Published on January 19th, 2010 | by Sharilyn Johnson

Conan’s final guest list

NBC has finally filled in the guest list blanks for the balance of (what we assume is) Conan’s final week:

Tuesday: Quentin Tarantino, Paul Bettany, Spoon
Wednesday: Adam Sandler, Joel McHale, Joss Stone
Thursday: Robin Williams, Barry Manilow
Friday: Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell

Not too many surprises here, especially considering Conan’s announcement last night of Sandler, Hanks, and Ferrell. The shift of Manilow to Thursday is no shock, as he’s not an ideal final guest, and cancelling him altogether. Although with comedy nerds making up the bulk of Team Conan, my eyebrow is raised slightly over Robin Williams. He’s a ratings-grabber, though, so we’ll chalk it up to that.

About the Author

Sharilyn Johnson is the author of the book Bears & Balls: The Colbert Report A-Z. Called "one of the city’s most discriminating comedy critics” by NOW Magazine, Sharilyn has been covering comedy for longer than she cares to admit. She served as the comedy reporter for Winnipeg's Uptown Magazine for five years, and was the host of the radio show Laugh Tracks for three seasons. Her work has also appeared in the Toronto Star, the Winnipeg Free Press, The Apiary, and on CBC Radio's national comedy programs LOL and Definitely Not the Opera.