Conaco
Conaco, LLC 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, has been president since 2005. 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. 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. Conaco produced O'Brien's late night talk show on TBS. Conaco also produced Eagleheart, a show starring Chris Elliott for TBS' sister network, Adult Swim.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Conan O'Brien |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Late Night with Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Conan |
| Services | Television production |
Number of employees | About 185 (until 2013) |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Conaco, LLC[3] 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,[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.[7] Conaco also produced Eagleheart, a show starring Chris Elliott for TBS' sister network, Adult Swim.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Current productions
[edit]- Conan O'Brien Must Go (2024–present)[9]
- The Beast in Me (2025)[10]
Upcoming productions
[edit]Past productions
[edit]- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2001–2009)
- Lost (2001)
- Andy Barker, P.I. (2007)
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010)
- Outlaw (2010)
- Conan (2010–2021)
- Eagleheart (2011–2014)
- Deon Cole's Black Box (2013)
- Super Fun Night (2013–2014)
- The Pete Holmes Show (2013–2014)
- People of Earth (2016–2017)
- Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2018) (TV pilot)[12][13]
- Final Space (2018–2021)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. 27 June 2013.
- ^ California Secretary of State Business Entities Database - Conaco, LLC.
- ^ a b de Moraes, Lisa (2010-05-14). "NBC picks up series from David Kelley -- and Conan O'Brien". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012.
- ^ Robertson, Lindsay (2010-01-27). "Conan's Surprising New Deal With NBC". Yahoo! TV Blog. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2010-04-24). "EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros TV Signing Conan O'Brien's Company To Big Production Deal". Deadline. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (April 12, 2010). "Conan O'Brien makes TBS deal! How it all went down, and how Team Conan thought out of the network box all along". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
- ^ Harris, Scott (2009-11-17). "Chris Elliott to Star in Cartoon Network Pilot 'Eagleheart'". AOL Television. Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2023-05-17). "'Conan O'Brien Must Go' International Travel Series Ordered by Max". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2025-08-13). "'The Beast In Me' Starring Claire Danes & Matthew Rhys Sets Netflix Premiere Date; First Look". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (2019-10-29). "Conan O'Brien-Backed Stand-Up Specials Set For HBO Max". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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