Le Tigre - “TKO”, live on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” in ‘05. So great. “I heard you read my mind behind my back” #FlashbackFriday youtu.be/uzB39CZ9uEU?si… via @YouTube

I can’t remember who made this joke originally but I just thought of it again and it still makes me laugh: “He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.

The Pogues - “Dirty Old Town”. Rest in Peace, Andrew Ranken a.k.a. The Clobberer. youtu.be/s11BuatTuXk?si… via @YouTube

“On one level, ‘Left of the Dial’ celebrated the ’80s American indie scene and paid tribute to the tiny-watt college stations at the far end of the FM dial, where The Replacements got most of their airplay. But it was also a love song, an evocation of Paul Westerberg’s infatuation with Lynn Blakey”

Beastie Boys | “So What’cha Want” | Muppets Version. Just because, ok? youtu.be/kq-VNCGBDRU?si… via @YouTube

Sarah Jarosz - “Jealous”Moon”, live for The Current. So great. youtu.be/Cq8tt5__UkU?si… via @YouTube

"The Obvious Child" - I'm With Her (LIVE on The Late Show). Beautiful. Even on the worst days, at least there are still songs and performances like this in the world. youtu.be/O8XFUoPQu6Y?si… via @YouTube

When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.

It’s truly impossible to put into words how much Catherine O’Hara’s work has meant to me since childhood. Like countless others I know, I’m forever grateful to her for all the laughs and inspiration she gave to me with her seemingly effortless genius.

The always brilliant Catherine O’Hara as the heartbreakingly hilarious teen Margaret Meehan in the classic SCTV sketch “High Q”. One of my biggest comedy heroes and, from everything I’ve heard, a wonderful person too. 💔youtu.be/MIVBgOhD-fs?si… via @YouTube

“So you got someone to boss around, It makes you feel big now, You drift until you brutalize, Make your first kill now” youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?si… via @YouTube

Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest American songwriter that no one remembers, Blaze Foley. Give him two minutes and he might change your life.

on February 20th, take a trip to the only place where the law means less than it does in present day America

A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE GOES A LONG WAY open.substack.com/pub/nekocase...

My friend and co-worker Carley told me she heard about Indiana’s National Championship on NPR and I laughed imagining Terry Gross interviewing Curt Cignetti. #iufb @crimsoncast.bsky.social

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Nice to hear a little “Seether” from Chicago’s own Veruca Salt during the Bears game.

Nice recap of last week’s Bears game from da hilarious Robert Smigel. @triumphicdhq.bsky.social youtu.be/xZnhzgZXMRM?...

Beautiful. youtube.com/watch?v=BJVC...

“For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago…” Rest In Peace, Bob Weir. youtu.be/9r8aycpHmY0?si… via @YouTube

Beautiful conversation. youtu.be/WCkgi-yZRDw?si… via @YouTube

Hey, if you love great people talking about hilarious books next to beautiful rivers, come see this “Late Show”reading/Q&A with Kate Sidley, Asher Perlman, and Felipe Torres Medina on January 24th! www.writerscenter.org/event-detail...

On the fifth anniversary of the insurrection, I can only say that its profoundly sad that convicted seditionists face no consequences and that Trump was ever allowed to hold office again. Jan. 6 was one of the most shameful days in our history, only the whitewashing is sadder. Its pathetic frankly.

Waxahatchee - "Tigers Blood". This kinda snuck up on me to become possibly my favorite song from last year. Can’t say I’ll miss 2025 one bit but songs like this at least made it more bearable. youtu.be/FnZDvYiTSJs?si… via @YouTube

Indiana beats Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals.

“The search light in the big yard Swings 'round with the gun And spotlights the snowflakes Like the dust in the sun It's Christmas in prison There'll be music tonight I'll probably get homesick I love you, goodnight” youtube.com/watch?v=cQaJ...

Heartbroken that our dear friend, Pat Finn, passed away. As kind as he was brilliantly hilarious. This video of him at our Chicago apartment in ‘96, making his baby daughter Cassidy pretend to drive a bus and do karate kicks is priceless. Rest In Peace, Finner. We love you.❤️☘️

Heartbroken that our dear friend, Pat Finn, passed away. As kind as he was brilliantly hilarious. This video of him at our Chicago apartment in ‘96, making his baby daughter Cassidy pretend to drive a bus and do karate kicks is priceless. Rest In Peace, Finner. We love you.❤️☘️

Bruce Springsteen, “Merry Christmas, Baby”, live on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” in December, ‘02 with Conan, Max, and the band. Very fun. youtu.be/AzH6Iv9SElk?si… via @YouTube

Thanks to our old “Late Night”pal, cameraman Kurt Decker, for this Holiday flashback pic of Tracy King, Jose Arroyo, Jeff Ross, Dan Goor, Michael Gordon, Mike Sweeney, and me as Christmas Frankenstein.

“Colbert’s Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel”, narrated by Nick Offerman. youtube.com/watch?v=XkEy...

Whenever I think about how future generations will look back on Trump, this always comes to mind.

In very fond remembrance of the late, great Chris Farley. As warm-hearted and generous as he was hilarious. Here he is before an improv show at the Ark Theater in Madison, Wisconsin back in ‘87. #chrisfarley

we hear you. you hate us and what we're doing. but what if... we didn't listen?

Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.

Holly seems less than overjoyed about her Christmas sweater. We took it off her right after this pic. Sorry, Holly.

Bears. 🐻✊🏈

THE 2025 HEISMAN TROPHY GOES TO FERNANDO MENDOZA 🏆 He is the first Heisman Trophy winner in Indiana University history.

Neko Case's killer version of the old Tom Waits heartbreaker, "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis". youtu.be/qgTPo4zRI2Q?...

My junior year at IU, the team’s record was 0-11. The games were still pretty fun if you didn’t look at the scoreboard.

Neko Case's killer version of the old Tom Waits heartbreaker, "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis". youtu.be/qgTPo4zRI2Q?...

Very funny episode of the old ESPN web series "Mayne Street" with Aubrey Plaza, Jon Glaser, Alison Becker, Jordan Carlos, Kenny Mayne and Miriam Tolan. youtu.be/pz4ITQTNgdQ?...

Andy’s Little Sister (Amy Poehler) Invites Conan To Thanksgiving Dinner on “Late Night” in ‘97. Fun Fact: Amy ad libbed her great last line to Andy. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. youtu.be/s37OUH44mko?si… via @YouTube

“Gravyboat Lighthouse” commercial from “Conan” back in 2010. One of the stupidest things we ever did, from the brilliant mind of Andres du Bouchet. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! #Thanksgiving  youtu.be/LLDmzYObSMU?si… via @YouTube

Waxahatchee - "Tigers Blood". Just the best, that’s all. youtu.be/FnZDvYiTSJs?si… via @YouTube

I walk past this sign all the time but after watching Ken Burns’ excellent “The American Revolution”, it hits harder.

Jimmy Cliff- “Many Rivers To Cross”, from the flawless “The Harder They Come”soundtrack. Rest In Peace, Jimmy Cliff. youtu.be/twf7LhQIBkQ?si… via @YouTube

We saw The Jayhawks tonight at Tarrytown Music Hall and it hit me that I first saw them in concert (gulp) 35 years ago. They still sound great and I’m so glad they played “Pray For Me”, still one of my favorite songs. youtu.be/VS4N8z2HwZk?si… via @YouTube