IT'S A BARREL OF LAUGHS ON BRAVO'S "INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO"

Comedy Marathon Kicks Off A Two-Hour Special With Future "Tonight Show" Host Conan O'Brien

NEW YORK � January 22, 2009 � Bravo's fourteen-time Emmy-nominated "Inside The Actors Studio" presents esteemed Emmy Award-winning comedian Conan O'Brien. In his first in-depth on-screen interview before his much anticipated transition from a 16-year hosting gig on "Late Night" to the coveted "Tonight Show" seat, O'Brien joins host James Lipton on Monday, January 26 at 8 p.m. � 10 p.m. ET/PT. Leading up to this two-hour special, Bravo will air classic "Inside the Actors Studio" interviews with some of America's most beloved comedians.

The "Inside the Actors Studio" marathon schedule is as follows:

� 10 a.m. � "Jay Leno"

� 11 a.m. � "Julia Louis-Dreyfus"

� 12 p.m. � "Ricky Gervais"

� 1 p.m. � "Chris Rock"

� 3 p.m. � "Eddie Murphy"

� 5 p.m. � "Dave Chappelle"

� 7 p.m. � "The Simpsons"

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