Conan O’Brien has boldly been taking his TBS talk show to places where no other talk show has gone. In the last year, he has been to Cuba, San Diego Comic-Con, Taco Bell headquarters and tonight at 11p he is traveling to Armenia with his assistant Sona, whose family comes from there. Even though she is Armenian, she has never been. O’Brien offered to take the journey with her and the nation will never be the same.
While the two of them are in Armenia, he will attempt to speak the language as he shops at one of their markets. When he is shopping, he gets to try their Viagra and Sona better run. She doesn’t, and together they find themselves among some sheep herders. He is unimpressed by the way they dress, but he does like how he is dressed for his Armenian soap opera debut.
It wasn’t all about laughs, the two of them also went to Genocide Memorial. Sona lost family members during the Genocide and she was able to find the marker for the town where they came from. It was emotional moment for the two and it will be one for us too.
Conan is a master when it comes to remotes and his show. He knows how to bring the humor, but also to show us a place we’ve never seen before through his eyes. We learn more about it through him then we could on our own.
When it comes to Armenia, we’ve seen it before, but through The Kardashians’ eyes. Does that mean that after tonight he will be known as Konan? Sorry, I couldn’t go without making a joke about that.
In all seriousness, tonight’s Conan is one not to miss, so don’t miss it.
