On Dec. 7, Stephen Colbert interviewed Conan O’Brien at the regal New Jersey Performing Arts Center as part of the Montclair Film Festival. For roughly 90 minutes, the talk show veterans riffed, traded anecdotes, mused on the state of the entertainment industry, picked at old showbiz wounds, and took chaotic questions from a cheekily hostile crowd.

Shortly after taking over the NBC late-night spot formerly occupied by David Letterman, Conan O’Brien found himself on the precipice. Early critical reaction to Late Night With Conan O’Brien was lukewarm, and the ratings weren’t much better.

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely passionate about the work of Martin Scorsese, John Ford ...

Conan O’Brien made his return to late night TV tonight with the first episode of TBS’ Conan. In some ways, the opening monologue of the premiere picked up from where he left off in the two weeks of his former NBC show – a lot of references to his now ...

The Oscars host is also a husband and father of two. Longtime comedian Conan O'Brien wears many hats and chief among them is that of a proud father of two children, whom he shares with his wife, Liza. O'Brien, the host of the 2025 Oscars, walked the red ...

On the heels of a critically acclaimed 2025 ceremony that attracted the highest ratings for an Oscars telecast in five years, executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan and producers Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will also be back. By Scott Feinberg ...