I hope it’s a Broadway adaptation of The Music Man. So he can wear stripes and kick his skinny legs into forever.
Conan O’ Brien was shafted by NBC, worse than any late-night talk show host has been shafted in history, but it made for great television. And where Conan’s planning his comeback may be even greater: the stage.
Think of it. Conan O’ Brien in Showboat. Conan O’ Brien in Annie Get Yer’ Gun.
Ever since exiting The Tonight Show with grace and humility, Conan has been keeping a low profile. Also, ever since leaving The Tonight Show, The Laugh Factory–being the classiest establishment in history–has had an electronic sign offering Conan his very own show at 11:30 p.m. every night. So he could perform with the legendary likes of Joe Piscopo and Paul Rodriguez. And whoever else the ’80s managed to throw up onstage.
But Conan’s eyeballing a different sort of return. More specifically, the stage. Since his contract with NBC says he can’t return immediately to television, Coco is thinking about doing stage tours, possibly across Europe, where he will no doubt regale his Irish brothers with tales of trying to strangle Jeff Zucker. Or performing selections from Maria Callas’ aria collection. Conan could do any of those things, and I’d still pay über-dollars to see him.
So here’s hoping he takes The Color Purple on the road. Or at least tries his hand at stand-up. The man’s got some time to kill.
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