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Conan O'Brien will be returning to host the 98th Academy Awards, set to take place on ABC (and we're assuming Hulu) on Sunday, March 15 In addition, producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will be returning for their third consecutive year – with Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney returning to produce for a second time (and Sweeney[...]

Did you really think that the 97th Oscars was going to roll its end credits without host Conan O'Brien getting in a joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake? As if the pop culture beatdown that Drake suffered at the hands of Lamar during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show wasn't bad enough (here's a look[...]

After a taped segment that saw the 97th Oscars host emerge from inside Demi Moore a la The Substance (though coming out not exactly younger or better looking) and before a musical number in which he promised not to waste our time, Conan O'Brien took the stage for what everyone was waiting to hear—the opening monologue[...]

In it, Emmy-winning comedian, writer, producer, former late-night host, and all-around comedy icon Conan O'Brien – the ringmaster for the night's festivities – and Oscar were going through a bit of a rough patch in their relationship Staying out all night… serious trust issues… getting calls from Martin Scorsese on the DL… things like that[...]

As we get closer to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) 97th Oscars set to hit ABC and Hulu on Sunday, March 2nd, Emmy-winning comedian, writer, producer, former late-night host, and all-around comedy icon Conan O'Brien – the ringmaster for the night's festivities – is serving up our first teaser for the[...]

As we inch closer to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) 97th Oscars on ABC and Hulu (Sunday, March 2, 2025) we've got some more "golden" goodness to share that's spotlighting Emmy-winning comedian, writer, producer, former late-night host, and all-around comedy icon Conan O'Brien, the ringmaster for the night's festivities. "America demanded it, and now[...]

Thankfully, ABC and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) put our agonizing wait to an end this morning, confirming that Emmy-winning comedian, writer, producer, and former late-night host Conan O'Brien will be the ringmaster for the night's festivities. "America demanded it, and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme In other[...]

No one can ever deny Conan O'Brien's legacy on late-night television with his hosting duties on three shows across NBC and TBS Before landing his first big break hosting Late Night as successor to David Letterman, he emerged as a force in writing by joining Saturday Night Live in 1987, remaining on staff for four[...]

Appearing on Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the Emmy-winner and five-time nominee from the series spoke out about how things like prolonged laughter from the audience on jokes she didn't find as funny became a pet peeve on the NBC series. Lisa Kudrow in "Friends." Image courtesy of Warner Bros Friends Star Lisa Kudrow Reflects on[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? HBO's Watchmen & Nine Inch Nails, DC Studios' Superman, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Jerry Seinfeld, Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring, CBS's Young Sheldon, Conan O'Brien & Hot Ones, Disney+'s X-Men '97, Netflix's Scooby-Doo, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Discovery, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor[...]

Sure, he has his Max travel series Conan O'Brien Must Go, and then there was his headline-making return to NBC's The Tonight Show after 14 years But let's be honest – it's Conan O'Brien's recent visit to Hot Ones that still has everyone talking First, it was O'Brien's full-contact wing-eating performance that draws you in[...]

Though Simpson's connection with NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer cost Macdonald his job, another former NBC host in Conan O'Brien remembered his friend speaking with CNN host Jake Tapper while promoting his Max travelogue series Conan O'Brien Must Go. Norm Macdonald with Conan O'Brien on Conan Image courtesy of TBS / WarnerMedia Conan O'Brien Reflects Norm Macdonald's Comedic Stand[...]

We love Conan O'Brien That's why we're willing to carry all of his late-night bitterness for him In case you forgot, O'Brien hosted NBC's righteously popular Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2009 Having proven himself in that timeslot in much the same way that his idol & mentor David Letterman did, O'Brien[...]

While David Letterman returned to Late Night as a guest for his successor, Conan O'Brien, O'Brien is doing the same for The Tonight Show, 14 years later for current host Jimmy Fallon Some would say it's miraculous that NBC hasn't completely scorched their goodwill with Letterman and O'Brien considering how both squeezed out of permanently[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? NBC's Night Court, ABC's The Rookie, 2023's Most-Watched Television Networks, Netflix's Cobra Kai, NBC's "Law & Order" Universe, Disney+'s What If…?, Joel McHale & William Shatner, TBS's AEW Dynamite, BBC's Doctor Who, Crunchyroll's Spy x Family, Conan O'Brien & more! Images/Screencaps: Netflix, Paramount, YouTube, NBCUniversal, Shutterstock.com, ABC, Marvel Studios, BBC BCTV Daily Dispatch: Night Court, The Rookie,[...]

Filling the void on Late Night would be a daunting challenge as Conan O'Brien, who was predominantly known for his writing stints on The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live without any prior major screen presence, would take the job From the early years, no one could have predicted O'Brien's run would have lasted through 16[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? BBC's Doctor Who, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Crunchyroll's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, BBC's Red Dwarf, Conan O'Brien, Crunchyroll's Spy x Family, HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Crunchyroll's Solo Leveling, Disney+'s X-Men '97, Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital, Disney+'s Ahsoka, and more! Images/Screencaps: Adult Swim, HBO, Red Dwarf Podcast,[...]

One of the most popular bits during the early years of Conan O'Brien's tenure as late-night host across his time on NBC's Late Night and The Tonight Show was "In the Year 2000" While Late Night exceeded to 2009, it wasn't until his Tonight Show stint that O'Brien finally updated the name "In the Year[...]

Without the constraints of network or cable television, Conan O'Brien is far looser about his time working his way up in the industry in his podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Speaking with his guest Ed Sheeran, the musician asked the host about his time writing and producing on The Simpsons O'Brien wrote four episodes[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, Bill Maher/WGA, The Talk, The Jennifer Hudson Show, TBS' AEW Collision, Amazon's Invincible, Mindraker: Background Anger, Drew Barrymore/WGA, Conan O'Brien, BBC's Doctor Who, Max's Creature Commandos, Dragon Ball Z, Star Trek: Prodigy, Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia, and more! Image/Screencaps: Prime Video, BBC, WGA, HBO, CBS Studios, Paramount,[...]

Conan O'Brien represents a true underdog story of the late-night talk show scene since his more humble days in TV starting with 1983's Not Necessarily the News for HBO He rose up the ranks as a writer and occasional performer with his stints on The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live O'Brien's big break came as[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Russell Brand, Hulu's Futurama, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Conan O'Brien/Donald Trump, AEW/Batman Day, BBC's Doctor Who, AEW Collision/Rampage, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, BBC's Doctor Who, and more! Image/Screencaps: YouTube, AMC Networks, WBTV, FOX TV, Conan O'Brien, Hulu, Adult Swim, Paramount, AEW, BBC BCTV Daily[...]

At least, that's how Conan O'Brien is feeling – and he shared those feelings on Kara Swisher's New York Magazine podcast "I'm really going on a limb here saying: That's his greatest crime, that I think he's hurt political comedy by being so outlandish himself I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared[...]

Max has ordered Conan O'Brien Must Go, a new international travel series from Conan O'Brien The four-episode series is currently in production and will feature O'Brien visiting new friends he's met through his podcast, "Conan O'Brien Needs a Fan," where he dives deep with listeners from across the country and the world Produced by Conaco,[...]

While we await the release of the official trailer, Olyphant checked in with his friend Conan O'Brien as a guest on the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast, where he offered a very intense & emotional recap of what went down with the shooting that happened on the set and around filming in Chicago last[...]

Former host Conan O'Brien shared a lengthy tribute to celebrate The Orville, Saturday Night Live, and Dirty Work (1998) star, who passed away on September 14th, 2021 "Norm was the most completely original person I have ever met," O'Brien writes, listing example after example of how Macdonald vibed on a different level from the rest[...]

So would be a perfect way to bring Steven Yeun's Glenn Rhee back, right? Well, let's just say that someone should talk to Yeun first. Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee – The Walking Dead _ Season 5, Gallery – Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC Speaking with former late-night and now-current podcast host Conan O'Brien for an episode[...]

In my ranking, the episodes from favorite to least favorite (named by celebrity guest) would be Marshawn Lynch, Kumail Nanjiani, Conan O'Brien, Annie Murphy, Sharon Stone, Ken Jeong Now, let me explain my thoughts that led to this ranking It was difficult deciding the favorite because both Marshawn and Kumail's episodes were fantastic and filled with individual moments[...]

While Conan may have ended in June of this year on TBS, the potential of content going forward for Conan O'Brien did not end Discussion of his time on late-night television has been ongoing and will continue through another Conan-centered podcast from Earwolf, called Inside Conan, which is hosted by Mike Sweeney (who was a writer[...]

Conan O'Brien has to be one the funniest comedians & late-night TV talents around, using comedy not against others but towards himself The goofy and absurd commentary is hilarious, making many remotes and segments from Conan on TBS so loved and re-watched. Source: YouTube Playing the part of the fool and making situations lighter and funnier is what[...]