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      Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

      R Released Jun 24, 2011 1h 29m Documentary List
      82% 77 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score In 2009, Conan O'Brien took over for Jay Leno as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," but, after only seven months on the job, he suddenly found himself unemployed. Embroiled in a legal battle with the network, Conan took his talents on the road for a 32-city comedy show aptly titled "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour." Filmmaker Rodman Flender was there every step of the way to document the comic's personal struggles during the most tumultuous time of his career. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 10 Buy Now

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      Audience Member I loved it so much. I'm a big time Conan O'Brien fan so I'm a little biased but I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. You get to see the real Conan at a more difficult time in his life and there were a lot of emotions but man did I laugh hard. I laughed a lot and I was so sad when it was over. There was also a lot of great music in the movie (I had no idea Conan was a good singer). If your with coco and you like to laugh this movie's for you. :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting, somewhat private look at Conan O'Brien in the months following his infamous Tonight Show exit. This documentary follows him around on his 'Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television' tour, and apart from the spontaneous madcap humour we've all come to know, reveals surprising aspects of Conan's personality, such as insecurity, stress, unpleasantness and social aversion. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Conan O'Brien Can'tStop Directed By: Rodman Flender Starring: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Jimmy Vivino, Scott Healy, Mike Merritt, James Wormworth, Jerry Vivino Plot: Following his unplanned and highly publicized departure from NBC, exiledtalk show host Conan O'Brien decides to take his show on the road. This documentary captures that uproarious tour as well as O'Brien's dramatic break with his ex-employers. Review: If you're a Conan O'Brien fan I think you will love this. It is a great behind the scenes look at who Conan really is and what he went through after the Tonight Show fiasco. I felt it was well done not your typical drawn out boring documentary. It skipped the boring unneededscenes and left you with a funny but serious look at a man not sure where life is leading him but still knows his future is bright my favorite part in thefilm was how much he showed off his musical side I never realized how much he really was into music he could tour if he wanted. Rating: 8/10 Recommendation: This is a Rent if you're a COCOfan. It is on Netflix so if you have that it won't cost you a thing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting look into what Conan's really like. he's just like the rest of us. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/18 Full Review Audience Member Structurally and dramatically speaking, there really isn't a whole lot to this movie. It's almost pieced together like a behind-the-scenes featurette. That does leave something to be desired from it, but it also kind of works by just being a fly-on-the-wall approach with no real agenda. Fortunately the content is also strong enough to hold its own. It's an interesting period of a man's life and a very blunt look at him during that time. Conan doesn't always look great in this movie, but you can always see where he's coming from. It's an intimate look at a man addicted to performance. It's not spectacularly funny, but it's very engaging. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Cool tour it's just I don't care. He's better on tbs. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/24/18 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic It's hard to feel sorry for a guy who banked millions for not hosting "The Tonight Show" anymore, but it's also fascinating to see a man this compulsively driven to get back in front of people and tell jokes, to hear the laughter, to soak in the applause. Rated: 4/5 Jul 28, 2011 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail While a lot of geography is covered, as a concert film, Conan O'Brien Can't Stop is decidedly thin entertainment. Rated: 2/4 Jul 8, 2011 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star It's ... entertaining, not to mention revealing about the emotional toll exacted upon people who, in O'Brien's words, "feed their bone marrow to the wood chipper that is television." Rated: 3/4 Jul 6, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Through O’Brien’s hilarious, unwavering buffoonery and comedic frontage, the doc never probes too deeply into its subject’s bitterness. But there are enough laughs and insight here to prove O’Brien’s dedication as an entertainer. Rated: 3/4 Mar 11, 2023 Full Review Jack Fleischer Battleship Pretension While this is absolutely Conan's show, one of true highlights is Conan's "off camera Andy," his personal assistant Sona Movsesian. Mar 25, 2021 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin An entertaining documentary about one of the funniest people on television. Rated: B Aug 6, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis In 2009, Conan O'Brien took over for Jay Leno as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," but, after only seven months on the job, he suddenly found himself unemployed. Embroiled in a legal battle with the network, Conan took his talents on the road for a 32-city comedy show aptly titled "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour." Filmmaker Rodman Flender was there every step of the way to document the comic's personal struggles during the most tumultuous time of his career.
      Director
      Rodman Flender
      Producer
      Kathy Landsberg
      Distributor
      Abramorama
      Production Co
      Pariah Productions
      Rating
      R (Language)
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 24, 2011, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 31, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $267.5K
      Runtime
      1h 29m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby
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