The show has traits from different factors. Our current society is basically accepting of mediocrity and a short attention span, which the show provides.
The show appears on network TV, so it attempts to a wide generic audience.
The show has a late time slot, taking advantage of looser standards, resulting in some tacky mean lowbrow unsophisticated humor.
The New York basing of the show provides an audience that is sort of loud and judgmental, quick to boo or cheer on whatever whimsy they are feeling.
The types of comedy are an amalgamation. There are sketches that are fictional forms of comedy used by other shows based on "real life". Some Late Night sketches use actors ( from local comedy troupes ) sitting in the seats posing as audience members; may of these particular sketches repeat themselves, with the exact content changing a little but not to the point of really doing anything new.
Occasionally Conan will head out into real life, taping his adventures ( sometimes along with another employee of the show ) encountering actual people; I consider these bits some of the better results of the show, since they have a lower amount of nastiness and weirdness.
Another comedy piece I go for are the Recliner Of Rage complaints by Pierre Bernard. Bernard is basically a mad with a good proper heart, with a steady real job ( he works for the show ), who has a few pet peeves. It's good that Conan isn't hard on him.
What does Conan think of the humor of the show? How much of it does he write? It's hard to say.
Conan often plays up to the camera with little antics. Occasionally he blurts out in song, adding a strange unexplainable note at the end. Other times he'll jump at the camera near the end of the monologue, with a whip of the hand over his face like he's dancing. It's basically a sign that he's settled in with being a talk show host, compared to the first two seasons ( when the show was rumored to be vulnerable to cancellation ).
Andy Rickter was the sidekick for the early seasons; he didn't do much, but that's basically a sidekick's situation.
The band is good, and likes to ham it up. They seem to have a good time in the various comedy skits that feature them.
Announcer Joel Goddard is a bit of a mystery; he has only one pre-Conan credit for any work in the television or movie industry. Where did he come from? What's his life history?
Most of his comedy bits have a lack of dignity, but I suppose it doesn't bother him because they are just jokes.
The show appears on network TV, so it attempts to a wide generic audience.
The show has a late time slot, taking advantage of looser standards, resulting in some tacky mean lowbrow unsophisticated humor.
The New York basing of the show provides an audience that is sort of loud and judgmental, quick to boo or cheer on whatever whimsy they are feeling.
The types of comedy are an amalgamation. There are sketches that are fictional forms of comedy used by other shows based on "real life". Some Late Night sketches use actors ( from local comedy troupes ) sitting in the seats posing as audience members; may of these particular sketches repeat themselves, with the exact content changing a little but not to the point of really doing anything new.
Occasionally Conan will head out into real life, taping his adventures ( sometimes along with another employee of the show ) encountering actual people; I consider these bits some of the better results of the show, since they have a lower amount of nastiness and weirdness.
Another comedy piece I go for are the Recliner Of Rage complaints by Pierre Bernard. Bernard is basically a mad with a good proper heart, with a steady real job ( he works for the show ), who has a few pet peeves. It's good that Conan isn't hard on him.
What does Conan think of the humor of the show? How much of it does he write? It's hard to say.
Conan often plays up to the camera with little antics. Occasionally he blurts out in song, adding a strange unexplainable note at the end. Other times he'll jump at the camera near the end of the monologue, with a whip of the hand over his face like he's dancing. It's basically a sign that he's settled in with being a talk show host, compared to the first two seasons ( when the show was rumored to be vulnerable to cancellation ).
Andy Rickter was the sidekick for the early seasons; he didn't do much, but that's basically a sidekick's situation.
The band is good, and likes to ham it up. They seem to have a good time in the various comedy skits that feature them.
Announcer Joel Goddard is a bit of a mystery; he has only one pre-Conan credit for any work in the television or movie industry. Where did he come from? What's his life history?
Most of his comedy bits have a lack of dignity, but I suppose it doesn't bother him because they are just jokes.