ISportsFan 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2004 Off topic. Why doesn't Conan do is show on Monday? Is it his choice, or is it NBC's? I'm pretty sure it's because he gets Mondays off from taping the show to tape all his skits for the week. Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TUS_02 Report post Posted February 10, 2004 Seeing Conan live (over the summer) was great. During the pre-show warm-up thingie, he danced with my buddy I was with and then made him hug the back up drummer (Not Max Weinberg) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2004 Brockville, actually. It's about an hour or so southwest of Ottawa and right on the 401. How close is that to Morrisburg? Probably about 25 minutes to half an hour depending on traffic, weather, and how fast you're going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2004 Eh, I'm liking the shows, but jeez, there's only so much Canada a guy can take. If I wanted Canada, I'd watch Mike Bullard (which I don't). I can understand it for the first day, maybe the second day, but I hope he gets into his regular routine and steers away from the Canada-centric content for the rest of his tour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OctoberBlood Report post Posted February 12, 2004 Tuesdays was great. Last nights wasn't. It was alright. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karnage 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Eh, I'm liking the shows, but jeez, there's only so much Canada a guy can take. If I wanted Canada, I'd watch Mike Bullard (which I don't). I can understand it for the first day, maybe the second day, but I hope he gets into his regular routine and steers away from the Canada-centric content for the rest of his tour. Its more Toronto-centric. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Ah, I forgot, Toronto is not actually a part of Canada. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Off topic. Why doesn't Conan do is show on Monday? Is it his choice, or is it NBC's? I'm pretty sure it's because he gets Mondays off from taping the show to tape all his skits for the week. Jason I've always thought it's probably for budget reasons that they only do four shows a week. On top of that Conan takes a week off ever three or four weeks. I doubt NBC puts much money into the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 TAKE THAT FRENCHIES! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Canada Condemns 'Racist' Conan O'Brien TV Show 1 hour, 49 minutes ago By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's government on Friday condemned a show by U.S. late-night television host Conan O'Brien that insulted people in French-speaking Quebec and seemed to suggest everyone in the province was homosexual. Ottawa and the province of Ontario paid $760,000 to help O'Brien -- who appears on the NBC television network -- bring his show to Toronto for a week to boost the city's profile after a deadly SARS (news - web sites) outbreak last year. But the federal government said O'Brien had gone far too far with the show broadcast on Thursday in which he went to Quebec, a province which has had separatist governments for much of the last 20 years and is a delicate political topic in Canada. "We want to disassociate ourselves from the comments which were broadcast last night because we do not support them in any way," junior government minister Mauril Belanger told Parliament. At one point in the show, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog -- a hand puppet that is a regular on the show -- said to a Quebecer: "You're French, you're obnoxious and you no speekay English." It told another: "I can smell your crotch from here." O'Brien's team were also shown replacing street signs in the province with those that read "Quebecqueer Street" and "Rue des Pussies." Alexa McDonough, a legislator for the left-leaning New Democrats, described the program as "racist filth" and "utterly vile" and demanded the government seek the return of the C$1 million subsidy. "There may be those who would say, 'Isn't this interfering with freedom of expression?' It's not interfering to say we will not publicly fund this kind of vile, vicious hatemongering," McDonough told reporters. Belanger did not commit to asking for the money back. No one at NBC was immediately available for comment. The complaints over the puppet's comments come on the heels of a similar uproar following criticism of European French-Canadian hockey players on CBC television by the country's best-known sports commentator, Don Cherry. The "Late Night" show, which taped in Toronto all this week and featured guests such as Jim Carrey (news) and Mike Myers (news), was broadcast in Canada by CHUM television, which said it regretted any offense that may have been caused. "We offer our apology and assurance that it is never our intention to air programing that offends any of our viewers," the station said in a statement. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog has landed in trouble before, most famously when it had an altercation with rap singer Eminem (news - web sites) at a music awards show in 2002. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OctoberBlood Report post Posted February 13, 2004 What the hell? Fuck Canada. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 They turned on him quickly. Poor, poor Conan. Now he'll have to apologize like some sap over nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beast 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Too bad that was the most hilarious moment of the week so far. I was laughing my ass off, especially at the old pervert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 French Canadian = Obnoxious and Dull! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ghettoman Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Ha, like that reaction is gonna restore whatever image they were trying to get across that Conan ruined!? Yes, my feeble american mind now believes all people from Quebec are gay and smelly....not to mention dull and obnoxious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karnage 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2004 I only know basic french like "I surrender". That was a hilarious segment. I really hope this doesn't get as big as the whole Don Cherry thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2004 "The complaints over the puppet's comments" *Big Laugh* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2004 The Triumph thing was funny, but there was too much 'You speak French, you suck' stuff in there. The fat separtist who got pissed and the old perv were the 2 best parts of the segment and they had little to do with language. Yeah, he'll have to apologize, but this whole thing will probably blow over. I knew some people were going to be pissed, but as usual the whole Quebec thing is blown out of proportion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2004 It's pretty freaking funny to hear the crowd booing a mention of Quebec. I wish they wouldn't apologize for that. Yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbacon 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2004 So i was suppose to see tonights show.....but apparently they overbooked and stuck us in the room upstairs watching the show on a live feed.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OctoberBlood Report post Posted February 14, 2004 So i was suppose to see tonights show.....but apparently they overbooked and stuck is in the room upstairs watching the show on a live feed.... You got punked by the Conster. Alreadys, tonights episode was very good. Loved the skits and Carry was awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2004 That song was pretty catchy. How about the CN Tower with some Canadian Violence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
