Henry Winkler Loves Bringing Cake To The “Barry” Crew (w/ Bill Hader) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

[@KipArmadillo]

A friend of mine used to work at an ATT store in Westwood, and Henry came in and bought a phone from him. He said thanks and left . . . But then came back unannounced 10 minutes later with a coffee, handed it my my friend and said, "I was getting a coffee and I just thought you might like to have one, too." What a guy.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

WOW! So that dude is legit!? Like how Bill said "Can I give the crew the bundt cake?" Like he really thinks about people. What a guy indeed.

[@philliphughes8939]

@@thomaschristopherwhite9043he is really like that

[@The_Jim]

My mom was holding me at a grocery store back in the 90s and apparently I started bawling my eyes out. She was trying to do all this stuff when she gets a tap on the shoulder and sure enough it’s Henry Winkler. He asked if he could help her out and without a moments hesitation, he lifted his shirt and nursed me back to tranquility. Amazing man.

[@jimmer_]

My brother works at a restaurant in Cincinnati and said Henry was there one night. He told me he personally went back into the kitchen and thanked all of the cooks and the chef. Just out of this world niceness.

[@apseudonym]

@@The_Jim lmao stoppppp

[@redadamearth]

Hader's impression of Winkler is so spot on that if I heard him do a fake interview as Winkler, I wouldn't know the difference. lol

[@jonathanzimmerman634]

So many of his impressions are that good, his Allen Alda is so real it’s terrifying.

[@johnbrown6400]

@@jonathanzimmerman634 that’s the only one that I think really sounds identical but the rest are pretty good

[@sariedixon8965]

The man is a sweet genius

[@HBC423]

Just no

[@stantondavid4435]

He’s a master at impressions

[@saphricpcgaming5182]

That Cousineau impression "I'm Barry?" lol

[@CitizenSteveMusic]

I've had "I'm, Barry?" (Bill as Winkler) popping into my head and making me giggle all week.

[@Nerdzombiedisco]

Henry Winkler saw me in LA years ago. I was hating my 1st job out of college (top adverising agency) and was out at lunch completely broken. He stopped to chat with me and gave me some words of advice. I recently retired at 50yrs old. Successful in my own owned businesses. I often look back on that day and have passed those words onto everyone I've mentored. It was a treat to see the Barry Episodes. And the man who turned my life around.

[@peerlearnin5600]

That's super interesting. So this was the 90s (when Henry was still known mainly as the Fonz) What was the advice

[@shytguy]

@@peerlearnin5600 the advice was “eyyyyy”

[@ellie-tk4jy]

what did he say??? Don't leave us hanging you lunatic.

[@partyboy3059]

You can’t not say the advice now

[@eustacechuck6512]

Please share Henry's advice with me, thank you.

[@propspat]

Henry Winkler is nothing short of the perfect gentlemen. I remember him once getting down on his knees just to introduce himself to me while I was in the middle of plating cars for the scene.

[@rowleyryan9025]

That’s so cool, were you working on Barry or another show? I’m glad I’ve heard nothing but good things about the Fonz.

[@h3artands0uLL]

I love the stories Conan tells about his kids. The fact that at 3:53 his son watches tv series with him in their entirety. His daughter went with him to Coachella, road trip and all. These are teens who are either almost out of the house and the other already off to college and they love spending quality time with their Dad! I don’t have a teen and always just hear the horror stories of how they begin to hate you at a certain age, after you’ve poured your heart and soul into loving and raising them. It just warms my heart to no end that this is not always the case. AND we’re talking about a celebrity… Conan could’ve been way too worried about his career to care to be a present father but the glimpses he’s shared about the quality time he spends with his kids shows how very present he has been in their life. I love that. I hope I have an amazing bond with my kids when they’re all teens and beyond ❤

[@guestguest7543]

Conan has got to be one of the most authentic and wholesome celebrities ever.

[@youtubedrifter5594]

Ahhhh money….. the great equalizer 😂

[@justinhamilton8647]

@@youtubedrifter5594 me and my mum are dirt poor and i still spend time with her, watching entire shows together. sure, when I was a teen we had our moments, but that’s what parenting a teen is; having moments, not the relationship being ruined entirely. Whoever says that once kids enter 15 they magically run away or murder their parents or whatever, they either had crappy parents, or were the crappy parent themselves.

[@CarenKH1]

Those horror stories are from/about people who view their kids as objects & extensions of themselves, rather than as fully human people with thoughts, opinions, and experiences of their own. Listen to your kids as you would a friend (I mean a deeply good friend, who loves you enough to call you on your bullshit & celebrates your wins), take them seriously, respect them as people, & teenhood can be a time of great connection & exploration (and letting go, as they grow).

[@Stardust_Lily]

​@@CarenKH1 I don't disagree that that's often true, but tbh it's also that raising another human being to be happy and healthy is simply not a simple task and we're not taught how to do so, usually just having to wing it and take advice from other parents/books in the hopes that they have the right information. Like, I don't have a very good relationship with my mom, I've had to start working through quite a bit of resentment I didn't realize I hold, but I wouldn't say she didn't think of me as a person or thought of me as an object or part of her. She just didn't know what she was doing and is kinda self-centered. That's not good, of course, but there's no one answer to why children and their relationships with parents turn out the way they do. There are hundreds of ways that can happen. I only really bring this up because a lot of people seem to think raising a child isn't work, and that you'll do an amazing and perfect job if you just listen and be there. It's so much more than that, though, and children and their developing brains and bodies are complicated and won't always express what they need. And it'll turn out that a number of the things you think are the "right" way to raise a child might actually hurt it in another case. But I agree with your overall message, and I think the most *important* thing is 100% communication and listening and respect, for sure. Unfortunately in my case that was all present, but there are sadly still plenty of other ways to mess up and get your child to be less than fond of you lol.

[@TeemuSintonen]

Bill is hands down one of my all time favorite guests! Amazing flow, energy and he stays in the topic after these jokes.

[@jspur22]

It is so funny to me that Henry Winkler played The Fonz when he is really such a sweet dork in real life.

[@arjuninsane]

I love how this episode was so good that they have released all of it in several clips. JUST RELEASE THE ENTIRE THING!

[@cuticlemuncher]

RIGHT never ending bill content

[@Pumpkinking64]

In my opinion it's incredibly annoying. Just release the full ep! Nobody wants clips.

[@kstepko]

I feel as though it has more to do with a deliberate lead up to the final episode of Barry, which is this Sunday.

[@Pumpkinking64]

@Karen Stepko Conan does this with every celebrity though. Team Coco is unfortunately stuck in the past where late night shows and "clips" matter

[@emu_warrior]

@@Pumpkinking64 yeah they do this for every podcast, it's broken down into clips and I hate it

[@kstepko]

Last week, I told a friend “It’s about a hitman who decides that he’s going to become an actor. He’s an expert hitman, but he’s a terrible actor” but four seasons later, I’m not sure that was the best description.

[@vishaloberoi6710]

That’s exactly how I describe the show to people but now I say, “that’s just how it starts but morphs into way more”

[@zacshifler]

I describe it as Bill Haders critique of Hollywood culture and acting. A hit man tries to find his humanity through acting and obviously ends up failing horribly

[@dxmayer]

Conan's observation about the changing tone of Barry was great. I think the tonal shift takes place as Barry's (and other people's) actions start to have lingering effects. Early in season one, he's in a new place, with new people. The longer he's there, the deeper and wider the impact of his actions on himself and those around him. (It's like Breaking Bad in that way.)

[@stevenwymor1398]

I think one of the most genius things about the show is how the characters in Barry are constantly referencing their own behavior or choices based on things they've seen in films. So it becomes an interesting exercise in trying to determine and understand whether a character's motivations are sincere or performative or some combination of both. And I think it's a fascinating commentary on the world we live in today whether it was intentional in the writer's room or not. Brilliant show. Truly.

[@TheMidnightPhil]

If Bill stays dedicated to writing/directing characters the way he has for Barry, he's got a hell of a career ahead of him. I love that he takes his characters so seriously.

[@SeeStuDo]

I'm so excited to what else Hader creates. Barry and Documentary Now are high class product.

[@thejustinjustin1233]

I loved this show for years and the twists have taken me aback. The show morphed into something different and then returned to what made it great. It’s a fantastic show and bill is such an amazing actor.

[@mikekim1219]

Bill Hader is one of the most creative and talented actor come out of SNL

[@lizardmandx]

He is akin to Jim Carrey in talent

[@kazvanrooij]

​@lizardmandx bro Haders is waay more talented. Haders writing is top notch. Carrey arrey cant top that.

[@JCMProductions]

When I was in 4th grade, I loved Happy Days and so for a fan mail project for school, I wrote to him and he sent back an autographed picture with a really nice message that I still have framed to this day.

[@Biotoze]

I love this story so much. I’ve heard it like 5 different times but it’s the best. Henry Winkler is so cool.

[@Otis151]

Bill and Conan are two peas from the same pod. They have this unspoken connection when it comes to hilarity. I love it and, frankly, sustain myself on it.

[@rockerdude725973]

Bill Hader is way more talented than people give him credit for. I can already see him becoming the next Scorsese/Tarantino.

[@joemanco1075]

I hope he goes that route. I never saw it that way but now that I'm thinking, Barry was original enough to where he very well could be.

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

Totally agree. He's not just a hilarious goofball, he's a genuine artistic genius.

[@DillonFilmsLIVE]

@@joemanco1075 directing has been his objective ever since he started acting and he has 3 films written/story broken

[@GGwithkamatis]

Im on season 3 of barry right now. The camera movements and scene compositions are great! Hader's got so much to give. I love his comedic skills but Im in awe of his other talents.

[@Chris-wq3pe]

that's quite a leap. I think you're getting a bit starstruck.

[@driaLOVES]

I could listen to Bill Hader talk for hours. Sometimes I do. Stop judging me, it's the algorithm.

[@ADHDad]

Yes... Me too. Because of the algorithm.

[@jcbvortex22]

Henry Winkler is your wing man, your hype-man, and the father you never knew you had, all in one!

[@rangers11ization]

I'm both excited and bummed out that the finale is just days away.This show was great in every way

[@magicknight13]

Henry winkler is my most favorite person on the planet ! He is so wonderfully sweet and also so witty and genuinely interested and interesting

[@vaclavvrobel9036]

Barry is for sure one of the best shows I've ever seen. And I did not expect it when I learned it's out there. I was sure I would be having fun. And then I was completely blown away. Thank you all the people behind it :)

[@toddleopold2009]

I can't wait to read Henry Winkler's stories in his autobiography being released this October.

[@sambuccino4213]

Bill's impression of Winkler made me do a spit take. Incredible!

[@Tusitala1967]

Hader has the best stories.

[@whatstheword3161]

I’m only 37 but I watched happy days on days my mother took me to work when I was younger. She worked at a news station so she had a tv on her desk. I fell in love with the show. I’ll watch anything with Henry or Ron

[@IamSH1VA]

Both of them always break into some characters/voices 😂😂😂 It’s so funny

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Barry is the freaking best show on right now. Such classic moments.

[@phillystevesteak6982]

What about white lotus? To me it's not so clear cut

[@rowleyryan9025]

@@phillystevesteak6982I think succession and Barry are both better than white lotus, the books for white lotus are much better anyway. Not a bad show by any means though.

[@Les342]

I’m a big fan of Henry Winkler and though I have never met him, I always thought he seemed like a really nice guy. It’s good to find out that’s the case from someone who actually knows him. There are so many jerks in Hollywood, it’s good to hear about someone who isn’t.

[@geekessence]

Bill and Conan what an amazing duo! I would love to be on one of the Conan needs a Fan episodes!

[@tubeliac]

so interesting to watch 2 comedians duel like this..but whats heartening is how self aware they are about who won which bout and instead of pouting and go on the offence - they mutually champion the victor’s joke. As much as you’d like to deem celebs as sociopaths, this’s a clear example how naturally empathetic they are. Good stuff❤

[@bfgivmfith]

"This will calm them down." LOL!

[@mikee9167]

I love this interview and the insight into his attitude towards the show.

[@Brandon84J]

When he said "it can be so dark, but funny" immediately reminded me of Snatch

[@AndieWalsh333]

This clip is very nicely edited. Good ending spot.

[@nukleyar]

Few things in this world are better than a Conan-Hader interview.

[@stef10ziggy]

I’m glad Conan mentioned how even his directing is funny and can make you lol on its own

[@davidlenz4552]

"I went to Bonnie Hunt's house" Bill Hader is such an underappreciated comedian.

[@xornchaoroy4613]

Winkler talk like that in real life too?🤣 great impression

[@stefanmarraccini8646]

Roflmao...just roflmao. 🤣 This one cements it for me. Bill Hader actually might be one of the most likable deeply intellectual guys on the planet. This might be where I'd usually take a swing (and miss) at the big guy. Yet I feel compelled to gush over our favorite gifted Harvard grad. So having digested an almost innumerable quantity of CocoPods, can I just say that Conan's already deep and broad creative arts skills just keep broadening. His interviewing skills and his sharing of the spotlight and allowing others to feel at ease and showcase their gifts just get better and better. I kinda get a bit of an Imus vibe occasionally when I watch the gears turn as he listens and crafts his next bit of verbiage. It's really freakin' cool. Hopefully the Imus mention comes off correctly. I didn't always agree with him...or always enjoy his brand of straight talk, but I always wanted to hear his take. His interviews were crazy good too. Anyway, thanks again team Coco. I'm kinda square in the demo, but great television and all the new permutations of radio + television here in bitworld sure are fascinating and fun to watch. Like your content! What is it? Long format interview with multiple interviewers? Yeah podcast but also elements of Howard and some of the classic and great radio talk formats too. Whatever it is, forget the numbers...it is entertainment and good company of the highest caliber. I'm sayin' that because the numbers...oh...the numbers and how we keep relying on that data for validation of creative and deeply personal efforts. Well listen...you folks are talented and driven professionals and your efforts are damn damn good. Period. All's y'all! But it's always job well done with all you try hards, ain't it?! 😖 😜

[@Guadeloop]

1:12 so spot on

[@wickedeye00]

Who would you want to be at a dinner table with for 1 night? THESE 2 GUYS HANDS DOWN! 🫸🏾🫷🏼

[@JustSwivel2]

Release the Winkler cut!

[@MrReyRey]

I want to see an action movie with bob odenkirk and harry winkler.

[@jetrifle4209]

Nah

[@faunaflage]

I would love to see Anthony Carrigan (NoHo Hank) on Conan Needs a Friend.

[@Terry_Boyeer]

Bill Hader. Bill Burr and Timothy Olyphant are the best guests on Conan's

[@jeffe_77]

Bill Burr on Barry was funny

[@ronbeekiii781]

There was a rumor going around a few months ago about Bill Hader maybe playing Harvey Dent/ Two-Face in the sequel to The Batman. I can’t get it out of my head. The ease at which he slides into other characters and voices, his general look (like Tim Sale’s version of the character) and his profoundly excellent dramatic acting chops- Batman boasts some of my favorite characters in fiction and Bill Hader would elevate Two-Face on film to undeniably new heights. I really do hope it happens. The other names getting tossed around currently are way more mainstream and a lot less interesting I think.

[@AT-kb1ik]

Wish Hader would do his Lorne Michaels impression. I could listen to that all day

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

"Well, have another piece of bunt cake, Bill."

[@captzoom1778]

I can't believe Henry Winkler was the Fonz That's So Not Who Henry Winkler is that's so interesting how he was able to pull that off

[@mjnomy]

Conan and Bill Hader compliment eachother so well.

[@brooke9297]

Even when I was a kid in the ‘90s, when they were airing reruns, I was doing little Fonz impressions with my friends. (To be fair, it was more that I did the impressions AT them until they relented… so theirs were impressions of my impressions… but still..)

[@boopyboystoyreviews8581]

So many haters but only one Hader.

[@expertojordigg]

Please upload the video version to Spotify!

[@Stay___Strong]

The first time I heard Henry Winkler talking in real life (not as the Fonze), I thought he was acting but he was just being himself.

[@aayushvardhan5945]

Something about the story of this show makes it difficult for me recommecnd it to people, barry is incredible everyone should watch it but how do you explain what it is about to someone else without making it sound dumb? Just very tough to sell.

[@gamepoy5056]

I always explain the initial premise: Bill Hader is a hitman from Cleveland who travels to LA to do a hit and ends up falling in love with acting. From there they can discover the madness for themselves lol

[@drake7993]

I mean its dark humor which isn't for everyone and there are a lot of actual cringe moments which are hard to watch for many

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Henry "The cake is not a lie." Winkler.

[@VoodooV1]

deep cut there. I'm making a note here. Huge success!

[@Renegade_2023]

He’s a great guest.!

[@Gunnumn]

Im starting to think Henry didnt play a character in the movie Click, he actually played himself.

[@johnwelch6490]

Mr. Winkler likes to fly fish.

[@maddymud]

When I first got to Hollywood, we lived next to a former cameraman for Happy Days. He was talking about his painful divorce and how he was sitting on a day off from the show, in his apartment. Someone knocks on door and it’s Henry Winkler with a picnic basket and says “C’mon - you’re coming out with us” and they went to a nearby park and hung out and levitated his mood.

[@kellygervais3440]

Awww Henry Winkler is such a sweety, but i think it was Criminal Intent that he played a scary killer, great actor.. 👍

[@wtfschmuck]

Watching that scene where he shoots Chris... All I could think was "if this is a comedy, why am I crying?" Not a criticism at all! It really hits one of my favorite genres, "bummers that make me laugh".

[@soulfire2588]

Maybe it's just me or where I live, but I feel like people in Hollywood use the term 'sweet' to refer to each other way more than most other people do. We might use the term 'nice', but it feels like actors call each other 'sweet' constantly. Idk, just something I've observed.

[@ginizzy4700]

This is so wholesome lol

[@botz77]

Finally finished Barry last night. Wow!

[@doro626]

He said you guys are too young, but I assume he was only talking to Sona? I'm 48 and Happy days was SUPER FAMOUS when I was a kid.

[@termsofusepolice]

I have never seen Barry. But isn't it an extension of that SNL skit where Hader played a Vietnam vet taking a puppetry class?

[@lifonhenderson9662]

The English teacher put the fonz poster on the wall because what's the first letter of the English alphabet? Ayyyy

[@DuggleBogey]

Henry Winkler is the greatest actor who ever lived. He convinced the entire country that a 135lb jewish guy was the toughest italian biker in Milwaukee.

[@Research0digo]

Alec should have won a DGA for that episode. (5:22)

[@Josenetokek]

Where can i watch the full episode?

[@Guyverframe]

Love the show 😍

[@DJDarthVader]

we want Henry Winkler on th podcast

[@christopherpardell4418]

Its not a comedy anymore than actual life is a comedy. Even the darkest moments in life can be absurdist. And what I like about Barry is that it deconstructs and ridicules all aspects of “tacticool badassery”.

[@ElizabethT45]

Henry is a class act for caring about the crew having some nice Bundt cake with their coffee during their break. Most actors don't even look crew directly in the eye, but Henry knows they are the literal backbone of every production.

[@AnakinIHateSandSkywalker]

Good god He repeats all his stories at talk shows

[@Research0digo]

Did anyone else notice Bill's camera was out of focus?

[@ald.3387]

Gene Shallit attacked me.. LOL

[@FinLakeFilms]

Indeed

[@shelleylatin7114]

Can’t wait for HBO to let the rest of us watch Barry!

[@redcapsue]

Barry left me feeling just a bit afraid of Bill Hader. It was a provoking series.

[@Poupe_Stayne]

EARTH TO MAJOR BARREEEE

[@somekindawunerful]

I have always/will always adore Bonnie Hunt but when Bill was talking about scraping the bottom of the barrel on his press tour and said, "I just went to Bonnie Hunt's house," it made me do a spit take with my coffee.

[@nilfux]

Bill Hader deserves the Tom Sawyer. He's preposterously talented. Now don't ya go pulling anchor on a human centipede ya hear?

[@lachauntiswashington231]

Very good 👍 👏 👌

[@barryross8382]

Loved Barry, I ended up almost thinking that Barry was set up?

[@yerossyle]

What do they spray Connan's face with?

[@jb888888888]

I keep getting _Barry_ and _Monty_ mixed up in my brain.

[@Weasel_Patrol]

Oh, wow.

[@gradymcdonald3440]

Great video

[@petetoyos6876]

Why dont they take their jackets off :P stay awhile.. Must be real cold in there..

[@crossgordon4376]

I’d love to see bill hader and Rory Cochrane play siblings ina movie

[@heutebinichmalweg]

I don't want to watch the last episode, because after that the show that I love so much is officially over and I know I will be devastated. Still didn't watch the last episode of Dexter, as I knew pretty early I would watch it again in a few years.

[@cameron7236]

Thank god this clip doesn’t have a 1 minute ad read in the middle

[@clarkb9791]

Sad ending to Barry 😓