# Conan O'Brien is only **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2009, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066 "2009-01-13T09:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jessesheeran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@jessesheeran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessesheeran)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/1 "2009-01-13T09:31:24Z")
watchable when he is interviewing someone smart, then you get to see how smart they both are, but otherwise his humor is too dumbed-down and i would rather turn it off. Not looking forward to new skits going forward. There is a place, its in my mind. And there’s no time… blang blang… he time of writing “There’s a Place” and acknowledges its influence.[1] The “place” in question was “the mind”, making its subject matter slightly more cerebral than Britain’s kissing and cuddling songs and America’s surf music from that period.[2] Lennon is quoted as saying: ""There’s controlled regret ritmo :o ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/2 "2009-01-13T10:02:49Z")
Huh? ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/3 "2009-01-13T12:41:44Z")
singular is quoted as saying: “reported.” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/4 "2009-01-13T12:44:03Z")
Flapjack singularity freedom catalyst puppy chow. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/5 "2009-01-13T12:56:31Z")
My monkey butler suit dancer watches Conan. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/6 "2009-01-13T13:03:03Z")
i really should mackdonna handheld shoehorn butterhorse ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/7 "2009-01-13T13:14:18Z")
There’s a place where you can go ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/8 "2009-01-13T13:14:20Z")
Can I mumble dogface to the banana patch? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/9 "2009-01-13T13:41:38Z")
Mrs. Ralph? ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/10 "2009-01-13T13:48:44Z")
Don’t change the subject! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/11 "2009-01-13T14:42:31Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Can I mumble dogface to the banana patch? You should be obsequious, purple, and clairvoyant. ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/12 "2009-01-13T14:45:11Z")
Purple monkey dishwasher! ---
**Author:** ![jessesheeran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@jessesheeran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessesheeran)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/13 "2009-01-13T14:52:12Z")
i guess what I was hoping to discover is anyone looking forward to more Conan o’brien skits when he is in primetime? i mean hopefully they hire a whole other comdeian to do half the show. thats how bad it is ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/14 "2009-01-13T15:06:42Z")
Personally, I find Conan’s demeanor and mannerisms some of the most entertaining in the biz. He’s was born to take the stage, and although I haven’t watched his late night show in over a year, I’ll gladly keep him on if I accidentally stumble on his show while channel surfing. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/15 "2009-01-13T15:09:55Z")
I’m not a Conan fan so I would say that if the skits bother you that much, don’t watch the show. If, on the other hand, his interviews are good enough for you to tolerate the skits, either go do something else during the skits or TiVo/record the program and fast forward through the skits. Problem solved. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to have my knees removed. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/16 "2009-01-13T15:12:36Z")
> [@jessesheeran](#): > > i guess what I was hoping to discover > is anyone looking forward to more Conan o’brien skits when he is in primetime? i mean hopefully they hire a whole other comdeian to do half the show. thats how bad it is I think he’s great, and I can’t wait til he’s on earlier so I can actually watch him again (I can’t stay up as late as I could in college. :(). But I’m still not sure what you were trying to get at with: > [@](#): > > There is a place, its in my mind. And there’s no time.. blang blang… > he time of writing “There’s a Place” and acknowledges its influence.[1] The “place” in question was “the mind”, making its subject matter slightly more cerebral than Britain’s kissing and cuddling songs and America’s surf music from that period.[2] Lennon is quoted as saying: ""There’s > controlled regret > > ritmo ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/17 "2009-01-13T15:13:22Z")
> [@jessesheeran](#): > > i guess what I was hoping to discover > is anyone looking forward to more Conan o’brien skits when he is in primetime? i mean hopefully they hire a whole other comdeian to do half the show. thats how bad it is Did you hire someone else to write the second half of your OP? Anyway, if by “hire a whole other comedian” you mean “bring back Andy Richter,” I think it has possibilities. (By the way, Conan isn’t going to primetime. He’s going to be on an hour earlier, and Leno is moving to primetime. Which is a whole nother discussion.) ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/18 "2009-01-13T15:28:58Z")
Well, part of his job is to talk to celebrities, most of whom aren’t the sharpest tacks in the drawer. Should he be a smartass and make them look foolish? Or should he take them at their own level and try to do an entertaining segment? I think Conan is smart enough to realize that if he does the former, he will soon run out of guests. Give the guy a break. He is still one of the best at what he does. Compared to Letterman, who is so goddamn tired and sad at this point he is painful to watch. One of my girlfriends loves him. She lives in NYC. So no wonder. He is doing a local show for a national audience. Guess what Dave? People in other parts of the country could give a damn about references to the Van Wyck expressway. It always gets a chuckle out of Paul, though. ---
**Author:** ![purple\_haze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/19 "2009-01-13T15:30:07Z")
I actually understood this post, scary as that may be. I get the reference to the Beatles song ‘There’s a Place’ - the lyrics were very simple because that’s what the public wanted at the time. Lennon and McCartney were capable of much more, as is Conan O’Brien. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066/20 "2009-01-13T15:31:17Z")
And no, New York is not the greatest city in the world, Dave. Why do you live in Conneticut again? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-is-only/481066.md?page=2)