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Interesting that Conan reaches out to young people and says don't be cynical, he gave almost the exact same excerpt about cynicism in his final Tonight Show speech almost a decade later.

@Donkey_Lips

8 ай бұрын

Yup. Reminding us not to let unfortunate circumstances and tragedies dictate our words and actions, yes we’re upset but don’t let that anger consume you

@sniffles8655

5 ай бұрын

@@Donkey_Lips That is a wonderful explanation. Thank you.

@gamestuff8174

Ай бұрын

It's narcissistic saying don't be cynical.. when he had to throat some unspoken glizzys to become the host.

@kowalski5599

Ай бұрын

@@gamestuff8174 maybe he was fired because he wouldn't throat corporate glizzy's

@ArthurMorg4n

Ай бұрын

@@gamestuff8174Stop projecting. You know that’s just your own fantasy here.

I was there. We originally were scheduled to see him September 12th 2001. The city was shut down until the following week. We were all so scared and worried, the atmosphere was heavy and the air outside the studio was an acrid yellow haze. It was also so quiet you could hear a pin drop on 5th avenue.

I'll never forget the first SNL after the attacks. Mayor guiliani was guest host. At the start, one of the artists on SNL asked Rudy "Are we allowed to be funny?" Rudy responded with "Why start now?" The audience burst out laughing.

@PopMofo1997

3 ай бұрын

Lorne Michaels

@deusexmachina2222

Ай бұрын

I still can't find that part on yt

@NithinJune

Ай бұрын

It’s wild to me that Rudy Gulianni used to be a reasonable beloved guy

@dlju8355

Ай бұрын

Wasn’t it Paul Simon who said that?

@xXZombieHunter0802Xx

29 күн бұрын

@@NithinJune Post 9/11, the dude was regarded very highly for how he handled everything. He could've done nothing the rest of his life besides hang out and be treated as a hero, which really shows you how much stupid shit he had to do to ruin that image.

This and Letterman's monologue following the tragic events were one of the best moments in late-night TV. It was able to not just bring back some sort of 'normalcy', but it made people know that things were going to be okay after what had took place the week prior.

@collt0916

Жыл бұрын

And John Stewart

@eatonuter7113

Жыл бұрын

@@collt0916 that speech by Jon Stewart was also powerful.

@Leo-ws6cp

Жыл бұрын

I love Conan so much so true!

@RandalC-hy5ke

29 күн бұрын

You don’t get to decide that

@allthingsbegin

15 күн бұрын

I am very inclined to agree with that. I can't find Letterman's 9/11 monologue on here anymore for some I am very inclined to agree with that. I can't find Letterman's 9/11 monologue on here anymore, but it was astounding.

I love no other late night guy more than I love this guy right here. He earned everything the hard way.

This is one of the best heart felt speeches I've ever heard.

So sincere and genuine. It’s obvious that Conan was really on the verge of tears here. For anyone who has never watched his podcast, you definitely should. You get more of the serious Conan and less silly and goofy Conan, but it’s great. I love it. I never watched Conan growing up. I always watched Letterman. I didn’t become a Conan fan until about 5 years ago. I’m so glad I did. Conan is a great person.

@dontmatterbecause1009

7 ай бұрын

I was eating chicken tenders Nd waffles watching Conan vs Leno feud on YT couple months ago. It was really good that’s why i remember it. …That country gravy🥴

This speech is just filled to the brim with professionalism, inspiration, and even a bit of hope. One of the best Conan clips I've ever seen.

@Mrd9960

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely, he really showed a side of himself that I've never seen.

I know this is going to sound weird, I was in highschool when it happened. And after the 24/7 news coverage, I was exhausted and uncertain what was going to happen. So I was excited when Conan came back. It was a break, and I always loved his show. And he got me through. When something hurts, you just dig your heels in and get the job done. You don't moan and complain and you don't put it on anyone else. And you find little moments of joy.

@monikaparmar2061

Жыл бұрын

Also, him talking about not giving into cynicism is such a great message to put through. These horrible events do shape a hateful perspective among the general public towards a certain group. All the grief and trauma makes it easy to lose humanity, especially for the victims and the young people. It is important to not lose that.

@JessicaSilas

7 ай бұрын

I was in high school too. I think Sarah Vowell was on the show too or maybe that was the next episode. She talked about feeling helpless and she heard something on the news about trying to donate supplies to the firefighters and how she was riding her bicycle around to all the Duane Reades to try to get toothbrushes for them and how silly it was but how important it felt.

@leojs5673

7 ай бұрын

hahahah planes go booom

@waynehand6067

7 ай бұрын

@@leojs5673 Doe's crayons taste good??Cause you must ate alot of them Fugging!!

@leojs5673

7 ай бұрын

@@waynehand6067 nah as a non american jokes about this shit are hilarious

"104 people" Somehow, the exactness of that number hit home for me.

@brycefoster7801

3 ай бұрын

He’s always been very grateful and supportive of his staff. It’s refreshing to hear all the great stories behind the scenes about him. Other talk show hosts(Fallon) pale in comparison to

Conan had as part of the night sky line backdrop the world trade center behind him. The production team placed this curtain drape behind Conan, to obscure the building.

@danieldougan269

11 ай бұрын

They had just renovated the set and unveiled it a few days before 9/11 and made a brand new backdrop that included the WTC towers. They had to remake the backdrop, but they hadn't been able to do it by this point. I think the fires were still smoldering. So, they had to bunch up the curtain to obscure where the towers were.

@rhyancoleman6462

8 ай бұрын

Actually the first show back the backdrop was wrinkled in a way that they can obscure the view of the towers.

@andyrose5616

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@danieldougan269When they put up the redone backdrop about a month later, they initially took away the curtain to make the set look like it did at its debut. But I guess somebody liked the curtain look better, because they quickly brought it back, and it was there for the rest of the show’s run.

One of the most heartfelt monologues, and we all know Conan’s take on cynicism…. As angry, sad, and bewildered we all were on 9/11, Conan urged us to avoid cynicism. Unfortunately he reminded us again to avoid cynicism when he surrendered his dream and closed out his final gig as the host of the Tonight Show

When the world needed him most, he returned.

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020

8 ай бұрын

you mean when the US needed him most, not the world as this was local.

@OzzyTheGiant

7 ай бұрын

@@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 r/whoosh

Laughter is probably the best coping tool we as humans will have when dealing with grief, and Conan definitely knew that.

I remember this well. I used to watch Conan almost every night in this period. He had Sarah Vowell and Steve Kroft on as guests.

My left ear appreciated hearing this again

@parkermorgan6890

Ай бұрын

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one lol

@pinksqrl7

Ай бұрын

I'm listening with only my left earbud in, but I just know audio this old isn't going to be the best

I just love how smart Conan is, this is beyond a normal host approach to something like this, truly one of the greats to do it

What I love about Conan is that he realizes he’s not this huge important person, that the world doesn’t revolve around him cause he’s a celebrity. Every single talk show host now thinks that their opinion is above everyone else, that what they do is somehow very important which just leads to them always lecturing and taking moral high grounds

They came back to do the show because they know that entertainment is never trivial; it's one of the most impotant human activities. Entertainment is healing.

Conan was the funny older brother alot of elder millennials needed. I remember "I would ask you not to be cynical" here... 23 years later. I likely watched this when it aired. Lonely and scared, the first week I spent at my first apartment I ever had. And here he is. reminding me why it mattered. Thank you Conan.

It’s 2023. Some of the comments here are about Conan getting them through 9/11. Conan got me through Covid-19. Protect this man at all cost

And then 21 years later we all go back to hating, violence, prejudice, and being a$$holes in general. Such a shame that's the way it always is.

@Wolfdragon92584

Жыл бұрын

Yup. A tragedy that ended a golden age, but we got through it together. People these days, especially people who were too young to remember those days, I think they are more prone to violent and desensitized thoughts. Values have gone down the toilet.

@brettcooper3893

Жыл бұрын

​@Wolfdragon92584 we live in an era now, that I think historians a century or two from now will characterize as the "Post-9/11 Era."

@ilovericelol

Жыл бұрын

I think it's a relief to see someone from the US admit and realize that things there are as worse as it can be. There's hope. I am not American nor am I residing there it's just unbelievable what we see in the news.

@ayedee6709

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Sucks that the blacks keep going around ruining everything.

@DABA2024

10 ай бұрын

Wow, you all *completely* missed his message about cynicism which is as relevant today as ever. He even gave that part of the speech AGAIN when he retired from late night TV. Love you Coco!

You're an angel. been waiting for this for two years

This is a very healing message, not just for those day and recovering the days after, but there is a humble inspiration to do your best to try to get back up with things are at their worst. It can be relatable for this day in age to remember that, and that there are good people in our world when we're going through some of the darkest periods. Beautiful touch encouraging to appreciate what there is even when so much was lost, for an asshole Conan gave a perfect message to help many get through the trauma they faced.

9/11/01 was the day that the 90s officially ended

@quaker47

Ай бұрын

no i think that was on 1/1/00

@OscarTheSage

Ай бұрын

@@quaker47That day doesn’t exist

@rangokfunkazuul8344

29 күн бұрын

​@@quaker47no that was still part of the 90s

@kidfortoday

27 күн бұрын

lol ok zoomer

@a.m11558

26 күн бұрын

It was the day America really ended... The America that once was.

Thank you for uploading this.

Crazy how I instantly recall - not having seen this since it first aired - watching Conan walk directly over to his desk. To sound like an old man, all you young folk gotta realize how broken we all were. We just watched the news - 24/7. Watched the planes hit over, and over, and over. Waited desperately for answers that we knew would never come. Things like this show pulled us out of that dark, dark place. I remember sitting in my dorm room just soaking in news channels and every few hours just uncontrollably bursting into tears. It was like I was a bucket that was slowly filling with drops of misery and every so often I had to dump it out. I still can’t believe it was real - what a horrific time.

Conan….one of my fave late night tv hosts.

Good job on your comment, Conan O'Brien. We needed the time to process what happened. WE MUST NEVER FORGET THAT HORRIFIC DAY. NEW YORK CITY STRONG💓💙.

"It's not my place to put this in perspective." If only celebrities nowadays thought like this.

@notme98

3 күн бұрын

Imagine if Conan started singing John Lennon’s “Imagine”

I remember this time period vividly. Americans came together, helped each other up. It was a period of deep reflection. We need to learn to look past our differences again, and all be Americans.

@bijibadness

9 ай бұрын

we could have done anything. absolutely anything. we could've solved a lot of problems, maybe. we'll never know. what we DID do was go to war for 20 years and get no good outcome. the tragedy of the whole thing was that we didn't actually change anything. in my opinion.

@MrKGHunter

8 ай бұрын

For a short time, it really did feel like we were all united....they had us at each others throats within two years of 9/11, and it’s just become more divided ever since. I wish it wasn’t like that.

@realmccoy

8 ай бұрын

@@bijibadnesshindsight is always 20/20.

@perezident14

7 ай бұрын

Minus the harsh racism and abuse that anyone who was middle eastern descent received, but yeah.

He’s the absolute best. Love Conan

Conan is a hero of mine guy is a genius sad how together we were then and how divided we are now

Nothing to see here, just a GOAT treating a national tragedy with due respect and genuine reverence. Common Coco W.

Aug 27 2022 -- I remember this monologue (I was always more of a Conan fan than Leno even before the BS that came later).

Seven days after 9/11, the anthrax attacks took place while Conan O’Brien gave the monologue.

The curtains are obscuring the towers in the background 😢💔

@thefifthmoggyjennings6097

8 ай бұрын

The towers weren’t there by that point, this was filmed one week after the attacks so the curtain was probably put up to hide the sight of the towers not being there, and as a mark of respect to those who lost loved ones.

don’t really remember anything from this time... since I was only like 6/7... except for like a very vague 10 second memory flash of being pulled out of school at the time... but my older cousins, who are like 9/10 years older than me, have always named conan and lettermam and stern as the ppl who really got them through that time

@MaryAnnSweetAngel

7 ай бұрын

I was around 8 and i only remember my mom crying because she thought my aunty was killed but my aunt was safe at home as she had taken a sick leave. We are from India so she had no way of getting in touch with her too as we didn't have internet

The curtain fold strategically placed over the towers in the backdrop is a bit gut wrenching. They had only renovated the stage with that panorama a week or so beforehand. Soon after they made a similar one without the towers that lasted until the end of late nite.

At the time, it felt like new TV shows were off the air for much longer than one week. It seemed like all networks were just showing news footage for several weeks.

Very cool, 21 years later.

AMAZING

We need to remember from this tragedy thatThe United States is still a great country. We have just lost sight of our purpose. To keep victims of 9/11 and to honor them, is to not sink into decisive politics. Don’t support presidents, senators and congressmen and women who don’t hold the same vision of helping being the country together. We need to help each other and talk to one another. Stop the hate, violence and put downs of people with different cultures, ideas and backgrounds. That’s how we continue to move forward as a country.

Never forget.

my left ear loves this video

@scottw6704

3 ай бұрын

Good luck to you if you ever have to deal with an actual problem lol

Everyone seems to remember where they were on 9/11 .. and it's no different across the ocean - I'm from London, UK. I had just turned 8 years old two days prior, I'd just gotten back from Junior school (elementary in the US I think) and I remember going to my Nan's flat which was just down the street from me and my mums flat and my Nan had the news on which being a kid I didn't really think much of but I remember when I got home from school I was always allowed to watch cartoons while my Nan made me some dinner but that day I wasn't allowed to watch Cartoons, and my Nan made me something quick to eat. I remember sitting on the floor playing with some stuff I'd gotten for my birthday and occasionally glancing at the TV to see these big buildings on fire with lots of smoke and as a kid I didn't pay much attention but I remember those buildings being on TV the whole day. It's only these days as an adult I can really understand and appreciate the scale of what I saw back then when all I could think about was my toys and what I was doing at the time .. being in blissful ignorance of the true horror that was actually unfolding in the world.

I turned 2 years old the day that broadcasted on TV

This was the first show with the thin curtain over the background and I think it was there until his last episode.

so sad and real

Why does it always take a catastrophe to bring this country together? 🤦‍♂

@KJ-je9pm

Жыл бұрын

And a catastrophe that they did themselves too

@viresproductions

Жыл бұрын

@@KJ-je9pm you know that for a fact? were in the meeting where they planned it? Or are you just guessing based on conspiracy theory KZread videos? Ignorant ass comment.

@mjacobs8139

Жыл бұрын

The CIA

@Stillreal312

9 ай бұрын

Because you are divided over petty things

@multiverse-collection

8 ай бұрын

Because we're broken....

I remember bracing for the return of Letterman and Conan and thinking....I feel like I forgot how to laugh. I still remember watching this and thinking nothing is the same anymore....but let's just try to move forward. The ability to just be professional and talk to people like a normal person is part of why I love Conan. By far my favorite late night host of all time.

i love conan..and as a canadian i felt so bad for americans and new yorkers in paticular..but good for conan to get back to normal..because the monsters who did this..win in the end..

@Step-ny1ro

8 ай бұрын

Love to you my friend of the north! 🤗

I saw this episode live on TV. I was in high school at the time and watched Conan religiously. Weird seeing him not acting like a goof.

“I don’t know how I’m going to do this, but I know I’m going to try.”

11 september 2001 is pure tragedy and i wasn't born to witness it. But everytime i watch something in relation to 9/11 it sets in stone how horrible that day truly was. But in an odd way beautiful too, the way people risked their own lives to save others, some true heroes on that day in face of the unimaginable bastards they didnt run they charged in to help people escape.

he's adorable.

God bless you Cones

“I would ask you not to be cynical.” Boy did he have his thumb on the pulse of what a post-9/11 world would do to my generation.

That reminds me of that tragedy

@camy205

Жыл бұрын

9/11 airlines.

@HailCostanza

7 ай бұрын

I walked through blood and bones in the streets of Manhattan, trying to find my brother. He was in northern Canada.

Why does footage from the 2000s look like it was from the 1960s, I don't remember tv looking so shitty back then

@Galindo49

7 күн бұрын

Someone was lucky enough to record this live. It depends how they recorded it and how they “preserved” that recording. Obviously it didn’t look like this.

I remember when shows started coming back. There was a very clear atmosphere of determination and pride. I'll never forget the way the entire country rallied for New York!

Why is all the audio in the left channel?

@NissanZguy

27 күн бұрын

recorded in mono

Where is sound?

God bless

The last great late night host.

"Well that just happened"

Before they even called it 9-11?

Conan gets a show and the strike will end soon.

I wonder if they still had the old backdrop under the curtain

Brooo i was watching. Feels like yesterday. I cant believe this is ancient history now and there are adults that were not born yet. It was a weird time. We legit did not know if things would be "normal" again. No one knew exactly how to move on and keep going. The vibe among citizens was very unique. Unlike today, it DID briefly feel like we were all in it together. White, black, brown, everyone. It was nice. Then we forgot, and here we are, Being soldiers to political parties and accepting having to choose between an orange man who panders to the shittyness in people, and a senile twat who's brain is melting right before our eyes. Let's all expect and demand better. Please. Political parties that pander to our hatred of eachother cannot be good enough😮

Was it the first show back after 9/11 that they showed a baby weight lifter?

God it’s so weird seeing Conan acting like this

Post personal things and we’ll make things of them.

Should have had Norm MacDonald as the first guest that night

I forgot

Vince McMahon’s one on Smackdown was incredible ❤

That was weird… for a week everything shut down….

@Nighthawk268

Күн бұрын

The pandemic closures brought that feeling back..

Right ear feels lonely.

Why does this seem like 1980?

@DarthScott

23 сағат бұрын

Because it’s been over 20 years ago. Kinda like how 1980 was 20 years ago compared to the 2000s.

weird coincidence the show before this he was being cynical as a joke tho but still.

Foreign policy is an answer.......

@BxArcadia

Күн бұрын

I’m sure senator conan will get right on that…..

The damn terrorists blew out the right channel.

I remember seeing the reports that told how the Twin Towers was destroyed I was watching Grace Under Fire repeat episode and shortly after the opening them ended the report came on Im a Comedian myself but took awhile to have myself being able to do jokes again Years Later I was in a video chatroom being Hosted by Operation Repos Lyndah Pizzaro She did a thing where she randomly called a number and the guy who answered said he was a survivor of 9/11 u see he worked at the Twin Towers as a Janitor his Boss called him early in the morning of 9/11 and told him theres nothing to do today so stay home so after talking to his boss he turns on the TV but shortly after 9/11 Twin Towers report comes on. He told Lyndah he feels God made sure no harm came to him but im guessing he feels guilty because his friends and co workers were in the building he realized had he gone into work he would be dead Lyndah couldnt find any words to comfort him what would anybody reading this would want to tell him if u ever meet him or any other survivor who may not have gone to work that day but saw it all unfold on TV Twin Towers destroyed I dont think I could live with myself had I been in his place it makes u think wow

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@bestofbothworldsagain399

7 күн бұрын

Why?

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4 күн бұрын

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4 күн бұрын

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4 күн бұрын

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No sound?

@xp8969

7 ай бұрын

You gotta turn your volume on

Access granted.

Reading them papers every 6 or 6 words

This is when America was great. Trump had nothing to do with it.

@theotherguy21

3 күн бұрын

He literally has nothing to do with it rn it's another old fuck

@notveryniceatall

2 күн бұрын

Rent free

Will we ever have this patriotism alive in the US again

I think Conan didn’t wanna do a speech like this and just carry on with another episode. He hates being serious! 😄

No sound

@Espen.Johannesen

7 ай бұрын

the audio could do a 2023/2024 AI make over.

...I really wish, the audio channels were doubled so I don't have to change my headphones to audio if I want to watch the video, I'm just not going to watch it honestly.

In a time when Islamophobia had just skyrocketed in America, Conan made it very clear it didn’t matter what religion you were

Why monetize content that isn’t yours to begin with?

@TheMasterofGalvin

Ай бұрын

Team coco copyright claims these videos so all revenue goes to them

Conan was thick

Wow. A late night talk show host not feeling like they need to deliver a partisan message after a national tragedy? My, my. How fast things have changed in a little over 20 years.

but within 3 weeks we were back to laughing at Bush. It was no problem.

2001-2002 fat cony days

That audience is obnoxious