Tweet of the Day (Conan O'Brien, on the Two Kinds of Mexican Restaurants)

“There are two kinds of Mexican restaurants. Those that serve fresh authentic cuisine, and ones that serve the cheap, greasy junk I love.”—Comedian Conan O'Brien, tweet of Apr. 11, 2012

Quote of the Day (Andy Richter, on the Decline of the Late-Night Talk-Show Sidekick)

“Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon existed unto themselves. There was no late-night war. There was no competition. It was just a leisurely conversation. When you look at some of the old interviews that went on for like three acts, they don’t talk about anything. There just was nothing else on. When it started to be a competition, then it started to be about a personality and branding the show based on this one person.”—Talk-show personality (and Conan O'Brien "second banana") Andy Richter, theorizing on how the late-night tradition of talk-show sidekick declined, quoted in Dave Itzkoff, “The Top Second Banana Moves On,” The New York Times, June 27, 2021

Tweet of the Day (Conan O'Brien, With an Alternate Meaning for ‘LOL’)

“In my house, LOL means Laugh Or Leave.”—Late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien, tweet of Nov. 10, 2012

Tweet of the Day (Conan O'Brien, on a Bad Jay-Z Impression)

“Just saw a lame white guy lip-synching a Jay-Z song as I drove past the mirror store.”— Conan O'Brien, tweet of Apr. 6, 2012

Joke of the Day (Conan O’Brien, on Airlines’ Customer Service)

“Last year, complaints about airlines increased 22%. There were probably more complaints, but the airlines lost them.”—TV late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien, tweet of Apr. 24, 2015

Quote of the Day (Gary Shteyngart, on When Satire Thrives)

“Satire thrives when evil and stupidity collide.”— Russian-born novelist Gary Shteyngart, quoted in “Chat with Gary Shteyngart,” The Boston Globe, Apr. 13, 2007

We are about to see satire thrive in a big way in this country.

Or, as Conan O’Brien said on his show: “Two things happened last night. Donald Trump got elected president, and my job just got easier for the next four years.”

Quote of the Day (Conan O’Brien, on a New App for Pot Users)

“A new app can tell marijuana users how high they are. It’s called the Domino's Pizza app.”—Talk-show host Conan O’Brien on Conan, Aug. 3, 2015 episode