Conan O'Brien Flipped Interview

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Good interview. I don’t watch often but I enjoy when Colbert does the Flipped Interview, it’s a great format with good stories originating out of it.

👍︎︎ 28 👤︎︎ u/[deleted] 📅︎︎ Nov 02 2019 🗫︎ replies

The old guard of late night was just so good. Everyone on now is great too, but the previous generation were just so good they could do the job in their sleep.

👍︎︎ 19 👤︎︎ u/[deleted] 📅︎︎ Nov 03 2019 🗫︎ replies

It felt far too short.

I know he does this every week, but I feel like it's not as high energy compared to what he did here. Like he feels he needs to entertain more since he's on someone's elses show, and brings out that cocky persona I love.

👍︎︎ 17 👤︎︎ u/DoktorSleepless 📅︎︎ Nov 03 2019 🗫︎ replies

This is bittersweet to see Conan back behind the desk. And he manages to be a better host than Colbert on his own show...

👍︎︎ 50 👤︎︎ u/tiMartyn 📅︎︎ Nov 02 2019 🗫︎ replies

What type of change to Conan's show were they talking about? I only watch him on youtube and listen to his podcast so I am out of the loop.

👍︎︎ 2 👤︎︎ u/Worsthaircutever 📅︎︎ Nov 03 2019 🗫︎ replies

Not a huge fan of Colbert’s current late night show, but I really think he’s a fascinating character.

Would love to see him on the podcast someday

👍︎︎ 1 👤︎︎ u/[deleted] 📅︎︎ Nov 03 2019 🗫︎ replies

I just find the platform is overdone and not exciting anymore. It’s not the hosts, they just need original shows that don’t just copy Carson and letterman. For example I like Conan on his podcast much more than his show.

👍︎︎ 1 👤︎︎ u/[deleted] 📅︎︎ Nov 04 2019 🗫︎ replies
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<i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> >> YEAH! >> Jon: ROLLING BABY. >> I LOVE THAT GUY! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST TONIGHT APPLIED TO BE A WRITER ON MY LATE-NIGHT SHOW BACK IN THE EARLY 1990s. HE WASN'T READY THEN, BUT A SPOT JUST OPENED UP. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO HIM, SEE IF HE'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES. I'VE BEEN TOLD HE'S MADE SOME PROGRESS IN THE BUSINESS. PLEASE WELCOME STEPHEN COLBERT. ♪ ♪ ♪<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> ♪ ♪ ♪<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> >> STEPHEN, WHAT A THRILL TO HAVE YOU HERE. >> Stephen: SO HAPPY-- I'M A BIG FAN. I'VE BEEN A FAN FOR AGES. >> WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> "I'M STEPHEN COLBERT! LOOK AT ME!" YOU BELIEVE, I REALLY-- I REALLY-- I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO. >> Stephen: I AM NEEDY. >> YOU'RE NEEDY. >> Stephen: AND WHEN I'M NOT WITH THE AUDIENCE, I GET PANICKING. >> YOU GET PANICKY -- >> Stephen: I GET A LITTLE DEPRESSED WHEN I CAN'T STAND IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE AND TELL THEM JOKES AND GET LAUGHS. I GET A LITTLE-- I GET A LITTLE-- I GET DEPRESSED. I GET DEPRESSED. I GET LONELY. THEY'RE MY ONLY FRIENDS, CONAN. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I'M CURIOUS, WHAT'S THAT LIKE TO BE A NEEDY PERFORMER WHO'S ONLY HAPPY WHEN THEY'RE GETTING LAUGHS AND WOULD YOU WANT IT THEIR SHALLOW AND EMPTY. I WANT TO EXPLORE THAT WORLD BECAUSE IT'S A MYSTERY TO ME. >> Stephen: IT'S PROFITABLE. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: I'VE TURNED-- I'VE TURNED MY MENTAL ILLNESS INTO A BUSINESS MODEL. >> YOU KNOW THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY FATHER SAID TO ME ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. HE WAS WATCHING ME PERFORM. AND HE SAID, "OH, I UNDERSTAND NOW. YOU'VE TAKEN SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TREATED AND TURNED IT INTO AN OCCUPATION." >> Stephen: DID HE REALLY SAY THAT? >> YES, HE DID. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON BACK HERE. YOU'RE NOT A PEOPLE PERSON BECAUSE YOU DOUSE YOURSELF WITH PURELL AFTER EACH-- IS THIS WHAT YOU DO -- >> Stephen: NOTICE, BEFORE, THIS IS REAL. YOU DON'T HAVE THIS BEHIND YOUR DESK? >> I HAVE A HAZMAT CHAMBER THEY GO INTO. WHENEVER I'M DONE WITH A GUEST, AND I'M LIKE, "THANKS A LOT, MR. T.," I GO INTO A SPECIAL CHAMBER, AND THEN I'M DOUSED WITH VARIOUS LIGHTS, LIQUIDS, GASES, CREAMS, AND OILS. >> Stephen: I HAVE THIS BACK THERE TO PROTECT MY GUESTS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET MY GUESTS SICK. I AM ALWAYS OPERATE IEG DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DEAL WITH YOUR SHOW AFTER 25 YEARS. BUT THIS IS BREAKING ME. >> IT'S BREAKING YOU. >> Stephen: IT'S BREAKING MY ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND I'M SICK ALL THE TIME. >> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY THAT. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY, "IT'S BREAKING MY ENDOCRINE SYSTEM." THAT MADE SOME OF US FEEL NOT SO SMART. >> Stephen: REALLY. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: REALLY, CONAN O'BRIEN. >> REALLY. >> Stephen: REALLY, MR. HARVARD. >> I KNEW YOU'D PULL THAT! >> Stephen: IT'S AN ENDOCRINE-- >> IT WAS A DIFFERENT HARVARD. IT WAS THE HARVARD DRIVING SCHOOL. SCHOOL. >> Stephen: THE BEST, THE BEST. >> I CAN PARALLEL PARK. SUMMA IN PARALLEL PARKING. >> Stephen: IT'S BETTER THAN YALE DIESEL MECHANICS. I DON'T WANT TO GET MY GUESTS SICK. I OFTEN HAVE A COLD AND I DON'T WANT TO GET MY GUESTS SICK. >> THOS VERY WISE. >> Stephen: I'M BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL, CONAN. YOU'RE TYPHOID MARY OVER ON YOUR SHOW. YOU'RE LIKE, "COME HERE! COME HERE, OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD." >> HELLO, DAME JUDI DENCH! "I DIDN'T REALLY DO IT. >> Stephen: YOU REALLY-- YOU REALLY-- I WANT PLAYBACK. JIM,IMENT PLAYBACK ON THAT. >> I COMMIT AS A PERFORMER. >> Stephen: THAT WAS LIKE WATCHING A METEOR SHOWER. IS THIS MINE? >> IT WAS YOURS BUT NOW IT'S GOT MY ♪ IN IT, BUT GO AHEAD. >> Stephen: YOU'RE GOOD. >> HOW DO YOU COME DOWN FROM A SHOW? WHEN I DO A SHOW, I GET A LOT OF ENERGY FROM IT, AND I COME HOME, AND MY FAMILY ISN'T INTERESTED-- THEY'RE NOT. THEY DON'T WANT HYPERACTIVE CONAN AT HOME. THEY DON'T-- WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU HAVE A LOVELY FAMILY. HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT -- >> Stephen: THIS IS HOW I DO IT. I LIVE IN PHILLY. IT TAKES ME THREE HOURS TO GET THERE. >> RIGHT. >BY THE TIME I GETTHERE, I JUST BED. MY CHILDREN HAVEN'T SEEN ME SINCE 2005. WHAT DO I DO? UHHH... I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS I'M UNPLEASANT. WHEN I FIRST GET HOME-- >> ME, TOO. I'M UNPLEASANT. >> Stephen: THAT'S THE SECRET. FIND SOMEBODY WHO WILL STAY WITH YOU REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT YOU'RE REALLY HARD TO BE WITH. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> CAN I TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT YOU? >> YEAH. >> Stephen: AND THAT IS THIS FALL, I CELEBRATED 25 YEARS WITH MY WIFE, OUR 25th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WAS COMING UP. AND WHEN WE FIRST STARTED--<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> THANK YOU. SHE PUTS UP WITH ME. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: SO I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL. AND WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DATING SHE LIVED IN NEW YORK AND I LIVED IN CHICAGO. AND THERE WAS NO INTERNET. WE COULDN'T AFFORD TELEPHONE CALLS. SO WE WROTE EACH OTHER LETTERS ALMOST EVERY DAY. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF LETTERS TO EACHING. >> THAT'S SO COOL. YOU'RE LIKE A CIVIL WAR VETERAN. >> Stephen: VERY MUCH SO. SAD VIOLINS PLAY WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT IT. "MY DEAREST LORRAINE..." AND SO FOR-- THEY'VE BEEN PACKED AWAY IN THIS BOX-- SHE HAD A VERY PRETTY LITTLE BOX THAT SHE PUT THIM NAWL AND SHE PUT THEM SOMEWHERE BACK IN THEATIC. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE, AND I WANTED TO GET THEM TO GET A FEW OUT TO READ TO EACH OTHER ON OUR ANNIVERSARY. AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE. AND SHE KNOWS WHERE EVERYTHING IS BUT I CAN'T ASK HER BECAUSE IT'S GOT TO BE A SURPRISE. SO I THOUGHT-- I'M WALKING UP THE STEPS AND I THOUGHT HOW CAN I ASK HER WHERE THEY ARE? AND WE FIRST STARTED DATING IS WHEN I APPLIED TO BE A WRITER ON YOUR FIRST SHOW. >> 1993. >> Stephen: WE WERE MARRIED THE MONTH YOU CAME ON THE AIR, OCTOBER 1993. AND I THOUGHT, I KNOW, "HEY, HON. >> GOT A CALL FROM CONAN LAST NIGHT." AND SHE GOES, "WHAT DID HE WANT?" AND I SAID, "REMEMBER HOW I APPLIED TO BE A WRITER ON CONAN'S SHOW AND HE DIDN'T HIRE ME AND I DON'T RESENT HIM AT ALL." <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> SHE GOES, YEAH, YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT. YOU TALK ABOUT IT A LOT. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> AND I SAID, "HE CALLED ME BECAUSE HE IS ENDING HIS PRESENT SHOW, AND HE'S GOING TO CHANGE UP THE SHOW." >> RIGHT. >> Stephen: AND FOR THE END OF HIS SHOW, HE'S GOING TO ACTUALLY-- HE'S HAVING PEOPLE WHO SUBMITTED TO HIS ORIGINAL SHOW-- HE'S GOING TO SAY LOOK AT MY 25 YEARS-- AND COME ON AND READ SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PITCHES TO ORIGINAL SHOW. HE WANTS ME TO READ IT AT MY DESK. I CAN'T FIND THE ORIGINAL PITCHES." SHE SAID, "WHERE WILL THEY BE?" AND I SAID, "THE LAST TIME I SAW THEM, THEY WERE IN THE SAME BOXES OF THE LETTERS WE WROTE TO EACH OTHER." AND SHE SAID, "YOU'LL HAVE TO PUT ON A HEAD LAMP, YOU'LL SEE THE KIDS, IT'S IN THE BASSINET, BEHIND THERE, IT'S LABELED IN THE BOX, BUT IT'S AT THE BOTTOM." I GO, "GREAT." I GO GET THEM, COME OUT, HIDE THE THINGS FROM HER. AND I SAID, "I COULDN'T FIND IT. I COULDN'T FIND THE CONAN STUFF. I'LL HAVE TO LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE." AND THE NEXT DAY YOU ANNOUNCED YOU WERE CHANGING YOUR SHOW. >> RIGHT. >> Stephen: I DIDN'T KNOW. I MADE THAT UP AS A LIE TO MY WIFE. >> I-- I CHANGED THE SHOW TO JUSTIFY THE LIE SO YOU WOULDN'T GET CAUGHT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN. >> I'M A VERY GOOD MAN. MAYBE THE BEST MAN EVER. THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE. THIS REALLY DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> HEY. >> Stephen: HEY! >> GOOD LUCK... ( WHISTLES ) YOU'LL GET A GIG. NETWORK'S EASY. STEPHEN COLBERT, EVERYBODY!
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Channel: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Views: 3,244,306
Rating: 4.944859 out of 5
Keywords: The Late Show, Late Show, Stephen Colbert, Steven Colbert, Colbert, celebrity, celeb, celebrities, late night, talk show, comedian, comedy, CBS, joke, jokes, funny, funny video, funny videos, humor, hollywood, famous
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Length: 8min 43sec (523 seconds)
Published: Sat Nov 02 2019
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