We’re Team Conan!

We here at spunkybean are unanimously Team Conan.  And while we wait to see if the network blinks or if Conan, Andy, Max, Labamba and the gang walk, we wanted to offer some reasons behind our support.

CASEY

I’ve been an enormous Conan O’Brien fan since age 13, when I would stay up way past “bed time” just get a glimpse of his brightly-colored pompadour and find out what Oldie was up to.

(Remember Oldie?) I remember crying when Andy Richter left the show, I remember recording and re-watching the 10th Anniversary special, and I recall the fateful day that I was next in line to see Conan live and was cut off by the velvet rope. I remember being devastated by this and cursing at a security guard who was ten times my size and was most-likely equipped with a gun. And I would do it all again in the name of love. I learned a lot about the simplicity of smart comedy by watching that man and was inspired to attack it from my own angle, with my own style. Because that’s how he did it, and he was brilliant at it. When Conan closed out Late Night, his speech was eloquent, charming, funny, and sincere. I was sad to see his old show go, but looked forward to the future of the Tonight Show. I knew it would be in capable hands with O’Brien and Richter at the helm. Yesterday’s response to the late night talks warmed my heart and crushed me at the same time. Here is a man, kind-hearted and talented beyond measure, doing the right thing and stepping down from his dream job so as not to jeopardize the legacy of the Tonight Show, nor the success of the new Late Night host, Jimmy Fallon. It’s something Jay Leno should have done. Conan O’Brien, whether you enjoy his comedy or not, is a class act. There is no denying it. Though, judging by Facebook and Twitter comments, the majority of my friends anyway, are behind Conan one hundred percent and will be no matter where this takes him. He’s a hard worker and an absolute genius. Brave on, Coco! Where ever you go, I’m following.