Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
| Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend | |
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| Language | English |
| Length | 32–91 minutes |
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| Theme music composed by | The White Stripes |
| Opening theme | "We're Going to Be Friends" |
| No. of episodes | 134 including 3 reruns, 6 specials, 6 bonus, and 13 fan extra episodes (list of episodes) |
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| Original release | November 18, 2018 – present |
| Provider | Earwolf |
| Website | www |
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly podcast hosted by American comedian and talk show host Conan O'Brien. It is co-hosted by O'Brien's assistant, Sona Movsesian, and producer, Matt Gourley.[1] 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;[2] as well as people he admires, such as Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Neil Young, and Robert Caro.[3]
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend has received positive reviews from critics and is one of the top podcasts on iTunes.[4]
History[]
Conan 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.[5] O'Brien announced, "After 25 years of extensive market research, we have learned that people want to hear my voice without seeing my face. 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.[2][6]
The first 36 episodes of the podcast were packaged together as one season.[7] 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.[8] A third season premiered on August 3, 2020.
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.[9]
In July 2021, it was announced that David Hopping would replace Movsesian during her maternity leave.
Format[]
The podcast episodes 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. This is followed by the show's theme music, "We're Going to Be Friends" by The White Stripes. The majority of the podcast is then a casual interview between O'Brien and the guest.[citation needed]
Sona Movsesian, O'Brien's long-time personal assistant, and Matt Gourley, the podcast's producer, serve as sidekicks. Many of the episodes feature O'Brien periodically reading ads, sometimes introduced as a segment called "Conan O'Brien Pays Off the Mortgage on His Beach House". To close out the podcast, conversations largely unrelated to the preceding interview are featured, with O'Brien, Movsesian, and Gourley discussing topics including minor workplace squabbles, the success of the podcast, O'Brien's idiosyncrasies, or listeners' messages.[citation needed]
Reception[]
Critical reception[]
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend has received strong reviews. Writing for Rolling Stone, Matt Saincome listed it among the best new podcasts of 2018: "Instead of the heavily choreographed late-night talk show conversations, listeners are treated to a much more vulnerable, behind the scenes vibe from O'Brien. The dynamic between him and his assistant Sona Movsesian helps with this. The relationship is endearing and serves as a springboard for the listener to get to know Conan better, by hearing how those around him see him." Saincome listed the podcasts with Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard as highlights among the first few episodes, writing, "All episodes of this podcast are worth a listen so far, but the one-two punch of Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard stood out for the genuine warmth and discussion of Conan's personal life."[6]
In his review for Vulture, Nicholas Quah praised O'Brien as a stellar podcast host in a very crowded field, writing, "His weirdness translates well to the casual intimacy that's come to define the podcast as a platform for performance, and his default stance of efficient self-deprecation makes the show feel accessible in ways that other comedy podcasts, fronted by needier ids, may not." Quah also praised the dynamic among O'Brien and his sidekicks on the show, Sona Movsesian and Matt Gourley: "It also helps that O'Brien is great at the performance of longer-form interviews, effectively balancing the impulse of filling the room with being genuinely curious, and there's also a lot of charm to be found in the podcast, particularly in the core O'Brien-Movsesian-Gourley workplace dynamic, which goes a long way to providing listeners with a sheen of habitual comfort."[10]
In an article for The Boston Globe, Joshua Macht noted that O'Brien establishing a weekly podcast confirmed that podcasting is no longer on the fringes of the digital audio market. Macht writes, "The arrival of heavy hitters such as Conan O'Brien may not signal the end of podcasting—or even the peak—but it will usher in a new phase for the medium."[11]
In a review for BBC Radio 4's Podcast Radio Hour, Jake Yapp celebrated the "sincerity and openness" of the show, despite its strong humor content. Yapp also praised the parity between guest and host, despite the many outstanding comedians on the podcast, and noted that there was a sincere lack of one-upmanship common among comedians.[12]
According to Irish writer Mark Farrelly, who called the podcast an "auditory delight", the podcast has been developing a "cult following" in Europe. Farrelly also praised the unexpected humor in the "Conan O'Brien Pays Off the Mortgage on His Beach House" segments, with O'Brien "showing his genius by turning live reads into top notch comedy material."[13]
O'Brien's success as a podcast host was the cover story of the August 20, 2019, issue of Variety magazine, in which he was dubbed "the darling of the podcasting world."[14][15] That day, Marc Maron appeared on Conan with the issue, jokingly taking offense that O'Brien had been dubbed a pioneer of the medium after approximately 30 episodes, whereas Maron had done more than 1,000 at that point.[16]
Downloads[]
Matt Gourley stated in the May 12, 2019 episode featuring Bill Hader, that each episode receives one million downloads in its first cycle, shortly after release,[7] which Variety referred to as "blockbuster numbers for a podcast."[14]
Episodes[]
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Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 36 | November 18, 2018 | July 22, 2019 | ||
| Deep Dive | 6 | August 4, 2019 | September 8, 2019 | ||
| 2 | 36 | October 7, 2019 | June 8, 2020 | ||
| Summer S'mores | 7 | June 15, 2020 | July 27, 2020 | ||
| 3 | TBA | August 3, 2020 | TBA | ||
| Needs a Fan | TBA | April 15, 2021 | TBA | ||
Season 1 (2018–19)[]
| No. | Title | "I feel ____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend" | Run Time | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | "Introducing Conan's new podcast" | No guest | 4:27 | October 4, 2018 |
| 0.5 | "Are you ready to make friends?" | No guest | 5:58 | November 7, 2018 |
| 1 | "Will Ferrell" | "Awkward" | 46:16 | November 18, 2018 |
| 2 | "Kristen Bell" | "Supercharged" | 48:06 | November 25, 2018 |
| 3 | "Bill Burr" | "Great" | 51:17 | December 2, 2018 |
| 4 | "Dax Shepard" | "Very optimistic" | 48:54 | December 9, 2018 |
| 5 | "Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally" | "Ambivalent" and "Really good" | 49:30 | December 16, 2018 |
| 6 | "Wanda Sykes" | "Somewhat trapped" | 47:08 | December 23, 2018 |
| 7 | "Pete Holmes" | "Frustrated but honored" | 47:33 | December 30, 2018 |
| 8 | "Marc Maron" | "Nervous" | 46:36 | January 6, 2019 |
| 9 | "Adam Sandler" | "Stunned" | 50:33 | January 13, 2019 |
| 10 | "Ron Funches" | "Grateful and excited" | 46:15 | January 20, 2019 |
| 11 | "Dana Carvey" | "Masculine" | 55:48 | January 27, 2019[17] |
| 12 | "David Sedaris" | "Apprehensive" | 50:58 | February 3, 2019 |
| 13 | "Stephen Colbert" | "Cool" | 54:51 | February 10, 2019[18] |
| 14 | "Timothy Olyphant" | "Meh" | 1:00:37 | February 17, 2019 |
| 15 | "Jeff Goldblum" | "'blank' about being Conan O'Brien's friend. Well, I feel, let me be, uh, truthful, and I feel, well, to the extent that we're friends, I feel we have a deep connection, but I wish we'd spend more time together. I'm available for your friendship however time-consuming, or, uh, any-any aspect of it. We've been friends in the sense that we have, in the way that we have on these shows and seeing each other here and there. You've, of course, I've enrolled you in, I-I finagled you into being part of that show, that movie, little movie that I did and you were so sweet to do that and then, what else? Oh we did a, we did a, we were there at the voi-, at some voice over we were doing. It was one of your things, yes, yes, yes. So, and then, I think we- did I have a date with you, or just ran into you at the Soho House? That was lovely. And I've always said, yes, let's- and we've exchanged information, but we've never availed ourselves of it. I've always said let's come over to my house and let's do many things. I do all, all manner of things, so I-I, I-I love being your friend however it does or doesn't pan out. But I tell you again, I'm available for the deepest, closest, and most time-consuming kind of friendship." | 59:36 | February 24, 2019 |
| 15.5 | "BONUS: Introducing Inside Conan" | No guest | 5:33 | March 1, 2019 |
| 16 | "Lisa Kudrow" | "Tired" | 1:01:55 | March 3, 2019 |
| 16.5 | "Jessie Gaskell and Mike Sweeney" | "Hungry" and "Starving" | 31:39 | March 6, 2019 |
| 17 | "Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz" | "Sizzlin'" and "Curious" | 48:58 | March 10, 2019 |
| 18 | "Michelle Obama" | "Cautiously optimistic" | 56:18 | March 17, 2019[19] |
| 19 | "Ray Romano" | "Good (with an exception)" | 50:10 | March 24, 2019 |
| 20 | "Ben Stiller" | "Excited yet not holding my breath" | 56:32 | March 31, 2019 |
| 21 | "Nicole Byer" | "Excited!" | 51:49 | April 7, 2019 |
| 22 | "Patton Oswalt" | "Anxious" | 1:02:55 | April 14, 2019 |
| 23 | "Tig Notaro" | "Glad" | 1:02:13 | April 21, 2019 |
| 24 | "Robert Caro" | "Cautiously optimistic" | 56:14 | April 28, 2019 |
| 25 | "Jimmy Kimmel" | "Sexually excited" | 58:15 | May 5, 2019 |
| 26 | "Bill Hader" | "Great" | 59:10 | May 12, 2019 |
| 27 | "Howard Stern" | "Badly (about not being Conan O'Brien's friend)" | 1:30:41 | May 19, 2019 |
| 28 | "Bob Newhart" | "Anxious" | 1:02:15 | May 26, 2019 |
| 29 | "Hannah Gadsby" | "Confused" | 49:22 | June 2, 2019 |
| 30 | "Martin Short" | "Ashamed" | 57:42 | June 10, 2019 |
| 31 | "Lin-Manuel Miranda" | "Great" | 1:05:11 | June 16, 2019 |
| 32 | "Billy Eichner" | "Mixed" | 1:02:46 | June 24, 2019 |
| 33 | "Mila Kunis" | "Indifferent" | 1:02:56 | July 1, 2019 |
| 34 | "Andy Richter" | "Just fine" | 58:00 | July 8, 2019 |
| 35 | "Kumail Nanjiani" | "Apologetic" | 1:05:55 | July 15, 2019 |
| 36 | "Julia Louis-Dreyfus" | "A tad hopeful (but not really)" | 1:01:52 | July 22, 2019 |
| 36.5 | "Introducing The Three Questions with Andy Richter" | No guest | 2:11 | July 29, 2019 |
Deep Dive with Dana Carvey (2019)[]
| No. | Title | Run Time | Original release date |
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| DD0 | "Trailer: Deep Dive with Dana Carvey" | 4:30 | July 28, 2019 |
| DD1 | "Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 1" | 26:52 | August 4, 2019 |
| DD2 | "Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 2" | 26:03 | August 11, 2019 |
| DD3 | "Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 3" | 24:29 | August 19, 2019 |
| DD4 | "Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 4" | 22:44 | August 26, 2019 |
| DD5 | "Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 5" | 25:09 | September 1, 2019 |
| DD6 | "Deep Dive with Dana Carvey 6" | 32:30 | September 8, 2019 |
Season 2 (2019–2020)[]
Episodes 37, 38, and 39 were rereleases of the Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Obama, and Bob Newhart episodes respectively.
| No. | Title | "I feel ____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend" | Run Time | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | "David Letterman" | "My connection to Conan is endless admiration." | 1:16:50 | October 7, 2019 |
| 41 | "Tina Fey" | "Good" | 50:58 | October 14, 2019 |
| 42 | "John Oliver" | "Cautiously optimistic" | 52:34 | October 21, 2019 |
| 43 | "Zach Galifianakis" | "Cautious" | 59:30 | October 28, 2019 |
| 44 | "Neil Young" | "Good" | 54:04 | November 4, 2019 |
| 45 | "Paul Rudd" | "Excited" | 1:04:40 | November 11, 2019 |
| 46 | "Ellen DeGeneres" | "Honored" | 50:44 | November 18, 2019 |
| 47 | "Eric Idle" | "Moderately aroused" | 53:28 | November 25, 2019 |
| 48 | "Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton" | "Great (but a little apprehensive)" | 58:00 | December 2, 2019 |
| 49 | "Jack Black" | "Shitty" | 1:01:12 | December 9, 2019 |
| 50 | "John Mulaney" | "Falsely modest" | 1:01:51 | December 16, 2019 |
| 51 | "Malcolm Gladwell" | "Pressured" | 54:22 | December 23, 2019 |
| 52 | "Al Franken" | "I'm already a fucking friend of Conan's" | 58:04 | December 30, 2019 |
| 53 | "Charles Barkley" | "Great" | 1:02:21 | January 6, 2020 |
| 54 | "Nikki Glaser" | "Overwhelmed" | 57:53 | January 13, 2020 |
| 55 | "Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara" | "Absolutely delighted" and "Flattered and honored (that you would consider me your friend)" | 1:00:48 | January 20, 2020 |
| 56 | "Jesse Eisenberg" | "Desperate" | 54:00 | January 27, 2020 |
| 57 | "Sarah Silverman" | "Grateful" | 56:22 | February 3, 2020 |
| 58 | "Keegan-Michael Key" | "Overwhelmed" | 58:21 | February 10, 2020 |
| 59 | "Judd Apatow" | "Does not feel hopeful" | 1:02:49 | February 17, 2020 |
| 60 | "Jim Gaffigan" | "Like Nikki Glaser felt" | 59:27 | February 24, 2020 |
| 61 | "Ali Wong" | "Very new" | 1:08:20 | March 2, 2020 |
| 62 | "Paul Reubens" | "Fantastic" | 1:07:09 | March 9, 2020 |
| 62.5 | "A Very Special Self-Quarantine Episode featuring Andy Daly" | "Conveniently located" | 1:05:19 | March 13, 2020 |
| 63 | "Will Arnett" | "Pretty put out" | 1:03:28 | March 16, 2020 |
| 64 | "Whitney Cummings" | "Stressed out" | 57:29 | March 23, 2020 |
| 65 | "Steve Coogan" | "Quietly optimistic" | 1:03:44 | March 30, 2020 |
| 66 | "D'Arcy Carden" | "Hopeful" | 1:01:43 | April 6, 2020 |
| 67 | "Kevin Nealon" | "Confused that he's considered" | 1:01:14 | April 13, 2020 |
| 68 | "Ricky Gervais" | "Strangely underwhelmed" | 1:02:47 | April 20, 2020 |
| 69 | "Nick Kroll" | "Incredibly proud" | 1:05:59 | April 27, 2020 |
| 70 | "Ted Danson" | "Oddly comforted" | 1:03:54 | May 4, 2020 |
| 71 | "Mike Myers" | "Prehensile" | 1:02:19 | May 11, 2020 |
| 72 | "J. J. Abrams" | "Exceedingly lucky" | 1:10:41 | May 18, 2020 |
| 73 | "Russell Brand" | "Nervous" | 1:01:41 | May 25, 2020 |
| 74 | "Rob Lowe" | "Optimistic" | 1:03:24 | June 1, 2020 |
| 75 | "Amy Schumer" | "Fully indifferent" | 1:02:00 | June 8, 2020 |
Summer S'mores (& Tom Hanks) (2020)[]
| No. | Title | "I feel ____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend" | Run Time | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | "Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 1" | No guest | 30:08 | June 15, 2020 |
| 77 | "Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 2" | No guest | 28:29 | June 22, 2020 |
| 78 | "Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 3" | No guest | 30:54 | June 29, 2020 |
| 79 | "Tom Hanks" | "Grand" | 1:13:07 | July 7, 2020 |
| 80 | "Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 4" | No guest | 28:27 | July 13, 2020 |
| 81 | "Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 5" | No guest | 32:21 | July 20, 2020 |
| 82 | "Summer S'mores with Conan and the Chill Chums 6" | No guest | 30:37 | July 27, 2020 |
Season 3 (2020–present)[]
| No. | Title | "I feel ____ about being Conan O'Brien's friend" | Run Time | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | "W. Kamau Bell" | "Cautiously optimistic, but still not great" | 1:08:19 | August 3, 2020 |
| 84 | "Jim Carrey" | "Warm all over" | 54:17 | August 10, 2020 |
| 85 | "Maya Rudolph" | "Pretty terrific" | 1:06:14 | August 17, 2020 |
| 86 | "Michael Che" | "Honored" | 1:06:20 | August 24, 2020 |
| 87 | "Jameela Jamil" | "Better about my hair" | 1:07:09 | August 31, 2020 |
| 88 | "Deon Cole" | "Wonderful everytime [he's] with Conan O'Brien" | 1:03:37 | September 7, 2020 |
| 89 | "Sean Hayes" | "Indifferent" | 59:38 | September 14, 2020 |
| 90 | "Keith Urban" | "Incredibly confused" | 53:05 | September 21, 2020 |
| 91 | "Rory Scovel" | "Grateful about being Conan O’Brien’s best friend" | 1:00:30 | September 28, 2020 |
| 92 | "Michelle Obama Returns" | "Very, very hopeful" | 49:06 | September 30, 2020 |
| 93 | "Colin Quinn" | "Euphoric" | 1:04:28 | October 5, 2020 |
| 94 | "Willie Nelson" | "Great" | 1:00:38 | October 12, 2020 |
| 95 | "Hillary Clinton Returns" | "Enthusiastic" | 59:43 | October 14, 2020 |
| 96 | "Rashida Jones" | "Fine" | 1:11:11 | October 19, 2020 |
| 97 | "Bruce Springsteen" | "Ecstatic" | 56:02 | October 26, 2020 |
| 98 | "Jim Parsons" | "Okay (about people saying that me and Conan O'Brien are friends)" | 55:09 | November 2, 2020 |
| 99 | "Sam Richardson" | "Honored and obligated" | 55:30 | November 9, 2020 |
| 100 | "John Leguizamo" | "Great" | 1:02:03 | November 16, 2020 |
| 101 | "Kevin Hart" | "Extremely blessed" | 1:04:18 | November 23, 2020 |
| 102 | "Kristin Chenoweth" | "Petite about...peeing?" | 50:47 | November 30, 2020 |
| 103 | "John Cleese" | "Morally imperative" | 53:20 | December 7, 2020 |
| 104 | "Kaley Cuoco" | "Giddy" | 1:00:30 | December 14, 2020 |
| 105 | "Amy Sedaris" | "Bullied (into being Conan's friend)" | 1:00:59 | December 21, 2020 |
| 106 | "Matthew Rhys" | "Blank" | 1:02:27 | December 28, 2020 |
| 107 | "JB Smoove" | "As though Conan is taking advantage of me and he's putting pressure on people to be his friend" | 1:01:06 | January 4, 2021 |
| 107.5 | "Ron Reagan" | — | 53:46 | January 7, 2021 |
| 108 | "Fred Armisen" | "Productive" | 56:36 | January 11, 2021 |
| 109 | "Anthony Anderson" | "Bloated, hungover, and constipated" | 59:28 | January 18, 2021 |
| 110 | "Mike Birbiglia" | "Terrified" | 1:01:05 | January 25, 2021 |
| 111 | "Bryan Cranston" | "Very lucky about being happily paid" | 56:34 | February 1, 2021 |
| 112 | "David Spade" | "Sort of excited" | 57:07 | February 8, 2021 |
| 113 | "Dave Grohl" | "Somewhat conflicted" | 1:02:44 | February 15, 2021 |
| 114 | "Kenan Thompson" | "Great" | 1:06:51 | February 21, 2021 |
| 115 | "Jane Lynch" | "Chosen and honored" | 58:57 | March 1, 2021 |
| 116 | "Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer" | "Zippy" and "Super-duper excited" | 55:27 | March 8, 2021 |
| 117 | "Shaquille O'Neal" | "Enigmatic" | 1:08:08 | March 15, 2021 |
| 118 | "Kate Hudson" | "Insecure" | 51:40 | March 22, 2021 |
| 119 | "Seth Meyers" | "Anxious and excited" | 58:46 | March 29, 2021 |
| 120 | "Adam McKay" | "Old-fashioned-twelve-year-old-about-to-have-a-sleepover excited" | 58:24 | April 5, 2021 |
| 121 | "Bob Odenkirk" | "Confused" | 56:54 | April 12, 2021 |
| 122 | "Abbi Jacobson" | "Scrumptious" | 54:36 | April 19, 2021 |
| 123 | "JB Smoove Returns (with )" | "Optimistic" (and "Awkward") | 53:27 | April 26, 2021 |
| 124 | "Eric Andre" | "Titillated" | 1:05:23 | May 3, 2021 |
| 125 | "Seth Rogen" | "Fantastic" | 1:04:30 | May 10, 2021 |
| 126 | "Jake Tapper" | "Cromulent" | 1:02:20 | May 17, 2021 |
| 127 | "Tracee Ellis Ross" | "Really strange, excited, a little squirrelly" | 58:22 | May 24, 2021 |
| 128 | "President Barack Obama" | "Ambivalent" | 1:04:03 | May 31, 2021 |
| 129 | "John Krasinski" | "Effervescent" | 56:25 | June 7, 2021 |
| 130 | "Kathryn Hahn" | "Like she’d be lying about" | 59:23 | June 14, 2021 |
| 131 | "Desus & Mero" | "Like a diversity hire" and "semi-aroused" | 59:51 | June 21, 2021 |
| 132 | "Bill Burr Returns" | "Honored" | 1:00:54 | June 28, 2021 |
| 133 | "Sean Penn" | "Relieved" | 1:00:59 | July 4, 2021 |
| 134 | "“Weird Al” Yankovic" | "Figuratively tickled pink" | 57:13 | July 11, 2021 |
| 135 | "Daniel Radcliffe" | "Cautiously optimistic" | 54:24 | July 18, 2021 |
| 136 | "John Wilson" | "Very fortunate...?" | 1:01:55 | July 25, 2021 |
| 137 | "Flula Borg" | "Mmmmmh…oooooooh" | 59:42 | August 1, 2021 |
| 138 | "Cecily Strong" | "Honored" | 55:22 | August 8, 2021 |
| 139 | "Michael Keaton" | "So happy about being here and being Conan O’Brien’s friend" | 59:25 | August 15, 2021 |
| 140 | "Hannah Einbinder" | "Confused" | 1:02:41 | August 22, 2021 |
| 141 | "Joel McHale" | "A little anxious, but good" | 1:06:19 | August 29, 2021 |
| 142 | "Kristen Schaal" | "Relieved" | 1:00:47 | September 5, 2021 |
| 143 | "Alan Yang" | "Weirdly fulfilling a childhood dream-thing" | 57:47 | September 12, 2021 |
| 143.51 | "Conan Talks About Norm Macdonald (with Andy Richter and Frank Smiley)" | -- | 1:08:27 | September 16, 2021 |
Conan O'Brien Needs a Fan (2021–present)[]
| No. | Title | Run Time | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (121.5) | "Fanhausen" | 29:37 | April 15, 2021 |
| 2 (122.5) | "The Student Has Become The Master" | 24:50 | April 22, 2021 |
| 3 (123.5) | "Fiki’s Gambit" | 25:35 | April 29, 2021 |
| 4 (124.5) | "Fruit, There It Is" | 25:07 | May 6, 2021 |
| 5 (125.5) | "Avery Blaze" | 20:38 | May 13, 2021 |
| 6 (126.5) | "Beef Stock Bouillon Broth" | 22:23 | May 20, 2021 |
| 7 (127.5) | "Don't Sit Down on Wet Grass" | 32:19 | May 27, 2021 |
| 8 (128.5) | "Sasha And The Massive Tea Cup" | 25:13 | June 2, 2021 |
| 9 (129.5) | "Energeeza" | 29:24 | June 9, 2021 |
| 10 (130.5) | "Conezone" | 29:36 | June 16, 2021 |
| 11 (131.5) | "Dr. FUPA" | 19:02 | June 23, 2021 |
| 12 (132.5) | "Pre Bottled Urine" | 30:27 | June 30, 2021 |
| 13 (133.5) | "Quoll-nan O’Brien" | 19:42 | July 7, 2021 |
| 14 (134.5) | "Maker’s On The Rocks" | 18:20 | July 14, 2021 |
| 15 (135.5) | "Uncle Chutney and the Bubble Bunch" | 33:39 | July 21, 2021 |
| 16 (136.5) | "Haunted Hoochie" | 20:47 | July 28, 2021 |
| 17 (137.5) | "Down To The Cockaroo" | 21:22 | August 4, 2021 |
| 18 (138.5) | "Pen Pals" | 24:49 | August 11, 2021 |
| 19 (139.5) | "Therizinosaurus O'Brien" | 21:31 | August 18, 2021 |
| 20 (140.5) | "Coroner O’Brien" | 19:49 | August 25, 2021 |
| 21 (141.5) | "A Cobb Salad For The Lady" | 21:41 | September 1, 2021 |
| 22 (142.5) | "Whip It Well" | 21:15 | September 8, 2021 |
| 23 (143.5) | "A.T.O.S" | 27:06 | September 15, 2021 |
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