Some people don't think Conan O'Brien is funny. Those of us who do tend to think these people are just missing something — that they don't understand his jokes or appreciate the absurd, or that they just hate laughter itself. But O'Brien, who takes over The Tonight Show Monday, doesn't want to be divisive. He talked to TVGuide.com about what makes him laugh, what he tells his writers about comedy and how his new audience is different from any other for which he's performed.
The late-night wars are heating up: David Letterman's The Late Show bested Conan O'Brien's The Tonight Show in last night's overnight ratings, 3.4/8 to 2.9/7, after only the seventh day of head-to-head competition.
On June 1, the premiere of "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien" began with a filmed piece that found the tall, skinny host, dressed in suit and tie, jogging across America to get to his new studio in Universal City.
Now that Jay Leno has left late night TV for primetime, is another late night war brewing between David Letterman and Conan O'Brien? If so, it’s clear where Julia Roberts' allegiance lies.
Funny lines are not unusual in Conan O'Brien's opening monologue, even in his 9-day-old gig as new host of NBC's "The Tonight Show." Tonight is no exception.
That didn't take long. Just two nights into his run as host of NBC's Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien has taken aim at Twitter. Tuesday's "Twitter Tracker" segment used spiffy.
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