Conan O'Brien has announced his firsts guests for the premiere week of his new TBS talk show.

The first night of "Conan" will feature Seth Rogan, Jack White, and a mystery guest (in the running: the Pope, Vladimir Putin, Thomas Pynchon, Gerhard Ertl, Jack Nicholson, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga).

"Conan" debuts on November 9th at 11pm on TBS.

TBS says there will be surprise guests throughout the first week, but here is the main line-up:

Last year, the Raconteurs tried an experiment -- releasing an album with virtually no promotion or even advance notice, announcing its existence just one week before it appeared in stores. "Consolers of the Lonely" still debuted at No. 7 on the album charts. But Brendan Benson, who shares songwriting duties in the Raconteurs with the better-known Jack White, thinks it should have done a lot better.

"I didn't want to put it out that way, but who was I to argue?" Benson said in a recent phone interview. "I hadn't sold a ton of records. It was Jack's idea and I eventually just had to trust him -- even though I think we kind of screwed ourselves. We should have done more press and promotion, because it's a great record. One of my prouder moments in that band."

For more from Benson about his new solo album, plus details on his show in Carrboro next week, see the interview in Friday's paper.

Looking for something to do tonight, on U2 Eve? You could do lots worse than checking out "It Might Get Loud," the very fine movie starring U2's The Edge paired with two intriguing counterparts. See the review here.