I disagree. Just by making that comment, you prove that you have no taste at all…
No class, either.
I fail to find any sincerity in your statement. In fact, I find it rather disingenuous. If you came to learn, why did you immediately begin dismissing the subject matter as beneath you? This is not typical behavior of someone with an expressed interest, rather the behavior of a miscreant.
For the record, Conan also was a writer on SNL for quite some time, and SNL is a great show, too.
Conan wasn’t just a writer for the Simpsons - he was the head writer.
He was also responsible for some of the funniest skits on Saturday Night Live. Remember the “Five Timer’s Club” - classic Conan. He even appeared in it in a bit part.
Conan has the the best show on television. His show and “The Daily Show” are the only two that work hard at entertaining you. The Tonight Show and Letterman are on auto-pilot most nights. Go into the audience and ask them for their favorite cuts of meat, head on over to Rupert’s deli to try and find some lame guy in there, have the sequined babes come out for an encore… When is the last time Letterman or Leno had an intricate comedy piece along the lines of “Bad Fruit Theater” or some of the more ambitious skits that Conan is always trying?
The amazing thing about Conan’s show is just how fresh and good it still is. Hell, Saturday Night Live has trouble putting together 90 minutes of funny material, and they have a gigantic staff of writers, a guest host, a huge ensemble cast, etc.
Conan does five hours a week, writing much of the material himself, and performing most of it. And he’s still funny.
If he ever leaves and becomes a writer again, I expect phenomenal things from him. Imagine what he could come up with if he spent, say, a year writing a movie.
Wow… It’s never been on here before midnight. Thank God! I skip it merrily, knowing I haven’t slighted any of the brain cells I have in the least. They all chug along without ever having to subject themselves to that type of humor.
I get home from work right about the time Conan comes on and watch him almost every night. I liked his “In the Year 2000” bit with Mr.T
Mr.T - “In the year 2000, fools will come to my home to ask me to stop pitying them, but I will not be home and it will be raining. And so I will continue to pity them.”
And I love his ‘interviews’ with Clinton, Bush, etc on the monitor.
Ha ha ha! Touche to Manservant Hecubus!
I love Conan for all the reasons listed above. I can rarely stay up late enough to watch though. It’s also just not the same without Andy. Seeing Conan rag on Andy was one of the best parts of the show.
I rarely watch Conan, but I want to catch the June 1 show. It features a sketch in which Jon Wurster, the drummer for my favorite band, Superchunk, guests as a security guard who sits in for Max Weinberg and is killed.
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I guess PT Barnum was right, nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
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You’re quoting H.L. Mencken there, not Barnum.
Okay. I’ll admit it…I am mildly attracted to tall redheads with the sense of humor of a 3rd grader…I have the hots for Conan!!! (Or is it just my desire to shout out “OH YES, CONAN!” in the throes of passion?)
God, I wanna muss his hair and make Truimph jealous.
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