New episode of The Set Up

Daniel Sloss describes how he put together his first set for the Conan show in this new video.

JP Buck, the comedy producer for the TBS talk show, recalls how he visited the Edinburgh Fringe to see the Scottish comic perform before booking him for his American TV debut.

Meanwhile, Sloss recalls how he ran through his material in his hotel room by way of audition, how he was surprised a joke about abortion was allowed to make it to air – and how he was shocked that YouTube commentators discussed how attractive he was.

It is the latest in the series of digital shorts, The Set Up, about comedians who have appeared on Conan O’ Brien’s show

And here is that set in full, from 2013:

Published: 1 Oct 2020