Conan Apologizes To Jimmy Kimmel For Sarah Palin 'Rudolph' Segment

Conan issued a special online apology to Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday evening after airing a segment that showed Sarah Palin shooting Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer--the same clip Team Kimmel played on their show two weeks earlier.

"The staff member responsible for the piece has been fired," Conan quipped, "and we hear he's been immediately rehired at Jimmy Kimmel. So it all worked out."

In an effort to "clear the palate," he went on to play a commercial for mistletoe that, he assured viewers, "I promise I don't think anybody's ever done anything like this, and probably for good reason." Check out the apology and the hilarious skit that follows below.

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Comments

[Josh RageLyfe]

06:19 AM on 01/04/2011

the anti miseltoe toe missle had me rofl out of pure stupidity.

[Ryan16]

04:45 PM on 12/28/2010

Although it doesn't take a singular genius to come up with that bit, I give Conan credit for his apology. His show has largely been original and creative since it began.

[DustinTime]

04:32 PM on 12/28/2010

No.

[doctorwang]

04:15 PM on 12/28/2010

testing..

[wambouie]

02:04 PM on 12/27/2010

Better get some new writers,Conan. This stuff is just not funny.

[gamblerman]

11:59 AM on 12/27/2010

Conan, don't apologize.

Watch this Time Machine:

http://thedailyminute.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/timemachine-2009/

So who really cares?

[UberdanSounds]

10:14 AM on 12/27/2010

I hate to do this but I do have to agree with certain people on here with the notion that his show is not funny. :^( I used to watch Conan for years, then for some reason it got ridiculous & too juvenile or something. I have the utmost respect for him, but its a format that I just don't find entertaining anymore, of any late night host. That being said, I think he's way funnier than he is on his show! I watch it & I just don't laugh. (Same goes for Tina Fey on 30 Rock)

[nigele8992]

03:22 PM on 12/28/2010

and Saturday Night Live in the post-Will Ferrel, Tina Fey, Chris Katan (sp?), etc. era

[Anonani]

10:06 AM on 12/27/2010

The phenomenon that America made. Some underdogs are underdogs for a reason.

[redsox09]

11:33 PM on 12/26/2010

Conan is great!!!!!

[captain ham]

12:09 AM on 12/27/2010

Yeah. Just 2 weeks behind is all.

[EuropeWindAndFire]

01:38 PM on 12/27/2010

Merry Christmas!

[Christinapth]

11:32 PM on 12/26/2010

He's such an odd fellow. His jokes are not "mainstream" funny. They are just strange and at times borderline crude. I wish him well with his new show. I'm sure he has a following; however, there's probably not enough to keep his show on the air for long.

[CloseToUranus]

06:26 PM on 12/26/2010

check his ratings... his show is tanking week after week. why? because isn't funny or interesting...

[NobodySince1980]

09:15 PM on 12/26/2010

Who wants to watch him late at night? It's like watching the elf Santa rejected because he induced nightmares.

[cesarportugal]

02:19 PM on 12/26/2010

where is the funny???
the jokes that Conan have don´t deserve the tv time or even any show.

[onionman]

11:22 AM on 12/26/2010

Not funny? This is the guy who invented the masturbating bear and S&M Lincoln!

[Madlen2011]

02:16 AM on 12/26/2010

Let's make Conan the first late night host to have his very own reality segment.
http://www.coconibs2011.com

[jcyoung]

01:11 AM on 12/26/2010

He has his moments...just not enough of them. He's just not that funny.

[redsquirell]

03:05 AM on 12/26/2010

Humor is very subjective. I often scratch my head at some of the things my grown kids think are funny. Now; "He has his moments...just not enough of them" that's funny.

[zero-t]

07:47 AM on 12/26/2010

neither of them are,this sounds like a pe-staged for ratings gimmick.i smell lebron here.