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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Hosted by Conan O'Brien
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Smash Notes has 16 notes from 6 episodes of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, hosted by Conan O'Brien. Each note answers one question with the moment it was said, so you can read it or play just that part. Topics: Comedy.
After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So…
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Trending questions
- 01Why Did Under Pressure Make Lin-Manuel Miranda Cry?31. Lin-Manuel Miranda
- 02What Does Conan O'Brien Say He Is Chasing When He Gets a Reaction?21. Nicole Byer
- 03What Does Michelle Obama Say the Presidency Actually Demands?18. Michelle Obama
- 04How Did Michelle Obama Keep White House Childhood Normal?18. Michelle Obama
- 05How Do the President and First Lady Handle Personal Scrutiny18. Michelle Obama
- 06How Does Michelle Obama Say Public People Cover Up Being Sensitive?18. Michelle Obama
- 07Why Does Michelle Obama Say Famous People Look Untouched?18. Michelle Obama
- 08Is It Possible We Could All Be Real Friends2. Kristen Bell
- 09Who Is Robert Moses24. Robert Caro
- 10Who Taught Conan O'Brien and Lisa Kudrow Their First Improv Class?16. Lisa Kudrow
Episodes with Notes
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31. Lin-Manuel MirandaActor, composer, playwright, and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda feels great about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Lin-Manuel and Conan sit down this week to chat about the perks of… -
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21. Nicole ByerComedian and actress Nicole Byer feels excited about being Conan O’Brien’s friend! Nicole and Conan sit down to chat about loving the people they torment, marriages of… -
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18. Michelle ObamaFormer 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… -
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2. Kristen BellActress 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… -
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24. Robert CaroAuthor 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… -
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16. Lisa KudrowActress 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…
292 more episodes without notes
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- Luke Wilson
- The Worst Cow Thief
- Nicole Byer Returns
- The Motorcycle Diaries
- Aubrey Plaza
- The ‘Couve
- Jeff Ross
- Conan Sits Down with his Significant Other
- 912, What's Your Emergency?
- B.J. Novak
- 21st Century Bangable
- Nikki Glaser Returns
- Space Porn
- Steven Yeun
- Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 6
- Dana Carvey Returns
- Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 5
- Taylor Tomlinson
- Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 4
- Conan O'Brien & Jeff Ross Look Back
- Jack White
- Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 3
- David Sedaris Returns
- Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 2
- Vanessa Bayer
- Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 2 Episode 1
- Jeff Goldblum Returns
- Safari So Goody
- Professor Brian Cox
- Cat Shaming
- Tig Notaro Returns
- Shawshank O’Brien
- Live With Bill Hader at the Wiltern Theater
- Elle Fanning
- The Stressed Pelvis
- Paul F. Tompkins
- The Body Man
- John Mulaney Returns
- Melissa and the Cherry Wood Hand
- Molly Shannon
- The Emotional Health of My Don Johnson
- Stephen Merchant
- Gonzo's Nose
- Nick Offerman Returns
- The High Priestess
- Aimee Mann
- Rest in Pee Wee
- Paul Rudd Returns
- Social Morays
- Tracy Morgan
- Lux et Veritas
- David Cross
- The Mafia Puppy Doctor
- Julie Bowen
- Livin’ the Dean
- Mike Schur
- Phil the D!@k Whittler
- Oops, All Ads!
- Slash
- An Eye for an Eye
- Marshawn Lynch
- The Need for Weed
- Judy Greer
- Tanks for the Memories
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor
- Moses Storm
- An American in Scotland
- Patton Oswalt & Meredith Salenger
- Dating Your Family in Iceland
- Bowen Yang
- The Fiddler and the Ski Mall
- Zach Galifianakis Returns
- Skull Soup
- Chris Redd
- C.U.T.I.E.
- Kieran Culkin
- A Lesson in Provinces
- Jim Gaffigan Returns
- Turner Classic Wine Club
- Quentin Tarantino
- Will Forte
- The Professional Patient
- Lea DeLaria
- Kidditch Camp
- Ellie Kemper
- Trapped and Neutered
- John Lithgow
- Thinking About Stew
- Howie Mandel
- Pharmacies and Fast Food in Cairo
- Live with Will Arnett at the Wiltern Theatre
- Rachel Dratch
- Karaoke Tribal Law
- Elvis Costello
- Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell
- Daniel Sloss
- A Belgian in France
- Simon Rich
- Hometown Dermatologist
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- The Looming Comedian
- Anderson Cooper
- The Dungeonmaster
- Tiffany Haddish
- Roller Girl
- Melissa McCarthy
- New Team Coco Podcast!
- Conan Talks About Norm Macdonald
- A.T.O.S
- Alan Yang
- Whip It Well
- Kristen Schaal
- A Cobb Salad for the Lady
- Joel McHale
- Coroner O'Brien
- Hannah Einbinder
- Therizinosaurus O'Brien
- Michael Keaton
- Pen Pals
- Cecily Strong
- Down to the Cockaroo
- Flula Borg
- Haunted Hoochie
- John Wilson
- Uncle Chutney and the Bubble Bunch
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Maker's on the Rocks
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Quoll-nan O’Brien
- Sean Penn
- Pre Bottled Urine
- Bill Burr Returns
- Dr. FUPA
- Desus & Mero
- Conezone
- Kathryn Hahn
- Energeeza
- John Krasinski
- Sasha and the Massive Tea Cup
- President Barack Obama
- Don’t Sit Down on Wet Grass
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Beef Stock Bouillon Broth
- Jake Tapper
- Avery Blaze
- Seth Rogen
- Fruit, There It Is
- Eric Andre
- Ficki’s Gambit
- JB Smoove Returns
- The Student Has Become the Master
- Abbi Jacobson
- Fanhausen
- Bob Odenkirk
- Adam McKay
- Seth Meyers
- Kate Hudson
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer
- Jane Lynch
- Kenan Thompson
- Dave Grohl
- David Spade
- Bryan Cranston
- Mike Birbiglia
- Anthony Anderson
- Introducing Why Won’t You Date Me? With Nicole Byer
- Fred Armisen
- Ron Reagan
- JB Smoove
- Matthew Rhys
- Amy Sedaris
- Kaley Cuoco
- John Cleese
- Kristin Chenoweth
- Kevin Hart
- John Leguizamo
- Sam Richardson
- Jim Parsons
- Welcome to the Con-gregation!
- Bruce Springsteen
- Rashida Jones
- Hillary Clinton Returns
- Willie Nelson
- Colin Quinn
- Michelle Obama Returns
- Rory Scovel
- Keith Urban
- Sean Hayes
- Deon Cole
- Introducing Dads: The Podcast with Rory Scovel
- Jameela Jamil
- Michael Che
- Maya Rudolph
- Jim Carrey
- W. Kamau Bell
- Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 6
- Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 5
- Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 4
- Tom Hanks
- Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 3
- Introducing Literally! with Rob Lowe
- Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 2
- Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 1
- Amy Schumer
- Rob Lowe
- Russell Brand
- J. J. Abrams
- Mike Myers
- Ted Danson
- Nick Kroll
- Ricky Gervais
- Kevin Nealon
- D'Arcy Carden
- Steve Coogan
- Whitney Cummings
- Will Arnett
- A Very Special Self-Quarantine Episode featuring Andy Daly
- Paul Reubens
- Ali Wong
- Jim Gaffigan
- Judd Apatow
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Sarah Silverman
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara
- Nikki Glaser
- Charles Barkley
- 52. Al Franken
- 51. Malcolm Gladwell
- Introducing Smartr- Episode 1: Puel with Tim Heidecker
- 50. John Mulaney
- 49. Jack Black
- 48. Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
- 47. Eric Idle
- 46. Ellen DeGeneres
- 45. Paul Rudd
- 44. Neil Young
- 43. Zach Galifianakis
- 42. John Oliver
- 41. Tina Fey
- 40. David Letterman
- 39. Bob Newhart (Re-Release)
- 38. Michelle Obama (Re-Release)
- 37. Jeff Goldblum (Re-Release)
- Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 6
- Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 5
- Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 4
- Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 3
- Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 2
- Paul and John Catch Up
- Introducing The Three Questions with Andy Richter
- Trailer: Deep Dive with Dana Carvey
- 36. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- 35. Kumail Nanjiani
- 34. Andy Richter
- 33. Mila Kunis
- 32. Billy Eichner
- 30. Martin Short
- 29. Hannah Gadsby
- 28. Bob Newhart
- 27. Howard Stern
- 26. Bill Hader
- 25. Jimmy Kimmel
- 24. Robert Caro
- 23. Tig Notaro
- 22. Patton Oswalt
- 20. Ben Stiller
- 19. Ray Romano
- 17. Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz
- 16.5 Jessie Gaskell and Mike Sweeney
- BONUS: Introducing Inside Conan
- 15. Jeff Goldblum
- 14. Timothy Olyphant
- 13. Stephen Colbert
- 12. David Sedaris
- 11. Dana Carvey
- 10. Ron Funches
- 9. Adam Sandler
- 8. Marc Maron
- 7. Pete Holmes
- 6. Wanda Sykes
- 5. Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally
- 4. Dax Shepard
- 3. Bill Burr
- 1. Will Ferrell
- Are you ready to make friends?
- Introducing Conan’s new podcast
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