What Will Coco Do? A Guide to Conan O'Brien's Next Eight Months

By Jo Piazza Posted Jan 23rd 2010 09:00AM

It's going to be dark days ahead for Conan O'Brien. After spending 16 years doing late night programming we imagine he isn't quite sure what to do with his impending time out from behind a desk. We're here to help Coco. You have eight months ahead of you and we want you to spend them wisely.

Get a tan, kick back, channel your inner Gosselin with some plastique hair, but most importantly come back in September with something new and awesome. Here's how our experts think Conan should spend the next eight months (besides swimming in his severance pay like Scrooge McDuck).

10. "Come back to New York!!!' says Samantha Marcus Yanks, editor-in-chief of Hamptons and Gotham magazines.

9. "He should be putting together a show that is completely original without limits since the Tonight Show offered so many limits for him," says "Cult of Celebrity" author Cooper Lawrence.

8. "Get some hair extensions a la Kate Gosselin and let your freak flag fly," says grooming expert Margaret Kelly of Lock & Mane. "Nothing says 'Hey NBC I'm a new man and you can suck it,' like some $7 k fake hair."

7. "Conan + 8 months = Avatar 2: The Orange Tribe," says PopWrap's Ryan Brockington

6. "He should spend some of his fresh $40 million on a 'selling for a loss' apartment in the Plaza or 15 CPW around February," Yanks says.

5. "He should be doing what the rest of us will be doing, not watching NBC," Lawrence says.

4. "Take a vacation," says Cristina Kinon, television writer for the New York Daily News. It isn't a bad idea, Coco.

3. "Toilet paper Jeff Zucker's Amagansett home in August," Yanks says.

2. "He can slowly start stealing Jay's car collection until he's caught by his chinny chinny chin," Brockington says.

1. "Oprah's timeslot isn't available until September 2011, but I think the time to start buttering her up is now," says celebrity columnist Ben Widdicombe. "Roses, chocolates, a gondola ride on the back of a flatbed truck truck through the streets of Chicago. I think that's his next move."

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Saturday 23 January

By billy bob

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stupid article.

Sunday 24 January

By Susan

Just like Conan's show!!

By Joelle

we'll miss you,, I hope Leno's audience is small his 1st show!!! lololo

By chris

shame on you jealosy will get you nowhere

By john

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I hope to see Conan back in Sept and ready to kick lenoass.

NBC= not in this house

By George Earl

Well, Conan did get me off of tranquilizers. For years I had to down one about an hour before hitting the sack. Otherwise, I'd be awake virtually all night. But a few minutes of O'Brien and off I'd be, there on my sofa in Brooklyn snoring away, three sheets to the wind. Now I guess I'll be back on those Godly expensive pills!

By bylaw

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Go leno!!!!!!!!!!!

By Mike

Here's what that wuss, Conan, will be doing the next seven months: one for me, two for me, three for me ................
NBC should have fired this clown when he pooped his pants during the first three months of loserdom.

By zack

yeah that loser was king of the 12:30 slot for over a decade. I'm pretty sure he wasn't scared of a damn thing at the 11:30 time either.

you're a tool

By Colleen

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What can I say for all those Leno fans? I can't help it if that is where some people have their taste... up their ass. Well I will be awaiting Conans next move and I will not be watching Leno. Good Luck Conan you were truly talented and fresh/original what can I say, I'll miss you so get something on the go soon.

By Linda

I DON'T KNOW WHAT NBC WAS THINKING IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RIGHT. WE SAID SIX MONTHS AND CONAN WOULD BE OFF THE AIR. HE STINKS. THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER LET JAY MORE TO ANOTHER TIME SLOT. THINGS WERE GOING JUST FINE. WHY FIX SOMETHING IF IT WASN'T BROKE, NOW JAY IS TAKING ALL THE CRAP FOR THIS AND IT ISN'T HIS DOING AT ALL....

By AP

I agree with most of your post...only issue I have is with the line "LET Leno move to another time slot"...they put him there and his repsonse was that he wasn't sure it'd do that well there. They guaranteed him TWO YEARS at 10 p.m. He wanted out of his contract but they weren't biting. So yes, you are correct. This was no one's doing but Zucker's at NBC...Jay and Conan are both taking a lot of unnecessary from misinformaed viewers. Credit where credit is due, please. This was a "business decision" from programming at NBC. No one screwed this up but the network.

By Erin

I hope Conan is able to relax and play his guitar and sing. He mentioned that would be his dream job once. He is a great entertainer. He is very honorable in the way he took care of his staff. Many of his fans want him back as soon as possible, but I hope he doesn't rush back if he doesn't want to. Take care of yourself Conan and Good Luck!

By unintx

O'brien is a funny guy. Leno is not so much. Good luck to Conan and his staff

By Jay M.

THERE IS ONE KING OF THE TONIGHT SHOW .... THAT IS JOHNNY CARSON.
RIP JOHNNY ... NOBODY CAN EVER TAKE YOUR PLACE !

By Sarah

Leno is for old people. Conan is too young and hip. That's why NBC sucks now. They want to cater to the geriatric crew.

By Maria

So then what is Letterman fans? I guess he is for the older generation. Maybe that is why he beat Conan in the ratings. LOL

Listen Conan is not in young guy either. I cannot wait to Conan gets his own show on cable or fox. What will you excuse be when he is against Leno and Letterman and get horrible ratings.

Hey would you like some crackers and cheese with the whine. LOL

By Missy

Young and hip duh he is over 40.

I guess you are in your 40's. So that is why you think he is young and hip.

By Jack

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What he should do in the next seven months is try to grow up. He ran a childlike show during adult viewing hours. He won't be missed by any adults.

By Derek

I'm an adult and I miss him.

*snap!*

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