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How I did it: I will first preface this by saying I am a HUGE Conan O'Brien fan and have been since about the 3rd season of his show sometime when I was in middle school. So this was a HUGE deal to me and I had wanted to do this for a VERY long time.
We drove up to NYC late Thursday night/early Friday morning and then took the subway into Manhattan at about 5:40am. We got in the line for standby tickets (#4, 5, and 6 in line) around 6:10am and about 30-40 minutes later were told by a Late Night staff member that Conan had decided not to do a Friday show that week. We were absolutely devastated, especially since on the website it said he would be doing a show every weekday Monday - Friday from Februrary 2 until the final taping on February 20. After we got back to our friend's apartment we called the ticket line and the message noted that there would be no Friday show.
The three of us were determined not to let it get us down though and after driving that long and far that we would not leave New York without seeing Conan. We stuck around until Monday (causing my brother and his friend to skip classes again) and did the whole thing over again, this time in line from about 6:15am or so until 9am when the standby tickets were distributed. We were #6, 7, and 8 in line this time. We returned at 3:55pm (the show tapes at 5:30) to check-in and at 4:30 got into the standby line. We were kind of nervous, but based on a few people's stories I had found online, we were confident we would get in being so close to the front of the line and it being a Monday. 37 people were admitted in the end, so we could have slept a little longer, but it was worth the extra time in the cold knowing that we wouldn't be leaving the city without seeing Conan off.
It was kind of sad knowing that we wouldn't be able to come back and do it again in the future since Conan is leaving New York. (I mean, I like Jimmy Fallon alright, but I'm not gonna stand out in below freezing weather 3 hours for him, haha.) It really was so much fun though, and we were all very glad that we stuck around and got to see the show.
Lessons & tips: CALL AND CONFIRM THEY ARE TAPING BEFORE YOU WASTE YOUR TIME AND ENERGY GETTING THERE!
HURRY UP, THEY ARE ONLY TAPING UNTIL FEB. 20, 2009!!
If you are going to try and go, I would suggest getting there as close to 6am as possible, especially considering how few shows are left.
Dress warm since you will be in line a few hours outside.
Bring a book to read, a cellphone or friend to talk with, or a portable gaming device. Also, food/snacks are good.
Resources: Honda automobile that drove us there
Gas to fuel car - $90 round trip
WikiAnswers responses regarding standby line - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_chances_of_standby_tickets_to_Conan_O'brien's_show
http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/about/tickets.shtml - Although their site still implies they were taping the Friday that we showed up and there was no taping
(212) 664-3056 - NBC Ticket Line
MTA NYC Transit Subways - A vital tool to getting around in the city unless you're loaded with cash or willing to walk forever - $2 each way per person
Dunkin' Donuts at Rockefeller Plaza 47-50 Sts Station - Warm waffle sandwiches (lol) and OJ to keep us from freezing to death. Mmmm... - $16 for 3 people
Conan O'Brien, Max Weinberg and the Max Weinberg 7, Joel Godard, and Late Night writing staff/cast/crew - Comedy gold and memories to last a lifetime - Priceless.
sukachan only makes jokes to distract himself from the truth.
We found out on Friday that February 20th is the final taping of Late Night With Conan O’Brien.
We are driving up there for this Friday’s show to try and get in with standby tickets. We also found out the first guest that night is Russell Crowe!! Say a prayer for us that we get in! =D
This was my third TV Show taping in as many days during my June, 2007 NYC vacation. We also saw The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, and they were much more fun and much better audience experiences, so I was a little let down by this, our final show in the city. Conan doesn’t play the crowd as well before the show, and the whole experience of getting into the theater is a mess. I’m in the process of typing up the details in my travel blog, so if you are going and want to know what to expect, go look for chips-travels on livejournal.com
If you plan on this, the thing to know is to call WAY ahead, like two or three months if memory serves. Then on the day of, go to 30 Rock anytime you want to get your ticket & wristband. Then you can leave and go do whatever you want for the day and come back for the taping. The tickets are numbered, so the earlier you get there, the lower the number, the closer you sit.
Hi All- I ‘ve got Dec 21 tickets for Conan O’Brien/ Conan O’ Brien, and I’d like to swap them for December 22 tickets. If you are interested in exchanging, at no cost, please contact me at pampasteaks@hotmail.com
thanks!
Tickets still available for this show only!!
Call today – (212) 664-3056/3057
Good luck – see you there!!
..and easy to get stand by tickets. just show up at NBC really early (like 7am) the day of the show. stand in line outside. get stand by tickets. hope that there’s a little extra room that night.
Bring a sweater… that jewel box of a studio is kept very, very cold.
My sister-in-law put in for the tickets and surprised my brother for his birthday. It was me, the sis-in-law, both little brothers and, technically, my nephew too, since sis-in-law was preggers at the time. (Gosh, I wonder if there’s any ill effect from experiencing O’Brien in utero?!)
While you’re there, you may as well take the NBC Studio Tour, and check out the gift shop, too.
I went in 1998, on my first visit to NYC. It was when Andy was still on the show, and it was really awesome, because I was pretty addicted to the show back then and watched nightly. It’s also weird to be on the same stage where David Letterman’s old show on NBC was done, which I also used to watch a lot.
The one word of advice I have is that if you mail in for tickets, they give priority to requests from out-of-town. If you’re a local, get your cousin out in Iowa to mail in for you or something. The long wait was a bit of a drag, but it’s much easier to get tickets than it is for Letterman or the Daily Show, so it’s not that bad at all.
He’s SO tall! And thin! And the studio’s so tiny! Just wish I’d been there for better guests… Walter Cronkite was a little boring.
