Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. "Late Night" aired weeknights at 12:37 am Eastern/11:37 pm Central and 12:37 am Mountain in the United States. From 1993 until 2000, Andy Richter served as O'Brien's sidekick; following his departure, O'Brien was the show's sole featured performer. The show's house musical act was The Max Weinberg 7, led by E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg.
Bart Gets Famous
In the episode, Bart appears on the talk show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". Conan O'Brien was a writer for "The Simpsons" during the fourth and early part of the fifth seasons. During the production of the episode, he received an audition to replace David Letterman as the host of "Late Night" on NBC, after Letterman defected to CBS. The writers decided that since the episode featured Bart getting famous, it would give them an opportunity to work in O'Brien's show. The part was written just after O'Brien's audition for "Late Night", but before he knew he was going to be the host. O'Brien recorded his part shortly after "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered, but he believed NBC would have fired him before the episode aired. He described being a guest star on the show as "really delightful", adding that "it's like being frozen in amber. I know people will be watching "The Simpsons" long after I'm dead."