As the opening credits roll, Andy Richter announces the guests featured on the show, along with Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band and himself. As he announces Conan's name, Conan walks out, waves at the audience, waves at Andy, and after a close-up on Max, Conan jumps in his place and points towards the band. As soon as the audience start shouting, Conan attempts to calm them down, often doing the String Dance or any other motions. Once the audience calms down, Conan preform his "Conologue", during which he reports recent news around the world. On some occasions, Conan presents a segment filmed outdoors.