A Visit to the Team Coco Digital Headquarters & A Live Taping of Conan

Backstage: A Giant Conan Bobblehead by Team Coco’s Special Effects team led by Eric Allard (‘making of’ video / images) / photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a taping of Conan (video) at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California and I also got to meet the awesome team behind Team Coco Digital at their headquarters! Team Coco Digital’s Ruthie Wyatt and Diana Chang gave me a quick tour of their office, rode me around on a golf cart to view the studio’s back lot, gave me a look at the art and sights found backstage and, right after the show, allowed me to sit at Mr. O’Brien’s stage desk (!).

Here’s a look at some of the things I saw on my fun visit:

“Conan Pale Whale” by Yiying Lu, hanging on the wall of the Team Coco Digital office
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

Melted bead Conan
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

“Horse Extraction Unit” (aka the bathroom)
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

Guest Entrance
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

Conan show lobby
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

A statue of Conan created using only zip ties and colored pencils by Federico Uribe
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

“Flaming C Lego” a LEGO brick statue by Nathan Sawaya (timelapse video of its construction)
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

“Conan The Conqueror”, a painting by Giulliano Palladino
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

The GREENer Room sign
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff

Yours truly sitting at Conan O’Brien’s stage desk!
photo by Ruthie Wyatt

Special thanks to Team Coco Digital’s Ruthie Wyatt and Diana Chang, you ladies rock!
photo by Beth Meroski