Conan O Brien Reveals Hilarious Story About Meeting John Candy
As context, many universities will feature celebrity alumni (or just celebrities in general) at various events. During these times, a student will usually receive the honor of escorting the guest of honor around campus. Well, in 1984, only a few years before he would charm audiences everywhere alongside Steve Martin in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Candy appeared for just such an event at Harvard. This just so happened to coincide with O’Brien’s time at the university, and the young student was tasked with showing the beloved actor around....