Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

Episodes

December 25, 2025 26 mins

Conan and special guest D’Arcy Carden talk to Derek from Mountain View, CA about working as a commissioner for the San Francisco Pinball Department.

 

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Director and screenwriter James L. Brooks feels quizzical about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.
 

James sits down with Conan to discuss his journey from CBS usher to writing for the best of 70s and 80s television, creating The Mary Tyler Moore Show at exactly the right time, and returning to directing for the screen with his latest film Ella McCay. Plus, Aaron Bleyaert makes a return to expose a hygiene scandal in the studio.

 

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December 18, 2025 18 mins

Conan talks to Anirudh in Bangalore about living amongst a “joint family” and the angry drunk email he wrote to Conan while on a date.

 

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December 15, 2025 61 mins

Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani feels twitterpated about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.


Kumail sits down with Conan to discuss his new special Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts, old lady drug dealers, how he’s been received internationally, and the real-life coming of age experience that inspired a favorite Silicon Valley scene.

 

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December 11, 2025 23 mins

Conan chats with theme park designer Margaret about the Haw Par Villa in Singapore and what kind of themed ride would best represent Conan, Sona, and Matt.

 

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December 8, 2025 62 mins

Actor Will Arnett feels just fine about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Will sits down with Conan once more to discuss the power of healing through comedic bits, developing a stand-up act for his new film Is This Thing On?, reevaluating his own geographical placement, and more.

 

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December 4, 2025 17 mins

Conan talks to Trisha from the Philippines about running a small hotel and what value he might provide as a house detective.

 

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December 1, 2025 61 mins

Actor Matthew Rhys feels ashamed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Matthew sits down with Conan once again to discuss the best beer for this time of year, overcoming his own imposter syndrome to play legendary Welsh actor Richard Burton in his one-man show Playing Burton, and doing script chemistry reads with his wife Keri Russell. Plus, Adam Sachs shares a surprising stat from the Team Coco YouTube channel.

 

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November 27, 2025 21 mins

Conan chats with Arjun from Kerala in southern India about looking for a partner, Kerala’s history as a spice hub, and what it would take to accept Conan as his wingman.

 

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November 24, 2025 61 mins

Comedian and actress Leanne Morgan feels tickled about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Leanne sits down with Conan to discuss her new special Unspeakable Things, objections from the Christian comedy circuit, and her non-traditional path from Chamber of Commerce luncheons to working with Chuck Lorre on her sitcom Leanne. Later, Adam Sachs drops by to share some of the accolades the podcast has picked up over the years.

 

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Conan and special guest Paul Scheer talk to Josh from Bellevue, WA about his direct-to-consumer casket and urn company.

 

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November 17, 2025 62 mins

Actor and comedian Paul Scheer feels optimistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.


 

Paul sits down with Conan once more to discuss the late night sketches that left an impression, why bombing onstage is better with friends, and taking trunk-or-treating too far. Plus, Sona gives a report from her participation at the assistants convention.


 

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November 13, 2025 27 mins

Conan talks to Ankur from Hyderabad, India about turning marital happiness into an Excel sheet and which song and dance he and Conan would perform together.

 

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November 10, 2025 58 mins

Actress and comedian Rachel Sennott feels included about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.
 

Rachel sits down with Conan to discuss her new series I Love LA, depictions of influencer culture, experiencing a Saturn Return, and being arrested in the Cayman Islands. Plus, Sona takes up a new babysitting job.

 

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November 6, 2025 17 mins

Conan chats Yassir about living in Casablanca and Moroccan McDonald’s specialties.

 

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November 3, 2025 52 mins

Actress Claire Danes feels blessed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.


 

Claire sits down with Conan once more to discuss her new Netflix limited series The Beast in Me, preparing for her role on Homeland at “spy camp,” raising her kids on-set around the globe, and more. Later, Conan and the team respond to a listener struggling to keep Conan at the top of his feed.

 

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October 30, 2025 19 mins

Conan talks to Yasmina from Morocco about eating finger foods and how to haggle like a pro.

 

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October 27, 2025 64 mins

Filmmaker Judd Apatow feels very needy about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Judd sits down with Conan to discuss his new visual memoir Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures, how auditioning for Jim Henson turned him away from stand-up, the books that educated his younger self on life, divorce, and how babies are made, and more. Plus, Conan follows up with his lawyer David Melmed for an example of a call to secure...

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October 23, 2025 23 mins

Conan talks to Sid in Budapest about innovation in the world of cheese development.

 

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Historians Dominic Sandbrook & Tom Holland feel surprisingly aroused and chuffed, respectively, about being Conan O’Brien’s friends.


 

Hosts of The Rest Is History podcast Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland sit down with Conan to discuss laughing through the grimmest historical episodes, all-time favorite heroes of yore, and allowing history to remind us that everything is cyclical. Later, Conan consults his (not so) fake lawyer David...

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