| Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | |
| Genre | |
| Language | English |
| Length | 32–91 minutes |
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| Production | |
| Theme music composed by | The White Stripes |
| Opening theme | "We're Going to Be Friends" |
| No. of episodes | 234 including 3 reruns, 6 specials, 6 bonus, and 105 fan extra episodes |
| Publication | |
| Original release | November 19, 2018 – present |
| Provider | Team Coco & Earwolf |
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly podcast hosted by American comedian and retired talk show host Conan O'Brien.[1] It is co-hosted by O'Brien's assistant, Sona Movsesian, and producer, Matt Gourley. 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, Bill Burr, Tom Hanks, and Tina Fey, along with personal friends, such as Lisa Kudrow, Joel McHale and Timothy Olyphant,[2] people he admires such as Carol Burnett, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, John Cleese, and Robert Caro, and political figures, such as Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.[3][4]
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend has received positive reviews from critics and is one of the top comedy podcasts on iTunes.[5]
In April 2024, a four-episode international travel series titled Conan O'Brien Must Go was released on Max. The series features O'Brien meeting various fans in person whom he had previously featured via video calls in the Conan O'Brien Needs a Fan popular sub-series of the podcast.
- ^ Xu, Linda (November 8, 2018). "Team Coco Launches 'Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend' Podcast". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Donaghey, River; Schwartz, Drew (November 8, 2018). "Conan O'Brien's New Podcast Has an Insanely Good Guest Lineup". Vice. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Koblin, John (April 17, 2019). "A Fan's Love, Requited at Last: Conan O'Brien Lands Robert Caro". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Biden tapes podcast interview with former late-night host Conan O'Brien". AP News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Doyle, Patrick (January 21, 2019). "The Last Word: Conan O'Brien on Catholicism, 'The Simpsons' and Life As Late Night's Elder Statesman". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.