In January 1988, Saturday Night Live (SNL) executive producer Lorne Michaels hired O'Brien as a writer. He spent two years with that show and performed regularly with improvisational groups, including The Groundlings. He was also a writer on the short-lived The Wilton North Report.
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Career Saturday Night Live (1988–1991)Īfter graduating from Harvard, O'Brien moved to Los Angeles to join the writing staff of HBO's sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News. At this time, O'Brien's future boss at NBC, Jeff Zucker, was serving as president of the school newspaper The Harvard Crimson. During his sophomore and junior years, he served as the Lampoon's president. Larry Bird in which the Boston Celtics play against a classical ballet troupe.
During college, O'Brien briefly played drums in a band called the Bad Clams, was a writer for the Harvard Lampoon humor magazine, and developed a spoof of the video game One on One: Dr. O'Brien's senior thesis, entitled Literary Progeria in the Works of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, concerned the use of children as symbols in the works of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. He majored in History & Literature, and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. He lived in Holworthy Hall during his first year with future businessman Luis Ubiñas and two other roommates, and in Mather House during his three upper-class years. Īfter graduating as valedictorian in 1981, O'Brien entered Harvard University. He was an congressional intern for Congressman Barney Frank and in his senior year, he won the National Council of Teachers of English writing contest with his short story "To Bury the Living". O'Brien attended Brookline High School, where he served as the managing editor of the school newspaper, The Sagamore. O'Brien has three brothers and two sisters.
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O'Brien was born on April 18, 1963, in Brookline, Massachusetts.
2.7 Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and digital media (2018–present). 2.5 Television hiatus and comedy tour (2010). O'Brien is expected to launch a new show on HBO Max in 2022. Conan was named one of Time 's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. This active streak ended with O'Brien's retirement from late-night television in June 2021, with his entire run as a late-night host lasting almost 28 years. With the retirement of David Letterman on May 20, 2015, O'Brien became the longest-working late-night talk show host active in the United States. Known for his spontaneous hosting style, which has been characterized by The New York Times as "awkward, self-deprecating humor", O'Brien's late-night programs combine the "lewd and wacky with more elegant, narrative-driven short films". He has also hosted such events as the Emmy Awards and Christmas in Washington. After this departure, O'Brien hosted a 32-city live comedy tour, which was the subject of the documentary, Conan O'Brien Can't Stop. Afterwards, O'Brien moved from New York to Los Angeles to host his own incarnation of The Tonight Show for seven months until network politics prompted a host change in 2010. The show generally improved over time and was highly regarded by the time of his departure in 2009. A virtual unknown to the public, O'Brien's initial Late Night tenure received unfavorable reviews and remained on a multiweek renewal cycle during its early years. O'Brien was a writer and producer for The Simpsons for two seasons until he was commissioned by NBC to take over David Letterman's position as host of Late Night in 1993. After writing for several comedy shows in Los Angeles, he joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live. He served as president of The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News. Before his hosting career, he was a writer for Saturday Night Live (1988–1991) and The Simpsons (1991–1993).īorn in Brookline, Massachusetts, O'Brien was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He is best known for having hosted late-night talk shows for almost 28 years, beginning with Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009) and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010) on the NBC television network, and Conan (2010–2021) on the cable channel TBS. Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (host, 2018–present)Ĭonan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and producer. 
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (host, 2009–2010).Late Night with Conan O'Brien (host, 1993–2009).The Simpsons (writer, producer, 1991–1993).Saturday Night Live (writer, 1988–1991).
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