Striking mad
Conan O'Brien clearly was made for a writers strike. His show is all kinds of intelligent goofiness and nonsense anyhow, and the lack of writers and skits has only ramped up this quality of his.
First off, there's the strike beard. Did anyone know Conan even could grow a beard? And there it is, red and bristly and making him look like Kris Kringle in "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town."
His time-wasters have been fantastic, such as him walking around the office playing electric guitar and with dolls, or hiding in the studio until a tour comes through only to heckle the tour guides.
And tonight, it was "German Disco Light Show": Nothing more than green laser lights, a flashlight on Conan's face, and screaming "disco light show!" in a fake German voice and laughing maniacally while the camera zooms in and out on his face. It's even zanier in HD, and creepier with the beard:
Click to viewIt's Conan beyond Conan. And I'm loving it.