Waiting for CoCo

Conan O'Brien returns to the small screen on November 8 and I can't wait. I love a good underdog story.

TBS has welcomed Conan with open arms and if the promos are any indication, we are in for quirky greatness.



Conan's sense of humor is not for everyone (my dad doesn't find him funny and despises his red pompadour, which he tells me with conviction whenever the subject comes up). It obviously wasn't NBC's cup of tea when it came to The Tonight Show.

Conan was witty and unique on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which followed The Tonight Show for 16 years. His humor definitely appealed to my Gen X sensibilities. I watched the show faithfully for many years. I even attended the taping -- granted the rehearsal taping -- of the show's fifth anniversary. Yet, after six or seven years I turned to other shows (mostly sitcom reruns). Nothing against Conan, but I was disappointed by the departure of Andy Richter. When I did tune in, I was never disappointed. Tears welled in my eyes during his Conan's last show.

I watched The Tonight Show for awhile, but again I tuned out after awhile. I think it had to do with his having to change his act a bit for the earlier time slot. I did, however, think he was right in stepping down because NBC wouldn't let be true to The Tonight Show the right way (staying at the 11:35 p.m. time slot, not because of his brand of humor. While touted as not being an appropriate way to resign, I thought it was true to Conan's style.

Sure, Conan has been playing the publicity game, but I plan on sticking with the new show anyway. And I wish I could be a research intern there, but unfortunately I live in New York and the show is now in California. What luck!

P.S. - My dad, who hates Conan, once again told me how much he can't stand CoCo's pompadour.