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.
600 episodes transcribedComedian Michael Che feels honored to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Michael sits down with Conan to talk about his first stand-up experience, jumping int...
Actress and comedian Maya Rudolph feels pretty terrific about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Maya sits down with Conan to talk about making Emmy histor...
Actor Jim Carrey feels warm all over about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Jim sits down with Conan to talk about the prophecies in his new book ‘Memoir...
Comedian and writer W. Kamau Bell feels cautiously optimistic, but still not great about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Kamau sits down with Conan to t...
On the final Summer S’mores special, Conan and the Chill Chums discuss who Conan should expect to see at his own funeral.
On another Summer S’mores special, Conan and the Chill Chums discuss the perfect murder.
Conan gives the Chill Chums some friendly criticisms during another Summer S’mores special.
Conan and his team contemplate an alternate presidential history on another Summer S’mores special.
Rob Lowe takes over Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend to share a clip from his new podcast, Literally! with Rob Lowe. Check out the first episode with spec...
Conan’s team tries to induce chill-ness by any means necessary on another special Summer S’mores episode.
On the first installment of a special Summer S’mores series, Conan and his team loosen up by sharing memories of summers past.
Comedian Amy Schumer feels fully indifferent about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Amy and Conan sit down to talk about comedians getting buff, cult l...
Comedian Russell Brand feels nervous about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Russell and Conan sit down to talk about the appearance of the sacred withi...
Filmmaker J.J. Abrams feels exceedingly lucky about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. J.J. sits down with Conan to discuss finding the confidence to tak...
Actor Mike Myers feels prehensile about being Conan O’Brien’s friend Mike sits down with Conan to talk about treating the audience as the boss, shar...
Actor Ted Danson feels oddly comforted about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Ted and Conan sit down to talk about false humility, being recognized (wh...
Comedian, actor, writer, producer Ricky Gervais feels strangely underwhelmed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Ricky sits down with Conan to discu...
Comedian and actor Kevin Nealon feels confused that he’s considered Conan O’Brien’s friend. Kevin and Conan sit down to talk about working on the Ha...
