Jordan Schlansky Interview Conan O'Brien Must Go & Friendship With Comedian

After Conan O’Brien appeared on Hot Ones last week and created a surge of meme-worthy moments that sparked a viral stream of throwback favorites, the outpouring of love for the former late-night host has only just begun. Having spent a large chunk of his career talking to some of the most beloved personalities behind a desk for three decades, the orange-haired comedian is ready to stretch his long legs with the highly-anticipated Max Original series, Conan O’Brien Must Go. While wandering the globe to meet fans and take in the sights and sounds of four countries, O’Brien also meets his associate producer (with “various tasks”), Jordan Schlansky in the Argentina travelogue, where the two eat meat plates, dance the tango and become Gauchos. In an exclusive interview with Collider about Conan O’Brien Must Go, the beloved producer and O’Brien’s longtime friend, talks about his favorite moments with the host and how their relationship has evolved since Schlansky got his start on Late Night With Conan O’Brien in the mid-’90s.
Schlansky, who also appears regularly on The Conan and Jordan Show exclusively on SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Radio, told Collider that no matter what it looks like to audiences and how fraught their dynamic appears, he loves traveling with O’Brien. “I love traveling with Conan. I love spending time with him,” Schlansky says. “I love spending time with him in foreign environments. I do truly think that when you travel or experience any kind of new event with someone you know, it does bring you closer together. You not only experience things firsthand but [that’s] reflected in somebody else’s eyes, as well.”
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[@SAKOKAIAS]

Jordan must have prepared his body in various ways for this interview.

[@StrangerInAustralia]

This interview shows that he is a deeply sensitive man.

[@PigDan]

Never heard that one before. You have just created a deeply personal human connection.. please savor this moment in time.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Hes my favorite fake Italian.

[@alexisinmuc]

Ha ha, exactly

[@lukehumor]

I know we are all playing the role here but let's appreciate and acknowledge his genuine reactions and replies to this interview

[@dicey2988]

A very Jordan Schlansky-esque camera angle

[@edelrosario5105]

He wants to appear from up high, talking down to the interviewer

[@wasgehtsiedasan8660]

Hiding his messy office

[@jonnybrello4360]

It's a little bit of both dominance and hiding his messy office.

[@anathardayaldar]

Its to hide the espresso machine.

[@culwin]

His hostages are tied up just off-camera

[@tedsheridan8725]

Funny how when he's not being bullied by Conan he comes across as perfectly normal and likable.

[@PigDan]

From all the times I've heard Jordan on the podcasts, I really like the man, he's super awesome. He has amazing dry wit.

[@avidadolares]

Bullied? What are you even talking about?! Are you aware of what comedy is and Jordans full participation in it?! He doesnt have to allow himself to be filmed. He agreed to the terms and if he didnt like it, he wouldnt have done it! Did you even listen to the full podcast where he said he enjoyed Conan and they get along and consider him a close friend?! Do you need therapy, sunshine?

[@The_Butt_Cracker]

​@@avidadolaresSettle down. You're creating a scene.

[@franflan1019]

​@@avidadolares Holy read into things much batman?

[@fractaled3129]

It's a bit. They're clearly friends.

[@whynot2594]

I'm a simple man, i see "Jordan Schlansky" i click in various ways

[@HlifeRomania91]

Yes

[@blueridgebunny8894]

This is my favorite comment 😂😂

[@nutjimmy]

I laughed unreasonably hard at this comment.

[@sorgrinder]

I like this comment in various ways

[@djjorjinho]

😂 😂 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@billybpoon]

This interview must be one of the various tasks Jordan was talking about.

[@cherry12000luv]

😂

[@a2g484]

Oh this comment killed me. good one 😂

[@dadabetic]

i was in Japan last month and purchased a Panasonic hair trimmer based on Jordan's recommendation 🤣

[@camilam3975]

was it good?

[@LeglessTurtle]

I ordered one on Amazon. That one was inadequate for preparing my body in various ways.

[@Marcus-mg6zw]

I did too! And it certainly does not disappoint!

[@Youdoyouyeah]

Hope you bought the work of art that is the ER115.

[@indrakusma2008]

Don't forget,buy some spare too.. 😅

[@edelrosario5105]

Interviewer:"Those were 4 great episodes. Are we gonna see more in the future?" Jordan: "...I'm handed tasks and I complete those tasks." What a man. So committed to his tasks.

[@user82938]

various tasks

[@culwin]

He has various tasks but also duties.

[@mattrobs]

Jordan hunched over the camera and staring so intently is so psychopathically Jordan

[@eizapez3549]

He did the same thing during the quarantine. He didn't want people to figure out his location.

[@OLBastholm]

​@@eizapez3549 That was when he showed off his whipping skills outside, right?

[@Aideen98]

😂😂😂

[@Aideen98]

@@OLBastholm shit, did people come to his house?

[@MichaelsExplorations]

😂😂😂😂👁️👄👁️

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

I worked on Late Night w/ Conan for 13 years. Jordan's a great guy. Very professional and dependable.

[@Nueztoy]

why does everyone tried to get him fired in that remote years ago. was it like an internal joke? did that came out of trust?

[@jesperjee]

@@Nueztoy That was obviously a joke.

[@adolfosilva3883]

Só what does he do? For real

[@SuperSenis]

Have you seen his desk/office?? lulz

[@simonsan5271]

​@@adolfosilva3883 hes a coproducer. As such he has various production related tasks.

[@andrewwhite1305]

Jordan is not playing a character, he is a hilarious weirdo, and he seems to be genuinely nice

[@TheycallmeMrWonka]

He's not a weirdo 🤷‍♂️. Just because he doesn't respond in the ways someone like you would doesn't make him a weirdo.

[@c3vzn]

@@TheycallmeMrWonka He likes to respond in various ways.

[@topquark35]

​@@TheycallmeMrWonkai think weirdo was used affectionately. Folks who are eccentric appreciate the gruff kind of affection in that term.

[@oraloni1681]

God bless the weirdos

[@jackdaw99]

He’s smiling and emoting when away from Conan. Not an act per se, but he plays it up when he needs to

[@fractaled3129]

He seems like a really nice dude, great interview.

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

Agreed, I like him even more after this. I don't think he's purely an act, but I believe he's aware that when the cameras are rolling it needs to be entertaining, he certainly knows that he's on a comedy show and is expected to act a certain way to make it work, it's part of the job and he takes it seriously in the exact way he should. I suspect that off camera they have a good time and plenty of laughs.

[@bigb860]

@@-Ricky_Spanish- Exactly. Conan has said several times over the years that essentially, we ARE seeing the real Jordan Schlansky, just turned up a smidge.

[@dlh7989]

​​@@bigb860 I think the character of "Jordan Schlansky" is probably based on funny behaviors, hobbies, or minor quirks that Conan had observed over the years, and at some point he invited Jordan to play them up and exaggerate them for bits on the show. If we were all genius comedians with our own talk shows, we could probably think of similar sketches with friends, family, coworkers, related to things that annoy us or we find endearing, or both at once. And we'd be like "That's not them, but also it is pretty much them" lol.

[@bigb860]

@@dlh7989 Very well put!

[@sxt4447]

I find it so hard to believe Jordan when he says he’s not playing a character and that’s just his natural report with Conan, but then I see the camera angle he chose for this interview and I think twice 😂

[@Moshington]

Yeah, he’s a menace

[@sublimechimp]

He’s on an iPad

[@emilvinod]

"As mere Humans", Jordan is definitely a machine

[@cpaek72]

Saw Jordan at a Korean restaurant recently with his family and was so tempted to say hi, but I didn't want to make it into a fan moment in front of his wife :) Love that guy.

[@jasonezzell6901]

Props for letting them be. I've been the same in the past with people I really like - I never want to disrupt. Sometimes a simple head-nod or wave is just fine.

[@paradise_valley]

@@jasonezzell6901yeah especially someone like Jordan who isn’t ultra-famous and has would want his privacy respected. Conan took him to the carnivale in Italy and you could tell he genuinely wasn’t faking it and didn’t love spending time there. Ngl I would be too with endless selfies.

[@kawaiiafangirl]

Doing this interview is actually one of Jordan's various tasks and duties for Conan.

[@plagasx8105]

Holy SHIT I was absolutely SHOOK when I saw Jordan on a Collider thumbnail 😭😭😭 bravo on getting an interview with the legend himself! 🙌

[@jimmydean4152]

man of various duties

[@prathapkutty7407]

Ah the man, the myth, the legend!

[@zachary5845]

Conan and Jordan are the definition of extrovert adopting an introvert.

[@heymatus]

10:44 he had to fit it in there, cheeky guy 😆

[@vsmalpha]

It seemed like she missed it ☹

[@heymatus]

@@vsmalpha she was probably so focused on closing out the interview 😥, she definitely realized it afterwards

[@jasonezzell6901]

Haha same thought. So many tasks.

[@Hlbkomer]

She too had to juggle many tasks.

[@user-xr8lc7sn4h]

Less than 2 minutes in without missing a beat, he's taking Olive Gardens to the cleaners! He's hardwired in real life.

[@kellyfisher7681]

I’d love for him to go back and eat there again lol

[@RT-xj7el]

Jordan should be on the Conan podcast every week. Comedic gold!

[@zachm2331]

He co-hosts a podcast with Conan.

[@masterofallgoons]

​@@zachm2331- isn't that only on satellite radio though? I've never been able to find anything but thr clips on KZbin

[@jkap34]

​@@masterofallgoons yeah, that's conan radio they do that on Sirius 104. I think on Wednesdays it airs and they take callers. One being Kevin Nealon playing a character.

[@masterofallgoons]

@@jkap34 - yeah, I see the occasional KZbin clip, but just wish I could watch/listen more

[@PigDan]

​​@@masterofallgoonsit's on SiriusXM, there's been a few episodes there already exclusively (no video, bafflingly the video version is exclusive to only clips for free on KZbin).

[@danielx40]

This is the first time we see Jordan talking to someone other than Conan.

[@bobford6951]

No, he was on an episode of "Inside Conan" when Conan wasn't there. You can find it on YT. He's much the same there as he is here.

[@louisdellalucca8969]

I love that he’s still with Conan. Conan really does take care of his people

[@jonirischx8925]

I think Conan only takes care of people who dutifully perform their various tasks and duties.

[@moralz]

5:00 as an introvert who travels the world alone without many friends to share travels with, this rings so close to home. Really happy for Jordan to be able to experience that

[@mark9294]

He is so likeable! Sounds like a great and humble dude IRL, not at all conceited

[@jasonezzell6901]

Something about the fact that Jordan just aimed the laptop camera right at his face is delightful to me

[@treemarie3080]

Jordan is a genuinely great dude

[@dhananjaymalhotra7854]

The interviewer did a great job. Jordan and Conan's episodes are indeed very funny and memorable.

[@jerichocruzado]

Emotionless Jordan making me feel ALL the emotions?! The man must be protected forever and always.

[@yestom1170]

The flow of the responses! Jordan is soooo ready 🎉

[@KJ-je9pm]

He’s always prepared

[@Indievors]

Dude is so eloquent and articulate in the way he speaks just like in the show!

[@neoanderson563]

Jordan prepared his nostrils with the ER-GN10

[@RobertT1999]

Yeah, Jordan doesn't seem like the kind of man to get excited by the prospect of using the ER-GN11 and then replacing it place of the ER-GN10 before it has met its natural demise. Then again, maybe his ER-GN10 did kill itself with a tiny gun.

[@user-qb5xo5wn2k]

I see Jordan I click. That's the kind of person I am. Love from Taipei🥰

[@michaelp9061]

His logic and structure in this conversation is impressive.

[@alviltayco3713]

The Collider interviewer is very good and sincere! Definitely a Conan fan! Her background has all these Conan memorablia! Wish i knew her name! She asked so manyquestio us fans want to know.

[@anonamouse.p4115]

I second this comment as the Collider interview at the same time was professional and endearing to watch, and for JORDAN SCHLANSKY to respond to in kind. Brava and I hope you are featured more on COLLIDER / KZbin x!

[@WestlifeBunny]

Thank you so much, that is incredibly kind of you to say! Yes, I've been a fan for decades and will be forever.

[@WestlifeBunny]

@@anonamouse.p4115 Thank you very much, wow. That is so very nice of you to say! I appreciate you watching and enjoying the interview.

[@safdarakbari]

He is genuinely a great guy, you can see it with how much respect he is giving to the host .

[@laughgather]

He's smiling :)

[@dogriffiths]

Schlansky 2024! He's the man with various duties the country needs!

[@winterfoxcloud]

i genuinely think everyone could use a friend like Jordan - he's such a uniquely quirky and endearing person 🥰

[@a.i.1823]

I got a cameo birthday greeting from Jordan for my brother and he could not have been kinder, more thoughtful, and thorough. Such a cool human!

[@p0kimast3r001]

we need more of Jordan Schlansky

[@tjhall9377]

What I got from this interview: he still is completing his various tasks.

[@SuperbikeDiscovery]

That was a great interview and props to her she was funny and very well spoken. And I really like how humble in reality Jordan is and genuinely funny

[@mannyichi]

Always nice to see when Jordan has a smile on his face lol

[@Alice-ui9oy]

That was an incredible insight Jordan shared regarding what makes the dynamic between himself and conan so compelling to watch; its that usually as humans when we try to match the energy and reflect the other person we are with, but because these two are such polar opposites, they both instead just double down on their strengths- Jordan's strength as an introvert, and conans as an extrovert.

[@claudia8861]

Jordan, you're not just a producer, you do various tasks.

[@woundedcrow4606]

Various production related tasks

[@sultanhazz5535]

that Conan funko pop and poster behind her shows how much of a fan she really is. its really fun seeing a real Conan fan interviewing the real people from the Conan show.

[@rhysioeren3203]

so refreshing to see jordan out of the show, i know a lot of comments are made how he really is, so there he is. love see him on camera and working. last video about toilet paper was very fun. thanks for this.

[@fntm182]

such an unlikely duo. every jordan/conan clip is gold.

[@dreaming_cthulhu]

Jordan seems like such a lovely person

[@PIXTO_]

10:45 I COMPLETE THOES TASKS HAHAHAHHA I LOVE JORDAN

[@kasumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin]

Seeing Jordan smile like that is proof that Conan Miracles happen!!

[@siobhan5486]

Jordan da goat 🐐

[@Andrew-Antioch-Kim]

Iconic and legendary!

[@RagnarRipper]

As if I needed another reason to adore him even more. Great interview and so cool to see Jordan really engaging with the questions.

[@BrentWigginsWords]

We love Jordan and his various tasks. He should have his own podcast.

[@tommyshelby2787]

I watched the scene in Argentina 😂 It was hilarious watching Jordan laughing 😂 CONAN must Go should get more episodes

[@bluthbanana21]

Holy shit! Didn’t expect to see this today! lol. Well done

[@henry-lee-music]

"And I complete those tasks." 😂😂😂

[@culwin]

This channel is about to receive the "Schlansky Bump"

[@deceptionz_]

I love how him and Conan are such good friends and how he holds him in such high regards. I hope they make a season two of Conan must go.

[@Damage_Inc]

What a fantastic interview. This answers so many of the questions I’ve had over the years and was a great promo for the show. Jordan saying at the end that he’s assigned tasks and he completes those tasks is such a troll I love it.

[@zarazen8110]

This. Is. Gold.

[@concertence]

love the question for the interview

[@JoeKer992]

Jordan come back in Italy and come visit in Puglia! You'd love it here! 😂

[@abrown4green]

Loved this interview. Jordan needs his own show

[@emmachoplin6761]

He is so thoughtful!

[@pacmanshooter247]

Actually find it very wholesome to learn that Jordan very actively enjoys travling with Conan and really loves working with him. I was not always sure of it. So that's amazing.

[@DimTragic]

Jordan Schlansky is such a deeply emotional man

[@Abdulaziz-mr9on]

he oddly reminds me of jeremy strong when he would do those succession zoom interviews

[@JGAbstract]

Haha Holy crap, it isn't a character for the show. That's amazing.

[@LeglessTurtle]

Such a great genuine interview with Jordan. Thank you for this, both of you! Ciao!

[@gilpinsteven]

This is a wonderful and candid interview! I love it.

[@DJheapzgood]

Wow! I just want to say you conducted this interview so beautifully!! Thanks so much for giving us this opportunity to see this exceptionally warm-hearted side of Jordan, to complement what we already know of him as an exceptionally articulate, intelligent and funny person!

[@WestlifeBunny]

Thank you so much. It's sincerely appreciated and I'm glad you enjoyed watching!

[@SLucy]

OMG I love Jordan and Conan so much ❤. Thanks for this interview 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@TeacherDanPotato]

Lui mi piace molto! Bravo, Jordan! (I'm also a fake italiano from Brasil)

[@swampsect]

I LIVE for Jordan & Conan.

[@HlifeRomania91]

Loved this thank you!

[@Ninjashadoww]

Awesome Interview!

[@Stevie_GMT]

We love Jordan for various reasons!

[@BLT001]

Just so great to see him smile.

[@John.Christopher]

Jordan is brilliant and hilarious 😂❤

[@MysticMaven]

‘Various tasks’ Jordan, ‘Various tasks’.

[@Jello836]

I so miss those shows. I had a difficult job during Covid and watching the re runs of Conan with Jordan really helped. Still makes me smile when I remember the Italy trip and Jordons face when his office was to be reconstructed or tidied.

[@gariklaw]

"I'm handed tasks and I complete those tasks" what a legend.

[@research1586]

Great interview. Love Jordan ❤

[@user-jm9gt4kt9d]

Such a good interview. She’s so good at it. 😊

[@nitad001]

Good questions asked by a true fan!❤

[@mpotapczyk1]

great interview!

[@MaineOffGrid.]

Jordan! Great interview. Nice to see this side of him. Every Schlansky bit is always hilarious. Love it.

[@yankee2110]

Loved the tasks line. Thanks, Jordan!

[@Letsgochvmp]

Jordan and Conan are gold together!!!!

[@aguy6641]

Fantastic interview.

[@user-nx6xb2tz7s]

The interview I needed to see ❤

[@EM-fs8nb]

Yessss I’m so happy to see Jordan again!! 🎉

[@astralstardust]

Great interview!

[@GregOWastesHisLife]

She is fan-girling hard, and it's adorable!

[@PinchyTheKittyGirl]

Jordan seems much more approachable here, but he's still Jordan. I like seeing him smile.

[@ZeyarWaiPhyo]

I love this side of Jordan as well.