Conan O’Brien’s New Slicked-Back Look Explained

Conan O’Brien has revealed a scalp sunburn as the cause of his new greased-back hairstyle, joking, “I’m a grease ball now.” Fans noticed the dramatic departure from his signature pompadour during a recent taping of his Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast. O’Brien explained the burn occurred at the Obama Presidential Center grand opening in Chicago on June 18th, where the outdoor event lasted over three hours. Despite applying sunscreen to his face, the sun burned through his hair and roasted his scalp. A remedy of rubbing oil into his scalp left him looking, as he put it, like a character in Grease. He added, “I look like I want to fight one of you in the parking lot.”