Conan O’Brien’s tearjerking farewell to ‘the job I was born to do’

Conan O’Brien and Sean Penn opened up about cancel culture doing a sort of informal cost-benefit-analysis on what it means for actors telling the important stories of our time.  O’Brien, who recently wrapped up his time as a late-night talk show host after almost three decades on two networks, had Penn on his podcast, "Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend," where the duo’s chat led them to discuss cancel culture and the public’s somewhat new tendency to write off potentially promising people over past

Gallery: Don't remind me of that one! These celebs hate their iconic TV shows (BANG Showbiz)The 52-year-old actor is a known prankster, and last month he continued a long tradition of repeating a practical joke on Conan O'Brien. Appearing on the former late night talk show host's programme, he would promise to play a clip from the movie he's promoting, only to actually show something from 1980s sci-fi film 'Mac and Me'.

Conan O’Brien might be, as Stephen Colbert described him last night, “like a kid who keeps saying he’s running away [but] he’ll be back before you know it,” yet that didn’t stop either the CBS Late Show host or ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel from paying fond and funny tribute to their nighttime brother.

video above.O’Brien wrote for “The Simpsons” in the early ’90s after writing on “SNL.” He left “The Simpsons” when Lorne Michael pitched him to take “Late Night” over from David Letterman.The long-running Fox animated comedy put together the below “exit interview” for O’Brien’s final TBS episode.Seth Meyers, the current host of NBC’s “Late Night,” signed off with a salute to O’Brien, though that moment didn’t make YouTube.

Conan O'Brien's nearly three-decades long stint as a late-night host is over. The 58-year-old TV personality said goodbye to his long-running TBS series, , on Thursday night.O'Brien's celebrity friends turned out for the goodbye episode.

Gallery: 20 famous acting families (Espresso) Actress and comedienne Lauren Lapkus was also among the fans saluting Conan on Thursday, revealing on Instagram she loved staying up late to watch Late Night with Conan O'Brien, adding: "I always dreamed of getting to be on the show. I put it on my vision board and eventually got to show that to him and even return as a guest a couple more times.

Conan O’Brien sat down with Homer Simpson for a HR-style exit interview.O’Brien, who was a writer on The Simpsons from 1991-1993, appeared in a cartoon sketch with the beloved character who was playing a representative from TBS.When O’Brien confirmed his talk show host status in the interview, Simpson replied: “Wow a dying breed, there’s only like 800 of you left.”O’Brien wrote full episodes of The Simpsons ahead of joining The Late Show in 1993.

LOS ANGELES -- Conan O'Brien stayed true to form as he wrapped his TBS show “Conan” after nearly 11 years, bouncing between self-deprecating and smart-aleck humor before allowing himself a touch of sentiment.“Try to do what you love with people you love, and if you can manage that, it’s the definition of heaven on Earth,” he said, marking the end of his third late-night show over 28 years.

Conan O’Brien made his late-night curtain call on Thursday, which featured appearances and flashbacks from many of his close friends in show business-- and also some reflection by the host about his time on air. Will Ferrell made a virtual appearance to wish Conan off.

The series finale of Conan O’Brien‘s TBS series Conan just aired and he signed off with a poignant message for his viewers.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeConan O’Brien ended his 11-year run on TBS’ “Conan” by touting the “intersection between smart and stupid.” And that’s why, perhaps it was all too appropriate that final guest Jack Black wound up on stage wearing a walking boot for a sprained ankle — an injury he received while rehearsing a song and dance number he had planned for O’Brien’s finale.The irony of the moment: As originally planned, Black was pre-taping a big musical number that involved a

Tributes to Conan O’Brien, from the worlds of comedy, film, tv, music and politics, flooded the internet on Thursday, as the comedian’s TBS late-night talk show Conan aired its final episode.

Conan O’Brien brought his 28-year career in late-night television to a close with a sweet list of thank yous, bringing an end to his linear small-screen career that has consisted of over 4,000 hours of TV.

Comedian and Global‘s “Saturday Night Live” icon Dana Carvey gave Conan O’Brien a LOL-inducing sendoff on the second-to-last episode of the late night host’s long running show on TBS.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen then-Turner Entertainment president Steve Koonin pitched Conan O’Brien on launching a show at TBS, he was upfront with the host: We won’t be able to deliver you an audience as big as the one you had at NBC. But you can do whatever you want.“He was true to his word,” said “Conan” executive producer Jeff Ross.

Conan O’Brien shared a joint with weed-wielding comedian Seth Rogen on live television Tuesday. The smoky stunt was one of the late-night talk show host’s swan song shenanigans leading up to the finale of his TBS series, “Conan,” which will air its last episode Thursday after 11 seasons. (He’s been a late-night fixture for 28 years if you include his run on NBC.)“This is the kind of thing you do when you know it’s over for you,” O’Brien, 58, joked before lighting up the doobie that Rogen, 39,

here:Rogen then later pulled out a joint, to which O’Brien replied: “I swear to God, this is how lame I am. For a second I thought, ‘He brought a birthday candle?’”O’Brien then took a hit of the joint on-air, with Rogen saying: “I’m so happy with what just happened.

Conan O’Brien, who admitted he does not smoke marijuana very often, took a hit of Seth Rogen‘s blunt on his talk show last night!