Who would’ve thought we’d ever see Conan O’Brien back at NBC? Well, that’s exactly what happened last night when O’Brien popped in to visit Jimmy Fallon on ‘Late Night,’ the show he hosted for 16 years.
Taking inspiration from a 26-foot-tall statue of Marilyn Monroe that was recently unveiled in Chicago, Conan O’Brien revealed a gigantic, partially nude statue of trombonist Richie “LaBamba” Rosenberg in this ‘Conan’ rehearsal outtake.
In this rehearsal outtake from ‘Conan,’ Conan O’Brien considers paring his band down to a trio in order to save cash.
“God, I wish we had a smooth jazz trio,” complained O’Brien. “Think of the money we’d save!”
On last night’s ‘Conan,’ J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ gave host Conan O’Brien a lesson in how to move heavy objects. But this wasn’t a simple tutorial in lifting with one’s legs. For whatever reason, the actor’s technique involved a copious amount of highly-suggestive rump shaking.
There’s been no shortage of fan-shot videos and images emerging from the Pittsburgh, PA set of ‘The Dark Knight Rises‘ this week. Last night, Conan O’Brien gave viewers a taste of the upcoming movie with faux amateur footage supposedly filmed by a surreptitious fan.
Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal was recently outed as a go-kart lover by TMZ and the pictures of his joyride in the itty-bitty car were a sight to behold. But trying to squeeze his 7′ 1″ frame into a toy Jeep proved nearly impossible on ‘Conan‘ last night.
“I like to feel small. So, I like to ride things that I can’t fit in,” said O’Neal, explaining his love of tiny vehicles. “People say, ‘He can’t get into that.’ I’ll be, like, ‘Watch this.’”
Harrison Ford isn’t smurfing around. On ‘Conan‘ last night, the actor expressed his intense dislike for the little blue creatures by beheading a plush Papa Smurf.
Ford has good reason to be peeved: the CGI reboot of ‘The Smurfs’ nearly tied his new movie ‘Cowboys and Aliens’ at the box office over the weekend. And, to add insult to injury, wife Calista Flockhart paid good money to take their son to the movie, while they saw Ford’s sci-fi western for free.
Over the weekend, talk-show host Conan O'Brien gave the commencement speech at Dartmouth College. Not surprisingly, the self-deprecating funnyman began his speech by stating how ridiculous it was that "a television talk show host" had been selected to impart wisdom.
Even less surprising was that Conan's speech turned out to be really good. He touched on the tough job market and the unfairness of life, and told the crowd that, while they shouldn't fear failure, they should "do their very best to avoid it."
