(NEWARK, NJ) -- Montclair Film, New Jersey's leading film non-profit, announced that Conan O'Brien will join Stephen Colbert on stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 7:00pm. The pair will sit down for an unforgettable evening of conversation celebrating Mr. O'Brien's career as one of our leading comic minds.
Conan O’Brien started his path in comedy when he served twice as the president of The Harvard Lampoon. Conan went on to become a writer and producer on several television shows, including "Saturday Night Live" and "The Simpsons," until 1993, when NBC tapped him to take over as host of "Late Night." Since then, he's won six Emmy Awards, seven Writers Guild Awards, the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Television Host,” The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and has been inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Conan has hosted two Emmy Awards, and performed at the White House Correspondents Dinner for two presidents. In 2010, his live comedy tour was the subject of the documentary “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop,” and led to a second multi-city stand-up tour in 2018. Most recently, he hosted the 97th Academy Awards in 2025 and is already slated to host the 98th in 2026.
In 2021, O'Brien concluded his 11 year run with "CONAN" on TBS, solidifying his 28 year career as a late night host and one of the longest tenures in late night history. His Emmy Award-winning “CONAN Without Borders” series has visited 13 countries. His podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend” currently has over 700 million downloads since it launched in 2018. Currently, O’Brien is in production on the third season of his Emmy-winning international travel series, “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” for HBO MAX. He can also be seen in Mary Bronstein’s critically acclaimed feature IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU from A24, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Tickets for An Evening With Conan O’Brien, hosted by Stephen Colbert, go on sale Friday, October 17, 2025 at 10:00am. Tickets are available for purchase online, by telephone at 1-888-GO-NJPAC (1-888-466-5722), and at the NJPAC Box Office at One Center Street in downtown Newark.
“We are incredibly grateful to Conan O’Brien for his support of our mission at Montclair Film,” said Montclair Film Artistic Director Tom Hall. “Throughout his legendary career, Conan’s work has delighted audiences across the globe, and we look forward to a terrific evening when he joins Stephen Colbert for what is sure to be a hilarious conversation.”
All proceeds from this special evening will benefit Montclair Film, a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization that hosts the annual Montclair Film Festival (MFF), owns and operates Montclair’s six-screen art house cinema The Clairidge, operates and has restored Montclair’s three-screen non-profit cinema The Bellevue, and provides year-round film education, storytelling, and community programs throughout New Jersey that serve tens of thousands of patrons each year, as well as benefitting NJPAC’s arts education programming.
Stephen Colbert hosts the Emmy and Peabody Award winning #1 show in late night, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, now in its tenth year. He previously hosted The Colbert Report on Comedy Central for nearly nine years, following his seven years as a correspondent on The Daily Show.
Colbert’s production company, Spartina Industries, has a first-look deal with CBS Studios to develop television and streaming content. Spartina most recently produced two seasons of the late-night program After Midnight on CBS and has several other projects in development including a series adaptation of Roger Zelazny’s sci-fi novels, The Chronicles of Amber.
Colbert previously served as Executive Producer on Comedy Central’s Tooning Out The News, Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God, as well as SHOWTIME’s Our Cartoon President, and Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself, streaming on Hulu.
Colbert has authored six books, the most recent of which, Does This Taste Funny?, co-authored by his wife Evie McGee Colbert, debuted at #3 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Originally from South Carolina, he currently resides in New Jersey with Evie.
Montclair Film, a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, seeks to transform lives and communities through the power of film and filmmaking. Montclair Film is home to the Montclair Film Festival, multi-screen cinemas The Clairidge and The Bellevue, and numerous community events and educational programs throughout the year.
The 14th Annual Montclair Film Festival takes place from October 17-26, 2025. All programs are made possible with funds from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, as well as the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Montclair Film provides unique and meaningful ways to engage with diverse, creative, and sophisticated audiences and seeks sponsors for its signature film festival and year-round film, education, and community programs that attract more than 100,000 annual attendees and generate more than 900 million media impressions yearly.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey — where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. As New Jersey’s anchor cultural institution, NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the state’s and the world’s best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted more than 12 million visitors (including more than two million children) since opening its doors in 1997 and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents.
