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Because Conan knows how hard it was being a writer. Heck, he was one of the original writers for Simpsons and recalled a memory where they would be stuck in this small room just brainstorming jokes for the whole day, like 9am-5pm and if you've rewatched the original Seasons 1-6, you'd see the layers upon layers of jokes.
I actually went to a Conan show and he was fantastic. He did a five minute stand up just for the audience that wasn’t recorded or aired. It was just for the people there. He probably does that for everyone, but Conan really knew how to make us feel special. The only late night show I watched.
Same here. At the peak of James Corden's show, I was on a trip to the US, and I applied for bunch of the shows, luckily I got accepted for the Corden's show and Conan's. Conan was unbelievably nice to the audience, he did give us a mini show before the actual show started, and ended up with a Q&A after the taping of the show ended. Live, he was as funny as he is on TV. Corden on the other hand was the complete opposite, unfunny, arrogant, and his stage manager kept asking us to fake our laughs. Watching the episode a while after attending the shows, proved to me how much post production made Corden look somewhat funny. I guess I'm one of the few who loved and still love both Jay and Conan
That’s why I’m a budtender. If you talk to and listen to people they will love you. If it is your chosen field and you’re fully into it people notice. Conan is that way…Leno not so much.
Conan brought all his staff to TBS and paid all of em with the buy out money. Bro is so loyal to his staff its amazing. Also he got the best backstage people.
I have always liked Conan and his varied work and one of the only two I ever liked at all. And, of course, both of my favorites were betrayed by their own networks. My other favorite is Craig Ferguson, who was possibly my fav host, even though, unlike with Conan, I never was a fan of or watched his other work and didn't even know who he was. That was actually surprising to discover bc I wasn't a fan of the drew carrey show or anything related to puppets/physical comedy lol. So, I never intentionally watched the initial years of Craig Ferguson's late show. Then, I moved and procrastinated getting cable, I'd put on local network tv sometimes. I caught a random show and was shocked by his humor and genuine kindness and vulnerability. Then, the robot co-host, Geoff, was conceived and it became one of my favorite shows. It's interesting bc Conan and Craig were both very different than the "late night show host" persona and seemed like quirky, thoughtful, genuine human beings who just happen to be on tv.
People don't quit bad jobs. They quit bad bosses. I've never heard of someone quit working for Conan. But I've certainly heard of Conan quit working for someone.
Y'all remember when Conan, after learning they were giving the show back to Jay, started deliberately wasting the shows budget as a way of saying "F U" ? Like one time he bought a bugatti veyron, put mouse ears on it and played a song with ridiculously expensive bradcast licensing (might have been a beatles song??) Just to burn NBC's money. Classic!
Conan was definitely the best this industry ever saw. He even became a legend here in Finland, and he played into the joke by visiting us. He had hundreds of fans greeting him at the airport.
@@molokoplus0612 He had this running gag at the time where he said he looked like their then female prime minister Tarja Halonen. They picked it up in Finland and history was made.
I was a day one Conan fan but he literally used his contract negations to demand another man’s show. I knew he would fail, because what made Conan great was character like the Masturbating Bear.
@@Mehwhatevrnot really stealing when it’s a network job which eventually has to be transferred to another host, that’s like saying Leno stole it from Letterman
I remember having a discussion in my friend group about which one we liked better and all the stupid guys chose Leno while all the smart people chose Conan. It crystallized the difference between the two hosts.
Don't know if Conan was involved with picking the musical guests, but he had the coolest artists and bands like the Smashing Pumpkins, Slipknot, Deftones, The Walkmen, System of a Down and too many other great acts 👍
He definitely did. I'm sure you know he plays guitar, but he's a huge music fan. The guitarist for the show, Jimmy Vivino, also knew his stuff, so I'm sure he had a role in things as well. If you watch his guitar selection for the pieces they played, he always chose period-accurate guitars each time. I remember them doing a rockabilly song, and he had a Gretsch Duo Jet that sounded exactly like Cliff Gallup's on the early Gene Vincent records. It was uncanny. Later I discovered that Cliff used flatwound strings, which is unusual for rock players, but somehow Jimmy learned that fact and did the same to get that sound. Those guys really cared at least as much about the music as much as any other element of the show.
That's what I took from that too, he got a loooot of mileage out of that line,. The extra context of it being basically a middle finger at the critics is great.
Jimmy Fallon is the absolute worst. I'm more upset about him sitting in Conan's chair than anything. His fake laughs, fake skits, fake stories, fake wheel of impression and fake hair color [he's 50] just rubs me the wrong way.
He really is freaking annoying, never really paid too much attention to the guy until someone pointed that out online and watched him again. He is so clearly fake its just pathetic.
millennials and zoomer both are partially responsible for Conan's UNSUCCESSFUL attempt at hosting the tonight show conan should've never brought back Andy rickter in fact he should' ve just stayed in New York his show was perfect he way it was
Ahh, yes, because it’s not like comedians are known for self-deprecation, or high awareness of the way they and other people think. Riiiight. “the only comedic guy” to do that is Conan. Ask me how I know you don’t listen understand comedy
@@SnailHatan Most American comics don't. Ask me how I know.... A famous Stephen Fry comment on American vs English comedy and Americans lack of self depreciation. ruclips.net/video/8k2AbqTBxao/видео.html&pp=ygUWc3RlcGhlbiBmcnkgb24gY29tZWR5IA%3D%3D
@@SnailHatan Most American comics don't. Ask me how I know.... A famous Stephen Fry comment on American vs English comedy and Americans lack of self depreciation. ruclips.net/video/8k2AbqTBxao/видео.html&pp=ygUWc3RlcGhlbiBmcnkgb24gY29tZWR5IA%3D%3D
Im a college dropout in my late 30s who is now in upper management. Watching talkshows, Conan mostly when i was a kid pretty much gave me the foundation i needed to have a relatively successsful career in client management. Conan is a treasure and i still watch him to this day.
@@malachigeorge959 then he gotta register late for classes and make an album about it . Maybe even graduate down the line and make another album. I can't believe this idea hasn't been done yet
“Conan is for the 90s kids” you are absolutely right, I loved watching Conan as a kid. I even cried when he left as he was such a huge part of my childhood.
Only night time host i liked. But i like a legitimately funny man, and he's funny. I love when Conan has wild life experts on. I still remember a more "recent" clip where he pet kitten versions of big cats, rubbing his face against the fluffy baby 😂
I’m glad you showed Howard Stern advising Conan about NBC! Did you know he gave the same advice to Fallon? While Jimmy hosted The Late Night Show, Stern warned him not to takeover the Tonight Show. But he didn’t listen, Fallon went for the corporate money. His first soirée as an after hours host, rocked; innovative, funny, good times! Once NBC handed him the coveted spot at 11:35 PM, the show has morphed into a formulaic and dull nightly routine! Perhaps, this fueled Fallon’s descent into drinking!
I've seen a lot of "Why Conan O'brien is the greatest Late Night Host Ever" or "How Conan O'brein exposed X and Y," but this is definitely the best and most well researched vid out of all of them. Good job.
probably the most cringe gen alpha term that, made up by weirdo occultists who giggle knowing kids are throwing around weird occultist terminology. do you know what the goat symbolically represents?
Any time you see a Jay Leno fan, they say they like Jay because 'he is a car guy.' They don't ever say anything about his comedy or showmanship. Leno's audience are into watching him do car advertisements for big corporations. Conan fans like him because they like his comedy and showmanship. He is also a standup guy. When Leno violated his contract and got all of Conan's staff fired, Conan paid his people from his own personal savings and made sure they could still support their families. That should tell you everything about Conan O'Brien
This solidified my love for Conan. The way he handled the whole situation really showed the world what he’s made of, and it’s good stuff. I was a Fallon fan from SNL, more of a Fallon fan at that time than a Conan fan and that just kinda went out the window with everything that surrounded the yes-no, you do/you don’t Corky Ramano-ness of the situation. Conan got thrown in the mud puddle on this and I hope he feels like he came out in vintage Armani with gems stuffed in the pockets - he lost The Tonight Show but he gained so many fans and so many peoples respect for the heart he showed as it went down.
Kimmel will go after people harder than anyone else I've ever seen in mainstream media. It shows Leno's arrogance thinking he could have him on and win him over.
🎭Conan has ALWAYS & WILL ALWAYS be my #1 favorite late night host. 🎭There's no other out there like him. He can relate to many out there on many levels. 🎭Love & Laughter he had always shined our way!
Conan’s Armenia series where he straight up acknowledged the Armenian Genocide was a huge moment for Armenian-Americans. And he did it all because his assistant is of Armenian descent. He’s incredible, Jay Leno’s an unfunny piece of sludge.
Patrick, thank you for this. Conan wasnt always my favorite but he grew on me. they did him super dirty. He stood on business and that has to be applauded.
It makes me unbelievably happy to see Conan getting the recognition he's always deserved. The only Late night host I've ever even considered watching. We'll never have anyone like him again And until this day I can't understand why Jay Leno is popular. Horrible personality and so fake
I know it’s so weird he didn’t have a bigger audience. It’s like the older generations just preferred boring people. Never met someone that’s a Leno fan but everyone loves Conan. So it must just be old people that liked Leno
30:17 - What made that first Jay Leno Show big was that Kanye West was a guest that night. It was the day after he interrupted Taylor Swift's speech at the VMAs so people tuned in to hear him talk about it.
@@barryschalkwijk9388 he probably saying with the current generation of viewers. A lot of people not just middle Americans tune in because of what Kanye did to Swift that night. I remember not knowing who Leno is until the whole Kanye thing. Fans of Swift definitely tune in protest.
I live in Finland. Conan was the first and I even think only ametican late night show which aired in here and it was huge hit. I think it has a lot to do with him not being so fake. Some of the finnish fans noticed he looked like our former president and he became even bigger here when he actually came to Finland and had a show here 😊 Everyone loved him and I think still do 😊
As an Aussie, I never watched American late night TV before Conan O’Brien. He’s got the chaotic and self-deprecating humour that we love here and he’s really quick, but he still lets his guests shine. He can come back here anytime.
I remember when he came down here and tried playin aussie rules footy and it was a fuckin crack up. 😂🤣 I used to try and watch Letterman cause he was the only tonight show they showed down here and it was painfully unfunny. He was a bloody hack. Well that and tonight live with Steve Vizard which was a literal ripoff off Letterman with the exact same format and Vizard even trying to impersonate Letterman's mannerisms. At least it had Aussie jokes..... but it wasn't any better. 🙄😕
@@28russ My brain had shut down all memories of Steve Vizard - ta! I’ll focus on the far funnier Conan playing footy 🤣🤣🤣. Nowadays we don’t even have anyone who could do a late night talk show. Maybe Adam Hills but I haven’t seen him out of Spicks and Specks. Definitely not any of the holier than thou Project presenters. Edited bc I’m even shadowbanned making mild comments on TV presenters. Fuck RUclips.
@@littlecatfeet9064 Yeah, I have so many comments deleted it's just a frustrating fuck around. I'm so sick of playin the copy and paste then edit game to see if it stays up. Adam Hills buggered off to the U.K. cause I think Aussies were kinda over him and he does something like a tonight show over there anyway. And the bloody project's just a pathetically unfunny and biased asf not "news" woke circle jerk. I'll return the ta for makin me think of that utter crap. 🤣😂
@@littlecatfeet9064 Yeah, I have so many comments deleted it's just a frustrating fuck around. I'm so sick of playin the copy and paste then edit game to see if it stays up. Adam Hills buggered off to the U.K. cause I think Aussies were kinda over him and he does something like a tonight show over there anyway. And the bloody project's just a pathetically unfunny and biased asf not "news" woke circle j*rk. I'll return the ta for makin me think of that utter crap. 🤣😂
@@littlecatfeet9064 Yeah, I have so many comments deleted it's just a frustrating f**k around. I'm so sick of playin the copy and paste then edit game to see if it stays up. Adam Hills buggered off to the U.K. cause I think Aussies were kinda over him and he does something like a tonight show over there anyway. And the bloody project's just a pathetically unfunny and biased asf not "news" w0ke circle j*rk. I'll return the ta for makin me think of that utter crap. 🤣😂
I honestly never knew Conan had been frozen out like that. He was the only late night talk show host who could fill the void left behind by Johnny Carson.
I vaguely remember this happening when it was going on, but I was too young to really get it. I was like "Well Leno's gone, Conan's in, that's cool. Wait, now Conan's gone and Leno's back. Why'd that happen?"
Jay Leno ruined his legacy by not knowing when to step down. How much longer did he think he could host The Tonight Show after taking it away from Conan O'Brien?
Jay Leno is rich as fuck and has every dream car anyone could ever want. I don’t think he cares about his “legacy” haha. Conan has the moral high ground for sure. But don’t forget the business part of show business.
@@EmraldoDaSilva Exactly! You should leave when you're at your peak, while people are still applauding you-not when you're being pushed out of your seat. Did he really think he was going to reach new heights in his career the second time around? The show ended again after just 2 or 3 years anyway.
@@MangoBS Sure, he’s rich and has every dream car, but do you really think his quality of life is any better than a celebrity who’s less wealthy? At the same time, he doesn’t have the respect of his peers, and people think he’s dead inside.
As you called out, Jay could have walked away graciously. He chose to lurk in the shadows. It would be one thing if this was a unique circumstance, but he did the same thing multiple times. You can absolutely blame Leno, in addition to NBC.
I also think he could have just been honest and said he wasn't willing to leave the Tonight Show and force NBC to make a decision instead of this convoluted compromise which was destined to fail.
Ooh finally a comment that makes sense to me! As someone that watches Fallon clips every now and then I was always confused at the hate towards him by Conan fans. Like, Fallon didn't do anything to him, why the hate? "Fallon sucks, Conan is better by all accounts" you can argue that but in the end it's still the employer's call, so why blame an employee for being chosen? They got nothing solid on Fallon too beyond "drunkard", "bad comedian" and "fake laugh". Criticisms so shallow it feels like I'm watching kids throwing tantrums.🙄
After that perfect comment about you can do anything in life, unless jay wants to do it too. That head shake after, i instantly smiled, i used to watch his show to fall asleep to when i was in university. I fell asleep with a good mindset every night!
I think if you are watching the video @Patrick Cc and his team took time to write, edit, and film, you should at least watch the ad to give some change to them. Like if a street performer makes you stop. It's courtesy to toss them a tip. But that is solely my opinion. I understand not wanting to watch an ad.
@@urswtlilangel3998 I pay monthly for RUclips premium to avoid ads so it feels violating I still have to endure them. They got my cut and I want to watch in peace. Also just my opinion. Lol
6:32 You've mucked the story up quite a bit here, the hiding in the cupboard incident happened when Leno already had the job and NBC was thinking of booting him for Dave. It didn't help him get the job in the first place, it helped him keep the job when his Tonight Show had already been running for 7-8 months. And Ludwin didn't decide it was John Agoglia, Warren Littlefield and Bob Wright. Leno got the job in the first place because of his pushy agent Helen Kushnick who was fired a couple of months into her tenure as executive producer as she was...frankly a lunatic
Conan has become bigger than the Tonight show with his run on TBS and then transitioning into is podcast. What happened with the Tonight Show was a massive blessing for Conan. He and we just didn’t know it back then. I don’t watch ANY of the late night shows anymore. But I regularly catch clips and full interviews from Conan Needs a Friend.
"If you don't work what else will you do?" The mentality of people who don't know what better to do with their lives. Meanwhile he inherited "his" show... greedy, fat, white, shithead boomers all over
No matter how many times I hear this story I always love seeing the support it brings out for Conan. He’s been my favorite comedian/late night host since I was old enough to record old episodes of Late Night. He’s incredibly humble, intelligent and hilarious, three things Jay Leno has never been. I’ve never found Leno funny and always saw him as a joke, I remember seeing all of this unfold in real time and that’s when my love for Conan kicked into overdrive. It’s been awesome to see Conan’s career pivot and adapt to his audience’s likes. His podcast is my favorite to listen to when I’m down, his humor and banter with his co hosts never fails to make me laugh. Team Coco forever!
As someone that is from Austria, Age 23. Conan O‘Brian is the Late Night Host that really got me into comedy. I‘ve seen almost all of his RUclips Clips. I was amazed of his style of comedy. He is inspiring in so many ways.
@@joshthemediocre7824 You know what? You're absolutely right, and I'm deeply sorry for including you in a group in which you clearly don't belong. Allow me to correct myself. Ahem. Everyone who isn't a complete moron knew what a snake Leno was after what he did to David Letterman.
@@joshthemediocre7824 Letterman went on being remembered as one of the greatest talk show hosts of all time. Leno is remembered as the asshole and snake he always was. Just because you don't care doesn't mean that the popular opinion isn't there.
@joshthemediocre7824 OP said everyone knew he was a snake, stating you didn't care still implies you know he's a snake. You didn't prove OP wrong with your comment, just that you are OK with people doing shitty things to other people.
Yeah yeah. In retrosepctive, that shit did an unrepairable damage to tv (dave ending up leaving 4 years later, Craig Ferguson leaving, Jimmy taking over, Colbert taking over after Dave, etc)
great doc, love having all this footage collected for me. Ive seen some bits and pieces, like going back and watching S1E1 of Conan's Late Night takeover, but having background context and historical footage put together in video essay/Documentary format lets me drunkenly take in pop-culture from my computer chair without lifting a finger, the way God intended.
I was in middle school around that time. My uncle was such a huge fan of the show and the bits, he typed up a bunch of original sketch scripts and mailed them to the studio. They turned him down of course, but I was always impressed by that.
Conan O'Brien is the Bret "Hitman" Hart of comedy/late night. Master of his craft. Chose respect and brand loyalty over money. Got stabbed in the back as a result.
You do realize that Brett Hart chose money over brand loyalty? Then after making that decision chose disrespect for his business which resulted in the actions taken against him(screwjob) that triggered his downfall.
@@jmike8934 Bret was signed to a 20 year contract in 1995. Shortly after he won the belt, Vince approached Bret telling him he wasn't going to be able to afford to pay Bret and because of that Vince encouraged Bret to negotiate with WCW. Whether or not you agree with Bret's refusal to drop the belt (Bret had creative control there too, another part of the contract Vince broke), it's known Bret never wanted to leave.
Was literally drinking from my water bottle when Pat said "make sure you're drinking water" and it was such a euphoric moment of satisfaction that I almost spat it out🙌 Also Conan is the absolute king of late night and for sure on my comedy Mount Rushmore (his remote segments and Clueless Gamer segments are some all-time great rewatchable videos - go check them out if you haven't seen them). When you listen to standup comedians who were coming up when he had his show, a lot say they saw Conan as the show with the most comedic credibility and the one that meant the most as their "you've made it" TV moment.
I believe that was partly Conan’s humor but also his way of dealing with awkward situations such as Diddy saying he locked women in the house… Conan making a comment like that was a way to side step the disturbing comment and keep the vibe light.
I one time bumped into Conan around 5th ave next to the Apple store and he was such a nice guy he even bought me and my girlfriend at the time hotdogs and Gatorade lmaoo (also he's even taller looking in person lol)
@@sashalove83 Eh it sounds like something a humbled guy like Conan seemingly is would do. Not like he said he took the guy and his girl out on his 30 ft yacht and sailed the Carribean.
I'm 41 years old and I 100 % believe Conan would be THAT guy. He always was. He's one of the ONLY high profile celebs , impossible to dig up dirt. Is he perfect? Course not. But , the man has always ALWAYS kept it 💯‼️ #teamcoco
Actually not entirely true.Joan Rivers was Johnny. Carson’s permanent guest host hosting the Tonight Show every Monday and when Johnny went on vacation. Joan’s Monday night ratings were equal to Carson’s. But there was a list of people to take over from Carson and Rivers wasn’t on it and she saw the list. She got an offer to do her own show on Fox so she left the Tonight Show without telling Johnny. Her show on Fox eventually flopped.
Conan had an old school mentality that loyalty would be rewarded. Let that be a reminder to me and to anyone else that the world in which this reigns supreme is dead. Take what’s yours, no one else is looking out for you. Sad reality. To be fair to Leno, Letterman was beating him for a while on CBS, but Leno did end up obviously overtaking him. Letterman was much funnier on Late Night in my opinion.
"Conan had an old school mentality that loyalty would be rewarded." Weird then, that Andy Richter would leave the show for FOX, only to return later when his sitcom career never really took off.
But it was rewarded, wasn't it? He stayed at NBC and got his dream -- becoming the host of the Tonight Show. But his real message was not to chase money. He was happy at NBC, they let him do his thing, and the extra $13 million from FOX probably wouldn't have been worth what FOX wanted him to do for it.
It nearly happened to Jay. Dave hired Mike Ovitz who was the mega powerful agent of the day. He reported back to say 'Look, I have a way to get you the Tonite Show after Jay's contract is over. But you will be inheriting a damaged franchise, it won't be the same.' Too bad someone didn't give that advice to Conan.
I don't remember who made it, but there is a video called "Conan obrien killed a guy." And it puts forward an interesting idea that, in reality, Conan actually manipulated the TV stations so that none of the hosts involved lost their jobs. Super interesting video. EDIT: I'm only a few minutes in, so if that is the message of this video, my bad.
Autumn of 1993 was so awesome when Late Nite With Conan O'Brien aired it's first ep and I instantly loved it. It was also when I started high school and I payed the price for staying up til 1:30am before going to school in the morning. 😅
I lived in a market where they didn't show Conan for years. Sometimes the local programming would slip and part of Conan's opening credits would air before the tech flipped on Rush Limbaugh or whatever.
Patrick your work is amazing. You do the homework, including archives and numbers, and present it in an interesting way. It is important we know the underbelly of hollywood nowadays
If they would have just let Conan stick it out we would have a vastly different late night show scene than we do now. Conan was the last drop of fresh air it had and Jay Leno kicked him out
At least we got to see Conan do his own thing without too much meddling on TBS, him, Craig and Colbert (on the Colbert Report and early years on the Late Show) were great to watch.
Everyone who have ever interacted with conan either a fan or an intern or even celebrities all of them have had a positive thing to say and think this all can be traced back to the days when he was considered a failure and that kept him grounded even when he got success. He really is a great guy .
Conan is the funny and best late show host ever! Yea Carson is king of late night.. But Conan is just better ❤ Conan is a humanitarian and gives the best speeches.
Jay Leno had horrible taste in comedy. Remember the dancing itos bit during the oj trial was disgusting. Poor family is grieving a murder! He thought it was hilarious like seriously wtf. Hated him since.
I am half way around the world in the middle east and I think he is an American treasure. He is the only host that is actually funny and not pretentious, he is so authentic and we can feel that through the screens.
Nah, it aged better than you'd expect. Conan does a bit about having his ancestry looked into and he finds out he's 100% Irish, which the ancestry Guy's like "That doesn't happen, like ever, do you know what that means?" "It means you're inbred!" So Conan is actually pretty white-on-white. It's a hilarious story, he tells it in interviews.
Jay is good at being a car guy, I’ll watch Jay Leon’s garage. But Conan isn’t just a better host, he’s just a better person all round period. And someone that I always loved to watch. He’s someone I strive to be like, very funny and truly a kind person as well as someone who has the right vision. He may of not gotten the Tonight show for long, but he got something way better, a better show and a truly loyal loving fan base
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During the writers' strike, Conan was the only host who still paid his staff. Unlike Ellen!
as an Ellen i can confirm that
Ikr!
Because Conan knows how hard it was being a writer. Heck, he was one of the original writers for Simpsons and recalled a memory where they would be stuck in this small room just brainstorming jokes for the whole day, like 9am-5pm and if you've rewatched the original Seasons 1-6, you'd see the layers upon layers of jokes.
Letterman did the same
I looked it up and that's not true. Basically all of the talk shows paid their staff during the writers strike.
I actually went to a Conan show and he was fantastic. He did a five minute stand up just for the audience that wasn’t recorded or aired. It was just for the people there. He probably does that for everyone, but Conan really knew how to make us feel special. The only late night show I watched.
Coco genuinely LOVES to just talk with people. ♥
Same here. At the peak of James Corden's show, I was on a trip to the US, and I applied for bunch of the shows, luckily I got accepted for the Corden's show and Conan's.
Conan was unbelievably nice to the audience, he did give us a mini show before the actual show started, and ended up with a Q&A after the taping of the show ended. Live, he was as funny as he is on TV.
Corden on the other hand was the complete opposite, unfunny, arrogant, and his stage manager kept asking us to fake our laughs. Watching the episode a while after attending the shows, proved to me how much post production made Corden look somewhat funny.
I guess I'm one of the few who loved and still love both Jay and Conan
I'M WITH COCO
That’s why I’m a budtender. If you talk to and listen to people they will love you. If it is your chosen field and you’re fully into it people notice. Conan is that way…Leno not so much.
I’ve seen late night live about 4 times. I feel like I’m a part of history from the skits I saw.
Conan brought all his staff to TBS and paid all of em with the buy out money. Bro is so loyal to his staff its amazing.
Also he got the best backstage people.
Bro is with them from the get go.
They're no longer just staff and a host, but comrades in arms.
In the same way that Mark Calaway (The Undertaker) was faithful and loyal to WWF/WWE, Conan O'Brien has always been faithful and loyal to his staff.
@@WorthlessDeadEndmark's officially retired but people still fondly by his co-workers staffs and people we was with through thick and thin
I have always liked Conan and his varied work and one of the only two I ever liked at all. And, of course, both of my favorites were betrayed by their own networks.
My other favorite is Craig Ferguson, who was possibly my fav host, even though, unlike with Conan, I never was a fan of or watched his other work and didn't even know who he was.
That was actually surprising to discover bc I wasn't a fan of the drew carrey show or anything related to puppets/physical comedy lol. So, I never intentionally watched the initial years of Craig Ferguson's late show.
Then, I moved and procrastinated getting cable, I'd put on local network tv sometimes. I caught a random show and was shocked by his humor and genuine kindness and vulnerability. Then, the robot co-host, Geoff, was conceived and it became one of my favorite shows.
It's interesting bc Conan and Craig were both very different than the "late night show host" persona and seemed like quirky, thoughtful, genuine human beings who just happen to be on tv.
People don't quit bad jobs. They quit bad bosses. I've never heard of someone quit working for Conan. But I've certainly heard of Conan quit working for someone.
Y'all remember when Conan, after learning they were giving the show back to Jay, started deliberately wasting the shows budget as a way of saying "F U" ? Like one time he bought a bugatti veyron, put mouse ears on it and played a song with ridiculously expensive bradcast licensing (might have been a beatles song??) Just to burn NBC's money. Classic!
I respect that tbh
He didn't actually do that haha, they were skits (as he said himself). The stuff was hired/props.
@@undisclosedperson3871the stuff was rented? So it still cost money? So the OPs comment still applies lol
Anyone who says yall needs to be bubbled
@@garadak7.what the H does bubbled mean
Conan the only late night host I ever liked or watched tbh
What about Johnny Carson, David Letterman, or Craig Ferguson?
Same
who cares?
@@ABCABQ i care
@@usnatv2007 conan >>
Conan was definitely the best this industry ever saw. He even became a legend here in Finland, and he played into the joke by visiting us. He had hundreds of fans greeting him at the airport.
I forgot about that. Great episode!! I have to find it now.
That was like his first ongoing remote. It was brilliant.
Finland? Was this a joke like Germans love Hasslehoff?
@@molokoplus0612 He had this running gag at the time where he said he looked like their then female prime minister Tarja Halonen. They picked it up in Finland and history was made.
He was nor.
Conan O Brien just seems so genuine and good hearted unlike the many other fake talk show hosts.
Maybe, to a fault. He dislikes cynicism. Not being a cynic, he tends to fall for things he should be smart enough not to.
that's because he is not a show host - he was thrust into it. strangely, he does have a kind of a screen presence.
Entitled nepotism so genuine
Jimmy Fallon be giving the fakest laughs for a simple sentence.
I was a day one Conan fan but he literally used his contract negations to demand another man’s show. I knew he would fail, because what made Conan great was character like the Masturbating Bear.
4:15 that was easily the most abrupt paid promo transition I've ever seen in my life 😭
I was confused for a sec if it was part of the video or an ad lmao
Lmao ikr? I was so confused 😅
It’s a plug what do you want
That’s basically this whole channel, there was a vid when he was talking about a murdered child and immediately transitioned into a sponsor
he's definitely getting worse with the transitions
“Kids; you can do anything you want in life …. unless Jay Leno wants to do it too” CLASSIC!!! 😂
😂😂😂 my Gaad
I mean, Jay Leno could have said the same about him. Conan first tried to steal his job. Nobody looks good here.
AMAZING!!!!! 😂
@@Mehwhatevrnot really stealing when it’s a network job which eventually has to be transferred to another host, that’s like saying Leno stole it from Letterman
I was genuinely lol-ing when I heard that. That head bobble at the end was perfect.
Team Coco
I bought that poster!
I remember having a discussion in my friend group about which one we liked better and all the stupid guys chose Leno while all the smart people chose Conan. It crystallized the difference between the two hosts.
@thornyback omg you're so brilliant I can't believe you have graced us with your humble opinion
@@cuntinue - Trying to imagine all the rocket scientists watching Conan but my stupid dumdum brain can't do it. Halp!
@@thornyback I'm stupid, but I still pick Conan. What does that tell you?
Conan and Craig Ferguson should have run late night. The only actual funny hosts.
100%
Craig was a little to "hands on" with the female guest tho, I doubt that would go over too well in modern times
@@jackd6881 one of the many reasons modern time comedy sucks 😂
Fully agree I miss the both
Also I enjoyed Politically incorrect era late night host Bill Maher
Only funny hosts and Conan is probably the only one I'd trust to not get handsy
"You can do anything you want in life... Unless Jay Leno wants to do it too."
ICE. COLD.
Don't know if Conan was involved with picking the musical guests, but he had the coolest artists and bands like the Smashing Pumpkins, Slipknot, Deftones, The Walkmen, System of a Down and too many other great acts 👍
He definitely did. I'm sure you know he plays guitar, but he's a huge music fan. The guitarist for the show, Jimmy Vivino, also knew his stuff, so I'm sure he had a role in things as well. If you watch his guitar selection for the pieces they played, he always chose period-accurate guitars each time. I remember them doing a rockabilly song, and he had a Gretsch Duo Jet that sounded exactly like Cliff Gallup's on the early Gene Vincent records. It was uncanny. Later I discovered that Cliff used flatwound strings, which is unusual for rock players, but somehow Jimmy learned that fact and did the same to get that sound. Those guys really cared at least as much about the music as much as any other element of the show.
Disturbed Sound of Silence
Facts
Letterman had same acts. One of my dinosaur Jr live pwrfewnces comes from letterman
Idk The Walkmen. Pick me a song from them.
So Conan's self deprecating comment of having 'beady little eyes' first came from the Washington Post in the 90s?? Wow.
That's what I took from that too, he got a loooot of mileage out of that line,. The extra context of it being basically a middle finger at the critics is great.
I just remembered he said it in the commercial auditions.
He still references it in his podcast, even today
@@Arcadiiayes he does! It's nice knowing the backstory lol
Though in fairness, he _does_ have beady eyes 😂
Jimmy Fallon is the absolute worst. I'm more upset about him sitting in Conan's chair than anything. His fake laughs, fake skits, fake stories, fake wheel of impression and fake hair color [he's 50] just rubs me the wrong way.
+ his low IQ
I'd rather suck out a fart than watch either Fallon or Kimmel. It may be gross but it's the truth.
Jiy fallon is verbal Diarrhea.
He really is freaking annoying, never really paid too much attention to the guy until someone pointed that out online and watched him again. He is so clearly fake its just pathetic.
That's what's annoying about him. He's so fake. Like I hate his on camera personality. He's the lamest of all
Conan is my favorite talk show host, genuine and kind! Absolutely love his comedic style and humor! I wish him every success!
I like Conan because he can laugh at himself. Only humble people can laugh at themselves.
Totally. For arrogant people, their ego won't allow it.
Not really
If you cant laugh at yourself, you've got no business laughing at anyone else.
Loved Conan. Felt like Millennials finally had a late night host who wasn’t “off” like Jimmy Fallon/Kimmel.
And he is very important to Gen X as well. Many of us were around 20 when Conan got his show and we watched him and Letterman.
How is he for millennials? What's his age again?
millennials and zoomer both are partially responsible for Conan's UNSUCCESSFUL attempt at hosting the tonight show conan should've never brought back Andy rickter
in fact he should' ve just stayed in New York his show was perfect he way it was
"Finally" ? You got it backwards - Fallon and Kimmel came _long_ after Conan's show had been around.
@@dlxmarksexactly I watched him in high school…he’s definitely a part of our generation
‘The whitest white man ever’… I’m sure that made Conan laugh.
It's crazy that this was used as criticism. Imagine saying "the blackest black man ever" in that context smh
Conan is the blackest white man ever
**Jim Gaffigan has entered the chat**
It’s literally Conan brand lol but not taking himself seriously is why folks love him
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Crazy to think that Conan seems to be the only comedic guy who has a genuine sense of self awareness.
Yep
Ahh, yes, because it’s not like comedians are known for self-deprecation, or high awareness of the way they and other people think. Riiiight. “the only comedic guy” to do that is Conan.
Ask me how I know you don’t listen understand comedy
@@SnailHatan I don’t know how many comedy shows you’ve actually listened to but there’s tons of popular comedians that have 0 self awareness
@@SnailHatan Most American comics don't. Ask me how I know....
A famous Stephen Fry comment on American vs English comedy and Americans lack of self depreciation. ruclips.net/video/8k2AbqTBxao/видео.html&pp=ygUWc3RlcGhlbiBmcnkgb24gY29tZWR5IA%3D%3D
@@SnailHatan Most American comics don't. Ask me how I know....
A famous Stephen Fry comment on American vs English comedy and Americans lack of self depreciation. ruclips.net/video/8k2AbqTBxao/видео.html&pp=ygUWc3RlcGhlbiBmcnkgb24gY29tZWR5IA%3D%3D
Im a college dropout in my late 30s who is now in upper management. Watching talkshows, Conan mostly when i was a kid pretty much gave me the foundation i needed to have a relatively successsful career in client management. Conan is a treasure and i still watch him to this day.
How sad. 😅
@@johndeaux3703 How infantile
@@marjohnbuncio2782 college dropout? Bro you should definitely make an album about it ifykyk
@@malachigeorge959 then he gotta register late for classes and make an album about it .
Maybe even graduate down the line and make another album.
I can't believe this idea hasn't been done yet
@@FaustsDemon ong
Getting comfy for this one! Been watching Conan since his debut. Have a good day everybody
Me too! I was 12. I’ll be 44 next week. Now I listen to his podcast!
Same, since I was 14. His show helped me through my teenage depression. Hope you have a good one too.
How do you listen to that 🗑
@@KumSwallaHarris i listened to trump once, anything is better than that 🗑
@MovieShuvies typical limp wristed KamalToe voter response
“Conan is for the 90s kids” you are absolutely right, I loved watching Conan as a kid. I even cried when he left as he was such a huge part of my childhood.
STAN COCO 4EVER
Me too I don’t think I even watched late night tv ever again after he left.
Only night time host i liked. But i like a legitimately funny man, and he's funny. I love when Conan has wild life experts on. I still remember a more "recent" clip where he pet kitten versions of big cats, rubbing his face against the fluffy baby 😂
Conan's remotes are the best
Conan has dignity, which is rare in show business. Hands down he is the funniest most relatable talk show host EVER.
EVER
Conan and Jordan Schlansky together....comedy gold. Meanwhile Leno couldn't make me laugh once.
Yid
Leno was better
We get it, you didn’t to experience 80’s Leno.
@@jnnx nah conan had better material, even going around the world doing skits.
Leno was better LMFAO stfu. Conan wasn't even a stand up comedian
I’m glad you showed Howard Stern advising Conan about NBC! Did you know he gave the same advice to Fallon? While Jimmy hosted The Late Night Show, Stern warned him not to takeover the Tonight Show. But he didn’t listen, Fallon went for the corporate money. His first soirée as an after hours host, rocked; innovative, funny, good times! Once NBC handed him the coveted spot at 11:35 PM, the show has morphed into a formulaic and dull nightly routine! Perhaps, this fueled Fallon’s descent into drinking!
I've seen a lot of "Why Conan O'brien is the greatest Late Night Host Ever" or "How Conan O'brein exposed X and Y," but this is definitely the best and most well researched vid out of all of them. Good job.
Conan is goated.
probably the most cringe gen alpha term that, made up by weirdo occultists who giggle knowing kids are throwing around weird occultist terminology.
do you know what the goat symbolically represents?
@@Lore-mc7zwCalm down, old man
@@kn152-k4u at least I'll make it to an old age, people who are this deep in the brainrot? not a chance.
@@Lore-mc7zwtrue
@@kn152-k4u I'd rather be called "old" falsely than be some skibbidy brained easily manipulated child raised by Tik Tok
Conan's bit with Jeff Goldblum was hilarious. Punching the nun...lmao I lost it. What a contrast to Leno's lame headlines.
I know right. SO much funnier and more creative.
I think people wasn’t just ready for his skits at that time.
right!! how was that headlines thing even funny??
Watching him read headlines felt like I was watching a Sniperwolf reaction video
Leno was actually really good
Any time you see a Jay Leno fan, they say they like Jay because 'he is a car guy.' They don't ever say anything about his comedy or showmanship. Leno's audience are into watching him do car advertisements for big corporations. Conan fans like him because they like his comedy and showmanship. He is also a standup guy. When Leno violated his contract and got all of Conan's staff fired, Conan paid his people from his own personal savings and made sure they could still support their families. That should tell you everything about Conan O'Brien
The only segment of Jays I really liked was the newspaper articles people sent in that were fucked up and funny lol
Conan's also the only one who made the interview feel comfortable and relaxed. Unlike Leno and Fallon, who is possibly the worst.
I disagree as I found Leno really funny ..to each his own
Yeah because people sent them in. Not him @@Drivenaway89
If you listen to most comedians describe the comedy of Leno as "hack comedy" cheap jokes, cheap laughs. He is seldom insightful or imaginative.
This solidified my love for Conan. The way he handled the whole situation really showed the world what he’s made of, and it’s good stuff. I was a Fallon fan from SNL, more of a Fallon fan at that time than a Conan fan and that just kinda went out the window with everything that surrounded the yes-no, you do/you don’t Corky Ramano-ness of the situation.
Conan got thrown in the mud puddle on this and I hope he feels like he came out in vintage Armani with gems stuffed in the pockets - he lost The Tonight Show but he gained so many fans and so many peoples respect for the heart he showed as it went down.
Conan made younger people interested in late nights he comedy was just goofy in a way younger people connected with including myself
Very true, and me too. Only late night show I ever cared to watch
lol. Wat? You think you were the first generation of young people to watch late night?
Exactly! I wasn’t into late night shows but with nothing to watch in the mid 90s he was the funniest thing on
Yeah I started watching Leno and Conan as teen and I realized Conan was funnier and I felt Leno lacked Conan's natural charisma.
@@Kunfucious577 I think they meant young at the time.
Damn Kimmel roasted tf outta Jay on his own show 😂😂😂😂
that was insane!!!!!
that is the only time i have actually liked Jimmy. hes just not my type of person but that was an awesome moment xD
@@Ntwister He was great on The Man Show. Like Colbert, he s|ow|y |ost his edge after getting a big netw0rk show.
Kimmel will go after people harder than anyone else I've ever seen in mainstream media. It shows Leno's arrogance thinking he could have him on and win him over.
Too bad Jimmy forgot how to be funny when he got his own show
When you’re able to have Katt Williams as a guest on your talk show then you just know it’s goated
How bad do you want to suckle Andrew Garfield guy? Yeesh
🎭Conan has ALWAYS & WILL ALWAYS be my #1 favorite late night host.
🎭There's no other out there like him. He can relate to many out there on many levels.
🎭Love & Laughter he had always shined our way!
Norm Mcdonald was hurt when they took him away. Says alot
*a *lot. Two words.
@@OttoByOgraffey 😂🤣 no.
@@OttoByOgraffeyit’s not that deep
Norm was dying of cancer at the time too and knew it was the last time he would get such an opportunity to perform on his old time friend's show.
True, it's so sad... It reminds me of that tragedy.
Conan’s Armenia series where he straight up acknowledged the Armenian Genocide was a huge moment for Armenian-Americans. And he did it all because his assistant is of Armenian descent. He’s incredible, Jay Leno’s an unfunny piece of sludge.
There is no Armenian genocide 😂
@@hzenes en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide
@@hzenes https:(**)//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/(**)Armenian_genocide
@@hzenes https:(*)//en.m.wikipedia.org(*)/wiki(*)/Armenian_genocide
@@hzenes are you joking or stupid?? I'm gonna go with stupid.
Never liked Jay Leno. He was always shady and tried too hard.
Watch Jay Leno's garage. He's a good dude.
Never liked Leno either.
And how he was considered funny is waaaay beyond me.
He's disingenuous!
He's a business man, contrary to Conan- every decision Leno makes is entirely based on the money. -- "who wouldn't take that job"
I loved him and Conan
Patrick, thank you for this.
Conan wasnt always my favorite but he grew on me. they did him super dirty. He stood on business and that has to be applauded.
It makes me unbelievably happy to see Conan getting the recognition he's always deserved. The only Late night host I've ever even considered watching. We'll never have anyone like him again
And until this day I can't understand why Jay Leno is popular. Horrible personality and so fake
Conan was lame
I know it’s so weird he didn’t have a bigger audience. It’s like the older generations just preferred boring people. Never met someone that’s a Leno fan but everyone loves Conan. So it must just be old people that liked Leno
They’re all fake
@@TheMackoftheyear u2
@@risavsahu4666 u222
30:17 - What made that first Jay Leno Show big was that Kanye West was a guest that night. It was the day after he interrupted Taylor Swift's speech at the VMAs so people tuned in to hear him talk about it.
the hell you babbling 'bout? Conan was on way before that...
@@barryschalkwijk9388 he probably saying with the current generation of viewers. A lot of people not just middle Americans tune in because of what Kanye did to Swift that night. I remember not knowing who Leno is until the whole Kanye thing. Fans of Swift definitely tune in protest.
very good observation
Conan was the only late night host I’ve watched since highschool. FUNNY AND NOT FAKE. Jay Leno and NBC screwed him over IMO
@@riffraff9070 jay just accepted a job offer
@@memorimusic420Which time when he snaked Johnny or Conan?
@memorimusic420 did you watch the video? Leno activly went out to screw him over. It wasn't just as simple as him taking a offer.
Jay Leno screwed no one. NBC fucked up and Conan fucked up by hiring stupid managers. Conan's cut-lose money was much lower and he got kicked out
Yes, that's what this entire video is about lol
I live in Finland. Conan was the first and I even think only ametican late night show which aired in here and it was huge hit. I think it has a lot to do with him not being so fake. Some of the finnish fans noticed he looked like our former president and he became even bigger here when he actually came to Finland and had a show here 😊 Everyone loved him and I think still do 😊
The shows in Finland were very funny- especially the political ad Conan made to support the Finnish leader.
As an Aussie, I never watched American late night TV before Conan O’Brien. He’s got the chaotic and self-deprecating humour that we love here and he’s really quick, but he still lets his guests shine. He can come back here anytime.
I remember when he came down here and tried playin aussie rules footy and it was a fuckin crack up. 😂🤣
I used to try and watch Letterman cause he was the only tonight show they showed down here and it was painfully unfunny. He was a bloody hack.
Well that and tonight live with Steve Vizard which was a literal ripoff off Letterman with the exact same format and Vizard even trying to impersonate Letterman's mannerisms. At least it had Aussie jokes..... but it wasn't any better. 🙄😕
@@28russ My brain had shut down all memories of Steve Vizard - ta! I’ll focus on the far funnier Conan playing footy 🤣🤣🤣. Nowadays we don’t even have anyone who could do a late night talk show. Maybe Adam Hills but I haven’t seen him out of Spicks and Specks. Definitely not any of the holier than thou Project presenters. Edited bc I’m even shadowbanned making mild comments on TV presenters. Fuck RUclips.
@@littlecatfeet9064 Yeah, I have so many comments deleted it's just a frustrating fuck around. I'm so sick of playin the copy and paste then edit game to see if it stays up. Adam Hills buggered off to the U.K. cause I think Aussies were kinda over him and he does something like a tonight show over there anyway.
And the bloody project's just a pathetically unfunny and biased asf not "news" woke circle jerk. I'll return the ta for makin me think of that utter crap. 🤣😂
@@littlecatfeet9064 Yeah, I have so many comments deleted it's just a frustrating fuck around. I'm so sick of playin the copy and paste then edit game to see if it stays up. Adam Hills buggered off to the U.K. cause I think Aussies were kinda over him and he does something like a tonight show over there anyway.
And the bloody project's just a pathetically unfunny and biased asf not "news" woke circle j*rk. I'll return the ta for makin me think of that utter crap. 🤣😂
@@littlecatfeet9064 Yeah, I have so many comments deleted it's just a frustrating f**k around. I'm so sick of playin the copy and paste then edit game to see if it stays up. Adam Hills buggered off to the U.K. cause I think Aussies were kinda over him and he does something like a tonight show over there anyway.
And the bloody project's just a pathetically unfunny and biased asf not "news" w0ke circle j*rk. I'll return the ta for makin me think of that utter crap. 🤣😂
I honestly never knew Conan had been frozen out like that. He was the only late night talk show host who could fill the void left behind by Johnny Carson.
Yep. Back then Letterman should have gotten the gig and Conan would have succeeded him. Leno effed them both.
I vaguely remember this happening when it was going on, but I was too young to really get it. I was like "Well Leno's gone, Conan's in, that's cool. Wait, now Conan's gone and Leno's back. Why'd that happen?"
Discovering Conan as a kid in the 90s was magical. And the fact that my parents didn't think he was funny made it that much better.
Jay Leno ruined his legacy by not knowing when to step down. How much longer did he think he could host The Tonight Show after taking it away from Conan O'Brien?
For sure. He destroyed his own legacy by not going away when he said he would.
How did he ruin it when he was told to step down because of Conan when Jay still had the highest ratings?
Jay Leno is rich as fuck and has every dream car anyone could ever want. I don’t think he cares about his “legacy” haha. Conan has the moral high ground for sure. But don’t forget the business part of show business.
@@EmraldoDaSilva Exactly! You should leave when you're at your peak, while people are still applauding you-not when you're being pushed out of your seat. Did he really think he was going to reach new heights in his career the second time around? The show ended again after just 2 or 3 years anyway.
@@MangoBS Sure, he’s rich and has every dream car, but do you really think his quality of life is any better than a celebrity who’s less wealthy? At the same time, he doesn’t have the respect of his peers, and people think he’s dead inside.
“Every 10 years Jay Leno outfoxes some redheaded rube” -Norm MacDonald
Norm always told it like it was.
Norm was a crusty, salty motherfucker, but he called it like it was.
As you called out, Jay could have walked away graciously. He chose to lurk in the shadows. It would be one thing if this was a unique circumstance, but he did the same thing multiple times. You can absolutely blame Leno, in addition to NBC.
Nope.
EVERY LAST BIT OF THAT WHOLE FIASCO CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO ONE DUDE & ONE DUDE ONLY: JEFF ZUCKER
@@andyroid5028 It’s okay Jay, we know it’s you. 😂
I also think he could have just been honest and said he wasn't willing to leave the Tonight Show and force NBC to make a decision instead of this convoluted compromise which was destined to fail.
@@andyroid5028 correct
Ooh finally a comment that makes sense to me! As someone that watches Fallon clips every now and then I was always confused at the hate towards him by Conan fans. Like, Fallon didn't do anything to him, why the hate? "Fallon sucks, Conan is better by all accounts" you can argue that but in the end it's still the employer's call, so why blame an employee for being chosen? They got nothing solid on Fallon too beyond "drunkard", "bad comedian" and "fake laugh". Criticisms so shallow it feels like I'm watching kids throwing tantrums.🙄
After that perfect comment about you can do anything in life, unless jay wants to do it too. That head shake after, i instantly smiled, i used to watch his show to fall asleep to when i was in university. I fell asleep with a good mindset every night!
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THANK YOU!! 💯
Thank you
I think if you are watching the video @Patrick Cc and his team took time to write, edit, and film, you should at least watch the ad to give some change to them. Like if a street performer makes you stop. It's courtesy to toss them a tip.
But that is solely my opinion. I understand not wanting to watch an ad.
@@urswtlilangel3998 I pay monthly for RUclips premium to avoid ads so it feels violating I still have to endure them. They got my cut and I want to watch in peace. Also just my opinion. Lol
6:32 You've mucked the story up quite a bit here, the hiding in the cupboard incident happened when Leno already had the job and NBC was thinking of booting him for Dave. It didn't help him get the job in the first place, it helped him keep the job when his Tonight Show had already been running for 7-8 months. And Ludwin didn't decide it was John Agoglia, Warren Littlefield and Bob Wright. Leno got the job in the first place because of his pushy agent Helen Kushnick who was fired a couple of months into her tenure as executive producer as she was...frankly a lunatic
To be fair the article he showed does say it happened in 92.
Mind you ahh comment
@@simbarashechari4301 you're not very intelligent
Very true. The Bill Carter book gives a pretty complete account of what really happened. I'm glad somebody mentioned this
When Conan went to Haiti, the kids absolutely adored him. It's like he became a part of them before he left.
Conan has become bigger than the Tonight show with his run on TBS and then transitioning into is podcast. What happened with the Tonight Show was a massive blessing for Conan. He and we just didn’t know it back then. I don’t watch ANY of the late night shows anymore. But I regularly catch clips and full interviews from Conan Needs a Friend.
*CONAN IS THE ABSOLUTE GOAT* 🐐 🎤
And Leno is an absolute 80s era hack. Which is like being an open mic comic now for how bad comedy was back then.
I grew up with Conan. I’d set a timer to record his show on VHS every night and watch it the next day after school.
Jay Leno is just a boomer who doesn't want to retire. 😅😅😂😂
😅😅😂😂
😅😅😂😂
Lol Jay is a good guy
"If you don't work what else will you do?" The mentality of people who don't know what better to do with their lives. Meanwhile he inherited "his" show... greedy, fat, white, shithead boomers all over
No matter how many times I hear this story I always love seeing the support it brings out for Conan. He’s been my favorite comedian/late night host since I was old enough to record old episodes of Late Night. He’s incredibly humble, intelligent and hilarious, three things Jay Leno has never been. I’ve never found Leno funny and always saw him as a joke, I remember seeing all of this unfold in real time and that’s when my love for Conan kicked into overdrive. It’s been awesome to see Conan’s career pivot and adapt to his audience’s likes. His podcast is my favorite to listen to when I’m down, his humor and banter with his co hosts never fails to make me laugh. Team Coco forever!
As someone that is from Austria, Age 23. Conan O‘Brian is the Late Night Host that really got me into comedy. I‘ve seen almost all of his RUclips Clips. I was amazed of his style of comedy. He is inspiring in so many ways.
Have you seen Pimp-bot 9000?
Everyone knew what a snake Leno was after what he did to David Letterman.
Don't say everyone, i didn't care...Jay is the man...still is today...wheres David Letterman today? yeah nobody cares
@@joshthemediocre7824 You know what? You're absolutely right, and I'm deeply sorry for including you in a group in which you clearly don't belong. Allow me to correct myself.
Ahem. Everyone who isn't a complete moron knew what a snake Leno was after what he did to David Letterman.
@@joshthemediocre7824 I mean, clearly from this comment people do care 🤷♂️
@@joshthemediocre7824 Letterman went on being remembered as one of the greatest talk show hosts of all time. Leno is remembered as the asshole and snake he always was. Just because you don't care doesn't mean that the popular opinion isn't there.
@joshthemediocre7824 OP said everyone knew he was a snake, stating you didn't care still implies you know he's a snake. You didn't prove OP wrong with your comment, just that you are OK with people doing shitty things to other people.
The moment Jay took back over is when late-night died.
It's amazing how much of a turning point that moment was for all of television.
💯💯💯
He killed late night with that ego move
Honestly, I think it died the day Leno was first hired for that gig. That man is the definition of the word 'unfunny'.
Yeah yeah. In retrosepctive, that shit did an unrepairable damage to tv (dave ending up leaving 4 years later, Craig Ferguson leaving, Jimmy taking over, Colbert taking over after Dave, etc)
great doc, love having all this footage collected for me. Ive seen some bits and pieces, like going back and watching S1E1 of Conan's Late Night takeover, but having background context and historical footage put together in video essay/Documentary format lets me drunkenly take in pop-culture from my computer chair without lifting a finger, the way God intended.
Conan's "In the Year 2000!" bit was my fav😂
I still crack up when he was shirtless and kept pretending to lick his cat 😂
Staring Contests always funny to me.
Them driving the desk around 😂 the masturbating bear!!!!😂😂
And who could forget Triumph 😂
I was in middle school around that time. My uncle was such a huge fan of the show and the bits, he typed up a bunch of original sketch scripts and mailed them to the studio. They turned him down of course, but I was always impressed by that.
Conan is and will always be my favorite and many many millions of other's favorite! I cannot stand any other talk show besides the O'Brien show.
Bill Burr on Conan still on of my favorite things to watch
Conan O'Brien is the Bret "Hitman" Hart of comedy/late night. Master of his craft. Chose respect and brand loyalty over money. Got stabbed in the back as a result.
Plus Conan did a lot of moves from the second rope.
You do realize that Brett Hart chose money over brand loyalty? Then after making that decision chose disrespect for his business which resulted in the actions taken against him(screwjob) that triggered his downfall.
@@jmike8934 Vince is the one who didn't honor his part of the contract, not Bret.
@@spaceloser20 What part of a contract did Vince not honor?
@@jmike8934 Bret was signed to a 20 year contract in 1995. Shortly after he won the belt, Vince approached Bret telling him he wasn't going to be able to afford to pay Bret and because of that Vince encouraged Bret to negotiate with WCW. Whether or not you agree with Bret's refusal to drop the belt (Bret had creative control there too, another part of the contract Vince broke), it's known Bret never wanted to leave.
Was literally drinking from my water bottle when Pat said "make sure you're drinking water" and it was such a euphoric moment of satisfaction that I almost spat it out🙌 Also Conan is the absolute king of late night and for sure on my comedy Mount Rushmore (his remote segments and Clueless Gamer segments are some all-time great rewatchable videos - go check them out if you haven't seen them). When you listen to standup comedians who were coming up when he had his show, a lot say they saw Conan as the show with the most comedic credibility and the one that meant the most as their "you've made it" TV moment.
The chemistry between Conan and Norm Macdonald aswell as Bill Burr goated him for me
When hollywood inevitably crumbles, Conan will be the only one remembered fondly
You can say that again!
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Tom Hanks?
It looks like it's gonna happen soon
And Ricky Gervais!
Another brilliant video. Thanks for your hard work.
I been thinking how real Conan always was lately, esp after him calling out Diddy in that vid… awesome timing with this one👏🏾👏🏾
I believe that was partly Conan’s humor but also his way of dealing with awkward situations such as Diddy saying he locked women in the house… Conan making a comment like that was a way to side step the disturbing comment and keep the vibe light.
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I one time bumped into Conan around 5th ave next to the Apple store and he was such a nice guy he even bought me and my girlfriend at the time hotdogs and Gatorade lmaoo (also he's even taller looking in person lol)
I’ll take things that never happened for 300 Alex
@@LostHorizons0 Idk it sounds so detailed
@@Muta123a detailed lie. 😂
@@sashalove83 Eh it sounds like something a humbled guy like Conan seemingly is would do. Not like he said he took the guy and his girl out on his 30 ft yacht and sailed the Carribean.
I'm 41 years old and I 100 % believe Conan would be THAT guy. He always was. He's one of the ONLY high profile celebs , impossible to dig up dirt. Is he perfect? Course not. But , the man has always ALWAYS kept it 💯‼️
#teamcoco
The Joan Rivers show got more views than Carson and the network sabotaged her too
Actually not entirely true.Joan Rivers was Johnny. Carson’s permanent guest host hosting the Tonight Show every Monday and when Johnny went on vacation. Joan’s Monday night ratings were equal to Carson’s. But there was a list of people to take over from Carson and Rivers wasn’t on it and she saw the list. She got an offer to do her own show on Fox so she left the Tonight Show without telling Johnny. Her show on Fox eventually flopped.
Conan has heart and spirit. His travel videos were so endearing. I hope he visits other countries.
The Gigachad Conan O’Brien & Mr. Rogers.
Note: I edit it cause i notice some comments discussing about Conan & Fred Rogers.
Gigachad? Not sure about that. I always thought Conan was more like the Mr Rogers of Late Night Talkshows.
@@thebeatnumberI agree, but I think he meant 'gigachad' as in he stays true to himself and stays honest compared to other late night hosts.
@thebeatnumber You're implying that Mr. Rogers wasn't a gigachad by making that statement. Mr. Rogers is the biggest Chad that ever went Giga.
the guy is a soyboy but sure. whatever you say
Conan had an old school mentality that loyalty would be rewarded. Let that be a reminder to me and to anyone else that the world in which this reigns supreme is dead. Take what’s yours, no one else is looking out for you. Sad reality.
To be fair to Leno, Letterman was beating him for a while on CBS, but Leno did end up obviously overtaking him. Letterman was much funnier on Late Night in my opinion.
Late Night was soooooooo much better.
"Conan had an old school mentality that loyalty would be rewarded."
Weird then, that Andy Richter would leave the show for FOX, only to return later when his sitcom career never really took off.
But it was rewarded, wasn't it? He stayed at NBC and got his dream -- becoming the host of the Tonight Show. But his real message was not to chase money. He was happy at NBC, they let him do his thing, and the extra $13 million from FOX probably wouldn't have been worth what FOX wanted him to do for it.
That description of O'Brien at 11:50 is so accurate to what he actually says about himself to this day lol.
RIGHT!!! Mark Zuck vibes.
Conan is one of the few modern late night show host that always was and remains to be likable and authentic.
Seeing that clip of Conan being confused at Jay thinking he got screwed always gets me lol
It nearly happened to Jay. Dave hired Mike Ovitz who was the mega powerful agent of the day. He reported back to say 'Look, I have a way to get you the Tonite Show after Jay's contract is over. But you will be inheriting a damaged franchise, it won't be the same.' Too bad someone didn't give that advice to Conan.
I don't remember who made it, but there is a video called "Conan obrien killed a guy." And it puts forward an interesting idea that, in reality, Conan actually manipulated the TV stations so that none of the hosts involved lost their jobs. Super interesting video. EDIT: I'm only a few minutes in, so if that is the message of this video, my bad.
I know what your talking about, great video.. Now it's stuck in my Grey matter.
The channel is called Styrofoam Bonfire, and he made a phenomenal video about this.
Autumn of 1993 was so awesome when Late Nite With Conan O'Brien aired it's first ep and I instantly loved it. It was also when I started high school and I payed the price for staying up til 1:30am before going to school in the morning. 😅
Me too friend. I was 12 a month before 13! I’m STILL a Conan fan and now my only child and daughter is as well! (I’m a HUGE Soprano’s fan too!!)
I lived in a market where they didn't show Conan for years. Sometimes the local programming would slip and part of Conan's opening credits would air before the tech flipped on Rush Limbaugh or whatever.
@@scockery what? Thats so weird! LOL!
I was 8 and knew instantly this man was gonna change my life 😍😂
Patrick your work is amazing. You do the homework, including archives and numbers, and present it in an interesting way. It is important we know the underbelly of hollywood nowadays
If they would have just let Conan stick it out we would have a vastly different late night show scene than we do now. Conan was the last drop of fresh air it had and Jay Leno kicked him out
Also there was Craig, he was great too
At least we got to see Conan do his own thing without too much meddling on TBS, him, Craig and Colbert (on the Colbert Report and early years on the Late Show) were great to watch.
Everyone who have ever interacted with conan either a fan or an intern or even celebrities all of them have had a positive thing to say and think this all can be traced back to the days when he was considered a failure and that kept him grounded even when he got success. He really is a great guy .
I started watching Conan at 11 years old in 95, back when "In the year 2,000" seemed like a long time away 😅
Been watching since like 100-200k maybe earlier when you was only doing music stuff! Yearssss but dope to see you steady growing❤
I was in the middle of filling my water bottle when you hit the reminder. Thanks Patrick you a real one
Conan is the funny and best late show host ever!
Yea Carson is king of late night..
But Conan is just better ❤
Conan is a humanitarian and gives the best speeches.
Jay Leno had horrible taste in comedy. Remember the dancing itos bit during the oj trial was disgusting. Poor family is grieving a murder! He thought it was hilarious like seriously wtf. Hated him since.
I am half way around the world in the middle east and I think he is an American treasure. He is the only host that is actually funny and not pretentious, he is so authentic and we can feel that through the screens.
Describing Conan as "The Whitest White Man" aged so poorly - especially when compared to Jay Leno, of all people.
Nah, it aged better than you'd expect. Conan does a bit about having his ancestry looked into and he finds out he's 100% Irish, which the ancestry Guy's like "That doesn't happen, like ever, do you know what that means?"
"It means you're inbred!"
So Conan is actually pretty white-on-white. It's a hilarious story, he tells it in interviews.
@@Listening_Books12345Being 100% doesn't mean you're inbred
Jay is good at being a car guy, I’ll watch Jay Leon’s garage. But Conan isn’t just a better host, he’s just a better person all round period. And someone that I always loved to watch. He’s someone I strive to be like, very funny and truly a kind person as well as someone who has the right vision. He may of not gotten the Tonight show for long, but he got something way better, a better show and a truly loyal loving fan base
The Walker Texas Ranger lever outshines anything Leno ever did.
🎶In the year 2000🎶
YES!! 😂
When the eyes of the Ranger are upon you....
John Stewart and Conan were my two fav's when I was a teenager. The Goats
Conan always had something “different” and organic. Hollywood hates that🤡
Conan and Craig Ferguson are the 2 only and best late night hosts worth watching.
I still remember...😂
_"Don't blame Conan"_ *.-Jay Leno*
_"No one is blaming Conan"_ *.- Dave Letterman*
Bet *NBC* and it's stockholders were.
Conan's the only late night host active today that I can stand watching at all, let alone actively enjoy (except Jon Stewart)!