Well that was fucking pathetic. When Conan was asked about the material he would be doing, he stated that he would just be doing the show up here. I'm sorry but I didn't notice any of this pandering last week. It's great that you're in Toronto, and I'm a big fan of the show, but this is no good.
We payed you the big bucks, to come here, promote Toronto, and bring some laughter to the city. We didn't ask you to force-feed us mindless Canadian dribble, that we've heard throughout our lives. You said you were going to get all the stereotypes out of the way at the beginning. Well? What the fuck happened? We paid for your comedic services, not a charity event. We might not be the international heavyweight that the U.S. is, but we're not some mentally challenged child that needs to be nursed throughout the show.
Speaking of the show, it wasn't too thrilling. The opening was nice, with a fast-paced overview of the city, but this did not last. The opening monologue was pretty good. I loved the "I love you too. It's legal up here." comment, but the Maple Leafs shtick was pointless. Not only did I find this childish and poorly written, but it was sad that Conan was only able to get the low-rank Leafs. While Klee, Fitzgerald, Kidd and Domi are exceptional players, I hardly see how any Americans are going to care about any of them. Maybe Domi, but with his personality, that's highly unlikely. From this bit, we're led through a childish interview with Mike Myers (who I think is not very good at interviews in general because he's just too damn silly) and a terrible, and extremely painful, stand-up bit by Ron James. There was also the pain of having to wait a commercial break to find out tomorrow's guests, and to see the Masturbating Bear. It's great that he brought some of the elements with him, but when you use them as sight gags, they lose their comedic effect. Yet, I did laugh at the Skydome spoof, only because I found humor in the fact that they added one and extra section to his retractable roof. The Skydome only has 3 (I've been an Argos season ticket holder since I was 8,so maybe I'm just being fanatical). It wasn't entirely bad though, I don't think he said "Eh?" even once.
It seems this stunt was merely an excuse for Americans to take a vacation from Conan. With jokes about Stephen Harper, and references to Scarborough schools, it is highly unlikely that they will be drawing much attention from the South. Conan's joke about dubbing over Myers voice, will sadly have to be done, if they wish to attract anybody from the States, who wasn't born in Canada. I sure hope that he moves out of this pathetic (I use that word again on purpose) attempt to keep his Canadian viewers by tomorrow. With more mature guests, I'm sure this will happen, and honestly, how many times can you make a back bacon on a bun joke? Even Conan should be able to realize that this material won't hold up. You don't need to do all this to keep your northern viewers, Conan. There is obviously a fan base up here, or why else would we pay you to come? We will still be here when you leave, only if you stop treating us like a bunch of crazy Canucks. For shame Conan....for shame.