A lot of what makes comedy work in the first place is cultural capital. Shows like The Simpsons et al. make use of shared cultural experiences to be funny. I'd expect that I would miss most jokes for a long while if I went to another country, even if I spoke the language. I don't think that using cultural references diminishes Conan's humor at all.<p>However, if making a big transition in writing is necessary to make things work on the web, I can't imagine anyone being better suited than Conan and his team.