Chris Kluwe interview
Kluwe guests on Conan and talks about his controversial letter to Maryland state assembly delegate Emmett Burns regarding same-sex marriage and gay rights. He also reveals that he is an avid world of Warcraft and table top miniatures player and that NFL players can be smart, too.
That’s the thing is that a lot of people have this assumption of NFL players as knuckle dragging troglodytes because you only hear about bad players. Those are the guys that make the news. There are a lot of smart players in the locker room. But you don’t hear about them because they take care of business and they go home. Who wants to report on that?
Gigolos mug skit
O’Brien investigates a stolen mug that belongs to his assistant, Sona. He interviews several members of his staff and eventually locates the mug and finds out that it was brought there by an intern of his show.
Erik Charles Nielsen stand-up
Nielsen appears as a stand-up comic on Conan. He talks about the political incorrectness of “drag queens”, his hallucination issues, and inconsistencies in the game, Donkey Kong.
In the first Donkey Kong game, this evil gorilla grabs a woman and climbs up a construction site with her and you play Mario, who goes after her. In the second game, Mario has kidnapped the gorilla and taken him to the jungle. And the two games cancel each other out. If you play both of them you’ve done nothing.
Lena Headey interview
Headey guests on Conan and talks about the controversial wedding scene on the show, Game of Thrones, and how she feels about the fate of some of the characters. She also discusses some of the fans’ reactions to her own character, Cersei Lannister.
Yes, but they’re not—I mean, I guess it’s a compliment when someone’s buying a table and someone goes, you’re the (beep) on—All people say “I love her”, and I kind of worry for them.
Myq Kaplan stand-up
Kaplan gives a stand-up comedy performance on Conan. He talks about his recent interest in Buddhism, time travel, and an encounter of his friend George and actor Bill Murray.
Big fan of Buddhism. Ordered a book on it. It hasn’t arrived yet, so I presume it’s been within me all this time. First chapter is probably like “Get rid of all your possessions.” Don’t even have all the books.
J.J. Abrams interview
Abrams returns as a guest on Conan to promote his film Star Trek Into Darkness. He also talks about a deleted scene featuring a showering Benedict Cumberbatch and promises O’Brien that he will include the expression “jub-jub” in the next Star Wars movie.
It’s like the “in” joke thing with people who I work, hiding, R2-D2 is hidden in the movie. A beverage called Slusho, all of these stupid little things, if you care to look for it, you’ll find them.
Jesse Eisenberg interview
Eisenberg guests on Conan to promote his film Now You See Me. He also talks about his experience being flashed in Mardi Gras, brags about acting alongside Sir Michael Caine and shares his co-star, Woody Harrelson’s, hypnotism skills.
Yes, except the difference was he thought he was like doing really well. I think he might have doing well, but it was the kind of thing, he plays a hypnotist and trying to hypnotize everybody on the set. We’re trying to be polite because he is famous and a great actor. I don’t know how effective it was or how polite we were.
Jay Larson stand-up
Larson gives a stand-up comedy performance on Conan. He talks about an elaborate story in which he goes along with a wrong number call.
I’m so excited I take out my cell phone and I’m going to save that guy’s number and give him a call in a couple of days and touch base. Check in. See where we’re at, you know? So I save it in my phone under “random guy.” That’s what he is, a random guy.
Shane Mauss stand-up
Mauss appears as a stand-up comic on Conan. He talks about racist white people, the advantages of having gay men around, and the reason why indifference is better than tolerance.
I’m not preaching gay tolerance either, by the way. I find that word ‘tolerance’ insulting – “Oh, I tolerate you, I tolerate your behavior that I don’t actually agree with.” How about indifference? Who cares what anyone does in their bedroom?
Kesha second interview
Kesha returns to the Conan couch and presents him with custom underwear as a gift. She also talks shows her new lip tattoo and talks about her unique songwriting process, which involves her breasts. She shares the hidden meanings of some of her songs and tells O’Brien of her liking to men with full beards.
I take things too far sometimes. It was just really downhill from there, because then I started this Tumblr page and I just started putting every rogue beard I could find… just in my mouth.
Amy Schumer interview
Schumer returns to Conan as a guest to promote her new sketch show, Inside Amy Schumer. She also talks about how much lying happens on her dates and her experience going out with a wrestler.
We were just very different sexually. Like he was very active in bed, and like moving around. And my style, I like… laying there.
Tig Notaro interview
Notaro returns to Conan as a guest to promote her audio stand up performance, Live and her upcoming national tour and. She also talks about her bout with cancer and the importance of living in the present.
I’m doing really well. I’m in remission. I went through a lot last year, and not to be totally intense, heavy, serious, but you know, I learned that it’s important to be present and live your life.
Charlie Sheen interview
Charlie Sheen makes a military-style entrance on Conan, where he talks to O’Brien about a brand of pot named after him, the cause of his meltdown, and his desire to become friends with Justin Bieber.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau interview
Coster-Waldau visits Conan to talk about Game of Thrones and being able to attend events that recognize the show. He also discusses why his character, Jamie Lannister, has been unkempt lately and also shares an awkward encounter with George Clooney.
I was dying – I just had to go to the restroom. And finally, it’s over and I’m just running out there and it’s packed with people. And all the urinals are taken, but then I spot – there’s stall there, the door was open, and “I’m gonna go, I’m not gonna let anyone get there”, because I was dying. And then this guy is in there, and then I just go for it – I didn’t know he was in there – the door was open. And so I just go for it, he was standing, I’m pretty sure there was spillage, and I said sorry, and he said sorry, and I go “Oh my God, that’s George Clooney.”
Southern Charm School skit
During his show’s week-long run in Atlanta, Georgia, O’Brien enrolls in a southern charm school to learn some proper etiquette and manners. Under the guidance of expert Cindy Haygood, he learns the correct way of shaking hands, dressing up, dining, and making conversation.
Civil War reenactment skit
During his show’s week-long residence in Atlanta, Georgia, O’Brien visits the city of Resaca to join the Civil War reenactment. He dresses up as a soldier named Pvt. Jedidiah Longtree of the 123rd N.Y. Infantry and tries to build rapport with the other reenactors.
Jackie Kashian stand-up
Kashian gives a stand-up comedy performance on Conan. She talks about being a female stand-up comic, finding her husband through online dating, and the advantages of being married to a video games designer.
And I recommend — I tell people go out with a guy who plays video games. Go out with a guy that reads comic books. Marry that guy because that guy’s home right now.
Darryl Lenox stand-up
Lenox appears as a stand-up comic on Conan. His routine talks about the struggles of being partially blind, the reactions he got from people after his eye surgery, and contemplating suicide if the surgery failed.
After I got this eye surgically repaired, that’s how I found out about my old eye because their excitement about the new eye was too much. Darryl, you look like a normal human being. I can’t wait to have sex with you with my eyes open now, baby. I thought her eyes were closed because I was killing her, you know what I mean? I thought I was making her dizzy. I didn’t know she had a gag reflex with my wobbly eye.
Erase Me performance
Ben Folds Five performs Erase Me, a song from their latest album, Ben Folds Five Live.
Marion Cotillard interview
Cotillard guests on Conan and talks to O’Brien about her uniquely sexy magazine photo shoot, her love of comedy, and mild obsession Will Ferrell.
