Conan O'Brien is bringing Team Coco back to Chicago as part of TBS' Just for Laughs festival for a series of shows June 11-14 at the Chicago Theatre, and the tickets are free. more ›

In less than 24 hours, Oprah Winfrey's final show will air. Conan O'Brien had some fun looking at what the final three shows would be like. more ›

Hot on the heels of the Groupon Super Bowl ad ca-ca comes this parody ad from Conan O'Brien. We think Coco and his writing staff pulled their punches here, but you decide. more ›

Apparently the war of creepy animation is ON! Or, in the words of one of the participants, "Conan and NMA.tv feud over knock-off 'Taiwanese' animation." No matter who loses, we all win. more ›

There's been a lot of excitement around these parts over Conan O'Brien. After all, the red-haired comic did live for a time in the Windy City. And while thousands of lucky fans will get to see Conan's live show when it hits the Chicago Theater in May, what about fans of his television hijinks? Well, there's a new plan, now. more ›

Whoa, this one caught us by surprise: Conan O'Brien is touring and he's bringing his Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour to Chicago, which is described as "a night of music, comedy, hugging, and the occasional awkward silence." He'll be hitting up the Chicago Theater on Wednesday May 19 for an evening of fun and many, many laughs. The Chicago Theater was, of course, where he brought his Late Night show for a week in 2006. As usual for a big event like this, there are a number of packages, including a $695 "Meet & Greet" option. But main tickets for the event are $39.50-$59.50-$79.50 so get clicking. They just went on sale and they're sure to go fast. We talked about wanting CoCo so, in a way, we're getting him. more ›

Brandon C. Clark is spearheading an effort to lower the national unemployment numbers by at least one by giving Conan O'Brien a new job. He's trying to rally O'Brien fans to convince the red-haired funny man to bring his late night gig to Chicago. Clark's mission statement almost makes sense too: more ›

The craziest think about the whole Conan versus Leno thing? Jimmy Kimmel has actually been funny lately. more ›

Listen, we're mad as hell Conan was bested by Jay -- and doubly so since it's the second time that ten pounds of chin has cut the legs out from under a funnier lanky opponent -- but what's done is done. However, as the years pass, we hope that the animation below rises above the mists of time to provide the declarative impression of how it all went down. more ›

As we mentioned yesterday, there was a pro-Conan O'Brien rally down at NBC Tower and a decent crowd showed up to give CoCo their support (and raise some cash for Haiti at the same time). You can view more photos from the event here and here. Of course, the rumors are already swirling about a new domain registered by one of NBC's rivals [via], so who knows what's next. more ›

Independent of our collective Team Conan feelings here on the -ist staff, it's important to remember the revelry and lunacy that Conan O'Brien brought to Chicago when he came to town back in May 2006. When was the last time Leno brought the Tonight Show to our fair city? (Honest question - it's been a while, hasn't it?) Chances are good that some of the attendees in the audience from that week-long stand will be out in front of NBC Tower this afternoon at 4:30 for the "I'm With Coco" gathering to support Conan in his epic battle of good versus evil incompetence. Among others, the Tribune brings us the tale of Mike Mitchell and the Little Facebook Group That Could: more ›

There is no update. In fact, until something official comes down the pike -- and the fact that nothing has means everything is still literally up in the air -- we wish news sites would just stop posting about this whole thing. Also, for the record, we are on Team Conan, obvs. more ›

As most of you know, Conan O'Brien ended his run at the Late Night show on NBC and will soon be heading up The Tonight Show. Letterman, Colbert, and Conan all at the same time? Damn. We can only hope Conan will continue to produce amazing bits like the one below from many years back in which the ginger-haired host went apple picking with Mr. T, a moment of sublime genius, more ›

One person who's not happy with Obama already? Conan O'Brien. more ›

After seeing their viewer numbers plummet over the last few weeks, the major networks forced their late night talent back on the air last night. David Letterman took the high road, working out a deal with his writers so they could return with him, but keep in mind that he owns the production company that puts out his program. We suspect neither Conan O'Brien or Jay Leno are too jazzed to return without their writers, but since their shows are owned by the networks, they don't have the same kind of leverage. more ›

Once a Second City performer, always a Second City performer...right? Rachel Dratch and Tim Meadows, both mainstage alumns, will be at the Chicago History Museum tonight for a panel about improv. Kevin Dorff, another Second City performer and now an on-strike writer for Conan O'Brien, moderates, and there will be real live sketch and improv to boot. Tickets are $12 ($10 for members) and the show starts at 6:30. We can't believe we missed last... more ›

There's so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it's almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don't have to! Londonist took a walk through Oliver Twist's London, thanks to a gorgeous map layer for Google Earth. They also caught up with modern-day fictional London, with the Fantastic Four and 28 Weeks Later. It was a week of insanity over at DCist. They started the week off with... more ›

Seattlest saw a house party get senselessly attacked with a shotgun and end in seven dead. A local senator is debated and their version of the big dig is investigated. To truly get to the bottom of it they interview the writer Jonathan Raban. Bostonist has its first birthday party and investigates how to attach more gambling dollars to the Red Sox. Benjamin Franklin is celebrated and Johnny Damon is not. Image by Ethan Bagley... more ›

Hate festivals, but want to see some of the bands anyway? A few of the bands playing Intonation Festival this weekend will also be playing at other venues around town. So click around and see if anything is of interest. First up, Four Tet will be doing an in-store at Reckless Records at 3161 N. Broadway on Friday at 5:30 pm. Free. The Go! Team will be at the Double Door on Friday night with... more ›

Did everyone catch Conan O'Brien last night? The Cone Zone is on vacation, so it was a rerun. But the second comedy sketch, after first guest and former Second City member Tina Fey - that's a lot of firsts and seconds there - had a particular relevance and hilarity to Chicagoans. It involved a couple from the Chicago 'burbs – one of them being Conan writer Kevin Dorff, a cast member alongside Fey at Second City – instructing Conan how to get to their house with complicated directions. The joke, about navigating Chicagoland highways and local streets (with real-life shout-outs) was pretty much lost on the New York audience, but Chicagoist had a good laugh at its expense. Catch the rerun at 5 on Comedy Central today. And for plenty more Chicago-exclusive jokes, see Doors Open on the Right at Second City. more ›