Conan O’Brien divulges painful reason he ditched signature hairstyle for ‘greaseball’ look after fan uproar

Conan O’Brien blamed his headline-making “greaseball” hairstyle connected a scalp sunburn.

The comedian explained successful a podcast clip, obtained by Entertainment Weekly connected Wednesday, that his “skull [was] connected fire” — and past “really itchy” — from attending nan Obama Presidential Center expansive opening successful Chicago past month.

The erstwhile “Conan” host, 63, thought he was “going crazy,” noting, “Whenever I itch it, it looks for illustration a snowfall globe. It looks for illustration confetti — achromatic freckled confetti is pouring disconnected of my head. It’s disgusting.”

He pointed retired that since he has “so overmuch hair,” he isn’t “used to” needing to protect his scalp from being “roasted.”

O’Brien was told to “rub lipid into it” arsenic curen — and was “not thinking” astir filming his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast section pinch Molly Shannon erstwhile he did so.

“I travel successful and I look for illustration I’m successful Sha Na Na,” he said, referencing nan 1950s doo-wop band. “I’m a greaseball. I’m so greasy. I’m Frankie [Valli of nan Four Seasons].”

The Emmy victor joked, “I look for illustration I want to conflict 1 of you successful nan parking batch by swinging a concatenation astatine you successful 1952, aliases travel astatine you pinch a switchblade. I really consciousness different. I conscionable want to conflict group connected nan street. I want to get a basking rod and thrust it around.”

“I want to get Rizzo pregnant, truthful that Rizzo has a bun successful nan oven,” he continued of nan “Grease” character. “You cognize what I mean?”

Still referencing nan 1978 movie, he quipped, “I’m 1 of nan Thunderbirds that is easy 55 years old. I’m going to put a bubble-gum cigaret down my ear.”

Declaring himself a “greaseball” covered successful WD40, he clarified, “I’m conscionable gonna support rubbing lipid into my caput until this my skull heals.”

O’Brien, additionally, praised Hillary Clinton for wearing a “giant … huge” chapeau astatine nan June event, saying, “She’s smart. She’s laughing astatine maine correct now.”

The erstwhile “Saturday Night Live” writer’s caller ‘do sparked chatter connected Monday, pinch societal media users comparing O’Brien to a “Sopranos” actor, a utilized car salesman and much aft he ditched his accustomed pompadour.

He re-posted a fewer of nan funniest comments to his Instagram provender connected Tuesday.

“Who hosed down Conan?” 1 read, pinch different admitting that “seeing Conan’s hairsbreadth for illustration this feels illegal.”

O’Brien’s signature activity dates backmost to precocious school, pinch him explaining connected “60 Minutes” successful 2010 that he needed it arsenic a “hook” to make it successful Hollywood.

At nan time, nan erstwhile precocious nighttime big called it “structurally sound” and told viewers, “If there’s an earthquake and you’re successful nan Pacific Northwest, get nether my hair.”