Conan O'Brien to Film Talk Show From Home Using iPhone

[MacRumors]

Late night talk show hosts have been canceling shows, working without audiences, and using other workarounds to continue to create content amid the coronavirus outbreak in the United States and other countries that has locked many people in their homes.

Well-known talk show host Conan O'Brien has a unique solution to the coronavirus situation, last night announcing that he plans to shoot his show from home using an iPhone, while all of his guests will use Skype. The rest of his crew is working from home.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1240475537635602432

O'Brien appears to have filmed at a few videos in his home already, including a St. Patrick's Day parody video on the importance of hand washing and a series of "toilet paper life hacks."

O'Brien will be providing new, full episodes of his show shot on the iPhone starting on Monday, March 30. All other late night shows have suspended production at this time, though Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert have shot some remote content for online viewing, and Jimmy Fallon is doing short 10-minute online episodes.

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[calzon65]

That is some nice iPhone marketing. I bet Conan put it out to bid as a product placement (revenue) play (Apple versus Android). Hollywood does nothing for free.

 

[Plutonius]

I don't think that many people would care if they just stopped the show for awhile.

All these talk shows are not the same without a studio audience.

 

[farewelwilliams]

conan is only funny outside the studio. leno was right to take back the tonight show.

 

[brucewayne]

That is some nice iPhone marketing. I bet Conan put it out to bid as a product placement (revenue) play (Apple versus Android). Hollywood does nothing for free.

Possibly, but then why didn't they insist on him using Facetime instead of Skype which is a Microsoft product.

 

[MRrainer]

The question is: will this be more funny or interesting than the average Youtuber?

 

[mi7chy]

Not even funny.

 

[alexandr]

nice. he should also have regular skype users as guest. i'll talk to him!

 

[newyorksole]

I like to see celebrities and others get creative during this time, but this doesn’t seem necessary Lol. I’m sure many will be interested though.

 

[routine_analyst]

Dude has serious plastic surgery face. His hair looks like its floating above a facetune filter gone bad.

 

[psingh01]

Conan is great. He did some of his best work during the writers strike many years ago.

 

[nutmac]

Conan should take his "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend" podcast into a video conferencing format.

 

[JoeInMilwaukee]

Film? I thought iPhones used videotape.

 

[Mr. Heckles]

I don't think that many people would care if they just stopped the show for awhile.

All these talk shows are not the same without a studio audience.

we need laughter, and it keeps people minds off of what’s going on.

 

[konqerror]

Possibly, but then why didn't they insist on him using Facetime instead of Skype which is a Microsoft product.

Skype has specific integrations and hardware that allow it to be used for broadcast purposes.

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Facetime is strictly locked down to Apple devices. This is a case where Skype was smart enough to realize the free advertising they'd get if they invested a little into a specific professional niche product. They out-Appled Apple on this one.

 

[aaronhead14]

Jimmy Fallon did it first, and now all these other late night hosts are following.

 

[Mr. Heckles]

Jimmy Fallon did it first, and now all these other late night hosts are following.

Cool, so since he did it 1st, others shouldn’t?

 

[Andres Cantu]

Wasn’t Conan a big Samsung guy back in the Galaxy SIII days? Now he’s team Apple? And all this Apple skits, too.

 

[zombierunner]

Spare a thought for poor Jordan Schlansky.

 

[testcard]

What’s wrong with his hair?

 

[brinary001]

I love Conan 😊

 

[aaronhead14]

Cool, so since he did it 1st, others shouldn’t?

No, not saying that at all. How’d you jump to that conclusion?

I just think it’s odd that Macrumors would do an article on the last late night host to do his rather than the first.

 

[CarlJ]

What’s wrong with his hair?

No "hair & makeup" chair to go sit in and get prepped and pampered before the show.

Colbert did an episode from his bathtub, which was amusing.

 

[calzon65]

What a waste of a good box of Lucky Charms.

 

[Moonlight]

What’s wrong with his hair?

Have you never seen Conan before? He has crazy hair.