View Full Version : Conan O’Brien: Late-night TV’s most overlooked and riveting host?


TMC
11-06-2017, 09:38 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/arts/television/conan-obrien-artistic-risks-late-night-talk-show.html

TBS’ Conan (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=307773) "has become more distinctive than ever, doubling down on comedy for comedy’s sake," says Jason Zinoman. "Now that New York magazine has called Jimmy Kimmel the new Walter Cronkite, and Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert pursue viral moments with games or political diatribes, Conan O’Brien suddenly seems like not only the sole host in the time slot truly desperate to make you laugh, but also the most willing to take artistic risks. Maybe he really is just going back to basics. It’s easy to take Mr. O’Brien’s gift for refined silliness for granted, since he has been doing the job for nearly a quarter century.”

KRW
11-13-2017, 08:06 PM
I've loved Conan since the 90's when he was still doing Late Night. The poor guy has gotten the raw end of the deal for years. He's been nothing but great since he hit his stride in the late 90's( That's imo). I feel like he's under looked because he's not on a OTA mega station like NBC, CBS or ABC anymore. It's really not fair to guy.