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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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16 Sep, 2014

Nasim Pedrad interview

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Pedrad appears on Conan as a guest and talks about her famous Kim Kardashian impression on Saturday Night Live, her unaired Aziz Ansari impression skit and her strong childhood crush on O’Brien.

I had a debilitating crush on you in high school. I was unreasonable, though. I was very young, but I had this very intense romantic feelings for you. I had like a “vision board” in my bedroom. You know what that is? It’s like pictures of things you like and/or want, and mine was Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Claire Danes, Destiny’s Child and then you.

The Unaired SNL Sketch: Nasim Pedrad As Aziz Ansari | CONAN on TBS

11 Sep, 2014

Leslie Bibb interview

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Bibb appears as a guest on Conan to promote her latest movie, No Good Deed. She also tells O’Brien about her experience at the Burning Man Festival and her dislike for scary movies.

When I was I think like 4 or 5 maybe, my sister Bev told my mom let’s go see this family movie, Amityville Horror. So my mother took me and my two sisters to see Amityville Horror. I was sitting in the second row on this side and all I remember is blue gunk coming out. I didn’t sleep in my bed for a year. For a year!

Leslie Bibb On Burning Man | CONAN on TBS

10 Sep, 2014

John Hodgman interview

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Hodgman appears as a guest on Conan and talks about his various topics including his former belief in the Mayan apocalypse and his recent discovery of marijuana and electronic inhalers. He also shares his experience being a traffic counter as a college student and explains why he throws his socks at the audience during his stand-up comedy set.

I take my shoes off and then I throw my socks into the audience, and people say, is that to be more comfortable? I don’t know. I don’t care about my comfort. All I care is that you people are uncomfortable. I find it’s better to perform for an audience that is profoundly disturbed. Now that I’m doing stand-up comedy, I want to establish dominance and I also want to spread my D.N.A. as far as possible.

John Hodgman Was Wrong About The Mayan Apocalypse | CONAN on TBS

9 Sep, 2014

Adam DeVine third interview

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DeVine returns as a guest on Conan to promote his latest film The Intern. He also talks about working with co-star Robert DeNiro and his unsuccessful attempts at making him laugh. He also shares his early experiences with marijuana and his rejected audition for Saturday Night Live.

De Niro is the only impression I can kind of do and you guys are like “you can’t.” Not very good at that. I auditioned and I didn’t really know you had to do impressions, even though that’s a thing you absolutely have to do. So I did jack Nicholson. I was like, “I’m jack Nicholson”. That was like my move.

Adam DeVine Can't Make Robert DeNiro Laugh | CONAN on TBS

Jaime King interview

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King guests on Conan to promote her new film, Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For. She also tells O’Brien about choosing Uber over an ambulance to get to a hospital to possibly give birth.

I didn’t feel well and I called the doctor, and he’s like ‘Just go to the hospital and check it out’, so I took an Uber because I thought that an ambulance would be very dramatic.

Jaime King Took An Uber To Give Birth | CONAN on TBS

Nathan Fielder interview

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Fielder guests on Conan to talk about the renewal of his television show, Nathan For You. He talks about his popular marketing strategy called Dumb Starbucks and explains his subtly R-rated Instagram photos.

Unfortunately, I was trying to post a photo of the fans but there was a reflection in the sunglasses of my computer screen, I wasn’t aware of that when it posted, it was quite embarrassing. I mean, it’s an old man who is naked with an erect penis. On my computer screen. And you know, this is private stuff I’m looking at, whatever.

Nathan Fielder's Inadvertently Sexy Instagrams | CONAN on TBS

Josh Groban interview

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Groban guests on Conan to offer tips to O’Brien on singing at the Hollywood Bowl. He also talks about his awkward encounters with some of his fans, and shares a funny photo of himself that he posted on Twitter.

It’s the same as if I’m at a restaurant and somebody says, I — let me play your music. I lose my appetite. I’m so hyper critical that hearing myself makes me think, I should be doing — I should have done that differently.

Josh Groban's Awkwardly Sexy Fan Encounters | CONAN on TBS

15 Aug, 2014

Kesha fourth interview

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Kesha returns as a guest on Conan to promote her new network television show, Rising Star. She also shows her new “C” tattoo on her ankle, and talks about her speech restrictions on the show. She shares her love for cats and invites O’Brien to join her newly-founded cat cult.

They have a cat sanctuary. They have their own room. They have their own couches. We have huge balls of yarn — like I had them custom made for my cats. I don’t know if you’ve heard but I’m starting a cat cult. You can be in it and all you have to do is — you have to be a cat for me.

Kesha Is Starting A Cat Cult | CONAN on TBS

Martin Lawrence interview

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Lawrence guests on Conan to announce the production of Bad Boys 3. He also talks about his fitness regimen to stay young-looking and suggests a role that O’Brien could play in the movie.

I just talked to Jerry [Bruckheimer] yesterday. He said it’s real, they’re working on the script, getting closer. It all looks good. We want to cast you in it. You know what you could play? A crooked cop on crack.

Martin Lawrence Announces "Bad Boys 3" | CONAN on TBS

12 Aug, 2014

Williams tribute

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O’Brien and co-host Andy Richter remembers the late Robin Williams by chatting about his various acts of kindness and generosity. They mention one moment where Williams gives O’Brien an outrageous bicycle to cheer him up during the Tonight Show debacle. They also proceed to show a montage of the guestings Williams did in O’Brien’s various late night shows.

I knew Robin just in show business, and we did a few projects, benefits and things together. And he had been a guest on the show. For my money, best talk show guest ever, brilliantly funny. That’s obvious to everyone what a brilliant talent he was. Just as a quick example of what he was like, a bunch of years ago, five years ago, I went through publicly kind of a bump in the road and I was feeling a little low. Out of the blue Robin Williams buys me a bicycle. And it sounds like a silly thing, you know? He was the first person to buy me a bicycle since my parents bought me a bicycle when I was 35.

Conan Remembers Robin Williams, The Best Talk Show Guest In The World | CONAN on TBS

8 Aug, 2014

Megan Fox interview

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Fox guests on Conan to promote her film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She shares her childhood memories of growing up in an ultra-conservative household where watching TV was not allowed, and her personal campaign to get the role of April O’Neil. She also gives O’Brien and astrological reading and tells him what his spirit animal is.

I have been good at it. I have been able to predict some of the births of my friends’ children based on where the moon is. I actually had something made up, it’s your natal chart, I left it. Your sun is an Aries and that’s the tip of the iceberg, the ruling planet is mars who is the God of war. Usually you’re going to find them being firefighters, policemen, they’re like, the instinctual heroes and to me, I don’t know you, but to me you seem more like an instinctual reader.

Megan Fox Assigns Conan His Spirit Animal | CONAN on TBS

7 Aug, 2014

Larry King second interview

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King returns to the Conan couch and calls out O’Brien on his previous comment about his weak handshake. He also talks about his friendship with Snoop Dogg and his experience with marijuana, and proceeds to split a pot brownie with O’Brien and Richter.

I smoked it a few times with my doctor. I smoked it a few times, it was very enjoyable. I liked it.

Larry King, Conan & Andy Split A Pot Brownie | CONAN on TBS