Talk:Conan O'Brien/Archive 1

Archive 1

Deleted item

I deleted this item: "Cam Johnsen was Conan's Best Friend in High School!" as it makes little or no sense in the other works catagory.

Not Too Much Trivia

You can't limit the trivia. Some people are not boring. Limiting trivia reduces everyone to the same b-o-r-i-n-g standards. If Wiki records history then Wiki must also record the mirth of the individual. And the trivia section bears this out.

Is it really pertinent to have what time he was born? Mike H 19:24, Sep 9, 2004 (UTC)

It's an interesting trivia bit. I don't have any objection to it being there. Beginning 13:16, Sep 10, 2004 (UTC)

Mondays

I removed the line at the end of the article "Late Night does not air new episodes on Monday nights." because I don't think it has anything to do with O'Brien or the article (There is no mention of mondays besides this). - Unsigned.

Right. Well, it's not on mondays. Do you even watch the show? Ace Class Shadow 07:54, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Cum Shot

In the education paragraph it says he graduated "magna cum shot".

LOL. Sounds like a dirty, dirty pun of magna cum laude. —MESSEDROCKER (talk) 21:12, August 27, 2005 (UTC)

Audience Interaction

Anyone notice that Conan pays a lot more attention to the audience now? Most of his jokes are groan inducing and comments about the audience's (often) mixed reaction frequently each monologue. In fact... Recently he stopped a bit to berate an audience member taking pictures of him.

Conan's style is changing. That's for sure.

--> www.wildboston.com/video/576/

Yeah, actually, that is the NBC photographer, not an audience member. (They don't allow tourists to bring cameras or other recording devices into the studio with them.) Even though Conan calls him an audience member, the guy really does work for the network, and Conan has actually "berated" the same guy on the show before, always in a playful and self-referential manner, typical of Conan's style as a host.

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble. This very erroneous rumor seems to have gotten a lot of play on the internet, much like the "David-Letterman-was-promised-the-Tonight-Show" rumor that I'm having to constantly remove from other articles. Telestylo 07:09, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Conan/Alligator YTMND fad

Should we mention something about Conan O'Brien being the star of the "conangator.ytmnd.com Conan is... AN ALLIGATOR!" fad? —MESSEDROCKER (talk) 21:10, August 27, 2005 (UTC)

Interesting animation, but I don't think a YTMND 'fad' should ever be dignified with a reference in a non-YTMND related article. Sajt

if you search 'conan is' on ytmnd.com you get over 9 pages of him. I think thats pretty significant--eli

Webpage removal

Why does the conan-obrien.net webpage link keep getting removed from this article? I'm a newcomer--is there some WP policy rule against sites like this? I seem to find several such links on other celebrities' articles. Telestylo 07:25, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Probably best to ask User:Hall Monitor since he/she was the user who removed it. Akamad 22:21, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Nov 9th baby

With his show cancelled tonite, it probably means that his wife gave birth to their son, "Conando". --Madchester 06:01, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

She did indeed, at 8:27 pm. nbcumv.com/entertainment/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20051110000000-birthnoticefroml.html Conan is back tonight (Nov. 10) with a new show. :D

Award show

I recall in one opening monologue, Conan said he hosted an award show. He cheated by holding the envelope up to the light to see the name, and resisted the urge to walk on stage and screech the winner’s name in one syllable. I forget the award’s name, but shouldn’t that be mentioned in here somewhere? —Frungi 22:52, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

No, as his little cheat didn't affect a thing. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:42, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

I was actually referring to the fact that he hosted an award show. I suppose it was the 2002 Emmy Awards, and until it was announced in July 2006 that he’d be hosting that year’s Emmys, the article made no mention of it. —Frungi 03:59, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

White Stripes

I saw a music video today by the White Stripes and Conan was in it. If anyone knows anything about this, maybe it could get a brief mention in the article? Under trivia maybe.

It's in there, the second-to-last graf under Late Night. BabuBhatt 00:22, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

The quote

Under the "Quotes" section, I removed the following:

Somehow, Conan O’Brien has transformed himself into the brightest star in the Late Night firmament. His comedy is the gold standard and Conan himself is not only the quickest and most inventive wit of his generation, but quite possibly the greatest host ever." — Conan O’Brien, 2000 Harvard Commencement Speech

I wouldn't put it past Conan to speak of himself in the third person, but I checked the link and could find no quote resembling this. (Perhaps this was actually taken from the introduction to his speech, but I couldn't find that, either.) So I replaced it with a quote that actually did come from his speech. 23skidoo 06:04, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

It's real. I've seen a video of the speech somewhere (his show?) before. A google search of harvard.edu turns up an article which quotes half the quote.www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/printerfriendly.aspx?ref=503580. The full text can be found in an article on E2.www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=692946 --waffle iron 06:28, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

OK, I found it on the E2 site, however the quote was presented out of context anyway. If you read the transription you'll see Conan adds that he just made that up, etc. I have no idea why it didn't show up when I accessed the site last night. But in any event, if you want to put the original quote back, go ahead, however you should include the rest of the comment in order to give the quote some context (and explain why Conan is referring to himself in third person which is what made me suspicious in the first place). 23skidoo 15:44, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Why would you have to explain it? It's obviously sarcastic and self-effacing. --PhilKao 07:27, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Yet, ironically, that's what some critics currently think of him, so it could have also been easily been Conan actually quoting someone else about himself. Ace Class Shadow 08:05, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Ireland

My understanding is that Conan makes alot of his Irish heritage and has possibly done a show from ireland as well as going all out st. patrick's day, should there be a reference to this in the main article?

O'Brien and YTMND

I agree with the discussion started by eli. Conan is HUGE on YTMND and YTMND is huge on the Internet. It should at least be mentioned somewhere. Especially when you mention the 'conan vs bear' stuff, which is my first time of hearing about it. =\ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.102.10.188 (talk • contribs) 08:26, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

YTMND is really not that huge. Most people would not know what the heck you are talking about. ~MDD4696 18:16, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

and thats why you have a link yo iy and they learn...and it is fairly big(and mainly rubbish) Owwmykneecap 20:19, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Rumors of Conan's Succession

Just wondering, can we get a source on the bit about Carson Daily being Conan's rumored sucessor? I know I've seen Carson's name mentioned for the job, but never in a way that conclusively puts him above several other names that keep coming up. Something I missed, perhaps? Lee Bailey 22:56, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

After some looking into the matter, I've removed the remark for lack of citation. I don't think there's really a clear frontrunner yet. Lee Bailey 00:27, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Smigel taking over is a joke and Daly would probably be happier at last call. I guess, in a way, we might have another David Letterman-type incident unless Daly steps up and saus he wants to do it. The Anti-Gnome 00:34, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Merging The String Dance

I think The String Dance should be merged into this article. It's really not important enough to have its own article. Comments? ~MDD4696 18:15, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

I agree with the merging idea, but I think merging it into Late Night with Conan O'Brien is a better idea. Having an article for such a relatively unknown dance is just useless. --IceCube 03:40, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

I also agree but I say merge it into both Conan O'Brien and Late Night with Conan O'Brien because the dance is integral parts of both. - Patman2648 01:32, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Conan becomes host

Initially O'Brien was only signed on as a writer and producer for the new show, but when no host was found during the auditions, the hosting duties were given to him.

Is this accurate? It's in the article unsourced, and think it might not be the case. --Lee Bailey 16:44, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm basically positive that the line is wrong. Based on my obsessive watching of _The Simpsons_ commentary, there had been talk that they wanted Conan to produce the show, but the Simpsons show runners had been adamant about NOT releasing him from hisn contract to produce the show. However, they DID give him clearance to AUDITION for the job of host, which he did, and then based on that and the confidence of Lorne Michaels, he got the job. I'm going to remove that line from the article. Croctotheface 15:16, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Tarja Halonen

Has Conan ever visited other countries in his show? He was in Finland in February. Viihde 20:47, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

yes, I know for sure he did a show in Canada, and I believe he is planning, or has already been to Ireland... - Adolphus79 23:05, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

He's also visited U.S. troops in Iraq, although I don't know if that was shown on Late Night. There's a map on his NBC.com page, which shows all the countries, and other cities, that he's visited. riana 04:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Conan has visited many countries. One week in Canada and the Finland trip (which I'm not sure how that was handled, but I know at least one show was actually dedicated to it). All his other visitings have been remotes only. Bits aired during normal NYC shows. He has done remotes where

• He visited his 'heritage' in Ireland (visiting O'Brien's Castle, among others)
• He went to SLC for the 2002 Winter games, but my gut tells me he might have gone to Nagano in 98. I can't say that for a fact though. Actually, now that I think about it - I think it was the Sydney Games.
• He visited Amsterdam
• He visited Germany including a talk show that uses many American late night show bits
• He visited several American cities as well (Houston, Chicago for a week of shows, LA for a week of shows, frankly a number of smaller places for remotes).

TheHYPO 04:56, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Simpsons?

The simpsons section mentions Conan "signed on as a writer and producer for the Fox series The Simpsons, where he also became a supervising producer". On the simpsons, writers room members are credited as producers for episodes; I think it is misleading to mention him as a "producer" for the simpsons (or a supervising producer - where does this come from?); as far as I understand it, he was only ever a writer for the show. Any source saying otherwise? TheHYPO 05:48, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Comedy and mannerisms section

This section has gotten out of control, sorry to say. It's at the point where people are just adding favorite parts from the previous night's show. Can we reach a consensus on which lines should be kept, maybe no more than 15 or so, and try to keep it to that? Beginning 12:03, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Anything he does frequently—not just (more than) once—and is easily recognized/acknowledged. Looking at it as I write this, though, I agree. Some of it even applies more to the show than him. I'll edit accordingly. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 17:00, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

A good third of the entrys in this section seem to me to be in the wrong place. All the things about stuff that happens on Late Night seem to be to belong in that article like things about the sketches and things of that nature, or banter with the band. I know it's hard to distribute because O'Brien can't be separated into an article for the character and the actor like most TV characters, but it seems like many of the items are of more interest to someone looking up the show itself than looking up o'brien. (Particularly since he is really the only star of the show, so what he does on the show is pretty much the show). TheHYPO 19:39, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. I'll see what I can do. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 23:37, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Done. I hope the guys working at Late Night don't mind me effectively dumping the section into that article. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 00:05, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

YTMND Popularity?

His more creative uses of pantomiming have caught on fire with the YTMND circles as he is one of the best recognized figures as far as fads go. Would it be worthy of note in this article his YTMND popularity? Is he even aware of it? X^D Chicobo329 20:17, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Ratings drop?

The shows ratings have however been dropping and there have been instances where NBC has done re-runs of previously aired episodes.[4]

The linked source makes no mentions of recent ratings drops, and the fact that NBC shows re-runs is hardly exceptional or noteworthy. Also, the phrasing is awkward. NBC "has done reruns"? If no one objects or offers a better source, I'll delete this bit. --Thetourist 21:11, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure ratings aren't on constant incline. The question is, even if they are declining, how significantly are they declining... just the fact that they are declining isn't significant in itself. But as you said, the statement above isn't even proof of that much. TheHYPO 22:30, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Chip Whitley

The wikipedia page Chip Whitley redirects to Conan O'Brien. Perhaps an explanation of this would be helpful. I am hesitant to add it myself as the only explanation i can offer is that he occasionally refers to himself as Chip Whitley on Late Night. If this comment goes unanswered i just might add that one little remark somewhere on the page.

The explaination was moved to the Late Night article with the rest of Conan's "shtick" TheHYPO 05:37, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Transfer of 'Late Night' cast to 'The Tonight Show'?

Curious if he is taking his any of his cast/crew from Late Night with him to The Tonight Show in '09? As much as I like Kevin, I'd hate to see Max and the band disappear (particularly LaBamba). And Conan just wouldn't be the same without Joel Goddard! Grammaticus Repairo 02:30, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

There are plenty of considerations. Is Max feeling too old too do the gig anymore? Does the band want to relocate to LA? (Is the show going to move to LA?) What are everyone's contracts. I would certainly thing that if MW7 wanted to do it and Conan wanted them, they would be the band. I expect the show to completely reinvent just as it did when Leno took over from Carson, and just as Late Night did when Conan took over. TheHYPO 04:36, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

But Conan's show/combination is proven and it would be stupid to change it. Comparing this switch to other shows is dumb. Others have started their careers by taking a show, not by switching like Conan is doing (if I remember correctly).

Letterman reinvented his show at least to a degree when he moved, and it was within NYC. He's about as 'lean' a change as you can get. Then you have someone like Craig Kilborn who left ComCent (Daily Show) for CBS and basically became a counter-Conan type show, with only a bit of his old show schtick. Noone has announced if the Tonight show is going to goto LA, but I believe the 'given' reason that it has been there for so long is because it's Hollywood and Tonight is expected to have the big celebrity guests, which are easiest to come by in Hollywood. Secondly, as a counter to Letterman who is in NYC, they don't want Tonight to also be in NYC such that the same celebs will be on both shows night after night. So assuming they move to Cali, as I already said, what are you going to do? force the band members to move to LA? If they don't want to live in LA, you pretty much have to get a new band. I expect the show to bring some of its old bits, and some new stuff. (I don't expect a massive change from monologue>desk bit>possibly having the TV over his shoulder>actual items, clutch cargo etc., but I could easily see a new theme song, totally new set structure and layout, maybe some different idiosyncracies than on the current show. TheHYPO 04:01, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

facebook fanclubs

I don't see any reason for a facebook fanclub to be on a biography page. Not only that but there is constant defacing of the fanclub listing. I removed it entirely.

How Irish?

Exactly how Irish is he? I know he makes a big deal of it, but all it says in the article is that he is from a Irish American family. SteveLamacq43 22:59, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Funniest Man Alive

Conan not only has the funniest talk show ever in history, he's also the funniest man alive.--Tainted Drifter 05:26, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, thank you. Your opinion is noted, and filed under 'u' for 'unimportant'. TheHYPO 19:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

South House

I was sure he was in South House in Harvard. I'm probably wrong but someone might look into it.

/b/ vandalism. *sigh*

The lovely fellows over at /b/ "decided" that Conan died of a heart attack, and acted accordingly. Just thought to warn you.

What's /b/? TheHYPO 07:20, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

It's the "random" board on 4chan. -kotra 07:22, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Hair

Conan's hair should have its own page.

Three testicles?

Can this be real or is it simple vandalism?

Hornymanatee.com

Can we get some sources or something on the "required by law" bit attached to it? I've been searching and I can't find any such law mentioned anywhere—the only mention of it I did find suggested that Conan was joking—and, frankly, I can't imagine any such law ever being passed or being considered constitutional. Kakaze 08:37, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Uh... this is NBC policy. It is not 'required by law'. The next time you watch 'Late Night', listen to what he says.

Wouldn't this be better off in the Late Night article? I know it has been added and then removed from it, but it would make more sense to put it there than here since it's a feature of the show and not of Conan himself. DiscordantNote^Cntrbtns 04:41, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

It was most definitely not "required by law." It was a move by NBC to make sure that there would be absolutely no possibility of a defamation lawsuit.67.184.178.2 13:20, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Domain Name

On the "trivia" section of the article, a statement cliams that NBC purchased www.hornymanatee.com for $159. Yet a couple sentences later, the same paragraph says that NBC purchased it for $125. Could we fact-check this, because there is a contradiction here. Thanks. Arius Maximus 00:28, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Question

Does Joel Goddard have his own article here at Wikipedia. And what is the name of the guy on Conan who proceeds to run up the stairwell and to loudly profess that there is no reason to live, and then proceeds to tragically kill himself by kayaking down a steeply hazardous snowy mountain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Berniethomas68 05:58, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Pale Force

I think there should be some reference in this article to the animated short "Pale Force" which features comedian Jim Gaffigan along with Conan as extremely pale superhereos that shoot lazers out of their nipples. comments? thanks Pwade909 01:42, 11 January 2007 (UTC)That one guy.

Actually, it has it's own article, which is linked to from the bottom of the Late Night page. We don't need another mention here. DiscordantNote^Cntrbtns 12:13, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Bipolar disorder

On a recent APM radio piece, someone mentioned that Conan suffers bipolar disorder. Can anyone confirm/refute? Conmalone 00:23, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

The Man... Conan O'Brien

I am Conan O'Brien, I wish the page about my self shall be deleted. --Gavin bear 21:13, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Trivia

I've dumped a few of the trivial mentions in this article. wikipedia is anti-trivia. Some other "triviaish" facts in this article (eg: the emmys, Andy Barker, Labels for jars), I personally feel are more significant, and ought to be kept, but they really need to be incorporated into the article and not have single-sentance-paragraphs for each item, which basically makes a trivia list. Related info needs to be grouped better. TheHYPO 05:18, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Conan.JPG

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"He also has the largest number of celebrity ass-prints in the world"

Sounds like vandalism to me. Unless he really is that off-the-wall. o_O Mathew Williams 11:09, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

I removed it. Pure nonsense - Mike Beckham 11:23, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Haha, a guest that was on last week said something about butt prints on the chairs, the person who vandalized probably saw that. Xihix 02:48, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Conan-OBrien.net

is pointing to a non-existent domain. Maybe Conan-OBrien.com is the right one? Pradeep.V 16:08, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Manatee

Is the Manatee site an O'Brien project, or a Late Night project? I would assume the latter, in which case, it ought to be moved to the Late Night article, not here. TheHYPO 18:51, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Height

it became obvious to be that Conan was a very tall and when he was hosting his show in San Francisco he stood next to Golden State Warriors Foward Jason Richardson and was identical height. Conan also likes horses and horse shoes very much.4.237.252.12 17:29, July 17, 2007 (UTC)

Are there any other sources to confirm that Conan is 6' 6"?? E.g. citation. --Sli723 22:48, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

OO i c u found out hes reall 6 ft 4. sry guys my bad!

Controversy Section

I don't see the why the Controversy section on this article is even here. It should go under/moved to the Late Night with Conan O'Brien article. Its not like he "directly" made the jokes in the first place. It only took place on his show, and it wasn't even directly his act. The only small thing I notice though is that the article seems to indicate that Canadians/Torontonians blame him for the skit, but its still about the show.--Gakhandal 03:36, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

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Irish comedian??

Conan is listed under Irish Comedians, is there any source that can confirm this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Allthecoolnamesweretaken (talk • contribs) 16:56, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Confirm what, that he's Irish or a Comedian? --70.142.51.225 00:27, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Irish, obviously. Allthecoolnamesweretaken 19:18, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

It's mentioned all the time on Late Night 129.15.131.246 04:59, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Is it? Well there you go. Never seen the programme. I came across the bio because he was listed under 'Irish comedians' but I was a tad surprised when I didn't find anything about it in the article itself. Allthecoolnamesweretaken 23:02, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

South Park

I remember Conan showing the clip and commenting that he would have done the voice if Parker and Stone had asked him. But I'm fairly sure that it was not an interview with the two. Also, IMDB doesn't list the writing team appearing on Late Night together -- just separately in 1998, 1999 and 2004.

24.5.197.18 08:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Spanish

Is he fluent in Spanish? He seems to speak Spanish very well during skits on the show.Kskk2 04:43, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

No...I mean, I don't think so. The "Conando" skits are just well rehearsed...plus he has very few lines anyway. I'd say he could be possibly learning...but being fluent is out of the ball park. Michael Betancourt (talk) 07:56, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Stalker

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=319103 - I feel this should be in the article somewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.245.107.141 (talk) 06:51, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Agreed, I just came here for more info on this. Yellowking 14:00, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Religions

Just a question, which could be added to controversies. I have noticed that Conan quite eagerly mocks Christianity and Judaism but he never mentions (and mocks) Islam. Is it only my observation or did you notice same? Tymek 03:39, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

- Islam is not a major religion in the mainstream US. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slides2008 (talk • contribs) 04:34, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

He made a joke this week about the guy who threw his shoes at bush- saying that when he died he'd go to heaven and receive 60 podiatrists (mocking the idea of having 60-or whatever number it is virgins that martys would get-. So no, he'll mock any religion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.246.13.232 (talk) 08:56, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Jub Jub

Why'd someone take out my " ... jub jub ..." thing I put in at random. It was funny and relevant. You guys are too serious and uptight. Dang, lighten up. This aint a professionally edited world class encyclopedia, it's fan edited. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.168.226.219 (talk) 10:11, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

It is not fan-edited. It's public-edited, including people who don't know who he is, or people who are professional. The goal is a professional article, not a fan site. TheHYPO (talk) 20:33, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

No mention of Triumph The Insult Comic Dog...

Also, when did Andy Richter leave Late Night? Jktflyte (talk) 18:56, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

This is Conan O'Brien. You want Late Night with Conan O'Brien TheHYPO (talk) 20:32, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Was alarm on show an indication of the stalker?

Recently an alarm went off during a taping of the show. Conan said he had never heard the sound before. Late in the show a voice came on the PA and said the situation was resolved. Did that alarm sound because the stalker was in the building? Does anyone know what date the alarm sounded? --Howdybob (talk) 09:47, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

It was a false fire alarm. Nothing to do with any stalker TheHYPO (talk) 01:50, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

If you had watched the following show, he talked to the person who was on the PA. It was a small electrical problem in the building. 74.14.70.238 (talk) 16:11, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Colbert Bump

What about the whole Colbert(/Jon Stewart) feud with Conan?TwistedRed (talk) 21:02, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Guitar Youtube Link

I've removed the link from the article, because the video has been removed from Youtube. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shealer (talk • contribs) 23:16, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

It's hard to prove a negative like "he's not an X" but he's pretty apolitical. Never seriously discusses politics; doesn't affiliate himself with any campaign. Probably figures it's not why people watch him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.155.157 (talk) 02:38, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Conan's political affiliation

12.173.150.195 (talk) 05:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC)I'm almost certain Conan claimed (in conversation with one of his guests during the writer's strike) that he is a Republican. However, the Wikipedia article states he supports the Democratic party. Could someone please clarify? I'm sorry I can't remember more (like who the guest was or anything... I think he had the beard if that helps). I only remember it because it surprised me a lot that such a popular TV non-partisan entertainer would mention (almost, as if, in passing) his party affiliation on air.

I don't know. He's from the very liberal Massachusetts and He's Catholic (Catholics could go either way when it comes to politics). We shouldn't guess, though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.46.26.135 (talk) 02:04, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

NEWSMEAT indicates he has contributed to the Democratic Party, including old friend Al Franken. http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Conan_O%27Brien.php Slepsta (talk) 02:33, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Background and Education

Is this thing about taking Ball State actuarial courses online true? Because it seems pretty farfetched and there's no supporting documentation.209.6.155.157 (talk) 02:46, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

He was an undergrad at Harvard and lived at Mather House. Interlingua 05:08, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

This part was actually added by Stephen Colbert fans who were instructed by Colbert to mess with Conan's page. As seen in the December 8,2008 episode of Late Night which can now be seen on NBC.com! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.235.1.124 (talk) 05:42, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Actually, the addition of that information predates the Colbert incident. While Colbert's fans are determined, such prognostication is unlikely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.220.254.174 (talk) 10:21, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Writer mention in openning paragraph

I found it odd that the openning paragraph has no mention of him as a television writer. I mean, he was a writer for several years, and was even a writer on The Simpsons, which is very notable. Sure, this IS mentioned in the body of the article, but a mention in the openning paragraph would tell people from the very beginning that he was more than a late night talk show host. Xanthic-Ztk (talk) 21:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

• Sounds reasonable. Be bold and add it in. DP76764 (Talk) 00:10, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Citation for DOB and Birth name

If this is accepted by the community, then a citation should be easy to find? I will start looking as well. Guidelines for WP:BLP suggest citations should be included. Thanks! Plastikspork (talk) 04:31, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Is IMDB credible? I've seen bad info there, but I've seen it cited on Wikipedia. What about this site: http://www.tv.com/conan-obrien/person/3465/summary.html Belasted (talk) 04:39, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

You are correct that IMDB is problematic: Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 17#Is IMDb a reliable source?. TV.com may be better, but I will have to check to see how they get their content. IMDB takes it from fans with no fact checking. Thanks for searching for a source! Plastikspork (talk) 04:57, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

This page is not inspiring confidence. It looks like they get their content the same way that IMDB gets it, from fans. Plastikspork (talk) 05:03, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

I added a link to Conan's bio on Biography.com, which is operated by A&E Television. If you prefer, The New York Times also has a biography for Conan here. - auburnpilot talk 14:02, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! That's much better, although this statement is worrisome. Oh no, i just violated this policy by telling you about the policy. Who doesn't let you link to their pages in this day and age? I will check the New York Times linking policy, if I can find it. Plastikspork (talk) 15:27, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Education Section

I felt there was enough material about his education to warrant its own section, so I added one. I also cleaned up the language slightly to be a bit clearer, and added some info about his senior thesis. --Gotophilk (talk) 18:14, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Spouse

Can someone verify his wife's last name. Is it Powell or Powel? MikeDawg (talk) 04:56, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Protection

I'm guessing with Conan being on the Tonight Show there are going to be a lot of people making referential jokes to stuff he does on it for a few weeks. I say we protect the page to keep vandalism to a minimum. Ftc08 (talk) 05:11, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

I'd say about two weeks would be good to clear out frivolous edits. Things should have cooled down by then. N1ck0 (talk) 05:37, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

There seems to be someone who likes putting that Conan interned for Barney Frank, and then putting a fake reference behind it. Hence, protection, bitte. Ftc08 (talk) 04:17, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Wait, the reference does say that Conan used to intern for Frank, so what is wrong with it? In fact, I found an interview from 1980 (in Newsbank) where O'Brien says "I'm interested in writing, history, and politics. That's my dilemma. I like all three. I worked as a congressional intern for Robert Drinan and then for the candidate he endorsed, Barney Frank . . . street work and mail drops. It's a chance to meet all sorts of people." EXTRA CREDIT\ STARTING OUT WITH STYLE. Boston Globe - Wednesday, December 3, 1980. Author: Phyllis Coons, Globe Staff. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 04:42, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Every time I looked for "Barney" or "Frank" in the link referenced nothing came up, leading me to believe that the reference... didn't have anything about Barney Frank in it. Ftc08 (talk) 20:54, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

We should include his nickname Coco to help it catch on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ibepham (talk • contribs) 07:17, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

English spelling

There's a reference to "cancelled" and "canceled" on this page. One is English (British/Canadian), the other is English (US). What is the Wikipedia standard?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Dongjinkim (talk • contribs)

Either is acceptable, but per WP:ENGVAR, when a subject has strong ties to one particular nation (as Conan has to the United States), that nation's variation is used. In other words, if the subject is American, American English is used, if British then British English is used, etc. faithless (^speak) 20:01, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Head Injury

I read that he was injured today while taping a stunt and was not able to finish the show. He bumped his head apparently. Should this be added? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/26/AR2009092600302.html September 25, 2009

Yes, I've added it. Thanks for bringing this up. Cheers. -sesuPRIME 07:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Death

They are saying he died.. BUT the source is for the brain injury. Um.. What to do?

Maybe we can take a look at the fact that he's made comments about the incident, and realize that people don't usually talk about their deaths after the fact. Ftc08 (talk) 20:29, 26 September 2009 (UTC) TG he is ok cuse if he weren't I'd probally go crazy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.49.180.29 (talk) 23:09, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Cory Booker feud

This feud is publicity between Conan and Cory Booker, much like the previous feud involving Colbert and Stewart. Between the original YouTube posts by Cory and Conan's reactions on his show, it's clearly all in good fun. Would that be worth mentioning?

Cory's first YouTube video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIMRIQh7BJk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.10.199.251 (talk) 07:57, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

I agree. This is totally not worth noting. Booker was a scheduled quest before this "feud" even happened. It was just a pure publicity stunt. 24.60.176.218 (talk) 05:03, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Jay Leno in 2004: "In '09, Conan, it's yours"

Jay Leno in 2004: "In '09, Conan, it's yours" - a most interesting analysis. Has some text info from Jay Leno's original announcement in 2004 about planning to leave The Tonight Show in 2009. Cirt (talk) 08:31, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Nickname?

I put the CoCo nickname in, and it was removed. It's been frequently used by guests (Tom Hanks) as well as the Twitter Tracker Tonight Show segment... isn't that enough for inclusion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Azraph (talk • contribs) 17:54, 25 June, 2009 (UTC)

Nope, it's a temporary gag so far. Needs a reliable source discussing it before it can be included. DP76764 (Talk) 18:45, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Every where I go in the news about the current fiasco, the nickname "Coco" keeps coming up. I came here to try to find the origin for it. Surprised there wasn't a mention. LittleMatchGirl (talk) 21:07, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

See above (and below). It was a gag with one of the first guests on the new show. If there is a reliable source discussing it, especially in terms of how notable it is (which is extremely unlikely), it might be add-able. DP76764 (Talk) 22:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, I figured there must have been much more to it since many people are calling him that. I've only seen it used in 2 or 3 recent articles (proper), but for the most part in the comments after those and other (recent) articles. None of which noting the origin, just using it as they would use a name, so I guess that isn't the type of sources required here. LittleMatchGirl (talk) 12:50, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Coco is popping up as his nickname everywhere now with the whole Conan/Leno/NBC "thing". There's even an imwithcoco.com website and an I'm With Coco Facebook page with almost 30,000 fans. It's pretty safe to say it's going to stick as a nickname at this point. I vote for putting it (back) in. Caben42 (talk) 22:12, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Are we now insisting on sources discussing a commonly used nickname, rather than just, you know, USING it? That's a pretty arbitrary and ridiculous standard, DP. Are there articles discussing Thomas Hanks' use of the nickname "Tom" that you can point to? Let's at least PRETEND to be consistent, k? --John Kenneth Fisher (talk) 01:37, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

There are plenty more articles out there that use the term "Coco", but DP, can they just use "Coco" or do they have to explain it, to? Also ditto to Fishers rational comment.LittleMatchGirl (talk) 15:24, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Actually, Fisher's example is not a very good one. "Tom" is an extremely common nickname for "Thomas" and is known by pretty much everyone in the Western world (in fact, it's so common, it's in a dictionary). "CoCo" is NOT a common nickname for anyone at all. Apples and oranges. That being said, if someone can find a source with a statement as simple as "Conan, or CoCo as he's been nicknamed, etc etc", that should be adequate for inclusion. DP76764 (Talk) 16:39, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Technically it is a common nickname, but unfortunately for the argument, it is a nickname for a few female names ( [1]) So I stand corrected in my agreement. Anyway, here are some links that refer to it being his nickname: [2] , [3], [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] . LittleMatchGirl (talk) 22:46, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

So now the problem is that it's not a nickname ENOUGH people have? Should we remove "Fatty" from the Roscoe Arbuckle article? First it was too new, then time passed. Then it wasn't notable enough, but then it became incredibly noted around the web and elsewhere. Then the problem was that there weren't articles discussing it as his nickname, but then there were. Then the issue is that not enough people BESIDES Conan are called this, but you found a bunch, and Now it's that, yeah, but those are all girls? In my country we call that "moving the goalposts." If you don't think it's appropriate, fine, say so and we discuss, but don't be disingenuous about it. --John Kenneth Fisher (talk) 02:26, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Reading Comprehension fail on my part, but I'll leave it in, cause, eh, I stand behind my mistakes. :-) Sorry for getting the who's who confused there. Anyway, as LittleMatchGirl observed, there are many that match your criteria. I readded the nick, and will add the above as references. --John Kenneth Fisher (talk) 02:31, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

No Problem, I've done that too. I'm just happy that you figured out I was agreeing with you :) LittleMatchGirl (talk) 01:56, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Good luck with keeping it in. I won't expressly remove it, but other editors may feel it's not appropriate. You may need to request WP:CONSENSUS to get it to stick. For further reading, I would recommend WP:BLP; adding material to articles about people can be tricky and it's better to err on the side of caution. DP76764 (Talk) 04:06, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I've edited the line so that it reads "He has been given the nickname 'Coco' by some guests and fans, especially within Internet culture." Maybe this will be a better compromise for the nickname -- it clarifies that it's not a personal nickname, but notes that it is indeed used. Perhaps more importantly, it more accurately reflects the sources, which stress its Internet-based usage. Does this work better for everyone? It should satisfy both camps, I think. Beginning (talk) 04:00, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Looks good in the format you've used. Thanks! DP76764 (Talk) 20:43, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Good compromise :-) ( -- John Kenneth Fisher, just not on my normal comp.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.237.207 (talk) 02:01, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Wow. So this is the sort of thing that Wikipedia editors are eager to curb...insufficiently notarized explications of a widely-used nickname. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.204.128.68 (talk) 06:39, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

the funny thing is, is you can go to many articles here and find things have been stated as fact and years have gone by and not a peep from anyone complaining that it isn't referenced. And here, someone puts up a nickname that is commonly being used and you gets slapped on the wrist. The reason I came here in the first place was because I was seeing it everywhere and was curious as to where it came from.LittleMatchGirl (talk) 01:56, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Just because other articles need improvements doesn't mean we can be lax in this one. If you have concerns about other articles you are free (nay, encouraged) to tag them for those concerns. It only takes a couple of seconds to slap on a tag. DP76764 (Talk) 02:42, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Major vandalism going on right now...

I had a look through history, and couldn't find a good version. Nevertheless, the page's content has been horribly vandalized. If anyone has some time (I don't right now)... --Steven Fisher (talk) 22:03, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

I think the vandalism has been cleaned up. I've also semi-protected the page for the next few days. (It looks like Jay Leno is being protected for more than a week, too.) --BaronLarf 23:04, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Conan joked with his guest about vandalism of his Wikipedia page on last night's show (11 January). --Keith111 (talk) 02:36, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

So that's why I had to waste so much time removing stupid pony references from the article. We should preventatively protect articles with some automatic link to TV Guide, maybe. Drmies (talk) 05:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Or, you know, just enjoy the joke. I love when people make it hard for others who are obsessed with this kind of stuff. Like you work at Britannica or something. It's like freaking out the squares. Wilhelm Screamer (talk) 22:22, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

'Coco'

Stop adding that his nickname is 'coco'. It is not notable and vandalism. --Flashflash; 21:04, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Lately, it seems to be widespread! 69.171.160.50 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:19, 15 January 2010 (UTC).

I thought Tom Hanks gave him this nickname months ago, why is it being stated it was given by fans? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.189.197.29 (talk) 05:44, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I sure as hell think it's notable now! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.55.183.212 (talk) 08:58, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Hey, dudes, I want to edit this page! I was thinking that Conan is a real swell guy--I saw him once on the subway in Boston! Something about how cool and swell he is should be incorporated in the page! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.206.138.33 (talk) 18:43, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

On Conan's final show aired 2009-01-22, Tom Hanks acknowledged he bestowed Conan with the moniker "Coco." —Preceding unsigned comment added by LAM622 (talk • contribs) 06:20, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

It's also not funny. People who never heard of Late Night decided to jump on the bandwagon with the Tonight Show and claim this nickname for him. It will fade from usage soon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.94.251.130 (talk) 06:03, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Nicknames don't always catch on overnight. This one took a few months to get rolling, and some people may still not acknowledge it, some people may never use it. But even O'Brien himself has acknowledged many times that the nickname could catch on.--Abie the Fish Peddler (talk) 07:32, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

He also said that he doesn't like the nickname Coco. On another note, this article is missing some information, such as the following. Conan appeals to the young and stupid. His jokes are idiotic and he just fools around a lot, which is not funny to someone with intellect and education. Personally, I'm glad he is off the air. He was truly awful. Him saying "will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting" is the best joke he has ever delivered, after he himself already ruined The Tonight Show with his crap! The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien simply isn't The Tonight Show. Maybe some of this could be included in the article. --213.130.255.33 (talk) 23:29, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Article Nomination!

I'd love to see this article get nominated for a Featured Article. I've been doing some edits to make this article more informative and better. Let's get going!Soggybread (talk) 07:39, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of the images on the Conan O'Brien page

Someone has proposed the speedy deletion of several of the images on the Conan O'Brien page, I'd like to see what your opinions are on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2010_January_25#File:Conan_on_the_tonight_show2.jpg Soggybread (talk) 00:30, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

These have been listed at WP:Files_for_deletion/2010_January_25. Most will likely be deleted per those discussions. Please don't delete them out of process. Ivanvector (talk) 00:00, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Charity

The Cory Booker feud was publicity, but its conclusion was also the occasion of a joint Conan/NBC donation of $100,000 to Newark Now. With the deletion of that section, that donation is now completely unmentioned, and no donation other than the minor political one is mentioned in the entire article.

We also have incidental things that rarely make the news, such as Conan buying pizza for the rally participants, paying the salaries for his non-union staff during the writers' strike, etc. All the Conan rallys had collections for Haiti. http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/18/live-conan-obrien-rally-protest-the-tonight-show-im-with-coco-nbc-jeff-zucker-supporters-facebook

Jay Leno's article has a Charity section, all $200,000 worth. Would a Wiki member be willing to start a similar section here? - Tenebris —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.254.156.59 (talk) 20:54, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

I agree about adding a charity section —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cobra4455 (talk • contribs) 00:54, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Another thing to add in there, maybe, might be the way Conan repeatedly helps out his staff in difficult times. He did it during the writers' strike (paying the salaries of non-union people who would otherwise be jobless), and Andy Richter has just mentioned to Kelly Ripa that he did it again now, supplementing the staff's share of the NBC deal out of his own pocket. - Tenebris —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.254.156.145 (talk) 16:03, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

What asshole deleted the string dance picture it is important enough to include in the article. The string dance is sweeping the nation.

Conan Destroys Set on Late Night

I've re-added the part under Late Night about Conan destroying the set with an axe on the last episode of Late Night. He DID in fact do this -- please don't remove it again. I havent looked for a reference but I'm sure you can find it on YouTube. - Gunnanmon (talk) 18:19, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

FYI, YouTube is not considered a reliable source. DP76764 (Talk) 18:32, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Until a reliable source is found it should be left out. Jwesley₇₈ 18:39, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

• I found a couple sources for it: here and here. Jwesley₇₈ 18:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Reliable source or not, you could see an NBC recording on YouTube which showed that he did in fact destroy the set. Not that you would source YouTube, but the line could be put in with 100% confidence in its authenticity and a source found later. If I were to be a Nazi about it and remove every sentence in this article which didn't have some sort of reference, it wouldn't be a very good read. Thanks for adding the references by the way. :) - Gunnanmon (talk) 17:34, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Public Image

There's a section in Leno's article about how the Tonight Show controversy has hurt his image, shouldn't Conan's article also have a section about how the controversy has helped Conan garner support among his peers as well as his fans? 24.189.90.68 (talk) 06:37, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

I agree. Anything to make Leno look like an ass is a good thing. - Gunnanmon (talk) 17:35, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Well, Leno may be an ass, but remember we have to be objective. There's quite a bit of stuff in this article already that suggests his popularity. One example I can mention without having to reread the article is how Conan's twitter following surpassed Leno's really quickly. --Muboshgu (talk) 21:15, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

External Links

Only the IMDb link still works, the other two only redirect to NBC.com now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.242.35.175 (talk) 23:28, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

EL:Twitter

Add his new Twitter http://twitter.com/ConanOBrien —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcnug88 (talk • contribs) 07:20, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

• Since this Twitter feed falls under the category of WP:ELOFFICIAL it should be linked to from the article. WP:ELNO has a specific exception for external links to "official" pages. Jwesley₇₈ 17:34, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Is there any reliable verification that this account does in fact belong to him? I think adding a source relating that fact might be useful. DP76764 (Talk) 19:09, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

See the citations I added to the link. Also note that the twitter page has the stamp "Verified Account". This means that Twitter has verified that this is really Conan's page. HuffingtonPost links directly to that page, and mentions the "Verified Account" stamp. Jwesley₇₈ 19:32, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

FYI, I have removed the references as we do not reference external links. You may wish to post them here so that they become a part of the talk page history. --Ckatz^chat_spy 19:54, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Here they are:

• "Conan O'Brien Joins Twitter: New Account EXPLODES With Followers". http://www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 26 February 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
• STELTER, BRIAN (February 25, 2010). "O'Brien Speaks via Twitter". http://www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

Jwesley₇₈ 20:02, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Comparing Conan's Twitter followers against Leno's is unfairly biased in light of their recent conflict as it's one of the limited ways Conan's fans can have access to him, as opposed to Leno who has a show every weeknight. In order to illustrate the relative size of Conan's Twitter following, perhaps Leno's numbers should be replaced with another talk show host's, or, better yet, another celebrity's altogether. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.33.115.207 (talk) 07:47, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't think another celebrity should "replace" Leno there, since it is completely the point to directly compare the two. I don't know that Leno's following is so much smaller because he's on TV, as much as it is that he's less popular, and his viewership is older, and perhaps a few other reasons. Maybe someone else's following should be added for the sake of greater comparison, though. Does Letterman have a Twitter? Or Craig Ferguson? --Muboshgu (talk) 13:36, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Craig Ferguson: @craigyferg Mwhayes1995 (talk) 06:47, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Stalking incident

Is it really that necesaary to go into this much detail in describing a stalking incident? If Mr. O'Brien was subjected to a string of "serious" incidents from a number of people, it would be a signficant matter. But one person, admittedly a seeker of 15-minutes worth of fame and with clear display of unstable behavior and to go to such detailed recounting, I believe, is very excessive and totally unwarranted for an ecyclpedic Wikipedia article. I suggest a very brief paragraph of say 4-5 lines about the incident, a mild incident at best and leave it at that. werldwayd (talk) 22:26, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Article for TBS show

Is it too early to create an article for Conan's new show on TBS? It has been announced, and there is enough information to warrant such an article. What shall it be called? I nominate it to be called Conan O'Brien TBS Show until a title is announced. Milchama (talk) 00:38, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Departure section (2.4.1)

This section includes the line "The rumored networks ranged anywhere from Fox to Comedy Central." This should be changed to reflect his signing with TBS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.80.10.214 (talk) 10:44, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Conan's Early Years

Conan was born in 2507 b.c. in a small town called. Ishikawa, Japan. He sooned rose through the ranks of his father's Butter Churning factory and became a well known American even though the U.S. wouldn't be created by him for another 2,000 years. He worked solo on many churning projects. But, soon he wanted more, so, one day he met Ron Jeremy in a dark alley. So, knowing that he was a trustworthy man they started there own churning emporium. There, they churned and churned until there butter sticks were beat red. Then they met a young man known to his people as Collin Sass, a.k.a. THUGNASTY. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.39.36.131 (talk) 16:23, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Horace792, 7 June 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Please delete the following text: "In 2002, O'Brien helped write and produce Andy Richter Controls the Universe, a comedy series that ran for two seasons." Conan was neither a writer nor a producer on the show. Source: IMDB. If you want, you can mention that "Conan appeared in an episode of "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" entitled "Crazy in Rio." Source: IMDB Horace792 (talk) 20:51, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Done SpigotMap 21:28, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Canadian Network

Conan's new show has officially been picked up by major Canadian network CTV. The article currently suggests that there is no Canadian network supporting the new show. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.25.17 (talk) 10:44, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Channels

Information pertaining to what countries/channels will broadcast a show with Conan O'Brien should be posted in the wiki regarding that particular show and not the celebrity's page. Suggest an edit to remove information regarding Canadian channel broadcasts and optionally create a wiki for such information.

Kenacam (talk) 07:02, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Pengudude, 10 June 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} This text "A Canadian channel has yet to pick up the show." should be updated to "CTV will air the show in Canada" reference --> http://shows.ctv.ca/allshows/article/CTV-2010-fall-schedules-and-lineups-announced#c_0

Pengudude (talk) 03:44, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

 Done CTJF83 pride 06:35, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Article Photos

Could we maybe get some better photos for this article? Of the four, two are variations of the same blah snap, one is some random old thing of him chubby & contemplating suicide, and another is a terrifying Revenge Of Pale Force.

Whoever wrote this, I agree with you. However, any time someone tries to change photos, it ultimately gets reverted back because it's not a good enough photo or the administrator is "not really comfortable" with using it. SigKauffman (talk) 23:31, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

In general, it's very difficult to find images of living people which do not violate copyright. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 23:36, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Was this copy/pasted from a previous complaint? I remember someone using the same exact language as this person. Gage (talk) 19:49, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Falloutboy55, 8 November 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

adding his fan page conan vs. bear which is an orphan on wikipedia Falloutboy55 (talk) 07:38, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Done Please see WP:ELNO. External links need to be useful to the reader and provide extra information or resources. Thanks, Stickee (talk) 12:55, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Musical collaboration with Jack White

I think it's worth mentioning his apparent collaboration with Jack White and The White Stripes. On the premiere episode of Conan, he held up a CD that has his photo on the back. Could someone familiar with the music add this work to his article? - Richard Cavell (talk) 13:35, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Dead links

References 99, 100, 101 and 104 are no longer working. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.126.183.46 (talk) 19:28, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Irish-American?

"African-American" is stated opposed to "American" in almost every article of Americans of African decent, shouldn't Conan be listed as "Irish-American" as an American of Irish decent to keep continuity? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.192.198 (talk) 11:32, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Visit to Ireland

In the 'Early Life' section it states that Conan visited County Kerry in Ireland, but in the clip which was broadcast he visits Co. Limerick (Adare, Co. Limerick) and then the Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtLwXECzB7g —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.78.75.54 (talk) 17:07, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Need to correct link for "wraparounds" under Career > Simpsons section

Currently the link is not correct/not working as intended because of a typo. Additionally, I recommend that the link point to the general category "Wraparound_segment" rather than the sub-heading under a particular Simpson's episode since that would be more appropriate to defining and explaining the term (since it is actually used in a general context, and is not specific to that particular tv episode). -- Jdevola (talk) 19:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Potential GA or FA target

Since the article is well sourced, I going add article for GA myself. JJ98 (Talk / Contributions) 09:26, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Height

Is I is to be reading in place is that he be 6 foot 7 inch in tall? I is to come to his sight here on enternet and I is not sawing it sayd he is to be 6 foot 7?--75.0.34.87 (talk) 22:20, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Church

Conan was NOT ordained with the universal life church headquarters. He belongs to the Tosh.O Church of Hilarity! He was ordained through www.themonastery.org which you can clearly see on the video he posted showing exactly what site he used and how he did it. the link on his page should be fixed. http://www.themonastery.org/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fairforall11 (talk • contribs)

You erased everything else on this page when you posted. I fixed that now. Dream Focus 23:57, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Pale Force

The page says that Conan visited County Kerry, Ireland for an episode of Late Night, but he actually visited County Limerick and County Clare. The Cliffs of Moher are in County Clare, and at the beginning of the segment for the show he mentions "I'm in County Limerick" and it appears (although I have not confirmed this for sure) that he is in Adare Village, which is indeed in County Limerick. Here is the clip from the Late Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-ajbDybJjiM#t=68s

In my opinion it should be made clear that Conan only jokingly protested his portrayal. It was clearly just in jest. 134.147.64.48 (talk) 19:04, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

In a september, 1996 episode, Rupaul calls Conan "Coco" for the first time. He asks if his drag name would be 'Conanina,' to which Rupaul responded "it would be Coco." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.173.0.16 (talk) 04:11, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

No mention of dating Lisa Kudrow?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zlSkwhus_M — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.28.76.239 (talk) 18:25, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Please provide a reliable source. YouTube is not a reliable source. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:39, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Infobox Notable works

Is it consensus that his work on SNL is not noteworthy in the infobox? I understand there is limited space, and that majority of the substance should be reflected on the main article. Is his work on SNL (which spanned longer than The Simpsons) omitted from the infobox because of the dissonance with SNL (as reflected in the Conan O'Brian interview with Vanity Fair 2007)?

Now You See Me

He appears as himself on Now You See Me (film), see the credits. 21:19, 20 July 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.26.81.250 (talk)

Edit request on 22 July 2013

84.148.181.176 (talk) 12:32, 22 July 2013 (UTC) guest appearance on Die Harald Schmidt Show 1997

Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format. Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:56, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Conan Creates a LinkedIn

On September 27, 2013, Conan (teamcoco channel) uploaded this video titled "Conan O'Brien Will Conquer LinkedIn" on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cinb5tcRYXw

In it, he links to his newly created LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/conanobrien

There are some obvious jokes on the page, but also one bit of information that, assuming its validity and not a joke that's going over my head, could be considered for the page.

In Background > Experience he writes: "Lighting Designer [at] Applebees International [for] March 1981 – May 1993 (12 years 3 months)."

This overlaps with his other jobs (a month while the host of Late Night and his work with both Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons); given that, and the longevity of the employment, I assume I'm missing an obvious joke. If so, at least this post can act as a reminder that the page could hold some valuable information in the future.

Tadcampbell (talk) 16:42, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 14 October 2013

Please change "he served as the managing editor of the school newspaper" to "he served as the managing editor of The Sagamore". The Sagamore is the newspaper at Brookline High School and it now has a wikipedia page too. Alexfriedman1717 (talk) 01:04, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

 Done — Reatlas (talk) 09:19, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 January 2014

I would like to add that Conan O'Brien has influenced brazilian comedian and talk show host Danilo Gentili Rodrigump (talk) 20:05, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable source to support that claim? And also, is it really notable enough to include here? DP76764 (Talk) 20:54, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

• Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Technical 13 (talk) 00:59, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Emmy Hosting Information is wrong

Conan was never a co-host of the Emmy's in 2003. He hosted in 2002 and 2006. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.161.192.15 (talk) 22:01, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Influences

There's no source that says Robin Williams influenced Conan. The edit was made at the day of his death.91.155.239.138 (talk) 15:54, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

After The Tonight Show

After The Tonight Show begins with "On February 8, 2010, it was reported that O'Brien was attempting to sell his Central Park West penthouse in New York with an asking price of $35 million."

This is dated and now irrelevant; the property actually sold a few months later for 29.5 million http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/conan-o-brien-cashes-move-west-coast-central-park-penthouse-sells-29-5m-article-1.181780 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sowatee (talk • contribs) 04:28, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Grammer in lede

"O'Brien became the most tenured of all current late-night talk show hosts in the United States, at 22 years". Shouldn't that be longest tenured? 147.194.16.123 (talk) 21:21, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Main Picture

Picture should be updated to one that doesn't have a large line going through his forehead. It just looks tacky.Sbarring (talk) 01:44, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2016

Can comedian be added to the opening sentence. Conan is a comedian and it's odd to see that isn't labeled there. 2600:387:8:9:0:0:0:79 (talk) 08:49, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Done -- Dane2007 ^talk 01:18, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Filmography - People of Earth

"People of Earth (2016)" should be added in the Executive Producer-section. IMDB-CONACO-Link: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0011242/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.2.219.61 (talk) 14:39, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 February 2017

The new upcoming "Lego Batman" movie's cast was revealed. Along with that cast it was revealed Conan O'Brien plays "The Riddler" in the film. 189.207.148.6 (talk) 00:20, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2017

He was named after Arthur Conan Doyle; his parents both liked to read Sherlock Holmes. Shrekfan1 (talk) 22:21, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2017

My request is that we change Conan O briens birth year to 1987 March 15 Thank You Dinodinoman (talk) 13:05, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Not done: no, because that would be inaccurate. ChamithN (talk) 14:07, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 April 2017

Can you guys add writer to the opening list of occupations. Conan wrote for the Harvard Lampoon, SNL, The Simpsons, his three show, etc., he has experience in writing and even won an Emmy. 207.233.88.251 (talk) 23:12, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Not done: The list of occupations is supposed to emphasize what made the person notable, not list every job he's done. His writing has primarily been part of his work as a comedian or producer, which are both listed. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 00:33, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

Writing comedy is part of being a comedian. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 19:06, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2017

In the summer of 2017, O'Brien visited Israel. He taped a special about the trip that aired Sept. 19 on TBS. Ryanharrytorok (talk) 06:50, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — nihlus kryik  (talk) 08:04, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 8 January 2019

Under "Early life":

change history and literature" to "History & Literature"

history and literature are not two separate subjects, but a specific concentration/program at Harvard. 140.247.78.212 (talk) 16:56, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Confirmed that it's a specific program. Done. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 18:26, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 April 2020

Change reference 47 to an updated link

I found out that reference 47 is linked to an old Conan O'Brien fan website (and archived from the Web Archive). I think this source can be unreliable, since the article "So I Was Wrong… Late Night's Late Riser" by Tom Shales is actually archived in the official The Washington Post website (and it's actually called "Late Night's Late Riser" without the "So I Was Wrong...")

Is this change okay?

Thanks. IgnacioCastroM (talk) 14:33, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done Yes. It is nearly always preferable to source to the original publisher over fansites. I'm frankly shocked Tripod still exists. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:52, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 April 2020

Change references to original sources

Same as my recent edit request:

Reference 45 linked to a tripod page can be found in the original source (Washington Post)

Reference 49 linked to a tripod page can be found in the original source (Entertaiment Weekly, real title: "A replacement for Letterman")

Thank you. IgnacioCastroM (talk) 00:55, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

@IgnacioCastroM:  Done - thank YOU! GoingBatty (talk) 21:55, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Chuck Norris

This article is missing references to the venerable Chuck Norris lever, which is acutely described in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.42.56.197 (talk) 05:00, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2021

In Conan's television appearances, change the last entry [[Silicon Valley]] to [[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]. It's linking to the wrong Silicon Valley now. Apparatum (talk) 16:46, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

All set. Thanks! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:54, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Article is inaccurate

Hi, I'm concerned that this article has been reverted to an earlier version. A lot of the information here is not up to date. For example, the picture that used to be here was from 2019 but this one is from 2015. O'Brien has also been hosting for about 27 or 28 years not 25, that's from a couple of years ago. There's no mention of his new HBO max show that is coming up or that he is ending his current talk show. His occupations also do not list podcaster. All the actors and comedians who have claimed him as an influence such as Seth Meyers and John Krasinski are missing. The entire influences section seems stripped down. The list of influences used to be much higher. On a whole this entire article seems to have been reverted to a version from a a few years ago.

138.88.227.232 (talk) 18:27, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

The list of occupations isn't supposed to include everything he's ever done. It's supposed to highlight the things he's most famous for. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 02:39, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

But what about everything else? This article clearly has been stripped down. What about the new information? What about the influences, which used to be more extensive? And the picture is out of date. The years he has been hosting is also incorrect. He'll be coming on 28 years when he ends his show in June not 25. --138.88.227.232 (talk) 14:45, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years from 1962 to 1992. Conan O'Brien does not hold the longevity record.

Semi-protected edit request on 13 September 2021

Please be sure to add that Conan O'Brien is a self-proclaimed 41 year old man (see Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend episode "Kristen Schaal", approx 44 minute mark). 198.245.41.130 (talk) 17:34, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:42, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Stalker

Isn't a single sentence–if any–about the stalker sufficient? Why this level of detail?--37.201.182.206 (talk) 20:41, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

There certainly needs to be coverage on this topic which is well documented and reported, but I agree that the current write up is overly long. I will pare it down to try to be a bit less WP:UNDUE.--Cerebral726 (talk) 21:00, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Weird Formatting

I was looking at this article specifically after a conversation with my father because we were watching Sharktopus vs Pteracuda. I was looking to see Conan O'Brien was credited for his role on his Wiki and couldn't see it at first. I realized this is because, for some reason, the information is lined up wrong and instead of being put under the movie section of the list, the title is put under the year section, making it in between 2014 and 15 instead of listed as happening in 2015. The movie was released in 2015 and should, hopefully, be an easy fix.

Sorry if this doesn't make sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Puppydog1030 (talk • contribs) 00:25, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

2010 net work politics?

Conan's setback at NBC in 2010 was not due to network politics, it was due to low ratings, his and Leno's — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8001:9500:9e98::9a7 (talk) 17:51, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

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Final Space credits

Request to edit his Voice Work section to include his role as Clarence in Final Space, also suggest an inclusion for both his executive producer credit and general involvement in getting it off the ground. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.205.241.231 (talk) 15:08, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Credit for Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda

Request to include his performance as himself in the movie Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda. 176.35.197.73 (talk) 23:19, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Mike Christie (talk · contribs) 12:44, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

I'll review this. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:44, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

There are a couple of sources such as facebook and youtube used that are typically unreliable but are OK for what they're used for here. The same goes for the HuffPost cites.

• Suggest using {{Non-free use rationale}} in the FUR for File:TheDenialTwistVideo.jpg, but more importantly I don't think this meets fair use. It's not minimal -- it's used in three different articles for the same reason, and one of the other two would be a more likely candidate as the best choice. In addition, I don't think the reader gains anything from the image that they could not from text, particularly since the quality is poor.
  • I agree with your assessment that the image does not really add anything extra for the reader. I have removed the image. -- LuK3 (Talk) 16:41, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
• What makes the following reliable sources?
  • filfre.net
  • everything2.com
  • revision3.com
  • nypost.com -- listed on WP:RS/PS as a generally unreliable source
  • FN 188 cites ""John Mulaney wanted to be like Conan O'Brien". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020." Both the link and the archive link are broken. Dead links aren't a problem for GA, but what makes this a reliable source?
  • araratnews.am
  • soompi.com -- I can't tell if this is a news report or a user-generated article. I also see they cite this site, though I can't tell if that's reliable either.
    • I removed the filfre.net and araratnews.am references outright. I changed the Revision3, New York Post, and John Mulaney references. -- LuK3 (Talk) 00:13, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

      Looks like there's still a cite to filfre.net? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:25, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

      • Looks like I missed that ref. I couldn't find another source with that information so I removed it. -- LuK3 (Talk) 12:18, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
• "and a famous remote found Conan visit a historic, Civil War-era baseball league": what's a remote? I'm guessing it means something shot on site, not in the studio? If so a link would help; I suspect it's TV jargon. And it looks like it should be "visiting"?
  • I added a quick description of a late-night remote with a link to Outside broadcasting. Although outside broadcasting usually means a sport event or news report, it also describes any television program recorded in the field. -- LuK3 (Talk) 12:17, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
• "Later, USA Network handed out a 90-minute, cast-contingent pilot order to the medical-themed Operating Instructions from O'Brien's production banner" again sounds like TV jargon; I have only a vague idea what this means.
  • I changed it to a pilot episode. -- LuK3 (Talk) 12:21, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

    OK, struck. I think "banner" is still jargon, but it's clear enough in context (assuming I have it right -- the production company operating under his name, right?). Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:25, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

    • All that means is that the pilot was produced by Conaco. I changed the sentence, mainly because it was too close to THR's article. -- LuK3 (Talk) 12:26, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
• "He also helped open the Cor Unum meal center in 2006": since this is a place, not just an organization, suggest giving the location.
  • Added the location with an additional reference. -- LuK3 (Talk) 20:20, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
• The "Filmography" section is mostly uncited.
  • Sources added. -- LuK3 (Talk) 12:26, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

I made a couple of minor copyedits, but there wasn't much to do -- the article is in excellent shape. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:28, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

I'll be addressing these bullet points the next few days. -- LuK3 (Talk) 16:43, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Some strikes and replies above. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:25, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the follow-up comments Mike Christie. I believe I addressed everything, please let me know if I missed anything. -- LuK3 (Talk) 12:26, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

All the above issues are fixed. I see quite a bit of new material has been added; looking through again:

• "Sources familiar with the situation that O'Brien was unhappy and disappointed with NBC's plan": missing a verb?
  • Missing word added. -- LuK3 (Talk) 01:04, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
• "This spontaneity has translated to his remotes where he is put in novel and open-ended environments becoming some of his best-received work, such as a "Civil War-era baseball" remote during Late Night and his international Conan Without Borders shows." A bit clumsily phrased. How about "This spontaneity is also apparent in remotes in which he is put in novel and open-ended environments. Some of these, such as a "Civil War-era baseball" remote during Late Night and his international Conan Without Borders shows, are among his best-received work."
  • I changed the sentence to your suggestion in addition to a reference addition. -- LuK3 (Talk) 01:04, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Spotchecking a couple:

• FN 62 and 126 cite the "spontaneity" sentence above; verified.
• FN 84 cites "By January 2010, O'Brien's ratings for The Tonight Show were much lower than they had been when the show was hosted by Jay Leno": source says "Leno's late-night replacement, Conan O'Brien, has not performed well either", which doesn't really justify "much" lower.
  • I changed the reference that includes the actual viewership ratings numbers. -- LuK3 (Talk) 01:04, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
• FN 151 cites "This sale included all other Team Coco podcasts including Inside Conan and Parks and Recollection, as well as the development of a comedy channel for SiriusXM radio service". Verified.

-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:25, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you again Mike Christie, I believe I addressed the follow-up comments. -- LuK3 (Talk) 01:04, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Yes, looks good now. Passing. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 02:12, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Remotes

Incredible that an editor of this page doesn't even know what Conan O'Brien Remotes are. Why are they editing this page if they aren't even slightly familiar with the subject? Remotes are the most famous part of his show. Deluzejaylewis (talk) 05:03, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Typo in intro, don't have permission to edit

The last sentence of the introductory paragraph of the article says "As of 2018 have he been hosting the podcast series Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend." Obviously, this grammar is atrocious and needs to be fixed. However, the page is semi-protected so someone with the permission to do so will need to undertake this daunting task, and truly become the friend that Conan O'Brien needed this whole time. Thank you. Deluzejaylewis (talk) 05:00, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

This has been fixed. -- LuK3 (Talk) 18:18, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you Luke Deluzejaylewis (talk) 04:32, 10 September 2022 (UTC)