Gee Whillickers Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 O'Brien will marry a longtime staffer and his partner on-air during one of next week's episodes. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Conan-OBrien-Wedding-1039126.aspx Link to comment
JamesSavik Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 This is NOT a good thing. The rap on gay marriage is that it cheapens all marriages. When you have a 2nd rate comedian conducting a gay marriage, it plays right into the hands of our critics. Link to comment
Steven Adamson Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Well, that depends entirely on how the marriage is conducted, I think. Conan's known for cheap laughs, but he's done sincere stuff too, most notably his last show on Late Night. I'm gonna wait and see. I have faith in Conan! Link to comment
The Pecman Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 This is NOT a good thing. The rap on gay marriage is that it cheapens all marriages. When you have a 2nd rate comedian conducting a gay marriage, it plays right into the hands of our critics. Wait a minute -- there is a precedent for this. Johnny Carson was there in 1969 when Tiny Tim married wife Miss Vicky. Oh, wait... I guess that didn't end too well. Link to comment
eric312 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 I was going to ask if he was qualified to officiate a legal marriage. I guess he is. He was ordained by the Universal Life Church Monastery. Just ask. They'll ordain anyone...free of charge! Hmmm, maybe I should become a minister too. You can't swing a cat in Alabama without hitting a minister, pastor, reverend, or whatever! Link to comment
The Pecman Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 The danger is that the whole thing will be a goof. Hard to say with Conan -- but I'm told he's actually very nice to his staffers, and maybe this episode won't be a farce. I'm sorry to see Conan's ratings go down these days. Half the time, I forget that his show is even on, and I don't watch. On the rare occasions I do watch, the shows are pretty decent. Link to comment
Steven Adamson Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I think it came off pretty well, and dignified enough, especially since Conan seemed to stay out of it once things got started and let the principals be the focus. Video here: http://gawker.com/58...ing-on-his-show PS Only worry was that the audience did actually snicker when Conan mentioned the Universal Life Church. Link to comment
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