Conan

In an Australian exclusive Conan, the new talk show hosted by Conan O’Brien, will premiere on Tuesday, November 9, at 11.30pm on GEM, fast-tracked nightly direct from the United States.

Conan, an hour-long, late-night talk show featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment and music, marks the return of one of America’s favourite comedians and TV hosts.

The first week of Conan will feature a top lineup of guests, music performances, and appearances by some of O’Brien’s longtime friends, including:

Tuesday, November 9: Seth Rogen and music guest Jack White

Wednesday, November 10: Tom Hanks, Jack McBrayer and Soundgarden

Thursday, November 11: Jon Hamm, Charlyne Yi and Fistful of Mercy

Friday, November 12: Michael Cera, Julie Bowen and comedian Jon Dore

Emmy Award-winner O’Brien started out writing for television programs including Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons before being approached to host a late-night show for NBC. In 1993, Late Night with Conan O’Brien began and ran for 16 years, ending when O’Brien briefly took over The Tonight Show.

Most recently, O’Brien has performed throughout the United States and Canada with his live show, The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour.

Conan: Tuesdays to Fridays at 11.30pm on GEM

Conan O’Brien’s new talk show is coming to GEM.

Simply called Conan, the new show will premiere at 11.30pm Tuesday November 9.

In the US, it airs on cable channel TBS. Conan struck a deal with TBS after his infamous falling out with NBC that included a period he could not host his own talk show on US TV.

Conan will air at 11.30pm Tuesdays – Friday, with the exception of Friday night where the air time will vary to fit in with varying movie times.

It would have been a perfect fit for the Comedy Channel who used to air a late night talk show block featuring a number of these shows, but the talk show block was axed due to extremely low viewer numbers, compared to the costs of maintaining the rights to air the shows.

Conan on GEM, TUesdays – Fridays at 11.30pm from Tue Nov 9. Later on Fridays (12.15am Nov 12).