Team CoCo Headed to Cable and TBS, by Way of Eugene, Ore.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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    Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour"

  • “ It's great news for TBS, not so great for Fox. They really wanted Conan, it was going to be great opportunity for them to finally have a successful daily late night talk show, but their network affiliates weren't ready to give up the revenue income from all the syndicated shows, their sitcoms that they show at the eleven o'clock hour.
    — Delaina Dixon

Conan O’Brien might be legally prohibited from being funny on television (for now) but yesterday "Team CoCo" announced O'Brien will be heading back to TV on TBS this November. O'Brien also launched his new live tour, "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour" last night in Eugene, Ore.

We talk with Matt O'Brien, who is a writer for Conan's shows. He explains the job of a comedy writer for television and for the live show. We also talk with TV blogger Delaina Dixon about the repercussions of Conan's new deal with Time Warner, the cable company that carries TBS. We also check in with reporter Jes Burns, of KLCC in Eugene, to find out how the first live stage show went.

Guests:

Jes Burns, Delaina Dixon and Matt O'Brien

Produced by:

Jen Poyant

Comments [1]

Katherine from Manhattan

I was surprised by the fact that this story was featured at all, and then irritated by how long it went on. I'm sure I'm not the only listener who doesn't watch late-night talk shows and barely knows who Conan is, let alone why the college students interviewed at his live show are treating him like the second coming. Maybe a brief dose of Conan himself in the piece would have shown me whether he is funny/interesting/newsworthy. The whole thing seemed like an infomercial for TBS.

Apr. 13 2010 08:40 AM
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