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Conan comes to Chicago
Fresh from his triumphant visit to Finland, Conan O’Brien is coming to Chicago.
“Late Night with Conan O’Brien” will broadcast four shows live from the Chicago Theatre starting May 9, NBC announced Monday.
O’Brien will tell viewers how to get tickets to the five Chicago broadcasts on the March 28 edition of his show, which airs 11:35 p.m. weeknights on WMAQ-Ch. 5.
Though David Letterman visited our fair city to do live broadcasts of his late-night show, that was way back in 1989, so we’re long overdue for a visit from a talk-show host.
O’Brien, who done live shows from Toronto and Los Angeles, has never done his show from the Windy City, though NBC’s press release says “Late Night” “has deep Chicago roots, from the numerous writers on the show who have honed their craft in Chicago at the famed Second City and Improv Olympic theaters to the show’s recurring ‘live’ Central Time Zone New Years Eve Countdown.”
O’Brien and his staff will have to work hard to top his recent visit to Finland. In an hourlong, pre-taped show that aired March 10, O’Brien easily mined comedy gold from that frosty nation and its self-effacing inhabitants (more on that here).
Hey, at least Chicago in May will seem like a tropical getaway compared to Finland in February.
Full Version: Conan to broadcast from Chicago
I'd go see an episode.
QUOTE(Ballbag Hitter @ Mar 20 2006, 11:56 AM) [snapback]46294[/snapback]
I'd go see an episode.
yeah, me too! i wonder how you'll be able to get tix...?
Oh hell yes 
Free ticket to Lolla for anyone who can get me a ticket (that is, if I'm unable to get one myself).
QUOTE(Ballbag Hitter @ Mar 20 2006, 11:56 AM) [snapback]46294[/snapback]
I'd go see an episode.
tickets'll probably be hard to get. Especially if they are free.
QUOTE(kalmia @ Mar 20 2006, 12:17 PM) [snapback]46320[/snapback]
tickets'll probably be hard to get. Especially if they are free.
no kidding? Really?
i'm definetly getting tickets for this. hell or high water
I'm gonna go line up right now. Not sure where yet, maybe just random places -- NBC tower, Wrigley field, Oprah's house.
this should be great. Should sell out quick, though!
QUOTE(tweed @ Mar 20 2006, 12:52 PM) [snapback]46361[/snapback]
I'm gonna go line up right now. Not sure where yet, maybe just random places -- NBC tower, Wrigley field, Oprah's house.
I don't even watch late night t.v. I would have no desire to go see in person. Talk about a waste of a day as well. You have to spend like 5 hours waiting around for crap like this. I remember seeing jerry springer back in the day. My friend saw Joan Espisito walking by and yelled "hey how is Horace Grants baby" she glared back at him. Classic stuff.
a few years back letterman would do a few shows in a row where'd he fly the entire audience in from Chicago or Indy or something like that, those were pretty amusing.
QUOTE(KoKo B Ware @ Mar 20 2006, 01:57 PM) [snapback]46410[/snapback]
Talk about a waste of a day as well. You have to spend like 5 hours waiting around for crap like this.
i've seen "late night" and "the daily show" a few times and i hate the waiting in line, especially at "the daily show" because it's outside. this will undoubtedly be much the same. and it's rarely worth the wait.
wasn't the show's trip to toronto to get people interested in toronto after sars? chicago's not going through some similar tourism slump, though, right?
QUOTE(no magnets @ Mar 20 2006, 02:05 PM) [snapback]46423[/snapback]
i've seen "late night" and "the daily show" a few times and i hate the waiting in line, especially at "the daily show" because it's outside. this will undoubtedly be much the same. and it's rarely worth the wait.
wasn't the show's trip to toronto to get people interested in toronto after sars? chicago's not going through some similar tourism slump, though, right?
What's the wait in line for The Daily Show?
QUOTE(yancy @ Mar 20 2006, 01:04 PM) [snapback]46422[/snapback]
Well, thank god you posted.
you are the last person to make comments regarding posting just for the sake of posting.
Move along.
QUOTE(KoKo B Ware @ Mar 20 2006, 01:57 PM) [snapback]46410[/snapback]
I don't even watch late night t.v. I would have no desire to go see in person. Talk about a waste of a day as well. You have to spend like 5 hours waiting around for crap like this. I remember seeing jerry springer back in the day. My friend saw Joan Espisito walking by and yelled "hey how is Horace Grants baby" she glared back at him. Classic stuff.
the joan esposito attack is pretty funny.
i'm in the same boat you are, but i do like conan, although i don't watch him regularly or even semi-regularly. being in studio audiences always seems like more work than fun. however, i am very interested in finding out who his musical guest will be. i'll start the billy corgan/smashing pumpkins rumor now...
QUOTE(NumberTenOx @ Mar 20 2006, 02:13 PM) [snapback]46431[/snapback]
What's the wait in line for The Daily Show?
it's not as bad as conan's - probably an hour or hour and a half for first row or two. it depends on the day.
QUOTE(stella del vinile @ Mar 20 2006, 02:28 PM) [snapback]46448[/snapback]
the joan esposito attack is pretty funny.
i'm in the same boat you are, but i do like conan, although i don't watch him regularly or even semi-regularly. being in studio audiences always seems like more work than fun. however, i am very interested in finding out who his musical guest will be. i'll start the billy corgan/smashing pumpkins rumor now...
i can see them probably pulling a wilco into the week at least once. they aren't on tour during that time.
QUOTE(yancy @ Mar 20 2006, 03:46 PM) [snapback]46399[/snapback]
Cue aneg squealing like Bobby Hill.
LMAO Just picturing a human doing that is too funny!
A week's worth of Billy Corgan perhaps...?
QUOTE(Hewletts Daughter @ Mar 20 2006, 02:54 PM) [snapback]46481[/snapback]
A week's worth of Billy Corgan perhaps...?
no thank you
QUOTE(skinnyhipsrivers @ Mar 20 2006, 02:44 PM) [snapback]46470[/snapback]
i can see them probably pulling a wilco into the week at least once. they aren't on tour during that time.
that was actually my first guess. maybe fall out boy since they're from here, too. norton should get on the horn and get what four booked.
QUOTE(Hewletts Daughter @ Mar 20 2006, 02:54 PM) [snapback]46481[/snapback]
A week's worth of Billy Corgan perhaps...?
zwan, zwan, a thousand times ZWAN!!!!
QUOTE(BennyHillsBalls @ Mar 20 2006, 03:19 PM) [snapback]46492[/snapback]
zwan, zwan, a thousand times ZWAN!!!!
I'm a Pumpkins fan, sorta, but how did Billy C. get chosen as Chicago's poster boy?
QUOTE(WesterMats @ Mar 20 2006, 03:23 PM) [snapback]46497[/snapback]
I'm a Pumpkins fan, sorta, but how did Billy C. get chosen as Chicago's poster boy?
well, he's from chicago and he's famous and he's rumored to be bringing the pumpkins back together.
i'd hardly say he's chicago's poster boy, but honestly, i can't imagine many outside of who has already been listed in this thread as a more "mainstream" (whatever that means these days) choice for a talk show.
QUOTE(no magnets @ Mar 20 2006, 02:05 PM) [snapback]46423[/snapback]
i've seen "late night" and "the daily show" a few times and i hate the waiting in line, especially at "the daily show" because it's outside. this will undoubtedly be much the same. and it's rarely worth the wait.
wasn't the show's trip to toronto to get people interested in toronto after sars? chicago's not going through some similar tourism slump, though, right?
He was also paid by the government to go there. $CAN million, I think
QUOTE(WesterMats @ Mar 20 2006, 03:23 PM) [snapback]46497[/snapback]
I'm a Pumpkins fan, sorta, but how did Billy C. get chosen as Chicago's poster boy?
Nelson Algren is dead and nobody wants to claim Jim Belushi.
QUOTE(WesterMats @ Mar 20 2006, 03:23 PM) [snapback]46497[/snapback]
I'm a Pumpkins fan, sorta, but how did Billy C. get chosen as Chicago's poster boy?
Beats Dan Akroyd, Jim Belushi and John Goodman picking the remaining scraps off the Blues Brothers bones.
QUOTE(stella del vinile @ Mar 20 2006, 03:33 PM) [snapback]46501[/snapback]
well, he's from chicago and he's famous and he's rumored to be bringing the pumpkins back together.
i'd hardly say he's chicago's poster boy, but honestly, i can't imagine many outside of who has already been listed in this thread as a more "mainstream" (whatever that means these days) choice for a talk show.
QUOTE(NumberTenOx @ Mar 20 2006, 03:37 PM) [snapback]46504[/snapback]
Nelson Algren is dead and nobody wants to claim Jim Belushi.
QUOTE(Sam @ Mar 20 2006, 03:38 PM) [snapback]46506[/snapback]
Beats Dan Akroyd, Jim Belushi and John Goodman picking the remaining scraps off the Blues Brothers bones.
Wow, is this city that desperate for a new hero?
QUOTE(yancy @ Mar 20 2006, 04:13 PM) [snapback]46532[/snapback]
and he's gotta be bald, and he's gotta be frail, and he's gotta be fresh from the 'burbs
. . . anyone on here fit that description?
QUOTE(stella del vinile @ Mar 20 2006, 03:33 PM) [snapback]46501[/snapback]
well, he's from chicago and he's famous and he's rumored to be bringing the pumpkins back together.
i'd hardly say he's chicago's poster boy, but honestly, i can't imagine many outside of who has already been listed in this thread as a more "mainstream" (whatever that means these days) choice for a talk show.
fall out boy? they probably bring a younger demographic than billy does but i don't think they're will ever be at the same level mr. c is.
**edit: this comment is really retarded. it's just...stupid. don't bother telling me how stupid it is. thanks. i guess i had to read it outloud to understand how stupidlyretarded it is.
QUOTE(yancy @ Mar 20 2006, 04:13 PM) [snapback]46532[/snapback]
and he's gotta be bald, and he's gotta be frail, and he's gotta be fresh from the 'burbs
shit, this was hilarious. i'd have to shave my head, but i'm really a transplant here.
isn't obama our new hero anyway?
QUOTE(yancy @ Mar 20 2006, 04:13 PM) [snapback]46532[/snapback]
and he's gotta be bald, and he's gotta be frail, and he's gotta be fresh from the 'burbs
Well I fit two of those three descriptions....
QUOTE(WesterMats @ Mar 20 2006, 03:23 PM) [snapback]46497[/snapback]
I'm a Pumpkins fan, sorta, but how did Billy C. get chosen as Chicago's poster boy?
Pick your poison:
QUOTE(yancy @ Mar 20 2006, 01:46 PM) [snapback]46399[/snapback]
Cue aneg squealing like Bobby Hill.
I'm pretty excited too, actually.
eh, not as excited as you'd think. i've already seen the show live more times than i may want to admit so it's nothing really all that FANCY. but i will totally be there.
they'll (most likely) announce a number or email addy on the show tonight for tickets. and i dont think itll be as hard as you think. not everyone will get tickets but a good amount of the kids will.
QUOTE(CoolerbytheLake @ Mar 20 2006, 05:44 PM) [snapback]46594[/snapback]
Pick your poison:
Billy Corgan? Wilco? Dennis DeYoung?
Where's the love for R KELLY peoples?
He's sold millions of records and the comedy fodder is enough to have him on the show.
Where's the love for R KELLY peoples?
He's sold millions of records and the comedy fodder is enough to have him on the show.
QUOTE(aneg @ Mar 20 2006, 06:09 PM) [snapback]46602[/snapback]
they'll (most likely) announce a number or email addy on the show tonight for tickets. and i dont think itll be as hard as you think. not everyone will get tickets but a good amount of the kids will.
the announcement is on the show on the 28th. don't lose any sleep tonight.
QUOTE(BennyHillsBalls @ Mar 20 2006, 07:09 PM) [snapback]46625[/snapback]
the announcement is on the show on the 28th. don't lose any sleep tonight.
yea i realized that after i posted and i am way too lazy to edit. the 28th, got it. a lso, there will most likely be a two ticket limit.
I must get tickets to this.
QUOTE(aneg @ Mar 20 2006, 07:47 PM) [snapback]46642[/snapback]
a lso, there will most likely be a two ticket limit.
that sounds about right. if i get tickets you'll be the first on my list to be my special conan friend*
*not true
QUOTE(BennyHillsBalls @ Mar 20 2006, 08:47 PM) [snapback]46659[/snapback]
that sounds about right. if i get tickets you'll be the first on my list to be my special conan friend*
*not true
i dont need you.
QUOTE(aneg @ Mar 20 2006, 09:38 PM) [snapback]46671[/snapback]
i dont need you.
no one needs me
QUOTE(BennyHillsBalls @ Mar 20 2006, 09:43 PM) [snapback]46675[/snapback]
no one needs me
I wish I could see your image you posted.
regardless, though....i need you....
i wish i could quit you....
QUOTE(Hewletts Daughter @ Mar 20 2006, 11:25 PM) [snapback]46717[/snapback]
I wish I could see your image you posted.
i wish i could quit you....
fuck! it worked earlier. think of george michael from "arrested development" walking in front of a doghouse a la charlie brown.
Hmmm which will it be? Buddy Guy? or Cheap Trick? Somebody call Drummond... I need the mafia beat.
Perhaps we'll all giggle at the masterbating bear on the express train or Triumph insulting Cub fans... cause face it-THEY SUCK!! Maybe he'll hump Joan Esposito..
Does he still have Camel-Toe Annie?
seems easy enough
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Late_Night_with_Con...;Brien/Chicago/
To obtain tickets please email your Name, Address, Phone Number and Email Address to:
ConanInChicago@nbcuni.com
then you'll get an email saying
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Thank you for your interest in "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in Chicago. We have received your request for tickets. Your request is being processed. THIS EMAIL IS NOT A CONFIRMATION OF TICKETS. Please be on the look out for a confirmation email soon to come. If you do not receive a second email YOU DO NOT HAVE TICKETS RESERVED.
Please, only send one email or your request will be voided. Not all requests can be filled. If your request can be filled, you will receive an email from NBC.
Please note, no more than 2 tickets can be granted. You must be 16 years of age or older.
Thanks again for your interest.
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http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Late_Night_with_Con...;Brien/Chicago/
To obtain tickets please email your Name, Address, Phone Number and Email Address to:
ConanInChicago@nbcuni.com
then you'll get an email saying
QUOTE
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Thank you for your interest in "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in Chicago. We have received your request for tickets. Your request is being processed. THIS EMAIL IS NOT A CONFIRMATION OF TICKETS. Please be on the look out for a confirmation email soon to come. If you do not receive a second email YOU DO NOT HAVE TICKETS RESERVED.
Please, only send one email or your request will be voided. Not all requests can be filled. If your request can be filled, you will receive an email from NBC.
Please note, no more than 2 tickets can be granted. You must be 16 years of age or older.
Thanks again for your interest.
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