In the sixteen years that he hosted The Late Show on NBC, Conan O’Brien usurped the former Governator’s fictional character as theee Conan in the entertainment industry. Steadily developing a cult following over the course of his decade-plus at the network, his dedication to NBC paid off in 2009 when it was announced he would be the successor to the throne of late night, The Tonight Show. However, it wasn’t long after his crowning (ha ha….crowning) that the 6’-4” redhead darling of late night became the recipient of NBC’s version of the shirt-over-the-head career sucker punch of a lifetime. A mere seven months after taking over the coveted Tonight Show from an untalented baboon with a chin larger than Mac Tonight’s and a shock of black hair, Conan was forced out and onto the cold harsh streets of Los Angeles*.
*Reports state that he promptly returned to a 10.5 million dollar residence in Brentwood. Whatever, you’re missing the point, you insensitive jerk.
Remarkably, Conan remained positive about his situation and focused on getting himself resituated in the entertainment market, rather than single-handedly polishing off a handle of Johnnie Walker, breaking into Mr. Big Chin’s private garage, and keying each and every car in the joint. Way to take the high road (so to speak).
But as of November 8, 2010, Conan has a new home…
TBS!!……????
Yes, the network whose only redeeming quality is a 2-hour block of Saved by the Bell every weekday morning reached an agreement with the quirky master of self-deprecation for his own talk show, aptly named, Conan. Same hair, new network (I’m amazed the iconic “doo” wasn’t covered in the NBC contract).
Sporting his famous Crimson Wave (not to be confused with the Crimson Tide), Conan took the stage during the first airing and played a little ditty with a gentleman by the name of Jack White. Sporting a look that was surely pilfered from a slumbering Jeff Tweedy, White kicked off a rowdy version of Eddie Cochran’s, “Twenty Flight Rock.” Though the jury may still be out on Conan’s musicianship, there’s no argument on his showmanship, and who better to feed off of than the overachieving White (Stripe).
If you haven’t already checked out the video footage, do so above.
Hopefully the host’s relationship with TBS will be symbiotic (nerd!), but we’ll have to give it 16 years to find out, right. As for his relationship with Jack White, not only was White his first guest, but Conan has released his album on White’s own label, Third Man Records. Despite the label name, there appears to be no room for an unamusing, lumbering, yak-jawed third party on this ticket. Thank god.
