Conan O’Brien: Late-night TV’s most overlooked and riveting host? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 11-06-2017, 09:38 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/a...talk-show.html

TBS’ Conan "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.

11-06-2017, 09:38 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,393	Conan O’Brien: Late-night TV’s most overlooked and riveting host? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/a...talk-show.html TBS’ Conan "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.”

11-13-2017, 08:06 PM	#2
KRW One Bad Mother Funker Forum Regular Join Date: May 23, 2017 Location: The Funk Dojo Posts: 899	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.