{"id":91020,"date":"2025-07-25T09:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/91020\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:28:11","slug":"ozzy-osbournes-chaotic-cameo-on-late-night-with-conan-obrien-is-the-funniest-prince-of-darkness-moment-nobody-talks-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/91020\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s chaotic cameo on Late Night With Conan O\u2019Brien is the funniest Prince Of Darkness moment nobody talks about"},"content":{"rendered":"

As tributes pour in for the late, great Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>, who died at the age of 76<\/a> earlier this week, it\u2019s a reminder of just how greatly the Prince Of Darkness permeated pop-culture. Not just legendary for his pioneering work in Black Sabbath<\/a> and as a solo artist, Ozzy was also a mythical figure in the mainstream, beloved for his unhinged antics and unfiltered mouth. As well as on MTV, he was a regular in blockbuster movies, TV shows and even the odd video game.<\/p>\n

Many of Ozzy\u2019s cameos have become rightfully iconic (Little Nicky, anyone?), but there\u2019s one that I\u2019d argue hasn\u2019t been talked about anywhere near enough, and it may well be his funniest hour ever.<\/p>\n

In October 2001, not long after the tragic and terrifying World Trade Center attacks, late-night franchise Late Night With Conan O\u2019Brien broadcast a skit that started with Conan addressing his staff, eager to dispel their fears and tensions and introduce some much-needed levity. Naturally, who better for that than the godfather of heavy metal<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Ozzy instantly gets to work lifting the office\u2019s spirits, starting by handing out coffee and baked goods to Conan\u2019s team. Things start to go haywire when the vocalist sits down with Tracy, one of Late Night\u2019s producers, who just so happens to keep a dove in the corner of her office. Ozzy can\u2019t help but exchange wide-eyed glances with the caged bird, no doubt experiencing flashbacks to a certain record label meeting in 1981<\/a>, and has to be escorted away as he mindlessly reaches towards it.<\/p>\n

Things, somehow, veer even further off the rails from there. Next, Ozzy meets stressed-out staffer Peter, who gets assured that the Prince Of Darkness does \u201creally good neckrubs\u201d. He then proves himself completely wrong by wrapping his entire arm around the guy and accidentally choking him out. He repositions, which is great, but decides the next best thing to do is just wrap his palm around poor Peter\u2019s throat.<\/p>\n

Later, Ozzy\u2019s distracted by a photo of Dolly Parton hanging up on the wall. \u201cThat\u2019s what Ozzy Osbourne fears more than anything else: Dolly Parton,\u201d Conan jokes, but Ozzy quickly corrects him. \u201cNo, Barry Manilow\u2019s my biggest fear,\u201d he admits. \u201cI think he\u2019s the antichrist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another staffer, sat at his desk, proceeds to mystify Ozzy with his half-eaten lunch. \u201cIt\u2019s a quesadilla \u2013 you want some?\u201d he asks, after which the singer says, \u201cNo, thank you,\u201d and recoils as if in genuine horror.<\/p>\n

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Still, Ozzy helps out by answering the phone for the chap, with the caller asking to be sung to once they realise who\u2019s picked up the receiver. Ozzy gets halfway the opening verse of his biggest solo hit, Crazy Train<\/a>, before staring blankly at Conan and admitting he\u2019s forgotten the rest. A musician collaboration with Conan right after, where the pair sing Puff The Magic Dragon together, ends in similarly hilarious disarray.<\/p>\n

The skit ends with Conan offering Ozzy a bag of goodies to thank him for all his help. The bundle includes a cap and a pink t-shirt, the latter of which gets the king of heavy fucking metal to yell the word \u201cpink!\u201d with a level of glee that most people will never know. A stuffed version of TV network NBC\u2019s peacock mascot, unsurprisingly, gets decapitated within seconds of it coming out.<\/p>\n

In this writer\u2019s humble opinion, Ozzy\u2019s Conan cameo was one of the funniest moments in a career strewn with hilarious, iconic highlights. It\u2019s a testament to how much Conan loves and understands metal<\/a> that he was able to pull the best out of his guest. Plus, Ozzy seemed to enjoy his time there as much as everyone else did, given he returned for sitdown interviews with Conan in 2005 and 2016, despite once saying how much he doesn\u2019t like doing talk shows.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, as people revisit Ozzy\u2019s classic songs and appearances in the wake of his death, this six-minute stretch of gold gets the attention it deserves.<\/p>\n

Ozzy Osbourne Cheers Up the “Late Night” Staff | Late Night with Conan O\u2019Brien – YouTube
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