Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
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.
527 episodes transcribedRussell Brand
Episode Date: May 25, 2020Comedian 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...
J. J. Abrams
Episode Date: May 18, 2020Filmmaker 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...
Mike Myers
Episode Date: May 11, 2020Actor 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...
Ted Danson
Episode Date: May 4, 2020Actor 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...
Ricky Gervais
Episode Date: April 20, 2020Comedian, actor, writer, producer Ricky Gervais feels strangely underwhelmed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Ricky sits down with Conan to discu...
Kevin Nealon
Episode Date: April 13, 2020Comedian 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...
D'Arcy Carden
Episode Date: April 6, 2020Actress D’Arcy Carden feels hopeful about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. D’Arcy and Conan sit down to talk about bringing Janet to life on The Good P...
Steve Coogan
Episode Date: March 30, 2020Comedian and actor Steve Coogan feels quietly optimistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Steve sits down with Conan to talk about channeling com...
Whitney Cummings
Episode Date: March 23, 2020Comedian and actress Whitney Cummings feels stressed out about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Whitney and Conan sit down to talk about being a seriou...
Will Arnett
Episode Date: March 16, 2020Actor Will Arnett feels pretty put out about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Will and Conan sit down to talk about being known as a voice-over artist,...
A Very Special Self-Quarantine Episode featuring Andy Daly
Episode Date: March 14, 2020Comedian and actor Andy Daly joins Conan and crew for a bonus quarantine episode of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend. Coming to you from Matt’s allegedly...
Paul Reubens
Episode Date: March 9, 2020Actor, producer, and writer Paul Reubens feels fantastic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Paul and Conan sit down to talk about wanting to join t...
Jim Gaffigan
Episode Date: February 24, 2020Comedian Jim Gaffigan feels like Nikki Glaser felt about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Jim and Conan sit down to talk about showbiz friendships, the...
Judd Apatow
Episode Date: February 17, 2020Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow does not feel hopeful about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Judd sits down with Conan to talk about using silence...
Keegan-Michael Key
Episode Date: February 10, 2020Actor Keegan-Michael Key feels overwhelmed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Keegan and Conan sit down to chat about growing up a 60s guy (in the...
Sarah Silverman
Episode Date: February 3, 2020Comedian Sarah Silverman feels grateful about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Sarah and Conan sit down to chat about first times, getting aggressivel...
Jesse Eisenberg
Episode Date: January 27, 2020Actor, author, and playwright Jesse Eisenberg feels desperate to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Jesse and Conan sit down to discuss the better ways of h...
Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara
Episode Date: January 20, 2020Actors, writers and comedians Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara feel absolutely delighted, flattered, and honored to be considered Conan O’Brien’s frie...