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Conan O’Brien recently brought his longtime personal assistant, Sona Movesian, to her ancestral homeland of Armenia, as well as a Team Coco film crew to capture the adventure for a special hour of Conan that’ll air Tuesday night on TBS. It’s funny and moving. Here are two preview clips that …
Conan O’Brien and First Lady Michelle Obama sported black-tie formal wear when O’Brien spoke at the 2013 White House Correspondents Association dinner. The next time they see each other, they’ll just as likely don fatigues — they’re heading out next week to visit U.S. military stationed in Qatar at the …
First Cuba, then Comic-Con, now Armenia? Conan O’Brien has taken his show on the road this week — along with his longtime assistant, Sona Movsesian — to Armenia to film a special hour of Conan that’ll air Nov. 10, 2015, on TBS. Movsesian’s family immigrated from Armenia. It’s the first visit …
For the Vanity Fair spread of fall 2015 that examines how men continue to dominate the late-night TV landscape, nine of them made fun of each other through half-hearted impersonations. Roll the clip. Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, James Corden, Larry Wilmore, Trevor Noah, John Oliver and …
Jim Gaffigan will perform stand-up comedy for Pope Francis when the titular head of the Catholic Church visits Philadelphia later this month, and Gaffigan is even more surprised by it than you are. Gaffigan is Catholic, and his wife “is Shiite Catholic,” as he likes to joke. He’ll perform live …
Conan O’Brien is taking his Team Coco to Comic-Con 2015 in San Diego for a week’s worth of tapings this July, and on Monday night’s show on TBS, Conan unveiled a new set of toy figurines that Funko has made just for the occasion. Which one is your favorite? Conan …
Check out the first brand-new teaser clip promoting Samantha Bee’s upcoming entrance into the late-night TV game as the only female host in a world full of Jimmys. TBS debuted this clip today as part of the Turner Networks’ annual Upfronts presentation to advertisers. In it, Bee surmises a wall …
Conan O’Brien has taken his late-night TV show on the road before, most recently in 2014 to Dallas in conjunction with the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four. Topping that feat this summer, Conan not only will film a week’s worth of shows in July from Comic-Con in San Diego, but …
There are so many places to see stand-up comedy on TV and online during this digital comedy boom, that it certainly has become difficult to know what credits even matter any longer. As Grant Pardee notes in a piece today for Paste Magazine: “It was funny to see Madonna perform …
Brian Stack’s last day at Conan was Thursday. Stack had been a writer/performer with Conan O’Brien for 18 years, going back from the current TBS show through The Tonight Show era and back to New York City and Late Night. Speaking of NYC, that’s where Stack is heading to work …
