"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) TV series 1993-2009

Writers:

Ellie Barancik (writer) (1998-2000)
Tommy Blacha (writer) (1993-1999)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | unknown

Release Date:

13 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Talk-Show

Tagline:

From NBC Studios in New York, it's Late Night with Conan O'Brien!

Plot:

Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show which is often silly and whimsical.

Plot Keywords:

Late Night | Sketch Comedy | Variety | Chroma Key | Stand Up Comedy

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 37 nominations

Cast

Conan O'Brien	...	Himself - Host / ... (1,642 episodes, 1993-2009)
Andy Richter	...	Himself - Co-Host / ... (521 episodes, 1993-2009)

Series Directed by
Allan Kartun		(1,074 episodes, 2002-2009)
Liz Plonka		(498 episodes, 1995-2002)
Dana Calderwood		(54 episodes, 1993-1995)

Series Writing credits
Conan O'Brien		(1,592 episodes, 1993-2009)
Michael Gordon		(1,556 episodes, 1993-2009)
Chris Albers		(1,542 episodes, 1995-2009)
Brian McCann		(1,542 episodes, 1995-2009)
Mike Sweeney		(1,542 episodes, 1995-2009)
Brian Kiley		(1,389 episodes, 1994-2009)
Brian Stack		(1,365 episodes, 1997-2009)
Kevin Dorff		(1,116 episodes, 1999-2009)
José Arroyo		(1,058 episodes, 2002-2009)
Guy Nicolucci		(963 episodes, 2000-2009)
Andrew Weinberg		(963 episodes, 2000-2009)
Michael Koman		(911 episodes, 2001-2008)
Daniel J. Goor		(828 episodes, 2003-2008)
Andy Blitz		(803 episodes, 1999-2006)
Dan Cronin		(482 episodes, 2005-2009)
Berkley Johnson		(482 episodes, 2005-2009)
Janine Ditullio		(458 episodes, 1995-2002)
Jonathan Groff		(458 episodes, 1995-2001)
Ellen Barancik		(449 episodes, 1996-2001)
Jon Glaser		(445 episodes, 1998-2003)
Andy Richter		(440 episodes, 1993-2000)
Allison Silverman		(423 episodes, 2002-2005)
Tim Harrod		(377 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dino Stamatopoulos		(327 episodes, 1993-1999)
Frank Smiley		(288 episodes, 2002-2005)
Tommy Blacha		(280 episodes, 1993-1999)
Matt O'Brien		(263 episodes, 2007-2009)
Roy Jenkins		(178 episodes, 1999-2001)
Robert Smigel		(173 episodes, 1993-2000)
H. Jon Benjamin		(170 episodes, 1998-2000)
Greg Cohen		(161 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brian Reich		(161 episodes, 1995-1998)
Louis C.K.		(159 episodes, 1993-2000)
Andrew Secunda		(149 episodes, 2001-2003)
Vernon Chatman		(146 episodes, 1999-2000)
Demetri Martin		(136 episodes, 2003-2004)
Andres du Bouchet		(105 episodes, 2008-2009)
Todd Levin		(105 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tom Agna		(66 episodes, 1993-2006)
Marsh McCall		(14 episodes, 1993-1994)
Bob Odenkirk		(14 episodes, 1993-1994)
David Reynolds		(14 episodes, 1993-1994)
Alec Berg		(12 episodes, 1998-2009)
Ned Goldreyer		(9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Michael Stoyanov		(8 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ellie Barancik		(unknown episodes, 1998-2000)
Brian Kelley		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Lorne Michaels	....	executive producer (1,513 episodes, 1993-2009)
Jeff Ross	....	executive producer (979 episodes, 2002-2009)
Daniel Ferguson	....	supervising producer (800 episodes, 2002-2007)
Tracy King	....	producer (800 episodes, 2002-2007)
Frank Smiley	....	supervising producer (800 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jordan Schlansky	....	associate producer (273 episodes, 2007-2008)
John Irwin	....	producer (62 episodes, 1993-1996)
Robert Smigel	....	producer (54 episodes, 1993-1995)
Conan O'Brien	....	producer (7 episodes, 2008)
Geoffrey Addeo	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Maria Notaras	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Betsy Ockerlund	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Michael Weinberg	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Jason Watkins		(5 episodes, 2007)
Katherine Babiak		(unknown episodes)
Richard Calderon		(unknown episodes)
Ed Hinch		(unknown episodes)
Mark Jankeloff		(unknown episodes)
Thomas Reilly		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Elizabeth Boykewich		(unknown episodes, 1997)
Jennifer Low Sauer		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Keith Raywood		(49 episodes, 1993-1996)
Daniele Perna		(unknown episodes, 1993-1996)
Bobby Berg		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
John Conners		(1 episode, 2006)
Chryss Hionis		(unknown episodes)
Jason Kirschner		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Deborah Shaw		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Andrea Miller	....	key makeup artist (361 episodes, 1993-1999)
Lisa Hazell	....	key hair stylist (51 episodes, 1994-1996)
Stacy L. Hodgson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Stallone (unknown episodes)
Gabriella Pollino	....	department head hair designer (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Jason Chillemi	....	production manager (383 episodes, 2005-2007)
Roey Hershkovitz	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
James Clement Cook	....	carpenter (5 episodes, 1993)
Marty Geller	....	graphic artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jason Munoz	....	sound recordist (943 episodes, 2003-2009)
Barbara Byrd	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Jimmy DeVito	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Bruce Leonard	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Emily Copenhaver	....	post production coordinator (305 episodes, 2006-2008)

Series Stunts
Bob Colletti	....	stunts (3 episodes, 2006)
Roy Farfel	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Scott Rhodes	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (unknown episodes)
Michael Wehrhahn	....	stunts: three seasons (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Chinchilla	....	camera operator: Sydney (1 episode, 2000)
Ashley Scott	....	camera operator: Sydney (1 episode, 2000)
Robert J. Bean	....	still photographer (1 episode, 2005)
B.W. Buckwalter	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Rich Carter	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Ken Decker	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Kurt Decker	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Dana Edelson	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Peter Ehrhardt	....	production electrician (unknown episodes)
Carl Henry III	....	senior video controller (unknown episodes)
Eugene Huelsman	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Phil Hyms	....	lighting consultant (unknown episodes)
Wojciech Kozlowski	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Chris Matott	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
James Palczewski	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Brian Tyson	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Keith Winikoff	....	senior video controller (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Niki Usbay	....	casting intern (37 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chiya Stonehill	....	casting intern (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lesley Zareh	....	intern: extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Becky Frey	....	assistant costume designer (168 episodes, 2005-2009)
Natalie Bronfman	....	assistant costume designer: Toronto (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Roey Hershkovitz	....	music coordinator (446 episodes, 2006-2009)
Lawrence Manchester	....	music mixer (2 episodes, 2005)
John Lurie	....	composer: title theme (unknown episodes)
Julie Perez	....	music mixer (unknown episodes)
Howard Shore	....	composer: title theme (unknown episodes)
Jimmy Vivino	....	assistant musical director (unknown episodes)
Max Weinberg	....	musical director (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Adam Yenser	....	assistant to segment producers (165 episodes, 2007-2008)
John Crotteau	....	script assistant / production associate / ... (127 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Voss	....	production assistant (113 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bryan Diperstein	....	intern (108 episodes, 2006-2007)
Anne Verlangieri	....	script intern (105 episodes, 2006)
Kristopher Fried	....	production intern (98 episodes, 2006)
Michael Notarile	....	intern (93 episodes, 2007)
Devery Nalls	....	music and talent relations / stand-in (84 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jason Molloy	....	research intern (75 episodes, 2004-2005)
Aaron Bengtson	....	production intern (74 episodes, 2007)
Dan O'Connor	....	production intern (69 episodes, 2006)
Kirsten Clevenger	....	research intern (68 episodes, 2005)
Jay Silverman	....	production intern (68 episodes, 2005)
Todd A. Molé	....	script assistant (67 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joey DePaolo	....	production intern (56 episodes, 2006)
Katie Jo Sheek	....	publicity intern (54 episodes, 2007)
David Gwaltney	....	production intern (54 episodes, 2008)
Niki Usbay	....	production intern (53 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jen Ryan	....	production intern (53 episodes, 2006)
Jesse Green	....	production intern (47 episodes, 2003)
Andrew Jones	....	control room intern (47 episodes, 2007)
Jenny Rawdin	....	production intern (38 episodes, 2003)
Libba Zweihorn	....	research intern (37 episodes, 2000-2002)
Andrew Citrin	....	production intern (30 episodes, 2009)
Michael Jordan	....	production assistant (30 episodes, 2009)
Christian Lynch	....	photo researcher (30 episodes, 2009)
Eric Szyszka	....	production intern (24 episodes, 2004)
Jeff Siegel	....	production intern (17 episodes, 2003)
Mike Carrier	....	control room intern (11 episodes, 2008)
Sue Leibman	....	talent executive (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Nicholas La Joie	....	research intern (10 episodes, 2000-2006)
Max Cross	....	intern (9 episodes, 2001)
David Cuddy	....	production intern (7 episodes, 2005)
Jacob Epstein	....	production intern (7 episodes, 2007)
Marcy Guiragossian	....	set production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Rachel Davis	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2006)
Roey Hershkovitz	....	opening sequence (4 episodes, 2006)
Marc Quandt	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2006)
Daniel Rucci	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2006)
William Harkins	....	script intern (3 episodes, 1996)
Chiya Stonehill	....	production intern / production assistant intern (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lynn Kaplan	....	talent executive (unknown episodes, 1993-1998)
J. Ryan	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Chris DeLuca	....	graphics coordinator (unknown episodes, 1997-2001)
Peter Sughrue	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes, 2000-2004)
Brian McCann	....	warm-up comic (unknown episodes, 2000)
Claudia Castillo	....	intern (unknown episodes, 2001-2002)
Andrew Rosenthal	....	production intern (unknown episodes, 2005)
Gregory Aull	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Gina Battista	....	talent executive (unknown episodes)
Brian H. Berkowitz	....	cue cards (unknown episodes)
Paula Davis	....	talent executive (unknown episodes)
Darren DeGrace	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Adam Donnelly	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Stacey Foster	....	technical advisor (unknown episodes)
Brett Greenberg	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Steve Hollander	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Morgan Johnson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Anastasia Konstantinou	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Gil Muro	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
J.D. Nasaw	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Jim Pitt	....	talent executive (unknown episodes)
Sandy Restrepo	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Susan Santomauro	....	production associate (unknown episodes)
Jameeleh Shelo	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Maureen Smith	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Paul Tarascio	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Richard Wolgemuth	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Fred Zeller	....	senior audio (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Louis C.K.	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2009)

Production Companies

• Broadway Video
• Conaco (2003-2009)
• NBC Studios (1993-2004)
• NBC Universal Television (2004-2007)
• Universal Media Studios (UMS) (2007-2009)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1993-2009) (USA) (TV)
• CNBC Europe (????) (UK) (TV)
• SubTV (2000-) (Finland) (TV)
• TV4 Plus (2003-) (Sweden) (TV)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  equipment provided by
• J.J. Sedelmaier Productions  titles
• NBC Studios, New York  taping location

Also Known As:

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)

Runtime:

60 min | UK:45 min | Finland:45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Finnish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Broadway Video

Trivia:

The guests on the premiere episode were John Goodman, Drew Barrymore, and Tony Randall.

Quotes:

Conan O'Brien: What made you go down to Chinatown?
Harland Williams: I just love it. I love "culture", man. Daddy digs a little sweet 'n' sour culture.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (2003) (V)

King of Late Night

Yeah, ok...most people still think Leno is, but that'll all change in time.

See Leno and Conan are complete opposites. Both hosts are extremely entertaining, but when Leno's up on stage, you can tell he's kinda' just a cute monkey in a suit who's told to read his cue cards. *Then* he sounds funny. But Conan actually starts off funny; doing physical comedy, reacting to his audience, etc., but it's often his writers that make him tell lame jokes. Don't get me wrong; they're not all lame. They can get repetitive though, and are actually sometimes too vulgar or tasteless for Conan's classy personality. The funniest parts of the show are when he actually expresses his "what the hell kind of joke was that?"face to what he just said. Conan's cool; he plays guitar, he can be very self-deprecating (though he's toned down a bit -thank goodness), but best of all..he always acts genuinely interested in his guests and always seems to try to learn from them.

I think that what about Conan appeals to a younger audience(19-30 crowd) is not only that he can get away with more explicit material on his show, he also on the other hand shows disgust in any kind of strange sexual taboo(this is what evens out the show.)Example? Like when Conan asked Max Weinberg "Now, come on. Why should *you* have your own generation? Because you're such a good drummer?" "No, because of my hundreds of iligitimate children." Conan makes a disgusted face and we don't know if it's toward the writers or the situation, but we always sympathize and have to laugh!

The only problem I have with the show is I think Conan should write his dialogue. I mean, come on, this guy went to Harvard to become funny and wrote for SNL & he Simpsons!

Long Live Conan! Har-dee-har-har! Me lucky charms!