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.
695 episodes transcribedActress and comedian Cecily Strong feels honored about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Cecily sits down with Conan to discuss the poignant themes that d...
Conan talks to tattoo artist Kristina about what kind of tattoo Conan ought to get and the incredible tattoo belonging to her husband. Wanna get a c...
Actor, comedian, and musician Flula Borg feels mmmmmh…oooooooh about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Flula sits down with Conan to talk about his fanny p...
Conan talks to Nancy from Chicago about her work as a haunted house reviewer, and gets assigned his very own haunted house role. Wanna get a chance to...
Filmmaker John Wilson feels very fortunate about being Conan O’Brien’s friend…? John sits down with Conan to talk about the oddest discoveries made pr...
Conan talks to university graduate Lewis about bad dreams and how to introduce parents to comedy. Then, he chats with William from Anchorage about rel...
Actor Daniel Radcliffe feels cautiously optimistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Daniel sits down with Conan to talk about his comedy anthology...
Conan chats with Michael from Reno about being a ‘spirits educator’ and which fictional bar he’d go to (and who he would bring along). Wanna get a c...
Musical comedy legend "Weird Al" Yankovic feels figuratively tickled pink to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Weird Al sits down with Conan to talk about th...
Conan talks to Brenna from Louisville, Colorado about herpetology and what kind of species Conan would want to be named after him. Wanna get a chanc...
Conan talks with copywriter Chloe about his happiest memory from the last year. Then he chats with Elizabeth about the new words he’s invented and his...
Comedian Bill Burr feels honored to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Bill sits down with Conan to talk about the art of roasting, steering into shortcomings...
Desus Nice feels like a diversity hire about being Conan O’Brien’s friend; The Kid Mero feels semi-aroused about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Conan s...
Conan talks to Mohammad from Dublin about Conan’s go-to pump-up song if he were a DJ working a crowd. Then, he speaks with Leah from Michigan about wh...
Actress Kathryn Hahn feels like she’d be lying about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Kathryn sits down with Conan to talk about hamming it up in grade s...
Actor/director John Krasinski feels effervescent about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. John sits down with Conan to talk about going from an intern at L...
