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Conan O'Brien at the Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2009 in L.A.

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Conan O'Brien Injured After Tonight Show Stunt

Saturday – September 26, 2009 – 1:18pm

Conan O'Brien found out the hard way that physical comedy is harder than it looks.

The Tonight Show host, 46, reportedly suffered a concussion after hitting his head while filming a stunt for the show on Friday with Desperate Housewives actress Teri Hatcher.

The bit involving Hatcher, whose episode was canceled and replaced with a rerun, poked fun at her recent participation in a triathlon.

"We did this bit and at the very end, when we ran in to cross the finish line, he slipped as he was crossing the finish line and hit his head," Hatcher tells Entertainment Tonight of O'Brien's accident.

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"He didn't get off floor right a way, but then he [seemed] like he recovered and [pulled] it together, and they did an instant replay, and you could really see his head hit the floor," the actress said. "He did go to hospital and he does have a concussion."

The NBC network confirmed O'Brien was taken to a local hospital for observation, but did not elaborate on his current condition.

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In a statement, O'Brien, who took over the late-night staple from Jay Leno in June, used his trademark humor to reflect on the incident.

"Last thing I remember I was enjoying the play with Mrs. Lincoln, and the next thing I knew I was in bed being served cookies and juice" O'Brien said in the statement.

There is no word yet from NBC about plans for future Tonight Show episodes.


 

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  • September 28, 2009 - 5:32am Sizzle Says:

    OUCHHHHH. Oh no, this is awful. I hope Conan recovers fully & soon! Poor guy. We need you healthy!
  • September 27, 2009 - 4:51pm Anonymous Says:

    Oh no poor Conan!
  • September 27, 2009 - 1:48pm Anonymous Says:

    I think Terry put a hit out on Conehead and it failed.
  • September 26, 2009 - 10:07pm Anonymous Says:

    Good! So may be his hair will look better after his head was hit. He got a very strange hairdo no one else does.
  • September 26, 2009 - 9:39pm Anonymous Says:

    and if you wouldn't watch a show because someone actually acted gay (in the actual meaning of the word), then that's really messed up. conan is funny, but he is too good for the leno crowd anyway!
  • September 26, 2009 - 9:33pm Anonymous Says:

    gay isn't a synonym for stupid, you moron anonymous at 7:33pm, and it is "too" not "to"
  • September 26, 2009 - 7:33pm Anonymous Says:

    I always thought he acted a little to gay to actually watch his show. But I do hope he is ok and makes a full recovery.
  • September 26, 2009 - 6:00pm Anonymous Says:

    I wish that idiot would stop doing stuff like that. One of these days he is going to seriously hurt himself. He is such a dork. As we are all too aware, it does not take much to be so seriously injured by something so simple as a knock to the head like Conan got that he could have died from it. Just stop it Conan - you make me nervous and afraid for your health.
  • September 26, 2009 - 5:00pm Anonymous Says:

    I am sorry to hear about what happened to Conan O'Brien! I wish him a speedy recovery from his concussion!
  • September 26, 2009 - 4:24pm Anonymous Says:

    I never watch these shows, dislike them, especially Letterman, but I hope he is ok