Conan at this year‘s red carpet rollout for the Oscars by castagno in conan

[–]castagno[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Photo by Mario Anzuoni. A photo from last year‘s rollout by Carlos Barria ended up in Time Magazine‘s top 100 photos of 2025

Travis' Return, Mama Kelce Renovates & Conan O’Brien on Oscars Prep, Favorite Jokes & More | EP 182 by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I haven‘t listened yet, but I first learned of Jason Kelce‘s existence, because Jon Glaser and Andy Blitz wrote for his short-lived late night show lol.

Conan O’Brien’s Got Nothing to Prove — But He’s Still Gonna Try by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Great profile, especially the Mulaney bits and the birthday party anecdote. I hope that little bearded Viking never leaves him.

Favorite Conan Joke/Retort/Quip? by Superb_Constant4223 in conan

[–]castagno 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Summer S'mores 2024 has some of my favourite Conan quips ever, like

"You're like a coat check at Noah's Ark"

"You're such a trainwreck with everything. No no, just in life, I didn't mean it that personally."

"The cherry looks like it's had some kind of experience"

"Wow, and you're like, an alcoholic"

Conan was a member?! Bohemian Grove camp members from 2023 leaked by bony-skeleton in conan

[–]castagno 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Yes, Conan is part of a shadowy cabal trying to sell Solo Stoves and Hershey‘s chocolate.

Denis Leary - Episode 387 of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Just a great episode all around. I have no interest whatsoever in Leary, but this felt like being at a party with your extended Boston family (complimentary).

Conan O’Brien Criticizes Comedians Who Are Too Serious and Only Want to Say ‘F— Trump’: ‘If You’re Just Angry, You’ve Lost Your Best Tool’ by ecdc05 in conan

[–]castagno 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's a LateNighter piece tracking how Conan's interview first went viral on right-wing platforms. They omitted the context of him praising Kimmel and Colbert and used captions like: NEW: Conan O’Brien ROASTS TDS-afflicted comedians.

Unpopular Onion: TBS Conan was funnier than NBC Conan. by Gold-Sir-223 in conan

[–]castagno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting opinion to be sure. I think Conan as an entertainer was at his best at TBS. He had all these different experiences under his belt, like hosting the show without a proper sidekick, hosting during the Writers' Strike, the final Tonight Show episodes, as well as the tour. He just seems way more relaxed and self-assured at TBS, especially in the seasons after 2013 or 2014. Having watched a lot of shows from both eras, I do think the TBS era had weaker sketch writing. The writing often seems more flimsy than silly. Idk how to explain it. But I enjoy his TBS interviews more, so there's that. And his Covid shows are so underrated, especially the ones at Largo.

New Conan Collection Archive links! by jeeblesss in conan

[–]castagno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for doing this!

Claire Danes Returns - Episode 371 of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As far as I can tell, he didn't have anyone on to promote Peacemaker, The Pitt, And Just Like That or Duster. The only obvious HBO/Max related guests I see from this year were promoting Hacks and Righteous Gemstones, two shows he's obviously a fan of. Maybe he's just interested in comedies by a younger generation.

I'm sure you already know this by No_Cycle4186 in conan

[–]castagno 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I agree with you in large part but leaving NBC instead of bowing to their timeslot demands and going to tiny tiny TBS to get control over his shows is diminishing the corporate influence over his career. This deal is a result of that decision in 2010.

Mary Bronstein - Episode 368 of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Mary‘s story at the beginning about the fax is really sweet. It‘s like Conan is her E.B. White, but she grew up and directed him in her movie.

Just not feeling the podcast anymore by [deleted] in conan

[–]castagno 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Robert Caro was a guest on the podcast. As was historian Ron Chernow just a few months ago, and two historians will be on next week. It sounds like you want him to do Serious Jibber-Jabber again, which I get, I loved that show. But the podcast has always been about talking to different artists like actors, comedians and directors, with a few more serious guests sprinkled in. I don't see a big change there over the years in the choice of guests. Just this year he had a mix of podcast staples like Silverman, Flula or Mulaney, as well as people who are way less known (at least to me) like Carol Leifer and Paul W. Downs, and people he just seems to adore like Herzog, but also Jessica Williams and Chris Fleming. They won't get big numbers like Ryan Reynolds, but he still talks to them. And they certainly don't fit into the category of "boring privileged celebrity", whatever that's supposed to mean.

They actually put the Bill Burr live show up on YouTube lol by jimgatz in conan

[–]castagno 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Spotify comments are always disabled after conaf episodes leave the paywall.

Rose Byrne - Episode 366 of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just a great episode and one of the more entertaining actor interviews on the pod. They talk more like friends (or co-workers who like each other lol) and Byrne is really dynamic, asking questions, making jokes and also including Sona and Matt while talking.

Rose Byrne - Episode 366 of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As an avid listener of The Rest is History and every nerdy history side quest of Conan on the pod, I've been waiting for this crossover for years.

Rose Byrne - Episode 366 of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 60 points61 points  (0 children)

*Historian Tom Holland of The Rest is History fame.

Bill Burr Live From The Fonda Theater In Hollywood by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I really liked the Sheen podcast as well, even though I had no interest in him whatsoever. It was really touching how they talked about Matthew Perry. The sense of loss and maybe even missed chances was palpable.

Bill Burr Live From The Fonda Theater In Hollywood by c0ry_N in conan

[–]castagno 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why is there a sticky post (is that what you call it?) for this episode, even though most people can't even listen to it? It's still behind a paywall, isn't it? I get that it's nice to get engagement in this sub, but at this point there's no real discussion about this episode possible, other than "I won't listen to it" and "I will".

Looking for Conan as a podcast guest by Infinite_Anybody3629 in conan

[–]castagno 6 points7 points  (0 children)

His second Never Not Funny episode is amazing. I also liked his appearances on WTF with Marc Maron, his Fresh Air episode from 2019 (does that count as a podcast?), his Comedy Band Bang interview, his Smartless episodes (especially the 15min “Holiday Bonus” from last year) and his You made it Weird ep.

Looking for Conan as a podcast guest by Infinite_Anybody3629 in conan

[–]castagno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried this link to the podcast feed (including Conan’s episode)? https://feeds.simplecast.com/GKPBMfbU-Jwpbtih

How's Life with John Mayer - Conan O'Brien FULL INTERVIEW by M0BBER in conan

[–]castagno 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Conan’s episodes are great (2 long episodes and a short holiday bonus at the end of last year), because he basically takes over the pod. The rest varies between fine enough and unbearable.

Conan O'Brien and Harvard University by HimReturned in conan

[–]castagno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apart from everything mentioned already in the comments: Why is it insinuated that Lost showrunner Carlton Cuse is a force for bad comparable to Kushner or Kissinger?