Mike Mitchell/imwithcoco.com

These days, being a writer for Conan O’Brien would seem to be as synonymous with idleness as being a Maytag repairman or a BP thank-you-note writer. But the writers for the former “Tonight Show” host and future TBS star are putting their downtime to productive use: after Mr. O’Brien completes his Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour, his writers will perform a live show in Chicago that will be broadcast on TBS at the end of June.

The show, called “Team Coco Presents Conan’s Writers Live,” will be presented as part of the TBS Presents a “Very Funny” Festival: Just For Laughs (yes, that’s its full title) on June 17 at the Bank of America Theater, its organizers said. The show will feature Andy Richter, Mr. O’Brien’s longtime “Late Night” and “Tonight Show” sidekick, as well as Reggie Watts, a musician and comedian who has been opening for Mr. O’Brien on his tour, and will be shown June 27 on TBS. Then, before their egos get too inflated, it will be time for the writers to go back behind the cameras and help Mr. O’Brien prepare for his TBS debut on Nov. 8.