Last night I went to the Museum of TV & Radio, one of my most favorite places in New York. The reason: a seminar with Late Night host Conan O'Brien and four of his writers. Rather, a seminar with Conan O'Brien and four writers who say one sentence apiece in the two hour session. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I went to these seminars all the time when I was at BU. MTR is great with their satillite series and for TV geeks like me, it's a great opportunity to see the best minds in television let their guard down and really talk about their craft and the industry.
Conan was no exception. He is extremely knowledgeable and entertaining and one of the quickest wits around. It's been quite some time since I've laughed as hard as I did last night. He spoke of the writing process and his influences in television, praising the greats like Johnny Carson and David Letterman. The best part were hearing about some of the show's happy accidents, including the Finland show.
The funniest unintentional moments came from watching the face of the moderator. For the most part, he didn't know how to react. He would have that plastic smile face and morph into seriousness the next moment. Ahhh, comedy.
All in all a great time. The MTR really is an awesome place and for doing events like this. You should check it out if you have the chance.
Quote of the Day:
"What if this weren't a hypothetical question?" -Unknown
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