He’s Conan the Entertainian! Comedian and former late-night host Conan O’Brien will host this year’s Oscars, for the first time in his career, ABC announced Friday “America demanded it, and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars,” O’Brien said in a statement released by ABC. O’Brien … Read more
He wants to do the work. Conan O’Brien revealed that he approached “The White Lotus” creator Mike White and offered to play a sex worker on the Emmy winning HBO series. The comedian and former talk show host, 61, recalled his hilarious pitch during a recent episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast. … Read more
In an interview this week, Jimmy Kimmel conceded that the end is nigh for late-night talk shows. “I don’t know if there will be any late-night television shows on network TV in 10 years,” the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host said. “Maybe there’ll be one but there won’t be a lot of them.” Jimmy’s right. The … Read more
Could Conan O’Brien be any more jealous? On the latest episode of his podcast, “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” O’Brien, 61, reminisced with ex Lisa Kudrow, 60, about “Friends.” O’Brien and Kudrow were romantically linked from 1988 to 1993, and the comedian recalled that Kudrow was impressed by Matthew Perry in the early days … Read more
“So the Pope walks into a bar …” Pope Francis welcomed a star-studded group of comedians to the Sistine Chapel at The Vatican on Friday — and they only had to wake up at “the butt crack of dawn” to meet him. “So, we’re on our way over to see the Pope,” Whoopi Goldberg, 68, said … Read more
In “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” the comedian and talk show host puts his own irreverent spin on the well-worn travel show format. Premiering Thursday, April 18 on Max, the four-episode series is based on the podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.” The show follows O’Brien, 60, as he visits “friends” that he’s made (aka, fans … Read more
Conan O’Brien had some lavish praise for late comic Norm Macdonald following the news of OJ Simpson’s death — and why Macdonald was fired from “Saturday Night Live.” O’Brien, 60 — who was promoting his Max series, “Conan O’Brien Must Go” — appeared on CNN with Jake Tapper in the hours after news broke on … Read more
He found himself on the other side of the desk. Former late-night TV personality Conan O’Brien returned to “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday for the first time since exiting the job in 2010. O’Brien, who was on the show to promote his upcoming Max series “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” spent much of his time reminiscing … Read more
When twerpy “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon says “Please welcome Conan O’Brien” on Tuesday, those words will pack a glorious punch. Because Conan — the funniest of all — is returning to the storied late-night franchise for the first time since he dramatically left it in 2010 after his public spat with NBC: the Nimrod … Read more
Welcome back, Coco. Conan O’Brien will return to NBC’s “The Tonight Show” for the first time since being fired from the host’s chair in 2010. O’Brien, 60, will be a guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on April 9 to promote his new travelogue series, “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” premiering April 18 on … Read more
She’ll be there for him. “Friends” star Lisa Kudrow reportedly gave her ex-boyfriend, Conan O’Brien, some unconventional encouragement when he was preparing to succeed David Letterman on NBC’s “Late Night.” According to a new Vanity Fair oral history of the first year of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” his then-girlfriend, Kudrow, 60, said, “I … Read more
Conan O’Brien warned Danny Masterson — albeit jokingly — that he would be “caught soon” in an uncomfortable clip resurfaced on social media after the actor was jailed for rape. Masterson, best known for his role as Steven Hyde on “That ’70s Show,” was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for raping two women … Read more
Liam Neeson’s Catholic guilt got the better of him. The Irish actor, 71, made a startling confession to a priest when he was a teenager — and he now claims it led the man of the cloth to lambast him over the admission. Neeson revealed on an upcoming episode of the “Conan O’Brien Needs a … Read more
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A former staffer of Conan O’Brien revealed Tuesday that the late-night show host once fired a former crew member because they were allegedly rude to a server in a restaurant. According to former staffer Todd Levin — who wrote for “Conan” from 2010 to 2020 — the 59-year-old comedian got annoyed when the unnamed employee … Read more