The 'CONAN' host visits a rum museum where he tastes plenty of rum, and learns to roll a cigar in a cigar factory.
- Mar 5, 2015
AceShowbiz - Conan O'Brien visited Cuba last month to film an episode of his talk show which just aired on Wednesday night, March 4. In the special episode, the "CONAN" host revealed his reason to visit the country was to "talk to the people, get to know them" and make friends with them after President Barack Obama announced last December that the U.S. would re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba.
In a four-minute opening, he's seen walking on the street and showed off his Spanish language skill which was apparently limited to a few lines. He angered the country's dogs when he walked through the neighborhood and visited a grocery store which displays only one product in a long row.
Also during the 75-minute episode, he spoke to a salsa musician and picked up a guitar in an attempt to play with a local band, but the band's member refused to join him. The comedian then took part in a Spanish-language lesson.
O'Brien also stopped by a rum museum, where he got to sample the beverage. Apparently having had too much of the beverage, he lay on the top of the bar and asked the tour guide if he could live with her. He also got a container of rum when he showed footage of his TBS talk show to people on the streets.
The former "Saturday Night Live" writer then learned to dance rumba in a dance class and visited a cigar factory, where he learned to roll one. Overall, O'Brien said his four days in Havana was "one of the greatest experiences of my life."
