Conan, Sona, & Gourley Perform Some Verbal Jazz | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

The gang doesn’t have a topic for today’s segment, so Matt Gourley lays down a beat for some “verbal jazz.”
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[@Notorious_S.I.B]

The segments that begin with them saying that they have nothing to talk about always become the best lmao

[@LapsedPacifist79]

Almost without fail.

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

this one still fell flat though

[@Notorious_S.I.B]

@@iGaveLiaHIV not the most comedic i agree, but very entertaining i thought

[@bethany5525]

Came here to say this. Verbal jazz made me laugh really, really hard.

[@adamplace1414]

Matt is TOO HAPPY about this jazz bit, like he's been waiting to talk about it on the show for ages.

[@zwsh89]

God, I cant think of any other performers who would release a segment about how unusable the segment is. Its so funny… I hope they never stop making this show

[@isaacgutierrez139]

Harmontown! A genuine rec, if you're okay with less stable performers.

[@eruption257]

One of my favorite podcasts (Behind the Bastards) does this often enough that it's become part of the show that Robert Evans will just let out an atonal shriek to start the episode because he has no other ideas on the spot.

[@TheChillMelodist]

Ricky Gervais's old radio show with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington was also known for doing that very thing. The funniest bits were when they complained about how awful the show was.

[@thinkplanetearth2946]

One of the things that cracks me up about Conan is, here Sona starts to mock him about not being professional after 30 years in broadcasting and rather than defend himself he actually one ups her and mocks himself further. LOL.

[@gilbertodepiento8521]

Self Deprecation

[@inappropriate_comments]

​@@gilbertodepiento8521yep that's his thing

[@multiplemike5021]

Sona has been leeching off him for years. She has the nerve to mock him when without him she would be a complete nobody.

[@gilbertodepiento8521]

@@multiplemike5021 that's not how thier relationship works... You should read The World's Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian, forward by Conan O'Brien.

[@ColinFox]

That's one of the reasons, if not the main reason, why he's stayed popular for so long. He never attacks ANYONE, and if anyone attacks him, he judo's that into another joke. Conan is the least edgy, dangerous or defensive comedian out there, except to himself.

[@slow-roll]

“Jaco Pastorius” 🎶 Not the Bladerunner 😂 Gourley is multi-talented - from Ewok music to Jazz, he does it all! 🤘

[@ThymeKeeper]

That was a killer reference. So to speak.

[@chinaman1]

​@@ThymeKeeper allegedly!

[@DarylVHorn]

When Conan says "Jaaazz!", it sounds too close to his sound for Diahrrea: "Chaaazz! (Palminteri)"

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Or like when he walks into a room and EVERYONE shazzes on the floor!

[@LeilaChapman29]

I forgot about that and when you said it I ALMOST DIED 😂😂😂 “chazzzz” so funny what a gem. Yes I called diahrrea sound affects a beautiful gem.. what’s wrong with me?! 😂

[@crackmaster37]

Sona getting 0.1% more anxious per segment

[@AlexAugustinex]

When Conan says "Unusable Content", it's gonna be great...🤣

[@doccan3848]

he didnt say ‘content’. he was referring to utah jazz as useless

[@patreekotime4578]

The fact that Samara Joy actually dropped a brilliant little video of *actual* "verbal jazz" at the same time as this, just made me chuckle out loud. Also, the fact that Conan loves rockabilly and doesn't love jazz is clearly his major character fault.

[@h3artands0uLL]

😂😂 Eduardo “I cannot take this slander ANY more” I think that’s the funniest thing he’s said so far

[@genkakuzaii]

Big up to Matt for the Jaco reference! God damn legend right there.

[@Ashen-One1]

Coco, Sona, Matt? Bley and Eduardo? Everything you need is right there; it's not terrible at all!

[@weeniehutjunior]

Adam seeing this: 😭

[@Ashen-One1]

@@weeniehutjunior Hey, Adam's cool too, he just didn't talk this segment.

[@cheeze_pizza]

Matt with the Jaco mention 👍

[@giselasilva5415]

Gourley trumpet kills me every time 🤣

[@AndrewRBain]

Love it from the very free flowing upbeat start to the contentious breakdown of rhythm at the end. 🎉❤

[@GGoAwayy]

The syncopation from everyone in the room was amazing.

[@keeshiabrie]

Congratulations on winning an Emmy award for the Ireland episode of Conan O’Brien Must Go! 🧡

[@bsquared4604]

I’ve said it before, but I love these bits more than the actual interviews.

[@noahhenson1669]

"Wow. Unusable." I want all of the YT vids I watch to end with that line, from this moment henceforth.

[@benzaiten933]

"Verbal Jazz" is the perfect description of what those three do!

[@florete2310]

Just rewatched it - and just like Jazz, it really grows on you. More Verbal Jazz, please!! :)

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Coco and the Chill Chums, the best trio doing it. The guests are nice appetizers, but these segments are the main courses (and occasionally the delicious desserts)

[@arthurkillen396]

I love these podcast videos. As a person who plays jazz, I'd like to point out that people who mock jazz generally don't understand how it works. It requires a knowledge of the underlying chord progression and the ability to see how the improvised melody contrasts with the standard melody, in relation to the chords. It's magic once you get it, but people tend to do the cartoonish scatting when they don't understand it.

[@TLguitar]

Jaco Pastorius could play killer walking bass lines. Oscar Pistorius can't walk without prosthetics but sure is a killer. They're practically the same person, so I can see how Sona mixed them up.

[@singingpepper]

How were these 3 able to capture what goes on inside my head at 3am when I should be sleeping? This segment was gold.

[@andrewshantz9136]

Matt is by far the greatest verbal jazzman

[@PapaSanto1973]

this is the first episode where I've felt like I'm just hangin out in the room with them...i love it... and i love jazz!

[@toriletteriello]

Immediately came to see the corduroy jacket Sona was wearing an so obviously a jean jacket 😂

[@Mitch-Cumstein]

Oscar Pastorious is a scholar and a gentleman

[@georgegraham9822]

He's a murderer! (I immediately thought of Norm too)

[@sh1ggy]

Dude, that death stare by Eduardo at 6:26. He's really pissed off lmao

[@florete2310]

Sona: "Oscar Pistorius?? The Olympic blade runner who went to prison for...?" Matt: "JAZZ!!!" >> I am LMAO😂

[@visionbond5814]

Verbal Jazz is the best new thing! I need MOAR!

[@CSF0114]

The messy unformed into and outro segments are the sauce that the listeners love. Well this particular group lol If you're not team coco it might not be your cup of tea 😂

[@thecarpenterandhisbride]

We love these, especially when there's no topic ☺

[@mgman6000]

Im so happy to see Conan so happy

[@obuyWw]

hahahahahah Blay: this feels like a prologue i haven’t laughs like that in a while

[@johnbrownspiers8242]

This is true defiant jazz

[@415423591]

It's extremely punk rock jazz.

[@StyloLive]

We need this as a regular segment 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

[@ragercarnage8609]

If Andy was there he would’ve said “ you have nothing but cheap material”

[@jkap34]

And there would been 3 minutes of pure laughter from Conan and everyone else in the room. Andy just slays with the one liners! Guest: how do you know the mugs were right? Andy: because it's my goddamn job! I have so little on this show...

[@Norvo82]

It's clear Conan was prepared to tank this free form segment the second they put the mics on.

[@charliehomenaje8513]

Fckn luv u conan O'Brien keep doing your stuff ❤❤😂😂.

[@TheSponkomat]

Well... who thought that the ad might be the best part one day. ;)

[@redfields5070]

Conan and I completely agree about jazz. Make it up as you go. It sounds like an orchestra warming up.

[@Disastra]

OOOOOH THEY SAID 'JAZZ". NEVERMIND

[@hh987ish]

❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂 Im a jazz singer with a combo!!! Love you guys for standing up for jazz yay diana krall ella fitzgerald!!

[@bobxyzp]

Even if their conversation was extremely boring and unfunny, them failing so hard would be hilarious in itself. Please just give us everything you record!

[@raukoring]

This reminded me Craig Ferguson and how I miss him. He was the grandmaster of verbal jazz.

[@HankAaronJoseph19]

Yeah, I was staring at Sona's shirt too.

[@fleetwoodm5292]

well, that's 7 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

[@avazquez85]

Verbal jazz… Sona is a comic Genius just so naturally hahaha

[@DL_Hugely]

If you’re not aware of Chicago’s own, Ken Nordine’s decades-long run of the radio show, “Word Jazz”, you’ve been missing out! Classic

[@lachauntiswashington231]

This is great 😂😂😂

[@davidzallis7623]

Blay is right LOL on life support for sure

[@dankempner2723]

This is pure chaos.

[@chrisfreeman7936]

Conan is a great interviewer IMHO

[@joshlev927]

The cool part about jazz is that everyone is on the same page about the hook, so they have a common idea to riff off of

[@Jump-2-the-moon]

>unusable >uses all of it

[@leitecunha]

Jaaazzzzzz!

[@sheilaf1946]

The more horrible, the more your audience LOVES it! 😂 🎶 (verbal jazz) 🎶

[@mrtrevormjohnson]

This was fantastic!

[@rend7267]

look. these guys can do no wrong. that's just where we are right now. love it or lump it. Jazz!

[@ThomasGilmore-fi6gb]

Jazz never meanders aimlessly 😊

[@PaulyinParis619]

2:12 Conan has to do his Seinfeld impression… He has to go deep

[@elpretentio]

Verbal Chazzzz

[@gabrielhunt1797]

Yesss

[@kolesteele4242]

Jaco 🙌🏼❤️💯🔥✊🏼🤙🏼 gone way tooooo soon.

[@eMRH1202]

It’s absurd hilarity

[@user-vo7lw5xt3p]

Verbal Jazz… I dig it 🫰🫰🫰

[@SuperlunarNim]

Came for the verbal jazz, stayed for the...whatever the hell this was.

[@jack.soncalo]

Ok what about adding a metronome in the background for Verbal Jazz? The pace could be something to play around with and make it a “segment”

[@greatsaiyaguy8868]

“Oscar Pistorius is a gentleman and a scholar!”

[@mestrinimaster3602]

Man, the Utah Jazz hard turn caught me well 😂. Only the master could pull that one off

[@westsi1]

What they called “terrible”, is highly acceptable.

[@jgordon3322]

Me: I don’t know, this may not be very good. Also me: Wait…it’s over?

[@LeGiiTWillie]

1:50 my brain instantly went to the Pineapple Express opening scene with Bill Hader lmao

[@culwin]

these cats are the most, man

[@calvinrice-besse6757]

conan is such a psycho I love it.

[@indursmindur]

Jazz.. nice

[@billybpoon]

Imagine Jordan Schlansky saying, "JAZZ!"

[@pizza_guyny]

Fantastic

[@amandarossmiller2222]

🎉Okay, I'm gonna go and do a comment and I never do a comment 'cus I'm too kool for skool. Conan: I'm a student of your humor methods. I studied at your knees. I'm a child of third-shift factory workers and I loved Letterman and when you emerged on the scene, I was hooked. Like, for life. I have a pretty razor-sharp wit, myself, and I owe it all to you. Sona: Goddess. You are an inspiration for us all. I'm totally gonna buy your book, lol. When I make it to Prairie Lights. Gourley: You've grown on me like a fungus under a warped toenail and I love a foot infection :3 You are like the cognac in a hot toddy. All that aside, DO NOT DISS JAZZ, MAN!!! I'm talking to you lord-of-our-comic-savior, Conan. Yeah, to each their own, etc, but hating on jazz is kinda ignorant, y'know. Like flat-earthing. Give it a shot, bro.

[@ARealPersonNotABot]

If you aren't listening to this with a little Jazz-a-MaTazz in the background then you're not doing it right.

[@chrisfreeman7936]

an interesting experiment in classical conversation

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Pis-Pis-Pis-Pistorius, he is, he is

[@knifeforkandaspoon]

Gotta love how everything always goes back to murder.

[@babybro70]

It's Avant Garde Jazz Baby!

[@misenteiuberchuberu1581]

More Gourley trumpet!

[@neverwin2518]

I love a trickeroo

[@dwetsel]

As a Utah Jazz fan, I agree with Conan

[@shubhamlele5395]

Jail? All i know is that OSCAR PISTORIOUS is a scholar and a gentleman>

[@lukapotamus_23]

I liked it 7/10

[@allocater2]

There was talk of Chaaazz

[@TekkGnostic]

Some of the real people you should have on are the Second City guys, Kids In The Hall. David Foley especially needs a chance. Scott Thompson (also from... endless voicings and guest appearances.) Bruce McCullough, Mark McKinney and Kevin McDonald. They're all under-represented on your show and they're all comic genius'

[@kylewhitmore304]

"Wow, unusable" Used it

[@darkeyed.lowlander]

Utah Jazz 😂😂😂😂

[@peterdofferhoff2500]

Like the great Oscar Pisto... Peterson once said: "There are no mistakes, just happy accidents."

[@generaljellyroll8737]

“So what” if they “Take Five” because “My favorite things” “Around Midnight” at “Summertime” is the “Watermelon Man” in “Bird land” as I say it”Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”

[@felipeiglesias]

It's like the Eric André Show infinite musical intro

[@kaspartambur]

Gets you thinking how much unusable there is xD

[@gike2755]

Keep this segment and make it a challenge. Give the trio the most unfunny starting points and let them just riff 😂

[@JMPT]

Nice 🐝

[@kumakhan22]

I take all my personal social cues from Conan and he has guided my life. I would say more but the mental sanitarium I'm confined to only allows for less than 100 words. There was talk of gerbils!!!

[@johnh5904]

I want Conan to audition for the part of Brook on the Netflix One Piece.