Conan (2010)
Conan is a 2010 talk series created by Conan O'Brien. It stars Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter and Jimmy Vivino.
For eleven years on TBS, Conan O'Brien turned late night into a nightly showcase for his particular brand of self-deprecating absurdity. Alongside his longtime sidekick Andy Richter, he built each hour out of the day's news, political figures, celebrity guests, and running gags at the show's own expense. Premiering in November 2010 after his years hosting late night on NBC, the program kept the loose, joke-first rhythm his fans knew, four nights a week at eleven o'clock. It ran for eleven seasons before signing off in 2021.
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What is Conan about?
For eleven years on TBS, Conan O'Brien turned late night into a nightly showcase for his particular brand of self-deprecating absurdity. Alongside his longtime sidekick Andy Richter, he built each hour out of the day's news, political figures, celebrity guests, and running gags at the show's own expense. Premiering in November 2010 after his years hosting late night on NBC, the program kept the loose, joke-first rhythm his fans knew, four nights a week at eleven o'clock. It ran for eleven seasons before signing off in 2021.
When was Conan released?
Conan was released on 8 November 2010.
How many episodes does Conan have?
Conan has 1510 episodes across 11 seasons.
Who made Conan?
Conan was created by Conan O'Brien.
Where can I watch Conan?
Conan is available on Prime Video, Shout! Factory TV (Via Amazon Prime, fuboTV, Amazon Freevee, Pluto TV and Shout! Factory TV.
Where to watch Conan
Stream: Prime Video, Shout! Factory TV (Via Amazon Prime, fuboTV
Watch free: Amazon Freevee, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
Rent: Google Play
Buy: Google Play
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A few thoughts on Conan
Late-night comedy does not port neatly to other media, but the same brainy, self-mocking humor runs through the mockumentary sitcom Parks and Recreation and the absurdist wit of a Monty Python record. Fans of Conan's riffing chase that same quick, unpretentious silliness wherever it turns up.
American late-night hosts working the day's headlines behind a desk
Conan O'Brien spent eleven years at TBS turning the late-night desk into a nightly outlet for self-deprecating absurdity. If that monologue-then-couch rhythm is what you want, these American hosts run the same format their own ways, from Carson's original template through Letterman, Kimmel, Fallon, Meyers and Colbert reworking the day's news four or five nights a week.
Talk shows where the guest interview becomes the whole comedy
Some of Conan's best hours were just the guest chat, O'Brien needling a celebrity until the sit-down itself became the joke. These shows make the interview the entire point, whether Graham Norton crams a sofa full of stars, Sean Evans feeds them hot wings, or Andy Cohen pours drinks and pries loose a story nobody meant to tell.
Fast topical satire that skewers the week's headlines
Conan built each show out of the day's news and political figures, aiming jokes at whatever dominated the headlines. For that same speed of topical comedy in other formats, Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show carve up the week live, while sketch and mock-history series turn current events and the historical record into running gags.
Comedies that mock the talk-show format from inside it
Half of Conan's charm was needling the talk-show format while sitting at its desk, gags built at the show's own expense. These comedies share that self-aware streak, from a cartoon superhero grilling real guests on Space Ghost Coast to Coast to Alan Partridge imploding on air and the deadpan misinformation of a British panel quiz.