'Conan O'Brien Can't Stop'—An All-Access Pass to Hilarity
This documentary offers an inside look at the late night host's life on the road after leaving NBC.
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop is a potent reminder of just how funny and cool the late night host can be. Thrust into the spotlight when a series of insane decisions by NBC execs screwed network prime-time drama and late night comedy in one fell swoop, the 46-year-old comedy vet was left with a whole lot of time on his hands. Conan was forbidden from appearing on television, but documentary filmmaker Rodman Flender was around to preserve the amazing rally of Conan’s creative and support teams towards a sort of "comedy-as-vengeance" ultimate goal—"The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour.” The tour was born shortly after NBC took the Tonight Show away from Conan after only seven months and gave it back to Jay Leno. For those of…
