It’s Wheels Up For Conan O’Brien And His New International Travel Show
Fans of Conan O’Brien might have wondered what happened to the promise he made when he ended his TBS talk show in 2021. The comedian and talk show host promised viewers he would be making the move to HBO Max to host a weekly variety series. As 2021 turned into 2022 and now 2023, fans still had no sign of a new show. So much time has passed that HBO Max isn’t even called that anymore. It’s just Max. Nevertheless, it appears that Conan is finally coming back to TV.
According to Variety, Conan O’Brien and Max have confirmed the launch of “Conan O’Brien Must Go.” However, instead of the aforementioned variety show concept, the new show is an international travel series. O’Brien has some experience with something like this. Beginning in 2015, he hosted 13 travel specials called “Conan Without Borders” on TBS.
“Conan O’Brien Must Go” will follow Conan as he flies all over the world to meet up with people he encountered on his podcast, “Conan O’Brien Needs A Fan.” Whether they wanted him to do so or not. “My fans around the globe never asked me to visit them, so I did,” wrote O’Brien in a statement.
No premiere date for the new four-episode series has been announced yet, but we do have some early clips. From the teaser below, we see that Conan spent some time in Norway and Thailand.