Snopes Fact-Checked An Episode Of Conan's Podcast | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

[@adamkieffer6827]

It’s great that Conan is not so egotistical that he can’t share the podcast with another esteemed comedian, Matt Gourley. Also, being that Gourley is a scientist, it lends a level of authority and authenticity to the podcast which the media is rightfully taking advantage of.

[@carolz5090]

As a scientist (specialty unknown, space porn being a hobby) Matt always lends a certain gravitas to the pod.

[@benzaiten933]

and don't leave out the established co-host Sona Movsesian either.

[@emilvinod]

😂 ESTEEMED INDEED

[@adamchristie7626]

I love everyone in this thread 😂

[@virtuous-sloth]

Conan established that Matt Gourley is an imp and not a comedian.

[@brianmorton9419]

I love how Gourley has such a non-threatening presence that when he goes “say that again” Conan thought it was a polite request, not a threat

[@thezx5795]

Gourley needs a raise. Especially now that it's come out that he is both a scientist and a comedian.

[@davidbright6790]

Now that's multitasking! 🤣

[@davidbright6790]

@Depressed Godzilla no. Go take some SSRIs, dude 🍺

[@TheFeelingConnection]

That imp!

[@tyro244]

So what is he exactly? A sex scientist?

[@kjrimple]

Listen to him on SuperEgo. The funniest improv podcast of all time.

[@AndrewLedwith]

2:27 I love Sona's "Aww man!"

[@FunGamerClips]

I love how freaking serious the article sounds as Matt is reading out loud and Sona and others are chuckling in the background. I guess they have to now start each podcast with a disclaimer: We are not scientists (unless the guest is) and Matt is not a comedian. Get your facts straight news outlets!

[@duconmicro4331]

But he is. I read it in the paper.

[@jonstremel7467]

When did Conan become the straight man on his own podcast?? 😂

[@famerhacker]

He plays it well, love that

[@evandercaldwell9993]

Because he's a comedic legend and can switch roles in an instant for the common comedics highest good!! 😆

[@odradekk]

Sometimes he is way better at doing that, that in being the main piece. Sometimes the bit is dragged out a little too long. The best is when he reacts at crazy stuff and all three are quickly interacting and the improv grows organically from that. The old ‘creepy crazy incorreggibile Conan’ schtick, wears thin pretty soon if you ask me. And I’m a freakish Conan fan.

[@SARYM911]

He did it very well with Norm

[@davidbright6790]

@@SARYM911 Norm and him were so good together. I love how Conan reveled in just being there.

[@Tommyr]

"The tube sock"! Well done Sona!

[@mursuka80]

I would have never thought this podcast would become so great. Matt was so tepid at the start and look at him now. Conan has a great effect on people.

[@RobCabreraCh]

The amount of times that Gourley has made me laugh must qualify him as a comedian, right? I mean, only a seasoned comedian can come up with "a honk job"

[@traveljunkie59]

I don’t know; Matt is pretty freaking funny and very quick witted. Ergo; comedian

[@kasontime]

This had me in real tears!!! You think they can't make this stuff up, but they do!

[@AmberAmber]

Also crying!!🤣

[@MJubecki1984]

Matt Gourley is 100% a comedian.

[@hiraya5296]

50% comedian, 50% scientist

[@soulflip1469]

If Gourley wasn't a comedian, how could he do this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIWoe395nMagpdU

[@matthewjones9237]

​@@hiraya5296100% right place right time 😅😂😂😂

[@falsemcnuggethope]

He's comedy, not a comedian

[@BlockCylinder]

Do you guys ever just stop to think about how different Sona's life would be if she had become an executive assistant at a normal company?

[@mccobsta]

Fired after the first week

[@bananamime2083]

For stealing

[@lymandecoconut4832]

Quite a bit. In psychology, personality is usually described in terms of the "big five" personality traits. Sona definitely seems like she would score low in conscientiousness, and not be particularly high in agreeableness. People like that tend to have problems maintaining employment.

[@benzaiten933]

she'd probably be a fairly good employee but with a boring job she was glad to leave every night.

[@JarinUdom]

I believe she was an NBC Page before Conan, so she was probably trying to get into show business in some way or another

[@obelus1337]

How is Gourley not a comedian? I’ve know of him as an improv comedian forever

[@schmitty9800]

conan called him an imp, that's short for improv comedian

[@dampdoily]

Gourley puts the come in comedian.

[@jedinxf7]

and NY Post puts the media in it

[@DaveGled]

Great job Sona. Was right on the tip of my tongue when you tossed “the tubesock” out there like a boss…. 😂

[@christophertownsend3820]

Matt is absolutely a comedian. He may not think of himself as such but he makes me laugh all the time. He is a humble accidental funnyman.

[@jeffehren]

I love this podcast and this group!

[@hilareeek]

I'm using this clip as my explanation for why I listen to this podcast. This is the "Kitten Mittens" moment for this podcast.

[@robpine6296]

The great part about this all is that Matt was claimed to be both what Conan and his Dad are haha he achieved to become both in one podcast episode when it took them years to get there.

[@bobknip]

7:44 Matt's implication that the main purpose of the ISS is to keep certain secretions far away from people who could get impregnated, was one of my favorite moments from this great clip.

[@algalvision]

best joke of the segment by far

[@calebmiller7881]

The way Conan gets offended that Gourley is named a comedian, and continues to get hung up on this, feels like a real life episode of Seinfeld

[@JithinJacob333]

I was waiting for them to upload this vide! I actually read the headline that Matt talked about! Don't know which one but I mainly read headlines and move on. So, when I read that, I thought weird but interesting and moved on. And when I was catching up on my Conan episodes and Gourley brought it up in that fan episode, I thought Gourley was bringing up the same thing I read. Imagine my surprise that it was the other way round. If I wasn't a listener of this podcast, this 'fact' would have stayed in my mind as interesting bit of trivia.

[@GreenbeanFloyd]

Matt is absolutely a comedian. I’ve been quoting his improv comedy and podcasts for over ten years.

[@yanniesays]

There is some level of success here, congratulations! 😂

[@Zash21]

Someone PLEASE animate this clip.

[@kevoramma]

A tube sock is an ingenious solution. Well done, Sona.

[@brianmorton9419]

You might even say… that she’s a scientist!

[@jeremyc9593]

It is until it can stand up on its own, then you don't want that thing floating around

[@BR4Y10NR26]

This doesn't even feel real 😭how could they do that lol

[@jaybestnz]

How could a real newspaper not at least call nasa to check..

[@jakep9730]

The New York Post and Joe Rogan are....not exactly reputable sources of information lol

[@genghiscan2918]

It's the NY Post, they're more interested in rhyming headlines than fact checking

[@Elkator]

Not only IS Gourley a comedian, he's one of my favorite comedians.

[@classictalkies]

The NY Post is basically the Enquirer now.

[@genghiscan2918]

The NY Post has always been a rag.

[@dustinharvey2111]

I LOVE how Conan doesn’t care where his platform is being heard. I know he jokes as the straight man, but it’s great he isn’t buckling down or upset. He doesn’t care what is published true or false, his reputation is that pristine

[@zarazen8110]

This is G O L D ! Especially when he said they’re “bitching”and when he spoken “German” BAAAHAHAHAHH

[@criticallol3039]

This conversation was the epitome of "Source? I need to know...for scientific reasons."

[@FillipJPhry]

hey Gorley I just watched the Pistol Shrimps doc. love it. I was overly excited that I recognized you!

[@FillipJPhry]

also your lady is smokin'

[@Mrlzman]

That's why, on the international spacestation, they are issued a special cone to catch their batch. There was lot of fuzz when Roberta Bondar went up with that one guy, and he regularly didn't cone it.

[@julioa5930]

Jeezz, the best thing on the internet these 3, golden

[@beaviswashere8009]

Sona Knows!! The tube Sock!! lol also, her "Oh Man!" when she was pointed out as the one who asked about Porn!

[@CorvetteAustin24]

This is peak podcast commentary, absolutely love it!

[@didtoknan8128]

"Come up with a device that keeps the material secreted" ... like a back door ...

[@fogijay]

2:25 Hahah something about hearing your not-so-proud moments replayed

[@vkogan1990]

Gourley performed at second city and taught improv comedy. I'd say that he qualifies as a comedian.

[@Eo-nr8fj]

The Letterkenny hicks already disclosed the details of "batching" in space.

[@111boxerthehorse]

Well, i guess my "preggo" astronaut gf has some "splainin' to do!" ....🤨

[@devinangola3458]

For sure, and those stalking astronaut gf back from space can be trouble some. 😁

[@d.e.7467]

Maybe the best podcast episode EVER.

[@elishmuel1976]

Conan getting as angry about the Gorely/comedian quip than as when Jordan was grinding the wine glass against the table in Italy LOL

[@marianaree9967]

Hahaha true!

[@X_TheWolf_X]

this was the quietest ive heard conan

[@askapk]

You shouldn't question whether or not the people in the article are actual "comedians" or actual "scientists". You should be questioning whether or not the people writing the article are actual "journalists".

[@jimwalshonline9346]

Gabe Kaplan once made a joke about an astronaut wacking his winkie in zero gravity (JESUS, PUT ON YOUR HELMETS)...

[@h3artands0uLL]

😆😆😆 it tickles me that Coco seems genuinely upset. Like grouchy from not finishing his coffee yet or not enough sleep and getting irritated at this convo and especially the fact that Matt got called a scientist and comedian 😆😆. Why so mad, Coco??

[@ColinPoole]

Lack of gravity does have an impact on blood flow but you just get on those treadmills for 30 min or so right before - these are astronauts I'm certain they have the stamina for it.

[@lazybacon7520]

It's wild how Snopes has become the preeminent fact-checking news site. I remember when they were just a database for urban legends

[@NickelCityPixels]

What's wilder is how people actually believe Snopes is a preeminent fact-checking news site.

[@culwin]

@@NickelCityPixels What's wilder is how Republicans believe lies so easily. That's why they hate Snopes.

[@redfields5070]

@redfields5070 0 seconds ago I remember when KZbin was a DOS looking, non-graphical web site. It was just two pages of links to videos. I remember thinking, "This will never make it, who would want to watch this junk".

[@LandoCalani404]

I don't know if Conan was acting, but he seemed genuinely a bit pissed off at the end.

[@beckyp867]

'The tube sock'. lol perfect ending

[@taputechnic]

Are there guidelines about pregnancy in zero-g in general? I was thinking that cell growth would be weird in space, but looking it up, higher radiation and lack of muscle development would be more obvious problems.

[@mysteriose7en]

probably just the radiation, IIRC the amniotic sac would be a “zero g” environment even under earth gravity

[@Tantalus010]

NASA doesn't permit pregnant women to fly to space, so probably not. That said, there _has_ been some research done into the physiological issues with pregnancy in space using rats. Those studies generally showed that the rats born in space were smaller and weaker than Earth-born counterparts, but eventually caught up in development.

[@alexanderjoseph22]

This better be the next Mythbusters episode...

[@quiet451]

I will be greatly disappointed if we don't get a snopes article on whether or not Gorley is a comedian.

[@yanniesays]

Gourley 👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣

[@erictustison]

"Sorry, Snopes, but you are DEAD WRONG. Don't believe me? Check out this footage from International Space Station . . . "

[@jeffdawson2786]

Conan, Sona & Gourley: greatest podcast comedy team.

[@TheCJD89]

I don't know what is true any more except that this podcast is pure gold!

[@niedda17]

"...then come up with a device that keeps the material.." I died

[@AztecHusBone]

"The tube sock"... nailed it

[@sharonfieldstone]

This is insane LMFAO

[@ttww1590]

Conan should donate the ad revenue to Snopes for this clip.

[@CleverAccountName303]

I can't wait to try out the high tech tube sock NASA develops

[@schmitty9800]

"a tube sock" ahahahaha

[@dustinharvey2111]

The biggest atrocity to Conan is that it was “3 comedians”

[@DanFlashes99]

isn't Matt a comedian though? he has a long background in improv and comedic podcasting

[@thecheeselord5943]

No he's an imp

[@christoph9510]

Conan learned the word "erudite" from the Divergent movies. It's the only other place you'll hear the word pronounced that wrong lol

[@steevo301]

THE TUBE SOCK

[@micahlingle1060]

“The tube sock” LOL

[@Phi1618033]

Of course, Sona brought up the porn. Who else would've done it?

[@trusarmor4957]

'i am the great Pharaoh who stand atop the Pyramid ...... ' 😆😆😆

[@ald.3387]

This is why I love the podcast. And KNOWING that Sona will CRACK UP. Lol

[@dustinharvey2111]

“this is what we have… this is what we have”

[@pb_and_nutella]

Watching the media play a fool’s game of telephone is magnificent

[@bbwibb02]

Ha, I saw one of those "news" headlines recently pop up on Facebook.

[@ronrogers876]

NASA needs to launch an "internal investigation".

[@JosephM101]

3:28 I know it says "...was not an active participant in this *portion of* the conversation." But I honestly thought Matt had said "...this bullshit conversation" 😂

[@roberthambrook150]

In space you could play who is the father!

[@williamknell864]

Is the international space station really known, in the industry, as "The Tubesock?"

[@dannyvandermill9046]

I don’t know when I laughed this hard at a KZbin clip. My god this is funny 🙈

[@joseville]

3:20 life always finds a way

[@stfi7566]

Jeff Goldblum probably would have come up with that immediately if he was a guest on that particular podcast.

[@erica22595]

Is this the same podcast that spoke to a President, two First Ladies, and a Supreme Court Justice?

[@jasonhare8540]

This is the episode I come back to when Conan won't let them meet with Mrs Obama 🤣🤣🤣

[@mitchtillison]

😂

[@ODUBlue]

When we hit the TRANSCRIPT, I was officially howling 🤣😂

[@avlisk]

Suddenly, I have a hankerin' for a Fluffernutter sandwich, but I don't quite know why.

[@katekyojp6338]

Snopes: Haha I found an error!!!

[@stormypinkness4030]

So, so good.

[@ml9867]

Years ago I saw something that said two astronauts would need assistance with intercourse because of the lack of gravity.

[@Coldfox77]

Just saw on my list of what to watch next, Conan and Flula in Germany, any chance he could come on the podcast?

[@mihatoplisek2803]

I think that the Conan is going the opposite way that the stern is going and I think it's great it's the right way he started with celebrity interviews and now goes to the people now very interesting

[@aarondadvlogs]

The Great Pharaoh who comes up with great hi-brow comedy, such as, The Master-bating Bear.

[@christiancruz4533]

Only in Connan O'Brien & friendo, LOV IT.!!!

[@danettegallaher8493]

😂😂😂It all started one day when Sona brought it all the way to Space Porn😂😂👏🌸

[@Gehlidoos]

I laughed way too hard at this episode. Top 10 ☠️☠️

[@matthewfiddes]

Howling😂😂😂😂😂

[@lisamaurer5682]

So out of control 🤣

[@Tortilla.Reform]

I had to google the NY Post article, they ghost edited it to seem like they knew it was a joke, then added a small retraction blurb at the end 😂

[@RGEtienne]

Matt is just incredible!