Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)

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

Creator:

Lorne Michaels

Stars:

Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Max Weinberg

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself - Host (2051 episodes, 1993-2009)
Andy Richter	...	Himself - Co-Host (907 episodes, 1993-2009)

Storyline

Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

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Plot Keywords:

late night | celebrity | interview | guest | stand up comedy | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Talk-Show

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Finnish

Release Date:

13 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Conan O'Brien

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broadway Video, Conaco, NBC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After head writer Robert Smigel left to work on The Dana Carvey Show, O'Brien offered staff writer Louis C.K. the position. C.K. turned it down and followed Smigel to Carvey's show.

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Quotes

Will Ferrell: I have my fashionable zipper boot on.

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Connections

Referenced in Will & Grace: A New Lease on Life (1998)

User Reviews

King of Late Night

Yeah, ok...most people still think Leno is, but that'll all change in time.

See Leno and Conan are complete opposites. Both hosts are extremely entertaining, but when Leno's up on stage, you can tell he's kinda' just a cute monkey in a suit who's told to read his cue cards. *Then* he sounds funny. But Conan actually starts off funny; doing physical comedy, reacting to his audience, etc., but it's often his writers that make him tell lame jokes. Don't get me wrong; they're not all lame. They can get repetitive though, and are actually sometimes too vulgar or tasteless for Conan's classy personality. The funniest parts of the show are when he actually expresses his "what the hell kind of joke was that?"face to what he just said. Conan's cool; he plays guitar, he can be very self-deprecating (though he's toned down a bit -thank goodness), but best of all..he always acts genuinely interested in his guests and always seems to try to learn from them.

I think that what about Conan appeals to a younger audience(19-30 crowd) is not only that he can get away with more explicit material on his show, he also on the other hand shows disgust in any kind of strange sexual taboo(this is what evens out the show.)Example? Like when Conan asked Max Weinberg "Now, come on. Why should *you* have your own generation? Because you're such a good drummer?" "No, because of my hundreds of iligitimate children." Conan makes a disgusted face and we don't know if it's toward the writers or the situation, but we always sympathize and have to laugh!

The only problem I have with the show is I think Conan should write his dialogue. I mean, come on, this guy went to Harvard to become funny and wrote for SNL & he Simpsons!

Long Live Conan! Har-dee-har-har! Me lucky charms!