Posts with tag "conan obrien"

Conan's 'Spider-Man' Musical vs. The Real Thing

Posted Dec 18th 2010 at 08:33 AM by Christine Fenno

As the $65 million Broadway behemoth 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' continues working out its widely reported kinks -- producers just announced another postponement of the opening date, after extensive media coverage of cast injuries and technical problems -- suspense builds about what the show will finally be like. Well, Conan O'Brien knows! Or thinks he does, anyway. The late-night host has ...

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Video: Conan O'Brien on Jay Leno, 'There's Nothing For Us to Talk About'

Posted Dec 15th 2010 at 02:10 AM by AOL TV Editors

Asked by Larry King whether he has talked to Jay Leno recently, Conan O'Brien immediate replied, "No. ... There's nothing, really, for either of us to talk about." On 'Larry King Live,' Conan tried to emphasize that he was already over the whole 'Tonight Show' debacle. But it seemed like Conan was "over it" -- but was he over it in a "I don't want to think about it anymore" kind of way, or has ...

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Deep Inside the Brutal, Embarrasing War for 'Tonight'

Posted Nov 18th 2010 at 11:59 PM by Elizabeth Townsend

No reporter covered the controversial Jay Leno-Conan O'Brien battle for 'The Tonight Show' more extensively than Bill Carter of The New York Times. This month, the veteran reporter and writer unveiled 'The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy,' which chronicles in unparalleled detail the behind-the-scenes story of one of the biggest -- and ugliest -- fiascos in late ...

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Conan Caught Trashing His Own Shtick Back in 2002

Posted Nov 9th 2010 at 05:29 PM by Jett Wells

Conan O'Brien came out guns a-blazing in the premiere of his TBS talker 'Conan,' including a hilarious duet playing guitar with Jack White, a stunt he has ironically trashed in the past. Vulture dug up a 2002 interview Conan did on NBC's 'Last Call with Carson Daly' where the famed late-night host rips the idea of playing guitar with the band on your own show. Apparently he doesn't think it's ...

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Conan's First Night Audience: Young and Plentiful

Posted Nov 9th 2010 at 04:00 PM by PopEater Staff

Conan O'Brien's debut on TBS was welcomed by an estimated 4.1 million viewers, a massive haul for basic cable and enough eyeballs to out-gun network big boys like rival Jay Leno and former mentor David Letterman. According to viewer tallies, released by TBS and Nielsen, 'Conan' easily bested O'Brien's primary 11PM frenemies Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. ...

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Conan O'Brien: Jay Leno Can Be a Musical Guest on My New Show

Posted Nov 4th 2010 at 08:10 PM by Tracey Harrington McCoy

Late night funnyman Conan O'Brien is the featured interview in December's issue of Playboy--and in the Q&A, the red-haired comedian talks about his last few days at NBC, his Irish heritage and the chance of Jay Leno ever being a guest on his new TBS show, 'Conan.' "I wanted to end on an optimistic note. I thought it could end up being the most important moment of my television career. It ...

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Andy Richter Feels Pretty Good About Jay Leno's Slumping Ratings

Posted Nov 1st 2010 at 11:29 AM by PopEater Staff

Andy Richter isn't exactly sad that Jay Leno's ratings have dipped below those of Conan O'Brien before he left 'The Tonight Show.' "I don't want to wish ill will on anybody, but I would be lying to you if I said it didn't feel a little bit fun to hear that -- that there wasn't some kind of feeling of reward in that," Richter told the New York Post. "It is kind of vindicating in a way." ...

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Conan O'Brien Will Fight for His 'Masturbating Bear'

Posted Oct 27th 2010 at 11:21 AM by PopEater Staff

Conan O'Brien is going to run his TBS show 'Conan' the way he wants to, and if that includes a masturbating bear, he will get his masturbating bear. In an interview with Rolling Stone, O'Brien drew a line in the sand, daring NBC to try and sue him for using old 'Tonight Show' and 'Late Night' gags on his new show. "If there's something we did for a long time that we've established as ours, ...

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Debut Week of 'Conan' to Feature Major Guests

Posted Oct 21st 2010 at 12:53 PM by Zach Dionne

Conan O'Brien's Nov. 8 TBS debut is drawing ever-closer, and boy, what a doozy of a first week he's lined up. Deadline Hollywood reports that within four days, Coco will host Tom Hanks, Seth Rogen, Michael Cera, 'Mad Men' hunk Jon Hamm, 'Modern Family' star Julie Bowen and '30 Rock' comedian Jack McBrayer. White Stripes rocker Jack White will hit the stage as the first musical guest on 'Conan.' ...

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Live Coco Cam: Behind The Scenes Of 'Conan'

Posted Oct 21st 2010 at 06:17 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

Conan O'Brien is building the hype for his upcoming TBS talk show with the debut of a 24-hour "Coco Cam" online that shows live video from his office. The "Coco Cam" is located on an office stairwell. Its first-day highlights included a dancing man in a taco costume and another who gave a dramatic reading from behind a podium while passers-by threw things at him. The first hour had an aerobics ...