David Sedaris Isn’t Into Astrology Or Ghosts | Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

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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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[@bernlin2000]

David speaks softly but his humor hits hard, love him and his sister so much, such a talented family!!

[@mr2_mike]

Amy is off the wall! Such high energy.

[@dancoyle6911]

This one shows how talented Conan is. David operates on an entirely different frequency than other people in comedy but Conan was still able to find the cadence and the humor in what he was doing.

[@darkale658]

As someone who has watched a lot of interviews of David, he gets along very easily with most comedians. I like Conan but this is not special lol

[@RighteousBrother]

I thought Conan ruined the interview I had to stop listening.

[@redsugar723]

So many interviewers don't understand David's humor, and bulldoze over the subtlety and his storytelling that leads to some of the best humor out there. They ask him point blank questions and don't listen to answers or converse. Conan gets it, and one of the only people I've seen actually meet and elevate the conversation. This is one of my all-time favorite episodes.

[@athena854]

When I went to one of his readings/book-signings like 15 years ago (it was for an anthology he edited called “Children Playing Beneath a Statue of Hercules”) someone brought their 5 y/o daughter who asked him if he had any pets. He told her “I had a cat but she died, now I just have mice who poop in my kitchen drawers and eat my cigarettes”. Aside from Conan and Howard Stern, five year olds are the best interviewers ever.

[@brittanyg6796]

I love David Sedaris and he was fantastic on Conan's podcast both times. He's one of the top 5 guests of all time in my opinion. So glad he came back for a second round.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Is this from one of the two times he's appeared? edit: nm, this is the new studio set-up. this must be a third recording!

[@goober4502]

@@EmpyreanLightASMR pretty sure this is his second appearance

[@goober4502]

I like how much more comfortable and outspoken he is this time around

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

@@goober4502 Now that you mention it, I don't actually know WHEN conan got his new studio set-up... I skipped both Sedaris' podcasts (no offense to him! I just tend to listen to the Conan/Gourley/Sona-only sections) so you could be right!

[@indiankungfulover88]

@4:55..the "ohhh"..Sona seems genuinely horrified 😅😅😅

[@kristintripp967]

The energy when David Sedaris is present is so chillll… 🙂

[@lukenaoumovitch4477]

I love Conan so much because not only does his personality attract all ages, but he also introduces me to wonderful people who I’ve never heard of…and yes I’m young (22) and not really a reader so don’t come at me 😂

[@goober4502]

Some of my favorite personalities I enjoy thru Conan interviews. Never seen their shows or movies, never heard their music, but if they’re fun with Conan I end up becoming of fan, even just a little

[@personofinterest34]

You need to read David's books, they are witty and hilarious and such an amazingly continuous biography at the same time.

[@patreekotime4578]

Davids books are not like heavy literature, not difficult reads, and usually each chapter is a small story so you dont have to read it cover to cover. Or you could just get them as audio books!

[@hiraya5296]

for someone who regularly makes a fool of himself for the amusement of strangers, conan is surprisingly sensitive about the way he's perceived. i never would have known about this if not for the podcast

[@MadTimmy]

I have always loved Conan, been watching off and on since probably 2002. Even as someone who always enjoyed his entertainment I assumed he was a pain to work with, it’s part of what he portrays to us…. Then very recently I got to thinking about all that crap that went down with Ellen and it made me realize, if he was truly a pain to work with/for, we would of heard something from someone. No one as far as I know has come out and said anything negative about him. His people always have his back.

[@kstepko]

“He’s the greatest guy.” Sona seems skeptical. 0:17

[@Ad_Astra2023]

I love everyone in this. So genuine and sincere.

[@tombpunk]

His voice is so gentle that I fear he is gonna slowly murder me.

[@charurao6305]

With licorice lol

[@CathrinCatherine]

Listened to this on my bike and laughed like a lunatic!! 😂 What a great interview! Also loved that Alaska’s got its 15 minutes of fame there 😂

[@byHexted]

I’m really glad David’s response was “it’s not about you it’s about me” that’s another thing Conan does that he should work on. You shouldn’t always just reply with “well my experience is this” like actually respond to what they said about themselves lmao don’t just give a related story about you

[@roccodimeo3271]

I’m sure there are things that you have to work on as well so get to it.

[@freekthecat]

Is it possible to watch the whole podcast video recorded like this rather than just an excerpt? I can find the audio podcast of course but I'd rather see everyone!

[@ViciousTwistX]

same.

[@saucysauce4713]

Sonia's giving that look like "damn ive been scared of ghosts all these years for no reason, these guys are making some good points" 😆

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Sona is totally the type who gets haunted all the time and probably wouldn't talk about it lmao

[@rmvdhaak]

@@EmpyreanLightASMR Haunted by what ? Ghosts aren't real.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

@@rmvdhaak That's not the point. I can just see Sona believing in ghosts. She's very European.

[@mitchkroener]

Stoked to listen to this whole interview. Btw, Conan’s hair looks much better without so much product. He looks much more relaxed

[@Davett53]

2024....David's voice is soothing to listen to. Conan makes me laugh,..so glad Sona & Mat, are there.

[@FablestoneSeries]

I adore David.

[@jimpigato2149]

Gourley’s shirt is like the shirts Wendy’s employees wore in the 80’s.

[@zbthunderwood]

I want to see his tweed t-shirt.

[@yeseniabacha339]

I could hear Conan and David talking about ghosts for hours haha

[@fayemoore8654]

Haven't caught this complete podcast on Sirius yet, but so far, great! Here's another one for Sedaris - the LONG wait lists for the library audio when he has a new book out. When you're notified that it's your turn, it's like ding, ding, ding, you won the library lotto. I enjoy Conan much more in podcast platform - his personality has time to breathe and there's much more authenticity from the guests. Conan's entire panel is great :)

[@GGoAwayy]

David is maybe the only writer who Ive read almost everything he's ever published.

[@Davett53]

I've never believed in ghosts, however I have witnessed some minor unexplainable phenomena. On 4 separate occasions I tossed a house key across the hall where it landed on a rickety wooden TV table, and it landed on the narrow edge, & stayed there. It really spooked me.

[@emu_warrior]

PLEASE POST FULL EPISODES OF THE PODCAST ON KZbin CONAN

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

A ghost is like a deer tick lmaooo I never thought of it that way (naturally, I don't have Conan's mind and prowess and glowing male sexuality) but that is sooo funny

[@e32b61]

Except deer ticks can kill you. Ghosts are so lame!

[@EattheApple666]

Sonia's giving that look like, I can bring ghosts home. 🤣

[@hugovidal6853]

I just found these podcasts from Conan and I love them! Where can I find entire episodes and not just these clips? I need more 😭

[@madhukohli6150]

It's there in the apple podcast

[@Norppanen]

spotify

[@g194g]

Stitcher, Pandora, etc

[@g194g]

Wherever fine podcasts are downloaded

[@patreekotime4578]

Inside Conan is also awesome... Its two writers doing behind the scenes interviews with people who have worked on his show(s) or have been regular guests. Really great insight into the history and the nuts and bolts of how the show was made over the years. Beyond that is a whole Podcast Empire with Rob Lowes two shows and all kinds of other stuff.

[@michaelkrogers]

i want the whole thing. clips are fine but I want the whole thing...

[@michaelgavin7621]

😍😍 David Sedaris

[@jeremiahroberts3697]

Comedy runs in his family. (We want Tim Olyphant)

[@friendlier]

Could not agree more! 🤩

[@dylanjc]

How come ghosts are always wearing the clothes they had on in life? Their clothes didn't die. Did the stuff in their pockets also become ghosts along with their ghost-clothes? If they had a knife on them, is it now a ghost-knife? Can you stab another ghost with that ghost-knife? Does that ghost die and become a ghost-ghost?

[@ViciousTwistX]

pssst. they aren't real.

[@amyjackson8725]

Conan! I just listened to this podcast and had to google "patty fingers". A LOT. of stuff came up, including a mug on etsy that reads "no patty fingers, if you please. The proprieties at all times."

[@xploration1437]

Conebone69

[@Berlynic]

EXACTLY!

[@CanadianHeather]

Ok so last night I had a dream that I was on a reality show hosted by Conan O’Brien. The weird thing is that I was only on the reality show to try to get with Conan in the first place and I was using Numerology to help guide me through the challenges only to try to get into his pants. Also I was probably too young (in the dream) for him but he was still his present day age (old). I know that numerology and astrology are not the same thing but they are in the same woo woo category as ghosts. Weird eh!

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I never know which comments are left by bots anymore, but that was amusing, especially the part where you don't just say "present day age" but you really drill it home with the addition of "(old)" lmao

[@Soapcloud705]

I love David. ❤

[@fionasham5961]

I love David Sedaris and GHOSTS ARE REALLLLL...

[@YodatheHobbit]

I LOVE the fantasy fictional fun idea of ghosts, but yes, I also have absolutely never seen anything that had an immediately obvious logical explanation. THOUGHT I saw a ghost once while driving past someone's lawn recently at night, then I realized 1 second later what I saw was sprinkler water picked up by the wind.

[@jasonhare8540]

Remember , there's a very simple way to tell if your house is haunted . It isn't ... Jimmy Carr. Also . Isn't it amazing that in central London a place that has had people living and dying in misery and squalor for hundreds if not a thousand years and not a single specter in sight . We should be up to our necks in ghouls ... David Mitchell . 🤣🤣🤣 *But in all seriousness if you do suspect your house is haunted the first thing you need to do is get a carbon monoxide detector and call a plumber and an AC person. They'll pretty much explain every single noise you're hearing and how you're hearing it and why . And if that doesn't do it the carbon monoxide detector almost certainly will ...

[@admuckel]

His style of humor reminds me very much of my best friend Flash. His books are very similar in style and type of humor to the book Welcome To The Crumple Zone by Flash qFiasco.

[@Fitnesstop19]

We want Conan’s talk show back!

[@jimmydean4152]

Alaska Alaksa Alaska!

[@AdrianCarlisle]

Oh oh time to throw away all my clothing🤣 ill just walk around naked.

[@wendydarling5790]

Conan should wear that shirt every day from now on. 😍

[@benda18]

But don't get him started on dinosaurs

[@kellygervais3440]

Lol

[@byHexted]

Me neither!

[@jhonnykankuro]

Why is his podcast not on KZbin?

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Conan just sold TeamCoco (or at least the podcast portion) to siriusXM and I think there's hope that full episodes will be on video. But who knows, because as I understand it, Matt Gourley edits them and that's a lot of work for one guy. If they hire a team, they kind of need to know what's going on because there's a lot of inside jokes that Gourley will add into the audio, right? So who knows how it'll work.

[@troygaspard6732]

In Japan it seems like schools are regularly haunted.

[@ChristianSuarez-gz1ig]

I saw a ghost and a zodiac sign floating over David n Conan

[@lorenlovespink5]

Can anyone please tell me where you can watch the whole episode ?

[@Chiayiklin]

There is a link to full episode under description

[@lorenlovespink5]

@@Chiayiklin I mean watch them them so the podcast not listen

[@lorenlovespink5]

@@Chiayiklin I mean watch them them so the podcast not listen

[@cathykinn4516]

So how come his Production Co is 'Giddy Goat' & he's a Capricorn.

[@daltrui315]

No one who believes in ghosts has ever explained to me why ghosts are often seen wearing clothes. Like, did the shirt that belonged to the apparition you saw haunting a Gettysburg battlefield have a soul, too?

[@PaulSmith-fn4wn]

Conan O'Brien killed my dog.

[@LEARSIKCIGAM]

horrible things happen at Holiday Inns .

[@aurochakraborty2364]

What happened to Conan He retired From Late Night Host? 🤨🤔🤔🤔🤔 So many things happened after lockdowns.

[@alvarezraffy]

Bring back kevin nealon!!! I will do this everyday.lol

[@vivianasong7271]

If you want to know the truth, David, I only became interested in your AFTER I found our you were Amy's brother. :) true story.

[@charlenemack7040]

Just in case you’re wondering… My astrological sign is libra… It’s the scale… I haven’t told you yet but, I weigh 256 pounds… Do I really freaking need to be reminded, libra equals scale equals Charlene Mack weighing 256 pounds!!!! 😢. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jujitsujew23]

I love this so much!! This country is teeming with people, mostly women, who are obsessed with astrology. You may as well carry a sign around your neck saying, "delusional"

[@peacefulguy4145]

lol

[@peacefulguy4145]

"I hate hearing about ghosts" 😂😂😂

[@amygalvin1799]

Hayyyyyte ghost stories. So ridiculous. Why would a ghost be haunted a chain hotel!?😆

[@richiecuna5781]

ok

[@dreamrestore213]

The problem is.... Maybe what that other "in tune" person realizes what you don't..... IF ghosts do exist.... They Are NOTHING Like You've Been Taught To Think They Are... 🤔 You think of a ghost as this or that, someone a bit dumber might think they actually do float around wearing sheets.

[@kryaxe]

Tooooo quiet. All volume levels maximum. Cannot hear him.

[@LycanLink]

I... freaking... LOVE when superstitious people get ripped asunder verbally. Gosh, that garbage is so silly.

[@ladykatnip7698]

I like the idea of Astrology and Ghosts but I am to pragmatic to believe it.

[@jmfs3497]

I don't know much about ghosts other than it makes fun stories when exploring abandoned sanatoriums, but gravity and electromagnetism are fundamental forces of the universe and create waves that perhaps affect us in imperceptible ways. Planets are magnetic and have been in clockwork like cycles for billions of years. I hang out with physics and astronomy nerds, but the only ones that ever invite me to watch meteor showers are tarot-reading astrologers. I like 'em.

[@WhiteSnake208]

These folks may wanna check out the work of Rick Tarnas on archetypal astrology

[@drawingwithezra4212]

Wait…is this why she’s auctioning off tons of her stuff?

[@amygalvin1799]

The theory that ghosts are in older homes are there because they died there….. duh! In the old days people were born and died at home.🥴

[@zevmag]

How about the Irish clurichaun (/ˈkluːrɪkɔːn/) or clúrachán (from Irish: clobhair-ceann , a Leprechaun!

[@captur69]

Anything to keep the tourist entertained $$$..€€€..£££

[@byHexted]

They really do need an intervention. This is so sad I don’t get how someone as smart and talented as Amy Sedaris can be that stupid it just doesn’t add up

[@ShayneRawls]

We are made of stardust Conan. Of course the position of the stars can have some slight insight into a person's personality

[@neuvocastezero1838]

I'm pretty sure this podcast is haunted.

[@zombieowen]

It's crazy that it's 2023 and we still don't understand how ghosts work.

[@patreekotime4578]

If David was on the internets, he would he horrified that this aired.

[@michaeljacksin9367]

David is the Kim kardashian of the intellectual world

[@kristintripp967]

Wait, what??

[@jamessheridan4306]

Mmmm who's the cute guy?

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

That's Sona and she's a girl.

[@jamessheridan4306]

@@EmpyreanLightASMR The cutie at 1:29 ain't no girl.

[@div3s]

It's Matt Gourley, the podcast's producer!

[@chrishei3111]

religion..... the holy ghost aint real either

[@twilson377]

Enjoy hell.

[@rebeccamccoy2346]

Now….this is what I get up for, not all this droning political stuff that ceased to be funny a long time ago. Thank heavens for Conan.

[@ShayneRawls]

The second hand clothing and item as thing is real though. All about energy and such

[@williamsilva5701]

Both sound so phony

[@onngangg3796]

WATCH THE BEHIND THE SCENE HERE kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaCvfqp_fc1gasU

[@micanope]

I never found David Sedaris funny or insightful. I don't understand why he's famous.

[@clairefreewheelin1530]

Then curate your chosen content better.

[@dreamrestore213]

The Universe is the GREATEST recycler in the universe...! Factual science tells us that the Universe wastes NOTHING... Not matter, Not energy.... Entropy ensures nothing remains constant.... The ONLY GUARANTEE in this Universe, is that, "what is today WILL die and be transformed into what will be tomorrow.©".... Who's to say our personal energies don't work in a similar fashion..??

[@LunerKunai]

You would first have to scientifically prove "personal energies" exist.

[@zoperxplex]

Putting the moves on Conan. Conan's gaydar must be out of wack.

[@AngelXSantana]

Who this weirdo looks like u can't leave ya kids with him 😂

[@estebanb7166]

He’s a bestselling author. Funny enough, he has written a piece that refers to the way simpletons, such as yourself, conflate being homosexual with being someone who sexually abuses children. Congratulations on having such predictable and half-baked thoughts. You’re doing great. Don’t ever grow up.

[@waywardmind]

One of the best and funniest writers of the past 30 years.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

@Angel X Santana That's the host of the show, Conan, and some people confuse him for a little girl

[@necrophiliacin_lace628]

If I were a ghost, I would learn to make physical contact with the living like the train ghost in the movie Ghost and I would spend my time kicking people in the butt

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

In the TV series Ghosts (the US version at least), one ghost can make physical contact but it takes so much effort that he spends like half the episode trying to knock over a single vase 😂

[@necrophiliacin_lace628]

@@EmpyreanLightASMR Wow, it's like they stole that from the Ghost movie I was referring to

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

@@necrophiliacin_lace628 I'm pretty sure Ghost didn't invent the idea lol