I’m With “Conaw”: O’Brien Debuts November 8th on TBS!
“Conan” premiers November 8th, at 11/1o PM Central, on TBS:
Your 2010 Emmy Nominees, In The Categories That Matter Most…
The nominees for the 62nd annual Emmy Awards were just announced. Our immediate reaction? “The Daily Show”’s six-year run as winner of Comedy/Variety/Music program will probably end. Why? Because the the industry has said – in very plain words – “Conan got screwed, and we’re gonna make August 29th the longest night in NBC’s history!”
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Conan and Jack White, Together Again! (Updated)
Updated 6/12/2010 AM:
Conan O’Brien and his band played Third Man Records in Nashville late Thursday night, cranking out the classic rock and country covers they’ve made a part of the “Legally Prohibited” tour. Third Man impresario Jack White joined CoCo (pictured) on a blazing version of “Twenty Flight Rock”. Those who braved the Nashville heat [...]
CoCo Upfronts For TBS/Turner
Conan O’Brien made his first big return to New York City to anchor TBS/Turner’s Upfront gathering this morning. TBS announced that November 8th is opening night for Conan’s new late-night show.
Said Coco:
I really believe in basic cable. Basic cable is what makes this country great. I do not want to live in a country with [...]
Dr. Robert Handicaps the “Time 100″
[Ed. Note - Please enjoy Dr. Robert's reaction to the Artists in this year's Time 100. His views do necessarily represent those of popGeezer.com. :) ]
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1. Lady Gaga [of course]
2. Conan O’Brien [sure, why not]
3. Kathryn Bigelow [my new girlfriend]
4. Oprah Winfrey [whatever]
5. Valery Gergiev [Russian conductor, who cares?]
6. Robert Pattinson [WTF?!]
7. Ashton Kutcher [seriously?]
8. [...]
Yeah, But-Wha? CoCo’s In Left Field As Live Tour Begins!
Updated 4/12/2010 PM:
More details on the Conan to TBS stunner now, from The New York Times resident king of late-night reporters, Bill Carter, quoting O’Brien’s super-agent Gavin Polone:
The show is staying in L.A.
TBS is promising ““the biggest promotional campaign in television history”, using some of TBS’s most popular properties like the NBA playoffs this spring and [...]
Bonnaroo. Hand to the Heavens, CoCo’s Playing Bonnaroo!
He sort of blew up the internet this morning with the simple words:
Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It’s half-assed.
Crushing his own site, Conan O’Brien then directed folks directly to Ticketmaster for ducats to the “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny [...]
Holy Crap.
He held his tongue for a long time. If you remember the night he returned from his open heart surgery, he opened the door a crack. The quote was something like, “A bypass is what NBC did to me when I didn’t get ‘The Tonight Show’.”
And over the course of the next – what, decade? [...]