Daily rants and opinions...because we're THAT bored.
No encores are shown at this time. TiVo it, bitch!
- Premiere Date: September 13, 1993
- Sidekick: Max Weinberg (formerly Andy Richter)
- House Band: Max Weinberg 7
- Took slot after David Letterman moved to CBS
- Began filming at Studio 1 in NBC Studios in Burbank, California. Later moved to Studio 6A in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, where it's filmed currently.
- Filmed the show for 1 week in Toronto.
- For the past 3 years, Mondays have always been rerun days, and there's usually a whole week of reruns every couple months.
- Beginning March 2005, the show is presented in High Definition. On regular TVs, the show is presented in widescreen.
- Grew a kick-ass beard during the writer's strike.
BENEFITS:
- It's not Jay Leno.
- The funniest man on late night TV.
- Delivers better monologues.
- Better headlines than Leno.
- Doesn't have to explain his jokes like Leno.
- Sidekick from the band (Max Weinberg) actually contributes comedy wise.
- No annoying laughing dipshit with sunglasses.
- No top tens...because they aren't funny.
- Only place to find "the stare" between Conan & Max.
- Better interviews. Will flirt with models and will make fun of kids.
- Walker, Texas Ranger video clips.
- Get inside access to "The Slip-nuts"
- Only Late Night show dedicated to the sexual arousals of endangered marine life.
Conan O'Brien has been a writer for Saturday Night Live in 1975 and the The Simpsons in 1989. He completely wrote 5 episodes of The Simpsons, including one of the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes. He also was a writer for the HBO series Not Necessarily the News in 1983. He has hosted various TV events, and has made guest apperances in numerous movies and TV shows. For a complete biography and filmography, go here.