"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (2009) TV series 2009-????

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Tagline:

New Time. Same Hair.

Plot Keywords:

Stand Up Comedy | Variety | Sketch Comedy

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 23	11:35 PM	NBC
Tue. Nov. 24	11:35 PM	NBC

Cast

Conan O'Brien	...	Himself - Host (103 episodes, 2009)
Andy Richter	...	Himself - Announcer (103 episodes, 2009)
Jimmy Vivino	...	Himself - Musical Director / ... (82 episodes, 2009)
Richie 'La Bamba' Rosenberg	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Trombone (61 episodes, 2009)
Scott Healy	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Keyboards (54 episodes, 2009)
Mike Merritt	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Bass (54 episodes, 2009)
Mark 'Love Man' Pender	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Trumpet (54 episodes, 2009)
Jerry Vivino	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Saxophone (54 episodes, 2009)
James Wormworth	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Percussion (54 episodes, 2009)
Max Weinberg	...	Himself - Bandleader (53 episodes, 2009)
Ronnie Gutierrez	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band / ... (31 episodes, 2009)

Runtime:

62 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Conaco

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Woman in audience: I love you Conan!
Conan O'Brien: I love you too sir.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.15)" (2009)

Better Than Leno!

To quote a line from Seinfeld, "that's gold, Jerry. Gold!" Is it possible that in only ONE night, Conan O' Brien has surpassed 17 years of Jay Leno? Yes, it is very possible. Conan's first episode as host of the Tonight show was, to say the least, hilarious! He began the show by running from New York to L.A. to host the show. That's right. Watching Conan run across the country was funnier than Leno's monologue. Then, he began the show by doing his usual monologue in the set Universal built just for him. It's different from Leno's set since it's a more traditional talk show set with a little New York flavor. However, he did keep Leno's lighting which I thought was interesting. Conan followed the monologue by showing two hilarious remote pieces. One was Conan giving a tour of Universal Studios and the other was him driving his 1992 Ford Tarus around town. Then, the show lost some steam during the interview segment. The guest was Will Ferrell. I like Ferrell and he was funny but you couldn't ignore the fact that a show owned by Universal, being shot at Universal was promoting a movie by Universal. The show went from 30 minutes of hilarity to 30 minutes of promotions.

Either way, it was a great episode. And I hope there's more great episodes to come. We've been waiting 5 years for this and it lived up to expectations. The best part is that Conan didn't really change a thing. It's classic Conan!