Day 17: Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011)

Let's celebrate the birth of our nation with a documentary about love, loss, and masturbating bears.

Starring: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Stephen Colbert
Directed by: Rodman Flender

The Positives:

- Rarely has a movie title ever fit the film this perfectly. Conan O'Brien really can't stop performing. As he put it, "I'm like Tinkerbell. Without your applause, I die."

- There are subtle, little clips here and there that show that no matter how much Conan wants to show off and no matter how many tickets he sells, he always keeps his family in mind. It's really sweet.

- Tilda Swinton/Conan O'Brien comparisons never fail to make me laugh

- Want to liven up the more slow and expository parts of your documentary? Digitally animated Korean news show clips never hurt.

- Appearances by Nick Offerman, Kyle Gass, Jack Black, Jack White, Jack McBrayer, Jon Hamm, Jon Stewart, Craig Robbinson, Eddie Vedder, Kristen Schaal, Stephen Colbert, and Jim Carrey (Dressed as Kick-Ass!).

- Conan's assistant (I can't remember her name unfortunately) was cheerful and lively and brought some much needed pep to the film.

- An 'Eddie Murphy Raw' suit? Classy.

- Conan O'Brien may be one funny fuck, but Andy Richter is God's gift to comedy.

The Negatives:

- The whole documentary feels less like an actual film and more like a television special. (Not a VH1 special mind you, but more like something you'd find on HBO.)

- It's kind of weird hearing Conan swear up a storm and become a tad bit hostile toward his writers all because he's pushing himself too hard.

- Every once in a while a stray clip or two would feature Conan being kind of a dick. I don't like to think of my comedy idols as dicks.

Grade: B-

This documentary provides one with all their comedy needs. However, Conan can be a bit much at certain times, especially when he's cranky. I understand where he's coming from, after losing his job and such, but I'd prefer more hilarity and a bit less hostility.