Conan & Sona Celebrate 15 Years Of Working Together | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

15 years ago, Conan and Sona had a professional meeting to discuss her new job as Conan’s assistant, and they never spoke professionally to each other again.
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ABOUT CONAN O’BRIEN NEEDS A FRIEND
Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way. Watch highlights of Conan, Sona Movsesian and Matt Gourley chatting with celebrities and meeting fans, along with special segments like “Review the Reviewers” and “Big Dick History.”
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[@gilbertodepiento8521]

Conan found some real gems in his careers... She is definitely one of them. Wouldn't be the same without her

[@mattmays9063]

"Conan once said, 'But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen. I'm telling you, amazing things will happen.' These words resonate deeply with me as I reflect on the incredible era we've been privileged to experience. I've never felt so fortunate to be alive at a time that brought such unique talents and moments to the forefront. If it wasn't for Conan's show in '93, I wouldn't have witnessed Tenacious D perform four times, nor would I have been introduced to the myriad of other talented individuals that have graced his stage. This connection might seem small, but it's part of a larger tapestry of entertainment and legacy we've all witnessed thanks to visionaries like Conan.

[@jeremyc9593]

@@mattmays9063 That quote has always stuck with me as well. One of these days I might actually start doing it.

[@mattmays9063]

Lol SAME! In the meantime though you'll catch me watching Hiking With Kevin and Team CoCo and so on. ​@@jeremyc9593

[@gilbertodepiento8521]

@@mattmays9063 🧡🧡🧡

[@famatu]

I don‘t think Conan is into gemhunting

[@mast3rss]

when Sona said "What's it like to work with someone you're scared of? I would never know!" tells so much about conan's personality and how lucky all of Conan's staff are with him

[@cdhui]

If you look at a lot of the other hosts in his field they all have had some sort of pattern of abuse controversy with staff. Conan's reputation is the complete opposite. In fact, he's the only one that makes a reoccurring parody of it.

[@bionicRod]

Yeah his staff that have been with him for decades seem to love him. A testament to his character for sure.

[@normanreyes1375]

@@cdhuibecause he’s one of the few educated people who actually belongs to TV?

[@SamCarlos-ih3lx]

@@normanreyes1375 Yea, that is true. He's a Harvard graduate and an intelligent person

[@BerAmStreams]

Aww Sona making that book for him & his family when they moved to LA is adorable & shows how she was ready to be his assistant. Love her!

[@dlxmarks]

That was a nice gesture although I guess she didn't know he had lived in LA twice before. He had been away for about 16 years at that point though and Liza and the kids had not lived there.

[@castanova7716]

That was such a nice gesture indeed! Where’d it all go!?

[@CaliburPANDAs]

Conan is the kind of boss everyone loves. not because he's easy going, but because he lets his employees be themselves.

[@treetopjones737]

He caught her watching tv reruns ( Friends I think ) at work, didn't fire her, didn't dock her pay.

[@adastraa11]

Exactly! Being able to be yourself at work is such a release. Otherwise it feels like you're wearing a mask for 8 hours a day.

[@blairbrown4812]

That's basically the textbook definition of easy-going.

[@beardown6574]

Congrats Sona on 15 years! You two have just made an awesome team over the years. So cool to see her get her shine

[@ZeroESG.goopootoob]

She's the worst fake laugh for hire next to any dude.

[@somanytakennames]

@@ZeroESG.goopootoob Bless, you tried your best.

[@NefastusJones]

25 more years, Sona!

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

@@ZeroESG.goopootoobcry more

[@mrgreen2461]

I'm sorry but no other comedians working right now could do what Conan does. Generational talent.

[@skyepaul261]

Sssshh he'll hear you

[@famatu]

Hey Conan

[@mach3wgamer]

He's the Buddha of comedy.

[@ron8675309]

"He's a once in a hundred years something." Tombstone written.

[@aryavart296]

There was one but he drew with cancer

[@bryanpeed5334]

Sona says, "You mean I'm Barney?!?" Matt replies, "Yeah but he's Homer." Sona- "Oh, ok."😂🤣😂

[@willvr4]

The key to Sona, is that she doesn't put up with Conan's bullshit and keeps him on his toes. It's exactly what he needs, and he is smart enough to recognize it. They balance each other out perfectly and it's fun to watch.

[@ImekaSF]

Matt is classic Gen X; absolutely falling apart on the inside but hiding it surprisingly well

[@miramar7928]

I don't know why but I love your comment

[@luckyDancer100]

That’s not millennials? Speaking as one myself 😂

[@user-po3ir2tx5z]

Yep. Latchkey kids. We raised ourselves.

[@vmvengsub3812]

​@@luckyDancer100 the generational division should just be generally perceived, actually. Since everyone has different environment of development, they might not align well with their categorized generation. For example gen X was born in the era where most kids have to learn to be independent because parents are divorcing like trends and ignore them to their own device (thus the title latchkey kids, because they have their own keys to enter home after school, a home that their parents rarely present). However, not all parents are divorced and distant, so their kids don't have the general personality of a latchkey kid. These kids are still categorized as gen X because they were born in this era, but truly they're of other generation at heart.

[@DaveKratter]

Us real Gen X wouldn't fall apart inside, we just figure things out on our own. It's Gen Y and Z who fall apart because they never learned how to be self sufficient. Their hovering parents never gave them the space to fail and pick themselves back up again, so they all grew up weak.

[@lilfolkes]

Also, Conan speaking of himself in 3rd person was pure gold 😅😅😅😅

[@lilfolkes]

I love their relationship.... It's like a brother and sister who are always annoying each other, but there's no doubt that they love each other 💙

[@kashbrownz9]

9:02 🤣🤣 Gourley is amazing

[@lilfolkes]

"He probably means Conan" 😅😅😅😅

[@CSF0114]

I watched his documentary yesterday and got to watch Sona actually be his assistant and it made me love Sona more! 15 years of that is good work!

[@andersestes]

What documentary was that?

[@SANTANAMNSTR]

This is just a testament of how great Conan is. Recently hearing about how some other late night hosts are actual nightmares to work with giving employees ptsd Conan is a stark contrast allowing his team to be themselves and rag on him back. He's the best

[@AMac-qd6ft]

"You make all of us un-hirable"

[@stevercarter5317]

These two are precious.

[@krisnarefaagusta16]

We missed them travelling to Armenia in Without Borders special.

[@quinncampbell9255]

I love when conan admits publicly how amazing sona was at her job.

[@fletchermunson6225]

Having friends and good people to work with is one of the joys of life. It's a sad waste of your life if your work environment is making you ill or shortening your life with stress. Some stress is good, it makes you perform but too much is poisonous. If you are in a bad work environment try to escape, your life will get better. .Been there and experienced it.

[@ZeroKool7140]

Jordan has been pretty adamant and vocal about how he can’t get a job anywhere else because of Conan.

[@jason1666]

"What can you bring to the team?" "I can do various tasks"

[@emu_warrior]

Pretty sure as associate producer over 20+ years, Jordan is a millionaire many times over lol

[@a5-30-31cts]

And come on, you know he produced the episodes he was in (or at least did a lot of various task for them)

[@jaimhaas5170]

He'd do more than Biden...or at least damage less.

[@famatu]

I don‘t think he has

[@Ashen-One1]

Man... I wish Conan lives forever. He's too good to not be around for a 1000 years.

[@lachauntiswashington231]

congratulations on 15 years of surviving Conan! I would love to have a fun job like yours.

[@RabidIrishGuy88]

Sona should publish that LA guide!!!

[@EamonKelly]

@@00piumoo No one exhales oxygen.

[@famatu]

Everyone exhales oxygen. Do you think you use it all up with every breath?

[@famatu]

Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take You‘re exhaling oxygen

[@EamonKelly]

@@famatu We breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, dummy.

[@carlweaselbear534]

It might be out of date, but it would be cool to see how much has changed since then.

[@bernlin2000]

Match made in heaven 🙂 congrats on 15 years of friendship guys!

[@EhNothing]

I love that Conan can laugh about the tonight show garbage. I'm still bitter about it, and it didn't even happen to me.

[@mattmays9063]

Lol, SAME! To be honest, though, I feel like it had to happen this way just to prove Conan's legacy is greater than any network.

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

After that fiasco, I never watched The Tonight Show again until Leno officially retired for the second time.

[@unikornkontroller]

I agree...BUT it turned out to be the best move of his career. He's more relevant now than he ever would've been at the tonight show. Look at where all of the late night hosts are at now. Nobody is watching those shows and they're struggling.

[@famatu]

It was 14 years ago

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

​@@unikornkontroller I'm pretty sure millions are still watching those shows

[@Soulandbone]

Man I love Conan and his team.. what a delight to hear this podcast is therapeutic and more.

[@justinfincher2385]

I love how conan turns average off camera people into hilarious on camera personalities.

[@whitestoneandy797]

Basically, Conan is Batman, Sona is the Joker, and Conan's foolishness is the chemical acid Batman tossed the Joker into. The madness was always there. Conan just unlocked it. Edit: All of Conan's staff are basically just his own version of Batmans' "Rogue's gallery"

[@WhatsOn427]

Trying to figure out if that makes Matt Alfred

[@gilbertodepiento8521]

Gourley is both Harley Quinn and Alfred

[@istdochallesegal3427]

​@@gilbertodepiento8521 🤣🤣🤣

[@halfogre6373]

2 face was put in acid

[@DarkGob]

That's not...Batman didn't throw Joker into acid. Some versions of the character have him fall in the chemicals while running away from Batman, but I don't think it's ever explicitly Batman's fault.

[@spoderman6667]

I love how conan remembers everything vividly.

[@bellsfs]

Can't think about Conan without Sona! congrats on 15 years of madness lol

[@laserbender2773]

Maybe Sona can publish her LA helpful hints book to the world. I'd love to read that and I think other people would too.

[@bortfield]

Sona is stunning. She looks really beautiful.

[@PopMyCulture]

Happy anniversary! Sona is so lucky to work for Conan! It would have been my dream job. They’re a winning combo too. The chemistry is undeniable. Love you both! 🧡🧡🧡

[@LinkRocks]

I would love to work for Conan. He seems like a great boss.

[@natalijadimitrova47]

And thats why we love Conan and his team !! ❤

[@nickamato7553]

Sona doesn’t age. She’s still beautiful

[@stormrevenant]

Sona is one of the best things about Conan

[@JasonNation72]

Their funniest moment together, imo, was the interview with Harrison Ford. Ford ridiculed Conan for using cue cards listing Ford's movies and Sona's laugh came across so infectious.

[@matthew4725]

Happy Anniversary, Soco!!

[@imonaroll9502]

I love how Conan kept his Ford Taurus and would make it a show just to stick it to Jay. 😂😂😂

[@TheGryfonclaw]

I too am professional on the first day of a new job. Then downhill from there

[@PrinceDepecheMode]

Some of my favorite people...❤❤❤Love Conan

[@Kamran.Qureshi]

Always enjoyable!

[@matttheking1655]

Congrats!

[@bigal7561]

Outstanding

[@jackattack7871]

Love this clip

[@danielnase5043]

Conan and Sona are perfect together like a great PB&J!!!

[@thea404]

I hope they publish the book she gave Conan. I’d love to read that

[@nancyreis]

I want a "Quinceañera" celebration Conan!!!

[@julesbower762]

She should release that book, publish it. :D

[@peterpark3656]

Good people attracting good people. A fine team.

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

We now need to meet Conan's assistants from back in NYC.

[@garu629]

Love Sona! She's awesome!!

[@roryoutdoors5431]

"Ittttt BEEGGIIIIIINSSSS!" always thought that joke was a nod to Iggy trying brownies in college for the first time on Taxi

[@ThatsOnYoutube]

Is it a Conaversary or a Sonaversary?

[@APAMVs]

Or..ConaSonaversary? Or SonaConaversary?

[@jkap34]

Sonanversary.

[@jeremyc9593]

Sconaversary

[@famatu]

I like trains

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Movseso'brienniversary

[@fakeblaze3807]

15 years together but only 10 years of Sona actually working

[@brentaughe7539]

10 years? That’s a stretch lol

[@famatu]

It is funny when you consider that Sona has no

[@callmeshaggy5166]

@@famatu the suspense is killing me

[@Soulandbone]

Come on man.. dont let us hanging like this haha@@famatu

[@NVSTRZ34]

Love Sona. Great pick hiring her. Always love to see 2 people connect like this.

[@bigmox22]

The Barney reference sounds very similar to Jim Ignatowski's (played by Christopher Lloyd) origin story from a classic episode of Taxi for those old enough to remember.

[@jeffbaker7209]

Wasn't he a straight-laced college guy in a Letterman's jacket? 😂

[@Getawhale]

Best ad break ever

[@BorrietheBlade]

This was such a great video to finally watch on Xmas eve. I truly miss Conan on live TV and really enjoy the podcast. Sona is THE BEST and Matt is THE BEST. Conan, well, he's a dickface bwahahahahaha Merry Christmas to the entire team there!

[@dustinedwards7821]

RELEASE THE SONA BOOK!

[@doggedout]

I was really hoping for the bidet commercial on this one. It is on the podcast and may be the funniest thing I have heard on here. Conan just loses his mind. "I went to a good college! I have a family I take care of ...and now I am doing commercials for a thing that shoots water up my ass?!" Almost drove off the road again when that started playing ....

[@elishmuel1976]

Conan is the Buddha of Comedy!! 😂

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

15 years of sona!

[@jayrock2288]

Sona aka barney and Matt really are important to the podcast it wouldn't be the same with out them

[@hunterxmpg]

Conan is one of the bosses who when they started was treated very badly, but who always said when I am a boss I will make sure that none of my workers are afraid of me and feel in an environment of pressure and stress, and he achieved it, you can see that the environment work is great, Conan understood the truth of a good work environment in which you work and everything comes naturally without people walking on tiptoe near Conan the boss, in the end you have people who enjoy their work, that can be seen in the work team in a genuine way and that is why Conan is one of the best comedians and talk show interviewers, without being double-faced on screen and off screen, as everyone knows about Ellen de Generes and Jimmy Fallon, who are real fake cretins outside of camera

[@AlessandroAltosoleChannel]

Mr plow reference!

[@Jenny_Oblivion]

❤ Sona’s legacy 😂

[@MrCo82]

It's really a weekly highlight to listen to your podcast 👍. Not only because of entertainment, it's also the best medicine to cope with the impact of all the negativity currently spreaded, especially here on KZbin. Love you guys❤

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Negativity? You call real calamities in the world "negativity"? Jee, so sorry that human suffering inconveniences you... Grow up!🤦

[@michaelhockus8208]

this was fun

[@malshepard749]

Love just sona n conan

[@mikestalker3601]

"You make all of us un-hirable" LMAO. I run my office the same way. Very low turnover since no one else will take them.

[@sergioventura2595]

15 year anniversary of not working but having fun

[@juandesalgado]

Same as with Mr. Schlansky, but with added fun.

[@istdochallesegal3427]

​@@juandesalgadoBut she isn't doing so in various ways

[@juhaleskinen7383]

It is a lot of work. We don't see it.

[@jollybee5220]

She won't last long if she's just slacking. Here being goofy is a privilege she earned for being great employee

[@famatu]

It‘s 13 years, not 15.

[@renman3000]

Sonja steady working to bring down Conan's good cheer. Its working.

[@GPS379]

My only wish is to talk to Conan once And then my life is settled 😂

[@bcreilly180]

If only there was a way to know a popular celebrity is looking for an assistant. Sure it has it's own stress but they will hopefully pay you handsomely to guide their lives

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

Imagine beinh Ellen's assistant

[@willpfister]

I want the LA book.

[@tonyak8354]

She could carry a show!

[@mackie5004]

We need Sona - Origins! From her arrival in a basket to Americas most professional assistant.

[@Donnerjkks]

I'm terrified of L.A. if I had Sona's book I'd probably be less terrified.

[@buck_swope]

That Simpsons joke was actually done first in Taxi when Reverend Jim takes a hit of reefer in a flashback.

[@Awwscrewit]

Sonas no filter approach is the perfect counter to Conans non-stop goofiness.

[@sarcasmo57]

Oh Coco.

[@rdonis18]

Conan, never change. You are hilarious. You make me laugh just by you being yourself. You make me feel like I can come to terms and possibly be comfortable with my own insanity and still be a decent human being. Those people around you were already damaged. You just helped corrupt the other part of them that wasn't. Lol.

[@SurajPunjabi-er1os]

I just noticed that both Conan and Sona have a dimple at the tip of their noses, and now I can't unsee it.

[@alno2554]

7:22 Liza’s response to Conan’s madness. 🤣

[@public_healing]

Sona, I adore you.

[@donniemills967]

Sona's hair during the Kia ad? Low key dime piece.

[@mydogsnameisemma]

coonan SHOULD! write poetry about his upbrining in mass ..(encouraging person)

[@jmaxxtv9912]

Conan has many, many people in his employ...Sona, is one of them.

[@izabellavanryn3531]

Somebody in that coffee shop witnessed a historical moment!

[@luispratts3057]

they were a great team. my fav skits from the show are of him and Sona. why did he leave the show again ? i completely forgot

[@F34RDSoldier805]

"a once in a hundred years something" LUL

[@liferiot]

Ah yes, when Barney beat Homer to go to space, NASA has celebratory non-alcoholic champagne. "IT BEGINS!" He flew off in a jetpack, leaving Homer to go to space.

[@mraleigh5627]

Man, I hope someone at NASA got fired for that blunder.

[@leanderwright2647]

Sona, Dude, Seriously, Publish that guide book.

[@georgeclooney3481]

That is great idea

[@sharonfieldstone]

Best boss :)

[@michelleliu67]

I share the same birthday! It is a great day :)

[@theredlogician4743]

At 3:14 conan turns into Bobcat Goldthwait

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

0:45 "I'll never forget when you met me." 😶

[@SoupyTurtle]

❤

[@treetopjones737]

You notice here what Conan is doing is egging them on to tear him down. He has said before that he loves that.