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Conan’s Emmy Push

TBS has stated that they are well intent in pushing Conan O’Brien for an Emmy push and nod. While the show does not even start airing on the station until later on in the year, Ted Turner’s company is going out of their way and making sure that new Conan O’Brien Show gets some kind of Emmy buzz. The new show does not even begin until November 8th but his week TBS network officials... 

Conan O’Brien Criticizes Leno On 60 Minutes

It was assumed for all of the years that Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno were on the same network at NBC that they generally always got along. The question in Conan O’Brien’s mind as he speculated on 60 Minutes is whether or not the respect that he had for Jay Leno was something of a mutual feeling. O’Brien felt that Jay Leno would likely stick up for him with the NBC brass when... 

Conan O’Brien To Appear On “60 Minutes”

It is the moment that many Americans have been waiting for: Conan is back. Conan O’Brien is set to make his first appearance on television since his final appearance on “Tonight Show.” O’Brien will appear this Sunday night on “60 Minutes” in his first interview since his show was canned last year. According to sources, the airing of the show will mark the exact date... 

Funny Guys Conan O’Brien and Jim Carrey Surprise Hollywood Stars

Conan O’Brien has been touring in anticipation of his new late-night show that is to arrive in November. This tour is being dubbed “The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour” by both Andy Richter and O’Brien. The new show will air on TBS during the 11PM time slot, Monday through Thursday. A number of Hollywood stars came out, including Jim Carrey, Aziz Ansari, Jack McBrayer,... 

Conan O’Brien Heading Back to Late Night

Conan O’Brien who ended his 1 year hosting job on “The Tonight Show” on January 22nd has already secured a new spot in late night TV. He will be moving to TBS in November and hosting a new late-night talk show. The news came via a tweet from O’Brien saying “The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I’ll be playing Rudy on the... 

Conan O’Brien To Go On Comedy Tour

Ex-Tonight Show host, Conan O’Brien, will be touring the United States starting April 12 doing what many say he does best: stand up comedy. The tour will begin in Eugene, OR and wrap up in Atlanta, GA in June. He will also be making a stop at the famous Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN on June 10-13. This tour comes on the heels of a nasty battle between Jay Leno and Conan, which resulted... 

It Seems That It Pays to Know Conan On Twitter

Conan O’Brien may have disappeared from the airwaves, but he has popped up in the world of Twitter. It seems O’Brien had something up his sleeve when he decided to randomly follow one of his followers on the popular networking tool, Twitter. Who was the lucky ‘tweeter’? Her name is Sarah Killen and she is a 19-year-old bride to be. Killen was alerted by O’Brien last Friday... 

Is Conan O’Brien Going on Tour To Do Stand Up?

It is in the works for Conan O’Brien to hit the comedy tour circuit soon. Plans are being made to set up tours across the country, skirting around contract stipulations that O’Brien cannot appear on television until September this year. This means there must not be any air time of this proposed tour. Fan response has been great, with true CoCo lovers ready to go to great lengths to get... 

Where Should The Blame Fall? Where Will Conan Go?

The future is starting to take shape at NBC. Jay Leno will return to his coveted 11:35 p.m. timeslot, Conan O’Brien will walk away with pockets overflowing with cash, and NBC executives will search for a sacrificial scapegoat. NBC worked out a contract in 2004 that guaranteed Conan O’Brien would be the host of the Tonight Show in 2009. He waited for five years only to have the rug rudely pulled... 

NBC Exec Talks Trash, Call O’Brien And Letterman “Chicken-Hearted”

Jeff Zucker, an NBC executive is now threatening comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer Conan O’Brien with legal action in order to keep Conan off the air if he does not agree to let NBC switch back to its previous late night schedule where Conan would be following Jay Leno again as Jay once again takes over the prime time slot with the Tonight Show. This is amid rumors that Conan is...