January 2010
16 posts
DEAR INTERNET: Conan and Martha Make Baked Alaska... →
In tribute to one of my favorite entertainers/writers/Harvard alumni of all time, every Tuesday I’m going to put up a favorite clip, image, piece, etc., from Conan’s years on TV. A lot of really old stuff has been surfacing on the internet, so I’ll try to find some obscure and hilarious bits and pieces to feature.
How Team Coco Channels Our Great Recession Anger →
This is a really interesting argument. #teamcoco is certainly a populist movement, where the enemy is the corporation that doesn’t understand or respect the people’s will. Whether people understand this consciously as a microcosm for the recession and anger towards Wall Street… I’m more dubious of that claim.
One thing that’s irritated me from the beginning is upper...
THR: Team Conan War Cry Helps O'Brien Best Leno At... →
thedailywhat:
Based on preliminary metered-market estimates, on Thursday night O’Brien drew a 1.9 in the adult demo — nearly double his usual average. That’s 27% higher number at 11:35 p.m. than Jay Leno, who drew a 1.5 using the same type of measurement, earned at 10 p.m. This is also the lowest-rated Thursday “Leno Show” episode to date in the preliminary nationals (1.3).
Best part? “NBC...
When I was a little boy, I remember watching “The Tonight Show with Johnny...
– Conan O’Brien. (via thedailywhat)