The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Fun fact: My family is from the same town as Valerie Tosi’s. But my grandparents brought me up learning a different lyrical motto for their hometown. Which explains my weirdness. As for Tosi, as she joked on Conan, her mom has some wild ideas of her own, while Tosi has …
Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco will remind Americans of how closely Conan has aligned himself and his show with the stand-up comedy community by taking over 10 comedy clubs across America with its own branded shows in the first week of October. Team Coco House has appeared before only at festivals: San Diego’s …
Whether or not Donald Trump is crazy for suggesting the United States could buy Greenland, Conan O’Brien is definitely going to go there. Soon. O’Brien announced his next Team Coco “Conan Without Borders” trip on Monday night’s Conan. With some advance negotiation tactics and offers. Roll the clip!
“I nailed it. I gave these people a memory they will always cherish.” That’s the instant review by Ron Burgundy of his performance on Thursday night’s Conan. Wait. Wasn’t Conan O’Brien on vacation? Yes. Yes he was. But O’Brien would make an exception for longtime friend Will Ferrell, and Ferrell’s …
Marina Franklin is a Chicago native who has called Harlem home long enough to see her New York City neighborhood gentrify around her. She also has traveled the world as a comedian, performing in festivals from Melbourne to Montreal, from Kilkenny to Bonnaroo. Franklin’s onscreen credits include appearances on Chappelle’s Show, The …
Kudos to Team Coco for bringing some of the talent they saw in Australia back to Burbank for proper stand-up comedy appearances on U.S. television. And props to Becky Lucas for incorporating Conan O’Brien into her act as crowd work. Great, funny stuff. Roll the clip!
Pop-up comedy club Team Coco House will open July 18-20 at 401 G Street in San Diego’s historic Gas Lamp District as part of Comic-Con 2019. Team Coco House will showcase a daily lineup of comics handpicked by Conan, podcasts, panels, trivia, giveaways, surprise appearances from friends of Team Coco, …
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 …
