When he’s not busy discussing abortion, rape, and socialized medicine with Rolling Stone, Justin Bieber is mastering impressions. The Bieb’s impression of Barack Obama on Conan totally blows Fred Armisen‘s impression of the president on “Saturday Night Live” out of the water. (Not that that‘s hard.) Pretty good for a Canadian. [Mediaite] Keep reading »
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Sarah Palin Hunts Rudolph? Two Late-Night Show Variations On The Same Idea
Oh that crazy Conan. On his show last night, he played this video—in which Sarah Palin kills Rudolph. Maybe it’s the obvious reindeer-inspired gag but, as Deadline and PopEater point out—Jimmy Kimmel did essentially the same thing on his show. Check it out, after the jump. Keep reading »
Tim Gunn And Conan O’Brien On The Nature Of Jeggings
“Project Runway” host Tim Gunn is pretty much our gay spirit dad — and what he says goes. Especially when it comes to the debatable denim-vention, The Jegging. In this clip from “Conan,” Conan O’Brien comes out on Team Jeggings while Tim is (rightfully) on the jeggings fence. And don’t even get them started on skinny jeans. Where do you stand on the jeggings phenomenon? Fab or fail? [TBS] Keep reading »
Rosario Dawson Talks Barbie Boobs On “Conan”
Conan O’Brien has one of our favorite actresses sitting down on his couch tonight—the awesome Rosario Dawson. Check her out above, talking about dissecting eyeballs. They’re apparently “slippery” and the lens in the retina looks like “Barbie fake boobs.” Is it just me, or does Conan seem a little squeamish talking about this? [Team Coco] Keep reading »
Our 4 Favorite Conan O’Brien Commercials
Commercials are far from our favorite things. And yet, American Express has managed to make ones we don’t fast forward through by plucking uber-cool celebrities, like Tina Fey and Wes Anderson, and creating mini movies with them. Now, AmEx has tapped Conan O’Brien for an ad. In this spot, Conan goes to India, picks out thread at a market, and washes fabric in a river—all to make the perfect red curtains for the set of his new show. Hmmm, I wonder what lengths he went to for his interview couch?
After the jump, more great Conan commercials. Keep reading »
Conan O’Brien Gets Interviewed By Don Draper
Last night, Conan O’Brien returned to late-night television, and here are the first four minutes of the show. My favorite moment is when, while trying to find a job, Conan interviews with Don Draper at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Don looks at his resume and says, “It’s 1965—you’re 2 years old. Get out of my office.” Hilarious. What was your favorite moment in last night’s show? [Team Coco] Keep reading »
Conan O’Brien’s New Show Is Anti-Actor
“No actors, no actresses … I want to talk to people who are good at a craft, people who work with their hands. We’re going to talk to a lot of upholsterers. And we may have financial penalties. If Jim Carrey or Tom Hanks accidentally mentions his project, I think the viewer should be compensated in some way. That would be a way to turn this economy around.”
—Conan O’Brien on what we should expect from his new show, “Conan,” premiering tonight on TBS. I look forward to hearing from many a skilled craftsmen. And maybe making a buck or two off accidental celebrity shillfests. Go Coco, go! [NY Post] Keep reading »
The Deets On Conan O’Brien’s New Show
Newsflash! Conan O’Brien has announced the name of his new show, which will be debuting on TBS on November 8th. Apparently, he did not take our suggestion of “Coco’s Fun Hour.” Instead, he went for the very simple “Conan.” However, he told New York magazine that this was not his first choice. “I wanted one word that captured my essence, and ‘Oprah‘ was already taken,” he explained. [NYMag.com] Keep reading »
The 2010 Emmy Nominations Are In And It’s A Big Year For “Glee,” “Mad Men,” And Conan O’Brien
This morning, the Primetime Emmy nominations were announced and, as usual, there were few surprises. The Lead Actor in a Drama series category is especially competitive, in my TV-obsessed opinion, with “Mad Men”‘s Jon Hamm facing off against critical faves Hugh Laurie (“House”), Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), and Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad,” my current favorite show) — Matthew Fox (“Lost”) scored his first nomination, as did Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”). I love me some Don Draper and Dexter Morgan, but I’m pulling for Cranston, who plays Walter White on “Breaking Bad,” but like I said, I have a meth-like addiction to that show. Not that I know what meth addiction is like. Keep reading »
Quotable: Conan O’Brien Wouldn’t Have Pulled A Leno
“He went and took that show back and I think in a similar situation, if roles had been reversed, I know – I know me, I wouldn’t have done that. [He] surrendered ‘The Tonight Show’ and handed it over to somebody publicly and wished them well – and then … six months later… But that’s me, you know.”
— Conan O’Brien in his first interview since unceremoniously leaving the “Tonight Show,” scheduled to air on “60 Minutes” Sunday [via People]
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