When Conan O’Brien got pushed out of The Tonight Show many people were talking of Conan possibly hitting the big screen. Your wish has come true, but not quite the the form you may expect.
Deadline reports that Media Rights Capital is interested in financing a documentary feature for Conan O’Brien‘s 30-city comedy/music tour, titled The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour. The tour was created in part of keep 40 of his staff members employed. Deadline puts it nicely:
Considering that the staffers uprooted their families and pulled their kids out of schools in New York, moved them across the country only to see NBC end Conan’s Tonight Show run after seven months, they deserve whatever extra love they can get until O’Brien resurfaces behind a desk for another network.
Rodman Flender, who directed Idle Hands as well as a number of TV shows from The O.C. to Ugly Betty, is in talks to direct the doc. This film will evade the terms of O’Brien’s departure of NBC, part of his $33 million severance package to vacate the Tonight Show hosting chair and stay off the air until the fall. Check out the tour dates below:
04-12 Eugene, OR – Hult Ceter for the Performing Arts
04-13 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre
04-14 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre
04-16 Spokane, WA – INB Performing Arts Center
04-17 Enoch, Alberta – River Cree Resort & Casino
04-18 Seattle, WA – Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
04-19 Seattle, WA – Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
04-22 San Francisco, CA – Nob Hill Masonic Center
04-23 San Francisco, CA – Nob Hill Masonic Center
04-24 Universal City, CA – Gibson Amphitheater
04-25 Universal City, CA – Gibson Amphitheater
04-29 San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theatre
04-30 Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
05-01 Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl Concert Theatre – Palms Casino
05-04 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Grand Theatre
05-05 San Jose, CA – San Jose State University Events Center
05-06 Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
05-09 Boulder, CO – Mackey Auditorium
05-13 Dallas, TX – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium – SMU Campus
05-14 Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
05-15 Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
05-16 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
05-18 Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
05-19 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
05-20 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
05-22 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
05-30 Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Spa & Resort – Event Center
06-01 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
06-02 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
06-04 Boston, MA – Wang Theater
06-05 Boston, MA – Wang Theater
06-06 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
06-07 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
06-08 Washington, DC – Constitution Hall
06-11 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-14 Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
Are you seeing Conan live? Are you excited about a documentary?