25 Facts About Conan Obrien

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Conan Obrien is best known for having hosted late-night talk shows for almost 28 years, beginning with Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on the NBC television network, and Conan on the cable channel TBS.

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Conan Obrien has been host of the podcast series Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend since 2018 and is expected to launch a new show on HBO Max in 2022.

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Conan Obrien served as president of The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News.

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4.

Conan Obrien was named one of Times 100 Most Influential People in 2010.

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5.

Conan Obrien was an congressional intern for Congressman Barney Frank and in his senior year, he won the National Council of Teachers of English writing contest with his short story "To Bury the Living".

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6.

Conan Obrien lived in Holworthy Hall during his first year with future businessman Luis Ubinas and two other roommates, and in Mather House during his three upper-class years.

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7.

Conan Obrien was a writer on the short-lived The Wilton North Report.

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8.

Conan Obrien spent two years with that show and performed regularly with improvisational groups, including The Groundlings.

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9.

Conan Obrien returned to Saturday Night Live on the February 26,2022 episode as a guest during a Five-Timers Club skit.

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10.

Conan Obrien arranged with Michaels that O'Brien would do a test audition on the stage of The Tonight Show.

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11.

Late Night with Conan Obrien O'Brien, originating from Studio 6A at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, premiered on September 13,1993, to unfavorable reviews from contemporary critics.

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12.

Conan Obrien acquired the nickname "Coco" after its use in the first "Twitter Tracker" sketch during the second episode of his Tonight Show run.

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13.

Conan Obrien was examined at a hospital and released the same day.

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14.

For Ferrell's appearance, Conan Obrien played guitar with the band and Ferrell sang "Free Bird" while reprising his SNL cowbell.

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15.

Conan Obrien's rumored next networks ranged from Fox to Comedy Central.

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16.

Conan Obrien's visit included a trip to the Korean Demilitarized Zone, which resulted in O'Brien and Steven Yeun visiting North Korea on a technicality by stepping across the border line at the DMZ.

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17.

In late 2018, Conan Obrien took a three-month hiatus while O'Brien launched another national comedy tour.

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18.

In July 2020, it was announced that Conan Obrien would continue with this format, but would be filmed with limited on-site staff from the Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles and no studio audience — making it the first American late-night talk show to return to filming outside of the host's residence.

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In each episode, Conan Obrien is joined by his guest, as well as his assistant Sona Movsesian and the show's producer Matt Gourley.

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20.

Conan Obrien has served as the master of ceremonies for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC twice, in 1995 and 2013.

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21.

Conan Obrien hosted a reunion special in Northern Ireland for Game of Thrones in 2018 for the final season of the series.

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22.

The military working dog Conan Obrien is reportedly named after O'Brien according to Newsweek.

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23.

Conan Obrien has been a registered Democrat since casting his first vote for president in 1984 for Walter Mondale.

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Conan Obrien considers himself a moderate on the political spectrum.

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25.

Conan Obrien helped open the Cor Unum meal center in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 2006.

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