Arts & Entertainment

Popular Comedian, TV Host Spotted Riding MBTA Bus: Report

The Brookline native was a talk show host for almost 30 years.

The MBTA buses travel throughout the Greater Boston area.
The MBTA buses travel throughout the Greater Boston area. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Long-time late-night host Conan O’Brien was spotted riding an MBTA bus this past weekend, according to a report from Boston.com.

The Brookline native was reportedly back in his home state for his 40th class reunion at Harvard University. Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 captured the moment where O’Brien thanked the bus driver, Craig Capavella. Passengers applauded Capavella and O’Brien when he departed the bus.

Conan O'Brien arrives on the red carpet for a ceremony to receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Awards at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on Sunday, March 23, 2025. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock)

O'Brien was last known to be in his home state when both his parents died within days of each other last December.

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