I REMEMBER seeing Conan’s first late-night show ever, and I can tell you, the guy was a mess. Here’s a guy who already had to overcome being born a ginger, and now he was in over his head and scared as hell—and pretty much bombing. Back then, no one could have suspected there would ever be a Team Coco, a $40 million settlement with NBC or this victory comedy tour leading up to his new show on TBS that will supposedly change the late-night landscape forever. And once again, Jay Leno is the Official National Asshole. I love it! Still, do you think Conan would give it all up to have the rights to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog back? (I know, he lost the Masturbating Bear, too, but screw that guy. It was a great bit—for me to poop on.) Anyway, now every day is a pop-culture What’s Conan Doing Fest, which is a new level of inconceivable. He’s on 60 Minutes! He’s thinking about changing his band! It’s a long wait until fall, but in the meantime, why not enjoy his live show, in between repeat viewings of those three Simpsons episodes he wrote?
Conan appears May 5 at SJSU
