CONAN Booker Roey Hershkovitz Exits as Show to Cut Music Performances

CONAN is doing away with regular musical performances once the program switches to a a half-hour format beginning in January 2019, according to Variety. Because of this format change, producer and music booker Roey Hershkovitz will depart the show, leaving the door open for consulting work on the occasional special music episode and potential music content to appear on TeamCoco.com's digital platforms.

The TBS show will focus more on comedy and what host CONAN O'Brien calls a "leaner" late-night program.

Hershkovitz has been with the CONAN franchise for almost 20 years. He began as an intern in 1999, and in May 2000, he was hired as music coordinator at NBC's "Late Night with CONAN O'Brien." Hershkovitz moved with the show to TBS in 2010. He was PROMOTED to Music Booker in 2017 after Jim Pitt left for ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

In May, O'Brien spoke about the show's new format, saying it will likely feature just one celebrity guest and will remain based in Los Angeles. "This is going to be me doing comedy as you've seen me doing and an interview, probably, with a celebrity every night instead of two or three," he said. "Everything else BEYOND that we're going to find it by doing it."

Read the original article on Variety.