The employment offer reportedly resulted as a response to the comedian's monologue the other night, in which he addressed various possible career changes he could pursue if the current programming debacle at NBC forces him to seek new employment.
"After hearing Conan express an interest in working in porn as one possible career option if he can't work things out with NBC, we figured that we'd better jump on the opportunity to make him an offer," Q. Boyer, Pink Visual's public relations director, told XBIZ. "It's not every day that you get the chance to sign someone who has the wit of Steve Allen paired with the looks of Howdy Doody, after all."
In his monologue, O'Brien joked that me may be leaving television entirely altogether to "work in a classier business with better people, like hardcore porn."
"We can't think of a better fit in the porn industry for Conan than to join the fun-loving team here at Pink Visual," the spokesperson said. "We've already got a corner office ready and waiting for 'Coco,' which includes a large, comfortable crate for his sidekick Andy Richter to stay in."
Boyer confessed that O'Brien may not take the offer because he probably has many other more lucrative options.
"Plus, in this day and age, Conan could easily shoot his own porn and distribute it directly to his fans," Boyer added. "All he needs is a cheap digital video camera and the will to succeed!"
A copy of the letter to O'Brien from Pink Visual's Kim Kysar is available here.
