Conan O'Brien: 30-city comedy tour to re-employ 40+ Tonight Show staffers, skips his own salary

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Conan's Tour -- No Bread for the Redhead

Posted Mar 11th 2010 1:45PM by TMZ Staff



Conan O'Brien' isn't making a single cent off his upcoming 30 city comedy tour -- sources tell TMZ that Coco is doing the whole thing so he can employ his former "Tonight Show" staff.

We're told roughly 40 people have been hired to work on the production -- many of whom are "Tonight Show" alums.

The move is no sweat off Conan's back -- dude scored a $32.5 million severance deal from NBC before they kicked him to the curb.

And more good news for the crew -- tickets to "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour" are selling out so fast, more shows have already been added.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/11/conan-obrien-tour-tonight-show-team-coco-nbc/

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Good man

[tekisui]

2. What a guy!

[LostInAnomie]

3. Conan is a class act.

A lot more than I can say for his replacement.

[WI_DEM]

4. I wonder what right winger Leno will have on his show next week?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. I think that's awesome, except that....

.....what the hell is it about tours totally skipping Florida?

We've got 4 major metropolitian areas, people. Is it that difficult to head just a little bit south of Atlanta, really?

That just sucks, because I'd totally pay good money to go see Conan on tour. I love the CoCo!

[ceile]

6. All ready sold out here

Tickets ranged from $39.50-$695. Well, the $500 tickets are still available...

[progressoid]

7. 50 bags of Cheetos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2duYw2-yM4

[itsrobert]

8. Looks like Conan is setting himself up for an HBO comedy special

Look of a lot of footage being taped for a comedy special on HBO or even pay per view once Conan is free to be back on TV. Not too mention direct to DVD sales.

[progressoid]

9. Love the name of the website: teamcoco.com

http://teamcoco.com/

[Brickbat]

10. That. Is awesome.

[rcrush]

11. Damn $250 for a ticket

I just tried to get a ticket for Austin but I can't swing that much. They are selling these tickets at Stubhub prices!

[Initech]

12. This is why Conan rules.

[alstephenson]

13. Good for him. Very classy.

Leno, not so much.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

14. Sold out in Chicago, both dates.

[liberalhistorian]

15. Meh. When you're a gazillionaire,

it ain't too hard to do self-aggrandizing self-promotional stuff like this. If he really cared, he'd lower the fucking ticket prices so more people could actually afford it.

Ooop, I'm sorry, did I just step on the toes of the Cult of Conan? Whoops.

[Festivito]

16. That's already funny. /nt

[Hawkeye-X]

17. He's coming to Denver

I'm going to ask him if he can hire an sign language interpreter when he comes to town in April.

[cliffordu]

18. Class act. I like him more all the time.

Even though his red hair scares me.

[Stinky The Clown]

19. You watchin' this, Jay, you lowlife rat turd?

[Maru Kitteh]

20. If he comes anywhere near us in Bohunk, Nebraska, I'll go!

[Book Lover]

21. OK, is this the right place to ask what y'all are talking about?

I'm not really tuned in (har har) to the bullshit on the boob tube. What terrible thing happened to the incredibly rich guy that I should support him for it?