Actor Timothy Olyphant feels “eh” about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Timothy and Conan sit down this week to chat about their favorite hobbit names, playing a mean mofo on-screen, buying a gingerbread house, and fantasies of quitting Twitter. P

Tom Hanks

2 4 Jul 7th, 2020 1h 11m

Actor Tom Hanks feels grand about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Tom sits down with Conan to talk about recovering from COVID-19 in Australia, writing the screenplay for his new WWII-era film Greyhound, and the first thing he ever saw on YouTu

Jim Gaffigan

3 1 Feb 24th, 2020 59m 27s

Comedian 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 power of bragging, drinking options, and presidential endorsements. Later, Conan recalls an o

Paul Rudd

4 1 Nov 11th, 2019 1h 4m

Actor Paul Rudd feels excited about Conan O’Brien’s friend.Paul and Conan sit down to talk about Paul’s long-running “Mac and Me” gag on Conan, the urge to go out of bounds, showbiz muscle memory, and learning how to bartend. Later, Conan and h

Jeff Goldblum

3 1 Feb 25th, 2019 59m 37s

Actor Jeff Goldblum feels...truthful about being Conan O'Brien's friend.Jeff and Conan sit down to chat about mini-orgasms, spousal criticism, pinky rings, raising comic children, and speaking in jazz. Plus, producer Matt Gourley reveals the re

Bob Newhart

3 3 May 27th, 2019 58m 30s

Stand-up comedian and actor Bob Newhart feels anxious about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Bob sits down with Conan to share stories about meeting Don Rickles for the first time, sitting in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, leaping from acco

John Mulaney

1 1 Dec 16th, 2019 1h 1m

Comedian John Mulaney feels falsely modest about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.John and Conan sit down to talk about growing up in a family trapped in the 1950s, the power of dressing well, fulfilling a lifelong dream of a career in comedy, and

A Very Special Self-Quarantine Episode featuring Andy Daly

1 Mar 14th, 2020 1h 5m

Comedian 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 safe and socially-distanced home, Conan discusses the current state of things, enjoys a visit

Bill Burr

1 1 Dec 3rd, 2018 51m 18s

Comedian Bill Burr feels great about being Conan’s friend.Bill joins Conan to chat about feeling jealous of his kids, his latest life-changing breakthrough, the end of the Burt Reynolds era, and more.Plus, Conan answers questions from fans abou

Lisa Kudrow

2 2 Mar 4th, 2019 1h 1m

Actress Lisa Kudrow feels tired about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Lisa and Conan sit down to chat about their first meeting at an improv class, not taking criticism personally, the backlash to Friends, how Lisa predicted Conan’s career, and be

Dave Grohl

1 Feb 15th, 2021 1h 2m

Musician Dave Grohl feels somewhat conflicted about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Dave sits down with Conan to talk about the merits of fried chicken and champagne, jamming with Paul McCartney, the pre-show ritual, and Foo Fighters’ new studio

Kristen Bell

1 Nov 26th, 2018 48m 6s

Actress Kristen Bell feels supercharged about being Conan O’Brien’s friend! Kristen joins Conan to chat about imparting kindness to their kids, Kristen’s complex relationship with her husband’s recliner, driving motorcycles, and Conan’s goals f

Will Ferrell

2 1 Nov 19th, 2018 46m 16s

Comedian and actor Will Ferrell feels awkward about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Will joins Conan along with trusty assistant Sona Movsesian and producer Matt Gourley to reflect on his unmatched commitment to comedy, sharing humble roots with C

Bryan Cranston

1 4 Feb 1st, 2021 56m 34s

Actor Bryan Cranston feels very lucky about being happily paid to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Bryan sits down with Conan to talk about brushes with Charles Manson, establishing contact with Vince Gilligan on The X-Files, and portraying character

Keegan-Michael Key

1 3 Feb 10th, 2020 58m 21s

Actor 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 80s), favorite niche impressions, performing sketch alongside President Obama, and discovering

Michelle Obama

1 3 Mar 18th, 2019 56m 19s

Former First Lady Michelle Obama feels cautiously optimistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Michelle and Conan sit down to talk about Michelle’s memoir Becoming, childhood inspirations, embarrassing her kids, spending time alone with Chipot

Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally

1 1 Dec 17th, 2018 49m 30s

Actors and comedic couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally feel ambivalent, yet hopeful about being Conan O’Brien’s friends.Nick and Megan join Conan this week to discuss lovemaking in the woods, unusual fashion choices, cute sociopaths, reveng

Michael Che

1 1 Aug 24th, 2020 1h 6m

Comedian 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 into the deep end at Saturday Night Live, and why jokes about politics and race will always hold

Kevin Nealon

1 Apr 13th, 2020 1h 1m

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 Hans & Franz musical, perfecting the interview on his YouTube show Hiking with Kevin, and planni

Zach Galifianakis

1 2 Oct 28th, 2019 59m 30s

Actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis feels cautious about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Zach and Conan sit down to talk about the showbiz cult of ego, mining comedy from miscommunication, phone calls from the president, hunting for clay, and bei

President Barack Obama

2 2 May 31st, 2021 1h 4m

President Barack Obama feels ambivalent about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. The 44th President of the United States sits down with Conan to discuss making the decision to enter public service, his lifelong love of writing and latest book A Prom

Robert Caro

1 1 Apr 29th, 2019 56m 14s

Author Robert Caro is cautiously optimistic about being Conan O Brien’s friend.Robert and Conan discuss his biographical works on Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson, getting into the shoes of his subjects, his new book “Working,” searching for the

Ricky Gervais

1 Apr 20th, 2020 1h 2m

Comedian, actor, writer, producer Ricky Gervais feels strangely underwhelmed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Ricky sits down with Conan to discuss getting a laugh out of the worst of humanity, the upcoming season of his Netflix show After

John Cleese

2 1 Dec 7th, 2020 53m 20s

Actor and comedian John Cleese feels it is morally imperative to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. John sits down with Conan to talk about his new book Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide, writing essays on the subject of time, and favorite philoso

Michelle Obama Returns

1 2 Sep 30th, 2020 49m 6s

Former First Lady Michelle Obama feels very, very hopeful about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Michelle sits down with Conan to discuss her new show The Michelle Obama Podcast, the importance of humility in politics, and changing the voting cu