Conaco Explained
Conaco, LLC[2] is an American television production company founded in 2001 and owned by entertainer Conan O'Brien. The name is a portmanteau of the words "Conan" and "Co", an abbreviation of company. The name is also a parody of the petroleum oil company Conoco. 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,[3] has been president since 2005.[4]
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.
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.[7] Conaco also produced Eagleheart, a show starring Chris Elliott for TBS' sister network, Adult Swim.[8]
Filmography
Current productions
Upcoming productions
- Untitled Max stand-up specials[11]
Past productions
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: YouTube. . 27 June 2013 .
- https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/Document/RetrievePDF?Id=201011710091-22700145 California Secretary of State Business Entities Database - Conaco, LLC.
- News: NBC picks up series from David Kelley -- and Conan O'Brien . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927060804/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tvblog/2010/05/nbc-picks-up-series-from-david.html . dead . September 27, 2012 . Lisa . de Moraes . 2010-05-14 . .
- NBC Universal Television Studio Co-President David Kissinger Joins Conaco Productions as New President . 2005-05-25 . .
- News: Conan's Surprising New Deal With NBC . Lindsay . Robertson . 2010-01-27 . Yahoo! TV Blog . . 2010-01-28 .
- News: Andreeva . Nellie . 2010-04-24 . EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros TV Signing Conan O'Brien's Company To Big Production Deal . 2010-04-24 . Deadline.
- Web site: Conan O'Brien makes TBS deal! How it all went down, and how Team Conan thought out of the network box all along. Finke. Nikki. Deadline Hollywood. April 12, 2010. April 12, 2010. April 14, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100414192053/http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/conan-obrien-makes-tbs-deal/. live.
- Web site: Harris . Scott . 2009-11-17 . Chris Elliott to Star in Cartoon Network Pilot 'Eagleheart' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091215095159/http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/11/17/chris-elliott-to-star-in-cartoon-network-pilot-eagleheart . 2009-12-15 . 2010-04-26 . AOL Television.
- Web site: Schneider . Michael . 2023-05-17 . ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ International Travel Series Ordered by Max . 2024-08-22 . Variety . en-US.
- Web site: Petski . Denise . 2025-08-13 . ‘The Beast In Me’ Starring Claire Danes & Matthew Rhys Sets Netflix Premiere Date; First Look . 2025-08-22 . Deadline . en-US.
- Web site: Conan O'Brien-Backed Stand-Up Specials Set For HBO Max. Hipes. Patrick. 2019-10-29. Deadline. en. 2020-02-02.
- Web site: 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 . 2022-07-30 . Deadline . en-US.
- Web site: 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. .
