As the countdown clock to the right of this post shows, Conan O’Brien is just hours away from being funny again on television. I’ve been a fan of O’Brien for 17 years, ever since he came out of nowhere to establish a presence in late night. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with him many
Want to ask Conan O’Brien a question about his new show? Conan launches Nov. 8 on TBS and CTV. The still-bearded talk show host has set up a Facebook link allowing fans to quiz him on the new series. Questions you might want to submit: “Are you keeping the beard?” “Is Max Weinberg still your bandleader?”
A still bearded Conan O’Brien seems to be playing down expectations as he finally announces the name of his new late night talk show. Conan–“simple, pure, like the man himself”–will premiere Nov. 8 at 11 p.m. on TBS and way the hell in the middle of the night or something on CTV.The new title fits.
Here it is, Press Tour 2010, the radio version. I give CHML’s Scott Thompson the scoop on all this NBC nonsense straight off the floor of Pasadena’s Langham Hotel. Will Conan O’Brien finish the week as host of The Tonight Show? Will he host the show again in the Year 3000? You can listen in