Tag: Conan O’Brien

Remembering Bob Newhart with lost Notre Dame scholarship story

RIP legend.

The entertainment world has been left with an unfillable void with the passing of legendary comedian Bob Newhart at age 94. Those of us from the Chicago area forever will be grateful for the fact that despite all of his success, he never forgot his roots, perhaps most evidenced by the fact that one of his sitcoms was set there. He greatly will be missed.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Newhart was a virtual guest on Conan O’Brien’s program. While talking about football, he relayed a humorous anecdote about playing the sport and why Notre Dame opted not to offer him a scholarship:

Whether or not that actually happened doesn’t take away from the fact that Newhart seemed to be a very easy person to talk to and had a pleasant demeanor. It’s admirable that he kept this up despite achieving more than most people do. Let’s honor him by emulating this as best we can.

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Paul Rudd incredibly finds a way to continue pranking Conan O’Brien with the same movie clip

“You can’t do that on a podcast! It’s a visual joke!”

One of the saddest realizations brought upon by the end of Conan O’Brien’s run on television as a late-night talk show was fact that fans would be losing one of the greatest running gags in media.

You see, every time Paul Rudd would go onto Conan’s show, the Ant-Man actor would somehow get the comedian to believe he was there to show a clip of his latest film. Considering his work spans from Clueless to Avengers: Endgame, how could any host not allow Rudd to show a clip? It’d be malpractice!

In reality, Rudd would only provide a clip from the 1988 film Mac and Me. And every single time, Conan O’Brien would fall for it. No matter how elaborate the set-up for the clip became, no matter how many times Rudd assured him this was for real, Lucy would pull the football away from Charlie Brown at the last second once again.

Now that O’Brien hosts a podcast, Rudd had to get a bit more creative to keep the bit going. Somehow, someway—in audio form!—the actor pulled it off.

Its absolutely incredible Rudd can continue to expose Conan’s gullibility. Truly an actor at the height of his powers. And just in case you’re a little suspicious over how easily this all comes together, you should know there’s more that happens behind the scenes before Rudd ever reaches this point.

“Every time, for years, I was convinced that I would see the real clip,” Conan told Rudd in June 2021. “Because you are a genuinely a nice person. And you would say, ‘this movie is really important to me’ and ‘I put my own money into this, and I really care about this,’ and then you’d pull that s*** every time.”

Even listeners of Conan’s podcast had to see this coming. It didn’t matter. It never does.

The best news of all, however, is how the prank ends.

“The joke continues,” Rudd whispers.

We can’t wait.

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Marshawn Lynch talks to Conan O’Brien about the physicality of NFL play

Watch Lynch talk with Conan O’Brien about how physically punishing playing in the NFL can be.

The Seahawks have had rostered some superb running backs over the years. While Shaun Alexander is to date the only league MVP in franchise history, the fanbase’s favorite is Marshawn Lynch, who helped Seattle reach its only Super Bowl victory. At his best, Lynch dominated with a will to push through tackles and add extra yards after contact.

Watch Lynch talk with Conan O’Brien about how physically punishing playing in the NFL can be (NSFW).

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Marshawn Lynch to star in unscripted comedy series on Netflix

Netflix is losing ground to countless new streaming services and they’re hoping a bit of Beast Mode will help get them back into the game.

Netflix is losing ground to countless new streaming services and they’re hoping a bit of Beast Mode will help get them back into the game.

Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch will be co-starring in their new unscripted comedy series called Murderville along with A-list stars like Sharon Stone plus Ken Jeong, Will Arnette, Conan O’Brien and several other comedians. Lynch shared a preview on Twitter today.

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