Thursday, March 5, 2015

Conan in Cuba: Cigars, rum, and 6 other segments from his historic trip

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Conan O'Brien has always been a little saltier when he leaves the studio: There's just something about venturing from behind the desk that brings out the late-night host's edgy side.


When O'Brien visited Cuba last month — jumping at the chance just a couple of months after President Obama re-opened relations there — he became the first late-night host to do so since The Tonight Show's Jack Paar interviewed Fidel Castro there 50 years ago. And he definitely packed the rum punch


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Unlike a lot of late-night hosts who set up a studio and local audience when they take their show on the road, O’Brien opted instead to roam around Havana with a handheld camera crew and not much else. Along the way, he riffed on most of the clichĂ©s and cultural touchstones that we all associate with Cuba, including, but not limited to: Read more...


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