wow, that's lame. what was his excuse? better have been good. I mean he did show up at least. so he's not TOTAL donkey turd.

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Aaron Responds: There *was* no excuse, as far as I know. And I like the phrase "donkey turd". It is apt.

Lmao that's terrible! I can't wait to see the show tonight though. Lord knows I love unscripted Conesy! =D

The intelligence ball of magic definitely looks like something I'd want to try. If only I had money... -sigh-

P.S. Are you ever going to tell us wtf fannygazoo is?!

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Aaron Responds: We all do! And Fannygazoo? I have no idea what you're talking about?

MY GOD!
I am just commenting now to say how incredibly excited I am about tonight's show now. I'm commenting again after the show's over.
I care SO much, that I'm PLANNING my annoying double-posts!!!

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Aaron Responds: Ha ha ha!! Awesome!

I LOVE YOU CONAN!!!!!!!!!! BRING BACK THE WALKER TEXAS RANGER LEVER!!!

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Aaron Responds: THANKS MAN!!!

I wouldn't hold my breath, though. It's complicated.

Wow. That totally sux.
Did he at least apologise and have a good excuse when he finally showed up?
Looking forward to seeing what COB managed to pull out of his bag of tricks though, if the Strike Shows are anything to go by, I'm sure it is genius!!

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Aaron Responds: Nope! Not as far as I know. Conan handled it great, though!

no wayyyy

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Aaron Responds: Yes way, John. YES WAY.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08298/922393-348.stm
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Looks like the guy has a recent history of douche-ocity. Looking forward to watching tonight's show (in about 10 minutes) and seeing Conan improvising to fill up the time. He was probably a hundred times funnier than DC (you don't want to know what that stands for) Katt Williams.
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Oh, and I'm heading to the show in 2 weeks! Want to be featured on ShowbizMonkeys.com while I'm there? I can pimp the Underground and the Insider Blog and your sweet gig as a whole. Don't want to bug you on FB with any deets unless you're interested, so let me know if you are and then we can go from there.

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Aaron Responds: ... District of Columbia? I don't hate Katt Williams - I actually think the guy is a good comedian. It just sucks that he felt like he didn't have to show up to our show.

As for the showbizmonkeys thing - message me on FB and we'll talk!

That hurts the feelings of a person like me, whose dream is to be on Conan. It's honestly on the top of my bucket list. youtube.com/thegooon

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Aaron Responds: It also hurts the feelings of the people on our show who work so hard to put this thing together every day!

WOW! That's lame and extremely unprofessional. He would've been better off saying that he was dealing with all those "I died in a plane crash rumors". Personally, I enjoyed the improv. In fact...IN FACT...it was BETTER than having Katt Williams on! Hah! How's that for a Katt diss and a chuck under the chin for Conan?!

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Aaron Responds: Hahaha. Two verbal birds with one stone! Nice work, Sean!

Who are the rest of the "raging A-hole[s]" that cancelled on the same day?

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Aaron Responds: Oh, you know... This person and that person.

Okay, I was really digging the Hopper interview. So I was glad Katt's absence allowed for a slight extension of that.

And Conan's ad-libed madness was hilarious. But I'll be honest, I think I would've preferred he sang a little diddy with the band rather than the ring spin. He needed tephlon(sp?) to get to 51, so I knew he wouldn't make it. BUT it was still a lot of fun to watch! And I was pullin for Conan to beat the record, even though, after that pic of the desk you posted, it's clearly impossible.

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Aaron Responds: Yeah, but things like singing with the band usually have to have at least a BIT of rehearsal. I mean, they could do it, but there are a bunch of cameras in the way, and then there's a lighting issue, etc. Plus, if Katt were to show up unexpectedly the ringspin is something that can be stopped at a moment's notice and we can go right into the interview.

Okay, okay, Mr. Bley, I'll be studious! ...And this student thinks Katt Williams, despite showing up veryyy late, was a jerk!

What kind of adult would NOT tell people where he is or why he's late, especially a celebrity?? That just makes everyone's job harder. As great as it is to have Conan improvising, I'm sure he was mighty upset by this.

Which brings me to my question (heh, I'm becoming a natural at this): Did Mr. Williams offer any sort of apology for not showing up, Aaron?

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Aaron Responds: I'm not sure! Like I said, these people are extremely busy, and sometimes lines of communication can get crossed. Or in this case, cut. I have no idea what happened, and I haven't heard of him apologizing yet.

OMFG! Katt Williams? Are you serious? 99.9% of the world's population doesn't even know who this guy is, and he has the gall, the effrontery, the balls to not show up? That's disgraceful. I hope somebody went apesh** on his ass, that's just ridiculous.

Well, at least we get to see some good ol' Conan un cut! I love that! Sucky situation, but it has its benefits, for the viewers at least :D

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Aaron Responds: I AM serious! I can't speak for the apesh**, but I hope someone mentioned to him that it wasn't a cool thing to do.

WHAT!?!? So Katt Williams did finally show up? That whole thing was ridiculous. Although to be honest I would have rather watched Conan do what he did than watch a Katt Williams interview....so it worked out the best for me.

p.s. Those costumes could not have been more last minute....my brother dressed as Marty Mcfly last year, so when I found out we were going to that party I went and stole his clothes and wore them. Any your wrong Mcfly did have blonde hair.

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Aaron Responds: HA HA HA. Yeah, it sounds like that was the general consensus.

And you can fix into your brother's clothes? I'm a LOT bigger than my sister, so that wouldn't have worked for her... Unless she was going as "Lady Covered in Giant Colorful Blankets". And by the way, Marty McFly did NOT have blond hair! YOU MIGHT WANNA TRY A GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH OH SNAPS. ;)

Wow, that is unbelievable!!!!
Long time no talk, Bley. I hope life is going sweet for you!

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Aaron Responds: Hey Alex!! Long time no talkie, indeed! How's tricks? Life is just bopping along... No complaints here!

I have yet to watch this episode, but am excited to see it. It's waiting for me on my DVR. So, like every night, me, my TV remote, my baby blanket and a small scoop of Ben and Jerry's will bit sitting on my couch to enjoy another fantastic episode of Conan O' Brien.

Wow, that doesn't give off the impression that I'm single at all.....

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Aaron Responds: A small scoop, Kristina? Why do something if you're not going to do it up right?!? I say eat the whole tub!! It's a little something I like to call... "The Bleyaert Method"!!

Booo, I say, boooo! Conan is a total profresh (professional/fresh) and did an awesome job entertaining us with or with out Mr. Katt. I don't care that using "Yes we can" chant was a new low for Conan for I thought that it was hilarious to use it in the context of a ring spin. Kudos, Mr. O'Brien. Koo-toes.

Now that this wacky shinanignas is out of your hair, how was your day today?!
-stef

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Aaron Responds: Oooh! Profresh! I like it, dude! I'll have to start using that one!

And my day was peachy! I shot a thing for (hopefully) a sweet Friday surprise tomorrow! We'll see if I can get it all done and edited tonight! What about you!?

I can I'm happy that he showed up at least. No we really know he's not dead. (says sarcastically). I want a photo of him there though because I still don't believe it. I still have KW's last visit to the set saved. But, as hard as I tried to keep my eyes open, this was ok for me.

So, is there a rescheduling for KW or can you answer that Aaron?? Thank you for reading. I have lots more to ask/say (KW related) but I don't think you have enough space. :P

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Aaron Responds: Ha ha ha! I have no photo - only a shaky third hand account.

No rescheduling for Katt Williams that I've heard of. And there isn't enough space IN THE ENTIRE INTERNET for all my Katt Williams comments.

he was arrested and went to jail! that is why he didn't show up!

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Aaron Responds: WRONG. That happened later that day! Didn't you read the whole post? He showed up in our lobby at 6:40!!

You are more than welcome to use that word. I'd be honored if you did :D Another surprise, eh? Cant wait to see this rowdy vide-yo. (Yeah, that was a stretch. Whatev.)

I'm just dandy, thank you for asking. Got into an honor society (turns out I'm not that stoopid) and I am just about done with this fall semester. Got about a month & a half left. Hoooo-weee! And my Friday was non too shabby. An overall good day.

Well, I hope you had a rockin weekend and shall catch you on the flippy-floppy.
-stef

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Aaron Responds: Awesome!! I'll put it to good use!

HONOR SOCIETY?! Wow! Congratulations!! Looks like SOMEone is a smartypants!! That's fantastic!

Dude,

Conan and company SAY that this is the first time in 15 years that someone didn't show up for the show...but just a few months ago, there was a rap artist who didn't show up. Was it Usher? At the end of the show, they did one of the little "bus in the hallway" bits with a bus representing Usher (or whoever's) bus lost in time and lost in space, and in meaning! I remember that well.

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Aaron Responds: Nope! I said that it was the first time in 15 years that someone showed up without telling us first. Usher was kind enough to cancel. Think about it: That's why we had time to put that comedy bit together!

You should just have a policy that a guest has to be there 45 before the show starts or something.

Also you should always tape a backup comedy bit, or keep a backup library, in case a guest doesn't show up, you can pull a tape and play it.

Bring back Ginger the gun shooting dog,
GINGER NOOO! lol

Peace

Hesham Mansour,
Egypt/

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Aaron Responds: Well, normally the guests are supposed to get here at 5 - a half hour before we tape. Many times we DO have comedy bits that we can insert into the show later, if need be - like, if a comedy piece doesn't work or something. But it's hard to replace an entire GUEST with a comedy bit - especially when that person is already billboarded at being on the show!!! (The billboard is when Joel announced the guests at the top of the show).

And I wish we would!!! Ginger was a favorite of mine!

The guy obviously has personal issues. My guess is that he freaked out and decided he had to escape. Or perhaps he smoked some pot and became absolutely paranoid - he's always complaining about the strength of weed in his comedy. I'm definitely thinking he had an anxiety attack.

The show was hardly different anyway, except that Conan spun his wedding ring for about 2 minutes. The people who should be blamed are his publicists, for sure. Fame can be a tough thing to go through for any individual.

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Aaron Responds: Totally agreed. It's cliche to say, but I think celebs are under a pretty incredible amount of stress at any given time. Still, though. It's a publicist's job to keep a handle on their client. If he had to cancel last minute, fine - things come up. But don't just not show. That's madness.