- Joel Godard
Joel Clinton Godard (born
March 31 ,1938 inMilledgeville , Baldwin County, Georgia) is an American televisionannouncer , currently serving as the announcer for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien ". He is often featured in the show's skits, portraying a fictitious version of himself.Godard attended
Emory University , and graduated in 1960 with a degree inchemistry ; he was admitted to their medical school, but instead chose to go into entertainment. Since 1999, Godard has also served as announcer for NBC's annual telecast of theMacy's Thanksgiving Day Parade .On "
Late Night with Conan O'Brien ", when he is used in sketches, Godard is a blatantly homosexual "rice queen " type character, that is, with an affinity for young Asian men (preferably wearingSpeedos ). His character will often pine for "the sweet release of death" and detail how his life is miserable, but he will say all these things in his cheery announcer voice and while flashing a large, open-mouthed smile, his trademark. Sketches also frequently have him committingsuicide , usually byhanging . In reality, however, Godard has been married since 1983 and has one child.External links
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