Conan Thinks His Target Audience Is 11-Year-Olds | Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

Conan and the “Chill chumps” respond to a review from an 11-year-old fan.
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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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[@randomguy9511]

That ending with Conan and Gourley going back n forth was the best, lol

[@chacetes]

Funny enough reminds of how kids play around and make up stuff so they dont lose

[@hyramortiz5167]

@@chacetes “dodges”

[@kerstineksmo]

Def!🤣

[@explosivehotdogs]

Seriously would've sat here for another hour listening to that back + forth.

[@hemmojito]

That was surprisingly fast paced. Like you have to be an 11 year old to prepare that well. Conan and Gourley 11 year olds confirmed. That means Sona is the adult in the room ... good luck everybody...

[@emu_warrior]

That mic drop back and forth was pure art lmao. Also started watching Conan when I was a child in the 90s lol.

[@katherynrowell6937]

Same, we didn’t have cable and I look forward to it every night.

[@sharona.powell4068]

I started watching when I was 11 years old around 1993. My sister was in college and introduced me to the show. Fast forward to me at 39 years old with a 10 year old son that loves Conan.

[@julienguieu5636]

That really was amazing indeed. 2 improv masters, with Gourley coming out on top. Legend.

[@marcus6872]

That ending is too funny. Matt never ceases to amaze me at just how quick his wit is. I use to avoid watching these clips cause I didn't want the mental picture Conan created of him being a banjo wielding hipster adorned in plaid and artisnal suspenders ruined. I eventually got over the disappointment.

[@radiant97_]

That mic drop riff is insane. How are these guys so quick?

[@John_C_J]

Conan and Matt are evenly matched and destined to face-off in a battle of wits. Praise be to the Gods of Comedy and Podcasts that brought them together.

[@senthilvelan544]

Exactly. Matt is a fantastic find. Outglowing Conan, even in rare occasions is no big deal.

[@John_C_J]

@Pinned: By Teàm Cöco Yay, a dedicated spam account. A feather in the cap of Team Coco.

[@pissoff234]

The gods of comedy really dropped the ball on these two.

[@Nueztoy]

The friend that Conan was looking for has been right in front of him all along.

[@samyg2020]

@@pissoff234 except that Gourley’s nuclear accident in the 1950’s actually assisted in avoiding that ball from being dropped, so ball was never dropped

[@aravindvissamsetty]

That ending was brilliant

[@sustainableelement4370]

I may have been 11 when I first saw your show but as we grew with you it became a part of many of our lives to follow your shows, In my late thirties now. The creativity and the variety of content was one of the key factors.

[@colleen6341]

I definitely would have found Conan funny at 10-11. A lot of the jokes may have gone over my head but I think we underestimate how intelligent kids can be at that age and how much they can comprehend, especially now because of social media. I saw my first episode of Conan when I was 13 because he featured a band I listen to, I didn’t pay attention to much of the show because I didn’t really care to be honest. I started watching more of his stuff in high school and watching old clips of Late Night got me through those first few bad weeks of lockdown.

[@amyjackson8725]

Yes! I started watching Johnny Carson when I was 7-8. I have watched Conan from the beginning of his career!

[@snosaerable]

an 11yr old if not through their parents mostly find their way to Conan from these team coco youtube clips. Conan’s a legend on youtube

[@peterholm7988]

I’m definitely an 11 year old, chronologically 63, but I enjoy your easy-going, spontaneous, silly, refreshing humor. Thank you for sharing that humor in this chaotic world.

[@sylkates]

Hey, I first got into Conan when I was 12. That's the right age to start appreciating witty and self-deprecating humor, because it's the age when one's reputation in social hierarchies - the dynamic that those jokes often play with - first becomes very important. It's also the age that kids often first get into Monty Python, They Might be Giants, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, etc. You're in good company!

[@jaerivus]

I haven't met nearly enough people who like or know TMBG!

[@H3llb0und]

I learned most of my English from watching TV with subtitles. Most of what I watched was American movies, TV shows (like SNL), WB cartoons and British comedy sketch shows like Monty Python and Faulty Towers. So the transition to watching Conan in the mid 90's was smooth. I was around 17 when I first started watching Conan. I am now 45.

[@LiburanSenang]

One of the best episode, the opener (the slurpee), the guest (Stephen Merchant) and this closing. Just perfect!

[@laterdudesaint]

The best compliment was by a very young girl who told me I was just a big little kid.

[@Tommyr]

Mine is when people say to me "WTF is wrong with you?"

[@alicedanger]

My little brother and I used to watch Conan from the night before at 9am on CNBC when we were 13 and 10. We spent our childhoods in Canada in the 90s watching Conan, Kids in the Hall, and Tom Green. 🥰

[@coolconandy]

So true, I am one of them.. I am 10, born Feb 29th 1980 😉. Honestly, you've made a mark to be comical, smart and warm. Just miss your characterization on TV 🙂.. so unique

[@daimingburai]

Now that I think about it, I think I was about in that 11/13 age range when I started watching conan back in the early 90s. Not every night but some school nights my ma would let me stay up to watch Conan and The Kids in the Hall when I was that age. But kids these days also seem pretty in tune with podcasts the way we were with radio back then so it totally makes sense that kids are listening to Conan.

[@GreatPods]

Ok the mic drop bit brings me back to my 10 year old self of keeping it going with a thought forever w/ my friends

[@emeraldbioagriculture5131]

I introduced Conan to my 13 and 11 year olds recently… They love it. Their favourite is the civil war reenactment and old timey baseball field pieces

[@melaniehigh2521]

I've always loved Conan ❣️. Followed him for years now. His sarcastic humor is contagious 😂.

[@wrightvance5628]

Hello Melanie, how are you doing?

[@danielrasmussen2167]

The mic jokes at the end. So funny. Love me some Gorley.

[@jdspencer60]

Conan is great because he is good enough to make content that is funny for young people too, like really young. Me and everyone I grew up with loved Conan growing up (I'm 41, don't worry I'm not calling you old lol)

[@coveredindie]

Gourls bringing the heat!! We want full video episodes please

[@jimr9499]

Love Conan but Gourley always gets me with his interjections... Conan: "don't leave alone with this..." Gourley: "man?" Lmao

[@periodicblack5169]

gonna be honest. . . i started watching you when i was 10. I'm 39 now

[@JEspo83]

Same.

[@chriscimorelli278]

I’m glad Conan has finally realized he is basically a cartoon character - I was about that age when I fell in love with him

[@aarondaines7163]

I’ve seen Conan’s podcast recommended a ton on apple podcast, I love Conan’s stuff! I know I look like I’m in my 20s but I’m actually 6.

[@That_Idiot_Bass_Player]

I love Conan and I haven't even been born yet!

[@camilasantander4939]

That mic drop back and forward was simply brilliant (and tasty)

[@marcopolo6807]

Maaaan I miss this Conan. "In the yeeeear 2000!!!"

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

The end of this podcast was so genius, i'm crying while trying to eat. That's right. Genius that made me cry while eating.

[@brettlakey8517]

II m sure I'm not the only person who has watched since I was 8 or 9 when the monorail episode cane out and has watched it all since then

[@DD-wx4jc]

"Shabadadoo shabadadee" and stuff like that draws kids to you; and it draws me to you as well lol

[@TriciawiththeTRUTH]

Wow, I love the ending!! Do that more 😅 We went through a whole sci fi movie together in just a few seconds 🤗

[@2k_]

I've been watching Conan since 1997 although English is not my first language. I'm still a big fan.

[@Mimosarush]

The amount of time I replayed the mic bit 😆

[@JoseSanchez0795]

7:02😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kettyspikes]

The last bit was legendary to say the least

[@dannyphilippa6658]

@teamcoco Matts hoodie is amazing. I must have it. where did you get it?!

[@redskinned11]

Best ending on any podcast ever. I'm 6.

[@teresar.1152]

I think Gen x parents are big lovers of you. So naturally our children will love and appreciate you .

[@wrightvance5628]

Hello Teresa, how are you doing

[@tsepotaole7544]

Watched the ending, like, 29 times! 🤣🎤

[@barrettpickett5603]

The pod cast never happens. So deep.

[@tozomona]

I agree!! We're all kids inside. I was just thinking this.

[@TheCJD89]

Hahaha that ending was so good!

[@Kurtiscott]

Obviously the kid has great taste in comedy. When I was 10 or 11 I watched Carson which led to Letterman so this totally tracks

[@luckyDancer100]

I wish we could get back Saturday morning cartoons, but through the lens of Conan 😂

[@dashkanishka]

That was absolutely hilarious in the end. MIKE DROP.

[@passionfly1]

The mic drop part was the best, Gorley got him in the end, ha, take that Harvard-boy! 😂😂😂 This podcast is the best!

[@erenjaeger3537]

The last part was like witnessing a high-level chess match

[@ald.3387]

I love the podcast even more than the TBS show because there is no corporate agenda and just unbridled stupidity.

[@tpdircks]

That ending was epic

[@speakerboxxx1234]

😂😂😂 oh man what an amazing ending 😂

[@looneytoon76]

The infamous kid audience episode

[@christinahodges2169]

Conan…the new Captain Kangaroo. Cereal 🥣 is next, crazy for Cocoa Puffs.

[@wrightvance5628]

Hello Christina

[@christinahodges2169]

@@wrightvance5628 Hello!

[@wrightvance5628]

@@christinahodges2169 Nice to meet you Hope you don’t mind if we get to know each other better. Where are you from?

[@christinahodges2169]

@@wrightvance5628 just a fan from Louisville, KY. Enjoy your show! Nice of you to say hello.

[@christinahodges2169]

@@wrightvance5628 hello. I’m not sure if you received my response. I’m from Louisville, KY. Nice to meet you!

[@lachauntiswashington231]

this is awesome🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@darthreasonable869]

Conan Is always great but, he was really top notch when I was eleven.

[@defectivepikachu4582]

this is the best podcast ever! - an 11 year old

[@tapio_m6861]

The only person to use "chumps" within the last 10 years has been Conan himself. Very suspicious.

[@christopherpaul7588]

Did the kid call them chumps or chums, like chill chums? Maybe that's what he meant.

[@CharlieHillerman]

Blistering positive reviews🤣

[@DanLoFat]

And of course Matt has the last Mic drop. However...

[@phillabadboy05j26]

That ending was beyond impressive. Conan laughs at the end because he knows Gorley got him with the last zinger LOL

[@philly9375]

Gourley won with "my ultimate plan comes true now. I don't have to do this podcast." I love how they all laughed at that ending!

[@DanLoFat]

briefly they lost their super powers and were able to laugh once again as hoomans

[@siviwejavu8827]

Gourley hangs pretty easily with Conan, I admire that about him. I would've loved to be tuned in to Conan while growing up, I definitely would've embraced my humour more because it really aligns with him. I'm glad I found him nonetheless, he's now a hero of mine.

[@nittygritty5251]

Same. He's the best

[@adamkieffer6827]

Conan fell for Gourley’s trap. If Conan kills him then the podcast never happens in the first place and therefore the mic is never dropped. Game. Set. Match.

[@Summertime9390]

Conan kills Gourley. We discover one of Schlansky’s various tasks is hiring. Gourley is replaced. Mic drop.

[@DanLoFat]

Never dropped...by Conan...

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

If Gourley doesn't have a multi million dollar deal reading audiobooks, that needs to change.

[@OsRG12]

well, Conan should have one too. After his 50 shades of grey read he deserves it. Link for context: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJi5dKZ7mtGMmbM

[@FINNlSH]

As a Finnish fan , we had conan on at midnight. I remember staying up to watch his goofy antics as a kid :D it didn't feel like a talk show, more of a variety show with weird risky characters like the masturbating bear popped out out of nowhere. Love it!

[@eizapez3549]

I was thinking about that character the other day. That was a one of a kind character.

[@ryanex102]

The end though ... they're both so quick!

[@misssara1707]

I can genuinely say that I enjoy these conversations between the three of them more than most of the interviews with the celebrities

[@wrightvance5628]

Hello Sara, how are you doing

[@spyderarcade4946]

Tbh this is the best podcast out there, personally. Conan is a comedic genius, glad all that Harvard education helped🤣. Just kidding, Conan is one of the best, if not the best, comedic minds out there…

[@MrChancyG]

Haha I’ve been watching Conan since I was not even a teenager and here I am 32 still laughing so hard my guy hurts 😂

[@luckyDancer100]

Same 😂😂

[@apseudonym]

literally same

[@Shamanized]

Saammmeeee

[@Commutinyyyy]

I honestly believe that laughter, as some metaphysical entity, has Conan as it's vessel for this earth.

[@tylerdurden3618]

Deep

[@geekimusprime]

“We’re all 11-year-olds.”

[@backdoorwolf666]

I was 14 when I started watching Conan and his brand of comedy has never changed I’m the 25 years I’ve been watching. He’s like the 3 Stooges, Monty Python, Beavis and Butthead of Comedy. The comedy is timeless and you can be any age to enjoy.

[@nebakanezer13]

My 10 and 12 year-old girls love Conan. I have videos of them watching Conan’s opening monologue when they were infants cracking up

[@nebakanezer13]

The string dance got ‘em every time

[@SchlichteToven]

I think it's also something about his appearance - he's very striking and colourful with a cheerful flop in his hair. Kids like that.

[@tulizahoward5435]

That was the ultimate mic drop

[@reinaldojara2519]

That little exchange between Matt and Conan at the end is genius. They are both really intelligent.

[@jlinblazin]

I've loved seeing Matt's growth on this pod, him matching wits with Conan is highly impressive.

[@tentardigrades968]

Was Gourley intended to be this big a part of the podcast from the beginning? Because he just has such amazing chemistry with Conan and Sona. The podcast would not be the same without him and that mic drop battle at the end was amazing.

[@MrX-ny3jv]

Don't know why I skipped on the Conan podcast til now. Thank god for these youtube clips for showing me what I've been missing.

[@RandyJames22]

6:03 That was the hardest I've laughed for _way too long_ a time! Thank you Chill Chumps!

[@fdrstan]

I started watching Conando back in high school in like 1995. I would stay up late and had a tv in my room. He was not only always gutbustingly funny, but had the best music guests as well. Love the podcast, and so psyched for the HBO Max show!

[@briesullivan6149]

Wow, Gourley really stuck the landing! I would love to hear more improv like that between the two of them. Or see Conan guest on super ego or something.

[@ct6852]

Lol. My baseball friend went completely APE for Conan when he turned 12. And Star Wars.

[@tggt00]

I just realized I was watching conan when I was 9 years old back in 2009-2010, I'm 22 now, still the funniest man on the planet.

[@gibiati8295]

Same, except when I was 9 and watching Conan it was 1999 and now I’m 32 and he’s been my favorite for almost 25 years now

[@luns486]

I think the beauty of Conan’s humour is that it is for all ages. It transcends things like age and race and gender. It’s for everyone. That’s a huge part of why he has been so successful with it.

[@apt_get]

I was a Conan fan at that age. I think people tend to vastly underestimate the intellectual capacity of 10-13 year olds-- they are often, not always, but often, very self-aware and educated. This is not the same as being emotionally developed, and these kids *are* still kids, but I remember loving a lot of 'adult-oriented' media when my parents weren't looking sincerely and thinking hard about it.

[@wrightvance5628]

Hello Elizabeth

[@apt_get]

@@wrightvance5628 OK

[@wrightvance5628]

@@apt_get Hope you don’t mind we get know each other better? Where are you from?

[@SchlichteToven]

That mike drop exchange was brilliant!

[@n8archy121]

I actually started watching him around 11

[@truezdale]

No lie, I've been a fan since I was around 8 or so. I used to stay up late to watch Late Night and I'm told this wasn't normal behavior.

[@mrmemozepeda]

I heard that 'mic drop' bit this week, I must've listened to it 10x! It was absolutely hilarious! LOVE THE PODCAST *mic drop*

[@John_C_J]

Same. It's a piece of art. Not so fast. I kicked a cushioned chair towards you so that mic safely lands on the chair.

[@mrmemozepeda]

@@John_C_J I grab a knife and make a hole in the middle of the cushioned chair, mic goes through the hole, lands on the floor. *mic drop*

[@rhey81]

I went back and listened to it 15x's...mic drop..

[@MehrdadParthian]

i'm 28 and i'm a massive fanboy of conan... or should i say, uncle conan. i guess i'm a minority here. lol

[@shermansherbert2570]

For the record, and I know you will never read this Conan, as you don't read these comments, but I've watched you since the original first season of late night - the ones they probably burned the tapes to - since I was 13 years old. So yeah your probably right about your demographic.

[@CiaoColeG]

I think I was in middle school when I first watched Conan. The rare times I managed to stay up late enough to see his show I'd always think he was soo much funnier than all the other late night hosts. As a 36 year old adult I love binging his videos.

[@chuckhodges9227]

I'm 66 and will always be a fan of Conan O'Brien shows.its for us older adults that are mature! Now will someone please get me a large mocha cappuccino and where are my gummy bears dammitt!

[@cappycook]

He wonders why his audience is 11 years old but then immediately follows that with a back and forth that sounds exactly like two kids on a playground

[@lucasas8002]

Why is Conan body posture so bad when he's not on tv lol

[@boomitsgeorgio2355]

Never knew about Conan when I was a kid, probably would've loved it. I have became a big fan of Conan in my 30s. His humor is timeless, and it feels authentic, like I'm just hanging out with him, and he's making me laugh.

[@spjr99]

He has a humour that is very "among friends"