Thanks to the tireless toilers at

, I just watched the first spot promoting

upcoming new TBS show.

Before going further, let me say that it makes no sense to judge a show by its promo.

And now let me say that this promo is a tad weird.

As the BWE folks remark, it seems like a casual ripoff the animation

used to do for Monty Python. And here we have a guy known for his jokes, and distinctive comic voice, and we don't hear him? Those NBC folks weren't kidding about delaying O'Brien's return to late-night TV comedy.

Obviously, nobody yet knows how well Conan will make the transition from late-night network host/turned-"

host/turned

tp TBS comedy guy. And we won't know until the show debuts (it's expected to bow on Nov. 18).

So for now, all we've got is the promo. So here it is: