Joe Manganiello Runs An A-List "Dungeons & Dragons" Group | CONAN on TBS

Joe is the Dungeon Master to the creators of "Game of Thrones," Vince Vaughn, "Big Show," and more Hollywood stars. Plus, Joe tells Conan what D&D character he should play.
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[@fahmiluthfi7991]

Joe basically every nerd kid want to be when they grow up, to become bad ass looking guy, married to the hottest girl, and still nerding around doing what he loved with his famous friend....well done joe...well done

[@MythopoeicNavid]

In all the comic universes

[@SoCalStyles]

With all the cool nerdy friends(not everyone is in IT), in the decked out gaming room

[@Habitt5253]

He really is living the dream.

[@te9591]

Yeah him and Henry Cavill are breaking nerd stereotypes and it's awesome.

[@steeltabletop7404]

@@Habitt5253 He's the only one who says that phrase and actually means it. :D

[@micanope]

I want to see Sophia Vergara open the door to this crowd and yell, "Joe, the nerds are here!"

[@helygg8892]

And interrupt the game by bringing in pizza rolls and tater tots

[@Elric54]

@@helygg8892 in another interview she said she brings them coffee and tea. And she puts the coffee in a thermos to keep it hot in case they don't drink it right away. That's love.

[@helygg8892]

@@Elric54 hmm... you think Joe's brakes are good?

[@plarleskerbarbles592]

This nearly killed me lol. I heard it in her accent xD

[@klipser66]

@@helygg8892 She also brings them baby Jesuses

[@fluffygreenball]

Everyone is out here like 'wow i can't believe he plays dnd' meanwhile i'm just thinking oh cool that guy from critical role is an actor

[@richardpham8932]

yooo dude same

[@ccgod]

How old are you? Lol hes been around awhile.

[@fluffygreenball]

@@ccgod lol I've seen him in stuff before but my brain still associates him with critical role

[@ccgod]

@@fluffygreenball he'll always be the werewolf from true blood lol

[@shaunwhelan17]

Yea I didn’t know who he was until critical role. I know him as the guy that stole Vecnas hand

[@jeffreyprivette6746]

Conan is a bard. He stands in the back and yells at people. That's a bard.

[@feralart]

College of Satire from Unearthed Arcana.

[@bgreaud]

Definitely Vicious Mockery!

[@krzysztofwrona2426]

But his name is Conan! He has to be a barbarian!

[@EvertfromNederland]

@@krzysztofwrona2426 Bardbarbian then

[@te9591]

No he's a Blade.

[@Smrt927]

Turns out session 6 GoT plot was 100% composed from rolling d100s against a table of outcomes.

[@claiminglight]

I'd love to watch Conan play D&D once. He'd hate it and would derail the whole thing, but it'd be hilarious.

[@zacharysteinbrecher2578]

he should play with Steven Colbert for the next red nose day. That would be hilarious IMO

[@matt-lang]

@@ItalianoYMexicano Brennan Lee Mulligan would probably be the best DM for Conan, his ability to handle chaos is impressive lol

[@shaun_seow]

He would probably roll a nat 20 to seduce a mind flayer.

[@martinzeibig]

when he was on Colbert, he invited him to come play... and steven was up for it. still waiting

[@YodaMasterOfTheUniverse]

They already did, Stephen told the story in one of his interviews at his show but it was just a slip-in st, he didn't get into the details.

[@fredsmith2067]

He did a whole session for Red Nose Day

[@FenixFlame]

Joe out here cosplaying as Mordenkainen

[@HallowedKeeper_]

Huh, well damn now I can't unseen that. I'd love to see Joe complain as Mordenkainen

[@hunacean]

Mordenkainen got jacked

[@majorfallacy5926]

He's a bard cause that's the only class that can literally insult people to death

[@ccgod]

Several ways you can get that cantrip :)

[@raisuketv9630]

I cant wait for him to use vicoous mockery

[@majorfallacy5926]

@@ccgod only with variant rules

[@ccgod]

@@majorfallacy5926 I know of no games where they dont allow feats. And a pact of the tome warlock can get it without any extra rules

[@SkonkBot]

It's funny how people are always surprised when they find out that these actors, i.e. people who play make belief for a living, are into D&D. I would imagine for a lot of them it's this roleplay that got them into acting in the first place.

[@samuelstalcup]

Also why so many are sick pervs

[@johnbaker7102]

@@samuelstalcup Who says so many are? what?

[@Elric54]

I used to run games at conventions. A lot of team sports jocks play D&D. D&D is also a team sport.

[@elracraft]

@@samuelstalcup wtf

[@SilverionX]

@@samuelstalcup Oh dear, another one of these lost souls who bought into the whole 80's thing that D&D is degenerate and leads to satan worship and so on. I thought we left you back in the 90s.

[@davidoswald5749]

D&D brings people together, I'm not surprised at all that Joe said they look forward to playing every week - it's an escape, an adventure, that builds and cements friendships, maybe not for EVERYONE, but still, this is the magic of D&D/tabletop gaming in general. :)

[@MissLilyputt]

Wow, love hearing about amazing and fascinating people playing D&D.

[@matthewtaylorgmu]

Joe's appearance on Critical Role is legendary among the D&D crowd

[@darthhasifius9770]

Joe Manganiello looks like he's the american version of kratos

[@Dudae_]

He had a blue mohawk a while ago and now he's bald. This dude just can pull anything off, it's amazing

[@te9591]

He's got a a balanced sculptural face. A Monkees bowl cut might be hard though.

[@obiwankenobi9439]

Everybody gets bald 1 month after the blue Mohawk 😂😂😂

[@asongforthemostbeautifulwo6476]

That mohawk was badass

[@martianmilktvofficial]

For the love of god, I want them to stream just one of their sessions, like critical role do. That would be incredible 😮

[@nspinicelli]

With Joe Manganiello with D&D, and Henry Cavill painting miniatures, being a nerd is cool and justifiable! It's a good time to be a nerd.

[@Shyaporn]

"Christopher Sqwaken...." hahahaha

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

Vince Vaughn must be hilarious to play D&D with

[@azem1199]

i genuinely hope he literally plays Vince Vaughan in their games

[@buttermonkeyFTW]

@@azem1199 Not the right use of the word literally but yes he actually does play with Vince Vaughan

[@alexanderstringham9124]

@@buttermonkeyFTW no no, what he's saying is he hopes Vince Vaugh literally just plays himself of Vince Vaughn in their campaigns. Like everyone else is playing a different character and then Vince Vaughn is just there playing Vince Vaughn cause he's one of those actors who tends to kinda just play himself in a lot of movies

[@obiwankenobi9439]

@@alexanderstringham9124 the reluctant paladin Vince 😂😂😂

[@zawarudoz]

That's a pretty spot on Walken impression.

[@te9591]

Especially doing it in improv in the middle of a conversation.

[@robbyvaflor4564]

Celebrity poker tables seem so uncool now compared to an all-star D&D table.

[@FreakinFred08]

I’d be up for watching a stream of A-listers playing DnD. HBO could do high production mini-series’s to include on their HBO max lineup.

[@molly-zx9cr]

Do I have news for you about a show called Critical Role…

[@santiagocampillo-lundbeck1338]

Conan should be a bard college of whispers or college of eloquence

[@feralart]

Unearthed Arcana has a College of Satire.

[@jaymzOG]

College of Whispers describes what he wants almost to a T lol

[@Osk42]

I love that he is talking about D&D, but he does this EVERYTIME.

[@anythinginvolvingsharks]

"But"?

[@stephencarmickle]

@@anythinginvolvingsharks good point attackshark. “I love that he is talking about D&D, he does this EVERYTIME” is a much better sentence. Also “every time” is two words lmao

[@dashy1009]

”I don’t want to fight you Flash”

[@raffaeleperniola5285]

I wouldn't wanna fight him neither!

[@alienbacon656]

Peter, I’m gonna need you to Role for initiative

[@matteogagliardi8688]

I hope he returns as Flash Thompson for Spider-Man 3

[@amellowblue]

Omfg yes

[@neb985]

Joe kind of looks like Mordenkainen with the shaved head and goatee...

[@Comrade2261]

You're right!

[@leticiaporfirio4867]

Dude!!! You're so right lol can't stop seeing him as Mordenkainen

[@adityaakbar2575]

can't wait for the hit tv show series mordenkainen's muscle memories

[@emmettenglish1537]

Joe Manganello is possibly one of my favorite if not my favorite celebrity. He seems like such a genuine guy

[@NickkChann]

Conan would be a lich.

[@chinmayapattnaik2876]

So no-one gonna talk about that Deathstroke statue behind him... 😈☠️

[@wileye.coyote8416]

Hell yeah! So ready for him to nail that role!

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@wileye.coyote8416 From Flash Thompson to Slade Wilson....

[@god5535]

Conan still has his touch! Love it!

[@FrederickFokker]

Everybody needs to unwind somehow. Most people do drugs; these guys play D&D. Carry on, sir.

[@colingriffin4486]

guarantee some of them do both.

[@nicocortes5145]

and some people do both, possibly at the same time even

[@shroomiestshroom3655]

@@nicocortes5145 best way to play

[@MythopoeicNavid]

@@colingriffin4486 "that's how it works."

[@Malverde888]

¿Por qué no las dos?

[@NightshadeDt]

Pretty sure I could listen to Joe talk about D&D every day. It's always interesting to listen to people talk about their work when they enjoy it- but the pure joy when he talks about Dungeons and Dragon- when Colbert gets the chance to really nerd out, it's just a whole different kind of energy when it's something you're truly passionate about.

[@michaelhunt2747]

Haha love Christopher squawkings

[@buckyrauch2953]

Love this, just started playing again after many years with life long friends that we played when younger. Sounds like many are these days.

[@ankahit]

Soon everyone's gonna know him as Deathstroke.

[@amellowblue]

Probably not, since the DCEU seems to be slipping deeper into dogshit with each released movie. But yeah, hopefully they recast him for the inevitable reboots

[@crazyape515]

No, he will always be Flash Thompson. He wouldnt want to fight himself either

[@spookyryu]

So the big bang theory was correct, there is an A list D&D game with Joe

[@densityman1106]

I would love to see one of their D&D evenings!

[@chumplafayette9561]

Conan just couldn't help himself when he brought up Sofia.

[@kenthos1]

I would love to see Joe and Co. play D&D. They really should stream some of their games for everyone to see what D&D is all about!

[@hawkthorn33]

The thing about weekly games, is it becomes a time out from the world. That for the next 4 to 6 hours, you get a time out, and all the problems of the real world gets put on hold for a short time. Incredibly liberating, and energizing.

[@TheNeonParadox]

I love when people are surprised that so many actors enjoy D&D. That's literally what the game is. Lol. Creativity, acting, and skill/inventory management. I've seen more than my share of games that have gotten very emotional due to character development and relationships within the party.

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

It's like the ultimate hobby for actors, especially those who love improv. My impossible dream D&D game would be the whole classic cast of Whose Line Is It Anyway.

[@anjingkuda]

We need a segment with high Andy in the backalley of the theater

[@bimscutney1242]

Man Joe is living the life. Good to see a fellow Pittsburgher killing it. His Chris Walken is decent. A lot of people go over the top with it.

[@avidfather1864]

He looks like Kratos

[@gmchuge__7098]

I’m surprised Henry Cavill hasn’t made his way into this game yet

[@ServantRules]

Probably a problem with location/logistics.

[@rcaron2482]

Or Vin Diesel. I know he had his own celebrity game going. Did a few youtube videos for it.

[@thomasself8096]

I could literally watch this all day.

[@elmospasco5558]

Anybody who's ever played knows that the caster is the FIRST person you want to take out when you run into an opposing group of Non Player Characters.

[@porkimusprime-_-8060]

I love this so much. Joe is my hero.

[@CoolPandaTheMovieNerd]

Please come back as Deathstroke for Batman 2!

[@august3777]

Joe Manganiello is a badass. He deserves to have the hot wife he has.

[@DevMode951]

I want in on this D&D!

[@fadedgabe791]

He guested on Brian Posehn's d&d podcast and it was fantastic

[@capriceg7042]

(#52) So fantastic to hear about Joe!!!

[@zak9129]

Oh wow Joe and the gang should stream a game session sometime, I'd love to check it out.

[@bongzilla4172]

Joe should get in touch with Arcadum, he is crushing it in DnD atm.

[@peds8345]

Joe and Jason Mamoa need a movie/TV show ASAP

[@pacellichapa]

Conan should make a special where he joins Joe's D&D group!

[@benjamintravis1205]

We got Joe manganiello on this show!! Yes!

[@MandleRoss]

Okay, where is the channel where these games are happening??!!

[@JamesEvans2023]

I'd love seeing a Harmonquest style version of the game they run.

[@aldreibaccay3401]

That herbert impression though!!

[@wolfpack3889]

I would love to see that filmed 🤣🤣🤣

[@maltross]

I would love to play D&D with Joe.

[@naztetv8862]

Joe doing his very best Anton Szandor LaVey cosplay, and pulling it off magnificently.

[@sassak]

Conan as a tiefling bard. Have him in just one session like they did with the guests on HarmonQuest. I'd watch it.

[@lachauntiswashington231]

I would love to them do clueless gamer😂😂😂

[@chrispeters5780]

That's a crazy good Christopher Walken impression.

[@djdannyd816]

Conan The Legend

[@belquinentertainment1044]

I would watch a televised game!

[@kurts3252]

This should be a television show, the people need to witness the shenanigans!

[@alicebeckman199]

Joe love your movies hope u have afantastic birthday on the 28th

[@ldj200982]

Love ya, Joe!!

[@OXVentura956]

0:33 Joe manganiello look like Serj Tankian for a second

[@Namlas1000]

That Deathstroke statue though 🤩

[@SanguineSaint21]

I need to know what Big Show's character is. It's gotta be either something massive and beefy or the tiniest playable character possible, no in between. :)

[@anthonygibbs9245]

They should video these celebrity games

[@robertcrane1128]

So I'm going to do all I can to play 1 adventure in that group! Just 1! Conan make it happen!

[@flymurakami]

That squirrel voice reminds me of the greased up deaf guy from Family Guy

[@AFLoneWolf]

Conan is definitely a bard. Cutting words would absolutelyy be his bread and butter.

[@shaunwhelan17]

How about Tashas Hideous laughter

[@thomaswyrick4648]

Can Hollywood please give Joe Manganiello some better roles? This guy is too good.

[@NarekAvetisyan]

Now I wanna try to game out lol.

[@ruffaldimarco]

Imagine having Tom Morello playing a bard in your group

[@dereksibley1474]

C'mon Hollywood, let's get this game on T.V.

[@parker6739]

Conan plays D&D with Joe remote! PLEASE

[@christiner5265]

Come on Joe, of course Conan would be casting Vicious Mockery lol

[@andrecanis4894]

Tasha’s hideous laughter

[@christiner5265]

@@andrecanis4894 that was the next one on my Conan spell list :)

[@josakura]

I wanna see Conan and Big Show in the same room playing D&D

[@mskrisp15]

Double team!

[@erbgorre]

if you thought jesters use of "sending" was messed up, wait till you hear conans

[@tinius9276]

there arent enough interviews with Joe about dungeons and dragons, bro should start a podcast. it would sell like hotcakes

[@americanbuffalo7802]

So Joe Manganiello just rocketed to the top of my celebrity list.

[@ingridnorman7919]

Wow I didn't even see that was Joe Manganiello until I read "DnD" XD

[@Nobody-dl4tm]

Just watched ARCHENEMY. Joe rules

[@ojraven8093]

I'm surprised nobody pitched a D&D movie or tv series to Joe

[@pjmusc1001]

I was expecting the squirrel to sound like a neurotic Jewish comedian. Woodsy Allen.

[@SECCION10X]

Joe Manganiello as...ANTON LAVEY, LOL!!!

[@azreedZindro7295]

I've been wanting Joe to play Deathstroke for five years now and my wishes is becoming true🤧😢

[@eddietrevizo5009]

His Walken impersonation has me dead.

[@Ophelia_Pain]

HP lovecraft call of the cuthu is also awesome.

[@headlight31]

Now there’s the Deathstroke.