Conan O’Brien, the writer turned late-night host turned podcaster, will receive the Twain Prize for American humor at Kennedy ...

Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on ...

Jay Leno was warned by his “Tonight Show” predecessor Johnny Carson that hosting the Oscars was “a no-win situation.” ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named ... awkward energy that contrasted with Letterman’s deadpan persona, O’Brien constantly made fun of his own gangly appearance ...

Comedian Conan O’Brien lost both of his parents this week ... when he was chosen to replace the legendary David Letterman as host of “Late Night” despite no significant on-camera experience.

Several of O'Brien's famous peers quickly took sides against Leno. Letterman had a field day dryly mocking Leno's attempt at damage control: "He said that we should not blame Conan for what's ...

Back in 1993, Conan O’Brien’s career seemed like it might ... convinced they’d made a mistake by handing over David Letterman’s desk to an unknown comedy writer barely out of his twenties.

Leno is indelibly linked to Conan O’Brien. The host helped force Conan out of his gig on the Tonight Show because he didn’t ...

The Kennedy Center announced Thursday that Conan O’Brien is the 26th recipient ... O’Brien inherited NBC’s “Late Night” from Letterman. O’Brien’s run, which lasted until 2009 ...