Conan O’Brien ‘apologises in advance for butchering mother tongue’ in cameo on Irish-language soap Ros na Rún

American talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien (60) will speak Irish in his Ros na Rún cameo airing at the end of this month.

Mr O’Brien will make his Irish TV drama debut on TG4’s soap opera on Tuesday, April 30.

The presenter said that the linguistics coach Kevin Hussey “coached and challenged him to learn his first lines as Gaeilge” while filming the cameo in January.

“Getting to work with the cast and crew of Ros Na Rún was a delightful highlight of my trip to Ireland,” he said.

“I apologise in advance for inadvertently butchering my mother tongue,” he added.

His guest appearance on the Irish language show will also feature in his new HBO travel series Conan O’Brien Must Go in Ireland premiering this Thursday, April 18.

Marion Ní Loingsigh, Ros na Rún series producer, revealed O’Brien requested to appear on the show himself as he was filming his travel show. She added the fans will see “a perfect delivery of Gaeilge” by Mr O’Brien.

While filming his travel show, the Massachusetts-born star made pitstops in Dublin, Galway and Limerick, as he was mapping out his Irish family heritage and tracing his ancestors.

Ros na Rún revealed Conan O’Brien will play a “feisty” delivery man.

“On Tuesday, April 30, at 8:30pm, Ros na Rún’s village rogue and publican, Tadhg Ó Direáin, is faced with a feisty delivery man who’s having none of Tadhg’s arrogant nonsense,” the show description reads.

“Standing his ground, comedian and HBO Max TV personality Conan O’Brien, the new Ros na Rún delivery man, is certainly no pushover for Tadhg as a war of words is declared between the two in Tigh Thaidhg.

“Loyal fans of Ireland’s only rural-based TV drama will have to watch and see if Vince gets his balloons for his party and if publican Tadhg throws the legendary TV personality Conan O’Brien out of his pub,” it says.

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