Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien (b. 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Following stints as a writer on Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, he hosted Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-2009) and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009-2010) on NBC, and Conan (2010-2021) on TBS. O'Brien formally retired from late-night television in 2021.
==Appearances==
* 1994 — appeared in Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy's music video "She Drives Me Crazy."
* 1994 — Kermit appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
* 1998 — During a race to the broadcast room in order to deliver a tape in Elmopalooza, Big Bird passes through the set of Late Night where Conan O'Brien is interviewing the Martians. Andy Richter can also be seen in this very short bit.
* 1999 — hosted "Late Night on Sesame Street" from the yard in Episode 3807.
* 2000 — featured in the celebrity version of "Sing."
* 2007 — presented "dog" as the Word of the Day from his Late Night set for Episode 4137.
* 2011 — presented "amphibian" as the Word of the Day in Episode 4273 where Abby Cadabby turns him into a bearded frog.
==Connection to Jim Henson==
O'Brien, who was head of the Harvard Lampoon in the 1980s under Lisa Henson, shared a story with Ron Howard (director of Jim Henson: Idea Man) on his podcast in 2024 about meeting Jim Henson:
Conan also recounted auditioning for a Jim Henson project in the mid-1980s (a story he told several times on his late night talk showsConan. February 2021 interview with Bryan Cranston ), and also being invited to attend Henson's memorial service in 1990.Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend - June 2, 2024
==Mentions==
* As a guest on the March 27, 2008 episode of The Tonight Show, O'Brien discussed being recognized in public:
* On January 28, 2011, O'Brien tweeted about the latest season of American Idol saying: "First there was Kermit, then Cookie Monster, and now Steven Tyler. Thanks, Jim Henson!" 
==References==
* An image of O'Brien appeared in The Muppets on CDE's chart of "Key Demographic Analysis of Top 100 Things in Popular Culture."
==Sources==
==External links==
*Official site
*IMDb
*Video: Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend: Jim Henson Gave The Harvard Lampoon A Prop From “The Dark Crystal”
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