LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN {JACKIE MASON, BRUCE COCKBURN, BRET EASTON ELLIS} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of late-night talk shows hosted by Conan O'Brien. On this program, the guests include comedian/actor Jackie Mason, singer Bruce Cockburn, and author Bret Easton Ellis. Highlights include: O'Brien opens with a monologue in which comments on Michael Jordan hitting his first home run since retiring from basketball and the photos of Tonya Harding's honeymoon being published in Penthouse magazine; O'Brien and his sidekick Andy Richter have the exclusive pleasure of "interviewing" the recently married Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley; Pascal the ant, an aspiring comedy writer, tries out some new material for O'Brien; the next guest Jackie Mason talks about the following topics: being happy with all of the recent juicy topics in the news, especially Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley; never repeating the same jokes during his Broadway shows; a look back at the last time he was on the program; why he goes to Washington, D.C., to do his research about newsworthy topics; and previous presidents who were obvious liars; O'Brien then introduces silent movie legend "Pucky Littlechap," but runs out of time before the interview starts; Bruce Cockburn performs "Sign of Your Face"; novelist Bret Easton Ellis discusses writing "Less Than Zero" and having it published while a junior at college, the public outrage over his latest book "American Psycho" because of its graphic descriptions of serial-killers, being banned from EuroDisney because of "American Psycho," and what his new book "The Informers" is about. Includes commercials, promos, and public service announcements. This program is closed-captioned.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 3, 1994 12:35 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:56:35
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:36018
- GENRE: Comedy; Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Authors; Comedy; Talk shows
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1993-2009
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Clear and Present Danger" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - "In The Army Now" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - "True Lies" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - Burger King restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Clorox bleach
- TV - Commercials - Coldwell Banker real estate agents
- TV - Commercials - Crisco cooking sticks
- TV - Commercials - Folgers coffee singles
- TV - Commercials - Good Year aquatred tires
- TV - Commercials - Hyundai automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Miller beers
- TV - Commercials - Quaker Honey-Nut Toasted Oatmeal cereal
- TV - Commercials - Sprint phone systems
- TV - Commercials - Tartar Control Crest toothpaste
- TV - Commercials - Wendy's restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Wheat Thins snacks
- TV - PSA - Partnership For A Drug-Free America
- TV - PSA - President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
- TV - PSA - The More You Know
- TV - PSA - United Nations Population Fund
- TV - PSA - World Wildlife Fund
- TV - Promos - "Friends"
- TV - Promos - "Later"
CREDITS
- Lorne Michaels … Executive Producer
- Jeff Ross … Producer
- Robert Smigel … Producer, Writer
- Dana Calderwood … Director
- Tom Agna … Writer
- C.K. Louis … Writer
- Ned Goldreyer … Writer
- Michael Gordon … Writer
- Brian Kiley … Writer
- Marsh McCall … Writer
- Conan O'Brien … Writer
- David Reynolds … Writer
- Andy Richter … Writer
- Chuck Sklar … Writer
- Dino Stamatopoulos … Writer
- Max Weinberg … Music by
- Max Weinberg Seven, The … Music Group
- Conan O'Brien … Host
- Jackie Mason … Guest
- Bret Easton Ellis … Guest
- Bruce Cockburn … Guest
- Andy Richter … Cast
- Robert Smigel … Cast
- Dino Stamatopoulos … Cast
- Doug Dale … Cast
- Louis C.K. … Cast
- Addie O'Donnell … Cast
- Frank Senger … Cast