In the Year 2000

by Conan O'Brien

The irreverent Late Night host and his writing team serve up a delectable preview of the fabled year 2000, predicting that Einstein's brain will be revived, Elizabeth Dole will be elected president, and aliens will finally contact Earth. Original.

Genres: Humor, Comedy

114 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Conan Christopher O'Brien is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and TV writer, best known as host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Reviews

[Melinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

man oh man, the only book out there written (or at least spoken, than transcribed) by conan o'brien. to tell the truth, i don't think anyone would like it unless you live in 1998 and you adore conan enough to withstand some bad courtney love jokes.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hooray for classic Conan! In the year 2000 codes will be so important that the speaking of numbers will be illegal and the singing of numbers will be punishable by death!

[Joshua Nomen-Mutatio · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always had an affection for Conan even when finding him horribly unfunny and trapped in the double bind of formulaic irony and self-depreciation--which pretty much characterizes that last 8 years of so of occasionally viewing the show. But I have such fond memories of discovering his show as a little tyke in 1993 that somehow this is all overcome in the final analysis. Also, Conan wrote some of the best Simpsons** episodes ever made, including the monorail one.


**Another show I have a similarly undying affection for regardless of its relative downfall--which is not nearly as severe as Conan's was.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious old school Conan. I miss these days.

[Jinny Chung · Rating 5 out of 5]

"In the year 2000, Kentucky Fried Chicken will lose market share when it reveals that its new extra, extra, extra crispy recipe is made from human teeth."

[Robert Giesenhagen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have boxes of video tapes of the old Conan O’Brien late night show. I loved all the skits between guests and the monologue and he always had way khouler music guests. I still don’t watch late night tv because it peaked with that old Conan run from like ‘94-‘99.

The year 2000 bit obviously was always great and this book is a blast.

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outdated, but oh so nostalgic.

[Kristen]

Hilarious

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the Year 2000...

Life will imitate art. Unfortunately, the art it imitates will be the film "Tango and Cash."