American talk show host Conan O’Brien made a surprise appearance last night in famed Dublin pub and music venue, Whelan’s.
The former writer of The Simpsons treated punters to an impromptu rendition of Danny Boy, assisted by the Irish Tenors.
O’Brien joked on social media that they actually sang Cowboys from Hell, a song by heavy metal band Pantera.
What a privilege to have Conan O'Brien drop in this evening to perform Danny Boy with the Irish Tenors. Unbelievable stuff. #conanobrien
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— Whelan's (@whelanslive) January 11, 2024
The TV star is currently visiting Ireland and will appear on tonight’s Late Late Show as a guest of Patrick Kielty.
He also took in a trip to his ancestral home of Galbally, Co Limerick, where his great-grandfather Thomas O’Brien left for America in the 1870s.
In a video posted on the village’s community Facebook page, the entertainer said: “Hello, Conan O’Brien here from America. I work in television there and I do comedy, but I hail from Galbally, I come from here, and I’ve run into my good friend here, Jim Fitzgerald. Jim Fitzgerald is telling me all about the O’Briens and Galbally.”
He added: “My great grandfather, left Galbally, I think in the 1870s, and we’re gonna go see where his house used to be ... But this is where it all started. And now I’m back. This is very nice.”
O'Brien will appear on tonight's Late Late Show airing on RTE One from 9.35pm.
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