Conan O'Brien's first public act since he left 'The Tonight Show' is a tweet
Two hours ago, Conan O'Brien apparently decided to follow in the footsteps of the former governor of Alaska and decided to join Twitter.
"Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me," his first tweet went.
Twitter lists the @conanobrien page as a "verified account," and his buddy and former blogger, Aaron Bleyaert, also stood up for it on his twitter page. The bio also offers some support: "I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a Twitter account."
The Times attempted to reach O'Brien's publicist for further confirmation, but then we noticed while waiting for the return e-mail that in the span of 49 minutes, 33,000 more people had signed up to follow the red-headed man affectionately known as Coco. Not to mention that it had more than doubled the number of followers for "The Jay Leno Show" page.
In fact, in the two hours since the tweet was posted, the recently departed and increasingly popular "Tonight Show" host gained over 78,000 followers and, so far, has not returned the favor.
Coco follows no one. This is just the beginning.
--Maria Elena Fernandez (follow me on Twitter @writerchica)
Photo: Conan O' Brien/Credit: Twitter
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GO COCO Rootin for you in South GA!
Posted by: Siadina | February 24, 2010 at 05:44 PM
#TeamCoco 4life.
Posted by: Mandy | February 24, 2010 at 06:00 PM
I have a feeling that it's less "Coco follows no one" and more "Coco doesn't exactly know how to use Twitter quite yet." I'm thrilled about his account and I hope he actually uses it :)
Posted by: Moderately | February 24, 2010 at 06:22 PM
The squirrel he interviewed has its own twitter account: @ConansSquirrel Is something brewing?
Posted by: Christopher | February 24, 2010 at 07:53 PM
Twitter Tracker! Twitter Tracker! Twitter Tracker! Oh Yeeaaah!
Posted by: greg | February 24, 2010 at 08:04 PM
BOOOO YOU. GO COCO!!
Posted by: RC | February 24, 2010 at 08:49 PM
I don't ask that Conan follows me. How could you actually follow and read that many tweets anyway. I just really love our Coco.
Posted by: Carla | February 24, 2010 at 08:53 PM
Honestly, genuinely, no joke: NBC would be wise to line up Leno's replacement ASAP. No one in the under 40 demo wants to watch him after what went down. I'm hoping Conan can initiate El Coco Revolucion on Funnyordie...!
Posted by: Terrence | February 24, 2010 at 08:59 PM
DO Leno fans even know what the internet is?
Posted by: jmg_NX21 | February 24, 2010 at 10:24 PM
@jmg_NX21
They believe it is a "series of tubes" of some sort.
Posted by: Jesco | February 25, 2010 at 07:10 AM
Wow, well at least Coco's got his fans to support him!
Posted by: Levinson-Axelrod | February 25, 2010 at 09:28 AM
Jay who?
Posted by: GT | February 25, 2010 at 09:44 AM
BREAKING NEWS! A second Tweet has been Twitted by Conan. Alert the media! Oh, this is the media.
Posted by: Harry | February 25, 2010 at 12:53 PM
QUICK!! Somebody get this man a TV show!
Posted by: Swulkan | February 25, 2010 at 01:02 PM
Like Hank Toms said, "Co-Co! Co-Co! Co-Co!"
Posted by: bat22 | February 25, 2010 at 01:21 PM
TEAM COCO 300,000+ strong on twitter
Posted by: Dan B | February 25, 2010 at 03:15 PM
Coco we await your return.
We miss your comedy & your hair
Posted by: Lisa | February 26, 2010 at 06:05 AM
I think that Conan is gaining momentum with fans worldwide thanks to his new twitter account, so that's good.
Also, he is feeling what it's like to be unemployed. Now that transition will only bolster his sympathy towards every one going through hard times.
I say this spontaneous outburst is a cry for work and sympathy. Isn't this a fragment of today's zeitgeist? I find great beauty in this article.
Two thumbs up for Conan.
Get that man back on the air.
Posted by: KevlarTheMighty | February 26, 2010 at 08:26 PM