14 DAY TRIAL // NBC may have decided that Conan O’Brien wasn’t doing a good job as the host of The Tonight Show but, judging by the reaction to his just-announced comedy tour, fans are of a different opinion. Coco is going on a 30-city comedy tour, has prepared a poster for it as well and tickets are already selling out, as TMZ informs.
The poster is the same as the one that fronted the “I’m with Coco” campaign, and bears the caption “Conan: The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour.” The tour will span 30 cities and, as per O’Brien himself, fans are not to expect the world from it, as it will be a rather badly prepared affair (the term he uses is another, but unfortunately we can’t reproduce it here for various reasons).
As for what surprises are coming fans’ way, TMZ has the inside scoop. “Conan claims each show will be a ‘night of music, comedy, hugging and the occasional awkward silence.’ The tour, which begins April 12 in Oregon, is officially titled ‘The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour.’ O’Brien will hit major cities across the country – and Canada – and will even be back in L.A. on April 24,” the celebrity gossip website informs.
There’s even more to this tour, the same publication says after speaking to insiders. It would seem O’Brien is not doing this to make money, since he’s not seeing a single cent from ticket sales, but because he wants to employ his former NBC staff who have been left without a job when he was replaced by Leno as a host. Seeing how tickets are selling like hot cake and more are being added as we speak, it’s safe to assume Conan’s staff is making good money with this tour already – and it hasn’t even started.
“Conan O’Brien isn’t making a single cent off his upcoming 30 city comedy tour – sources tell TMZ that Coco is doing the whole thing so he can employ his former Tonight Show staff. We’re told roughly 40 people have been hired to work on the production – many of whom are Tonight Show alums. The move is no sweat off Conan’s back – dude scored a $32.5 million severance deal from NBC before they kicked him to the curb,” TMZ writes.