legally prohibited funny television tour legally prohibited funny television tour known comedy tour american comedian talk host title reference tonight host timeslot conflict resulted brien resigning position host tonight january brien reached settlement nbc barred appearing television september bar performing live audience concert setting april june brien performed shows united_states canada brien announced march twitter account embark city live tour beginning april unconventional marketing campaign single twitter announcement locations sold hours additional shows added meet demand tour brien announced new conan debut november documentary following brien tour conan brien stop released june background announcement january late night talk hosts conan brien jay_leno engaged public relations conflict host tonight low ratings jay tonight conan brien nbc announced schedule change moving brien change resulted public outcry public demonstrations largely support brien brien indicated quit leave network nbc implement citing destruction franchise aired years deal brien nbc brien legally prohibited appearing television prior september began utilize social media remain engaged fan base brien started twitter account february hour brien list reached members approximately minutes later brink passing followers hours brien followers late surpassed million mark number twitter followers brien announced twitter account embark city live tour march beginning april day official website launched according brien decided proceeds tour order employ staff members format members brien staff joined tour including sidekick tonight band temporarily renamed legally prohibited band band leader unable participate tour recent heart surgery appear new_york_city shows signs venue encouraged audience members twitter use unique served tour opening act video introduction conan appeared version struggling cope loss talk plays transforms thin self exercise montage merely pulling body suit getting tour tour differed television shows desk celebrity interviews presented variety stand routine elements incorporated including video bits musical comic performers cameo appearances celebrities classic sketches revived tour albeit different names legal issues ownership rights bear example brief appearance transformed walker retitled rural policeman handle triumph insult comic dog mocked city tour appearing bit information city dubbing original audio brien introduced giant bat claimed purchased meat bat hell tour point walked onstage wearing replica purple suit comedy special addition brien performed music including disco hit survive personal parody road opening act select dates special guests tour dates festivals miscellaneous performances concert box office score data response hours tour brien announced host new cable station titled conan debuted november addition announcement television series announced hour special featuring writers conan ticket prices starting legally prohibited funny sold footage brien tour uploaded youtube fans attendance immediately went viral clip brien performance survive example received views conan brien stop scenes documentary film shot tour released june focuses production tour brien interactions fans crew brien thoughts tonight conflict legal injunction inspired tour movie filmed directed produced director college friend brien
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