Conan (tv program)

FX hopes Billy Crystal will still look mah-velous in comedy pilot

2013-05-22 11:51:00

2013: When Billy met FX? The cable network announced Wednesday it has ordered the comedy pilot "The Comedians," starring longtime actor / comedian Billy Crystal. The half-hour single camera comedy, which will be produced by Fox Television Studios,...

'American Horror Story,' 'Big Bang Theory' top Critics' Choice bids

2013-05-22 09:05:00

The critics have spoken: horror, geeks and HBO make for some good TV. The nominations for the third annual Critics' Choice Television Awards were announced Wednesday morning by the Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. -- and FX's "American Horror...

Comedian Marc Maron takes a shot on TV

2013-04-20 07:00:00

Marc Maron slips into a chair and plunks a tattered, spiral-bound notebook onto the table. The cover, folded back, reveals dense, tight scribbling on ruled paper. Pen in hand, Maron hunches over the notes, looks up for a second to lock eyes by way of...

O'Brien, Kimmel and Ferguson discuss Boston bombing

2013-04-16 12:00:00

Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson all taped new episodes Monday and all three took a few moments to offer commentary on the bombing of the Boston Marathon earlier that day. For O'Brien, the attack really hit home as Boston is the city where...

TBS extends Conan O'Brien through 2015

2013-04-01 13:09:00

Turner Broadcasting has extended "Conan" through November 2015, solidifying the network's relationship with late night host Conan O'Brien. Time Warner-owned Turner scooped up the red-haired O'Brien in 2010 shortly after red-faced NBC executives...

Snoop Dogg was gangsta; Snoop Lion is Rasta

2013-03-16 07:30:00

Snoop Dogg had come to Burbank to let loose the lion. Engulfed by a haze of marijuana smoke thick as London fog in a hotel suite high above the so-called Media Capital of the World, the gangsta rap superstar surrendered himself to a hairdresser's...

Steve Carell attempts to prove he's not a nice guy on 'Conan'

2013-03-15 14:57:00

Steve Carell: Hollywood's Mr. Nice Guy. "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" star headed to "Conan" on Thursday night to promote the magician comedy costarring Jim Carrey and apparently to tarnish his nice-guy reputation. He was successful with the former,...

Robert Kirkman explains 'Walking Dead' inconsistencies on 'Conan'

2013-03-08 10:36:00

As fans of “The �Walking Dead” know, one of the pleasures of watching the show is pointing out its various inconsistencies. It’s a show that practically invites nitpicking. (I mean, is it really that easy to decapitate the undead? Don&...

Conan O'Brien and Johnny Galecki re-create 'The Goonies'

2013-02-28 10:02:00

Attention, children of the '80s: Conan O'Brien and Johnny Galecki -- a.k.a. Rusty from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" or David from "Roseanne" -- have teamed up to re-create one of the decade's finest cinematic achievements, "The Goonies." As...

Food fight: Jimmy Kimmel ribs Morrissey for 'dumb statements'

2013-02-27 15:45:00

Morrissey may be the man with a thorn in his side, but Jimmy Kimmel has a message for the tortured British singer: Come make your "dumb statements" on my show. Morrissey — former frontman for 1980s rockers the Smiths — canceled an...

'Conan' and 'The Daily Show' abuzz over Michelle Obama's new bangs

2013-01-22 09:41:00

There were only three topics of conversation on the late-night airwaves Monday: Martin Luther King Jr., the presidential inauguration, and of course, Michelle Obama’s bangs. On “The Daily Show,” correspondents Jessica Williams and Al...

Jimmy Kimmel's move signals a prime time for late-night TV shuffle

2013-01-04 05:00:00

The noisy green room of Jimmy Kimmel's talk show in Hollywood was crawling with the show's thirtysomething writers, who stole occasional glances at the monitors as the 45-year-old comic joked with a woman in the studio audience. A few minutes later,...

"Conan" host Conan O'Brien (second to left) poses with staff at N9NE Steakhouse during his talk show's Chicago wrap party June 14, 2012.

2012-06-18 08:14:00

"Conan" sidekick Andy Richter throws out the first pitch before the Cubs-Detroit Tigers game at Wrigley Field June 14, 2012.

2012-06-18 08:03:00

Nominees: "The Colbert Report"; "Conan"; "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"; "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"; "Real Time With Bill Maher"; "Saturday Night Live." Who will win: "The Daily Show" has won this category approximately 37 times. For good reason.

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