A documentary that follows the former Tonight Show. Filmed during Conan’s ”Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” comedy tour, after his departure from the Tonight Show, takes viewers into an intimate journey of O’Brien’s life.
Meta-irony can get a guy who's still grinding an ax only so far.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
24 Jun 2011
fresh:
Just as he promised, amazing things happen.
– Ian Buckwalter,
NPR,
24 Jun 2011
fresh:
It's ... entertaining, not to mention revealing about the emotional toll exacted upon people who, in O'Brien's words, "feed their bone marrow to the wood chipper that is television."
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
6 Jul 2011
rotten:
While a lot of geography is covered, as a concert film, Conan O'Brien Can't Stop is decidedly thin entertainment.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
8 Jul 2011
fresh:
It's hard to feel sorry for a guy who banked millions for not hosting "The Tonight Show" anymore, but it's also fascinating to see a man this compulsively driven to get back in front of people and tell jokes, to hear the laughter, to soak in the applause.