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#MissionConan, showing Conan's Al Udeid hijinks, airs on TBS Monday Jan. 25.

Conan’s Al Udeid trip to air on TBS Monday

By Stephen Losey on January 21, 2016 Offbeat

Remember when talk show host and funnyman Conan O’Brien paid a visit to the troops at Al Udeid Air Base last November? Monday night on TBS, everybody’s going to get a chance to see what he was up to during his trip to Qatar with First Lady Michelle Obama. The special episode will be called #MissionConan (which is how they’re promoting it on social media). Besides Michelle Obama — who, it seems, challenged Conan to drop and give her 50 — O’Brien was joined by comedians John Mulaney, Laurie Kilmartin and Brian Kiley and singer Grace Potter. Shortly after his…

Conan O'Brien entertains troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with First Lady Michelle Obama Tuesday. (From Michelle Obama's Instagram page)

Conan cracks up Al Udeid troops with epic booze rant

By Stephen Losey on November 4, 2015 Offbeat

Funnyman Conan O’Brien and First Lady Michelle Obama put on a show for troops stationed at Al Udeid Air Base yesterday. And judging by this short clip of Conan’s stand-up set — apparently taken by someone in the crowd and sent to John Q. Public blogger Tony Carr, who posted it on his YouTube channel — he left the troops howling with laughter. In his gut-bustingly hilarious rant, Conan eviscerates the base’s restrictions on consuming alcohol and suggests a few tweaks to the military’s policy that seemed … let’s call it warmly received by the crowd. Portions of Conan’s trip will be…

Conan O'Brien poses with troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Nov. 2, 2015. (From Michelle Obama's Instagram account)

Conan O’Brien lands at Al Udeid, takes over First Lady’s Instagram

By Stephen Losey on November 2, 2015 Offbeat

Troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar are getting an unusual guest this week: Talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien. Conan landed at Al Udeid today with First Lady Michelle Obama. During his visit, O’Brien will be putting on a show for some of the roughly 11,000 service members stationed there. Portions of Conan’s trip to Doha will be shown on his late-night TBS show later this year, according to Entertainment Weekly. But in the meantime, he’s taken the reins of the First Lady’s Instagram account and is promising to post more photos showing his trip. Said O’Brien: Hi everyone! It’s…

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