Conan Furloughs His Long-Standing Nemesis Jordan Schlansky.

In keeping with the government shutdown, Conan O’Brien hunted down the show’s non-essential employees last night, naturally ending up in the office of his favorite scapegoat, Jordan Schlansky, the show’s “somewhat anal-retentive” associate producer. When Conan asked staffers to name the least essential employee, Schlansky’s name came up repeatedly.

Schlansky’s earliest appearances on the show date back to Conan’s Late Night skits. Since then, Schlansky’s found himself trying to explain away his elitist espresso machine, his misplaced Italian Euro-snobbery and why he’s habitually late

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