Conan O'Brien

Andy Richter

Max Weinberg Seven

Allan Kartun (1,074 episodes, 2002-2009)

Liz Plonka (498 episodes, 1995-2002)

Dana Calderwood (54 episodes, 1993-1995)

Lorne Michaels executive producer (1,513 episodes, 1993-2009)

Jeff Ross executive producer (979 episodes, 2002-2009)

Daniel Ferguson supervising producer (800 episodes, 2002-2007)

Tracy King producer (800 episodes, 2002-2007)

Frank Smiley supervising producer (800 episodes, 2002-2007)

Jordan Schlansky associate producer (273 episodes, 2007-2008)

John Irwin producer (62 episodes, 1993-1996)

Robert Smigel producer (54 episodes, 1993-1995)

Conan O'Brien producer (7 episodes, 2008)

Geoffrey Addeo line producer

Maria Notaras producer

Betsy Ockerlund producer

Michael Weinberg segment producer

Conan O'Brien | Michael Gordon | Chris Albers | Brian McCann | Mike Sweeney | Brian Kiley | Brian Stack | Kevin Dorff | José Arroyo | Guy Nicolucci | Andrew Weinberg | Michael Koman | Daniel J. Goor | Andy Blitz | Dan Cronin | Berkley Johnson | Janine Ditullio | Jonathan Groff | Ellen Barancik | Jon Glaser | Andy Richter | Allison Silverman | Tim Harrod | Dino Stamatopoulos | Frank Smiley | Tommy Blacha | Matt O'Brien | Roy Jenkins | Robert Smigel | H. Jon Benjamin | Greg Cohen | Brian Reich | Louis C.K. | Andrew Secunda | Vernon Chatman | Demetri Martin | Andres du Bouchet | Todd Levin | Tom Agna | Marsh McCall | Bob Odenkirk | David Reynolds | Alec Berg | Ned Goldreyer | Michael Stoyanov | Ellie Barancik | Brian Kelley

Jason Watkins | Katherine Babiak | Richard Calderon | Ed Hinch | Mark Jankeloff | Thomas Reilly

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September 13, 1993 – February 20, 2009

Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)

United States

English

Emmy Awards

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming Fred Bock (lighting director) For episode "Episode 2518".

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety, Music Series or a Special For episode "Episode 2524".

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode "Episode 2585".

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2007 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming For episode #2408.

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode #2424.

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming Fred Bock (lighting director) For episode #2226.

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series For episode #2198.

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode #2226.

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode #2014.

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For show #1855.

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2002 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program

1998 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program

1997 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program For episode "3rd Anniversary Show".

1996 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program

PGA Awards

2007 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Variety Television

2006 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Variety Television

Teen Choice Awards

2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Show - Late Night

2003 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV - Late Night

Writers Guild of America

2009 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series

2007 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series

2006 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

2005 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

2004 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

2003 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

2002 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

2001 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

2000 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

1999 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

1997 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

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Thirty-year-old comedy writer Conan O’Brien got his big break on NBC’s late-late show when David Letterman moved to CBS and he seemed as startled by that as was the audience. (Previously he had been seen on-camera fleetingly on Fox’s abortive ‘Wilton North Report’). His youthful, offhanded manner wore well with viewers, however, as he interviewed the usual parade of celebrity guests and musical acts. Andy was his rather dense sidekick. The writing staff for the program were mainly from Chicago’s improve community and such Eastern bastions of youthful humor as ‘The Harvard Lampoon’ for which Conan himself had once been a writer.

Among the recurring comic bits were ‘Triumph the Insult Comic Dog”, “If They Mated”, “Clutch Cargo”, “Pimpbot 5000” and “The Lips”, in which photos of politicians and celebrities appeared with someone else’s lips superimposed doing the talking.

The final episode featured clips from past shows and reflected on the show's sixteen-year run. John Mayer and Will Ferrell (as President George W. Bush) made guest appearances and The White Stripes (one of Conan’s favorite music acts) performed “We Are Going to be Friends”.