

The majority of the podcast is then a casual interview between O'Brien and the guest.

This is followed by the show's theme music, " We're Going to Be Friends" by The White Stripes.
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The core series of the podcast opens with the guests stating their names and saying, "I feel _ about being Conan O'Brien's friend" in which they state their feelings about their respective friendships with Conan, intercut with guitar music by Jimmy Vivino. Format įrom left to right, Conan O'Brien, Sona Movsesian, and Matt Gourley host the podcast. The show was announced to continue to be distributed everywhere it had previously been available. In May 2022, the podcast, as well as the entire digital media business Team Coco, was sold to SiriusXM for $150 million. In November 2021, O'Brien, Movsesian, and Gourley performed a live version of the podcast at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. Movsesian returned on the episode released October 10, 2021, the same podcast where Gourley announced he would be taking a month-long paternity leave. In July 2021, it was announced that David Hopping would replace Movsesian during her maternity leave. In April 2021, O'Brien launched a companion podcast titled Conan O'Brien Needs A Fan, in which he, Movsesian, and Gourley will take questions from fans via Zoom. A third season premiered on August 3, 2020. A second season consisting of another 36 episodes premiered on October 7, 2019, after a run of six special episodes titled Deep Dive with Dana Carvey. The first 36 episodes of the podcast were packaged together as one season. So rejoice, America." The title refers to the podcast's premise that O'Brien is only friends with people who work for him, and the friendly conversations he has with celebrities on his talk show rarely translate to lasting friendships, an issue he is looking to fix. O'Brien announced, "After 25 years of extensive market research, we have learned that people want to hear my voice without seeing my face. History Ĭonan O'Brien Needs a Friend premiered November 18, 2018, when O'Brien's talk show was on hiatus and being retooled from an hour-long format into a half-hour format. Ĭonan O'Brien Needs a Friend has received positive reviews from critics and is one of the top podcasts on iTunes.

The podcast debuted in November 2018 and features O'Brien talking with comedians and actors in the industry, including Jeff Goldblum, Adam Sandler, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, Will Ferrell, Kristen Bell, Bill Burr, Tom Hanks, and Tina Fey along with personal friends, such as Lisa Kudrow and Timothy Olyphant, as well as people he admires, such as Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Neil Young, and Robert Caro. It is co-hosted by O'Brien's assistant, Sona Movsesian, and producer, Matt Gourley. com /podcasts /conan-obrien-needs-a-friendĬonan O'Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly podcast hosted by American comedian and retired talk show host Conan O'Brien. 234 including 3 reruns, 6 specials, 6 bonus, and 105 fan extra episodes ( list of episodes)
