Conan O'Brien: The Early Years
June 3rd, 2014 3:44 PM
On Monday night's Conan the host gave hope to aspiring comedians everywhere when he dug up one of his early performances.
Check out the video below to see a young and awkward (actually he still is awkward) Conan O'Brien try to act in an old '80s training video where he plays an agitated customer looking to buy a new guitar. Ahh humble beginnings. (Video after the jump)
Conan O'Brien Smears Pope Francis with Pedophile Joke
April 17th, 2014 12:39 PM
Conan O'Brien apparently couldn't resist making a pedophile priest joke on his TBS program on Wednesday, after Pope Francis took two school boys on a ride around St. Peter's Square during his weekly audience: "The Pope let two 11-year-old boys ride in the Popemobile with him...Afterwards, the Vatican told the Pope, that's not the kind of publicity we're looking for today. What the hell is that…
Al Roker Rips Into Conan O'Brien on Radio Chat
February 26th, 2014 2:13 PM
The TMZ types have noticed that NBC morning weather man Al Roker is no fan of former NBC late-night host Conan O’Brien. Conan joked this week that a no-makeup day on “Today” was no big deal “except for the revelation that Al Roker is a tiny Japanese woman.”
Roker uncorked on Conan in an Sirius-XM radio show hosted by comedian Pete Dominick, saying maybe some day he’ll be back on “real TV”…
Parrots: Local TV News Montage Shows Identical Beginnings to Christmas
December 26th, 2013 7:17 AM
Though it certainly isn't a hard news item, a montage of identical story openings at roughly two dozen local TV stations assembled by Conan O'Brien's staff early last week shows us that their news readers will often parrot whatever their national news script services provide them.
The primary and perhaps dominant purveyor of such scripts is more than likely APTN, the video division of the…
Poor Obama? CBS Touts Study Showing Obama Most-Joked About; Skips Deca
August 6th, 2013 12:04 PM
On Tuesday, CBS This Morning pounced on a new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) showing that President Obama is now the butt of more jokes on late night TV than any other politician.
"Since his re-election, late-night comedians have aimed 300 jokes at the President," CBS's Jeff Pegues announced. "That's only 100 fewer than all of those directed at Republican politicians…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Joe 'Big F-ing Deal' Biden an 'Elegant Guy' Who
May 4th, 2013 5:02 PM
Do liberal media members actually pay attention to what's happening in the world, or do their opinions just come out of thin air?
Consider actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus who appearing on TBS's Conan Thursday actually said Vice President Joe Biden - he of the "This is a big f--king deal" crowd - is an "elegant guy" who wouldn't swear (video follows with transcribed lowlights and commentary":
WaPo TV Critic Rewrites History On Late Night Comedian's 1995 Shtick M
February 21st, 2013 6:17 PM
So, I take it that Lisa De Moraes didn’t go through her paper’s archives before she penned today's TV column in which she re-wrote history regarding Conan O’Brien's turn as emcee for the White House Correspondents Association dinner in April 1995. Yesterday it was announced that the late-night comedian would return this year as the master of ceremonies.
De Moraes suggested the O'Brien bombed…
Maher: Catholic Priests Would Use Birth Control If Altar Boys Could Ge
February 13th, 2013 10:04 AM
There clearly is no limit to Bill Maher’s depravity.
On TBS’s Conan Tuesday, the comedian beloved by the liberal media said that Catholic priests would use birth control if altar boys could get pregnant (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Kathy Griffin: CNN's NYE Show Highest Rated Since 2008 Because I Kisse
January 24th, 2013 11:14 AM
Rather than actually taking heat - or heaven forbid having to apologize! - for kissing Anderson Cooper's crotch on CNN's New Year's Eve program a few weeks ago, vulgarian comedienne Kathy Griffin continues to do a victory lap for her antics.
On TBS's Conan Wednesday night, Griffin even said, "They did actually get the highest ratings since 2008, and I think it's because I kissed Anderson's…
Chelsea Handler Laughs About the Abortion She Had as a Teenager
November 1st, 2012 11:44 PM
Appearing on the Conan O'Brien show on Wednesday night, talk show host Chelsea Handler started laughing at the most inopportune time. Judging by the somber look on O'Brien's face, the comedienne hadn't just cracked a joke. No, the unfortunate reason for her giggling was in remembrance of a child who was deprived the chance to live.
Asked to recollect her adolescence, Handler couldn't resist…
Stranger to Erin Burnett: You Work for CNN? Yeah, You're 'In the Can f
October 24th, 2012 11:51 AM
If you work for CNN apparently your reputation as a liberal journalist precedes you, at least that's what CNN's Erin Burnett revealed to Conan O'Brien on Tuesday night. The OutFront host, appearing as a guest on TBS's Conan, relayed that when she told a passenger, on a recent flight, that she worked for CNN the passenger replied: "Oh yeah. In the can for Obama."
Burnett's anecdote came…
Conan O’Brien Calls Romney ‘Adolf Mittler
October 24th, 2012 9:23 AM
Conan O'Brien on Tuesday appeared to want to make up for Bob Schieffer accidentally saying Obama bin Laden during Monday's presidential debate.
To compensate, he referred to Romney as "Adolf Mittler" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
MSNBC's Wagner: Obama Running for President Because of 'Higher Calling
October 18th, 2012 5:15 PM
President Obama is running for reelection because he feels the "higher calling" of the office, even though it's obvious he doesn't really love the political game, MSNBC's Alex Wagner told Conan O'Brien on his October 17 TBS program. By contrast, Gov. Mitt Romney is running simply because "it seems like the next thing he should be doing with his life."
Wagner made these comments after O'Brien…
Comedian Conan O'Brien Mocks Elisabeth Hasselbeck for Asking Serious Q
September 26th, 2012 2:49 PM
It's no secret that late-night comedians traffic in yukking it up over simple stereotypes about presidents. Clinton was the horndog-in-chief while George W. Bush the bumbling boob. For his part, President Obama could be constantly lampooned as a vapid celebrity, especially given his penchant for skipping hard-hitting media outlets for fluffball interviews with the Miami's own DJ Laz -- aka the…