It all started with Conan O'Brien creating a mock Presidential campaign add for the re-election of Finnish President Tarja Halonen, all because he looks like her. Because of his humor and uncanny resemblence, the Present (she was re-elected) met with Conan O'Brien back in 2006. When Conan would mention anything having to do with Finland on his talk show, the media in Finland made sure to cover it. With their support for him over the years, Conan has stayed a strong part of Finnish media culture. When his show was no longer airing in Finland in 2010, fans gathered in Helsinki to protest. Their slogan was “Don’t be like a Finnish tv-network, be WITH COCO!” (Coco is Conan's nickname). With the country backing the comedian, Conan's tv show is now showing in Finland.
I watched an episode last night and felt so proud to be in Finland watching the ginger Irish comedian mock others with his quirky jokes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU6ierlsI0I&feature=player_embedded
The resemblance is uncanny!
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