Andy Blitz Takes A Taxi To Toronto | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(Original airdate: 02/17/04) “Late Night” writer Andy Blitz is too afraid to fly to Toronto with the rest of the staff, so he finds a cab that will take him to Canada.
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[@stoneseabolt]

That driver who actually took him all the way there is a legend.

[@KilgoreOnDrugs]

@shutup well many turned him down though... So still a legend 🙂

[@pengjunjin2642]

That driver is a sihik religion,best people on the world

[@kulvirkang7953]

Sikhs do it

[@asahel980]

lol obviously he was hired way before this happened. also I believe its not allowed for cab drivers to take paying passengers outside New york or even the USA , unless the cab is being used as a private vehicle . hell the cab may have been just a props not a true cab and the cab driver is just an actor.

[@ShadyLurker84]

@@asahel980 Yeah for insurance reasons I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to take your company's car outside the country.

[@Sabrowsky]

Props to the homie that actually took him there, that's some dedication

[@MrFitness94]

I see you’re unfamiliar with Mr. Beast kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OZiJtoj95soKc

[@hashimrabani2718]

Man earned 1000 in 12 hours

[@thetylife]

@@hashimrabani2718 He did have to drive back to NYC....The show probably at least paid him another $1,000.

[@cactaceous]

thetylife I’m sure they paid him $2,000 for the drive there and back plus his gas plus food money plus an additional stipend for appearing on the show.

[@tirthankarpandit7009]

Punjabi power

[@jesseshore3873]

I like how the cab driver was like, “you want to drive to Toronto, I can take a vacation to my cousins.”

[@CapnSlipp]

I like how they make the 8 hour drive from NYC to Albany to Toronto look like a multi-day trip.

[@twentyoneHz]

canadians know this is a leave at lunch, have time to have a late night snack before bed kinda drive

[@Soloman_Gumball]

Tractor trailer drivers are required to have so much off time. I'm too lazy to google if licensed taxi drivers are the same, but I would hope they are.

[@seakay5705]

Andy Blitz is the funniest guy that no one's ever heard of, he could seriously have his own show. Everything on Conan that he was in was absolute gold.

[@Cyphix1986]

"I'm going to the upper east side..... of North America"

[@thecommunistpartyofvooperi9613]

Best joke

[@davenrai]

The conversation at 7:00: Guess his cousin has a son? or friend? who is in classes and he says, "I've sent him two messages. he's probably in class. So first you have to go there and then back?" Happy: "No actually, I just have to drive him there and then I'm free" Cousin: "Drop him off and then come here"

[@Nammm37]

Wow! Thank you for that translation, very cool!

[@notpandemicp1156]

chadke tu aajaiyo ek din 😂😂 he probably knows more people in canada than new york lmao

[@IndieLoveEnterprises]

Andy’s bits are up there w/ Jordan Schlansky & Pierre Bernard for me.

[@whiskyrebel9715]

Haha is he still working there? Best line is "I think it's, not quite 3,000 miles. Unless you take the long way, through Texas"

[@elma.s4825]

@@whiskyrebel9715 Mine has to be, "I already told you I wanted pancakes", from the apartment episode.

[@Carlos-hk4ot]

I really believe that Andy's bits are better than Jordan's and at the level of Pierre

[@WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLU]

because he is an actual comedy writer

[@laalki80]

Yes!

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

This taxi driver is AWESOME!!! I hope you guys paid him really well.

[@Elkdog]

Miss Andy Blitz, everything he did on Conan was hilarious.

[@ClaudioMichel]

What became of him?

[@AustinMichael]

@@ClaudioMichel He left Late Night and went to Comedy Central

[@ZarkowsWorld]

There was two changes that happened, the Late Night debacle and later the move to the new network in a new city...they lost people both times.

[@bastobasto4866]

I think it's Sir, not a Miss

[@GigaChadL337]

@@bastobasto4866 i see what you did there

[@MlleNilusha]

Awww they posted this on Canada Day! We appreciate that! Happy Canada Day to the nicest, sweetest most polite people on the planet. I appreciate you all every day, and feel more grateful in light of all this. Hope Conan brings you as much joy as he does for me!

[@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax]

Canada stinks

[@jzoetheshit]

Nice you all are ass holes lol

[@6seasonsandamovie_]

@@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax 🤣 I should've seen this coming

[@genesis1576]

@@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax agreed

[@dhotnessmcawesome9747]

I don't know what the Nepalese or the French have to do with Canada Day... but yeah. Happy Canada Day Nepal and France! Look it up. We're as nice and polite as Americans are "The Best Country in the World at Everything". We also don't have the best Maple Syrup...

[@hmoobdaj]

Man, that cab driver is chill af.

[@Natalie-ox7xm]

I have somehow _never_ seen this, or at least don't remember it. Just brilliant. I also loved when Conan "helped" him find an apartment.

[@CinemaDemocratica]

There was a moment where one of them -- Andy, I suppose -- got in a shower, and he was totally naked despite the fact that the realtor was there. One of the funniest moments of the sketch but I seriously doubt that would fly now, and with good reason.

[@afififadzil1196]

@@CinemaDemocratica Even funnier when the delivery guy took a shower as well.

[@siddharthjena9874]

His cousin actually tells him not to do such drives again in Punjabi.

[@adambpm]

Why? Because the passenger can be crazy killer or because it's bad for health to drive long stretches?

[@Jebu911]

Well it was obviously for a tv show and gettin 1000 dollars for 2 days driving is pretty good salary

[@dapinderjitsingh]

na he is not saying it, he is just asking if he is not going back (to ny) cause he asked if the driver would come back after dropping off andy, cause one of his relative is not home so he asked about him and he said he has gone somewhere and hasn’t responded to messages twice he can meet him after he come back dropping andy

[@dapinderjitsingh]

@@adambpm no he didn’t said that he is asking if he is making the trip back just now, then he gets to know that he would come back after dropping andy

[@siddharthjena9874]

Nah i think he pretty much tells him not to.

[@---GOD---]

The driver has to drive back... by himself... Hope they paid him double

[@vanessachurst7031]

Such a good dude for driving. I hope you gave him a big tip!

[@quikstep69]

Best Andy Blitz skit was when he went to India to fix the pop-ups on his computer

[@peacefrog5449]

Hilarious! My favorite :-)) His deadpan totally is as good (or better) than Jordan. Was a big fan of his since forever! Now all the young kids will find out his genius...Hope Andy knows we still love him!

[@alygomez1636]

Or when he looked for an apartment

[@jeremyc9593]

Love that bit, but how in the hell did he get there?

[@neonpersonishere]

An unxpected road trip with a stranger is always memorable.

[@MrTamendez]

Until he eats your liver

[@kitcoffey7194]

*if you're not a woman

[@SheldonBeldon]

a 3-letter word for regret with the letter "u" in it is rue.

[@adamsmith5913]

Nice

[@maximiliandort3489]

rue in french also means road. its kind of poetic isn't it

[@jimthescotsman]

I once did a crossword the question was 4 letter word meaning to snatch. My friend thought the word was grab .. But I knew the word was c...........u..........n ?

[@jimmylittle9393]

Haha damn I was racking my brain. I thought he said it started with U.

[@KokoandFooFoo]

Andy Blitz must have been Conan's favourite show writer because he flew him to India to talk to NBC tech support, let him have a roadtrip from NYC to Toronto and even furnished his NYC apartment.

[@brette6854]

"let him" have a road trip...how is that a gift?

[@sleepingsheepy]

@@brette6854 he was on tv. The whole thing is a bit so I’m pretty sure it was paid for

[@jkap34]

Yeah, and Andy blitz is responsible for Conan being banned from filming in India, so thanks Andy!

[@itswade69]

Andy Blitz has a very similar style and delivery as Nathan Fielder. Good stuff

[@pudge5174]

I was thinking the same thing

[@alukuhito]

? Nathan Fielder is completely different.

[@gregvarga5064]

YOOOOO WHEN HE RESPONDED TO THEM SPEAKING IN PUNJAB I DIED

[@Kp-pk9nl]

Lol the cab driver is cool man. I hope he has everything he wants and needs in life .

[@Pyro-Moloch]

This is literally: "The real Canada is the friends we made along the way"

[@LoLo-hs7bp]

This clip is pure Punk. Conan had always the best people.

[@anileated]

Driver in the scene at 1:50 spot on negotiates by the book: repeat what you heard and pause, let the silence squeeze more out of your counterpart while watching body/facial language. I wonder if they had to warn drivers not to look in the camera beforehand to make this look candid enough

[@hazysday]

I bet it was nothing but good times at Happy the cab drivers cousin's house

[@spdadventurer1754]

Thats true in a way since Punjabi's are the most joyous people in India...nothing could ever go dull in their homes...its a lot more enthusiasm than was shown here😊😊

[@johnnyly81]

Wow Conan! You even say Toronto like a Torontonian. "Tor-on-no"

[@jgre07]

Of course it was a young Sikh man who said yes lol! Always trying to help! Shavash!

[@ComicalRealm]

Man Conan has a mastermind persona like planning years ago, making content, and revealing all of it when he is established to major heights and these days when can't even travel!

[@devinleslie]

It's just old stuff from his archive. They made this in 2004 and they released it the week they shot it.

[@ComicalRealm]

@@devinleslie right, although KZbin wasn't so in those days so uploading here now eh

[@ComicalRealm]

@Nicolas RAGE yeap, came in handy considering the current times. And lol your account name reminds me of all the crazy scenes, overacted scenes of Nicolas Cage xD always fun to watch his badly cast ghost rider self

[@eleventhtrack5336]

watching this again really make me feel Conan you should be proud with this legacy and amazing ideas and stories your team did back then

[@tonycollins3155]

12 hour drive for a bit is true commitment.

[@Unknown-nc4jq]

1:50 That should be a vine Andy: I am going to Canada Driver: Canada?...(staring into the void)....

[@SuperLeica1]

Fun fact: This taxi trip was a good 700 kms/420 mls. John Cleese once took a cab from Oslo, Norway to Brussels, Belgium. That´s about 1500 kms/1000 mls. Norwegian Viking taxidrivers are tough.

[@Safaid862]

never would have thought hearing punjabi on conan. Conan is the man for everything.

[@AM-ei1xw]

We got be thankful that he made a lot of episodes or we would not able to see anything

[@stevelang6083]

Andy Blitz never had a bad appearance on Conan. One of the true highlights of that era.

[@pdcasablanca]

This guy is so underrated! Please upload "Andy Blitz visits India", when he visits a call center and brings his computer. It's hilarious!

[@Asf-bj4rw]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpOqY56Em7ulg9U

[@SgtKaneGunlock]

i hope that driver got one hell of a tip

[@koushikpaul5957]

Canada Day special lmao

[@Mcguy215]

The fact that he stopped off in Mississauga LMAO

[@ffvffv5709]

Props to Happy's cousin for matching his wallpaper to his shirt. That's dedication to a pattern.

[@shpluk]

This guy has to have a youtube channel, all the remotes with him are the best! In this one he was a decade ahead of time :)

[@icessoup]

true, i wish they would make a reunion and do dumb travel shows together

[@Scottsdaleofficesteve]

Shoutout Conan for actually properly pronouncing Toronto. That was unexpected

[@tytyger626]

How else are you gonna say it?

[@devilquak]

Torontino

[@Skeware]

Torontula?

[@Foxtrotalex]

​@@tytyger626w both T's u silly

[@tytyger626]

@@Foxtrotalex Yeah, that's the only way you can say it.

[@jdhuh1]

Oh how fitting, to have it uploaded on Canada Day. Happy Canada Day everyone! 🇨🇦

[@amyyang2181]

the cab driver is really nice! And Happy Canada Day :D

[@stephwilliams9750]

back in the late 90's my friends and I would regularly cab from Kingston to Toronto to hit raves. The drivers that were willing to make these trips were usually themselves quite the trip. My personal favorite was the woman that dropped 3 hits of acid and waited for us in the parking lot until after the party was finished, fastest ride back to Kingston ever.

[@user-dm1lw2mx2i]

That sounds amazing

[@orchdork775]

That sounds terrifying. Who drives on acid????

[@otselot2300]

@@orchdork775 Yeah super dangerous setting. Things can get bad :S

[@Luke-rt9bx]

I’ve had to can from Brandon Manitoba to my little town near Regina cause my friend got drunk and got a vehicle impounded and we wanted to get home the trip was like 400 bucks I don’t know that sounds kind of far fetched unless you where super rich and had money to blow it’s like the same distance almost I just looked it up lol

[@terryblejokes]

Still so expensive to go from Kingston to Trt nowadays. Even carpool costs like $50. The train costs $110.

[@MrKal007]

"Are you talking to me?" :D :D :D :D

[@jewslikefunk]

The quality is unreal, for all these years I’ve been watching Conan archive at 240p lol

[@delcarm]

“Are you crazy!” “Yeah”

[@maverick6775]

Yo I thought they'd reject him, shout out to that driver man, what a Legend!

[@edwinjohnson2130]

Plz upload the Andy Blitz Apartment Search video....it's one of my fav Coco

[@Yahikkox]

Its definitely on youtube, I watched it before

[@edwinjohnson2130]

@@Yahikkox I have watched it many times lolz....if they upload it officially many people will check it out that's y...

[@elisabethkjelmann8024]

here you go : kzbin.info/www/bejne/epabhXh5hJx9jZY

[@thetyser]

always loved Andy's character. Ignorance is Blitz!

[@cheriestl]

The Andy Blitz Remotes are beyond. Just beyond. The apartment one!!!!

[@fshoji1527]

hahah that cab driver is a really good sport

[@RebelFriend1247]

I love how Conan pronounces Toronto like a true Torontonian

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

That OG in Leroy counting how many lights till the left is peak upstate NY 😂

[@paxvostrum4824]

we demand Andy Blitz back to be a part of the show!

[@peacefrog5449]

Yay!! Where is this guy? Conan get him on a 1:1 chat!

[@bedeckt]

@@peacefrog5449 hes doing Stand-Up Comedy, but id love to see him back on the show.

[@crai-crai]

I'd love to see De Niro's reaction to "Are you talking to me?"

[@tyrranicalt-rad6164]

I liked when Conan helped andy blitz find an apartment.

[@MidFiGuy]

I live in NYC and this still makes me miss my own city

[@em30142]

Man I was too young to watch or understand late night when this came out. He got dropped off at Elgin theatre where I basically work now lmao.

[@TWOhype23]

Basically work?

[@em30142]

Saint Fresh My work allows me to be placed at various theatre locations

[@user-dm1lw2mx2i]

Lol look how fresh the signs are on the gardener

[@anoja31]

Man, I can’t believe I actually miss Yonge and Dundas lol

[@saintmatthew9100]

Of course he's got a cousin in Canada😂 Would've been funnier if his cousin lived in Brampton😂

[@shorts-cr2zu]

"you crazy??" "yeah..."

[@ResponsibleCitizen001]

This is a masterpiece

[@killerkomedian1342]

This may be the funniest thing I have ever seen. This is it this is what peak comedy looks like.

[@BrentWigginsWords]

A Conan video for Christmas in July.

[@kicknotes]

lol "through Texas"

[@sofiesummerbradley]

I’ve already liked this vid years ago!!!!

[@phildh9150]

Let's not dime out the non official channels now.

[@seanwebb605]

He could have gone by bus or train. Or a combination of the two. Once you get to Union Station in Toronto the theatre where the show was taped was in walking distance.

[@MrPickledede]

My father God rest his soul was a NYC Taxi driver he for sure would have jumped at the chance to take such a job...he did a bunch of long distance trips

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

Such a shame Andy Blitz’s tenure ended with Late Night

[@icessoup]

Hes never worked with him since? Man he should inv him back

[@larrygill2223]

You can always tell who’s from out of town and who’s not. ToronTO vs Torono

[@danam0228]

which one doesn't know how to spell?

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Conan's from Boston and he says Teronno. He has ears.

[@80sbabe]

The cabbie deserves props for taking him all the way to Toronto. But have you ever heard of a bus or train?

[@BGRUBBIN]

ya but the interactions with getting the cab would have been missed out. its no problem on a bus or train.

[@j.r.7339]

@@BGRUBBIN There are People on Trains too

[@BGRUBBIN]

@@j.r.7339 ya but he would their permission to film, and you're not gonna ask everyone on the train, is it ok to film you? Especially if they're trying do it last minute.

[@dynomar11]

This is kinda the joke though lol

[@ArsyaUtomo]

Train from Manhattan to Toronto?

[@elliemaxineperalta3763]

You have a real committed taxi driver right there. :D

[@Applxy354]

Hahahah. When the driver was talking to his cousin in native language, I loved the look on Andy's face. Lol I used to make this face when mu Turkish roommate's friends would come over. They would invite me to join them but then start speaking their language 😂

[@edbam6344]

Coolest cab driver ever. I bet they are still internet friends.

[@rapscallion3506]

These skits are epic!

[@David_krappenshitz]

Meanwhile the camera crew followed the cab all the way to canada and couldve took andy with them in the first place lol

[@candy-cc5rr]

5:03 LOL That taxi driver references tho :)))

[@RudieObias]

I hope NBC tipped this man really, really well! Haha!

[@mdmeron7837]

That 2nd taxi guy is from Bangladesh ❤️

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

Great clip! I actually have taken very long taxi rides in Europe when I was travelling with my mom and her friends. If you got 4 people and split the fee it's not that expensive. Quite a lot of drivers would take the job since they can earn a day's living in one trip.

[@jayarr7076]

Except that the one trip takes a day.

[@mbz25]

@@jayarr7076 Cities in Europe are usually not so far apart so its probably less than 6 hour drive.

[@pwn3rr]

@@mbz25 Also even if it does take a day it's better to take a guaranteed day's pay rather than hope you make it up with more smaller routes!

[@meachymouse4978]

Shoulda just had him wait and take him back too 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@lelezz3118]

Dude Andy is actually really funny! 😄

[@Canucks44219]

It's funny that they sent a 2nd car to film them driving the trip. Guess there was no room for Andy in the film van (that only exists to film the bit lol).

[@TurboAftershave]

That song "The Highway" in the background by Craig Bancoff is lovely.

[@ronanderson7598]

As a former cab driver I gotta say that was a perfect bit!

[@christianityisunstoppable4155]

The way Conan says Toronto is how you say it.

[@christinah864]

I appreciate every video you upload

[@renujankanagaratnam3912]

Are you talking to me ? .......are you talking to me ! I died

[@robinghosh2109]

Finally: more Andy Blitz

[@GGoAwayy]

I would've just taken VIA/Amtrak

[@lalakuma9]

Ah yes, now that the US-Canada border is closed, let's take a moment to reminisce.

[@deutschelehrer69]

Is it really? Im too foreign to understand the joke

[@W0LV1E45]

@@deutschelehrer69 yes its closed.

[@luckoco8727]

@@deutschelehrer69 HAHAHA

[@stiltzy1534]

6:54 Me as the only native speaker in my restaurant's kitchen

[@LuciferMorningstar-cg4xc]

I am from punjab India.. And driver is punjabi guy.. I can understand only punjabi driver is crezy enough to took him there by road

[@TheLunisbadman]

"Alright meter's running."

[@Tokax]

Props to the camera crew who also drove with them

[@c0pyimitati0n]

0:32 Andy looks like he could be Dave Attell's little brother 😂

[@thefrub]

One time I took an Uber from Modesto to the Sacramento Airport... cost $60 for 80 miles, not that bad