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BOYA by blondeman	Sep 14th, 2003 01:18:49 AM
I LOVE CONAN oh yeah, first. I hope they PIMPBOT 5000 on the show. Oh yeah!
I know someone who was at the taping--SPOILER-- by Andy Travis	Sep 14th, 2003 01:36:07 AM
And yes, the Masturbating Bear invades prime time.
Stylin and profilin by BlackBeltJones	Sep 14th, 2003 01:41:35 AM
The Pimpbot 5000 is in da house. Conan, don't make me turn you out. Greatest sketch ever. Mixing the a 1950 robot with the stylings of a 70's pimp. Pure genious. Don't make me cut you. The Belt Has Spoken!
All Revolutions Commercials by AlwaysThere	Sep 14th, 2003 02:27:34 AM
2 locations: http://www.matrixology.com/rev olutions/trailers/ & http://www.spectaculent.com/ Conan is good, but he isnt nearly as good as the best late night comedian Jay Leno. That been said, NBC is the home of the best latenight shows.
preparation h raymond? by JoeStokowski	Sep 14th, 2003 03:02:51 AM
really? you'd throw in preparation h raymond into the mix of classic late night characters? interesting, i guess. also, the person who said that no one is better than jay leno, you're an idiot. jay leno fucking sucks.
jay leno and trolls. by THE WALLACE	Sep 14th, 2003 03:45:11 AM
"ALWAYS THERE" has to be a troll... Leno is a joke... My parents watch Leno...
For Me to Poop On! by existentist	Sep 14th, 2003 03:57:43 AM

I was at the taping... by ZeaLoTx27	Sep 14th, 2003 04:37:07 AM
you won't be disappointed, every aspect of the show was on point...you CANNOT MISS IT!!!!
2 Great Conan Moments: by Tigger99	Sep 14th, 2003 05:37:45 AM

2 Great Conan Moments: by Tigger99	Sep 14th, 2003 05:39:01 AM
1) Max shoots Andy, then Conan gets up and yells, "Max, you son-of-a-bitch!", and shoots him. 2) Norm MacDonald's now famous appearance. "I bet the "board" is spelled "b-o-r-e-d".
I was at the taping at the Beacon...I was sore from laughing. by HansDelbruck	Sep 14th, 2003 09:21:35 AM
Trust me, even if your not a Conan fan, you will be after tonight.
Really, this is one of only two or three shows on broadcast TV w by Stephen Dedalus	Sep 14th, 2003 11:04:18 AM
THE SIMPSONS is still funny now and then, but it has taken a sharp turn downwards as of late. All the live-action sitcoms are generic and uninspired, and the dramas are now just ripping one another off. As for the late night shows, Letterman is still good, his show on Friday, with Simon and Garfunkel was great. Leno and Kilborn are awful; Jimmy Kimmel is decent, but mostly only half as funny as Conan. Broadcast TV is okay... FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!!!!!
Do the Laughing Genie! Laughing Genie Ruled! by Regis Travolta	Sep 14th, 2003 11:59:29 AM
Conan only did the Laughing Genie once unless I missed him doing it a second time but it was genius. And Little Jay Leno kicks Big Jay Leno's butt every time. Little Jay Leno rules late night and if NBC had any guts they'd replace Big Jay Leno with Little Jay Leno.
funny story by MiltonWaddams	Sep 14th, 2003 12:21:09 PM
norm macdonald came on conan and made fun of the carrot top movie, chairman of the board, saying it's spelled "chairman of the bored". it actually was the original title to the carrot top movie, but after that burn, they had to change the spelling. oh that's good. and they retired pimpbot at the last 5th anniversary special, which is sad.
The Drunk Shirtless Guy by CHEWBLACCA	Sep 14th, 2003 12:26:53 PM
I hope he's it it-I miss that guy.And there has to be some Shatner.
Funniest and most surreal part of the show SPOILERS!!! by IncredibleYoda	Sep 14th, 2003 12:40:09 PM
Was when Conan says he wants to thank three people who were very important to him and the show through all the years, then John Tesh, Abe Vigoda, and William Shatner ride out on stage on a bicycle built for three! The whole entire show was so funny that I for the first time in my life literally had tears running down my face from laughing so hard!
A fav moment by DyslexicHeart	Sep 14th, 2003 02:25:44 PM
I think it was back in March of '98(I have it taped somewhere), anyway it was a skit where they returned from a commercial and Conan introduced his brother, who was coming to see the show for the first and had been in hiding for several years. Then BAM! all these Federal Agents flood the stage and it's reveleaded by Andy that the show's creation and run was all an elaborate scheme to catch Conan's brother. Great stuff. As was almost anything with Miss Amy Poehler, who is very nice.......for me to poop on!!!
My favorite Conan moment: by Cap'n Chaos!	Sep 14th, 2003 04:43:20 PM
Triumph tells Shatner that his hairpiece looks like a sharpei that he banged last night. A VERY close second is Triumph's report from the line for Episode II. I have that one recorded somewhere. I laughed so hard I hurt afterwards. "So that will be the last time he sees female genetalia."
8% Better by paddington	Sep 14th, 2003 04:55:35 PM
That's what I was promised... that's what I expect. NBC will be hearing from my lawyers if otherwise.
CONAN RULES! by T-MACK 1.01	Sep 14th, 2003 05:09:15 PM
Give him Leno's spot, and let his show run for two hours! That's what my prediction for the Year 2000.
One of my favorite characters has apparently been lost because C by Hung-Wei Lo	Sep 14th, 2003 07:13:21 PM
That recurring character was the chick from SNL (before she worked on SNL) who pretended to be Andy's little sister who had a huge obsessive crush on Conan. When she goes from being nice to a wrath-giving devil talker, it's absolutely priceless! Please god, I hope she makes it into the anniversary special!
Favorite Conan Moments by ktownman	Sep 14th, 2003 07:23:44 PM
Does anybody have the Max/Andy/Conan Shootout. I remember when that was on and near pissed myself laughing. Max on Max was pretty funny just on the times Conan Showed it and showed it and showed it involved Max making love to himself missionary position. I miss Andy I hope hes there tonight. Triumph best sketch was the Star Wars Episode 2 line especially when "The Pissed off Vulcan" Came in and gave everybody the finger" Recent sketch would be "Conan O'Brien The Movie Trailer" Starts with Triumph on a toilet crying out "I Cant Poop" then flashes to Masturbating Bear sitting on the edge of a bed with a hot human chick and the chick is comforting him saying it happens all the time. Year 2000 and Staring Contests are great. Cameltoe Annie everybody has had dreams of her once or twice. Coked up Werewolf if you dont laugh when he comes out you have no sense of humour. I miss Pimpbot "My Software is free of glitches and my Stable is full of bitches" " Andy My Man I gots a deal this week on chicks with dicks half price my freaky brotha ha ha yous freakier then Eddie Murphy" ok ok one more Pimpbot saying " Im Fine Conan but I dont know how to get this mustard stain out of my fly suit it seems to happen everytime I break in some talent on the floor of a burger king washroom Andy:Just use some Bleach and cleaner Pimpbot:Thanks again my freakiest customer there be some bitches in your dressing room
The greates bits that Conan does by PumpyMcAss	Sep 14th, 2003 08:28:56 PM
are the ones where he goes on a field trip. Like when he goes to help a writer decorate his pad, or goes to bartending school, checks out the blizzard, hangs out with people waiting in line for the show. That is where the real Conan comedy is. He is so underrated when it comes to dealing with people. The best bit he ever did was go to Texas to get people to watch his show despite the 230 am time slot. He is just brilliant at coming up with the most hilarious comment at just the right moment. A great improviser. I can't wait for this show to start!
Jack. Black. Sucks. by FluffyUnbound	Sep 14th, 2003 10:04:45 PM
This guy is about as funny as my dick in a vise.
Just wanted to take this moment to say MATCHSTICK MEN is overrat by HappyHamster	Sep 14th, 2003 10:28:45 PM
Once again, I'm left confused by how a movie that in reality is maybe slightly above average gets praised as great. The "twist" is obvious well before end of the film (though not all the details). Good film, but not great and one could make many solid arguments about issues with the early pacing.
Always There Must be 67 years old? by Vnhaln1	Sep 14th, 2003 11:06:43 PM
The best late night show is Letterman. Conan and Kimmel run a close 2nd. Leno does better then Letterman cause he is in CA and can get better guests. The greatest things that have ever happened on late night TV in the last 20 years have all happened on Letterman (except for Leno with Hugh Grant was on and Arnold announcing he was gonna run for Governor). Everything Leno does is a ripoff copy of Letterman. Conan and Kimmel are tied for 2nd. They have some pretty cool/funny stuff. Then Leno and at the bottom of the list is Kilburn. That fucker is so in love with himself it aint funny. He isnt hip and he isnt cool and thinks he is. He just comes across as a narcistic closet homo.
Vnhaln1- you are an idiot by ZeaLoTx27	Sep 15th, 2003 12:09:20 AM
ok, first of all, you're right, Leno sucks. 2ndly Letterman is decent most of the time, but nowhere near as funny as Conan. Conan actually has wit and interacts well with his guests, he's the best late night improviser, and he's hands-down the one with the most broad appeal. If he were on earlier he'd dominate the other hosts.
Don't forget by Cap'n Chaos!	Sep 15th, 2003 12:11:12 AM
The original Conan movie trailer with the hot Chick playing Max. Or when Conan and Joel went to the Springsteen concert. Or the desk driving trips. Or the time Conan decorated a couple's yard for Christmas with a giant rotating Conan head. Or Triumph's trips to the Westminster Dog Show. Max's The More You Know segment about why you don't have to wash your hands every time you pee. John Rocker flipping off EVERYONE. "IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND!!! Disney will break with tradition when they make their first hardcore gay porno film. Unfortunately, two of the participants, Chip and Dale, die under tragic circumstances."
INAPPROPRIATE!!! by Hercules	Sep 15th, 2003 12:56:24 AM
always hilarious
The More You Know... by Tigger99	Sep 15th, 2003 01:02:47 AM
Those were some of the best spots Conan ever did! There was this one with Max, where he was talking about owning a gun, then he accidentally shoots himself. Too funny.
Max's The More You Know by Banky the Hack	Sep 15th, 2003 01:37:05 AM
One of my favorites was Max's "The More you Know" segments: Max: They say prostitution in a victimless crime. If that's the case, where's my wallet? You hear me bitch WHERE'S MY WALLET? Classic.
The More You Know by Zeldas	Sep 15th, 2003 02:00:27 AM
I liked the one where Max was like "No hooker is gonna tell me what to do!" And does anyone else miss the guy with bulletproof legs? I nearly pissed my pants with that one for some reason. I loooove Conan. I find him strangely erotic. And I love when they used to bring Anna Nicole Smith out on the rolling couch. And I miss oh how I miss Andy's little sister. Sara Silverman's appearance a while ago is one of my favs ever. When she talked about the Fugian babies with diamonds on the bottom of their spines. Where does his greatness end?! The Masturbating Bear makes me feel dirty. Oh yeah and I too want to kick Paul Schaffer in the nutsack. Letterman sucks. Vive le Conan!
and...... by Rondo	Sep 15th, 2003 02:03:18 AM
Well,Pimpbot WAS there!I'm surprised they didn't have that old street guy they've been using for military updates.I still watch Conan,depending on the guest he can be great.Letterman is ok,whereas Letterman is a cynical jerk sometimes,Leno is a complete kissass.And when is Leno going to stop using exaggerated accents everytime he has a British or Aussie guest on?"G'day,Hugh Jackman is on next,shrimp on the barbie!"Please! I hate Kilborn with a passion.Half his schtick is ripped from Letterman,the I'm more amusing than my guest attitude,and hugging the female guest for 10 minutes when they walk out.Kimmel and this whole "Manshow"type humor annoys me,but I have to admit he can be amusing sometimes,when he had all the football guys on recently(Bradshaw,Long,etc.)it was pretty funny. And one of my fave Conan moments was when he took over the voice for a guys' giant talking Santa on his front lawn and talked to the people out front"Santa is 9feet tall,and everything is anatomically in proportion..if ya know what I mean!"
Conan and Mr T--a buddy cop movie waiting to happen. by Andy Travis	Sep 15th, 2003 02:43:05 AM
I love the outtakes from the skit where he and Mr T go on a picnic (I think)...anyways, Conan and Mr T gets a serious case of the giggles...it's very touching.
That Conan interview with Norm by Gheorghe Zamfir	Sep 15th, 2003 02:53:47 AM
where he made fun of the carrot top movies was actually one of the funniest interviews I've seen. The first segment was pretty standard, and then Norm said something just weird and out of the blue, and when they came back everything was hilarious. What was great about the carrot top bit was he was making fun of carrot top just randomly, than the second guest came out and mentioned she was in a carrot top movie, where Norm took a couple shots at one liners making fun of her movie, "chairman of the b-o-r-e-d" being the topper. And Triumph at the Westminster yelling that one of the contestants is a bitch during the show tops even the SWII stuff for me.
The old Conan's where so much funnyer. . . by McCormic	Sep 15th, 2003 03:01:04 AM
I don't know if it was Andy leaving or what, but the comedy on Conan just got. . . stupid.
bits i'd wish i'd seen by eo766	Sep 15th, 2003 09:06:03 AM
abybody remember the oldie skits with the oldie the oldest man? my favorite more you know had max saying:just admit it your not very smart maybe you should try interstate trucking buh buh buh baaaa.
I laughed my ass off by NubtheSquirrel	Sep 15th, 2003 12:52:31 PM
Masturbating Bear has got to be one of the funiest things I have ever seen. But the one that had me laugh so hard I went into convulsions was Mother Teresa trashing her hotel room.
there there was... by Cap'n Chaos!	Sep 15th, 2003 01:05:22 PM
the Late Night car chase, Will Ferrell as Robert Goulet/The Whale singing Working for the Weekend, making fun of Jay Leno's headlines, Mike Tyson delcaring himself to be Jesus Christ, Jesus Sports Statues ("Jesus is a ball hog!"), Gilbert Godfried hitting on Cindy Brady, Conan gearing the whole show to please one Texan in the audience, the two guys that are always in the audience rubbing their naked asses against his desk, the staring contests between Conan and Andy, The Joelies...
Best Conan moments that you all will agree with: by Craiggers	Sep 15th, 2003 03:12:10 PM
Triump at the Star Wars Episode II line. Triump on Hollywood Squares. Best characters: Pimpbot, Cameltoe Annie, Man on Ice Toilet, Robot on Toilet, Preperation H Raymond, Masturbating Bear, Puking Kermit, the Man who is protected from 3 inch bees, and list goes on. Best channels: A-Hole Ronald (with Ronald McDonald knocking everybody's food from their hands while Nazerath's "Messing with a Son of a Bitch" is playing), Muppet Death, Peanut Suicide Channel, Men Without Hats channel, Not Cool Zeus Channel, etc. Best sketches: Max on Max, Max on Max with Joel watching, Andy getting shot by a hunter on accident, Conan shoving Andy naked into the Today show set, Ginger the gun toting dog, etc. There is so many funny sketches that they should release a DVD of all the funniest ones. That would be the ultimate. As for my favorite More You Know Max line? "Why do all romances have to end in a grisly death?" cue More You know music.
Carl "Oldie" Olsen-Olson-spelling? by Swithin	Sep 15th, 2003 03:18:11 PM
I was surprised that they didn't have a tribute to Oldie Olsen - but when Conan did have to break the news of his death on the show, I remember it as being a somber, sincere, and as close to being heartfelt as I can believe on television moment. Conan still has the best show around, when they start releasing "best of" clip shows like with Johnny they're going to have to go through 10 or 20 volumes.
Ranking The Late Night Hosts by Barron34	Sep 15th, 2003 06:06:12 PM
Conan is hands down the best of the current late night hosts. Letterman was great in his day, and really trail-blazed a lot of the post-Carson humor territory on TV, but Conan is just as funny as Letterman ever was, but he is self-effacing and likeable, rather than cynical like Dave, although Dave's inimitable, cynical style was great; a true original. I feel that Letterman did for late night TV what Saturday Day Live did for the variety/sketch show. He brought it into the post-60s era (soemwhat belatedly, in the 80s). Letterman was a true innovator, and hip as hell in his heyday. So, not to take anything away from Letterman. He's just been at this game for over 20 years now. I don't think that Conan could be doing the sort of absurd, off-the-wall stuff he does without Dave as a pre-cursor. Letterman's the Old King of late night as far as I am concerned, a real institution, but Conan is the Crown Prince, and in some ways the real successor to Johnny Carson. Letterman was a contrast to Carson, not a reflection. Carson's humor was smart, but Carson was always likeable. Dave was a real contrast to that: his humor was sharp, but it was dark and somewhat subversive and edgy. Letterman was not above alienating people or making others uncomfortable to be funny. And he was great at it. Letterman was really his own thing. Conan is more like Carson in that his show is brighter, more upbeat, and he is smart and likeable like Carson. His show is also styled in a retro manner that pays homage to the Golden Age of television. Conan's a real child of the old show business tradition, run through the blender with a hip, post-60s sensibility. Conan and his people are great. ****As far as the other hosts go: Leno is an utter hack/grind/celebrity kiss-ass/sell-out who does lowest common-denominator drek that is aimed at the low-brows of the most middling of America. That is why he gets the best ratings; his show is something the masses of dumb people like to help put them to sleep after the 11:00 0'clock news. Those idiots on the street that Leno interviews who can't answer basic history questions are the banal, stupid children of his banal, stupid viewers (O'Brien's audience, on the other hand, might actually have a degree in history, like Conan himself does). It is maybe a bit of a shame about Leno too, because he was actually a good comedian before he became Carson's lapdog. He could have been something other than dull but reliable hack who somehow inherited the Crown over his superior brother (Letterman). I honestly think that Leno inherited Carson's show because Leno was the unthreatening lackey, whereas as Letterman was a force unto himself, and was actually a peer and a colleague of Johnny's, and not his obsequeious (sp?) inferior like Leno. The Tonight Show went down the tubes when Carson passed it to him. It is now the Velveeta cheese of Late Night, no matter how good it's ratings are. Carson's talent skipped a generation; O'Brien is the true successor. And the dregs of the rest: Kilborn is a smug, unlikeable, narcissistic Neidermeyer fuck. I would forgive him of all of that if he were actually funny, but he very rarely is. I only watch his show to see the rare interesting guest he has on. Kilborn is a venial, shallow jerk. ***Kimmel, I don't know well enough to evaluate. He's seems an amiable enough guy, and perhaps somewhat smart and funny. The deck's really stacked against the guy, though. He obviously can not get guests. I think the format is killing him, too. Why not do something different than the sit-down talk-show? Maher's show was a comedy version of the political round-table. Why can't Kimmel do something different than the old sit-down talk show. It's an old form, and unless you really love it and can put a new tiwst on it, like Conan and his people do, don't try to imitate it or compete with it. Do your own thing, do a live version of Crank Yankers, mixed with T+A , or whatever else it is that Kimmel does (wasn't that the only reason to watch his old cable show? I really can't pay much attention to jokes when a half-naked girl is jumping up and down on my TV screen.) Why not just mix stuff up? Anyway, the format seems stale and Kimmel apparently can't get guests. I would say revamp and mix things up. But anyway, I don't know much about Kimmel's show: I am usually watching O"brien's show or hating Kilborn smarmy shit during Conan's commercial breaks. Good luck to Kimmel: I think it's a thankless task where he's at. Counter-program and do something different to distinguish yourself. Anyway, tha's make take on the others (then there's always Charlie Rose on PBS, if you are in the mood to think rather than laugh....). Those are my rambling thoughts on the Late Night scene. Barron out.
Typos Aplenty by Barron34	Sep 15th, 2003 06:08:52 PM
I meant to type "Saturday NIGHT Live" at the beginning of my prior post, NOT "Saturday Live" or whatever the hell I wrote.. I am sure there are many more typos, but I am too burnt out from my day to go back and check for them. I hope the post is not too incoherent due to them. I need an editor.....
absolutely great special! by imageburn13	Sep 15th, 2003 10:07:07 PM
anyone ever remember many years ago the Max Wienberg Summer Camp for Kids? With him conducting sweatshop labor? Pure comedic gold. That was one one the first skits I saw of Conan, and I knew he was destined to be the new king of late night. Done.
More You Know by maxc7001	Sep 15th, 2003 11:15:31 PM
All time favorite More you know with Max "Condoms break. Deal with it, missy!" The anniversary show was the funniest ninety minutes NBC has presented in many, many years. Glad I hit record.
Dissapointing... by Takashi	Sep 16th, 2003 01:08:31 AM
You have to admit it was just a little dissapointing. It's too bad they dedicated so much time for Will Farrel and Jack Black cameos (both of which were sadly unoriginal) man, even Conan was forcing himself to politely laugh along with them. But actually, I think Conan is going to retire soon. Max and Andy already have. Conan must know he can't keep doing this forever. And the show has been almost solid re-runs for the last month... think about it.
A-Hole Ronald Channel by Kramer318	Sep 17th, 2003 04:19:03 PM
Is my fav! And Embryonic Polkadoted Rockabilly Fighter Pilots rules!
Back in the day by 5thBusiness	Sep 17th, 2003 05:22:27 PM
Anyone remember the Conan "sweeps" week from years ago where, instead of switching from New York to LA (ala Letterman and Leno) they traveled in time? Each episode that week they went to either ancient greece, the Civil War, the '80's, and the future. I remember it being really funny though who knows now. I miss Andy.
Can not be bothered by SemiSubtle	Sep 18th, 2003 11:46:55 AM
Maybe it's already be mentioned (can't be bothered to read previous redundancies/irrelevancies) but Conan's sense of humour is duller than Letterman on a bad day. I'm sick of the lame stupidity and can't believe he wasn't cancelled and quickly forgotten nine years ago. Get a new humour hero, you dry-heavin' cheese eaters.

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