{"id":2194030,"date":"2025-12-10T21:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2194030"},"modified":"2025-12-10T21:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:14:08","slug":"exclusive-stephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/exclusive-stephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Stephen Colbert Conan O Brien interview NJPAC: Recap, quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F12%2FColbert-Conan.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"commerce-disclosure\">\n\t\tcelebrity.land may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change.<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>This past Sunday night, two of (inarguably) the funniest human beings on the planet shared a stage in Newark.<\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 7, Stephen Colbert interviewed Conan O\u2019Brien at the regal <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fticket-sales%2Fstephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547088%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DNYPost-Content-Textlink%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fprudential-hall-betty-world-johnson-stage-at-new-jersey-performing-arts-center-complex-tickets%2Fvenue%2F34671&amp;author=Mlevy1nyp&amp;articleID=37875392&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=december%2010%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=conan-obrien&amp;contentsection=ticket-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Jersey Performing Arts Center <\/a>as part of the Montclair Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>For roughly 90 minutes, the talk show veterans riffed, traded anecdotes, mused on the state of the entertainment industry, picked at old showbiz wounds, and took chaotic questions from a cheekily hostile crowd.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien, 62, was as manic, giddy, quick-witted, and freewheeling as he\u2019d been on his now legendary \u201cHot Ones\u201d appearance, only slowing down to share a bit of hard-earned wisdom every so often. Meanwhile, Colbert was on his buttoned-up best behavior and played it close to the vest, using every arsenal in his toolkit to rein in the former \u201cTonight Show\u201d host from going completely off the rails.<\/p>\n<p>Well, except for when the two dropped the pretense of a Q&amp;A entirely and masterfully improvised an Edward Albee-esque one-act play about an unseen woman they both pined for named \u201cRebecca.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re kicking yourself for missing this one-of-a-kind event, fear not, Coneheads and Colbert Nation members. We documented all the most memorable lines, moments, and special guest appearances from the unforgettable evening.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-show at NJPAC<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never seen a show at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center\u2019s Prudential Hall Betty Wold Johnson Stage, picture a pastoral space with mezzanines that seemingly stretch to the sky, topped with a gorgeous circular ceiling that ties the place together.<\/p>\n<p>Their website argues that \u201call\u00a02,868 seats are comfortable\u201d and \u201cthere\u2019s not a bad view in the house.\u201d They\u2019re correct. Even when you\u2019re high up, the space feels intimate and epic as well as cutting-edge and classic.<\/p>\n<p>Before Colbert took the stage to introduce Conan, three Montclair Film Festival representatives \u2014\u00a0artistic director Tom Hall, President of the Board Evie Colbert and Executive Director Tricia Haggerty Wenz \u2014 kicked off the proceedings, explaining how integral their yearlong efforts are for fostering arts in the Garden State. Their message was further bolstered by surprise appearances by Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill and sitting Governor Phil Murphy, who echoed these sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>A message not to request \u201chugs, kisses, or dates\u201d from the evening\u2019s stars was issued along with a plea to make sure the questions during the Q&amp;A weren\u2019t \u201cstatements,\u201d and, just like that, the night was underway.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colbert takes the stage<\/h2>\n<p>Cheers sounded the moment Montclair resident Stephen Colbert set foot in the Hall. The salt-and-pepper-haired funnyman politely introduced O\u2019Brien-\u00a0save for some light ribbing about how he didn\u2019t get hired to work on \u201cLate Night\u201d in the mid-\u201990s- and the man who brought the world Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the Walker, Texas Ranger lever, and \u201cin the year 2000\u201d bounded into the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Once Conan reached center stage, the two jockeyed for laughs, posturing for more and more applause. The crowd was in stitches; this was exactly the hammy comedy we\u2019d all signed up for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI hate to contradict my hosts,\u201d<\/strong> Conan mused. <strong>\u201cBut when we get to [the] question and answer, it does <em>not<\/em> have to be a thoughtful question. When it comes to hugs and kisses, I\u2019m down. And my wife\u2019s here.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien launched into his trademark maniacal laughter, which led to a deadpan <strong>\u201cCongratulations on being interviewed by me, <em>Conan<\/em>,\u201d<\/strong> from Colbert, and we were off to the races.<\/p>\n<p>From there, the riffs came fast and furious.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conan O\u2019Brien can\u2019t stop<\/h2>\n<p>Regardless of the question lobbed by Colbert, Conan somehow always found the funny. <\/p>\n<p>His first big laugh came when Colbert asked, <strong>\u201cDoes everyone call you Conan?\u201d and he replied,<\/strong> <strong>\u201cYes. Even my children, who say, \u2018Conan, I don\u2019t like your work. You seem needy\u2026You, I understand, like to be called Admiral Colbert.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly enough, Colbert clutched his three-ring binder the whole evening and kept returning to its contents. This allowed O\u2019Brien to dunk on his longtime pal over and over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019re not even listening to me,\u201d<\/strong> he cried after a long speech, which got a huge response from the crowd. <strong>\u201cThis is a job interview that\u2019s not going well\u2026do you even like me?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s no joy with you\u2026I took the bus here. From Los Angeles.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was this a bit Colbert had planned in an effort to allow Conan to score? Did he play things safe because he and his wife are members of the Montclair Film\u2019s board? Hard to say, but the laughs were that much bigger and better for it.<\/p>\n<p>Early into the chat, the pompadour-sporting Oscar host sprang into action and made the most of the space. Later in the evening, he tossed a likely expensive pillow from his chair behind him. This level of anarchy and freedom is a rare trait for comics; amongst typically strait-laced talk show hosts, it\u2019s downright shocking.<\/p>\n<p>In the odd moments where Conan got serious, he explained that he knew he could be funny <strong>\u201cat the kitchen table where everything gets sorted\u2026seeing my parents laugh hard at my chicanery from 15 years ago is the reason for everything.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This led to O\u2019Brien going off-book and breaking the fourth wall in a fourth-grade production of \u201cOklahoma,\u201d quipping lines like <strong>\u201cI don\u2019t know about you, but this part\u2019s getting good,\u201d<\/strong> which his teacher did not appreciate.<\/p>\n<p>After detailing his meteoric rise through academics that gained him entrance into Harvard, he explained his introduction to the Harvard Lampoon, where he became editor of the publication as a sophomore. This led to him driving Bill Cosby, a recipient of the paper\u2019s annual award, from the airport to the campus in his beat-up car with Big Mac wrappers on the floor in 1983. The following year, he had a better, yet crazier experience chauffeuring John Candy around, as discussed in the recent documentary \u201cI Like Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Newark, he went a little deeper into the lore.<\/p>\n<p>According to Conan, Candy was on the Pritikin diet, and his handlers made sure that he had the right kind of food to keep him on track.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSplash\u201d star had a different idea and immediately went to a bakery. He proceeded to order six white eclairs, six black eclairs, seven strawberry eclairs and then looked at Conan and said, <strong>\u201cRelax, kid. They\u2019re Pritikin eclairs.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That night, after a show, Candy told Conan, <strong>\u201cYou don\u2019t try comedy,\u201d<\/strong> after he told the \u201cSCTV\u201d alum he was interested in pursuing mirthmaking as a career. Conan knew what he meant. <strong>\u201cNo dabbling,\u201d<\/strong> he said. <strong>\u201cYou burn the ships on shore so you can\u2019t go back. You have to go all in.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following Harvard, Conan was hired to write for HBO\u2019s \u201cNot Necessarily The News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, he was fascinated with footage of space shuttle landings at airports and suggested that they cut to \u201cguys in spacesuits waiting at a luggage carousel.\u201d After the staff liked that idea, Conan couldn\u2019t believe that\u2019s all it took to get paid as a writer. He had a knack for this comedy thing.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert barely reacted and fixed him a drink. <em>This<\/em> is what led to the pair\u2019s improvised play in the night\u2019s high-water mark that would pay off later in the night, where the two pitched a Christmas Hallmark Channel movie they could star in together, not unlike Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig\u2019s 2015 \u201cA Deadly Adoption.\u201d For a brief moment, this killed the stilted chemistry the two men had.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other highlights<\/h2>\n<p>Regardless of whether or not Colbert was intentionally playing it by the book didn\u2019t matter for O\u2019Brien. He was more than happy to take his pal\u2019s stock questions and expound on them until they became epic flights of fancy.<\/p>\n<p>An extended monologue on playing music ended with the transcendent line<strong> \u201cI am naked, and someone took my penis\u201d<\/strong> about a real musician seeing him perform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMakes a handy capo in a pinch,\u201d <\/strong>Colbert batted back.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, nearly 35 minutes in, the two men got around to Conan\u2019s run on \u201cLate Night\u201d that famously began on rocky footing \u2014\u00a0a doctor told him that his insecurities were just thoughts, which O\u2019Brien countered with a USA Today newspaper clipping that said otherwise \u2014\u00a0and introduced his pal and original head writer Robert Smigel, who took in all the glory upon mention of his name. <\/p>\n<p>Yet, the evening\u2019s true hero was Smigel\u2019s wife, Michelle, who we learned told Conan, <strong>\u201cWhat do you have to lose?\u201d<\/strong> when he doubted himself before auditioning. She rightfully received extended applause.<\/p>\n<p>That attitude applies perfectly to Conan\u2019s comedic style that shone through all evening: the man has nothing but nothing-to-lose honesty now that he\u2019s no longer bound to a network.<\/p>\n<p>Their chat resumed, and Colbert claimed it took him 21 years to figure out interviewing. <strong>\u201cWhat happened tonight?\u201d<\/strong> Conan smirked, cutting the gravitas of the moment in one of the evening\u2019s wildest outbursts. <strong>\u201cThis is a rectal exam! There\u2019s nothing on these pages!\u201d<\/strong> he continued, refusing to leave any fat on the proverbial joke bone.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Colbert proceeded to tell a story about Steve Martin appearing on his show and refusing to do his famous \u201c<em>excuuuuse<\/em> me\u201d line on his show, thinking the crowd might not laugh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHe did it for us a week later,\u201d<\/strong> Conan said, without skipping a beat.<\/p>\n<p>Say what you will, but the man is a lights-out improviser, a modern Dorothy Parker, if you will.<\/p>\n<p>Talk about Colbert \u2014\u00a0and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fticket-sales%2Fstephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547088%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DNYPost-Content-Textlink%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fray-romano-tickets%2Fperformer%2F5022%3Fagqi%3D837461e5-91b2-459f-90a5-4a22d487798a%26agi%3Dstubhub%26agut%3D8111c339-f2f5-4c2b-83e2-33ee11004164&amp;author=Mlevy1nyp&amp;articleID=37875392&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=december%2010%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=conan-obrien&amp;contentsection=ticket-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ray Romano<\/a> (!) \u2014\u00a0not getting a gig writing for Conan finally rolled back around. The former \u201cDaily Show\u201d correspondent called \u201cbulls\u2014\u201d on his potential boss, and he calmly replied, <strong>\u201cYou\u2019ve really mastered interviewing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the evening wound down, they discussed their shared love of vaudeville and show business, along with how sad they are that late-night television appears to be on the way out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHumans find a way,\u201d<\/strong> Conan stated. <strong>\u201cReally funny people who are 15, 16, 17, 25 right now are going to use what\u2019s available to make beautiful, hilarious, funny things. I just believe that. It won\u2019t be the same path but more or less the same idea.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He later added, <strong>\u201cIf you stay in the game and just tread water, things will get better.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q&amp;A<\/h2>\n<p>Just as the moderators began bringing microphones around, a few audience members walked out to beat the rush.<\/p>\n<p>Conan was quick to point this out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou! With the gold jacket!\u201d<\/strong> he yelled. <strong>\u201cGet back here!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They didn\u2019t come back. <strong>\u201cI\u2019m going to see that in my sleep tonight,\u201d<\/strong> he whined.<\/p>\n<p>This created a loose tone. That tone, in retrospect, may have been<em> too<\/em> loose.<\/p>\n<p>A questioner referred to Conan as <strong>\u201cConan Brown..whatever your name is\u201d<\/strong> and then proceeded to complain about having to attend the first three weeks of his show because her friend needed to fill the audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt was bad,\u201d<\/strong> she said. <strong>\u201cMy question is\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conan cut her off. <strong>\u201cWhy don\u2019t I kill myself?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThat\u2019s my follow-up,\u201d<\/strong> she shot right back with precision comic timing.<\/p>\n<p>Other questions covered which of their children is funniest, the men\u2019s prospects of appearing on Broadway, and why Conan didn\u2019t hire Colbert.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(Editor\u2019s note: the author\u2019s question was \u201cwho would win in an arm wrestling match between the two of you?\u201d He\u2019s still sad he never got an answer.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final verdict<\/h2>\n<p>Seeing Conan and Colbert sounds like a comedy dream come true on paper.<\/p>\n<p>In actuality, it was somehow even better.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never seen the A\u2019s fight the Q\u2019s in a Q&amp;A so much, which somehow delighted the crowd far more than it did the questioner (Colbert).<\/p>\n<p>At 62, Conan is somehow still a giddy teen with something to prove, who somehow also has the ability to slip into elder statesman wisdom mode with ease, while Colbert may be the best living straight man.<\/p>\n<p>Although the pair aren\u2019t on tour \u2014\u00a0Colbert is contractually obligated to appear on CBS until June 2026, and Conan is gearing up to host his second consecutive Oscars in March \u2014\u00a0the duo are a reminder to seek out performers you love in a live setting every chance you can.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other bucket list comedians on tour<\/h2>\n<p>Jonesing for some laughs now?<\/p>\n<p>Here are just five of our favorite artists making the rounds these next few months that you won\u2019t want to miss when they come to a venue near you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fticket-sales%2Fstephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547088%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DNYPost-Content-Textlink%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fsteve-martin-tickets%2Fperformer%2F186486%3Fagqi%3Dfcc08cd8-ea87-4715-87db-ca9015ed96c9%26agi%3Dstubhub%26agut%3D8111c339-f2f5-4c2b-83e2-33ee11004164&amp;author=Mlevy1nyp&amp;articleID=37875392&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=december%2010%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=conan-obrien&amp;contentsection=ticket-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Steve Martin and Martin Short<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fticket-sales%2Fstephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547088%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DNYPost-Content-Textlink%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Falbert-brooks-tickets%2Fperformer%2F150444784%3Fagqi%3D954eada8-7322-46cf-bc80-b72c81a307ac%26agi%3Dstubhub%26agut%3D8111c339-f2f5-4c2b-83e2-33ee11004164&amp;author=Mlevy1nyp&amp;articleID=37875392&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=december%2010%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=conan-obrien&amp;contentsection=ticket-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Albert Brooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fticket-sales%2Fstephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547088%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DNYPost-Content-Textlink%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fbill-murray-tickets%2Fperformer%2F1511840%3Fagqi%3D84206550-2f15-4c7b-b158-9081916c5ed2%26agi%3Dstubhub%26agut%3D8111c339-f2f5-4c2b-83e2-33ee11004164&amp;author=Mlevy1nyp&amp;articleID=37875392&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=december%2010%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=conan-obrien&amp;contentsection=ticket-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bill Murray<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fticket-sales%2Fstephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547088%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DNYPost-Content-Textlink%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fseth-meyers-tickets%2Fperformer%2F493784%3Fagqi%3D7dbca138-b84e-4198-bc78-a57ab46e3710%26agi%3Dstubhub%26agut%3D8111c339-f2f5-4c2b-83e2-33ee11004164&amp;author=Mlevy1nyp&amp;articleID=37875392&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=december%2010%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=conan-obrien&amp;contentsection=ticket-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seth Meyers and John Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fticket-sales%2Fstephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547088%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DNYPost-Content-Textlink%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fjohn-mulaney-tickets%2Fperformer%2F726990%3Fagqi%3D69b75e69-8593-4d2a-bb65-26ff653f74b2%26agi%3Dstubhub%26agut%3D8111c339-f2f5-4c2b-83e2-33ee11004164&amp;author=Mlevy1nyp&amp;articleID=37875392&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=december%2010%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=conan-obrien&amp;contentsection=ticket-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Mulaney<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who else is on tour? Take a look at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fticket-sales%2Fstephen-colbert-conan-o-brien-interview-njpac-recap-quotes%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547088%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DNYPost-Content-Textlink%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fcomedy-tickets%2Fcategory%2F209%3Fagqi%3De547e0c2-dfef-41bd-866c-7452e91a885c%26agi%3Dstubhub%26agut%3D8111c339-f2f5-4c2b-83e2-33ee11004164&amp;author=Mlevy1nyp&amp;articleID=37875392&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=december%2010%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=conan-obrien&amp;contentsection=ticket-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this list of comedians on tour in 2025-26<\/a> to find the show that makes sense for you.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>This article was written by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/author\/matt-levy\/\">Matt Levy<\/a>, celebrity.land live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows \u2013 and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/05\/bruce-springsteen-n-j-concert-review-set-list-tickets\/\">reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/melissa-villasenor-after-snl-stand-up-comedy-tour-dates-tickets-info\/\">interviewed Melissa Villase\u00f1or<\/a> of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>celebrity.land may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. This past Sunday night, two of (inarguably) the funniest human beings on the planet shared a stage in Newark. On Dec. 7, Stephen Colbert interviewed Conan O\u2019Brien at the regal New Jersey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2194031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[21900,22339,37056,21741,23360,345933,25306,22653,354499,77556],"class_list":["post-2194030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-comedians","tag-comedy","tag-conan-obrien","tag-entertainment","tag-new-jersey","tag-newark","tag-reviews","tag-stephen-colbert","tag-talk-shows","tag-ticket-sales"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Exclusive-Stephen-Colbert-Conan-O-Brien-interview-NJPAC-Recap.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2194030"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2194032,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194030\/revisions\/2194032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2194031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2194030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2194030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2194030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}