Conan TBS anyone?

Conan O’Brien has finally found a home on TBS. For fans of the quirky redhead this really is as significantly excellent news as might be expected simply because let’s face it – Conan withdrawal symptoms aren’t a laughing matter. TBS moved instantly to commence publicizing the new addition to their stable who together with George Lopez is expected to be a serious one-two punch.

O’Brien had other offers, but the rumor mill scuttlebutt is that George Lopez sealed the offer by personally reaching out to Conan and promoting him on TBS. Needless to say his offer you to amicably alter his time slot so that Conan has the prestige 11:00 to midnight time didn’t hurt items either reportedly. It wasn’t just Lopez and also the funds that sold O’Brien on TBS though.

Some thing that O’Brien likes could be the lighter schedule that comes with executing four shows a week – Monday – Thursday. Reportedly other provides centered around the 5 night format. An additional huge promoting point was that he can bring along Max Weinberg to lead the band, and maybe…just maybe…Andy Richter are going to be back in the saddle once more as his sidekick. Richter never truly carved out a niche on his own, but with O’Brien he was pure gold and may possibly just be the energy injection Conan has needed for a minute now.

O’Brien isn’t the only a single excited about the move even though. George Lopez commented “I can’t think of anything better than doing my show with Conan as my lead-in. It’s the beginning of  a new era.” A great deal of individuals agree with him and think that with O’Brien within the TBS fold there is a legitimate shot at stealing a decent portion of the late night time viewing audience.

For his component all O’Brien had to express about the move at this time was; “In three months I’ve gone from network television, to Twitter, to performing in theaters, and now I’m headed to basic cable. My plan is working perfectly.”

It is working flawlessly for every person that’s but NBC who dropped the talent by means of a severe of moves that proves the suits over there are treading water in a sea of warped logic. O’Brien has been cited since the comedic voice of his generation, a lot like Letterman was in the 80’s. -another talent NBC stupidly dropped when he still had lots of fire. Adding O’Brien to TBS’s already huge fan base of young comedy lovers with George Lopez to bring it all home sounds like the producing of at least a mini-dynasty on the late night landscape – plus a complete great deal of money.

Conan O’Brien Tour

The rumored Conan O’Brien tour is no longer a rumor.

O’Brien, whose exit by “The Tonight Show” and NBC bars him by taking another TV job until September, will release “The Legally Prohibited by Being Funny on Television Tour” in Eugene, Ore., on April 12. He, sidekick Andy Richter and his “Tonight Show” band led by Max Weinberg will hit 30 cities during the period of two months.

O’Brien released the tour Thursday morning (March 11) on his Twitter feed: “Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It’s half-assed.”

The tour includes dates on the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Studios in L.A. — an NBC Universal-owned property that’s just a stone’s throw from O’Brien’s “Tonight Show” soundstage — and Radio City Music Hall in New York, just up the street from NBC headquarters. O’Brien and Co. may also hit Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, Chicago, Toronto and Washington, D.C., during the tour, and also Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee on June 11.

O’Brien is promising “a night of comedy, music, hugging and the occasional awkward silence.”

Conan O’Brien Tickets start at $39.50 and are also available through Ticketmaster.

Here’s the full list of Conan O’Brien tour dates according to the Kansas City Star:

• 4/12/10 Eugene, OR Hult Center for the Performing Arts
• 4/13/10 Vancouver, BC, Canada Orpheum Theatre
• 4/16/10 Spokane, WA INB Performing Arts Center
• 4/17/10 Enoch, AB, Canada River Cree Resort & Casino
• 4/18/10 Seattle, WA Seattle Center – Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
• 4/22/10 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center
• 4/24/10 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheater
• 4/29/10 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
• 4/30/10 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
• 5/1/10 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theatre @ The Palms
• 5/4/10 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
• 5/5/10 San Jose, Ca San Jose State University Events Center
• 5/6/10 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
• 5/9/10 Boulder, CO Mackey Auditorium
• 5/10/10 Denver, CO Ellie Caulkins Opera House
• 5/13/10 Dallas, TX McFarlin Memorial Auditorium- SMU Campus
• 5/14/10 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
• 5/15/10 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
• 5/16/10 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
• 5/18/10 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
• 5/19/10 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
• 5/22/10 Toronto, ON, Canada Massey Hall
• 5/30/10 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Spa & Resort – Event Center
• 6/1/10 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
• 6/4/10 Boston, MA Wang Theater
• 6/6/10 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
• 6/7/10 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
• 6/8/10 Washington, DC Constitution Hall
• 6/11/10 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
• 6/14/10 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre