Conan Goes To India In Hilarious New AmEx Commercial (VIDEO)

Tonight finally marks the debut of Conan O'Brien's much-hyped new TBS talk show. But in addition to the generous promotional duties O'Brien has performed on behalf of the show, he also took the time to shoot a promotional spot as his new role as a spokesman for American Express.

The credit card company adds O'Brien to their accomplished roster of stars with whom they have teamed up, such as Martin Scorsese, Jerry Seinfeld and Tina Fey. AmEx also sponsored O'Brien's wildly successful "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television" tour last summer.

In the spot, O'Brien travels to Mumbai, India, to secure exactly the right fabric for a very special purpose. While there, he joins in the Indian way of life as only O'Brien can. Check out the extended commercial below.

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Comments

[jagrmeister721]

01:30 PM on 11/09/2010

Haha!  Loved it.  Great negotiation there for the fabric!

[ibivi]

03:06 AM on 11/09/2010

OK, that was good. Much better than the "sexy car wash" trailer for his show. I guess AMEX has more money to lavish on the ads.

[Siddharth Singh]

11:02 PM on 11/08/2010

This is NOT Mumbai. This is rural India. Rajasthan to be precise, which is a desert state in the North West.

[salamanca1]

01:51 PM on 11/09/2010

Thanks for the geography tip.

[COMD]

11:01 PM on 11/08/2010

Too bad Conan is associated with AmEx. They are a horrible company.

[MadMoll]

09:43 PM on 11/08/2010

That i s a GREAT commercial. Impressive. COCO!!!!!

[Fuel68]

10:40 PM on 11/08/2010

Agreed--great to see him back! Go gettem Coco! ;)

[truthisneeded]

09:15 PM on 11/08/2010

sorry but O'Brien is not funny

[arex91]

01:45 AM on 11/09/2010

Really? And to think all this time I had mistakenly thought he was. Truly glad I came upon your post so I now know the truth!

[salamanca1]

01:50 PM on 11/09/2010

Dang, I thought he was funny too. The nerve, deceiving us all these years. I feel used.

[Fullbrigades]

07:01 PM on 11/08/2010

BTW, that place is Rajasthan, not Mumbai. Somewhat like showing SFO and stating that it is New York. Foreigners will still not be able to make out the difference but Americans will bristle at their ignorance..
Peace

[salamanca1]

01:49 PM on 11/09/2010

You understand it is a comical commercial, and not a news documentary, don't you? You didn't? Well, lighten up, and get a life.

[synergie]

01:28 PM on 11/13/2010

Hon, I get that you're a "super" huffypo user and all, and your defense is sweet, but the only mention of Mumbai is by the writer of the huffypo not the commercial, so no one is getting all bent out of shape about the comical commercial. The mistake made by a reporter working for an ostensible news site, well, a bit of accuracy is called for.

So calm down, and have chai. :-p

[clearpepsi]

06:50 PM on 11/08/2010

I am excited about Conan's new show, hopefully it can break away fully from the rated "G" offerings of the various Tonight Shows..

[Fullbrigades]

06:48 PM on 11/08/2010

Ha Ha.. Great job Conan. I speak Hindi and must say he did a great job vocalizing. Great idea...Just thinking of him in India makes me laugh...He would literally stand out, red head, tall, fair skin etc. Looking forward to his show. Wish him all the best.
May the best one win (I am a fan of comedy, be it Leno or Letterman or Conan)
Expecting hate replies from Leno haters for equating Coco to Leno, but I stand my ground!!
Peace

[gmpillai]

06:40 PM on 11/08/2010

Way to go Conan..u did it again dude..the message behind the commercial..are:- Hard work, determination and true passion to make people laugh & cry..is the person who you are. Thank god you're back..and wish you happiness, peace and strong support for your new show.

[cats8398]

06:30 PM on 11/08/2010

ok so not hilarious but very clever. as to those that are getting all social issues about this....
lighten up!

[UPD WAZU]

06:21 PM on 11/08/2010

The problem isn't with the commercial; it's cute enough. The problem is with HuffPo editors. They need to break out a dictionary and brush up on the definition of "hilarious". I actually watched it to confirm my previous suspicion they haven't a clue what it really means.

[CIWIS]

06:20 PM on 11/08/2010

welcome back conan!

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http://chrisiswhyimskinny.blogspot.com/2010/11/rocks-and-serial-killers.html

[ALipschitz]

06:04 PM on 11/08/2010

Conan comes back tonight on TBS!!!

[Myrna Marcarian]

05:58 PM on 11/08/2010

luv it!