Kristen Wiig And Conan Remember Their Biggest "Bombs" At SNL | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

Kristen Wiig and Conan remember sketches that killed in the “SNL” read through and bombed at dress rehearsal.
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[@ryankennard6626]

“I feel like I want to throw up!”… “There’s nothing like the great taste of Miller Lite!”

[@theredlogician4743]

So glad someone else saw that hahha GOOD JOB GOURLEY!

[@thedude4672]

So appropriate. Miller Lite is blech

[@KingEdwardMMVIII]

"Ding dong open the door, like a beer." 😂

[@emmagrove6491]

LOL! Not the best segue...

[@KnoTasItSeams]

Miller lite is legit the best light beer though. That is a subjective fact!

[@iain.sm.c]

Her generation at SNL - with Bill Hader, Will Forte, Nasim Pedrad to name a few - was my favourite. Her chemistry with Bill Hader especially was so incredibly funny.

[@mar__k]

Don't forget about Fred.

[@ivywoodxrecords]

Ya they all used to be so funny. then they got filthy rich! Nothing funny about that. Hollywood aint funny at all, Not at all. She hasnt been funny since 2011

[@aledragos9613]

Bill, Kristen and Fred seemed like the goofy/silly little club of their cast, no surprises they worked together so many times outside of SNL.

[@greatwesternsky]

You can really tell in the tone of Conan’s voice that he deeply respects her talent and craft.

[@michaeljordan6008]

He’s a good actor

[@Talisman09]

"talent and craft" ew

[@greatwesternsky]

@@Talisman09 hmm?

[@BudFuddlacker]

You’re an expert on Conan’s voice and his own personal internal thoughts? Wow, impressive

[@greatwesternsky]

@@BudFuddlacker grow up

[@buttcancer72]

"Im a bad bad apple and I'm rotten to the core!" - Mace. I've never forgotten that line it's so perfect

[@MuensterQ]

😂😂😂😂

[@kristinwannemuehler9757]

Baby hands on the Lawrence Welk show is another favorite, hahaha

[@bd9299292]

Dooneese!

[@davidhornbeck1470]

She is a fantastic comic….a true original who is not afraid to be vulnerable, take risks and think outside the box.

[@Daniel_Ilyich]

I'd say she's more of a comedian than a comic.

[@JimNortonsAlcoholism]

She's a comedic actress. Not a comic

[@davidhornbeck1470]

My bad. Thanks for the grammar lesson, You guys are so helpful.💩

[@Daniel_Ilyich]

@@davidhornbeck1470 It’s more of word usage lesson than a grammar lesson. You are welcome!🙏

[@davidhornbeck1470]

@@Daniel_Ilyich thanks again, dork

[@Daniel_Ilyich]

God, do I wish these podcasts were released entirely in video form.

[@skyt3265]

like you have to watch? lol

[@Daniel_Ilyich]

@@skyt3265 I don't get what you are getting at?

[@MiBzAn]

Kind of like how they do the Joe Rogan Experience - where you can either watch or just listen to the show. 👍🏻 I concur!

Get a damn job!

[@emilygriffith-uk1oi]

I love that she said she was warm! Remember when Bill Hader went on Conan and his impression of Kristen was that she was always cold and asking everyone if they are going to that thing.

[@Thulgore]

Still amazes me those two weren't an item. I don't know why.......they just seemed like it should have been.

[@briancannon3987]

i dont think bill as testosterone @@Thulgore

[@madisonrose1893]

@@briancannon3987 but Rachel Bilson and Ali Wong do think so, good for him XD

[@hellochely687]

Good memory! Lol I forgot about that

[@thistlemum6801]

Mr.Short term memory was one of my favourite sketches. I had it taped and watched it so many times. I laughed so hard at the part where Tom Hanks spits out the food and says he already had chewed food in his mouth. Brilliant!

[@BClarke]

Ooh, salmon!

[@JomerTB]

I will forever remember her in The Californians trying to stay in character while Bill Hader is just cracking up behind her 😂

[@BClarke]

Conan wrote “Mr. Short-term Memory”? Top ten skit for me. I wouldn’t be surprised that he wrote all my favorite bits from that era.

[@brukev1132]

Nurse, Nurse!.. Hello Nuuurse!!

[@cdawg_sf]

Love Kristen’s voice. Can listen to her all day.

[@RageIt]

Her voice has a great timbre that is quite powerful, yet soothing

[@Neyshtradamus]

This brings me so much joy on a 9am EST Monday morning ❤❤❤

[@PsychoGallagher]

I cannot say how much I love and adore Kristen Wiig and her immense comedic talent. She's such a brilliant performer! ❤

[@rixvspinner]

Wow, a compliment like that coming from Conan, awesome. I agree as I'm sure most do, Kristen is hilarious. Most of the skits she does, are so well written and the characters are just so different and out there.

[@Walperion_Paintings]

Oh wow!! That’s a mash-up of my two favorite people I didn’t expect! So cool!

[@Tonyhouse1168]

I’ve had the biggest crush on Kristen for about 10 years now. And it feels like I’ve loved Conan my whole life. Long live CONAF!

[@TheSingularitarian]

Man, she is just lovely. So funny and talented.

[@marcellacantoni8128]

im crying, ive missed her so much

[@gob2poof812]

Been watching snl since highschool. I loved her generation & she was/is my favorite castmember💗

[@NorthwestNicholas]

Didn’t Kristen dance for Sia at the Grammys? If I’m remembering right, Maddie and her did an amazing job. She’s so talented.

[@Theutus2]

Kristen was a great host. I love how she just allows the guest to ramble on and reiterate what she said.

[@12bravo68]

Yes! I'm a sicko and timed it... over 8 minutes of Conan telling his own stories?! Conan flubbed this one.

[@Ren-Ren-Ren-Ren]

@@12bravo68Conan is a great talk show host. When he talks this much it’s because he understands that he is required to “drive” the conversation. Kristen Wiig, in contrast to her SNL characters, is pretty shy and short with her words. Compare her interview to someone like Norm McDonald’s and you can see both ends of Conan’s spectrum. He lets Norm drive because he understands that’s what he needs to do. There would be a lot of dead air if it weren’t for him doing this with Kristen.

[@talkingheadsforever]

@@Ren-Ren-Ren-Ren No. He kept cutting her off.

[@Ren-Ren-Ren-Ren]

@@talkingheadsforever I listened to the entire podcast and disagree.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Did you watch the other 50ish minutes?

[@Iconoblasto]

I had the same reaction to Kristen that I later had to Kate McKinnon. Just hilarious with so much range and so much talent. I love her. She looks great!

[@cheese-qw9vd]

Kate McKinnon? Ok, she's 'funny'

[@thedude4672]

@@cheese-qw9vdShe's f'n hilarious!

[@vaibhavgurung5585]

This is the first time I have seen Conan the legend O'Brien trying to impress somebody, you can tell by his voice and I can totally understand why. Kristen has been my all time favorite SNL Sketch artist, and she seems so effortlessly hilarious and she's a chameleon of an actress! When I saw the thumbnail Kristen on the team coco podcast I immediately clicked on it!😃

[@kristen_8718]

This is the best Monday morning upload

[@danielikelman481]

Love Kristen Wiig. Bridesmaids is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen! Her character on Paul is also hilarious

[@montananerd8244]

I wish they would introduce the writers once a year. So many go on to greatness & it takes forever to find out you were an OG fan but didnt know it! I had no idea Jillian was from snl, only recently learned that's where paula came up!

[@bigduginc]

Jillian? Paula?

[@lushrimbaughiii]

@@bigdugincJillian Bell Paula Pell

[@thedude4672]

@@lushrimbaughiiiWho?

[@markh.5683]

I feel warm too

[@DarraghC]

A genuinely funny lady. Naturally gifted. And probably the kindest eyes to boot.

[@markrussell0420]

God, I love her

[@jirehpsalmpaule6077]

Oh my, Kristeeeennn!!!! My favorite female cast member ❤

[@nternetrat]

i would give so many kisses to everyone if the full video episodes are released on YT !!!!!!

[@DAG_42]

Two of my favorite people ever!

[@jasonjohnson4803]

Two of my favorite ppl in one video.

[@M_Baker9ersFan]

Wiig and Conan are two of my all time favorites

[@mikeweber6565]

Big fan of both of you!

[@TheGlaiveOfKrull]

I love finding out which sketches Conan wrote. I thought Mr. Short Term Memory was hilarious when I first saw it as a kid, and the song was so catchy I still remember the lyrics to this day. Its no wonder I loved the style of humor of Conan and Smigel later on when Late Night started. I was already exposed to it at a younger age! I am going to bet they also wrote the Lyle sketch for Dana Carvey 😂. Those theme song intros definitely made the sketches better - I'm glad they convinced Lorne to keep them in.

[@blankcityaudio]

I still remember the first episode of SNL I saw her on. She’s unbelievably funny. Relentlessly funny. Too many funny

[@nukewarm]

If only they knew...Conan could tear them limb from limb if he wanted to

[@jamesb5764]

First time I saw her was on “The Joe Schmo” show and she got DESTROYED by “Joe” during an inflatable sumo suit challenge. Great fun.

[@charlottehughes616]

Her puppet show on this is incredible 😂

[@Enzo_q]

She was really the funniest person on SNL, I miss her so much. Incredibly talented.

[@odradekk]

At the end of the day I just want to say this. Let them cook! These are two absolute comedy legends taking the measures of each other. Some nervousness, some shyness, some clunky stuff, some awkward passage, but some real comedy pearls too. Let them breathe. The first time was good. The second time will be fantastic. I could already see it. As a comedy nerd, I was waiting for this for so long! Kristen is the indisputable queen of sketch comedy and Conan is a comedy genius and my favorite. Something good will come out of this. Just you wait.

[@shannanigansisme]

I adored her Bjork impression. It's my favorite!

[@GriffinJack369]

I loved Mr. Short-term Memory!

[@dc1397]

For me, her best was singing Major Tom in Walter Mitty. She did a fantastic job.

[@musics4me]

Omg I thought it was only me!!

[@lance134679]

My favourite Ben Stiller movie, and Kristen Wiig is perfect in it, including Major Tom. 👍

[@thenetnet5556]

Kristen is my all time favorite SNL cast member... the GOAT!

[@intomnia3313]

Magruber!

[@MichaelSAMyatt]

My fav eps are when an SNL alumn comes on. It’s always fun to hear what’s going on backstage for them. Even though I wonder why more of them aren’t covered in grey with how stressed they were all the time

[@Perez4]

Absolutely love this woman. 🤘🏽😍🤘🏽

[@frankbijnens929]

She s the best , all time favourite on SNL🙏😃

[@bwatts27]

I love her!

[@lachauntiswashington231]

this is great👏👏👏👏

[@PayKing]

Conan loves to name drop

[@pjwillsr]

Kristen is so beautiful...inside and out. What a genius.

[@mccloysong]

The elusive magic 9:31 when the same performance kills with one audience and then dies a thousand deaths with another. Each audience has its own energy that can add to the performer's or suck the life out of them. Same with being in a band.

[@phatster88]

So talented.. i remember the sketch on the Jersey Italian game show, where she played the mistress.

[@ScottyColoradoKid]

when he was talking about her dancing bits, should have brought up her impersonation of Ann Margeret 😂

[@Gemstar_70]

OMG, I literally just finished watching Bridesmaid again and now Kristen Wiig is on Conan! What a great evening!🤗

[@philhertz6893]

Kristen is amazing. Definitely a top 10 all time cast member. And, she really was an accomplished dancer which she used to her full comedic advantage.

[@Andesu]

She's truly the best

[@alyssa0411]

She’s so effortlessly funny.

[@tas22222]

yes Conan :) she really is smart and funny !! an excellent writer on top of all that !!

[@johnlind8653]

She's brilliant 👏....wish Conan would have let her talk more

[@karolinakv]

The first time I thought Shut up ❤Conan❤!! He talks the majority of this clip..

[@jcp1984again]

Conan is such a huge Kristen fan that he maybe got a bit carried away in this episode. Kristen isn't totally quiet all the way though, don't judge the episode by this clip.

[@LS-de3yr]

Legend

[@ernelbustamante6330]

I love that Miller lite bit advertisement.

[@JennRighter]

Kristen is one of my idols. Hot and so beautiful could’ve easily went a bombshell route but she’s so hilarious and so funny and obviously comedy was what she was meant for. She is amazing such an icon.

[@dilbyjones]

She is for real hilarious

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Love Kristen ❤

[@MikeTheD]

She's truly great. You will see her old SNL clips on your feed and think ah ill laugh again, even though I've seen it. That's rare for me. And the best ones have no real ensemble, it's all her.

[@LibertyRapsher]

Kristen Wig the famous actress best known for playing Dr. Pat. I'm not being sarcastic the schmo shows are classics. the first 2 seasons probably made me laugh harder than any show ever.

[@danmer8995]

Wiig, Conans right, you're an absolute Master.

[@StephenJochum1015]

Love Kristen, I'd like to hear her talk a little bit more Conan!

[@ambermay8549]

Love Kristen Wiig!

[@csebastian3]

That was a fantastic Miller Light commercial.

[@MrUndersolo]

I want to see her reaction to Melissa Villasenor's impression of her!

[@1rwjwith]

Hilarious comic actress, great talent. She always has been very attractive and she still is!

[@MuensterQ]

Listening to this episode made me realize I’ve never seen Kristen wiig out of character!! It’s uncanny !

[@oneworldfamily]

1:45 "I love good physical comedy". Me too, Conan. Me too. But there's none of it around these days. Alas!

[@chrismagsmags]

This reminds me of the Bill Hader interview when he talks about the Casey Kasem and Jacey Kasem sketch with Dana Carvey.

[@Mark198d]

Me too. It seems insane to me how that sketch didn't work out. Just hearing Bill describe the sketch to Kevin Pollak makes me laugh so hard. Writing a good sketch and executing it is really difficult.

[@chrismagsmags]

@@Mark198d Def. Like Conan and Kristen say here, it depends on the crowd. I have noticed in recent years where there is a sketch that I'm laughing hard at home, and the crowd isn't having it.

[@jerrywood4508]

The talk about SNL skits bombing reminds me of when Krusty the Klown hosted SNL on the Simpsons. I guess Conan probably wrote that one.

[@joeyvigil]

You can really tell in the tone of Conan’s voice that he deeply loves Miller Lite

[@damhood2033]

I adore Conan. I love all of his stories and I don't mind him generally taking over. But I worship Kristen Wiig so I wish he would let her speak more.

[@therealwilfreddierkes9980]

Are you going to the thing tonight? I’m cold. It’s so cold In here-Bill Haders impression of Kirsten Wiig

[@JDH_MUSIC]

Part of it too is that it is easier to perform well before people who are on your team and want you to succeed than it is in front of strangers.

[@alanburke1893]

A great admirer of Kirsten Wiig's humor... her appearances on SNL were superlative...so many memorable performances. Listening to her full interview it seems she must dredge her art through her basically reserved persona.. like a vintage bottle of champagne 🍾.... whereas Conan.... to paraphrase a certain J. Schlansky.. is like a frothy barrell of craft beer.... both immensely talented... both surely candidates for the next Mark Twain prize.... under DEI however....give it to the Redhead . It might help with Sona's naturalisation process. 😅

[@eyramdrah]

Her era of SNL was my first. I didn't know people could be that funny. She and Hader were basically aliens to me.

[@gheller2261]

She

[@eyramdrah]

@@gheller2261 thank you

[@damage6836]

And she did a full frontal in a film..she's the best!!

[@DarthD00bius]

Now I want to see both sketches. I wonder if there is video of those dress rehearsals anywhere.

[@mcdevitt815]

I couldn't find Conan's but as a consulation prize, here's Conan's Mr. Short Term Memory: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfYl3yjmM1jZsk. My best guess is the Wiig sketch didn't make it to air. She says "when we went to dress", so it bombed during the unaired dress rehearsal.

[@andycompton]

That tough guy prisoner ashamed to poop in front of his cellmate idea is hilarious

[@JMPT]

Nice 🧡

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks to Conan, crew and Kristen! 🌴 I've been loving PALM ROYALE (2024)!!! To anyone who appreciates camp humor and highly stylized sets/costumes... give it a try.

[@lanarkorras4411]

I guess Conan knows Kristen so well he also knows she doesn't like to talk much, because this episode is essentially him holding a monologue about her genius. 😅

[@kevinw3621]

“And I’m Dooneese” - baby hand wave.. still ruins me any time I see it.. genius!

[@simonwhitehouse1753]

Michelle Dison the disturbed news reporter was one of my favourites.

[@johnjoeparrot]

Where are the full videos of Conan's interviews?

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

Every Andy Sandburg sketch had a theme song, we can thank Conan for that

[@christopherallen9580]

Hey good times...good times

[@Needrng]

Loved Kristen wiig on snl. My favorite skit series of all time was the Californians 😂

[@mikecleverly7021]

Let Kristen talk! Its like 90% Conan waffling and 10% Kristen getting to respond 😂

[@dopy8418]

‘ Your so good, look at you, look at me look at us, we’re sooooo good, look at you, soooo cool, look at us’.

[@madisonrose1893]

Kristen is one of the best

[@kristinwannemuehler9757]

Lol, my 3 year old daughter LOVES Gilly. When she is being impish, I say, "Gilleeee...Gilly..." and she responds either, "What?" or "Sorry" It's our inside joke. We just start cracking up. Love that Conan brought up that skit.