Conan O’Brien: Late-night TV’s most overlooked and riveting host?

The New York Times

TBS’ Conan "has become more distinctive than ever, doubling down on comedy for comedy’s sake," says Jason Zinoman. "Now that New York magazine has called Jimmy Kimmel the new Walter Cronkite, and Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert pursue viral moments with games or political diatribes, Conan O’Brien suddenly seems like not only the sole host in the time slot truly desperate to make you laugh, but also the most willing to take artistic risks. Maybe he really is just going back to basics. It’s easy to take Mr. O’Brien’s gift for refined silliness for granted, since he has been doing the job for nearly a quarter century.”