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Rick Ludwin, a late-night executive at NBC for three decades who famously saved both Seinfeld and Conan O’Brien from early cancellations during his tenure at the Peacock Network, died Sunday at the age of 71. Ludwin’s TV career began in college at Miami University of Ohio as host of a …
The nation of Ghana has invited Conan O’Brien to come visit, and Team Coco is on the case! Conan announced last night that he’ll take off for Africa on Monday, with Veep‘s Sam Richardson, whose parents are from Ghana, coming along for the journey. It’ll all be filmed, of course, …
The lawsuit by a San Diego man claiming Conan O’Brien’s TBS late-night show stole jokes from his Twitter for Conan’s monologue has settled out of court, shortly before going to trial. O’Brien wrote about the decision to settle in an essay today in Variety, saying in part: “I decided to …
As part of Conan O’Brien’s 25th anniversary hosting late-night television, his Team Coco previously announced it had secured the comprehensive archives to O’Brien’s past work on NBC and saved it for our future digital viewing. Of course, one of the quirks/downsides of the digital age has seen TV networks wipe …
Conan O’Brien really got more involved in stand-up comedy during his hiatus last year, not only headlining a comedy tour of his own, but also establishing a monthly showcase in Los Angeles when he returned to business. That showcase, “Team Coco presents Up & Up,” is hosted by Moses Storm …
A paint color specific to a comedian? What’s next? No, really. What’s next. I’m not in the brand partnership department, so I’m not sure what comes next in late-night TV tie-ins with commercial products, but now both ice cream flavors and paint colors are off the board. Stephen Colbert and …
On the day Conan O’Brien and friends perform in New York City as part of the 2018 New York Comedy Festival, Team Coco has released the premiere date and initial lineup of guests for O’Brien’s podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend debuts on Monday, Nov. 19 with guest Will Ferrell. In a …
Believe it or not, the final episode of Conan on TBS aired tonight. The regular weeknight show is going on hiatus until January 2019, when it’ll return in a new comedy-packed half-hour format. In the meantime, Conan O’Brien is keeping busy and won’t be far from your eyeballs and ear …
Conan O’Brien and friends are hitting the road this fall for a national stand-up tour! The tour will feature O’Brien along with performances from Rory Scovel (I Feel Pretty), Deon Cole (Barbershop, Black-ish), Ron Funches (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Black-ish), Laurie Kilmartin(Conan, Last Comic Standing), Taylor Tomlinson (Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup), Marina Franklin (HBO’s Crashing), James Veitch (Conan), Moses Storm (Father of the Year), and Flula …
Ah, Sept. 13, 1993. We were all so much younger then. Can you believe nobody knew who Conan O’Brien was, nor did they give him much of a shot of holding onto Late Night after being named David Letterman’s successor? Long before Team Coco. Now they’ve finally wrested the digital …
