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[Sanjuro]

Lot of fun stuff happening in the late-night talk show scene this week. Most of it has been relegated to the Late Show with Stephen Colbert thread this week. Boring Saturday night, figured I would ask, what are your favorite moments, guests, bits, sketches, segments, remotes, dance moves from the wide spectrum of late-night?

Conan.
Colbert.
Ferguson.
Stewart.
Letterman.
Fallon.
Snyder.
Carson.
Chevy...Leno...

Here are a couple of my favorite from Conan.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Arnold Schwarzenegger - Girly Men and Popos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTne4kXGwUc

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Norm MacDonald and Melrose Place Crush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqeqsBQ0wq0

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Old Tyme Baseball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSZGXmuvIo

 

[Neifirst]

Came to say any appearance by Norm Macdonald on Conan but I see you've already taken care of it!

 

[Good Job Bob]

Craig Ferguson + beautiful woman.

 

[John Kowalski]

Ferguson flirting with everyone.

ah dang it

 

[Team Alucard]

Crispin Glover ruining his career.

 

[Numb]

History of raps.

 

[Switch Back 9]

Crispin Glover ruining his career.

?

 

[DirtyManos]

So many of Conan's remotes.

No other late night moments come close.

 

[The Lone Courier]

Ferguson introducing Geoff

 

[Jarrod38]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrJ2jc6qfzA

 

[Sanjuro]

?

Late Night with David Letterman: Crispin Glover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCaxKq5KFQM

 

[Ultima_5]

Jon Stewart doing an entire episode where he impersonates Glenn beck

Paul Rudd every time he's on Conan playing a clip from his upcoming movie

First episode of Colbert

Conan pulling the walker Texas Rangers lever

 

[Zach]

I knew Old Tyme Baseball would be in here. Best segment.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Jimmy Fallon + Nicole Kidman story.
https://youtu.be/qtsNbxgPngA

 

[Switch Back 9]

Late Night with David Letterman: Crispin Glover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCaxKq5KFQM

Hm, did not know about that before. Way before Joaquin did it.

 

[shira]

Courtney Thorne-Smith and Norm Macdonald on Conan in 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F6dXcW-_Fc

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Craig Ferguson getting real. Talking about his alcoholism, his father dying, the Aurora shootings.

But also his hilarious conversations with Geoff
Craig and Geoff swap logs and enjoy Daffy Dook

Another Liam Neeson Impression by Geoff Peterson

 

[mreddie]

Craig + Geoff
Noches De Passion con Senor O Brien
Conan and the Chuck Norris lever.
Triumph
Letterman working at Taco Bell
Jon riffing on Glenn Beck/FOX News

EDIT: In the year 2000

 

[B.K.]

The Colbert/Conan/Stewart feud during the writer's strike.

 

[ComputerBlue]

I have a lot of favorite Letterman moments, but it's impossible to find most of them online.

One of my favorite interviews was with Rosie Perez back in the mid 90s when she talks about buying an Isuzu Trooper.

Anytime Dave had Rupert Jee out on the streets.

Lettermans 9/11 monologue.

Conan drives people around during the Transit Strike in NYC.

A lot of Conans remotes are great.

Conan GTA4

 

[Switch Back 9]

Anything with Jordan Shlanksy in it.

 

[whytemyke]

Jimmy Fallon + Nicole Kidman story.
https://youtu.be/qtsNbxgPngA

I loved that like two weeks later Triumph just was brutal on him for it, too.

Speaking of which... Triumph at Wiener Circle in Chicago from Conan:

https://youtu.be/33zPlnhymCU

 

[Elfforkusu]

Every Even Stepvhen segment ever.

 

[Stinkles]

Craig Ferguson becoming a US citizen live on TV.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROuyKYF8Yjo


Fascinating, funny and a bit touching.

As a fellow Scotsman who sat his test shortly after, it was especially poignant.

 

[IISANDERII]

Conan kisses Rebecca Romijn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKljcH1Qboc

Kinda life changing for me

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Andy Richter getting shot on Conan had me dying. https://youtu.be/4gKPG1vA5e0

 

[Sanjuro]

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESE4cv6LTcc"]drives people around during the Transit Strike in NYC. [/URL]

Forgot how great that was. Conan and Letterman owned New York for their respective tenures. Conan in LA just hurts sometimes.

Craig Ferguson becoming a US citizen live on TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROuyKYF8Yjo

Out of everyone, Ferguson always felt like he was your friend broadcasting a show. Go figure I dated an Irish broad who hated him!

 

[antonz]

Conan kisses Rebecca Romijn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKljcH1Qboc

Kinda life changing for me

This one is gold. Conan's reaction is amazing

 

[Sanjuro]

I loved that like two weeks later Triumph just was brutal on him for it, too.

Speaking of which... Triumph at Wiener Circle in Chicago from Conan:

https://youtu.be/33zPlnhymCU

That might be the best skit on Conan's new program. Absolutely love it.

I still love the Star Wars one from back in the day. A past reminder of our shame coming this December.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Triumph vs Attack of the Clones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CzbXA53I24

 

[plasmawave]

Apologies to Matt Damon, We Ran Out of Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsczUFjhFWE

 

[Machine]

I love NBC-era Letterman. His exchanges with Charles Grodin were always fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chm6Dhbmd8o

 

[Umibozu]

Although norm on letterman is the best, I would say any late night appearance of norm is great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vKARMsP-UQ

Also when this clip first aired on letterman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H628-yNoFE

edit: also any moments where letterman or ferguson were flirting or being old creepy were great

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Stewart vs Conan vs Colbert for Huckabee was pretty good. Happened over multiple shows, no good single video on it I can find.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Forgot how great that was. Conan and Letterman owned New York for their respective tenures. Conan in LA just hurts sometimes.

I know, I still enjoy Conan but moving to LA felt like it really hurt the show. There was something about him and NY that was a good match.

 

[Premium Quality]

Triumph at the SW:AotC premier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RGohIKxc9M

 

[RBH]

Late Night with Conan O'Brien - Sex toy expert Sue Johanson talks with Tom Selleck and The Big Show:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8V74N64Q20

 

[Forkball]

We'd be here all days posting Conan remotes.

My favorite Better Know a District from Colbert is with Robert Wexler, where Colbert quizzes him on why we can't use caribou meat for fuel and what he could say that would lose him the election if he wasn't running unopposed.

 

[ComputerBlue]

I really wish there was a channel or a netflix like service that just had talk shows. I'd love to be able to watch old episodes of Letterman, Carson, Conan, Colbert, Ferguson, etc. Even Fallon when he was more genuine when he first got Late Night.

 

[Reverend Funk]

Whenever norm is on

 

[white dynamite]

Conan meets the Bread Professor

 

[inm8num2]

All from Late Night with Conan.

Inappropriate Response Channel

No pay, no Goldblum

LOL, just that moment when he punches the nun.

The Interrupter (practically any of them)

edit - fixed Interrupter link

 

[DJChuy]

That might be the best skit on Conan's new program. Absolutely love it.

I still love the Star Wars one from back in the day. A past reminder of our shame coming this December.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Triumph vs Attack of the Clones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CzbXA53I24

Came in to post this one. Definitely my favorite Triumph video.

Conan has a lot of skits I enjoy watching: Clueless gamer, Wikibear, Stunt-man Steven Ho and of course Triumph. Here's a few more of my favs:

Triump at Occupy Wall Street:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-253uBJap8

Conan & Steven Yeun visit a Korean Spa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k70xBg8en-4

 

[SeroTyler]

Every single moment of Conan during the Writer's Strike.

 

[moist]

Conan and Mr. T go apple picking

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

^^^

"T: one, bee: zero!"

That might be the best skit on Conan's new program. Absolutely love it.

I still love the Star Wars one from back in the day. A past reminder of our shame coming this December.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Triumph vs Attack of the Clones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CzbXA53I24

Conan was on fucking fire there for about a decade. Never missed a show if I could help it.

 

[akira28]

masturbating bear, pimpbot, and Triumph. That's all I can remember.

 

[HyperZone<3]

that Norm McDonald-blowing up the interview in the OP has gotta be my favorite talk show segment of all time. Just magnificent.

I've tried in vain but I can't locate the clip of the Upright Citizens Brigade doing their 'colorblind' skit on Conan. It blew my young mind back in the day.

 

[takriel]

You Americans and your talk shows

Spoiler

Love Conan!

 

[zerotol]

Courtney Thorne-Smith and Norm Macdonald on Conan in 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F6dXcW-_Fc

This is glorious. Classic Norm.

 

[Rad-]

Anything with Conan and Jordan Schlansky. It doesn't even matter what clip, they are all gold. Go watch them on youtube now if you haven't.