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

February 23, 2026 65 mins

Comedian and actor Denis Leary feels like he could give a f*** about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.


 

Denis sits down with Conan to discuss their shared Worcester roots and finding out they’re related, making healthy lifestyle choices, founding the Emerson Comedy Workshop while in college, and shooting his television series Going Dutch entirely in Ireland.

 

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Conan talks to film preservationist Joey in Toronto about working on famous home movie collections and uncovering remarkable footage of his own grandparents.

 

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February 16, 2026 63 mins

Actress Halle Berry feels still ghosted about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.


 

Halle sits down with Conan to discuss learning how to fight back against her childhood bullies, her wide-spanning career from beauty pageants to winning the Oscar for Monster’s Ball, how a spiritual experience in India helped open her third eye, and her latest film Crime 101. Plus, Matt unveils his incredible unused White Elephant gift.

 

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Conan and special guest Kevin Nealon chat with luchador Chris from Tucson about his wrestling persona The Prophet, his new agua frescas line, and what Conan and Kevin’s wrestling tag team duo would be called.

 

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February 9, 2026 61 mins

Comedian Kevin Nealon feels nothing about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.


 

 Kevin sits down with Conan once more to discuss how a certain cat and a pair of jeans inspired the title of his new stand-up special Loose in the Crotch, painting celebrity caricatures, sneezing loudly, and futile attempts to support each other. Later, Conan demands to know how Sona and Matt would spend their lives without the performing arts.

 

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February 5, 2026 24 mins

Conan talks to Noah in Woburn, MA about working as a condom size specialist and the latest developments in condom technology.

 

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February 2, 2026 64 mins

Filmmaker Josh Safdie feels like a liar saying he feels anything about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Josh sits down with Conan to discuss showcasing Adam Sandler’s dramatic chops in Uncut Gems, prioritizing the casting of real-world characters in his work, and watching Timothée Chalamet transform into a ping-pong champion with his latest hit film Marty Supreme. Plus, Conan issues a bold proclamation to Erewhon’s smoothie department...

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January 29, 2026 18 mins

Conan chats with clown Mathew in Australia about working in a multi-generational circus family.

 

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January 26, 2026 64 mins

Singer-songwriter Charli XCX feels nervous about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Charli sits down with Conan to discuss starting out in London’s underground rave scene, experiencing pop stardom secondhand before skyrocketing to fame, and highlighting moral complexity in her new mockumentary film The Moment. Later, a listener review prompts Conan, Sona, and Matt imagine what life would be like as siblings to one another.

 

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January 22, 2026 20 mins

Conan carefully considers what dramatic role he’d come out of acting retirement for.

 

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January 19, 2026 66 mins

Actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster feels ambivalent about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Jodie sits down with Conan to discuss her experience working as a child actor, juggling the difference between intentionality and freedom, and how speaking French in her latest film A Private Life completely changed her acting style. Later, David Melmed returns to get to the bottom of Conan’s Star Search misappropriation.

 

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January 15, 2026 20 mins

Conan helps Aaron Bleyaert improve the quality of his segment pitches for the podcast.

 

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January 12, 2026 60 mins

Actor Matt Damon feels good about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Matt sits down with Conan to discuss sharing a bank account with Ben Affleck at the start of their careers, the key to running convincingly in movies, his latest film The Rip, and more.

 

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January 8, 2026 19 mins

Conan talks to jazz singer Lucy in New York City about vocal scat technique and the themes of her favorite tunes.

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January 5, 2026 65 mins

Actress D’Arcy Carden feels literally very happy about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

D’Arcy sits down with Conan once more to discuss childhood tales of musical theater and grandpa’s leg, coming up with her UCB contemporaries, and interacting with religious tradition from an adult point of view. Plus, Conan consults with legal expert David Melmed on the Star Search controversy.

 

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January 1, 2026 22 mins

Conan talks to Sandra from Lakewood, CA about running a perfume shop and tips for getting a TikTok to go viral.

 

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December 29, 2025 64 mins

Actor Paul Rudd feels right chuffed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

 

Paul sits down with Conan once more to discuss his father’s obsession with the Titanic, playing low-authority goofballs in Anchorman and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and teaming up with Jack Black in his latest film Anaconda. Later, Conan tries to remember if he was ever on Star Search.

 

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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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December 22, 2025 60 mins

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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