Trivia / Conan

• Actor Leaves, Character Dies: There have been no WikiBear sketches ever since Brian Stack (the actor who voiced him) left the show.
• Corpsing:
  • When Will Ferrell came on the show (in character as Ron Burgundy), he began to insult how Conan looked ("Just go under the knife", "Point at your face and say, "Doc, it's a page one rewrite.""). Even though Conan was probably supposed to have an upset expression on his face, he couldn't help but smile (and laugh) at Ferrell's delivery.
  • In one sketch, "La Bamba Legal", La Bamba (playing a lawyer) fumbled his way through a monologue, cracking up many times.
  • The corners of Jordan Schlansky's mouth occasionally tug up, showing that he's not the complete stoic the show portrays him as. Sometimes he'll even crack a smile or even crack completely.
• Creator Backlash: A very minor one. While Conan's beard was iconic during the early part of the show, Conan later revealed that he grew to dislike it; while he enjoyed not having to shave, he hated how it physically felt and that it was unhygienic, especially when eating.
• Milestone Celebration:
  • The 11/8/11 episode was Conan's one-year anniversary. May not seem like a big deal, but keep in mind, Conan's last gig didn't even make it that far. They celebrated it a little later with a prime-time "Best Of" Clip Show.
  • September 23, 2013 marked Conan's 20th anniversary of being on TV. They commented on it at the time, but the real celebration came Oct 28-31 with a week of 20 Years of Conan specials: clips from all of his shows.
• No Budget: Conan often complains that because they are on cable, they "don't have a lot of scratch." Particularly as the premise for "Basic Cable Name That Tune."
• Production Posse: Many, many notable crew members (such as executive producer Jeff Ross, head writer Mike Sweeney, plus the writing staff, associate producer Jordan Schlansky, graphic designer Pierre Bernard, senior digital producer Aaron Belyaert, etc.) have worked with Conan since the Late Night days.
• Screwed by the Lawyers: During one sketch, Conan alluded to the fact that they can't do "In the Year 2000/3000" anymore, due to the NBC debacle and the rights issues involved.

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