Conan O’Brien Must Go

Matt Roush says...

Reminiscent of his Conan Without Borders specials, the former late-night host Conan O’Brien is back on the road, jetting to countries where he’s made a connection with far-flung followers of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Fan” podcast. The first stop on his four-episode travelogue is Norway, where “fueled by a bottomless hunger for recognition” (says a narrator), Conan has a blast freestyling with a mousy rapper he met online. He also joins a knitting circle, visits a village where Viking life is re-created and sets sail on the North Norwegian Sea with a fish farmer, among other escapades. The tone is mocking, but also self-mocking—one blunt citizen informs Conan he’s too old for his wardrobe—and just the sight of this ginger goofball is almost enough to pierce the stoic Norwegian reserve.

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