into an expression of "what the hell did I just do?" That you had to sympathize with). His sincerity is unmissable; he is always completely genuinely interested in his guests and what they have to say. He does everything possible to make them feel comfortable. In an interview of Conan he said it is his job to make every interview on his show funny and to make the guest comfortable. He says he never thinks "oh, that guest was a real lunker" because if the interview sucked, it was his fault, not theirs. As I Canadian, I have to say how lucky we were to have the best comic alive come and shed some light on our vastly overlooked country. I hope Americans found it funny and maybe know a little bit more about their neighbor. I hope all the controversy can be cleared up and forgotten and forgiven so that Conan can again soon come back to our country. My wish is that it becomes an annual thing. Or better yet, semi-annual!

You won't ever see a funnier, more animated, sincere or charming comedian than Conan. I don't watch much TV. Conan is the one and only show I make sure I watch regularly. There's never been a show were I didn't feel completely uplifted after. I could describe him for hours but you have to see him for yourself to understand. "Keep it cool my babies!" Long live the king!