Conan O'Brien really did go to Greenland. Anderson Cooper cracks up as Conan previews his travelogue.

Anderson Cooper and Conan O&#039;Brien talk about Greenland

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published 3 September 2019

A lot of people laughed at President Trump's efforts to buy Greenland on behalf of the Unites States, at least at first, but Conan O'Brien finagled it into a travel opportunity. On the pretense of going to make sure the deal goes through, O'Brien announced on his late-night show that he would travel to Greenland — and he did, to the surprise of the people of Greenland, he told Anderson Cooper on CNN Monday night. Because of YouTube, "they knew that I said I was going to come," he explained. "What's amazing is how surprised they were that I actually came."

The fruits of that visit, Conan in Greenland, will air on TBS Tuesday night, and Cooper had a hard time keeping a straight face as Conan deadpanned his way through their interview. In particular, Cooper nearly started choking while playing a clip of O'Brien trying to read the local weather report in Nuuk, Greenland's capital.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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