Conan O’Brien’s Empathetic Trip to Mexico
The late-night host emphasized America’s common interests with its southern neighbor in his latest international special.
Since the election of Donald Trump, late-night talk-show hosts have all leaned into political humor. Stephen Colbert has seen as he’s shifted back to covering the news in full force. Jimmy Fallon has made to go for the jugular with his sketches. Seth Meyers’s “Closer Look” at the news has made him a to Jon Stewart. Conan O’Brien, a host who’s been in the late-night business longer than his peers, has always been more of an old-fashioned showman, one who presents his point of view through broad,
