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Conan O’Brien is an award-winning TV talk show host, comedian, and writer born in 1963 in Brookline, Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard University, he worked as a writer for such shows as Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons. He made a name for himself in television when he hosted Late Night and The Tonight Show. He is currently hosting the TBS late-night talk show, Conan, in which he is also creator and producer.

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2 Oct, 2014

Jerrod Carmichael interview

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Carmichael appears as a guest on Conan to promote his latest HBO special, Love at the Store. He talks about his desire to be “brainwashed” by Apple’s advertising campaigns,  the unique lifestyle of a stand-up comic, and the importance of cocaine in a performer’s life.

There should be more cocaine in the entertainment industry, right? You want your favorite performer on cocaine. It’s a amazing. It’s like steroids and cool, cocaine is cool, whatever helps you perform. I don’t do cocaine yet, but I’m just getting started, you know. I don’t want to go to a Keith Richards show and he is not on coke, that’s boring. I want him running around like fully coked out.

Jerrod Carmichael Loves Apple Brainwashing | CONAN on TBS

Bill Burr interview

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Burr and Conan discuss Football on Conan.

She has the female multitasking brain, that is why they can’t be happy. They are jealous of how simple the male brain is.

26 Sep, 2014

Bill Hader interview

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Hader returns as a guest on Conan to promote his latest movie, Skeleton Twins. He also impersonates some of his former SNL castmates, creates an Arnold Schwarzenegger baby character, and talks about his recent peanut allergic reaction.

This happened a couple of times to me but not in New York, and in the New York E.R. guy was like, he was a doctor. And he goes “Has this happened to you before?” And I go “Yeah.” And he goes “Do you have an epipen?” I go “No.” He goes “You’re a f-ing idiot.”

Bill Hader's SNL Cast Impressions | CONAN on TBS

Chelsea Peretti interview

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Peretti appears on the guest on Conan to promote her television show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine. She also talks about her childhood crush on co-star Andy Samberg, and encountering sweet but very critical old ladies who have watched her show.

Life has changed completely. It’s a crazy whirlwind. I was on a flight and there was a sweet old lady in front of me and she turned around her whole head, craning around. She turned around to me and she was so sweet and she was like, “You’re that girl!” And I was like, “Yeah, probably”, you know, and she was like “I hate your show!”

Chelsea Peretti's Childhood Crush On Andy Samberg | CONAN on TBS

25 Sep, 2014

Dhani Harrison interview

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Harrison appears as a guest on Conan to talk about his father’s week-long tribute on the show. He shares the process of putting together the event, and using O’Brien’s name to get out of a traffic violation.

I discussed with the police officer, he didn’t know, I didn’t have my I.D., I’m like if you need proof of who I am, I’ll be on Conan on Wednesday. We’re doing this George Harrison week and my name is Harrison, nice to meet you. Sorry. I didn’t make any mistakes driving, I was just driving. He walked off and came back and goes, “Well, I’m a huge Conan O’Brien fan. And you guys, you know, go along on your business.”

Luke Wilson interview

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Wilson appears as a guest on Conan to promote his latest film, Skeleton Twins. He also talks about working with Bob Dylan and Jeff Bridges, getting infatuated with his female movie co-stars, and growing up with older brothers.

It wasn’t like — you know, like the American Indian where wisdom is passed down through the ages. Like, it was like a great deal of misinformation. Like never — don’t ever let them know if you like them. Just, whatever you do, just be cool. Don’t laugh at their jokes. Don’t with kind. Whatever you do, don’t be kind.

Luke Wilson Always Falls In Love With His Costars | CONAN on TBS

24 Sep, 2014

Kirsten Dunst interview

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Kirsten Dunst returns as a guest on Conan to promote her latest film, The Two Faces of January. She also talks about wanting to star in an Adam Sandler movie, wearing delicate vintage costumes in films, and being disgusted by her first kiss with Brad Pitt.

Although I thought it was disgusting. I was 11. It would have been weird if I was like, this is amazing, I’m kissing Brad Pitt. Then people would think I was a little bit off.

Kirsten Dunst's First Kiss Was Brad Pitt | CONAN on TBS

Ike Barinholtz interview

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Barinholtz returns as a guest on Conan and talks about football, Matthew McConaughey’s Superbowl ad, and the differences between Cubs and Sox fans in Chicago.

My theory is that he did not know that it was a commercial. He was driving around with his buddies and he just said those words. He’s driving with his friends and he’s like, “Life’s a road and you got to drive it.” His friends took out an iPhone and just started filming.

Ike Barinholtz's Prank On Matthew McConaughey | CONAN on TBS

23 Sep, 2014

Paul Simon interview

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Simon appears as a guest on Conan to celebrate the show’s week-long tribute to George Harrison. He talks about his friendship with Harrison, performing with him on Saturday Night Live in 1976, Harrison’s love of ukuleles, and messing with Ringo Starr.

He was an extraordinary guy, as everybody — everybody knows that. Amazing person, not just as a musician, but really very, very open, kind, not — you know, just a certain percentage of him Beatles, and the rest just regular, interested in life, interested in the world, interested in the mind. Really a pleasure to hang out with him.

Paul Simon's Memories Of George Harrison | CONAN on TBS

Breckin Meyer interview

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Meyer returns as a guest on Conan and talks about his show, Franklin & Dash. He tells O’Brien how he had to punch Mike Tyson on the show, as well as his teenage years sleeping in a homemade coffin.

Here’s the thing, my dad who named me Breckin was always looking for projects for us to do and I said I want to get a coffin. And he’s like I won’t let you buy a coffin. That’s a good parent. But we can build one. And by the way, I’m not kidding. My dad, he could raise a barn. It was nice.

Breckin Meyer Had Sex In A Coffin | CONAN on TBS

Zooey Deschanel interview

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Deschanel returns as a guest on Conan and talks about having Prince on the set of New Girl and his prowess in almost everything he does. O’Brien also shows her a montage of various male celebrities with her eyes Photoshopped on their faces.

He’s good at everything. Crazy. It’s amazing at basketball and very athletic. He cooks things. I don’t know.

Zooey Deschanel's Eyes On Male Celebs Is Mesmerizing | CONAN on TBS

19 Sep, 2014

Hank Azaria interview

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Azaria appears as a guest on Conan to promote his television series, Ray Donovan. He also talks about working on sex scenes on the show, dealing with people who request for his Simpsons voices, and being mistaken for “Frank Azaria” despite his fame.

It happens in New York mostly, once a week. Maybe every two weeks if I’m lucky. A lot of people on the streets of New York, hey, Frank, how are you doing? I don’t know. Do these people also answer the phone, “Frello?”

Hank Azaria As Chief Wiggum Sings "Let It Go" | CONAN on TBS

Timothy Olyphant interview

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Olyphant returns as a guest on Conan wearing a tennis shirt, shorts, and flip-flops. He talks about his upcoming movie, This is Where I Leave You and his technique to not feeling intimidated acting around big celebrities.

This is my trick. They don’t teach this in Kung Fu. I came up with this on my own. You just come up with the least intimidating — whatever they got on their resume. And you just hold that and then it seems like such a big deal when you’re working opposite them. Bateman is amazing and all of these things but if I just say oh, yeah, from Mr. Belvedere. Yeah. I really enjoyed that show.

Timothy Olyphant's Casual Heat Wave Wardrobe | CONAN on TBS