The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour

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Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour
Comedy tour by Conan O'Brien
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Official tour poster, based on Mike Mitchell's "I'm with Coco" poster
Start dateApril 12, 2010
End dateJune 14, 2010
No. of shows43 in North America

The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour (also known as the Prohibited Tour) was a comedy tour by American comedian and talk show host Conan O'Brien. Its title is a reference to the 2010 Tonight Show host and timeslot conflict, which resulted in O'Brien resigning from his position as host of The Tonight Show in January 2010. O'Brien reached a settlement with NBC that barred him from appearing on television until September 2010, but it did not bar him from performing before a live audience in a concert setting. From April through June 2010, O'Brien performed 43 shows in the United States and Canada.

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O'Brien announced on March 11, 2010, via his Twitter account that he would embark on a 30-city live tour beginning April 12. Even with the unconventional marketing campaign of a single Twitter announcement, many locations sold out within hours of the tweet and additional shows were added on to meet demand. [1] During the tour, O'Brien announced that his new show, Conan , would debut on TBS in November 2010. A documentary following O'Brien during the tour, Conan O'Brien Can't Stop , was released in June 2011.

Background and announcement

O'Brien's supporters rally outside Universal Studios in Los Angeles I'm With Coco - Supporters.JPG
O'Brien's supporters rally outside Universal Studios in Los Angeles

In January 2010, late-night talk show hosts Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno engaged in a public relations conflict over who should host The Tonight Show . Due to low ratings for The Jay Leno Show and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien , NBC announced a schedule change, moving Leno from 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm, and O'Brien from 11:30 pm to 12:05 am. This change resulted in a public outcry and public demonstrations largely in support of O'Brien. [2] [3] [4] [5] O'Brien indicated that he would quit his show and leave the network if NBC were to implement it, citing the "destruction" of the venerable franchise which had aired at or around 11:30 pm for over 60 years. [6]

As part of the deal between O'Brien and NBC, O'Brien was legally prohibited from appearing on television prior to September 1, 2010. [7] He began to utilize social media to remain engaged with his fan base. [8] O'Brien started a Twitter account on February 24, 2010. [9] After about one hour, O'Brien's subscriber list had reached over 30,000 members and, approximately 30 minutes later, he was on the brink of passing 50,000 followers. [10] [11] [12] After 24 hours, O'Brien had well over 300,000 followers. [13] In late May 2010, he surpassed the one million mark for number of Twitter followers. [14]

O'Brien announced via his Twitter account that he would embark on a 30-city live tour on March 11, 2010, beginning on April 12, 2010. [15] On the same day, teamcoco.com, an official website, was launched. [16] According to TMZ, O'Brien decided not to keep any of the proceeds from the tour, in order to employ his show's staff members. [17]

Format

O'Brien performing in a replica of the costume Eddie Murphy wore in Eddie Murphy Raw. Conan Legally Prohibited San Diego.jpg
O'Brien performing in a replica of the costume Eddie Murphy wore in Eddie Murphy Raw .

Several members of O'Brien's staff joined him for the tour, including sidekick Andy Richter, and the former Tonight Show Band, temporarily renamed "The Legally Prohibited Band". [18] Max Weinberg, the band leader, was unable to participate in the tour due to his recent heart surgery, [19] although he did appear at one of the New York City shows. [20]

Signs at each venue encouraged audience members using Twitter during the show to use a unique hashtag. [21] Reggie Watts served as the tour's opening act. [22] In the video introduction to the show, Conan appeared as an obese and bearded version of himself struggling to cope with the loss of his talk show while Eric Carmen's "All By Myself" plays. He then transforms back into his thin self during his exercise montage (by merely pulling off his body suit) after getting the call to go on tour. [23]

The tour differed from his television shows in that there was no desk or celebrity interviews, but presented as more of a variety show than a stand-up routine. Many elements from TV were incorporated into the show, including video bits, musical and comic performers, and cameo appearances by celebrities. Classic sketches were also revived for the tour, albeit under different names due to legal issues over the ownership rights. The Masturbating Bear, for example, made a brief appearance before being transformed into the Self-Pleasuring Panda. [24] Also, the " Walker, Texas Ranger lever" was retitled the "Chuck Norris Rural Policeman Handle". [25] Triumph the Insult Comic Dog mocked the city the tour was appearing in as himself in a prerecorded bit that inserts information about the city by dubbing over the original audio. O'Brien also introduced a giant inflatable bat he claimed to have purchased during Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell tour and at one point walked onstage wearing a replica of Eddie Murphy's purple suit from his comedy special Eddie Murphy Raw . [26] In addition, O'Brien performed music throughout the show, including the disco hit "I Will Survive" and a personal parody of "On the Road Again". [27]

Opening act

Special guests

Tour dates

O'Brien performing a cover of "I Will Survive" on his first day of the tour in Eugene, Oregon. Conan O'Brien performing.jpg
O'Brien performing a cover of "I Will Survive" on his first day of the tour in Eugene, Oregon.
Marquee at the Chicago Theatre Legally Prohibited Marquee.jpg
Marquee at the Chicago Theatre
Stage from the show of April 24 at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California Legallyprohibited-stage.jpg
Stage from the show of April 24 at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California
Hashtag from the show of April 24 Legally Prohibited Hashtag.jpg
Hashtag from the show of April 24
DateCityCountryVenue
North America [54] [55]
April 12, 2010 Eugene United States Silva Concert Hall
April 13, 2010 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre
April 14, 2010
April 16, 2010 Spokane United States INB Performing Arts Center
April 17, 2010 Edmonton CanadaThe Venue at River Cree Casino
April 18, 2010 Seattle United States McCaw Hall
April 19, 2010
April 22, 2010San Francisco Nob Hill Masonic Center
April 23, 2010
April 24, 2010 Universal City Gibson Amphitheatre
April 25, 2010
April 29, 2010 San Diego San Diego Civic Theatre
April 30, 2010 Phoenix Dodge Theatre
May 1, 2010 Paradise Pearl Concert Theater
May 2, 2010
May 4, 2010 Reno Grand Theatre
May 5, 2010 San Jose Event Center Arena
May 6, 2010 Sacramento Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
May 9, 2010 Boulder Macky Auditorium
May 10, 2010 Denver Ellie Caulkins Opera House
May 13, 2010 University Park McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
May 14, 2010 Austin Austin Music Hall
May 15, 2010 Tulsa Brady Theater
May 16, 2010 Kansas City Midland Theatre
May 18, 2010 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
May 19, 2010Chicago Chicago Theatre
May 20, 2010
May 21, 2010 East Lansing Breslin Student Events Center
May 22, 2010 Toronto Canada Massey Hall
May 24, 2010 Columbus United States Value City Arena
May 30, 2010 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center
June 1, 2010New York City Radio City Music Hall
June 2, 2010
June 4, 2010 Boston Wang Theatre
June 5, 2010
June 6, 2010 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
June 7, 2010 Upper Darby Tower Theater
June 8, 2010Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
June 10, 2010 Nashville Third Man Records
June 11, 2010 [A] Manchester Comedy Theatre
June 12, 2010 [A]
June 14, 2010 Atlanta Fox Theatre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

[A] This show is a part of the "Bonnaroo Music Festival" [56]

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
McCaw HallSeattle5,782 / 5,782 (100%)$328,770 [57]
Nob Hill Masonic CenterSan Francisco6,003 / 6,003 (100%)$362,103 [58]
Gibson AmphitheatreLos Angeles11,876 / 11,966 (99%)$685,543 [58]
Dodge TheatrePhoenix4,923 / 4,923 (100%)$270,346 [59]
Grand TheatreReno1,830 / 1,830 (100%)$104,695 [60]
Event Center ArenaSan Jose4,531 / 4,531 (100%)$267,495 [58]
McFarlin Memorial AuditoriumDallas2,422 / 2,422 (100%)$145,880 [60]
The Midland by AMCKansas City2,248 / 2,248 (100%)$127,396 [61]
Orpheum TheatreMinneapolis2,515 / 2,515 (100%)$152,160 [62]
Chicago TheatreChicago6,912 / 6,912 (100%)$364,468 [63]
Radio City Music HallNew York City11,876 / 11,876 (100%)$871,641 [60]
Wang TheatreBoston7,084 / 7,122 (99%)$456,632 [64]
Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, Connecticut5,276 / 6,020 (88%)$323,540 [65]
Fox TheatreAtlanta4,533 / 4,533 (100%)$280,460 [61]
TOTAL77,811 / 78,683 (99%)$4,741,129

Response

Just hours before the first show of the tour, O'Brien announced that he would host a new show on cable station TBS, titled Conan , which debuted in November 2010. [66] [67] In addition to the announcement of the television series, TBS also announced a one-hour TBS Special, featuring several writers for Conan, as well Watts. [68]

With ticket prices starting at $40, The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour sold out. [66] Footage of O'Brien's tour has been uploaded onto YouTube by fans in attendance and immediately went viral. A clip of O'Brien's performance of "I Will Survive", for example, has received more than 320,000 views. [69]

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop , a behind-the-scenes documentary film shot during the tour, was released in June 2011. It focuses on the production of the tour, O'Brien's interactions with fans and his crew, and O'Brien's thoughts on the Tonight Show conflict and legal injunction that inspired the tour. The movie was filmed, directed and produced by director Rodman Flender, a college friend of O'Brien. [70] [71]

Notes

a Sarah Killen was chosen at random to be O'Brien's one follow on Twitter. [72]
b O'Brien performed two shows at the Borgata on May 30, 2010.

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