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Conan tweaks Romney’s commencement address: ‘I don’t think God cares’

Late night talk host Conan O’Brien aired a sketch Tuesday night that tweaked failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s recent commencement address given to graduates at Southern Virginia University, editing the former Massachusetts governor to show him telling the crowd: “I don’t think God cares.” Of course, that’s not what…

Conan mocks Bush library: ‘They did a great job’

Even though the Bush library won’t be open to the public until May 1, late night talk show host Conan O’Brien somehow managed to score an early tour, and even managed to spot the facility’s spot-on replica of the Bush oval office. In a sketch aired Monday night, Conan remarked…

Conan to host White House Correspondent’s Association dinner

Late night talk show host Conan O’Brien will host the 2013 White House Correspondent’s Association dinner, according to an announcement published Wednesday morning by association president Ed Henry. O’Brien, who previously hosted the 1995 correspondent’s dinner, has made political humor a staple of his late night show on TBS. He’s…

Maher to Conan: ‘I’m gay for marijuana’

Tuesday night on Conan O’Brien’s TBS show “Conan,” the host welcomed Bill Maher, host of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” for a discussion that included notes on the Pope’s resignation as well as Maher’s profession of his undying love of pot. Maher and O’Brien began by discussing the resignation of…

Conan O’Brien shows what you didn’t see in Alex Jones’ crazypants CNN interview

Tuesday night on TBS’s “Conan,” host Conan O’Brien showed a snippet of the now-notorious Piers Morgan interview with gun-lover and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of InfoWars.com.  Somehow, the fact that Jones was brandishing and firing a loaded pistol for emphasis didn’t make it into most newscasts. Morgan, for his part,…

Conan’s ‘Grover’ Norquist threatens to ‘fu*k’ Elmo if Republicans raise taxes

In a bit of political satire published online Thursday by late night talk show host Conan O’Brien, anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist gets “melded” with his Muppet analogue from the PBS kids’ show “Sesame Street,” and the results are both downright creepy and absolutely hilarious. This video is from TeamCoco.com, published…

Romney guns down Big Bird from above in Conan’s new campaign ad

On his show Thursday night, Conan O’Brien noted that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had promised to cut funding for PBS, even though he “loved” the Sesame Street character Big Bird. Conan then unveiled Romney’s latest campaign ad, in which he appeases his conservative base by getting rid of Big…

Conan finds perfect Newt and Callista Gingrich impersonators

Now that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich appears to be the Republican frontrunner, Conan O’Brien is in need of good Newt and Callista Gingrich impersonators. He has already found an adequate doppelganger for Newt, but what about Callista? Watch below to see who is Conan’s new Callista Gingrich impersonator:…