Conan (talk show)

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This article is about the TBS talk show. For Conan O'Brien's former talk shows, see Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show
with Conan O'Brien.

Conan

Genre Comedy

Talk show

Created by Conan O'Brien

Presented by Conan O'Brien

Starring Andy Richter

The Basic Cable Band (2010–18)

Country of origin United States

Original language(s) English

No. of seasons 9

No. of episodes 1,286 (as of August 21, 2019) (list of

episodes)
 Production

Executive producer(s) Conan O'Brien

Jeff Ross[1]

Producer(s) Jordan Schlansky, Aaron Bleyaert

Production location(s) Warner Bros. Studios

Burbank, California

Running time 60 minutes (2010–18)

30 minutes (2019–)

Production company(s) Conaco[1]

Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution

Release

Original network TBS

Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)

Original release November 8, 2010 –

present

Chronology

Related shows Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

External links
 Website

Production website

Conan is a late-night talk show airing each Monday through Thursday at 11:00 p.m. eastern time on TBS in the United States. The show
premiered on November 8, 2010, and is hosted by writer, comedian and performer Conan O'Brien, accompanied by his long-time
"sidekick" Andy Richter. Describing itself as a traditional late-night talk show, Conan draws its comedy from recent news stories, political
figures and prominent celebrities, as well as aspects of the show itself. For eight years, Conan aired as an hour-long show akin to O'Brien's
previous NBC late-night shows. The show was reformatted to a half-hour length starting January 22, 2019. On May 17, 2017, TBS renewed
the series to 2022.[2]

Contents

 1Episode format
o 1.12010-2018: Hour-long format
 1.1.1Structure
 1.1.2Opening titles
 1.1.3Monologue
 1.1.4Sketches and comedy bits
o 1.22019: Half-hour format
 2Episodes on location
o 2.1In the United States
o 2.2International
 3History
o 3.1TBS announcement
o 3.2Series premiere
 4Ratings
 5Production
 6Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band
 7Awards and nominations
 8International syndication
 9See also
 10References
 11External links

Episode format[edit]
2010-2018: Hour-long format[edit]
Structure[edit]
Conan initially followed the established six-piece late-night format popularized by evening talk show hosts such as Ed Sullivan, Johnny
Carson and David Letterman, and previously executed during O'Brien's tenures as host of NBC's Late Night and The Tonight Show. Each
episode of Conan from its first eight years runs 60 minutes in length, including commercials,[3] and typically consists of:
 Act 1: Monologue
 Act 2: Comedy Bit(s)
 Act 3: Celebrity Interview 1
 Act 4: Celebrity Interview 1 continued
 Act 5: Celebrity Interview 2
 Act 6: Musical or Stand-Up Comedy Guest, Signoff
Guests come from a wide range of cultural sources, and include actors, musicians, authors, athletes and political figures.[citation needed]
Opening titles[edit]
The original hour-long show opened with Richter proclaiming "Coming to you from Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, it's Conan!", and
introducing O'Brien, The Basic Cable Band, as well as the episode's guests. For the first several seasons, each episode had a title, which
Richter would announce at the end of the opening sequence. The titles were in the style of old fashioned murder-mystery radio shows,
television sitcoms, or other assorted jokes. The episode titles were dropped in early 2014.[citation needed]
The original title sequence was designed by Rob Ashe, Dan Dome and Eric McGilloway.[4] There were several different variations of the
opening credits, with the final product being inspired by graphic designer Saul Bass. The opening design process was described by Ashe
as utilizing "organic-looking textures made of construction paper, soak them in soda, and light them in Photoshop."[4]