Head Writer Matt O’Brien Revisits Conan’s Drive With Tom Cruise | Inside Conan

[@rildank5557]

Amazing to know that Tom Cruise actually improvised some of the stuff, especially the call to the manager which one of the funniest part of the remote ! Respect.

[@HesAPooka]

Cruise improvised all of Les Grossman and most funny bits from his movies.

[@jmvmain]

If Cruise asking for a bathroom break was improv, then his reaction when Conan whip's the bottle has to be partly genuine which makes it SO much more funny

[@terri6854]

The bucket was improvised, was it?

[@jmvmain]

@@terri6854 The bucket doesn't have to be improvised, Conan was prepared. Cruise's LIVE reaction to the bucket is what's funny.

[@mediocreman2]

Tom Cruise is a legend. It's a shame there is not one actor that will be able to replace or even match his passion and commitment.

[@WrangleMcDangle]

especially with how actors are picked now. they need to have a following they don't give shots to young guys from the south with a passion for movies anymore.

[@unhommequicourt]

Lol, there always have been actors like him (buster keaton, jackie chan...) and there s literally no reason that these kind of actor will disappear.

[@r.k.m9801]

​@@unhommequicourtbro Tom cruise western countries not asian why U compare

[@unhommequicourt]

@@r.k.m9801 so Asians can t be actors? What a dumb statement. Also Buster Keaton was American so what s your point? I could also have mentionned Brendan Fraser who was known to make most of his own stunts

[@unhommequicourt]

@@r.k.m9801 u racist?

[@patreekotime4578]

Such a great bit. The purity and simplicity of it. Brilliant.

[@CoreyJohnson193]

This was one of my favorite skits! It’s the epitome of real comedy. I wish Tom wasn’t in a weird cult because he would be so much more awesome!

[@GokulOnFire]

He's less weird than 90% of Hollywood degenerates.

[@jackblack704]

@@GokulOnFire Being brainwashed and promoting a cult that enslaves women? He's the hollywood degenerate. It's like when Trump said he would drain the swamp by hiring the most swamp lobbyists in his cabinet.

[@cflores7055]

Trust me, as weird as you may think Tom is, he is actually one of the normal ones. 90 percent of the people in hollywood are a lot weirder than him. Dude is an awesome human being.

[@4Everlast]

Wish he does a bit more spoofing of him self, his "religion" the kautch jumping, to show he's human after all.

[@mediocreman2]

Who the hell cares what his beliefs are? He's an actor, not your kid's nanny.

[@YoSmoked]

Never underestimate the power of perseverance. It's not always about being the most talented or skilled, but rather the one who refuses to give up. Keep going, and you'll achieve great things.

[@YodatheHobbit]

My favorite part was Tom telling Conan he was in the bike lane!

[@kathleenrasing6818]

And this is why Conan and teamcoco is the most brilliant of them all 🤣🤣🤣 He actually bought out the comic side of Tom Cruise instead of spoonfeeding it to him lol

[@MissInformation773]

It’s been a pretty rough decade for me and since the 90s I’ve always watched Conan and friends programming for entertainment. You’re the best!

[@john_avernia]

Tom Cruise was amazing in Tropic Thunder. I can see how he was also funny in this remote :)

[@IamSH1VA]

I just watched that remote like 1000th time, it’s one of funniest skit with celebrity. Conan is as always very funny, but was so funny too. 😂😄

[@KeepOnRecord]

Tom Cruise does everyone in Hollywood's stunts. "We need a stunt guy." - you immediately think of Tom Cruise.

[@raveoreynolds6049]

I'd say Jackie Chan is the more immediate thought, but Toms up there for sure.

[@kerrin6633]

Yes but Tom is an A-list actor and action star, and he can act and improvise, which is different from a stuntman's job

[@r.k.m9801]

​@@raveoreynolds6049lol Tom cruise legend of western countries JC asian

[@thomastaipliadis8533]

"Hey Tom, today we're just Cruise-ing", I mean it's right there

[@oledevo]

I watched this bit several times. It's so good.

[@tommytatt]

damn glad they posted this clip. i loved that remote

[@kowalski5599]

I remember that skit airing the first time. Cruise has caught some flack over the years, but I truly believe he's a fantastic and gifted entertainer who truly cares about his fans and their experience watching his films. Also, his performance in Rain Man and Collateral are ones for the record books. Wish we'd get a legacy sequel to The Color Of Money.

[@foghornleghorn2975]

A comedy bit with Cruise seems like " Mission Impossible"....they did it!

[@davidhurtado2725]

Somebody didn't watch Tropic Thunder.

[@foghornleghorn2975]

@@davidhurtado2725 ....yeah, forgot about that!

[@beaniecool]

It was so freaking funny!

[@scottbarkley496]

TOM CRUISE is the GOAT ❤

[@metalfacemartinez]

We need a Tom Cruise comedy movie

[@Mortthemoose]

Yeah, I wish he'd do another comedy. I'm not into the Mission Impossible movies. I guess he's getting the action and stunts out of the way whilst he still can.

[@hugh-jasole]

He was brilliant in Tropic Thunder

[@worthless_opinion]

Say what you want about Tom Cruise, but he's hands down the greatest action star ever to live.

[@mrbeans2425]

Facts! Last true Film maker/action star imo in this woke BS day and age!

[@jackblack704]

I'll say he's a brainwashed cult degenerate.

[@jackblack704]

​@@mrbeans2425 most boomer thing I've read

[@mrbeans2425]

@@jackblack704 lol

[@GGoAwayy]

I want to say Tom Cruise is involved in a dangerous cult. Sorry. A dangerous, and profoundly stupid, cult. Started by a science fiction author.

[@andydufresne8034]

I think Tom blew us all away with Les Grossman perhaps simply because we couldn't believe he was so damned funny.

[@Megdbsk]

❤🎉brilliant

[@Uprising771]

he shouldve just pissed in the bottle and handed it to conan as the mission impossible theme played in the background.

[@keren.icehand]

Tom is awesome😂💜👍

[@shush2000]

Cruise does *all* of his own stunts, even ones in comedy remotes!

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

Tom is so funny idk why, he is so.... simple, modest and genuine. Sad he is a scientiologist puppet

[@djb5320]

modest ????

[@alwkw3783]

The last thing that guy is is "modest"

[@raveoreynolds6049]

It's also sad when people label others they've never had a single interaction with.

[@AmateurPeanutButter]

I saw the thumbnail in a glance, thought he's Blake Shelton

[@rvbcyborg009]

I think Tom is underutilized for comedy, he has had comedy roles and been great but I feel that he should do more comedy

[@Holmesisaok]

That's hilarious

[@aleksandarspasov6815]

The most dangerous stunt Tom Cruise has ever done

[@terri6854]

The bucket was improvised, was it?

[@Zaiohd10]

improvised?! No way the bucket was just there!

[@rfm9535]

The only time Tom Cruise had a stunt double.

[@BudFuddlacker]

I’d like to know why Tom Cruise never once made an appearance on Late Night?

[@Mortthemoose]

He has done....loads of times. James Cordon and the other guy.... can't remember his name.

[@BudFuddlacker]

@@Mortthemoose LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’ BRIEN

[@bc1969214]

The clip of him on Dave Letterman's show talking about cutting the oxygen is classic.

[@mel-nm6oh]

The man the myth the legend.

[@tjrstudios5433]

Wow! This guy looks like Blake Shelton...right?

[@worthless_opinion]

Matt O'Brien kinda sounds like Tom Cruise.

[@rc653]

Cruisin' with Tom Cruise. 🤣

[@alexandercampbell7903]

Matt O'Brien must get Blake Shelton all of the time!

[@mariarahelvarnhagen2729]

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[@mariarahelvarnhagen2729]

Last Jordan Schlansky

[@mariarahelvarnhagen2729]

Analogies With Arrow Pushing Make Esquire A Sigma Star

[@IndianaJones1219]

Did anyone else thought that was Blake Shelton in the thumbnail?

[@lachauntiswashington231]

Lol😂😂😂

[@owenlarson07366]

Biggest Ego in Hollywood meets the most humble.

[@xploration1437]

Conebone69

[@zoperxplex]

Obviously related.

[@CJMorillo]

Well if you pause or watch at a slower speed you can tell that’s clearly not Tom Cruise doing the stunt when he actually falls off the car 4:00

[@captainchaos3667]

They're not saying it isn't. They are saying that they told him just to reach for the door handle, but instead he opened the door and leaned out so far he almost touched the road.

[@BenJalil]

4:15 they said he did the stunt in that? but from the clip it looked like a stunt double or am i tripping?

[@nate4732]

He hung out of the car but it was a stunt double who actually rolled and ran away :)

[@soussansabra3207]

😂😂

[@PersephoneRising333]

No frills, no fuss.. Conan just wanted to _Cruise_ 😑

[@michaelball4595]

I'm glad that this didn't end up with them crapping all over Tom Cruise, like a lot of other "comedians" like to do because of Scientology

[@beatmasterbossy]

I mean, you can do this, but he's magnanimous all on his own and he's like...King Scientologist, so really it doesn't matter if we make fun of him. Water off a duck's back. He's just too excellent a human to trifle with silly stuff that's below him like these insults. Making fun of Scientology, that's for lower level chumps. Making fun of him is like chewing out another driver from your car... they don't care, they can't even hear a word you're saying. Please help me, they're keeping me against my will...I think Tom is going to cook me up in a smoker and eat me. I told him he couldn't levitate and scientology is bullshit...

[@SteveBluescemi]

The thing is, Tom Cruise is so insanely rich, powerful, and bizarre that for all we know he had them sign a contract as a condition for his appearance that stipulated they must publicly credit him with improvising his own lines and being really cool. Now that's very unlikely to be true. But it's more likely with Tom Cruise than just about anyone else.

[@kerrin6633]

That won't be true and limits freedom speech. What Tom did do is build a good reputation for himself and as with any reputation it relates to having good relationships and maintaining them. It's a skill

[@SonjaMorrison-i7j]

So, the writers are off the picket line now?

[@bring156]

Broken foot

[@kaja9oo9oo]

All improvised, but Conan had an empty water bottle and a bucket in the back seat. Sure that happens all the time. 😂 Still funny though.

[@terri6854]

Exactly.

[@GGoAwayy]

I'll watch another Tom Cruise movie once he publicly denounces Scientology. Not until then.

[@alialrassam6432]

So it's all scripted 😒

[@suchasongbird]

There’s no script, but the writers/producers tell you what to talk about, or topics to talk about. I did a bit with Ellen and behind the cameras were writers with white boards saying “ask her about her car…jump in the trunk” so they sort of steer you where things are funny and then change when it gets stale. Then they use the best parts/edit it around..welcome to TV!

[@the_darklord5896]

This was the first time Tom was on Conan's show, right?

[@davidzapen8974]

#30KforBackPay #ZapenForNmb 🪙