Dana Carvey was a man possessed yesterday on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien,tearing into one punch line after the next with the energy of a manicdog in a chew-toy showroom. The 15-minute interview essentiallyconsists of O'Brien throwing out topics — "Schwarzenegger: Go!""Obama: Go!" — and Carvey riffing and impersonating with stream-of-consciousness abandon. If one bit doesn't work, not to worry, within seconds Carvey's on to the next subject. I particularly enjoyed Carvey's imitations of three generations of Tonight Show hosts, his "Al Gore as a gay Forrest Gump" routine, his riff on Larry King and birds, and his depiction of taking his teenage son to theCollisseum ("We're just gonna hang out in this weird old stadium?").Indeed, Carvey wasn't lie-telling when he shouted "I'm a crowd pleaser!I will do anyhing for these people!" at the top of the interview. Check out the interview (embedded in two parts, below), and share your thoughts: Did Carvey kill it? Which of his jokes did you like best? And is this man ready for a return to network prime time?
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Thanks for the hook-up Slezak – I tried to watch Paul McCartney on Letterman and was bummed I would miss Dana, but had a feelin I could count on Popwatch this morning.
I miss Dana… and funny Mike Myers… I’m old
Did you guys give your copyeditor the day off? That’s an awful lot of typos for one paragraph.
No love for Allison, Slezak? Not even a tiny shout out?
Slezak wouldn’t even watch last night’s show if Allison wasn’t there.
I was wondering about Alison, too, Michael. Thought you’d be raving all over that one! Has there ever been such a high-profile late-night appearance by a non-winning Idol that was not supporting an album release? Under Leno, the also-rans didn’t even rate an performance following their ouster from the Idol competition (instead, they were subjected to lame comedy sketches.) The gig says as much about Alison’s bright future as it does about the positive changes Conan brings to the 11:30pm time-slot. Kudos to them both!
Alison was filling in for Kris, who couldn’t make it because of a death in the family.
Glad to see Dana Carvey back and recovered from his brain tumor… this guy needs a talk show, stat!!!
I got to see him peform stand up a few weeks ago in Las Vegas — he was the keynote opening act at a conference. I nearly peed my pants. So funny. Was a real treat.
OMG, Michael! No Allison revue? Don’t pretend you weren’t watching just for her (I certainly was!). I was waiting for you to make one.
Please at least revue the concert after you see it. 
(small voice:) Um, Michael, I know this is off-topic, but since Kris was brought up earlier, I was wondering if you were going to post your wishlist of collaborators for him. Loved your list for Allison; just hoping to hear your thoughts on Kris as well. Thanks.
…Dana kinda looks like Jason Dohring; he could play his older brother…
SLEZAK! I’m disappointed in you! I know that, lke me, you just watched to see Alli rock the house (which she oh so awesomely did!) Where’s the Alli review? Also, like many others here, where is your wishlist for Kris’ collaborators? You’re slackin’ dude.
Slezak. I have been waiting for your Allison at Conan review for 2 days. Maybe you are still trying to put the words together to describe The Rocker’s awesomeness. Not to worry, here is my review, using some of your words above:
The Rocker was a woman possessed yesterday on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, tearing into Heart’s Barracuda with the energy of a hummingbird who stuck her bill on a can of Red Bull. The 3-minute rendition essentially consists of The Rocker rocking one verse after the next under complete control of the stage. You could tell the band was digging it too. I particularly enjoyed that Conan, after introducing her with the enthusiasm of Simon Cowell during Rat-Pack night, was completely blown away. Check out the face-melting performance (embedded below (not really, but it should be)), and share your thoughts: Did the Rocker blow you away? And is this woman ready for world domination or what?
Michael, Watching the vid from Conan over and over is getting old now. Come on and tell us how much she kicked ass.