In this excerpt from 'The World’s Worst Assistant,' sonamov writes about shielding ConanOBrien from unwanted paparazzi attention during the very public and very contentious demise of his Tonight Show–hosting tenure
Photo: Sona Movsesian Any ardent and longtime devotee of Conan O’Brien is aware and likely fond of Sona Movsesian, the late-night host’s personal assistant who evolved into a sidekick and comic foil in his podcasts and pretaped Conan segments.
Inspiring because of the massive support Conan and the show got from his audience. Conan’s fan base has always been ardent, and they showed up when we all needed them the most. I had known he was beloved before I started working for him, but I didn’t realize how beloved until this moment. And the time was educational because, up until this moment, I had been shielded from the ugliness of television. I never truly saw the ruthless underbelly that existed below the flowery surface — the dynamics I knew were there but naïvely believed I would never have to see. I saw people I would work with on a daily basis take sides. I also came to think Jay Leno might not be the nice guy I’d thought he was.
My other favorite moment happened very late in the evening when we were all waiting for Conan’s exit contract with NBC to be ready to sign. We had nothing to do, so we started flipping through the channels, and we stumbled upon what was one of my favorite shows at the time — Bad Girls Club. To this day, I can’t watch Bad Girls Club without thinking of that night — waiting with his powerful agent for a pivotal moment in my boss’s career to transpire while watching seven women fight at a nightclub in Hollywood.
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