Gothamist: Conan O'Brien is Really Stripping Down

dt

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:20:44 -0500

" ... an Underground Railroad for the unemployable legacies of the Ivy League" brings to mind our supreme ruler, and mostist famous, legacy studunce -- a glibster who will make us all die laughing. Maybe that's the point. A culture in collapse is like a figurative black hole, and just too literal to be funny.

Hal2814

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:23:14 -0500

The Harvard Lampoon staff may have been fertile ground for humor writers say, 30 years ago but why the halls of Rock Center are still clogged with their castoffs is beyond me. Conan and SNL are seriously unfunny and yet the Northeast Corridor of Comedy continues to operate, much like an Underground Railroad for the unemployable legacies of the Ivy League.

and craig ferguson is terrible

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:04:28 -0500

"dumb down conan for middle America"? It isn't exactly like Conan is doing Shakespeare or anything remotely edgy. It's pretty sophmoric humor at best. I happen to like it but I grew up on Letterman when Letterman was funnny aka on at 12:30.

zincink

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:43:17 -0500

I have seen Letterman a billion times..yet I still can't get tickets to see Conan. I will never forget the "krunk".. I can't wait for this episode.. :)

buzz-

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:44:26 -0500

Conan had an episode once where the entire audience was made up of small children. With guests like financial advisors and other snore-fests, the kids began to go crazy. later there were scenes of the kids chasing Andy Richter through the studio. years later this is one of my favorite tv memories. I hope when Conan takes over for Leno they don't dumb the show down for middle america. Certainly also don't want to see the show move to LA .. that would be horrible.

Toby

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:01:20 -0500

This is all well and good, but it will not make him actually funny. Craig Ferguson is much better over on CBS and he is actually funny instead of awkward.