Let George Takei Help You Come Out This Holiday Season

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 20, 2012 During Conan O'Brien's show Tuesday, sidekick Andy Richter advertised a limited-time offer in which he, comedian Deon Cole, the Basic Cable Band and George Takei will tell your family you're gay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mitt as ‘Outsourcer-in-Chief,’ Cheaper Gas and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 23, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the buzz surrounding Romney's latest VP candidate, the bill for Sheriff Arpaio's birther investigation and a look at how much gas might cost around Election Day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bill Maher on ‘Conan’: Obama Not First Gay President

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2012 When Newsweek published a cover this week that declared Obama America's "first gay president" after he came out in favor of same-sex marriage, it raised some eyebrows. On Tuesday, comedian Bill Maher addressed the controversial cover during an interview with Conan O'Brien. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Schwarzenegger Slashes Social Programs

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2010 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken the ax yet again to California's social programs, vetoing almost $1 billion in spending on welfare, special education, child care and other programs before signing a budget bill into law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conan O’Brien’s Inner Monologue

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2010 Those of you who watched the sort-of-enlightening "60 Minutes" episode last weekend in which Conan O'Brien carefully cha-cha'd around the issue of Jay Leno's late-night hijacking of his "Tonight Show" gig might find this "Funny or Die" spoof, well, funny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conan Takes His Late Night Antics to Cable

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2010 Late night chatterbox Conan O’Brien, whose career woes briefly made him the perfect entertainer for a nation of unemployed people, is headed back to work. TBS, which already has a late night show helmed by George Lopez, managed to secure the rights to Conan’s yuk-yuks ahead of Fox. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Conan O’Brien and Fox Still in Early Courtship Phase

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2010 Nobody's signing anything at the moment, but Fox might be with Coco yet Executives at the Murdochian network haven't worked out a deal with departed "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien, and in fact, The Hollywood Reporter noted Wednesday that the two parties haven't been in touch in two weeks, but all is not lost (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Late Night Hosts Gang Up on Leno

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2010 NBC's "Tonight Show" meltdown has given plenty of fodder to the network's late night competitors, who, for the most part, seem to side with Conan O'Brien over Jay Leno. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Leno Tapped for White House Press Dinner

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2010 The suddenly controversial comic Jay Leno, who's still embroiled in a public spat about "The Tonight Show" with outgoing host Conan O'Brien, will be the main act at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where well-dressed members of Washington's media elite rub elbows with politicians (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conan Burns NBC’s Millions in Revenge

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 Until they shut him down, "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien is free to spend NBC's millions doing things like dressing up the world's most expensive car as a mouse and giving it a Rolling Stones theme song. This may be a bit unseemly in the middle of an economic meltdown, but as revenge goes, it's pretty sweet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NBC Opens Its Wallet to Get O’Brien Off ‘Tonight Show’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 If you think things get nasty in the world of electoral politics, consider all the fun that's gone down in recent days in late-night comedy circles, what with the sticky tangle that NBC execs got themselves into after handling the highly charged Jay Leno-vs-Conan O'Brien "Tonight Show" debacle with all the delicacy and subtlety of a jackhammer (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shatner Reads Palin’s Tweets

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2009 William Shatner is back with bongos in tow to read through more of Sarah Palin's "poetry," also known as her Twitter posts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )