2.21.2009

Conan's send-off

Kates and I just watched our recording of Conan O’Brien’s final show last night before he takes over The Tonight Show spot …

Great stuff … Mostly what made it worthwhile for me was seeing some of the old clips again -- the 1864 baseball bit was ha-larious! It was great seeing Andy Richter come by for the final show (Andy as Conan’s sidekick marked the glory years of the show as far as I’m concerned) … And I applauded Conan’s wonderful nod to David Letterman.

As I’ve said before, I discovered and became a huge fan of Conan in my college days -- back when being wide-awake at midnight was routine. But in my later years, his college humor was lost on me and I’ve rarely watched him the last few years …

EW offered up five memorable moments from 'Late Night.' Their No. 2 definitely ranks as one my favorite Conan shows ...

Still, some of what I’ll remember most are the classic bits he did with Andy, his “satellite” interviews with caricatures of Bill Clinton and Rudy Giuliani, Triumph the Comic dog (most memorable bit: his interviews with people gathered for the Michael Jackson trial), Ben Folds Five's multiple appearances and, of course, Amy Poehler’s early appearances as Andy’s sister.

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