How Conan Became The Host Of "Late Night" | Inside Conan

I think as big as Leno, Letterman, and Carson were, Conan's fans truly and deeply love the man. We will follow him where ever he goes because of who he is. His quirks, self-depricating humor, irreverence, humbleness, kookiness, and all around character make people relate to him.

Can we please just have Conan, Jeff, and a few others in a room recounting chronologically like this for like 100 hours? Please! I could listen to this all day!

10:36 Conan is so humble he doesn't realize that he's one of the main reasons writers are now given a chance at being performers in modern day entertainment . His success showed the great potential in the writer/performer

I remember watching the first show with Conan. I was 16. My parents had given me a tv for my own room the xmas before. I spent many a late-night watching TV in my room. When Conan came on it felt like I found something no one else knew about. Every night from that day on I watched Conan until his final night 16 years later. I grew up with him throughout my teens, 20s and into my 30s. He's the greatest by far.

I want an 8 hour version of this. Conan has one of the most fascinating and public stories in show biz.

I was a teenager at the time, and my girlfriend loved your show. We would watch Friends and then bang for two hours until Conan came on. Those were the days.

I think Conan is the person most responsible for the comedic sensibilities that exist today. His influence is huge and I hope he knows how treasured and revered he is.

They need to turn Conan’s life into a movie. It really writes itself. It’s very inspiring and filled with amazing moments. (Can you imagine a recreation of a young Conan and young Lisa Kudrow shoplifting his late night suit?)

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To me, one of the great classic moments in Late Night is Conan's inaugural show replacing Letterman, where he's struttin' the streets with a composed self-assuring smile, everyone on the way telling him "good luck, Conan - lotsa pressure!"; he enters his dressing room before the show starts - still smiling. He picks up a rope and hangs it over a beam, still smiling as he puts the noose around his neck, clearly having had a nervous breakdown well before this moment - to be interrupted by a knock telling him it's "SHOW TIME!"

After the producers liked his confidence and aptitude during the audition tape, He mentioned he went to the audition with the confidence of someone who would not get the job. From now on, that is the level of confidence I try to project whenever I have a job interview.

Conan’s comedy and production style has surpassed even broadcast and cable networks, surviving and thriving on modern platforms such as YouTube and podcasts. Unlike so many traditional entertainment companies that tried to pivot online and failed, Conan succeeded by courting and captivating the same online audiences modern influencers and independent content creators have.

There really is no way to fully understand how Conan took Letterman's spot on late night...still seems highly improbable 😆 I've never heard, before or since, of a largely unknown (to the public) comedy writer getting to be the host of a late night comedy show. It's not like he was a writer-performer, outside of improv groups. Publicly, he was almost strictly a writer in 1992-1993. Still amazing, and a great inspiration for other writer-performers, love hearing the full scoop!

As a kid watching Late Night when Conan got it, it never occurred to me that they might need encouragement. You see the talent and you laugh and you love it, but you don't see the struggle, so that's why I never wrote a letter. But through almost my whole life, Conan O'Brien has been a staple. He helped me to not be cynical and to make sense of 911. Around the time he lost the Tonight Show I was going through some loss as well, and his poise and grateful attitude and the relentless humor helped me to take a deep breath and move forward. Out of all the celebrities I'd thank, Conan O'Brien and David Bowie top the list.

Conan’s graduated from Harvard. Writer for both SNL and The Simpsons, Late Night, Tonight Show, his own on TBS, YouTube clips, podcast, and now on SiriusXM!! Conan, I’ve been a fan since the 90’s and happy as a fan enjoying your success by proxy. Great clip!! He deserves all the success in the world!!

Conan being the absolute legend he is, this was a really fascinating listen.

I listened to this episode recently, I never heard the full story like that from Conan, how incredible

My brother as a teenager loved your show. Thank you for making brother happy. He's not dead or mentally disabled or anything, he just had good taste.

This whole story will always be fascinating to me. Not to doubt his talent in any way, but he’s so insanely lucky that he was given that shot being an unknown. Wish we could see this stuff happen more often.

Anyone else rewatching this video again and again?