Conan just doing bits to his employees for 18 years and never having a genuine conversation is sort of the vibe I bring to my work place, unfortunately

May 5, 2026 · 6:40 PM UTC

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Brian Stack Makes His Late Night Exit

As The Late Show with Stephen Colbert comes to an end, one of its longtime writers, a Chicago-area native, looks back on three decades in the comedy TV trenches.

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Are Colbert and Conan actually the bosses? Aren’t head writers or producers the bosses?
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Most hosts are also EP and have a say in hiring writers. Much of Jason Zinoman's Letterman book is about him hiring and firing people.
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this episode is canonical, biblical for me
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“Mount Rushmore of incompetence” is a truly hilarious insult to 4 people on a couch.
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I interned for Conan back in 2007. He does bits for everyone all the time. I’m only 19 at the time, manning the reception desk, Conan strolls up to rifle through the gum basket (there was always a variety of chewing gum at reception), I’m terrified. Conan: Extra gum, is it extra good? Me: um…yeah? 20 years later and I still kick myself for not having anything clever to say in return.
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Cc @CartoonsHateHer
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I love Conan, but this would be tough to work with. Everybody needs to be able to thrn it off sometimes.
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Replying to @GrahamSig @WillTheLandMan
I love to hear stories about people who work with him but could imagine it being exhausting working with someone who’s always ON
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Most of these comments complaining about how Conan was always "on". He was never on. The best ones just are – there's no on or off.
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The first real conversation, and that's how you find out he hates your guts now lmao.
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Imagine getting heckled by Conan from a moving car while standing in a public street
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Replying to @GrahamSig @DrewSav
One sentence about how Steven stoped and chatted and two paragraphs about a comedic genius
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conan is the true comedian of the two, clearly using his skills as a defensive shield...
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I would take this over whatever a "talk to you as Stephen" is any day.
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Brian Stack the GOAT
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Maybe Conan recognized the kind of person who would share details of personal exchanges with media outlets years later, and acted accordingly.
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Brian Stack is the best! Got to chat with him the handful of Conan sketches I did. Always kind and approachable, and a killer taste in music.
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“he yelled that at me once from a car”

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Conan
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I love Conan
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I can tell that Conan probably hates regular conversations.
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Colbert transitioned to unfunny years ago - Team Conan unless you’re soft
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@imgalebeggy
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What is this from?
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Best to ever do it.
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@crazkittensmile Bingley raffles
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The Mount Rushmore of incompetence. Hahahahahaaha
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“Oh look it’s the Mount Rushmore of incompetence” 😂🤣
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But he really is an albaster ape. I went to college with him. Always very pale.
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On a commentary, one of the other Simpson's writers described walking past Conan's office and seeing him alone in his office doing bits.
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Oops I fear this is me. Just endless rounds of “we should get coffee soon” during tough work stretches
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Everyone know Conan only has conversations with IDF soldiers
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