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Conan O’Brien to resume show from home during coronavirus pandemic

Staffers will also work from home and O’Brien will film with an iPhone

Clémence Michallon
Thursday 19 March 2020 12:39 EDT
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Conan O'Brien on his late show.
Conan O'Brien on his late show. (YouTube / Team Coco / TBS)

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Conan O’Brien will resume taping his show from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

The late-night host made the announcement on Twitter, saying he will return to the air on Monday 30 March.

“All my staff will work from home, I will shoot at home using an iPhone, and my guests will Skype,” he wrote.

“This will not be pretty, but feel free to laugh at our attempt. Stay safe.”

Conan premiered in 2010 and airs on TBS.

O’Brien isn’t the only TV personality working from home due to the pandemic.

Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker have both tuned into the Today show remotely as part of necessary precautions to limit the spread of the virus.

Whoopi Goldberg also recently appeared on The View from her home in New Jersey.

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