This Is What It Looks Like When Conan O'Brien Works From Home

For most people, working from home means swapping an office desk and clean clothes for a home desk and the same pajamas five days in a row. For Conan, it means swapping all the comforts of Warner Bros Studios for a stool in his house, a single camera, and technologically questionable webcam interviews.

The late night host had to pause his show early in March due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) update, but quickly vowed to continue to make the show happen using an iPhone and Skype interviews. The at-home show was developed both out of O'Brien's desire to keep doing his show, and the need to keep the show's staff paid and in jobs.

Conan is leaning into the lo-fi nature of home broadcast, swapping the slick opening sequence for a montage of webcam stills from all the people working from home to still make the show happen. In contrast to a lot of PSA-heavy programming, Conan also promised that the at-home show would contain no useful information at all, which could be a great move while everyone is in need of mindless distraction.

While the talk show format feels a little bizarre without live audience reactions, Conan still makes it work. The eight minute opening of the first home show has been posted on Conan's YouTube Channel, while the rest of the episode featuring Adam Sandler will be broadcast on TBS as usual on Monday night. Other home episodes this week will feature Sophie Turner, Jesse Eisenberg, and Sean Hayes.