Conan O'Brien Officiates Same-Sex Wedding

[ABM]

What a guy...

http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/the-set/c...s-same-sex-wedding-spectacular-154327406.html

Last night's "Conan" was a doozy: after a week of shows at New York's Beacon Theater celebrating the first year of his new TBS show, O'Brien ended his New York trip with a parade of treats for fans (Louis C.K., Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and surprise audience appearances by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert!) and, most notably, the wedding of his longtime costume designer Scott Gornick and Scott's partner David Gorshein, which Conan himself legally officiated.

Despite the downright odd number of local TV stations touting the wedding as "pushing the envelope," as highlighted by Conan hilariously Wednesday night, it wasn't just a TV stunt: David and Scott, who have been together for years but were unable to marry in California, planned to get married in New York when Scott's job as costume designer on "Conan" brought him there on business. When Conan found out that plan, he volunteered to officiate. It's the first time a same-sex couple has married on American late-night television, but the focus wasn't on that pretty qualified historical distinction. It was on Scott and David's special day (well, with plenty of comic touches. It's "Conan," after all.)............

 

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It was a fun episode--Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert cameos, Triumph at OWS making fun of hippies, the best comedian in the world Louis CK, and finally the wedding. All of the on-location shoots Conan did this week were really funny as well.

Also, costume designers and theater professors are gay now? Next thing you know hair stylists and florists will be coming out.

 

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It was a fun episode--Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert cameos, Triumph at OWS making fun of hippies, the best comedian in the world Louis CK, and finally the wedding. All of the on-location shoots Conan did this week were really funny as well.

Also, costume designers and theater professors are gay now? Next thing you know hair stylists and florists will be coming out.

Did you see the episode a couple nights ago when he announced he was doing this? They showed a montage of dozens (if not 100+) news anchors all saying "Conan O'Brien maybe about to push the envelope on late night television". I think in the whole bit, only 1 said anything different. I'm sure there is a clip somewhere on YouTube. It had to be going on for at least 2 minutes.

 

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Did you see the episode a couple nights ago when he announced he was doing this? They showed a montage of dozens (if not 100+) news anchors all saying "Conan O'Brien maybe about to push the envelope on late night television". I think in the whole bit, only 1 said anything different. I'm sure there is a clip somewhere on YouTube. It had to be going on for at least 2 minutes.

Skip to 1:15 if you’re in a hurry.

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[speeds]

Yeah apparently gay marriage in a state that allows for it is somehow controversial to show on television...

 

[ABM]

Yeah apparently gay marriage in a state that allows for it is somehow controversial to show on television...

However, it's a national show. I think that's what the buzz is all about.