Jack Black overcomes a really actual sprained ankle to serenade Conan for his remaining episode

Conan‘s remaining episode aired on TBS on Thursday, with host Conan O’Brien lastly bidding farewell to his self-titled late evening present after a prolonged 11-year run, and to the late-night format itself. O’Brien has been a staple of the after-dark display since 1993, clocking 16 years because the host of NBC’s Late Night time, then a quick run on The Tonight Present, earlier than the transfer to TBS. So it was a momentous event — one which visitor Jack Black wasn’t about to let move with out some form of celebration.

“We needed it to be additional particular as a result of, you realize, he is Cones and he is the king,” defined Black. “And so we got here up with this massive musical quantity that was gonna contain numerous, like, physicality.”

Sadly Black could not carry out the spectacle he had initially deliberate, which concerned him combating off paramedics after seemingly injuring himself, as a result of he really did injure himself throughout pre-taping.

“The funniest half is we had an ambulance there,” stated Conan. “And so I am yelling at these two guys, ‘We gotta assist him, we gotta assist him,’ they usually have been like, ‘No, we’re actors.'”

Nonetheless, Black wasn’t about to ship Conan off with no track, sprained ankle or no. So in lieu of the deliberate manufacturing, he as an alternative carried out a parody of Frank Sinatra’s signature track, “My Approach”, devoted to Conan.

“I wrote this track immediately, that is why the lyrics are so shit-tay,” sang Black, balancing on his moon boot. “However extra, far more than this, he did it Cone’s manner.”

Conan wrapped up the present by thanking a slew of people that helped him get to the place he’s.

“My recommendation to anybody watching proper now, and it isn’t simple to do, it isn’t simple to do, however strive,” stated Conan. “Attempt to do what you’re keen on with individuals you’re keen on. And when you can handle that it is the definition of heaven on earth. I swear to god, it truly is.”

O’Brien will now be shifting on to a brand new selection present on HBO Max.