{"id":14073,"date":"2026-07-23T00:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14073"},"modified":"2026-07-23T00:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:54:43","slug":"conan-obrien-explains-his-horrifying-new-hairdo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14073","title":{"rendered":"Conan O&#8217;Brien Explains His Horrifying New Hairdo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/conan-obrien-hair.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1613280\" data-title=\"Conan O\u2019Brien Explains His Horrifying New Hairdo\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/conan-obrien-hairdo-explained-sunburn\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/conan-obrien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conan O\u2019Brien<\/a>\u2019s swooping bangs are so iconic that they\u2019re a part of the Team Coco logo \u2014 his character in this summer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/06\/toy-story-5-review-pixar-disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Toy Story 5<\/i><\/a>, a talking toilet-training toy, even sported them during a fantasy sequence. However they have gone missing this week in favor of a slicked-back look that ages the comedian several decades \u2014 a style <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yQ38zdF1c_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">he explained on his podcast<\/a> was the result of a bad scalp sunburn.<\/p>\n<p>As he tells it, when O\u2019Brien attended <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/06\/stevie-wonder-obama-center-opening-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the opening ceremony for President Obama\u2019s Presidential Center<\/a>, he was feeling very proud of himself for remembering to put sunblock on his face before the outdoor event. However, he wasn\u2019t wearing a hat, and \u201ca day or two later, I feel like my skull is on fire. Then two days after that, my skull is really itchy, and whenever I itch it\u2026 White freckled confetti is pouring off of my head. It\u2019s disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To treat the burn, O\u2019Brien rubbed oil onto his head \u2014 before realizing that he would have to be on camera to record that day\u2019s podcast. Cue the jokes about joining the Thunderbirds from <i>Grease<\/i> and turning into Gordon Gekko from the movie <i>Wall Street<\/i>. Hopefully, O\u2019Brien\u2019s scalp heals soon and his hair can return to normal, because the new look is <i>unsettling<\/i>. 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