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Entertainment
Peter Sblendorio

Conan O'Brien's late night show will return � with episodes shot on iPhone as coronavirus precaution

TBS will begin airing new episodes of "Conan" later this month while taking precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The network announced that Conan O'Brien's late night show will return March 30, with episodes being shot on an iPhone at the comedian's home.

The production staff will also work from home, and no audience will be present for the taping of episodes, TBS said. Interviews with guests will take place via Skype.

"The quality of my work will not go down because technically that's not possible," O'Brien joked in a statement.

O'Brien's show began a previously scheduled hiatus on Monday, while production for other late-night programs has been postponed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Our first priority is the health and well-being of everyone in the Team Coco family, and our second priority is to try and find a way that we can do our jobs safely, from home, and contribute some entertainment for our fans out there who may be hungry for silly distraction," Jeff Ross, executive producer "Conan," said in a statement.

Other late-night hosts, including Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel, have been recording short videos from home amid the pandemic while their respective shows are postponed.

Fallon spoke with "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda via video chat for a 17-minute episode of his "The Tonight Show: At Home Edition" that was posted to the NBC show's YouTube page Wednesday.

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