The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour
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[right\|thumb\|200px\|O'Brien performing in a replica of the costume [Eddie Murphy](/wiki/Eddie_Murphy "Eddie Murphy") wore in *[Eddie Murphy Raw](/wiki/Eddie_Murphy_Raw "Eddie Murphy Raw")*.\|alt\=A man in a purple leather suit holds a microphone, standing in front of a large screen.](/wiki/File:Conan_Legally_Prohibited_San_Diego.jpg "Conan Legally Prohibited San Diego.jpg")
Several members of O'Brien's staff joined him for the tour, including sidekick [Andy Richter](/wiki/Andy_Richter "Andy Richter"), and the former [Tonight Show Band](/wiki/Jimmy_Vivino_and_the_Basic_Cable_Band "Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band"), temporarily renamed "The Legally Prohibited Band". [Max Weinberg](/wiki/Max_Weinberg "Max Weinberg"), the band leader, was unable to participate in the tour due to his recent heart surgery, although he did appear at one of the New York City shows.

Signs at each venue encouraged audience members using Twitter during the show to use a unique [hashtag](/wiki/Hashtag "Hashtag"). [Reggie Watts](/wiki/Reggie_Watts "Reggie Watts") served as the tour's [opening act](/wiki/Opening_act "Opening act"). In the video introduction to the show, Conan appeared as an obese and bearded version of himself struggling to cope with the loss of his talk show while [Eric Carmen](/wiki/Eric_Carmen "Eric Carmen")'s "[All By Myself](/wiki/All_By_Myself "All By Myself")" plays. He then transforms back into his thin self during his exercise montage (by merely pulling off his body suit) after getting the call to go on tour.

The tour differed from his television shows in that there was no desk or celebrity interviews, but presented as more of a variety show than a stand\-up routine. Many elements from TV were incorporated into the show, including video bits, musical and comic performers, and cameo appearances by celebrities. Classic sketches were also revived for the tour, albeit under different names due to legal issues over the ownership rights. The Masturbating Bear, for example, made a brief appearance before being transformed into the Self\-Pleasuring Panda. Also, the "*[Walker, Texas Ranger](/wiki/Walker%2C_Texas_Ranger "Walker, Texas Ranger")* lever" was retitled the "[Chuck Norris](/wiki/Chuck_Norris "Chuck Norris") Rural Policeman Handle". [Triumph the Insult Comic Dog](/wiki/Triumph_the_Insult_Comic_Dog "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog") mocked the city the tour was appearing in as himself in a prerecorded bit that inserts information about the city by dubbing over the original audio. O'Brien also introduced a giant inflatable bat he claimed to have purchased during [Meat Loaf](/wiki/Meat_Loaf "Meat Loaf")'s *[Bat Out of Hell](/wiki/Bat_Out_of_Hell "Bat Out of Hell")* tour and at one point walked onstage wearing a replica of [Eddie Murphy](/wiki/Eddie_Murphy "Eddie Murphy")'s purple suit from his comedy special *[Eddie Murphy Raw](/wiki/Eddie_Murphy_Raw "Eddie Murphy Raw")*. In addition, O'Brien performed music throughout the show, including the disco hit "[I Will Survive](/wiki/I_Will_Survive "I Will Survive")" and a personal parody of "[On the Road Again](/wiki/On_the_Road_Again_%28Willie_Nelson_song%29 "On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)")".


Will Conan's talk show be revived after this tour?