Skeletons from late-night cupboard

Conan O'Brien has done an all-claymation show, shot a show opening during a blackout, and taken viewers to Finland. On Halloween, the Late Night host will break more television ground.

In keeping with the spirit of the spooky holiday, the October 31 edition will be an all-skeleton version. O'Brien says: "This may be the finest hour of television NBC has ever produced - with skeletons."

The flesh-free episode is a recreation of a Late Night broadcast from May. Conan's skeleton guests will be the bones of Larry King (braces included), the skeleton of House star Omar Epps and the frame of actress Sheila Kelley (Singles, Matchstick Men), who will demonstrate a pole-dancing workout. The show also features Arrested Development star Will Arnett's skeleton doing an "In the Year 2000" segment.

In May 2003, the show did an episode in clay animation, of which O'Brien similarly said, "This may be the best show we've ever done - in clay."

Late Night has also broadcast using only reserve power when New York had a blackout in 2003, and this year O'Brien travelled to Finland and filed a travelogue including a meeting with his doppelganger, President Tarja Halonen.