Conan (TV Series)
| Conan | |
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| Genre |
Comedy Talk show |
| Created by | Conan O'Brien |
| Presented by | Conan O'Brien |
| Starring |
Andy Richter The Basic Cable Band |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 1,035 (as of May 10, 2017) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jeff Ross |
| Producer(s) | Jordan Schlansky |
| Location(s) |
Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, California |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Conaco |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | TBS |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | November 8, 2010 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien |
| External links | |
| [www.tbs.com/shows/conan.html Website] | |
| Production website | |
Conan is a late-night talk show airing each Monday through Thursday at 11:00 p.m. eastern time on TBS in the United States. The hour-long show premiered on November 8, 2010, and is hosted by writer, comedian and performer Conan O'Brien, accompanied by his long-time "sidekick" Andy Richter. Describing itself as a traditional late-night talk show, Conan draws its comedy from recent news stories, political figures and prominent celebrities, as well as aspects of the show itself.
On May 14, 2014, TBS renewed the show through 2018.
Conan follows the established six-piece late night format popularized by the likes of Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson and David Letterman, and previously executed during O'Brien's tenures as host of NBC's The Tonight Show and Late Night. Each episode of Conan is 60 minutes in length, including commercials, and typically consists of:
Guests come from a wide range of cultural sources, and include actors, musicians, authors, athletes and political figures.
The show opens with Richter proclaiming "Coming to you from Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, it's Conan!", and introducing O'Brien, The Basic Cable Band, as well as the episode's guests. For the first several seasons, each episode had a title, which Richter would announce at the end of the opening sequence. The titles were in the style of old fashioned murder-mystery radio shows, television sitcoms, or other assorted jokes. The episode titles were dropped in early 2014.
The original title sequence was designed by Rob Ashe, Dan Dome and Eric McGilloway. There were several different variations of the opening credits, with the final product being inspired by graphic designer Saul Bass. The opening design process was described by Ashe as utilizing "organic-looking textures made of construction paper, soak them in soda, and light them in Photoshop."
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