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June 24, 2011

At the Movies: Film tracks Conan on his comedy tour

By FRAZIER MOORE
AP Television Writer

For you fans who can't get enough of Conan O'Brien on his late-night TBS show, and who are game to revisit the tumultuous time when NBC's squeeze play put him out of a job while reinstating Jay Leno at “The Tonight Show,” a new documentary film should be right up your alley.

CONAN O'BRIEN CAN'T STOP

Director: Rodman Flender

Cast: Conan O’Brien

Rating: 89 minutes

Running time: R

For anybody else, “Conan O'Brien Can't Stop” is simply an engaging, breathless road-trip portrait. It candidly captures the abruptly-unemployed TV host as he embraces a new challenge: mounting and headlining a 32-city concert tour to fill the void and nurse his wounds after he left NBC in early 2010 and, according to the exit deal, was barred from being on TV for six long months.


 
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