Photo Issue 2011: Comedy writing has two main ingredients, Conan O’Brien says. Part one: left-brain bullshitting. Part two: seeing ideas up on their feet, in rehearsal, and then reworking them.
Here is the trailer for Rodman Flender’s documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop. The doc landed a multi-platform distribution deal within 24 hours of its premier at SXSW this year. It should land in a theater near you soon.
In these audio outtakes, Conan tells senior writer Chuck Salter about the process of creating his nightly show. The last video shows the hijinks that ensued during our cover photo shoot, in which Conan portrayed everyone from Einstein to Madonna.