HAITI SPECIAL A MUST WATCH
A great show. Really shows how we the people are all the same every where and all strife in the world comes from the rich leaders full of greed running the show and just trying to take from each other.
I am a Conan fan, but I was disappointed. Parts of the show were embarrassing. He needed to show more sensitivity and not do his usual schtick. Haitians are friendly people, but they must be sick of opportunistic Americans.
Some of his comedy appeared to be well received, while other bits did not. I think he should have toned it down this trip. I know he was well-meaning and wanted to help the Haitian people, but he also wanted to do a comedy special. He should have shown a little more empathy and a little less comedy, since some of his comedy did not translate well due to the language barrier and because some of it just wasn't funny (giving that kid the hat that said "Haiti is great already." Really??).
Again, I love Conan. I watch him every night. I would have liked to have seen something a bit different this time than the clueless, tone-deaf American comedian/traveler, when not everyone gets the joke -- because maybe there was no decent joke to get. Or maybe it didn't play well because Haiti is a poor country with as many problems as Haiti has. A comedian can't tell jokes without knowing his audience -- it was painfully obvious this show was designed to cater to Americans back home and not to the Haitians right in front of him.
Some of the bits were funny. But not all of them were, and occasionally they were cringe-worthy.