Editing Late Night with Conan O'Brien (section)

===Writing staff===
In the first few seasons of the show, the writing staff consisted of several now-prolific comics including [[Robert Smigel]] as the head writer, [[Bob Odenkirk]], [[Louis C.K.]], [[Tommy Blacha]] and [[Dino Stamatopoulos]]. Smigel left his position as head writer of the show in 1995<ref name="avclub.com"/> but continued to appear on the show to do bits as [[Triumph the Insult Comic Dog]] and the 'Satellite Interviews'. [[Jonathan Groff (writer)|Jonathan Groff]] took over his position until replaced by Mike Sweeney in 2001.

Members of the show's writing staff frequently appeared in sketches on the show. Among the most prolific were: [[Brian McCann (actor)|Brian McCann]] (Preparation H Raymond, FedEx Pope, The Loser, Airsick Moth, Jerry Butters, Awesome Dave, Funhole Guy, Bulletproof Legs Guy, Adrian "Raisin" Foster, S&M Lincoln, etc.), [[Brian Stack (comedian)|Brian Stack]] (Hannigan the Traveling Salesman, Artie Kendall the Ghost Crooner, The Interrupter, Kilty McBagpipes, Fan-tastic Guy, Clive Clemmons, Frankenstein, Ira, Slipnut Brian, etc.), [[Jon Glaser]] (Segue Sam, Pubes, Awareness Del, Wrist Hulk, Ahole Ronald, Gorton's Fisherman, Jeremy, Slipnut Jon, etc.), [[Kevin Dorff]] (Coked-up Werewolf, Jesus Christ, Mansy the half-man/half-pansy, Joe's Bartender, Todd the Tiny Guy, etc.), and [[Andy Blitz]] (Awful Ballgame Chanter, Vin Diesel's brother Leonard Diesel, Slipnut Andy, Chuck Aloo aka the star of the ''24'' spin-off series ''60''). Blitz went so far as to travel to India for one bit in which he carried his computer through the streets of India to get technical support firsthand from the telephone representative at NBC's technical help center.

Several writing staff interns have gone on to become noted actors or writers including [[Vanessa Bayer]],<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/NdQyofgKSx0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140211113627/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdQyofgKSx0&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdQyofgKSx0 |title=Vanessa Bayer: I Was Too Ugly For A Peanut Commercial |author=Team Coco |work=YouTube|date=February 11, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[John Krasinski]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.people.com/people/john_krasinski/biography/ |title=John Krasinski Biography |work=People |year=2014  |access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> [[Mindy Kaling]],<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/e7f-R5ipL30 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130810143117/http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=relmfu&rl=yes&v=e7f-R5ipL30&hl=en&gl=US&client=mv-google&guid= Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7f-R5ipL30 |title=Mindy Kaling Was A Conan Intern |author=Team Coco |work=YouTube |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=July 21, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Ellie Kemper]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ucbtheatre.com/news/view/1125 |title=Ellie Kemper featured in Nylon Guys |first=Liza |last=Darwin |work=[[Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre]] |date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> and [[Jack McBrayer]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3hFPhE1C1N0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130413180014/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hFPhE1C1N0&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hFPhE1C1N0 |title=Conan O'Brien Mercilessly Ridicules Jack McBrayer |author=SuzakuX |work=YouTube |date=February 4, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>