Conaco
American production company
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Conaco, LLC[3] is an American television production company founded in 2001 and owned by entertainer Conan O'Brien. The name is a portmanteau of the words "Conan" and "Co", an abbreviation of company. The name is also a parody of the petroleum oil company Conoco. It has produced programs primarily for NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery, including O'Brien's Late Night, Tonight Show, and Conan. David Kissinger, former NBCU executive and the son of Henry Kissinger,[4] has been president since 2005.[1]
Logo used from 2010 to 2021 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Conan O'Brien |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Key people |
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| Products | Late Night with Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Conan |
| Services | Television production |
Number of employees | About 185 (until 2013) |
| Footnotes [1][2] | |
Conaco's first production credit was the short-lived 2001 reality show Lost. The firm also produced the Andy Richter series Andy Barker, P.I. for six episodes as well as the drama Outlaw, about a former Supreme Court justice (Jimmy Smits) who starts a law firm, which was canceled after a few episodes.[4]
O'Brien's departure agreement with NBC following the 2010 Tonight Show conflict allowed Conaco to continue operation until the end of the production season.[5] After that, Conaco switched affiliations to Warner Bros. Television, owned by Time Warner along with O'Brien's new network beginning in November 2010, TBS.[6] Conaco produced O'Brien's late night talk show on TBS.[7] Conaco also produced Eagleheart, a show starring Chris Elliott for TBS' sister network, Adult Swim.[8]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2009 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | NBC | with Broadway Video and Universal Media Studios |
| 2001 | Lost | with NBC Studios | |
| 2007 | Andy Barker, P.I. | with Red Pulley Productions and NBC Universal Television Studio | |
| 2009–2010 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | with Universal Media Studios | |
| 2010 | Outlaw | with Thanksgiving Day Productions and Universal Media Studios | |
| 2010–2021 | Conan | TBS | with Warner Bros. Television |
| 2011–2014 | Eagleheart | Adult Swim | with Dakota Pictures and Williams Street |
| 2013 | Deon Cole's Black Box | TBS | with Warner Horizon Television |
| 2013–2014 | Super Fun Night | ABC | with Bonanza Productions, Warner Bros. Television and ABC Studios (episodes 10–17) |
| 2013–2014 | The Pete Holmes Show | TBS | |
| 2016–2017 | People of Earth | with Deedle-Dee Productions and Warner Horizon Television | |
| 2018 | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared[9][10] | with Blink Industries and Super Deluxe; pilot only | |
| 2018–2021 | Final Space | TBS Adult Swim |
with ShadowMachine, Jam Filled Entertainment, Star Cadet, New Form Digital and Studio T (s. 1) |
| 2024–present | Conan O'Brien Must Go[11] | HBO Max HBO |
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| 2025 | The Beast in Me[12] | Netflix | with Teakwood Lane Productions, Overall Production and 20th Television |