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Sep 1 2010 11:41 AM ET

Conan O'Brien reveals name of TBS late night show. And it's exactly what you'd expect.

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Conan-OBrienImage Credit: Jay Brady/Everett CollectionJust two short months before the premiere of Conan O’Brien’s new TBS late night show, the former Tonight Show host has finally announced the name. After leaving fans and industry folk alike wondering for weeks months, O’Brien revealed in a YouTube video released this morning that the name of his program will be Conan. Or Conaw? Doesn’t matter — you choose. It’s cable — anything goes!

So it looks like O’Brien’s keeping it simple. But, then again, Conan slips off the tongue much better than The Masturbating Happy Bear Hour. (Because you know we’ll be picketing if the character doesn’t make it onto O’Brien’s new show…screw any legal rules barring Conan from bring along his Late Night characters!) Watch the late night talk show host’s video after the jump! READ FULL STORY »

Aug 26 2010 12:05 PM ET

Your Conan O'Brien roundup, just because

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TBS has released a third hair-centric short promo for Conan O’Brien’s new late night show, which premieres in November. Promo 2 featured a Gumby-esque Conan figure creating a large-scale “painting” of his signature ginger coif (and weirded me out a little because the figure’s hair was more Crayola Yellow Orange than orange), and Promo 1 treated his hair like a construction site in what was surely a sendup to Witness. Watch Promo 3 after the break.

Meanwhile, if Conan wins an Emmy for The Tonight Show during Sunday’s Primetime Emmys telecast, he’s allowed to say anything he wants — except if it’s inaccurate or scornful towards NBC, according to THR.

And in case you missed it, here’s the “list of people who made it all possible” video that played at the Creative Arts Emmys before The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien lost to The Colbert Report. They’re all unemployed! I hope that one guy gets the job at Dunkin’ Donuts. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 23 2010 04:35 PM ET

Conan O'Brien does Dr. Frankenstein in spoken-word single 'And They Call Me Mad?'

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conan-frankensteinAny longtime Conan O’Brien fan knows the former Late Night and Tonight Show host has already had a run-in or two (or three) with Mary Shelley’s famed monster. (Even if the Late Night segment “Frankenstein Wastes a Minute of Our Time” should have really been called “Frankenstein’s Monster Wastes a Minute of Our Time.” But let’s not be too picky here, hm?)

So perhaps it’s not too strange that today O’Brien released an improvised, spoken-word single titled “And They Call Me Mad?”, which chronicles another meeting with Frankenstein’s monster. (The single comes from his spoken-word album of the same name, which will be released tomorrow.) In the single, O’Brien impersonates Dr. Frankenstein, whose likes — in his version — include lattes and nonthreatening names (like Benny and Willie) for his creatures, and dislikes include spam from sites like http://www.corpse.com. (The kinda-creepy real site, incidentally, does have a “shopping” section, but does not actually sell real dead bodies. Bad news for med students and MTV casting directors.) The whole single plays kind of like one of William Shatner’s bizarro spoken-word covers, but still manages to be funny without the presence of narcotics.

Take a listen after the jump! READ FULL STORY »

Aug 14 2010 05:27 PM ET

Conan O'Brien gets clayed in new TBS promo

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First, last week’s Monty Python homage; now, a 10-second claymation ad (embedded below). I love Conan and look forward to the new show, so instead of “boring” or ”silly” I’ll just say it’s  “cute.” Aww, he’s clay. 

I can’t promose I’ll be as gracious if a 10-second Lego version pops up in the next 72 hours. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 11 2010 09:25 AM ET

Conan O'Brien gets animated in new TBS promo

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He’s coming. TBS has begun airing a new promo for Conan O’Brien’s late-night show in which he’s seen preparing for the gig: Masturbating Bear in his mind, check. Spray on his hair, check-check. Watch the Monty Python-style animation below. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 8 2010 05:30 PM ET

Emmy nominees 2010: A roundup of sweet tweets

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We’ve rounded up our favorite Emmy nominations-related tweets from this busy day for those of you who can’t be bothered. Hey, I hear ya. Twitter is so stupid. I definitely don’t obsessively refresh it all day, use it to share pictures of food on my desk, or include my username for it at the end of all of my posts. That would be so obnoxious. Here we go! READ FULL STORY »

Jun 25 2010 12:57 PM ET

Andy Richter talks TBS late-night show, private plane rides with Conan, and not competing with Ellen

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andy-richterImage Credit: Barry Brecheisen/WireImage.comWith former Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien still legally prohibited from being funny on television, TBS has done the next best thing by giving Coco’s writers and sidekick Andy Richter an hour-long special to showcase their comedic stylings. When we caught up with Richter 10 days before Team Coco Presents: Conan’s Writers Live taped at this month’s Just for Laughs festival in Chicago, he was still on the road with O’Brien and admitted he had no idea what the writers were planning. “I doubt you’re gonna see a lot of cutting political satire,” he said. “You’ll probably just see more ‘odd men acting oddly.’” Let’s see what other questions Andy couldn’t answer!

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve said the special [which premieres June 27, 10 p.m. ET on TBS] will give us a taste of what we can expect when Conan’s late-night show debuts on TBS in November. What will the new show taste like?
ANDY RICHTER: I don’t know. We’ve been out on this tour the last couple of months, so we haven’t been really thinking about the show we’re gonna put on in November; we’ve been thinking about the show we’re doing right now. Whatever we’re gonna do on the TBS show, it’s not gonna be a huge surprise. It’s not gonna end up being all hip-hop cooking demonstrations. There’s gonna be some jokes. There’s gonna be a desk. There’s gonna be me sometimes not paying very close attention to what’s going on and getting caught.

Your special airs right after Ellen’s Somewhat Special Special, which, according to the press release, includes a magician, a “vertical-pole performer,” and the Japanese group Kabuki Expert performing their viral-video sensation Matrix Ping Pong. How will you compete with that? READ FULL STORY »

Jun 3 2010 04:16 PM ET

Conan O'Brien invites Pee-wee Herman over to air out his balloon

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Some people just have an incredible knack for making the mildest acts look creepy. Exhibit A: Pee-wee Herman. Last night, Conan O’Brien‘s Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour returned for its second straight night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. As expected, the red-headed comic sang and laid down the funny. Not so expected, though, was a guest appearance by the owner of television’s weirdest playhouse ever, Pee-wee.

After teasing about his upcoming tour, Herman had something he wanted the crowd to see. “This is a little something I’d like you to see right now,” he said. “It’s a special talent of mine.” Don’t worry. What followed was childish — not X-rated. Check out how Pewee squeaked out some uncomfortable laughs with his balloon after the jump.

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Jun 2 2010 09:39 AM ET

Conan O'Brien at Radio City: Stephen Colbert challenges him to a dance-off, Jon Stewart ends up shot. Watch!

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Conan O’Brien brought The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour to Radio City Music Hall Tuesday night for the first of two performances. By far, the evening’s highlight was the surprise appearance of Stephen Colbert, who came out onstage to rib O’Brien for leaving New York to do The Tonight Show in Hollywood. You’re gonna wanna watch the audience-filmed video below. If you can’t view the video, we’ve got your play-by-play. READ FULL STORY »

May 26 2010 06:31 PM ET

Conan O'Brien's writers to get their own TBS comedy special in June

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TBS has just announced that Andy Richter (left), Reggie Watts, and several of Conan O’Brien’s writers will be heading up a one-hour comedy special with the working title of Team Coco Presents Conan’s Writers Live. Part of TBS’s second annual Just for Laughs festival, the special will tape on June 17 in Chicago and air on TBS on June 27th at 10 p.m. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 28. The show has already been playing to sold-out crowds in Los Angeles.

With all the hubbub surrounding dear Coco these days, it’s pretty cool to see his writers — and especially faithful sidekick Richter — get some love. (Watts, in case you didn’t know, has been opening for O’Brien on his Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour.)

Sounds good to me. Who’s gonna check this out?

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