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On Tuesday April 8 2025, ABC broadcasts Jimmy Kimmel Live!!

David Alan Grier; Meghann Fahy; Malcolm Todd; Jimmy Vivino Season 23 Episode 97 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” promises an exciting lineup that fans will not want to miss. Scheduled to air on ABC, this episode features actor David Alan Grier, known for his impressive work in both comedy and drama. Grier has a way of bringing laughter and insight to the stage, and his presence is sure to add a lively energy to the show.

Joining Grier is actress Meghann Fahy, recognized for her captivating performances on screen. Fahy has gained popularity for her roles in various television series and films, and her appearance on the show will likely highlight her latest projects and experiences in the entertainment industry. Her charm and talent are expected to engage the audience and create memorable moments.

The episode will also feature a performance by Malcolm Todd,...

Check out the trailer for A Father's Promise, which premieres on December 8 in New York City. The film features the music of Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen and John Lennon. A benefit concert will be held on December 7, with proceeds going to Sandy Hook Promise.

Abramorama has acquired the theatrical distribution rights in North America to the upcoming film A Father's Promise (per Deadline). And the documentary will be released theatrically on Friday, December 8 at the Look Dine-In Cinemas’ location in New York City. This will also mark the world premiere of director Rick Korn’s film. Check out the trailer for A Father’s Promise below:

The documentary explores the life of musician Mark Barden, who lost one of his three children, Daniel, to the senseless killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The mass shooting took place on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut. Of the 26 students and faculty who were killed,...

Exclusive: Abramorama acquired North American theatrical distribution rights for A Father’s Promise, an important and inspiring story of a father’s promise to end gun violence. The film will have its world premiere and open theatrically on Friday, December 8th at Look Cinemas in Manhattan. Additional cities to follow.

A Father’s Promise, directed by Rick Korn and executive produced by Sheryl Crow, tells the story of professional musician Mark Barden whose life changed instantly when his son Daniel was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. After the loss of his son, Mark lost all interest in music and vowed to do everything in his power to help prevent gun violence so that no one else must go through what he and his family went through.

Barden’s journey from co-founding Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit organization that teaches the warning signs of violence and how to seek help to...

Despite social-distancing measures, Dion recruited Zz Top’s Billy Gibbons for the video for “Bam Bang Boom,” the latest song from “The Wanderer” singer’s upcoming all-star LP Blues With Friends.

The video (via Ultimate Classic Rock) finds the two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees performing the bluesy cut from their respect quarantines. The track is an ode to Dion’s wife Susan, who the singer met in 1963.

“This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted singer Dion enlists friends like Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons and Van Morrison for his upcoming album Blues With Friends, a collection of blues songs performed by “The Wanderer” singer and his all-star guest list.

E Street Band’s Patti Scialfa and Steven Van Zandt, Brian Setzer, Jimmy Vivino and more also appear across Blues With Friends’ 14 tracks. The album is due out June 5th via the newly launched Keeping the Blues Alive Records, a label co-founded by guitarist Joe Bonamassa,...

The annual Allman Family Revival tribute concert to Gregg Allman has grown into a three-city tour this year that will hit San Francisco, Denver and New York City in December. The lineup includes the Allman Betts Band, Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, Robert Randolph, Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Jimmy Hall, Samantha Fish, Jimmy Vivino and more to be announced. (Not every artist will appear at every show.)

The shows will take place December 7th at San Francisco’s The Fillmore, the following day at Denver...

The three-month Conan “shutdown” ended on Tuesday night, when late-night host Conan O’Brien debuted a streamlined version of his TBS talk show, which now clocks in at 30 minutes.

After 25 years, O’Brien bid farewell to the traditional hour-long format last October. At the time, he said that a 30-minute show would allow him to do “a higher percentage of the comedy in, and out, of the studio that I love,” which “seems to resonate in this new digital world.” That includes his critically acclaimed Conan Without Borders travelogue (now streaming on Netflix), as well as the podcast Conan O...

At times it may have felt like late-night talk shows were completely dominated by political talk this year, from biting commentary by way of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” However, quite a few shows did what they could to keep it light — and perhaps go viral for their takes on pop culture instead. Think: the three-way call between Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, as well as Paul McCartney’s appearance on “Carpool Karaoke.” With such varied bits, late-night provided a lot of distractions for the craziness of daily life.

Here, Variety breaks down the most memorable moments in late-night for 2018:

“Conan”

TBS announced in May that O’Brien’s hour-long late-night show would be reduced to 30 minutes in January and signal the departure of O’Brien’s long-time band, Jimmy Vivino & The Basic Cable Band. In the last...

Season 9 of Conan will return to TBS on January 22, with Conan O’Brien’s late-night talk show debuting its new 30-minute format that will air four nights a week in the 11 Pm time slot.

The new format will feature a new, improved look for the show that will focus will be on “silly remote pieces, interviewing brilliant and distinct people,” O’Brien said during October’s final hourlong episode. During that show he also bid farewell to his longtime house band, Jimmy Vivino & The Basic Cable Band (the same band headed by Max Weinberg up until 2010).

While the show has been on hiatus to prepare for the revamp, O’Brien has been busy with an 18-city tour, Team Coco Presents Conan & Friends: An Evening of Stand-Up and Investment Tips, and the November launch of his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. In early 2019, a new website will debut called “Conan 25,” featuring a comprehensive,...

Any late-night show is all about the host, and rarely is this more evident than when Conan O’Brien goes on the road in his increasingly popular travel specials, “Conan Without Borders.” These fall back on the host’s talents, instead of pimping a cavalcade of so-so guests, and gets him out of the studio to interact with compelling people. But they also allow for tighter, more precisely edited episodes, which helps remind viewers why they tune in every evening: It’s Conan, and nothing but the best of him.

As announced in May, future nightly episodes of “Conan” will shift from the classic hour-long format to a leaner, “less structured” half-hour program. He’ll still be on the air four nights a week, but Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band is out and a stronger focus on digital, social, and live events are in.

Most important, though, is letting “Conan” be Conan.

Movies can certainly be therapeutic, giving fans release from the grind of their daily lives, as they sit back and watch cities explode or spandex-clad heroes save literally the entire world. Over the past week... and the past year, really, our world has started overflowing with hyperbolic rhetoric, whether it be focused on the Presidential election or a myriad of other issues. It is the very nature of the world today that makes a movie like celebrated filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's Paterson feel like a warm blanket for the soul, giving viewers two hours chocked full of an ordinary life of one man, a bus driver from New Jersey.

The title Paterson not only refers to the eponymous title character, played by Adam Driver, but also the town of Paterson, New Jersey where he was born, raised, and still lives. Every day, he wakes up next to his beautiful and...

Welcome to today's edition of Nerd Alert, where we have all the off-beat, nerdy news for you in one convenient spot. What do we have in store for you on this tantalizing Thursday? Conan O'Brien takes Fury Road to San Diego, Mad Max style, a man dressed as a Stormtrooper walks over 500 miles to Comic-Con in honor of his late wife, and Magic Mike Xxl gets an unwanted Nsfw spinoff. Plus, Terminator 2: Judgment Day gets the 8-Bit Cinema treatment and the Seinfeld "death by envelope licking" theory is put to the test. So, sit back, relax, and check out all that today's Nerd Alert has to offer.

Stormtrooper Walks Over 600 Miles to Comic-Con

Today I complete the first leg of my walk when I arrive in San Diego! It's been an incredible journey. #501MileWalkpic.twitter.com/y06b4YxDyL

— 501 Mile Walk (@501MileWalk) July 9, 2015

Fans at Comic-Con will likely see several Stormtroopers this week,...

San Diego Comic-Con brings in thousands of visitors from across the globe who all travel in different ways to attend the big event. For consumers of geek culture, it’s the Super Bowl, the Oscars and Cannes and all at once. Every year it brings together vast crowds of fans of comics, movies, TV shows, games and celebrities. Some people travel by plane, others by train, and some even hitchhike, like our pal Deadpool seen above. But nobody travels in style, quite like Andy Richter and Conan O’Brien who arrived at Sdcc on top of a War Rig, with Jimmy Vivino’s Basic Cable Band providing percussion in the back. It is truly speculator. Enjoy!

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Eric Clapton and Keith Richards will perform at “Howlin’ For Hubert,” a celebration of the musical legacy of the late Hubert Sumlin and his influence on every guitar hero of today, on February 24 at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater. The evening will benefit the Jazz Foundation of America.

The concert will also feature performances by Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., James Cotton, Shemekia Copeland, Billy Flynn, Barrelhouse Chuck Goering, Buddy Guy, David Johansen, Steve Jordan, Danny Kortchmar, Dr. John, Keb Mo, Todd Mohr, Ivan Neville, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne Sheperd, Larry Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Jimmie Vaughan, Jimmy Vivino, Willie Weeks, Jody Williams, Kim Wilson, and other special surprise guests.

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I wish I could say that the sight of hundreds of eager Conan O’Brien fans waiting to get into the Beacon Theater while dressed as pop culture references (Waldo, I found you!), their beloved Coco, and The Flaming C! would be different on any night other than October 31st. But as any member of Team Coco could attest, that simply wouldn’t be the case. Halloween or not, the Conan elite were slapping on their finest (and sometimes intentionally downright terrible) orange wigs and welcoming home their departed hero, in a line that wrapped around three Manhattan blocks.

As 2,894 lucky,...

Wow, has it been a year already since the late night war was resolved? I suppose I should specify Late Night War II. The first war happened when Johnny Carson vacated The Tonight Show throne nearly twenty years ago. This was well chronicled in Bill Carter’s book “The Late Shift” which was also the basis of an HBO original movie. Carter’s released a new book about the new battles if you want some more background information ( or wait for the inevitable cable TV movie ). The focus of the new documentary by Rodman Flender, Conan O’Brien Can’T Stop, concerns this war’s aftermath. As part of his NBC settlement, O’Brien must stay off TV, radio, and the Internet for several months. So is Coco gonna’ ride the couch? Not a chance! He’s going across the country ( and Canada ) to thank his loyal fans by putting on a live stage show!

Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.

This week Cars 2 gives sequels a bad name, and Bad Teacher attempts to cash in on the R-rated comedy wave, while limited release offers A Better Life and discovers Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop. Now, if these features can’t fulfill your need for animated tales of triumph, rotten role models, immigrant-centered drama and sidesplitting tour docs, don’t fret. We’ve got a line up that’s sure keep you on the edge of your seat as you kick back in your AC!

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Cars 2

Larry the Cable Guy returns to voice the buck-toothed pick-up truck Mater, who falls into a world of international espionage as his buddy Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) spins his wheels abroad. Michael Caine, John Turturro and Eddie Izzard join the free-wheelin’ cast.

Reviewed by Jay Antani

(June 2011)

Directed by: Rodman Flender

Starring: Conan O’Brien, Andy Richter, Jimmy Vivino, Mike Merritt, James Wormworth, Jerry Vivino, Mark “Love Man” Pender and Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg

Rodman Flender captures the exhaustion and exhilaration of life on the road in “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop,” a documentary chronicling the grueling two-month, 30-city tour that O’Brien embarked on after he severed ties with his longtime employer, NBC. The network’s 2010 decision to reinstate Jay Leno as host of “The Tonight Show” resulted in a PR fiasco for NBC and stirred up a media dust cloud of outrage against both Leno and NBC. For his part, O’Brien’s ouster from the show left him feeling angry, abandoned, humiliated. To add salt to those wounds, NBC stipulated that O’Brien could not appear on TV, radio or the Internet for six months after his departure.

Reviewed by Jay Antani

(June 2011)

Directed by: Rodman Flender

Starring: Conan O’Brien, Andy Richter, Jimmy Vivino, Mike Merritt, James Wormworth, Jerry Vivino, Mark “Love Man” Pender and Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg

Rodman Flender captures the exhaustion and exhilaration of life on the road in “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop,” a documentary chronicling the grueling two-month, 30-city tour that O’Brien embarked on after he severed ties with his longtime employer, NBC. The network’s 2010 decision to reinstate Jay Leno as host of “The Tonight Show” resulted in a PR fiasco for NBC and stirred up a media dust cloud of outrage against both Leno and NBC. For his part, O’Brien’s ouster from the show left him feeling angry, abandoned, humiliated. To add salt to those wounds, NBC stipulated that O’Brien could not appear on TV, radio or the Internet for six months after his departure.

There will be two Conan's vying for your attention at the Cineplex this summer. One is a Cimmerian warrior, the other is an ousted late night host who took to the road for a traveling music and comedy tour after losing his job. We have the first trailer for the second movie: Conan O'Brien Can't Stop. This hilarious party documentary recounts the finite moments after Conan O'Brien left his post and NBC. Check it out in the clip below.

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Conan O'Brien Can't Stop comes to theaters June 24th, 2011 and stars Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Jimmy Vivino, Scott Healy, Mike Merritt, James Wormworth, Jerry Vivino, Mark 'Love Man' Pender. The film is directed by Rodman Flender.

For Conan's debut show last night it's new home on TBS, he brought in pal Jack White, as musical guest. The famous buddies met over a decade ago in a bowling alley and have been on notorious friends ever since. The camaraderie was thick, the facial hair, scruffy as Conan joined White for the rock out segment of the show.

The two ripped it on stage with Jimmy Vivino and crew, playing "Twenty Flight Rock," an Eddie Cochran oldie from 1957. The duo played the song together before, and recorded previously on White's Third Man label.

Check them out if you missed it, or just to see them a second time, reaching over and fooling with each others guitar during the song like giddy little kids.

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The premiere of Conan on TBS went about as expected; fired-up crowd for the intro, a monologue of NBC jokes and self-deprecating “canceled” and TBS jokes, and relatively standard interviews with Seth Rogen and Glee’s Lea Michele. It was certainly no radical departure from what we’re used to seeing out of Conan, nor should it have been, and as peoples’ obligatory detailed online reviews of the first show subside over the next week, the show appears destined to join The Daily Show and Colbert as a reliable, throw-it-on-whenever nightly standby. The biggest highlight of the first show, however, came from the musical segment, when Jack White joined Conan (who seemed refreshingly loose and comfortable throughout the first show, not surprisingly) and Jimmy Vivino’s “Basic Cable Band” for a performance of “20 Flight Rock” — when I initially saw Conan strap on a guitar, I assumed some sort of “I Will Survive...

Conan O'Brien relaunched his TV career on Monday night with a stylishly back-to-basics hour that radiated hard-won lessons from his brief stay hosting "The Tonight Show."With his new TBS show titled simply "Conan," O'Brien seemed appealingly stoked yet comfortable in his new home at 11 p.m. Et and on basic cable, originating from a sleek, cozy set with a full moon poised on a seaside backdrop.If there were very few surprises on the premiere, well, how could there have been after the incessant online hype and all the press attention showered on his much-anticipated return? Besides, O'Brien was back with his longtime sidekick Andy Richter and most of his trusty house band members, now led by Jimmy Vivino (and renamed The Basic Cable Band).Even O'Brien's post-"Tonight Show" beard seems familiar by now.But what's important is, the show lived up to its promises.

11:00 - Game time. 'Last Season on Conan' - a dramatic gangster retelling of the NBC debacle. What's Don Draper doing here? Don't care, I approve.

11:04 - Totally solid opening credits. The Beard! I See It, I See It! It has retained its glory.

11:05 - Conan is touching the female audience members. Because he can. "We don't know how much time I'm gonna get here."

11:09 - Conan sums up the entire year in one joke ending with "Brett Favre's penis."

11:10 - The Masturbating Bear makes an appearance on a lottery show. Guess where the numbered balls are.

11:13 - I'm psyched to hear some soul-shredding from lead guitarist Jimmy Vivino.

11:17 - Andy's back on the couch! Soundgarden's performing this week! Is it 1996?

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The Masturbating Bear may be a thing of the past, but Conan is still going to be the funniest show on late night TV!

The world’s funniest ginger is spending this week rehearsing for his brand-new TBS show, premiering Nov. 8, and HollywoodLife.com was on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., to catch all the genital-inspired hilarity that Conan O’Brien could (figuratively) throw at us. Get excited, Team CoCo — the man you love is back, and funnier than ever!

We’re the first to admit we’re a bit skeptical that Conan might change things too much during his big move from network TV to basic cable, potentially killing the magic that made us all devoted fans — but thankfully that’s not the case, as the Nov. 2 test run of the new show was spectacular! The set is small and intimate, with a special spot for Jimmy Vivino...

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After hosting Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2009 and The Tonight Show from 2009 to 2010, funnyman Conan O'Brien bursts back to television with this newly minted late-night talk show. Although the series features the usual fare — interview segments, musical guests and comedy bits — the string-dancing, flame-haired talk-show vet is expected to punch up the proceedings with his wildly irreverent comedy flair. Longtime Conan collaborators also return: Andy Richter serves as the series sidekick, and Jimmy Vivino, former associate music director of Conan's previous talk shows, conducts the house band. Tonight's opener features interview guests Seth Rogen and Lea Michele, plus music performer Jack White. — Dean Maurer

Read on for previews of Matt Lauer Reports, 90210, Cake Boss, House, A Fighting Chance and The Big C.

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Monday, November 8

'Conan' (11Pm, TBS) series premiere

He's baaaack, and all is right in late night, as Conan returns with a new show at a new time on a new network. Sidekick Andy Richter also returns, with new band leader Jimmy Vivino, as the redheaded one welcomes Seth Rogen, 'Glee' star Lea Michele and a performance by Jack White to kick off his new gig. Among the rest of Coco's week 1 guests: Tom Hanks and Jack McBrayer on Tues., Jon Hamm on Weds. and Michael Cera on Thurs.

'How I Met Your Mother' - Kyle MacLachlan plays the hubby of another desperate housewife, as Ted goes to a swanky party and sees Zoey (guest star Jennifer Morrison) and her boat-obsessed hubby (MacLachlan), and begins to realize that Zoey's life isn't all that she presents it to be (8Pm, CBS...

The Masturbating Bear may be a thing of the past, but Conan is still going to be the funniest show on late night TV!

The world’s funniest ginger is spending this week rehearsing for his brand-new TBS show, premiering Nov. 8, and HollywoodLife.com was on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., to catch all the genital-inspired hilarity that Conan O’Brien could (figuratively) throw at us. Get excited, Team CoCo — the man you love is back, and funnier than ever!

I’ll be the first to admit I was a bit skeptical that Conan might change things too much during his big move from network TV to basic cable, potentially killing the magic that made us all devoted fans — but thankfully that’s not the case, as the Nov. 2 test run of the new show was spectacular! The set is small and intimate, with a special spot for...

Conan O'Brien has announced details of the house band for his upcoming TBS chatshow. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the comedian has revealed that he will be joined by the Basic Cable Band when Conan premieres next month. Jimmy Vivino - who previously worked on The Tonight Show and Late Night With Conan O'Brien - has been confirmed as the leader of the group, while the other members will be Scott Healy, Mike Merritt, Mark (more)...

Have some TV snacks. They're good and good for you.

Taylor Swift has joined the lineup of performers at the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards on Nov. 10. The awards will air on ABC a couple of weeks after her new album goes on sale. [Cma Awards]

Jimmy Vivino, the long-time guitarist, arranger and assistant music director for Conan O'Brien's band, will step up to become the bandleader for O'Brien's TBS show. Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band make their debut on "Conan" Nov. 8. [TBS]

VH1 has greenlit its first hour-long scripted series: "Single Ladies," which began life as a two-hour movie, stars Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy and Charity Shea as best friends in various stages of relationship angst; D.B. Woodside also stars, and Queen Latifah is an exec producer. [VH1]

Steve Buscemi, currently starring on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," will make a guest appearance on "Portlandia," a sketch comedy series set in Portland,...

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Fox must feel pretty confident with it's new series 'Bob's Burgers' -- the show hasn't even premiered yet and the network has already placed an order for six more scripts.

According to Deadline, should season 2 get picked up, Fox wants additional scripts in production so it can premiere next fall as opposed to midseason. Fox also ordered eight more scripts of veteran series 'American Dad.'

So far this season, 'Raising Hope' is the only new Fox show to get a back nine renewal order.

In other TV news ...

o. 'Real Housewives of Orange County' star Vicki Gunvalson has filed for divorce from her husband, Donn. The couple has been married for 16 years, and renewed their vows during the summer of 2009. [E! Online]

o. Former 'Dancing With the Stars' hunk Gilles Marini will appear on the second season finale of USA's 'Royal Pains.' Marini will...

Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band will be the house band for Conan O'Brien's upcoming TBS show, the network announced Tuesday.

Andy Richter re-teams with Conan O'Brien

Vivino, the former associate music director, arranger, guitarist and vocalist for Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, replaces Max Weinberg as bandleader for Conan. Weinberg, who served as bandleader on both of O'Brien's previous shows for a total of 17 years, opted not to join Conan after ...

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From the Huffington Post: Conan O’Brien‘s longtime bandleader Max Weinberg isn’t following him to TBS. O’Brien confirmed Monday that Weinberg won’t be joining him on “Conan,” his new late-night program set to debut in November. Weinberg had been O’Brien’s musical sidekick for 17 years, on both “Late Night” and the “Tonight Show.” “Max has been a huge part of my life for the past 17 years and he is an incredible band leader and musician,” O’Brien said in a statement. “I hope he can find time to stop by the show, sit in with the band and pretend to find my monologue funny.” Weinberg, who’s also the drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, said his time with O’Brien and crew was “a deeply rewarding experience” and that he does “look forward to dropping by.” Guitarist Jimmy Vivino will take over as bandleader,...

HollywoodNews.com: Conan O’Brien spoke about Max Weinberg’s departure as bandleader from his TBS late night talk show in November by praising the musician as “incredible.”

“Max has been a huge part of my life for the past 17 years,” said O’Brien in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, “I hope he can find time to stop by the new show, sit in with the band, and pretend to find my monologue funny.”

Weinberg will be replaced by Jimmy Vivino, a longtime guitarist and keyboard player, in Conan’s band.

Weinberg, who also plays drums in Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street band, exclaimed, “17 years — a lifetime on TV. Conan and I met on a New York City street corner in the Spring of 1993 and my association with Conan, his staff, and crew has been a deeply rewarding experience for me. And, making music with Jimmy Vivino, Mark Pender, La Bamba,...

Sadly, one of the great host-bandleader unions of all time has come to an end. Max Weinberg will not be a part of Conan O’Brien’s new TBS late night show, Conan. Both Weinberg and O’Brien issued statements cordially wishing the other well and saying that Weinberg may drop by the show in the future.

Weinberg probably sealed his fate when swam into the bad blood between O’Brien and Jay Leno and tried to replace Kevin Eubanks on The Tonight Show this past April. Movieline also reported that Weinberg would “send interns to do gardening work at his house” and “involve staffers in his pay disputes with the network.” He was also notably absent during Conan’s Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour. Still, the guy was hilarious and his deadpan face was amazing. He’ll be missed. Hit the jump for the press release.

Max Weinberg leaves Conan By mutual agreement, Conan O'Brien's longtime bandleader, Max Weinberg will not be returning to lead the late night band he created in 1993 as Conan moves to his new home at TBS on November 8th.&#8232&#8232

Beginning on September 13th of 1993 "The Max Weinberg 7" and later " The Max Weinberg 7 and The Tonight Band" were favorites among both fans and critics. With an uncanny ability to combine high quality music and unmatched comedic timing Max played a pivotal role in Conan O'Brien's nightly shows. &#8232&#8232

Conan O'Brien stated, "Max has been a huge part of my life for the past 17 years and he is an incredible band leader and musician. I hope he can find time to stop by the new show, sit in with the band, and pretend to find my monologue funny."

Added Weinberg, "17 years--a lifetime on TV. Conan and I met on a...

Conan O'Brien confirmed Monday that his longtime band leader, Max Weinberg, would not join him on his TBS show "Conan" this November.

"Max has been a huge part of my life for the past 17 years and he is an incredible band leader and musician.  I hope he can find time to stop by the new show, sit in with the band, and pretend to find my monologue funny," O'Brien said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

A rep for O'Brien says it was a mutual decision for Weinberg to leave.

Said Weinberg, "17 years -- a lifetime on TV.  Conan and I met on a New York City street corner in the Spring of 1993 and my association with Conan, his staff, and crew has been a deeply rewarding experience for me.  And, making music with Jimmy Vivino, Mark Pender, La Bamba, Jerry Vivino, Scott Healey, Mike Merritt, and percussionist James...

First, a bit of business: After not getting very much information for a while, we now know a whole lot more about Conan O'Brien's upcoming return to late night. A few weeks ago we learned the title of his new show ("Conan" or "Conaw," depending on your sense of humor) and over the weekend it was confirmed that Max Weinberg will not in fact be coming back as the band leader (that job will fall to guitarist Jimmy Vivino, who regularly filled in for Weinberg whenever he was on vacation or touring with the E Street Band).

Of course, we still have to wait until its November premiere before we know what "Conan" will be like, which is why we must make do with the hosts we have now until then. Luckily, this week is a fine stretch to lose sleep over late night laughs. It all begins on...

Max Weinberg may not be leading the housebound on "Conan's" TBS debut this November.

Jimmy Vivino, who has been the band's guitarist and keyboardist on "Late Night" and "Tonight Show," will step into his shoes, Vivino told The Riverfront Times of St. Louis.

"Now, we're staying in L.A. and I'm committed to that now," Vivino said. "It feels different than when we went out and tried to continue the New York show, because now we're disassociated from one network and starting up with a new one. It's going to be great."

Vivano says Weinberg -- who has been a member of Bruce Spingsteen's E Street Band since the 1970s -- will focus on his other gigs: "Max has his big band out there that has been his dream all his life, kind of a Buddy Rich band. And there's a kid in Jersey that works with him occasionally. A singer-songwriter!

'I hope he can find time to stop by the new show, sit in with the band and pretend to find my monologue funny,' O'Brien says in a statement.

By Kara Warner

Conan O'Brien

Photo: Noel Vasquez/ Getty

With a little more than a month to go until Conan O'Brien's new talk show launches on TBS, the host and his new network have started to unveil a few details. Early this month, we received news of the show's name, "Conan," then over the weekend, word got out that the host's longtime bandleader and frequent skit guest star Max Weinberg will not be following O'Brien to TBS.

That news was confirmed Monday (September 27) via a joint statement released by O'Brien and Weinberg's reps.

"By mutual agreement, Conan O'Brien's longtime bandleader, Max Weinberg, will not be returning to lead the late night band he created in 1993 as Conan moves...

When Conan O'Brien's new talk show makes its makes his highly anticipated debut on TBS, Max Weinberg won't be there, according to St. Louis' Riverfront Times. Jimmy Vivino, a guitarist and keyboard player in O'Brien's house band on Late Night (TV) and The Tonight Show (TV) told the Riverfront Times that he would take over as band leader on O'Brien's new show, Conan (TV), which is slated to debut Nov. 8.

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Though Max Weinberg followed Conan O'Brien to Los Angeles for 'The Tonight Show,' the drummer won't appear on the comedian's new TBS show, 'Conan.'

According to The New York Times, guitarist/keyboardist Jimmy Vivino told The Riverfront Times in St. Louis that he will take over as bandleader when the new show begins in November. "We're staying in L.A. and I'm committed to that now," Vivino said. "It feels different than when we went out and tried to continue the New York show, because now we're disassociated from one network and starting up with a new one. It's going to be great."

 

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Legendary rock critic Dave Marsh once said of the Fab Faux, "All rock bands want to be like the Beatles; these guys have the nerve to Be the Beatles. Amazingly, they're so good at it you learn new things about the originals." And he's right. The band is quite literally a labor of love that was born years ago out of an elevator conversation between neighbors Jimmy Vivino (Music Director for Conan O'Brien) and Will Lee (bassist for Paul Shaffer's CBS Orchestra on the Late Show with David Letterman). The band encompasses Vivino and Lee as well as drummer/producer Rich Pagano, keyboardist/guitarist Jack Petruzzelli, and guitarist Frank Agnello. The five principals contribute vocals and scads of multi-instrumental chops, most ably augmented by the four-piece Hogshead Horns (which includes alums from the SNL band, Blues Brothers, and Blood Sweat & Tears)...

Filmmaker Art Holliday is hosting a fundraising concert on Sept 19th for his documentary Johnnie Be Good and we are giving away tickets for the event. Jonnie Be Good is the story of St. Louis native Johnnie Johnson, who took his place in the Rock-n-Roll Hall Of Fame.

Johnnie’s Jam: A Tribute to Johnnie Johnson

The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd, St. Louis 7 p.m.

Official Rules:

1. You must be in the St. Louis area on the day of the concert.

2. Fill out your name and email address below.

3. Tell us one thing that you admire about Johnnie Johnson.

If you don’t win, you can still purchase tickets to the event. Tickets can be purchased through MetroTix (314-534-1111 or Metrotix.com).

“Johnnie.s Jam. features Conan O.Brien musicians as well as Holliday.s discussion on his seven year documentary project about the life and music of...

Johnnie Be Good Fundraising Efforts Music documentary on Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson gets fundraising concert with Conan O.Brien musicians & a tax deductible crowd-funding site on IndieGoGo

St. Louis: Filmmaker Art Holliday is hosting a September 19th fundraising concert .Johnnie.s Jam: A Tribute to Johnnie Johnson. at The Sheldon for his music documentary Johnnie Be Good, the story of St. Louis native and Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson. This film is also featured on the site IndieGoGo where people can .buy. various tax deductible items from the film while helping Mr. Holliday build up the funds needed to finish the film.

“Johnnie.s Jam. features Conan O.Brien musicians as well as Holliday.s discussion on his seven year documentary project about the life and music of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Johnnie Johnson and show excerpts from the film-in-progress. La singer/songwriter...

Here's another great opportunity to be a part of a very cool experience!

*Johnnie Be Good Fundraising Efforts*

Music documentary on Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson gets fundraising concert with Conan O’Brien musicians & a tax deductible crowd-funding site on IndieGoGo

St. Louis: Filmmaker Art Holliday is hosting a September 19th fundraising concert “Johnnie’s Jam: A Tribute to Johnnie Johnson” at The Sheldon for his music documentary Johnnie Be Good, the story of St. Louis native and Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson. This film is also featured on the site IndieGoGo where people can “buy” various tax deductible items from the film while helping Mr. Holliday build up the funds needed to finish the film.

“Johnnie’s Jam” features Conan O’Brien musicians as well as Holliday’s discussion on his seven year documentary project about the life and music of Rock and Roll Hall of...