Yes and No. We all want artists to be able to live off their work. In a perfect world media would pay for itself, ie movies cost money to see, ads run during TV etc.

Specifically, Conan hosts a show. I'll watch ads during that show, because thats how the show makes money. Ideally the show exists and the ads don' sell the show, they just pay for it. I am there for content that he creates (along with his writing staff). I want to watch Conan interview people, do sketches and be himself. The idea of using that to sell me something is lame.

However, this being the real world, people want security, and I am sure what ever they paid him seems like free money. Commercials are shot very quickly in a few days. Conan has a family, its practical to accept an ad every now and then. It does not hurt his rep, I am not going to stop watching his show over this.

So its lame, but in the end, as long as he is a TV host who does an occasional ad, it doesn't hurt

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