After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way.
544 episodes transcribedConan talks with Bjarki from Reykjavik about life in Iceland and how it could be improved by Conan’s despotic rule. Wanna get a chance to talk to Cona...
Comedian Bowen Yang feels dissociative about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Bowen sits down with Conan to discuss SNL-induced dread, putting together t...
Conan speaks with Jesse at the World Expo in Dubai about playing rock violin and which musical act Conan would play lead guitar for if given the oppor...
Comedian Zach Galifianakis feels…sincere about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Zach sits down with Conan once again to discuss comedy bits to do in a re...
Conan chats with Phil in Fall River, MA about working in the Lizzie Borden house and how Conan would solve the murder once and for all. Wanna get a ch...
Comedian Chris Redd feels lucky as a motherf*cker to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Chris sits down with Conan to talk about escaping his hometown, how ra...
Conan speaks with roboticist Abhijeet about improving people’s lives with robots and his robot companion C.U.T.I.E. Wanna get a chance to talk to Cona...
Actor Kieran Culkin feels like goal-achieved to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Kieran sits down with Conan to discuss fulfilling a dream of hosting SNL, p...
Conan talks with criminal defense lawyer Anny about how he would do on the stand and which historical crime he would go back and commit properly. Wann...
Comedian Jim Gaffigan feels ecstatic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Jim returns to the show to sit down once again with Conan to discuss very Ame...
Conan speaks with dental hygienist Chrissy from Baltimore about listening to the podcast while she runs and silent movie-themed wine. Wanna get a chan...
Screenwriter and director Quentin Tarantino feels trepidatious about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Quentin sits down with Conan to discuss drawing inf...
Actor and writer Will Forte feels honored about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Will sits down with Conan to discuss getting married and becoming a fathe...
Conan talks to Katie from Virginia about her work as a standardized patient and to test his reaction to receiving bad medical news. Wanna get a chance...
Comedian, musician, and actress Lea DeLaria is gagging to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Lea sits down with Conan to talk about bursting onto the standup...
Conan speaks with architect Erik from Milwaukee about designing summer camps and the torture chambers that Conan and his team would design for one ano...
Actress Ellie Kemper feels thrilled about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Ellie sits down with Conan to talk about mining sincerity for comedy while sta...
Conan chats with Emily from Kentucky about studying clinical psychology and working with a trap-neuter-release nonprofit for cats. Wanna get a chance...
Actor John Lithgow is already Conan O’Brien’s friend. John sits down with Conan to discuss his favorite sketches from collaborating together during SN...
Conan talks to Brittany from Buffalo, NY about working as a skydiving instructor and whether Conan would be able to keep it together on a dive. Wanna...
