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Conaco, LLC
Company type Private
Industry Media
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Founder Conan O'Brien
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Services Television production
Number of employees
About 185 (until 2013) [2]

Conaco, LLC [3] is the television production firm owned by entertainer Conan O'Brien. The name is a portmanteau of the words "Conan" and "Co", an abbreviation of company. It has produced programs primarily for NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery, including O'Brien's Late Night, Tonight Show, and Conan. David Kissinger, former NBCU executive and the son of Henry Kissinger, [4] has been president since 2005. [1]

Conaco's first production credit was the short-lived 2001 reality show Lost. The firm also produced the Andy Richter series Andy Barker, P.I. for six episodes as well as the drama Outlaw, about a former Supreme Court justice ( Jimmy Smits) who starts a law firm, which was canceled after a few episodes. [4]

O'Brien's departure agreement with NBC following the 2010 Tonight Show conflict allowed Conaco to continue operation until the end of the production season. [5] After that, Conaco switched affiliations to Warner Bros. Television, owned by Time Warner along with O'Brien's new network beginning in November 2010, TBS. [6] Conaco produced O'Brien's late night talk show on TBS.[ citation needed] Conaco also produced Eagleheart, a show starring Chris Elliott for TBS' sister network, Adult Swim. [7]

Productions

Current productions

Past productions

References

  1. ^ a b "NBC Universal Television Studio Co-President David Kissinger Joins Conaco Productions as New President" (Press release). NBC Universal Television Studio. 2005-05-25.
  2. ^ "YouTube". YouTube.
  3. ^ California Secretary of State Business Entities Database - Conaco, LLC.
  4. ^ a b de Moraes, Lisa (2010-05-14). "NBC picks up series from David Kelley -- and Conan O'Brien". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ Robertson, Lindsay (2010-01-27). "Conan's Surprising New Deal With NBC". Yahoo! TV Blog. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2010-04-24). "EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros TV Signing Conan O'Brien's Company To Big Production Deal". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  7. ^ Harris, Scott. Chris Elliott to Star in Cartoon Network Pilot 'Eagleheart' Archived 2009-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. AOL Television. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  8. ^ Hipes, Patrick (2019-10-29). "Conan O'Brien-Backed Stand-Up Specials Set For HBO Max". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  9. ^ "'Conan O'Brien Must Go' International Travel Series Ordered by Max". 17 May 2023.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2018-09-14). "'Don't Hug Me I'm Scared': Conaco & Super Deluxe Team For TV Series Based On Cult U.K. Web Shorts". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  11. ^ Pelling, Joe (May 31, 2022). "Joe Pelling confirms that Channel 4 series of "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" is not being produced with Conaco".

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