JamesG
10-28-2011, 12:58 PM
Conan O’Brien Will Officiate a Gay Wedding on his Show Next Week
10/28/11
To commemorate his one-year anniversary at TBS, Conan O'Brien is taping his late-night show "Conan" at New York's Beacon Theater next week, but that milestone won't be the only cause for celebration.
Vulture hears that O'Brien will be officiating an on-air wedding during one of those episodes, and it's the sort of marriage ceremony that couldn't have taken place back when O'Brien used to tape his show in New York: a legal wedding between two men.
Show sources are quick to caution that the potentially groundbreaking event is no mere publicity stunt, and isn't intended to make light of gay marriage — in fact, O'Brien will be marrying a longtime staffer and his partner.
If the idea of a late-night wedding sounds familiar, you may be thinking of the union between Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki on "The Tonight Show" nearly 42 years ago, a televised marriage ceremony that shattered late-night ratings records. Weddings have since been big business for morning talk shows and sweeps-week prime-time serials, but they've been surprisingly absent from the late-night landscape until now.
Still, don't expect a save-the-date card just yet: Producers are still determining which night the Conan wedding will air.
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/conan_obrien_gay_wedding.html
10/28/11
To commemorate his one-year anniversary at TBS, Conan O'Brien is taping his late-night show "Conan" at New York's Beacon Theater next week, but that milestone won't be the only cause for celebration.
Vulture hears that O'Brien will be officiating an on-air wedding during one of those episodes, and it's the sort of marriage ceremony that couldn't have taken place back when O'Brien used to tape his show in New York: a legal wedding between two men.
Show sources are quick to caution that the potentially groundbreaking event is no mere publicity stunt, and isn't intended to make light of gay marriage — in fact, O'Brien will be marrying a longtime staffer and his partner.
If the idea of a late-night wedding sounds familiar, you may be thinking of the union between Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki on "The Tonight Show" nearly 42 years ago, a televised marriage ceremony that shattered late-night ratings records. Weddings have since been big business for morning talk shows and sweeps-week prime-time serials, but they've been surprisingly absent from the late-night landscape until now.
Still, don't expect a save-the-date card just yet: Producers are still determining which night the Conan wedding will air.
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/conan_obrien_gay_wedding.html