The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010)

Opening monologues, sketches, celebrity interviews, and musical performances are commonly featured.

Stars:

Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Jimmy Vivino

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself - Host (145 episodes, 2009-2010)
Andy Richter	...	Himself - Announcer (145 episodes, 2009-2010)
Jimmy Vivino	...	Himself - Musical Director (110 episodes, 2009-2010)
Richie 'La Bamba' Rosenberg	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Trombone (98 episodes, 2009-2010)
Jerry Vivino	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Saxophone (98 episodes, 2009-2010)
Max Weinberg	...	Himself - Bandleader (91 episodes, 2009-2010)
Scott Healy	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Keyboards (90 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mike Merritt	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Bass (90 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mark 'Love Man' Pender	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Trumpet (90 episodes, 2009-2010)
James Wormworth	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Percussion (90 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ronnie Gutierrez	...	Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Percussion (54 episodes, 2009)

Storyline

Opening monologues, sketches, celebrity interviews, and musical performances are commonly featured.

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Plot Keywords:

celebrity | interview | performer name in title | variety | late night | 

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Taglines:

New Time. Same Hair.

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Genres:

Comedy | Talk-Show

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Conan O'Brien

Filming Locations:

Stage 1, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conaco, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min 62 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 46 years old, O'Brien is the oldest person to start hosting "The Tonight Show".

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Followed by Conan (2010)

User Reviews

Better than Johnny?

No offense to the late Johnny Carson, or Jay Leno for that matter. But I think Conan O'Brien is the funniest talk show host of all time. Better than Letterman, Kimmel, and Jack Pahr as well. There's not a minute of the show that my abs are not still recovering from my last gut-wrenching outburst of laughter. Conan knows what's funny, and he's got a wit that is unmatched by any comedian I've ever seen. And of course Andy Richter does a GREAT job as Connan's Ed McMahon. He should definitely go back to sitting on the couch. McMahon did it right? Leno is a decent comedian, but he didn't have the charisma and fast paced sense of humor like Conan does. He made Tom Hanks, Will Ferrel, and Julia Louise Dreyfuss ten times funnier than what they actually were. And of course CoCo and Coop was hilarious as well. I have to say that I had HUGE expectations for Conan in his Tonight Show debut, and he's surpassed them with an enormous surplus. The Tonight Show is my new favorite show. And I think that if NBC doesn't fold under pressure, it will soon blow David Letterman out of the water with ease.

PS: I've watched Jimmy Fallon too. It has potential. He just still seems pretty uncomfortable being the leading man on an unscripted show.