Peter White Television EditorConan O’Brien is getting out of the nightly game and has swapped his daily show for a weekly variety series on HBO Max.The move means that O’Brien will no longer front a late-night talk show for the first time in 28 years.Conan, which has aired on TBS since 2010, will conclude at the end of its tenth season in June 2021.
He has fronted over 1,400 episodes of the show, which launched after the comedian’s acrimonious departure from The Tonight Show.“In 1993 Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: ‘As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform.’ I’m thrilled that I get to continue doing whatever the hell it is I do on HBO Max, and I look forward to a free subscription,” joked O’Brien.
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