Conan O'Brien Announces "Half-Assed Comedy & Music" Tour

By Anna Swindle at 2:58 PM on March 11, 2010

Take that, NBC. Forbidden from signing on to any new television ventures thanks to residual contract issues with his former employer, funnyman Conan O’Brien is using his time off to spread laughter across the nation during a 30-city, two-month “half-assed comedy & music tour,” according to a message on his Twitter account today....  read more

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Five Reasons NBC Should Be Ashamed of Itself

By Nick Marino at 7:25 AM on February 23, 2010

NBC used to be my favorite major network. It had Seinfeld. It had Cheers. It had standards....  read more

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The 10 Best TV Finales of All Time

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on February 4, 2010

The 10 TV shows listed here bowed with grace. Here's hoping Lost was taking notes.  read more

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Conan O'Brien and NBC's Relationship: Not Over Just Yet

By Anna Swindle at 5:00 PM on January 28, 2010

Following the lengthy Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien/NBC conflict, hearing that O’Brien had officially washed his hands of the ordeal was refreshing. But it seems the break from NBC wasn’t quite as clean as it seemed. The network recently picked up a pilot from O’Brien’s production company, Conaco....  read more

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It's Official: Conan O'Brien Bids NBC Farewell

By Anna Swindle at 9:50 AM on January 21, 2010

Well, it’s confirmed now. For the past couple weeks, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and NBC have been the topics of countless headlines across these here interwebs. Will Jay’s time slot change? Will Conan stick around? There were many questions. But late last night, Conan and NBC finally signed a $32 million deal to wrap up his stint on The Tonight Show....  read more

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Fifteen Reasons to Love Conan O'Brien

By Steve LaBate and Brooke Hatfield at 7:00 AM on January 15, 2010

Today, we continue to celebrate our favorite late-night host, as he endures a royal screwing at the hands of his embattled network. It seems almost certain now that O'Brien will have no choice but to walk away from his dream job of hosting _The Tonight Show_. And we can't help but wonder, WTF?! How can NBC be so stupid?! ...  read more

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Conan O'Brien's Best NBC Jokes

By Kate Kiefer at 7:00 AM on January 14, 2010

I’m glad that 90 percent of my Twitter and Facebook friends have announced that they’re on “Team Conan,” but I don’t really think there’s a Team NBC outside of the NBC headquarters. Am I right? Team NBC, are you out there? No? Good. Anyway, from the moment he announced that he wouldn’t go along with NBC’s dumb plan to bump The Tonight Show’s time slot for Jay Leno, Conan has handled the situation with resolve, grace and a whole lot of humor. Here are eight awesome jokes he’s made since the big announcement....  read more

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Conan O'Brien Says No to Tonight Show Time Change

By Anna Swindle at 3:52 PM on January 12, 2010

As far as NBC hosts go, Jay Leno has been getting most of the attention lately. But Conan O’Brien released a statement this afternoon making it clear that if his show’s network does indeed push The Jay Leno Show to 11:35 p.m. (a change NBC confirmed last week), O’Brien will walk....  read more

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Weird Al, Dave Eggers, Conan O'Brien, Many More Performing at SF Sketchfest

By Kristen Callihan at 3:00 PM on January 11, 2010

If laughter is the best medicine, then the three-week long, star-studded San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival can surely cure anything. The SF Sketchfest has packed its ninth year’s lineup full of comedic heavyweights....  read more

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Andy Barker, P.I.: The Complete Series Review

By Sean Gandert at 11:30 AM on January 8, 2010

DVD Release Date: Nov. 17 Creators: Conan O’Brien, Jonathan Groff Starring: Andy Richter, Tony Hale, Clea Lewis, Harve Presnell, Mashall Manesh Studio/Length: Shout! Factory, 132 mins. Short-lived detective spoof showed promise but never had time to develop Andy Barker, P.I. is all about what happens when you take clichéd murder-mystery investigations and make someone other than Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe the detective. The titular P.I., played to perfection by longtime Conan O’Brien sidekick Andy Richter, is fascinatingly boring—an accountant by trade, Barker is both highly unqualified and highly uninterested in solving crimes. In his heart, he’ll always prefer...  read more

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