Robert Smigel And Conan Talk About Adam Sandler And Bernie Brillstein | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

Robert Smigel and Conan do their fair share of impressions, and Robert explains how one he did with Adam Sandler to the voice of "Leo."
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[@juhaleskinen7383]

We need Robert Smigel part 2. He needs to come back someday.

[@RockyHemingway]

100 percent! Would also love to see Conan bring in one of his other all time great writers, Brian McCann

[@HowDoYouPronounceGIF]

@@RockyHemingwayand Brian Stack!

[@robeggen]

Every day! WTF is Smigel doing that is better than this?

[@archmage_of_the_aether]

Maybe Smeagol can do a podcast with Gorley and Conan can come as a guest

[@BarHRanch]

Monthly appearances

[@emotionalideas]

In the late 80's I worked onboard Crystal Cruises' 5-star cruise ship, Crystal Harmony. Bernie would sail with us in the Crystal Penthouse all the time. He'd always hold court in the Avenue Saloon bar until 2 or 3 in the morning telling Hollywood stories you would not believe. Great guy.

[@baryler]

So much great television history is unfolded in these podcasts lately!

[@Fitz918273]

Yeah because it's dieing 😢😢😢😅😅

[@davidgork4185]

"people are digesting" I loved that :D

[@tipdub]

Robert Smigel's impressions (and Triumph) have brought me so much joy over the years

[@antg3550]

So the Little Nicky voice was just Adam doing an impression of Smigel doing an impression of Adam... 🤯🤯

[@__Theodore]

Imagine if that movie with Arnold existed. We really missed out on something there.

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

it’s going to happen

[@KATZFEY]

it’s not too late

[@raveoreynolds6049]

Said it before, but I think it would have been Zoolander before Zoolander existed. It would have at LEAST been a cult classic.

[@blueguitar411]

the great lost Jack Handy/Toonces movie...

[@RyanDuVal]

I'm seeing an animated version

[@Debaucherousgeek]

Hearing Conan curse is hilarious to me. His impression dropping the F-bomb made me do a spit take.

[@manossteele1335]

My friend and I still yell the "JINGLE ALL THE WAY!" impression to this day.

[@brianjl7477]

It is impossible for me to say the name of that movie without *trying* to do the voice!

[@zlk718]

In the last year or two I've been listening, this was my favorite episode. I would stay up late on school nights to watch conans old late nite show and every triumph sketch was hilarious.

[@lincolnjones1481]

We need a 20 hour version of this interview with Robert! So much television history.

[@Allagi22]

I have a young daughter who is big into movies and we have watched every animated film under the sun it seems. Every new kids movie we usually see in theaters, and at home at least once a week we watch an animated kid's movie. "Leo" is not only one of the best kid's movies I've ever seen, it is just one of the best movies period I've ever seen. It is incredibly funny, not just one a kid level adults WILL laugh too, very irreverent, silly, absurd, will make you cry laughing. But! Also incredibly poignant and heartfelt, very touching, great message, great storytelling, structure and ending. It's a masterpiece, and I don't use that word lightly.

[@ethgratz2186]

Not sure if it was a lot of annoying arguments to get the Ad placement at the start of video but big thanks for that. Also, this show is following the same track as Conan's previous successes. The loyal audience has told enough ppl about this podcast and youtube clips that I've heard 20 somethings talking about it and ppl in their late 60's. Thank you for the new content and trips back to the day(s).

[@jeffreydustin5303]

just do Hans and Franz with old arnold. Totally watchable.

[@BobbySacamano]

I think the issue is old Kevin and Dana.

[@florete2310]

"You don't understand how funny it is!!!" - while pointing at the writer who wrote the entire piece - I am LMAO😂😂😂

[@dd-1280]

They should absolutely do this animated

[@archmage_of_the_aether]

S1 South Park style

[@josephjames2011]

i remember just the mouth cut out of Arnolds face watching Conan as a teenager lol - him, Bush and Saddam lmfao

[@tipdub]

Michael Jackson too, lolol

[@rogerbordine7]

This was one of my favorite episodes of the pod. Smigel is the man, and i hope he comes back with Triumph, maybe a whole episode or longer segment with triumph! Smigel himself is so good though. DEFINITELY have him back.

[@MrThephonypope]

Lookwell WAS genius and ahead of its time! I rewatch it every once in a while, never gets old

[@kdcowled]

Finally got around to hearing the whole episode. Made me smile throughout! Need Conan and Robert with Mike and Jeff!!!

[@fatsuperfly]

Damn! It would be funny to do an animated film now, you can get away with so much more. Plus Arnold plays himself 😂😂 I am hoping for that.

[@robinpowers3602]

i mean check out Leo. got away with a lot for a PG rate. i loved it as a 36 year old kid

[@francescaa8331]

Definitely want Smiegel back in the future; great interview.

[@TheJuRK]

Lookwell was a genius concept. I've turned so many people on to that pilot. I told Adam West that it could've been his second great role after Batman. Adam smiled and said in his Adam West voice, "You have excellent taste."

[@henrikryan1606]

Just watched Leo and it was fantastic! I could not help thinking Kevin Nealon was the drone😂

[@TheRealHambone]

In the year 2000 Skynet will send Pimpbot back in time to make this movie

[@BobbySacamano]

Should be Pumpbot

[@4IamLuna]

Conan is my little pill of happiness ❤

[@stevejohns74]

Lookwell was truly ahead of its time. It’s a shame it didn’t go to series, but as Shakespeare reminds us, “How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done!”

[@christofferjenzen78]

Okay...kind of a weird place for a Shakespeare flex but fine.

[@CrapKerouac]

This is the best interview to date.

[@GameTesterBootCamp]

Conan jokes about hey recording with him and Robert, reminiscing about the past four 16 hours. I want 100% love to hear that recording.

[@lance134679]

Don't screen stuff after lunch - The more you know...🤔

[@bquan69]

Man the Adam West pilot idea sounds amazing.

[@lachauntiswashington231]

This is a great interview 😂😂😂😂

[@TriglycerideBeware]

Full episode videos plz :(

[@brentbarnhart7050]

No AI. It would be so funnier to do it now with them older.

[@san_ake]

Now I’m dying to know what the third impression he taught Adam Sandler was 🥲

[@Knickerboxer]

Triumph the insult comic dog is one of my fav characters ever to hit a tv screen

[@drew004jc]

Older Hans and Franz as a documentary would be fire

[@WTFG78]

WHAT? TOONCES?!

[@fatsuperfly]

I wish they would do a cartoon of this movie, and have Arnold actually voice and him seeing what the scenes are and laughing while recording takes. He really should do this.

[@OptimusWrex]

"Yes, it's a veritable force down there."

[@sebastianfischer2082]

An animated Hans and Franz would be incredible

[@singingpepper]

Adams voice in Leo reminds me a bit of the old man from Eight Crazy Nights.

[@RealBigCliff]

Leo is great. My kids loved it and I enjoyed the heck out of it.

[@VaudeVillain420]

Smigel needs to be at the next inside Conan early years with Jeff Ross hour longs they’ve been doing!

[@tahellewythet]

…aaaand, I love you (Robert Smigel).

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

Hans and Franz!!!!!! Yes. Americans are depressed by politics and we need a Hans and Franz movie to snap out of our funk.

[@archmage_of_the_aether]

#RacistToAustrians

[@matthewspriggsproduction9272]

Hans and Franz animation version of that script needs to happen!

[@michaelpasquale9752]

I know I can listen to the full podcast on Spotify and other sights, but where can I find the full podcast on video like this?

[@timmathews8772]

It would be an amazing animated movie.

[@CooperBayBay]

Considering the Dr Freeze performance from Arnold, I think he got ti make that movie

[@ericboner7803]

You should make a movie about trying to make the Hanz and Franz movie years later

[@thorkagemob1297]

Thats actually an absolutely fantastic idea. I hope someone with influence and power sees your comment. Someone sort of like a barbarian.

[@Studeb]

Funny thing is that there was probably better chance of getting green lit after lunch, judges tend to sentence harder before lunch than when they have eaten.

[@_JesusIsLord_]

People are digesting got me good

[@stephaniecollins6052]

I hope they do make that movie

[@525Lines]

8:54 Is that the guy who Adam's imitating in Leo?

[@stephensimons7974]

I could listen to 15 hours

[@teebles]

I watched Leo because of this podcast... It was great and my kids loved it too!

[@sergioventura2595]

Hey Connie!

[@xploration1437]

Connie is a woman’s name. Maybe you meany Coney.

[@sarcasmo57]

Classic Sandler.

[@brockdaul6241]

"ehhhhhIIIIIIIII DUNNO, I THINK WE GOTTA....RED LINE THIS THING"

[@ObiWanShinobi67]

Jingle All Da Way!!

[@profoundwanderer1441]

Smash holiday classic!!

[@Cornan1980]

Honestly, a Hanz and Franz movie NOW with everyone old, would probably sell more than the original one would have.

[@florianadolf2256]

True natural Chill Chum right there 👍

[@-Evil-Genius-]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎙️ *Collaborative Work and Lost Project* - Reminiscing about collaboration. - Highlights of writing a Hans and Fran's Musical lost to time. - Schwarzenegger's unexpected reaction to the script. 02:22 🌟 *Celebrating Leo's Success* - Recognition of Leo's achievement in writing an animated film. - The film's positive attributes: humor, sweetness, nuance, and a great message. - Acknowledgment of the movie's success as the biggest animated hit on Netflix. 03:33 🤣 *Adam Sandler's Humorous Gesture* - Adam Sandler's humorous offer to write a letter for Leo's son to engineering schools. - The comedic exchange between Conan and Adam about the letter. - Highlighting Adam Sandler's supportive and humorous nature. 04:11 🎭 *Unique Voice in Animation* - Emphasis on the importance of voice in animation. - Recognition of Adam Sandler's unique and effective voice for the animated character. - Insight into the process of choosing the character's voice, featuring Bernie Brillstein's influence. 05:19 🎭 *Impressions in Movies* - Discussion on Adam Sandler's impressions in movies, including Bernie Brillstein. - Reference to other movies with impressions taught by Robert Smigel. - Anecdote about the Lookwell pilot and Bernie Brillstein's enthusiastic but short-lived optimism. 06:55 📺 *Lookwell Pilot and Bernie Brillstein* - Recollection of the Lookwell pilot's creation and excitement about its potential success. - Bernie Brillstein's grandiose predictions and confidence in the pilot's success. - Humorous account of Bernie Brillstein's reaction to negative feedback from the network. Made with HARPA AI

[@johndoe-nt]

I was listening to this part while boarding a bus, it was so hard not to burst out laughing. I think the lady in front of me noticed because she gave me suspicious looks. 😅

[@matthew3136]

More AG Duo.

[@NickScaramuzzo]

I've seen Lookwell and I thought it should have been picked up. That and Heatvision and Jack.

[@BenVarkentine]

I disagree that the voice is more important than the animation. Not good animation. Good animation is, as Dana Carvey likes to say, "funny with the sound off." (Think of the Roadrunner) When the voice is more important than the animation, that's illustrated radio. It's possible to do artful work in that form too, but it's not the best animation.

[@dannykent6190]

I get what you're saying, but I'd have to say that bad voice over can completely ruin great animation... whereas great voice over can make even terrible animation watchable.

[@BenVarkentine]

@@dannykent6190 Hmm. Could you give an example where bad voiceover ruined good animation? I agree that good voiceover certainly can balance out poor animation - you only have to look at the best Jay Ward or some early Hanna - Barbera to see that.

[@realms9]

Love you Conee ! Bring the beard back bro ! Lol. And honestly , Thankyou Robert. What a legend. I admire you all so much.

[@disabuser]

I wrecked my car when I had a seizure and my friends supported me by giving me rides but calling me Toonces (driving, but not very well).

[@andrewgonzalez6208]

That was like 10 stories in 10 minutes

[@JonnyDIY]

Adam you thief! I always knew u were a hack!! 🤣 jk love u Sandman

[@growupjohnny9374]

Come on you guys can make an animation Hans and Frans

[@CB-ke7eq]

Leo was great, Robert you're amazing and a huge part of shaping my sense of humor. ❤

[@jameshill2450]

The whole time they're doing this voice all I can see is Teddy from Bob's Burgers.

[@charlesvannice8279]

Make Hans and Franz anamated; voice act it.

[@usernameredacted1764]

Was i the only one who heard the old guy from 8 crazy nights just less high pitched?

[@MelonMasher64]

Leo is awesome

[@frankwells377]

Good lord, Robert Smigel is a Matt Gourley clone or the other way around.. With those hats, the glasses, the scruffy grey beard, I seriously couldn't tell who I was looking at when I first ran the video.

[@troylowe814]

Lookwell is a masterpiece

[@nmymnd]

Why not do it now? People age. I wanna see it!

[@kcosminhz7988]

I Love robert,. in some ways i think he saved my life

[@nhkk2893]

Does Conan still do normal late night shows?

[@BrendanSlob]

No.. Unless you consider him standing on the street corner screaming at traffic lights a "show".

[@porcelainthunder2213]

He never did a `normal` show.

[@BruceWayne53713]

Bring back Final Space

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

I know of Bernie Brillstein because he was John Belushi's manager.

[@davidboileau6796]

They can't make a movie, but they can make a Hanz and Franz cartoon no? :)

[@MsThedonz]

Wooo i got the 100th like!! today is a good day.

[@wesrman]

Make it a cartoon movie.

[@compounddavid]

Arnold has a Son!!!!

[@BobbySacamano]

Three of them

[@PooNinja]

You gonna tip the clocks?

[@davidg3944]

Wait a minute! I'm ten minutes past a huge meal, and I still find this funny - does that mean I'm NOT digesting? Is this a new weight-loss method?? Or is it about to become the world's worst case of constipation?

[@Notorious236]

Dude get Larry Charles to direct.

[@ChrisDorrmusic]

Why not do an animated Hans and Franz?

[@kevinw712]

the sense I've always gotten of Bernie Brillstein, he's very boisterous and animated, like a what if Harvey Weinstein but w/o all the sexual harrassment baggage

[@mattmorris5001]

It's sad to see my favorite comedian with Sandler.

[@allycat2836]

Conan's Sandler suddenly turned into Gilbert Godfrey.

[@xploration1437]

Conebone69

[@stoagymahalo5268]

Hated sandler.. but man did it blow my mind how he just exploded in money later

[@GokulOnFire]

Yeah the work of the guys who slave for years and develop every frame and do the job of multiple departments is less important than the celebrity voice actors who work for weeks if not days and take a bigger paycheck coz they're actors lol. There's voice actors who are legends & there are celebrities who get the part. Second category will never earn my respect.

[@AllenGipson-hh8hh]

Do the MOVIE...Get Arnorld, get off your thumb. Make us laugh please.