Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly podcast hosted by American comedian and former talk show host Conan O'Brien. It is co-hosted by O'Brien's assistant, Sona Movsesian, and producer, Matt Gourley.[1] The podcast debuted in November 2018 and features O'Brien talking with comedians and actors in the industry, including Danhausen, Jeff Goldblum, Adam Sandler, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, Will Ferrell, Kristen Bell, Bill Burr, Tom Hanks, and Tina Fey; along with personal friends, such as Lisa Kudrow and Timothy Olyphant;[2] as well as people he admires, such as Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Neil Young, and Robert Caro.[3]

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
Presentation
Hosted by
Genre
LanguageEnglish
Length32–91 minutes
Production
Production
Theme music composed byThe White Stripes
Opening theme"We're Going to Be Friends"
No. of episodes243 including 3 reruns, 6 specials, 6 bonus, and 55 fan extra episodes (list of episodes)
Publication
Original releaseNovember 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
ProviderTeam Coco & Earwolf
Related
Websiteteamcoco.com/podcasts/conan-obrien-needs-a-friend

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend has received positive reviews from critics and is one of the top podcasts on iTunes.[4]

History

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend premiered November 18, 2018, when O'Brien's talk show was on hiatus and being retooled from an hour-long format into a half-hour format.[5] O'Brien announced, "After 25 years of extensive market research, we have learned that people want to hear my voice without seeing my face. So rejoice, America." The title refers to the podcast's premise that O'Brien is only friends with people who work for him, and the friendly conversations he has with celebrities on his talk show rarely translate to lasting friendships, an issue he is looking to fix.[2][6]

The first 36 episodes of the podcast were packaged together as one season.[7] A second season consisting of another 36 episodes premiered on October 7, 2019, after a run of six special episodes titled Deep Dive with Dana Carvey.[8] A third season premiered on August 3, 2020.

In April 2021, O'Brien launched a companion podcast titled Conan O'Brien Needs A Fan, in which he, Movsesian, and Gourley will take questions from fans via Zoom.[9]

In July 2021, it was announced that David Hopping would replace Movsesian during her maternity leave. Movsesian returned on the episode released October 10, 2021, the same podcast where Gourley announced he would be taking a month-long paternity leave.[10]

In November 2021, O'Brien, Movsesian, and Gourley performed a live version of the podcast at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.[11]

In May 2022, the podcast, as well as the entire digital media business Team Coco, was sold to SiriusXM for $150 million. The show was announced to continue to be distributed everywhere it had previously been available.[12]

Format

Conan O'Brien (left) and Matt Gourley (right) host the podcast alongside Sona Movsesian (not pictured).

The podcast episodes opens with the guests stating their names and saying, "I feel _____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend" in which they state their feelings about their respective friendships with Conan, intercut with guitar music by Jimmy Vivino. This is followed by the show's theme music, "We're Going to Be Friends" by The White Stripes. The majority of the podcast is then a casual interview between O'Brien and the guest.

Sona Movsesian, O'Brien's long-time personal assistant, and Matt Gourley, the podcast's producer, serve as sidekicks. Many of the episodes feature O'Brien periodically reading ads, sometimes introduced as a segment called "Conan O'Brien Pays Off the Mortgage on His Beach House". To close out the podcast, conversations largely unrelated to the preceding interview are featured, with O'Brien, Movsesian, and Gourley discussing topics including minor workplace squabbles, the success of the podcast, O'Brien's idiosyncrasies, or listeners' messages.

Reception

Critical reception

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend has received strong reviews. Writing for Rolling Stone, Matt Saincome listed it among the best new podcasts of 2018: "Instead of the heavily choreographed late-night talk show conversations, listeners are treated to a much more vulnerable, behind the scenes vibe from O'Brien. The dynamic between him and his assistant Sona Movsesian helps with this. The relationship is endearing and serves as a springboard for the listener to get to know Conan better, by hearing how those around him see him." Saincome listed the podcasts with Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard as highlights among the first few episodes, writing, "All episodes of this podcast are worth a listen so far, but the one-two punch of Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard stood out for the genuine warmth and discussion of Conan's personal life."[6]

In his review for Vulture, Nicholas Quah praised O'Brien as a stellar podcast host in a very crowded field, writing, "His weirdness translates well to the casual intimacy that's come to define the podcast as a platform for performance, and his default stance of efficient self-deprecation makes the show feel accessible in ways that other comedy podcasts, fronted by needier ids, may not." Quah also praised the dynamic among O'Brien and his sidekicks on the show, Sona Movsesian and Matt Gourley: "It also helps that O'Brien is great at the performance of longer-form interviews, effectively balancing the impulse of filling the room with being genuinely curious, and there's also a lot of charm to be found in the podcast, particularly in the core O'Brien-Movsesian-Gourley workplace dynamic, which goes a long way to providing listeners with a sheen of habitual comfort."[13]

In an article for The Boston Globe, Joshua Macht noted that O'Brien establishing a weekly podcast confirmed that podcasting is no longer on the fringes of the digital audio market. Macht writes, "The arrival of heavy hitters such as Conan O'Brien may not signal the end of podcasting—or even the peak—but it will usher in a new phase for the medium."[14]

In a review for BBC Radio 4's Podcast Radio Hour, Jake Yapp celebrated the "sincerity and openness" of the show, despite its strong humor content. Yapp also praised the parity between guest and host, despite the many outstanding comedians on the podcast, and noted that there was a sincere lack of one-upmanship common among comedians.[15]

According to Irish writer Mark Farrelly, who called the podcast an "auditory delight", the podcast has been developing a "cult following" in Europe. Farrelly also praised the unexpected humor in the "Conan O'Brien Pays Off the Mortgage on His Beach House" segments, with O'Brien "showing his genius by turning live reads into top notch comedy material."[16]

O'Brien's success as a podcast host was the cover story of the August 20, 2019, issue of Variety magazine, in which he was dubbed "the darling of the podcasting world."[17][18] That day, Marc Maron appeared on Conan with the issue, jokingly taking offense that O'Brien had been dubbed a pioneer of the medium after approximately 30 episodes, whereas Maron had done more than 1,000 at that point.[19]

The show won the 2021 Ambies Award for "Best Comedy Podcast".[20]

Downloads

Matt Gourley stated in the May 12, 2019, episode featuring Bill Hader, that each episode receives one million downloads in its first cycle, shortly after release,[7] which Variety referred to as "blockbuster numbers for a podcast."[17] In August 2021, Deadline Hollywood reported the podcast had reached over 250 million downloads and averaged more than 9 million downloads per month.[11]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
136November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Deep Dive6August 4, 2019 (2019-08-04)September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08)
236October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)June 8, 2020 (2020-06-08)
Summer S'mores S17June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27)
3105August 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)TBA
Needs a Fan61April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)TBA
Summer S'mores S26June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)

Season 1 (2018–19)

No.Title"I feel ____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend"Run TimeOriginal release date
1"Will Ferrell""Awkward"46:16November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
2"Kristen Bell""Supercharged"48:06November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
3"Bill Burr""Great"51:17December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)
4"Dax Shepard""Very optimistic"48:54December 9, 2018 (2018-12-09)
5"Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally""Ambivalent" and "Really good"49:30December 16, 2018 (2018-12-16)
6"Wanda Sykes""Somewhat trapped"47:08December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23)
7"Pete Holmes""Frustrated but honored"47:33December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30)
8"Marc Maron""Nervous"46:36January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)
9"Adam Sandler""Stunned"50:33January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)
10"Ron Funches""Grateful and excited"46:15January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)
11"Dana Carvey""Masculine"55:48January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)
12"David Sedaris""Apprehensive"50:58February 3, 2019 (2019-02-03)
13"Stephen Colbert""Cool"54:51February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)
14"Timothy Olyphant""Meh"1:00:37February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)
15"Jeff Goldblum""Well, I feel, let me be, uh, truthful, and I feel, well, to the extent that we're friends, I feel we have a deep connection, but I wish we'd spend more time together. I'm available for your friendship however time-consuming, or, uh, any-any aspect of it. We've been friends in the sense that we have, in the way that we have on these shows and seeing each other here and there. You've, of course, I've enrolled you in, I-I finagled you into being part of that show, that movie, little movie that I did and you were so sweet to do that and then, what else? Oh we did a, we did a, we were there at the voi-, at some voice over we were doing. It was one of your things, yes, yes, yes. So, and then, I think we- did I have a date with you, or just ran into you at the Soho House? That was lovely. And I've always said, yes, let's- and we've exchanged information, but we've never availed ourselves of it. I've always said let's come over to my house and let's do many things. I do all, all manner of things, so I-I, I-I love being your friend however it does or doesn't pan out. But I tell you again, I'm available for the deepest, closest, and most time-consuming kind of friendship."59:36February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)
16"Lisa Kudrow""Tired"1:01:55March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03)
16.5"Jessie Gaskell and Mike Sweeney""Hungry" and "Starving"31:39March 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)
17"Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz""Sizzlin'" and "Curious"48:58March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)
18"Michelle Obama""Cautiously optimistic"56:18March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)[21]
19"Ray Romano""Good (with an exception)"50:10March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)
20"Ben Stiller""Excited yet not holding my breath"56:32March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)
21"Nicole Byer""Excited!"51:49April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)
22"Patton Oswalt""Anxious"1:02:55April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)
23"Tig Notaro""Glad"1:02:13April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21)
24"Robert Caro""Cautiously optimistic"56:14April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28)
25"Jimmy Kimmel""Sexually excited"58:15May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05)
26"Bill Hader""Great"59:10May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12)
27"Howard Stern""Badly (about not being Conan O'Brien's friend)"1:30:41May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19)
28"Bob Newhart""Anxious"1:02:15May 26, 2019 (2019-05-26)
29"Hannah Gadsby""Confused"49:22June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02)
30"Martin Short""Ashamed"57:42June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10)
31"Lin-Manuel Miranda""Great"1:05:11June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)
32"Billy Eichner""Mixed"1:02:46June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)
33"Mila Kunis""Indifferent"1:02:56July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)
34"Andy Richter""Just fine"58:00July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)
35"Kumail Nanjiani""Apologetic"1:05:55July 15, 2019 (2019-07-15)
36"Julia Louis-Dreyfus""A tad hopeful (but not really)"1:01:52July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)

Deep Dive with Dana Carvey (2019)

No.TitleRun TimeOriginal release date
DD1"Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 1"26:52August 4, 2019 (2019-08-04)
DD2"Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 2"26:03August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11)
DD3"Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 3"24:29August 19, 2019 (2019-08-19)
DD4"Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 4"22:44August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
DD5"Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 5"25:09September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)
DD6"Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 6"32:30September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08)

Season 2 (2019–2020)

Episodes 37, 38, and 39 were rereleases of the Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Obama, and Bob Newhart episodes respectively.

No.Title"I feel ____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend"Run TimeOriginal release date
40"David Letterman""My connection to Conan is endless admiration."1:16:50October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)
41"Tina Fey""Good"50:58October 14, 2019 (2019-10-14)
42"John Oliver""Cautiously optimistic"52:34October 21, 2019 (2019-10-21)
43"Zach Galifianakis""Cautious"59:30October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28)
44"Neil Young""Good"54:04November 4, 2019 (2019-11-04)
45"Paul Rudd""Excited"1:04:40November 11, 2019 (2019-11-11)
46"Ellen DeGeneres""Honored"50:44November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)
47"Eric Idle""Moderately aroused"53:28November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)
48"Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton""Great (but a little apprehensive)"58:00December 2, 2019 (2019-12-02)
49"Jack Black""Shitty"1:01:12December 9, 2019 (2019-12-09)
50"John Mulaney""Falsely modest"1:01:51December 16, 2019 (2019-12-16)
51"Malcolm Gladwell""Pressured"54:22December 23, 2019 (2019-12-23)
52"Al Franken""I'm already a fucking friend of Conan's"58:04December 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)
53"Charles Barkley""Great"1:02:21January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)
54"Nikki Glaser""Overwhelmed"57:53January 13, 2020 (2020-01-13)
55"Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara""Absolutely delighted" and "Flattered and honored (that you would consider me your friend)"1:00:48January 20, 2020 (2020-01-20)
56"Jesse Eisenberg""Desperate"54:00January 27, 2020 (2020-01-27)
57"Sarah Silverman""Grateful"56:22February 3, 2020 (2020-02-03)
58"Keegan-Michael Key""Overwhelmed"58:21February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)
59"Judd Apatow""Does not feel hopeful"1:02:49February 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)
60"Jim Gaffigan""Like Nikki Glaser felt"59:27February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)
61"Ali Wong""Very new"1:08:20March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)
62"Paul Reubens""Fantastic"1:07:09March 9, 2020 (2020-03-09)
62.5"Andy Daly""Conveniently located"1:05:19March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
63"Will Arnett""Pretty put out"1:03:28March 16, 2020 (2020-03-16)
64"Whitney Cummings""Stressed out"57:29March 23, 2020 (2020-03-23)
65"Steve Coogan""Quietly optimistic"1:03:44March 30, 2020 (2020-03-30)
66"D'Arcy Carden""Hopeful"1:01:43April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
67"Kevin Nealon""Confused that he's considered"1:01:14April 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)
68"Ricky Gervais""Strangely underwhelmed"1:02:47April 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)
69"Nick Kroll""Incredibly proud"1:05:59April 27, 2020 (2020-04-27)
70"Ted Danson""Oddly comforted"1:03:54May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04)
71"Mike Myers""Prehensile"1:02:19May 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)
72"J. J. Abrams""Exceedingly lucky"1:10:41May 18, 2020 (2020-05-18)
73"Russell Brand""Nervous"1:01:41May 25, 2020 (2020-05-25)
74"Rob Lowe""Optimistic"1:03:24June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
75"Amy Schumer""Fully indifferent"1:02:00June 8, 2020 (2020-06-08)

Summer S'mores season 1 (& Tom Hanks) (2020)

No.Title"I feel ____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend"Run TimeOriginal release date
76"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 1"No guest30:08June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)
77"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 2"No guest28:29June 22, 2020 (2020-06-22)
78"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 3"No guest30:54June 29, 2020 (2020-06-29)
79"Tom Hanks""Grand"1:13:07July 7, 2020 (2020-07-07)
80"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 4"No guest28:27July 13, 2020 (2020-07-13)
81"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 5"No guest32:21July 20, 2020 (2020-07-20)
82"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 6"No guest30:37July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27)

(2020–present)

After Season 1 and Season 2, the show abandoned the concept of seasons for podcasts.

No.Title"I feel ____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend"Run TimeOriginal release date
83"W. Kamau Bell""Cautiously optimistic, but still not great"1:08:19August 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)
84"Jim Carrey""Warm all over"54:17August 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)
85"Maya Rudolph""Pretty terrific"1:06:14August 17, 2020 (2020-08-17)
86"Michael Che""Honored"1:06:20August 24, 2020 (2020-08-24)
87"Jameela Jamil""Better about my hair"1:07:09August 31, 2020 (2020-08-31)
88"Deon Cole""Wonderful everytime [he's] with Conan O'Brien"1:03:37September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
89"Sean Hayes""Indifferent"59:38September 14, 2020 (2020-09-14)
90"Keith Urban""Incredibly confused"53:05September 21, 2020 (2020-09-21)
91"Rory Scovel""Grateful about being Conan O'Brien's best friend"1:00:30September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)
92"Michelle Obama Returns""Very, very hopeful"49:06September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30)
93"Colin Quinn""Euphoric"1:04:28October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)
94"Willie Nelson""Great"1:00:38October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)
95"Hillary Clinton Returns""Enthusiastic"59:43October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)
96"Rashida Jones""Fine"1:11:11October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)
97"Bruce Springsteen""Ecstatic"56:02October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)
98"Jim Parsons""Okay (about people saying that me and Conan O'Brien are friends)"55:09November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)
99"Sam Richardson""Honored and obligated"55:30November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)
100"John Leguizamo""Great"1:02:03November 16, 2020 (2020-11-16)
101"Kevin Hart""Extremely blessed"1:04:18November 23, 2020 (2020-11-23)
102"Kristin Chenoweth""Petite about...peeing?"50:47November 30, 2020 (2020-11-30)
103"John Cleese""Morally imperative"53:20December 7, 2020 (2020-12-07)
104"Kaley Cuoco""Giddy"1:00:30December 14, 2020 (2020-12-14)
105"Amy Sedaris""Bullied (into being Conan's friend)"1:00:59December 21, 2020 (2020-12-21)
106"Matthew Rhys""Blank"1:02:27December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28)
107"JB Smoove""As though Conan is taking advantage of me and he's putting pressure on people to be his friend"1:01:06January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
107.5"Ron Reagan"53:46January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
108"Fred Armisen""Productive"56:36January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)
109"Anthony Anderson""Bloated, hungover, and constipated"59:28January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)
110"Mike Birbiglia""Terrified"1:01:05January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)
111"Bryan Cranston""Very lucky about being happily paid"56:34February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)
112"David Spade""Sort of excited"57:07February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)
113"Dave Grohl""Somewhat conflicted"1:02:44February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)
114"Kenan Thompson""Great"1:06:51February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)
115"Jane Lynch""Chosen and honored"58:57March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01)
116"Angela Kinsey & Jenna Fischer""Zippy" and "Super-duper excited"55:27March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)
117"Shaquille O'Neal""Enigmatic"1:08:08March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)
118"Kate Hudson""Insecure"51:40March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)
119"Seth Meyers""Anxious and excited"58:46March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29)
120"Adam McKay""Old-fashioned-twelve-year-old-about-to-have-a-sleepover excited"58:24April 5, 2021 (2021-04-05)
121"Bob Odenkirk""Confused"56:54April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12)
122"Abbi Jacobson""Scrumptious"54:36April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)
123"JB Smoove Returns (with Miles Grose)""Optimistic" (and "Awkward")53:27April 26, 2021 (2021-04-26)
124"Eric Andre""Titillated"1:05:23May 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)
125"Seth Rogen""Fantastic"1:04:30May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)
126"Jake Tapper""Cromulent"1:02:20May 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)
127"Tracee Ellis Ross""Really strange, excited, a little squirrelly"58:22May 24, 2021 (2021-05-24)
128"President Barack Obama""Ambivalent"1:04:03May 31, 2021 (2021-05-31)
129"John Krasinski""Effervescent"56:25June 7, 2021 (2021-06-07)
130"Kathryn Hahn""Like she'd be lying about"59:23June 14, 2021 (2021-06-14)
131"Desus & Mero""Like a diversity hire" and "semi-aroused"59:51June 21, 2021 (2021-06-21)
132"Bill Burr Returns""Honored"1:00:54June 28, 2021 (2021-06-28)
133"Sean Penn""Relieved"1:00:59July 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)
134""Weird Al" Yankovic""Figuratively tickled pink"57:13July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)
135"Daniel Radcliffe""Cautiously optimistic"54:24July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)
136"John Wilson""Very fortunate...?"1:01:55July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)
137"Flula Borg""Mmmmmh…oooooooh"59:42August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)
138"Cecily Strong""Honored"55:22August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
139"Michael Keaton""So happy about being here & being Conan O'Brien's friend"59:25August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
140"Hannah Einbinder""Confused"1:02:41August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)
141"Joel McHale""A little anxious, but good"1:06:19August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)
142"Kristen Schaal""Relieved"1:00:47September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
143"Alan Yang""Weirdly fulfilling a childhood dream-thing"57:47September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)
143.5"Conan Talks About Norm Macdonald (with Andy Richter & Frank Smiley)"1:08:27September 16, 2021 (2021-09-16)
144"Melissa McCarthy""Just delightful"1:03:27September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)
145"Tiffany Haddish""Amazing"1:02:06September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26)
146"Anderson Cooper""Kind of thrilled that he can be considered"1:02:49October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)
147"Jake Gyllenhaal""So many things"1:04:39October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)
148"Simon Rich""Extremely grateful"53:18October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)
149"Daniel Sloss""Privileged"1:11:52October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
150"Elvis Costello""Splendiferous"1:24:14October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
151"Rachel Dratch""Overly excited"1:07:28November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)
151.5"Live with Will Arnett at the Wiltern Theatre""Absolutely estatic"1:29:30November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)
152"Howie Mandel""Fantastic"1:02:22November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
153"John Lithgow""Is already Conan O'Brien's friend"57:24November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
154"Ellie Kemper""Thrilled"57:49November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29)
155"Lea DeLaria""Is gagging"1:01:11December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)
156"Will Forte""Honored"59:36December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)
157"Quentin Tarantino""Trepidatious"1:08:30December 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)
158"Jim Gaffigan Returns""Ecstatic"1:00:51December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)
159"Kieran Culkin""Goal-achieved"1:00:53December 26, 2021 (2021-12-26)
160"Chris Redd""lucky as a motherfucker"59:03January 2, 2022 (2022-01-02)
161"Zach Galifianakis Returns""Sincere"1:08:53January 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)
162"Bowen Yang""Dissociative"1:02:54January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)
163"Patton Oswalt & Meredith Salenger""100% not embarrassed" and "so blessed"57:59January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)
164"Moses Storm""Psychotic"56:08January 30, 2022 (2022-01-30)
164.5"Sonia Sotomayor""Intimidated"1:08:06February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
165"Judy Greer""Privileged"1:02:38February 6, 2022 (2022-02-06)
166"Marshawn Lynch""Blessed"1:06:27February 13, 2022 (2022-02-13)
167"Slash""Pretty damn good"1:00:19February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)
168"Mike Schur""Fine"1:07:17February 27, 2022 (2022-02-27)
169"Julie Bowen""Cautiously optimistic"1:07:35March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)
170"David Cross""Envious"1:00:39March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13)
171"Tracy Morgan""Bloated"1:06:46March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)
172"Paul Rudd Returns""Heart-warmed"1:11:59March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)
173"Aimee Mann""Apprehensive"57:23April 3, 2022 (2022-04-03)
174"Nick Offerman Returns""Earnestly grateful"1:05:02April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)
175"Stephen Merchant""Overqualified"1:00:03April 17, 2022 (2022-04-17)
176"Molly Shannon""Proud"1:06:33April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24)
177"John Mulaney Returns""Irregardless"1:10:01May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)
178"Paul F. Tompkins""Cautiously optimistic"1:01:12May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)
179"Elle Fanning""Honored"1:05:47May 15, 2022 (2022-05-15)
179.5"Live with Bill Hader at the Wiltern Theater""Thrilled"1:22:43May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17)
180"Tig Notaro Returns""Gay"1:10:16May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)
181"Professor Brian Cox""Has no idea how to feel"55:52May 30, 2022 (2022-05-30)
182"Jeff Goldblum Returns"(three and a half minutes into a conversation that began with the standard intro) "Being here with you now, as if I am revealing myself to myself, AND... AND I feel utterly drenched and purged"1:30:54June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06)
183"Vanessa Bayer""Honestly thrilled"58:23June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13)
184"David Sedaris Returns""Fantastic"1:15:19June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)
185"Jack White""Magnanimous"1:15:05June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27)
186"Taylor Tomlinson""Braggadocious"1:03:25July 3, 2022 (2022-07-03)
187"Dana Carvey Returns""Stupefied"1:13:39July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10)
188"Steven Yeun""Ecstatic"1:05:11July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)
189"Nikki Glaser Returns""Chill"1:13:50July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
190"B.J. Novak""Excited, but cautious"1:03:27July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31)
190.6"Conan Sits Down with his Significant Other (with Liza Powel O’Brien)"21:01August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
191"Jeff Ross""Tan"1:03:56August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07)
192"Aubrey Plaza""Totally fine"1:03:04August 14, 2022 (2022-08-14)
193"Nicole Byer Returns""Giddy"1:08:07August 21, 2022 (2022-08-21)
194"Luke Wilson""That, on the advice of my counsel, it's best that I've agree to be clear about being Conan O'Brien's friend"1:02:58August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)
195"James Burrows""Sanguine"1:02:27September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)
196"Leslie Jones""Could give a shit if I was"58:44September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11)
197"Jack McBrayer""Honored"1:14:50September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)
198"Billy Eichner Returns""Over the goddamn moon"1:02:43September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)
199"Mila Kunis Returns""Irrelevant"1:06:52October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)
200"Rivers Cuomo""Excited"1:05:17October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)
201"Jon Bernthal""Extraordinarily lucky"1:05:51October 16, 2022 (2022-10-16)
202"Kevin Nealon Returns""Obligated"1:07:31October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)
203"Colin Hanks""Excited (?)"1:06:31October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)
204"JB Smoove Live from the SiriusXM Garage""Frustrated"1:23:50November 1, 2022 (2022-11-01)
205"Nick Kroll Returns""Strongly"1:08:27November 6, 2022 (2022-11-06)
206"Bill Burr Live from the SiriusXM Garage""Alright" and "So special"1:13:53November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
207"Kumail Nanjiani Returns""Skeptical"1:02:01November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)
208"Tracy Morgan Live at the Beacon Theater""Like a man"1:17:00November 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)
209"Stephen Colbert Live at the Beacon Theater""Put upon"1:16:30November 27, 2022 (2022-11-27)
210"Lizzy Caplan""Confused"1:10:20December 4, 2022 (2022-12-04)
211"Randall Park""Neither here nor there"1:05:42December 11, 2022 (2022-12-11)
212"Michelle Obama Returns Again""Less cautious"1:04:45December 18, 2022 (2022-12-18)
213"Ed Helms""Humbled"58:10December 25, 2022 (2022-12-25)
214"Penn Badgley""The dull echo of imposter syndrome"1:07:23January 1, 2023 (2023-01-01)
215"Bryan Cranston Returns""Stimulated"1:11:33January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08)
216"Ramy Youssef""The inevitability of God coming into our lives"1:13:09January 15, 2023 (2023-01-15)
217"Timothy Olyphant Returns""Splendiferous"1:06:31January 22, 2023 (2023-01-22)
218"Vir Das""Unique"58:42January 29, 2023 (2023-01-29)
219"Sarah Silverman Returns""Ambivalent"1:08:35February 5, 2023 (2023-02-05)
220"Jane Fonda""So, really deeply happy and excited"1:04:26February 12, 2023 (2023-02-12)
221"Jason Segel""Very happy"1:01:35February 19, 2023 (2023-02-19)
222"Elizabeth Banks""Cautiously optimistic"1:02:29February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26)
223"Norah Jones""Ecstatic"1:11:05March 5, 2023 (2023-03-05)
224"Michelle Zauner""Elated"1:01:41March 12, 2023 (2023-03-12)
224.5"Neil Young And The Songs That Inspired Him"-1:01:27March 14, 2023 (2023-03-14)
225"Chris Martin""Really great"1:02:22March 19, 2023 (2023-03-19)
226"Billie Eilish and FINNEAS""Really excited" and "Dubious"1:10:02March 26, 2023 (2023-03-26)
227"Zach Braff""So honored"1:04:29April 2, 2023 (2023-04-02)
228"Al Franken Returns""Privileged"1:00:36April 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)
229"Julia Louis-Dreyfus Returns""Not much"1:01:02April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)
230"Lars Ulrich""Psyched"1:03:33April 23, 2023 (2023-04-23)
231"Charlie Day""Euphoric"54:02April 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)
232"Steven Wright""Anxious"1:03:15May 7, 2023 (2023-05-07)
233"Javier Bardem""Scared"1:04:06May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)

Conan O'Brien Needs a Fan (2021–present)

No.TitleRun TimeOriginal release date
1 (121.5)"Fanhausen"29:37April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)
2 (122.5)"The Student Has Become The Master"24:50April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
3 (123.5)"Fiki's Gambit"25:35April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
4 (124.5)"Fruit, There It Is"25:07May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
5 (125.5)"Avery Blaze"20:38May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
6 (126.5)"Beef Stock Bouillon Broth"22:23May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)
7 (127.5)"Don't Sit Down on Wet Grass"32:19May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)
8 (128.5)"Sasha And The Massive Tea Cup"25:13June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02)
9 (129.5)"Energeeza"29:24June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)
10 (130.5)"Conezone"29:36June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)
11 (131.5)"Dr. FUPA"19:02June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23)
12 (132.5)"Pre Bottled Urine"30:27June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
13 (133.5)"Quoll-nan O'Brien"19:42July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)
14 (134.5)"Maker's On The Rocks"18:20July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)
15 (135.5)"Uncle Chutney and the Bubble Bunch"33:39July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)
16 (136.5)"Haunted Hoochie"20:47July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)
17 (137.5)"Down To The Cockaroo"21:22August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
18 (138.5)"Pen Pals"24:49August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)
19 (139.5)"Therizinosaurus O'Brien"21:31August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)
20 (140.5)"Coroner O'Brien"19:49August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)
21 (141.5)"A Cobb Salad For The Lady"21:41September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)
22 (142.5)"Whip It Well"21:15September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)
23 (143.5)"A.T.O.S"27:06September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)
24 (144.5)"Roller Girl"20:14September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
25 (145.5)"The Dungeonmaster"20:28September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)
26 (146.5)"The Looming Comedian"19:58October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)
27 (147.5)"Hometown Dermatologist"19:30October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)
28 (148.5)"A Belgian In France"17:34October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)
29 (149.5)"Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell"41:55October 27, 2021 (2021-10-27)
30 (150.5)"Karaoke Tribal Law"19:17November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)
31 (151.51)"Pharmacies and Fast Food in Cairo"24:18November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)
32 (152.5)"Thinking About Stew"20:14November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17)
33 (153.5)"Trapped and Neutered"23:39November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)
34 (154.5)"Kidditch Camp"17:44December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)
35 (155.5)"The Professional Patient"23:11December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)
36 (157.5)"Turner Classic Wine Club"18:24December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)
37 (158.5)"A Lesson In Provinces"19:22December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)
38 (159.5)"C.U.T.I.E."22:24December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
39 (160.5)"Skull Soup"20:00January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)
40 (161.5)"The Fiddler And The Ski Mall"17:24January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)
41 (162.5)"Dating Your Family In Iceland"21:43January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19)
42 (163.5)"An American In Scotland"19:09January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)
43 (164.51)"Tanks for the Memories"24:36February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
44 (165.5)"The Need for Weed"19:36February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
45 (166.5)"An Eye for an Eye"22:24February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)
46 (167.5)"Oops, All Ads!"50:21February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)
47 (167.51)"Phil The D!@k Whittler"22:10February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)
48 (168.5)"Livin' The Dean"21:38March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)
49 (169.5)"The Mafia Puppy Doctor"22:12March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)
50 (170.5)"Lux et Veritas"21:55March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)
51 (171.5)"Social Morays"22:42March 23, 2022 (2022-03-23)
52 (172.5)"Rest In Pee Wee"19:26March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30)
53 (173.5)"The High Priestess"22:25April 6, 2022 (2022-04-06)
54 (174.5)"Gonzo's Nose"28:25April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)
55 (175.5)"The Emotional Health of My Don Johnson"23:45April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20)
56 (176.5)"Melissa and the Cherry Wood Hand"20:07April 27, 2022 (2022-04-27)
57 (177.5)"The Body Man"24:11May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04)
58 (178.5)"The Stressed Pelvis"27:39May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11)
59 (179.51)"Shawshank O'Brien"16:33May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18)
60 (180.5)"Cat Shaming"20:11May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
61 (181.5)"Safari So Goody"24:51June 1, 2022 (2022-06-01)
62 (188.5)"Space Porn"27:52July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20)
63 (189.5)"21st Century Bangable"17:37July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27)
64 (190.5)"912, What’s Your Emergency?"20:59August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03)
65 (191.5)"The ‘Couve"18:22August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10)
66 (192.5)"The Motorcycle Diaries"23:31August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17)
67 (193.5)"The Worst Cow Thief"21:08August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24)
68 (194.5)"The Juili Juanka of Juárez"24:03August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)
69 (195.5)"Bedside Conan"22:49September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
70 (196.5)"Brazilian Butt Lift"19:32September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
71 (197.5)"The Naked Therapist"16:39September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
72 (198.5)"Aguerotic Flux"23:24September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28)
73 (199.5)"Recessive Elegance"18:49October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
74 (200.5)"Zero Degrees Kelvin"27:21October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12)
75 (201.5)"Kee-ra Attack!"23:21October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)
76 (202.5)"Amir From Iran"46:16October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)
77 (204.5)"Inaction Figure"19:29November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)
78 (206.5)"Goulash on the Beach"20:41November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)
79 (207.5)"The Stranger"25:41November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16)
80 (208.5)"Need, By Conan O’Brien"20:29November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
81 (209.5)"Party In My Mouth"22:16November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)
82 (210.5)"The Thing"22:07December 7, 2022 (2022-12-07)
83 (211.5)"Welcome to the Jungle"19:57December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
84 (212.5)"Ashley Flowers from Crime Junkie"17:05December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21)
85 (213.5)"Undercover Rabbi"24:34December 28, 2022 (2022-12-28)
86 (214.5)"Klingons and Cowboys"22:12January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04)
87 (215.5)"Red Ass-fault"23:05January 11, 2023 (2023-01-11)
88 (216.5)"C.S.I. Kansas City"30:07January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18)
89 (217.5)"Underground Museum Coffee"15:59January 25, 2023 (2023-01-25)
90 (218.5)"Name Name"19:33February 1, 2023 (2023-02-01)
91 (219.5)"Keepin’ It In The Family"16:52February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)
92 (220.5)"Conapotamia"17:11February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)
93 (221.5)"Hear Ye, Hear Ye!"24:19February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)
94 (222.5)"We DO Talk About Bruno"18:49March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)
95 (223.5)"DJ Jazzy Josh"20:41March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)
96 (224.6)"Swipeout"21:27March 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)
97 (225.6)"Lost In Translation"16:50March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)
98 (226.5)"Is It A Party In Here?"26:04March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
100 (228.5)"Singapore Sona"21:42April 12, 2023 (2023-04-12)
101 (229.5)"Ink-A-Dink"24:33April 19, 2023 (2023-04-19)
102 (230.5)"Spatchcocking"18:59April 26, 2023 (2023-04-26)
103 (231.5)"Fun Facts About Colombia"23:19May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)
104 (232.5)"The Rolls Royce Of Vikings"27:25May 10, 2023 (2023-05-10)
105 (233.5)"The Amiable Assassin"18:41May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17)

Summer S'mores season 2 (2022)

No.TitleRun TimeOriginal release date
1 (182.5)"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 1"28:31June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08)
2 (183.5)"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 2"34:07June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15)
3 (184.5)"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 3"28:34June 22, 2022 (2022-06-22)
4 (185.5)"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 4"31:31June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29)
5 (186.5)"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 5"37:02July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)
6 (187.5)"Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 6"30:54July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)

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