Conan O’Brien, American Express Hold Twitter Contest

Twitter sensation Conan O’Brien is at it again. The former NBC talk-show host sent a tweet Friday afternoon reading, “Want to see an insecure celebrity avoid eye contact? Meet me courtesy of Amex: http://bit.ly/bEUqsh.”

Clicking on that link brought users to a page titled I Want to Meet Coco, which asked users to follow American Express on Twitter and tweet, “Hey @americanexpress I want to be with Coco in (insert city from list below). Pick me! http://bit.ly/bEUqsh #amexConan.”

Five random winners who tweet between now and 11:59 p.m. ET Monday will receive two tickets for O’Brien’s shows in San Francisco (April 22), Los Angeles (April 24), Dallas (May 13), Chicago (May 19), or New York (June 2).

O’Brien now has nearly 700,000 Twitter followers.

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