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☆ Conan O'Brien's unhinged 'Hot Ones' appearance is how he behaved in meetings, a former writer for his show says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Conan O'Brien's outrageous antics on the interview show "Hot Ones" have gone viral. Former "Conan" show writer Laurie Kilmartin said the behavior was typical for O'Brien. AdvertisementConan O'Brien's absolutely unhinged behavior on "Hot Ones" — the YouTube show where guests eat increasingly spicy chicken wings while being interviewed — has delighted and shocked the internet. AdvertisementPeople on X quickly declared it one of the best episodes of "Hot Ones" they'd ever seen. O'Brien's new show, "Conan O'Brien Must Go," is set to premiere on Max, HBO's streaming service, on April 18.

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☆ I was born on a leap day. My birthday was the joke of my classroom as a kid, but now I embrace its uniqueness.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Theo Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I would have to be 64 years old before I could drive because, at 64, I would have had 16 leap birthdays. AdvertisementMy leap day birthday singled me out in a way that was entirely out of my control. I strove to celebrate my leap birthdays by partying in the fashion of my leap age. And so I like to think of leap day babies as problem solvers. After all, without leap day, everything would be just a little off.

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☆ Opinion: Jon Stewart’s brilliant return
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Opinion Bill Carter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

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☆ Jon Stewart marks ‘The Daily Show’ return
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

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☆ Larry David says he paid a psychiatrist to write a letter claiming he was 'crazy' to get out of the Army Reserves
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewIn what sounds like a rejected episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Larry David claimed that he faked a mental health episode in an attempt to get discharged from the Army Reserves — and it worked. In a clip shared on YouTube, David recounted to host Conan O'Brien how he joined the Army Reserves when he was young to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War. David, who worked as a "petroleum storage specialist," said he was required to serve on the Army Reserves for six years. Then I went to see the major, and the major was reading the letter and he was talking to me.

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☆ SiriusXM is targeting younger customers with new app and streaming plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SiriusXM announced Wednesday that it will launch a revamped app and a newly priced streaming plan as it pushes to attract younger customers. SiriusXM has shed subscribers recently, as it reported a loss of 94,000 satellite radio subscribers in the third quarter. The company is also simplifying its pricing structure, offering its new Streaming All Access Plan for $9.99 a month, a dollar cheaper than its current all-inclusive streaming plan. The cheaper price tag is another bid to attract millennial and younger customers, who may already pay for another streaming service. Select-model 2024 Polestar vehicles will come equipped with SiriusXM 360L technology, which combines satellite and streaming features, the company announced Wednesday.

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☆ Conan O'Brien says January 6 is 'a blip' compared to how much Trump 'hurt comedy': 'That's his greatest crime'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Conan O'Brien quipped that Trump's greatest crime might be "how much he's hurt comedy." The late-night legend compared writing jokes about Trump to trying to parody the National Enquirer. "I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he's hurt comedy," O'Brien told Kara Swisher. "I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he's hurt comedy." O'Brien, who never leaned into Trump comedy the way some of his then-competitors did, said the struggle was so many of the punchlines were about visceral feelings rather than actual jokes.

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☆ Inside the actors' strike: Why Netflix, Max, and Paramount+ series stars are bringing their 'war' over pay and AI to Hollywood companies that are 'trying to kill our industry'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

With both writers and actors on strike, Hollywood hasn't faced this situation in more than 60 years. SAG-AFTRA union members on Friday hit the picket lines alongside Hollywood writers, who've been striking for nearly three months. Any other use requires the background actor's consent and bargaining for the use, subject to a minimum payment," the spokesperson said in a statement. Union members were quick to decry his remarks as incendiary and out of touch. The 25-year-old has been there since May, when the writers' strike all but paralyzed production in Los Angeles and New York this spring.

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☆ Actors on strike over pay and the threat of AI are ready for 'war' and vowing to outlast Hollywood execs in 'ivory towers': 'They've already been starving us'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

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☆ Chris Rock says arresting Donald Trump is like arresting Tupac Shakur: 'He's just going to sell more records. Are you stupid?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Comedian Chris Rock said on Sunday that arresting Donald Trump would only boost his popularity. He compared the possible indictment to how Tupac Shakur released a bestselling album from prison. Rock joked that apprehending Trump "is only going to make him more popular," The Guardian's David Smith and Deadline reported. "It is like arresting Tupac. The comedian's mention of rapper Tupac Shakur likely referred to when Shakur served eight months in prison in 1995 on a sexual assault charge that he later appealed.

☆ A man was given the death penalty after footage of him being roasted in jail by Comedy Central's Jeff Ross was used in his sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Comedy Central roast is at the heart of a death row appeal heading to the US Supreme Court. 2015 footage of Jeff Ross roasting Texas jail inmates was used at a murder convict's sentencing. The inmate's lawyers say the footage shouldn't have been used and impacted the sentence. Comedian Jeff Ross talks to Conan O'Brien in 2015 about his Comedy Central roast of jail inmates. But Hall's lawyers say this still contravened his "no contact" order and was done without prior legal advice, ultimately arguing it violates Hall's Sixth Amendment rights.

☆ 'It never feels like you're out of poverty': comedian Moses Storm mines his trauma for laughs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Most recently, he debuted in his own comedy special on HBO Max, "Trash White," produced by his childhood icon, Conan O'Brien. They're coming in with their own anger and their own life. I don't think there's a topic in comedy that's off limits because it's too sad. AN: What is it hard to pitch a comedy special about poverty? MS: If you go in like, 'I'm going to do a hilarious comedy special about the economic and generational poverty in this country,' people are like, 'Boooo.'

☆ Kumail Nanjiani's parents prefer a masala-covered Thanksgiving turkey, he says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Kumail Nanjiani doesn't understand why Americans eat turkey. His parents, recent immigrants and Thanksgiving enthusiasts, secretly feel the same way, he said. “They’re like, ‘We have to put a lot of masala on the turkey because we don’t like how it tastes,’” Nanjiani said to late night host Seth Meyers Tuesday night. “I’m like, ‘You don’t have to eat turkey!’ and they’re like, ‘It’s Thanksgiving!’”"Late Night with Seth Meyers" and NBC News both fall under the parent company NBC Universal. "Turkey tastes like chicken having a bad day," he said.

☆ I'm Conan O'Brien's assistant of 13 years. I nap on the job, expense things I shouldn't, and talk back — and I'll probably work for him forever.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Sona Movsesian was an NBC page and landed her assistant job through an internal recommendation. But at times, I really don't act like it. I'm working with, in my opinion, the funniest person on television, and I'm working on a show that I'm proud of. I think I will be Conan's assistant until he dies — I'm going to ride this wave for as long as I can. Most people don't think of an assistant job in entertainment as a forever-job.

☆ 22 things you probably didn't know about 'The Office'
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-08 | by ( Molly Thomson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Angela Kinsey was a phone operator for 1-800-DENTIST when she auditioned for the show. Angela Kinsey at the 2017 SAG Awards. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesBefore she became known as Angela Martin, Kinsey worked as a phone operator for 1-800-DENTIST. "It was great material," Kinsey told Ora TV's "Larry King Now" in 2018. Kinsey also said she interned for NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" and booked several roles in commercials prior to appearing on "The Office."

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