How to Get TIckets to Late Night With Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien tapes at Rockefeller Center in New York City, and offers free tickets to the show Monday through Friday. Although the tickets are free, the studio seats only just over 200 audience members, so seating is limited. Late Night with Conan O'Brien usually tapes at 5:30 in the afternoon, with a few exceptions on holidays or hiatus weeks. Follow the steps below to get tickets to see Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Call to request tickets ahead of time. NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien ticket office is [phone]. Leave a message with the number of tickets needed (up to four is permitted), your date preference and your contact information. Usually the ticket office cannot grant specific date requests, but can give you tickets within a certain block of time. It generally takes a several months after calling to acquire tickets from the office. You are only permitted to request tickets this way every six months.

2. Wait in the standby line for day-of-show tickets. It is recommended that you arrive before 9:00 A.M. to get a chance at acquiring standby tickets. Standby tickets are only available if ticket-holders do not show up, so the amount of standby tickets available varies. At 9:00 A.M., the standby tickets are distributed in front of the NBC Studios entrance at 49th Street. One standby ticket will be given to each person waiting in line, and they will be given instructions to come back later to see if they will be admitted into the studio.

3. Make friends with a Late Night with Conan O'Brien or an NBC employee. A very small amount of VIP tickets are given out for each show. Depending on the day of the show, employees of NBC or Late Night with Conan O'Brien may be able to acquire a few tickets ahead of time. Do not rely on your friend to get you a ticket for every show you'll want to see, but it's definitely one way to get tickets without having to wait for months.

4. Purchase tickets on eBay or Craigslist. Some people who have extra tickets may want to sell their tickets online. Try the New York Craigslist site (listed in the "Resources" section below). Most likely, these people will want to sell their free tickets for cash. If you're willing to pay for your tickets, you can set up a meeting place in New York and pick up your tickets for a fee.

5. Stand at the ticket line on the day of the show to see if anyone has extra tickets. The ticket line is located inside the building at Rockefeller Center a few hours before the show starts. Politely and discreetly ask people on the line if they have any extra tickets available. Try not to be too demanding or overbearing, or you will probably be asked to leave by an NBC staff member.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are going to purchase tickets, buy only from an individual you trust.
• Do not purchase tickets to Late Night with Conan O'Brien from scalpers on the street. They could be counterfeit.

Resources

• NBC.com: Tickets
• Craigstlist: New York Area