“When another person is in your studio, it feels bizarre”
April 10, 2024 | 7:25am ET
Conan O’Brien returned to the NBC late evening program The Tonight Present for the very first time since he was fired from internet hosting it in 2010.
Over the course of the two-segment interview, O’Brien reminisced about his days at NBC, together with his 16-year run as host of Late Evening and his all-too-brief run helming The Tonight Present. “I used to be right here for 16 years doing the Late Evening present earlier than we went out to LA proper throughout the corridor. All these recollections got here flooding again to me… When another person is in your studio, it feels bizarre,” O’Brien famous.
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Although O’Brien referred to as The Tonight Present “the perfect job on the planet,” he stated he prefers internet hosting a podcast as a result of prolonged format it supplies for him to speak at size with “his heroes,” like Carol Burnett. “It is a good factor to do at this stage of my life… it’s actually enjoyable.”
O’Brien additionally shared humorous anecdotes about taking a selfie with the unsuitable individual on the airport, and the way Prince as soon as lied to him backstage at a charity occasion he hosted. “He had this form of trickster factor about him… He was like this Batman villain, who was excellent wanting who performed little thoughts video games with you in a enjoyable manner,” O’Brien stated of Prince.
O’Brien additionally used his look to advertise his new journey sequence, Conan O’Brien Should Go, which can premiere on Max on April 18th.
It’s the primary time O’Brien has returned to The Tonight Present because the notorious 2010 battle that noticed him host the present for less than seven months earlier than being fired and changed by its former host, Jay Leno. When Leno retired for the second time in 2014, it was Fallon who acquired the decision to switch him.
Chatting with TMZ earlier than final evening’s taping, although, O’Brien expressed that there’s no unhealthy blood. When requested about his look, he stated, “I’m actually excited. I’ve lots of very nice recollections of 30 Rock. It was a giant a part of my life, so it’s so good to return. I’m a fan of Jimmy’s. So, it’s all good.” Closing, he added, “and I feel my hair appears good!”
In different O’Brien information, he’s been protecting himself busy lately. Past Conan O’Brien Should Go, he lately interviewed a reunited Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Steve Albini for the thirtieth anniversary of In Utero. Final 12 months, he additionally appeared within the Please Don’t Destroy film, The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.
In Could, O’Brien’s podcast Conan O’Brien Wants a Pal will host a reside taping for Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2024. Seize tickets here.