Sona Has Never Had The "Sunday Blues" | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

[@HealthyandLovingLife]

As an adult, whenever I see back-to-school commercials, I remember that pit in my stomach from when I was a kid.

[@dylanbuc1867]

reminds me of the Staples "its the most wonderful time of the year" commercial where the parents wistfully fill their carts with school supplies and the kids look miserable

[@HealthyandLovingLife]

@@dylanbuc1867 😂 I haven't seen that one

[@thorkagemob1297]

As someone thats also an adult, it should be a crime they start advertising so early

[@CSDHOME]

Even hearing the Sunday or Monday night football themes...still today, pressure and panic

[@iamhectorperez]

Omg i still get that feeling when I see back to schools advertising then I remember I'm old.

[@christineward3417]

I’m deeply envious of Sona’s lack of critical inner voice. I feel like it’s the key to mental health and she’s mastered it

[@MeanderingSlacker]

But Conan's inner voice is clearly where his comedy comes from. That elevator musing is a classic Conan style bit. I'm not saying that it's healthy, but its the magic, a poisonous magic, but the magic.

[@frankeckhardtii9072]

That's well said. I have friends with similar personality types to Sona and I'm envious of their adaptability and power to keep trucking forward.

[@wyskass861]

@@frankeckhardtii9072 Comedic personality can be a curse, because you notice all that's absurd and futile about the world. it's a perception and observations ability, which also catches depressing reality.

[@Mistral434]

@@wyskass861It could also be that these people develop such strong comedic ability to begin with as a defense mechanism against a predisposition towards negative emotions. A void that constantly requires filling. Not just comedy but all artistic expression.

[@wyskass861]

@@Mistral434 Ya, I tend to do that myself, with jokes.

[@mariaaaaaaaaaaa01]

Conan and Sona shouting at each other about the elevator has such a potent siblings energy 🤣

[@QuesoGr7]

"You suck!" "No, you suck!" "Oh great comeback!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@RTSOB1]

America's funniest dysfunctional family.

[@alexanderbrooks7084]

@@QuesoGr7 Conan pretends a sucker character luring Sona’s serious reaction which always sounds funnier than Conan’s that his target byproduct , I guess.

[@withershin]

@@QuesoGr7 this is some stellar writing. You could do SNL!

[@2009TNT]

Especially at the very end when Sona goes on a rant about how terrible he is, and then takes it back admitting she went to far And Conan just quickly repeats his stance one more time to get the last word Big younger sibling energy there

[@hollyswenson1712]

I love how Sona loves everything so much that she can’t even hold onto her insult about Conan being the worst at the end. “Never mind. I do enjoy watching movies with you.”

[@guyjperson]

Number One Rule of having a job: Don't tell the Boss they suck. A very wise backpedal on her part

[@ColinFox]

@@guyjperson I think you are being overly cynical. She's been with him for over 15 years now. If she didn't genuinely like him, she would have been long gone.

[@ms0824]

​@@guyjperson!!3=

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

@@guyjpersonmf no she could say whatever and not get in trouble lmao

[@CheapPerfume]

Sona's abundant love and appreciation for creative labor is just one reason why she is an icon and a joy on this earth

[@alec57]

An icon? Lol. Shes a sidekick to one of the greatest hosts in history.

[@thisisit2082]

Agree. No one never thinks of the crew and set people. Never.

[@deadshot1995]

@@alec57 I mean that still sounds pretty iconic

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

🥱🥱

[@rscamp81]

@@alec57 Chill, brobags. She's a Conan Icon.

[@Pumpkinking64]

I LOVED Sona's "Why do you have to think that??". It was so sincere. Made me cry laugh

[@ZenShroud1]

"I always enjoy the day before a day off more than the day off." Yes. Absolutely. I thought I was weird for feeling this way. Still weird, but not alone.

[@MyCaptiveAudience]

Sona is a spiritual guru. "Stop thinking!"

[@filmnobelpreis]

"I like stuff."

[@Novarcharesk]

The stupidest nonsense disagreeable, low neuroticism people can say.

[@DaBaSoftware]

Matt's quip on the rub-a-cup was fking brilliantly executed timing

[@frischkaesemitmarmeladentoast]

totally! i love how he is opening up and getting more involved in the jokes and banter.

[@incunemusic]

"YOU SUCK!" 😂😂😂 what an amazing boss - employee relationship this is

[@MrTuttoqua]

An important Italian poet of the 19th century (Giacomo Leopardi) describes the Sunday blues in one on his poems: on Saturdays the village has a festive atmosphere. But the joyful anticipation of Sunday is inevitably destined to disappointment. The poet then makes a general consideration on existence: in life, Saturday represents the illusions of childhood, Sunday represents adult life which coincides with the 'discovery of truth' and the fall of illusions. Sunday blues taken to the next level.

[@bendover-i4h]

omg Conan talking about the Summer Holidays and his weekends is a 1000% me. I also do this thing where I try do every "annoying" task first to have time to enjoy myself to the fullest - but once everything is finally set and I can do the things I actually want I just get really unproductive and bored because I guess my whole energy was spent planning this "perfect" moment which isn't really perfect at all lol.

[@chriscalland4098]

Retirement in a nutshell

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Real talk. All the “get it done” energy wipes me out and keeps me from enjoying the “it’s all done” moments

[@glacier_official]

I totally, totally get the feeling of enjoying the day before a day off more than the day off itself. It’s the feeling that you don’t have to worry about anything the next day that makes the night so much better.

[@Norvo82]

Summer cold or winter chills, Gourley always has a box of tissues next to him ready to go. I thought it was allergies, in this segment we learn he just cries a lot... Which is even more adorable for some reason.

[@bastiaan4129]

Or he needs it after he's rubbed his cup against the bars.

[@Norvo82]

@@bastiaan4129 Nothing beats a solid bit of a rubbacuppa!

[@sweebos]

The 'ole rub-a-cup

[@penguinjammer8522]

Are those happy tissues or sad tissues...?

[@chriscalland4098]

@penguinjammer8522 I think the tissues getting tears are happier than the ones getting......

[@screenplaya4562]

Sona is lovely. I enjoy it so much when she tries to react to Conan's attacks and put him down, too, but then she relents. :)

[@SidPhoenix2211]

"I just really liek that people did that!" the most mom thing Sona has EVER said lol

[@Player_404]

Conan and Sona joking about Matt rubbing the cup is sibling energy 😂

[@flyingchong]

Matt meant rubbing it into the cup hehehe.

[@hyperspeed_心猿]

I don't know. It rubbed me the wrong way.

[@PopeLando]

Someone needs to tell Conan not to worry about actors trapped inside a box when they get into a fake elevator. Conan, the fake elevator isn't even a box, it's just the back of the set back there! I imagine the actors wait for the doors to close and just go straight to their trailer.

[@PopeLando]

I just remembered that one reason Conan doesn't know this is that when he had an elevator scene with Liz Lemon, he was in green screen. He and Tina Fey were not on set together.

[@coleeckerman1390]

You can see the interior of an elevator when it opens, so it must be sealed closed inside, at least while filming

[@Tiamat_X]

Sona's positivity is so wholesome and wonderful. She'll watch what other people would call a terrible movie, and she'll be happy about all the effort and time that the people put into it.

[@kit2770]

I'm glad the two guys opening the elevator/box doors are unionized. ✊️✊️✊️

[@rosshargett8019]

Conan could've lived in Alabama, where I'm from. It stays summer here nearly all year long. We have all 4 seasons here, they're summer, still summer, football season, and Christmas.

[@cjartiste]

"STOP THINKING!" I need a Sona in my life

[@Novarcharesk]

You think that would actually do anything? 😂

[@dandeluca]

I hope Sona is making big, big bucks, because she's what makes this podcast so good. She's an inspiration -- "I enjoy everything!"

[@hyperspeed_心猿]

She's still not sleeping with you.

[@litpen8056]

conan's metaphor is apt here. it's like watching godzilla movie without godzilla. conan is the godzilla. conan makes them great.

[@zurzakne-etra7069]

the bit at the end where's she smoking a pipe is funny!! 🤣

[@zurzakne-etra7069]

@@hyperspeed_心猿 yikes at some of yall only being nice to women so they sleep with you

[@CT-vm4gf]

It’s because she’s always high.

[@caardappel]

"Stop thinking! Enjoy stuff!" Next Sona Movesesian NY Times bestseller perhaps?

[@wickedeye00]

This podcast has been such a life support during the writers strike. Just being able to watch new and great stuffeven if we have to wait a few days is so greatly appreciated

[@LeilaChapman29]

Sona… EVERYONE in the world should be more like you. 🥰🥰🥰

[@outsidethewaxbox]

Conan leveled up to full KZbinr by wearing his own merch.

[@oledevo]

I NEVER thought about tv show elevators like that. Now I do. THANKS A LOT, CONE-MAN!!

[@FrightShark]

The "you suck" exchange had me cracking up

[@AlexKnightVancouver]

“Santa Clauuuuuuuuus!” 😂

[@TheDreamingJune]

I definitely had the Sunday blues a lot and would get anxious Sunday evening knowing I'd have to go to school the next morning. So i can relate a lot to Conan.

[@thescoobymike]

The “countdown” is very relatable

[@theriffguy8237]

The chemistry of Conan, Sona n Matt is beautiful. So much so, that if one is not there it's just not complete.

[@jeffreyquartier3071]

Sona is too precious 😂😂😂

[@Cursethedawn]

ABSOLUTLEY! Best part of the weekend is Friday evening and it just goes downhill from there. Sunday night is almost the worst day of the week to me.

[@awoFalase]

The three of you together is GOLD. Hilarious!

[@bellsfs]

Thanks Conan for talking about the elevator thing, I 100% relate unfortunately 😂 Especially when the character goes through a door and I KNOW they're going to the back of the studio or to a green background 😭😭

[@Makavilletc]

0:35 instantly remembered that bit when conan was buying sona a new car. When they were browsing the internet and she kept shitting on his various improv attempts then he started to mock the way she shat on his improv. Conan: "..cause im podcasting to billions of people around the world" Sona: "Its not billions"

[@Ntk61]

Sona being proud of human achievements is very heart warming

[@jessicamessicak]

"STOP THINKING!!" I love Sona ❤

[@bobby-j6t]

Sona is the best, so real such a real person I love her

[@kamarpreet]

I was genuinely surprised that Conan didn't like going to school!!! I thought he was so studious that he liked going to school!

[@ct6852]

I loved school and I still had a full on existential crisis every Sunday night.

[@jonathansallows836]

The whole elevator thing is also in video games. Whenever a character is stuck on an elevator or takes too long to walk down a narrow walkway, we know it's because the game is loading, the designers didn't want to put in doors or had no idea how to design the transition to the next room.

[@morriganravenwolf]

I love that Talking Heads song!🎵 "We're in a box to nowhere....."🎵🎶

[@frischkaesemitmarmeladentoast]

i love matt so much. i relate to him a lot so i’m so glad to see him getting more and more confident to open up, get involved and joke around.

[@pixelated23-b9z]

Our summer holidays were always awesome so I would feel happy and grateful for the summer, and ready to meet my friends at school.

[@breemcmanus]

Honestly Sona is goals

[@Ryan256]

The chemistry between these three is unbeatable. I love this podcast!

[@jgbgw591]

Conan is my kindred spirit. I relate to everthing he talks about. I used to have a neurotic DREAD about summer going too fast. Gorley was spot on too about how the day before vacation was almost better than the vacation.

[@moniquecallender8222]

That last "everytime an actor gets into an elevator they're getting into a box" sent me over the edge 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mistral434]

Sona’s wholesomeness continues to awe me

[@plaws0]

Damn, Sona needs to be the world-wide edibles spokes person. I want to be happy like her.

[@leodegas7731]

True to form, Sona tried to hate on Conan and she switched up saying she enjoyed watching movies with Conan.🤣🤣🤣

[@TheDigitalDecade]

Oh Sona… bless her heart.

[@mertyertugrul]

I listen this in the podcast morning loved it, glad to see it on KZbin too 🤗

[@latroletteeeee]

i need husband

[@shak4632]

Sometimes Conan says or does something and it just throws me back to the Simpsons. Like him explaining how he's worried about the summer ending and suddenly its already half over and hes "NO, OH THIS IS AWEFUL!" 1:18

[@JAFOpty]

The trigger to me was the saxophone music at the end of SNL (hearing it in the background because I was a kid, didn't actually watch the show), it meant that I only had Sunday left, and back to school.

[@ppmalmsteen]

That's always nice when Bley laughs in the background :D

[@HankMeyer]

They're like an italian family at a wedding reception. I wish I was a member of a group like these three.

[@ivanescobar5605]

How the hell are these guys funnier than every other comedy podcast out there when they’re technically not “comedians” themselves? Love this show so much

[@zoperxplex]

Conan nails it when it comes to the end of the Summer recess season.

[@amitychief3061]

I used to get the Sunday blues about going to work on Monday and then I found "E True Hollywood Story". There was no better cure for the thought of me having to go to my crappy job then watching some celebrity hit rock bottom on Sunday night. Also, those elevator doors close way to quick in movies and TV. There is not awkward wait for the doors to close.

[@ct6852]

Lol. Every story was so different...and exactly the same.

[@trinavargas9830]

The actor has to wait in the fake elevator until the scene is over is what he’s saying not wait for the doors to close

[@thecoffeeracer6473]

I had the same summer ending issue. My birthday is sept, 4, couldn't look forward to it as a kid.

[@chosenArchitec]

Lol that's terrible, conflicting feelings there ;D

[@NappiMusicVideos]

U guys r the best . All things Conan including this podcast is the only media I can count on making me laugh out loud by myself . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@matthewhearn9910]

The elevator thing is somehow wilder in Deep Space 9, where the elevator to the command center had no doors but DID go up and down - but not far enough to be completely out of sight. So you'd begin or end shots with the characters arriving on the command center or going down out of it, but before/after t hose shots they would've been staring at everyone's ankles.

[@priapushk996]

Sunday was the worst day until I hit retirement. Now it's the best day. Parking is free and it's quiet.

[@GwenActually]

I feel exactly the same as Conan and Matt about weekends. And living in Minnesota, I'm already dreading the winter.

[@adelwijnt249]

Yeah, it's what goes through my mind too, all the work that goes into creating a movie, well done!

[@thescoobymike]

I lowkey agree with Sona’s take on movies 😂

[@2darkdragon]

"stop thinking" the stoner energy is always strong with this one

[@NuttyMongrel]

it's very endearing even though it's not how I personally feel about movies at all

[@ByGriPhone]

In Mad Men there are a lot of those elevator scenes, where they'd have a full 5 minute conversation in an elevator and they only gone up four floors

[@andreas5563]

One of the funniest clips ive seen from conan and chums, hilarious. Also love Sonas mindset

[@ThrillaWhale]

Maaaan this first few minutes hit me hard. I am so there with everything Conan describes 😩

[@TheTarrMan]

I have the blues all the time. Friday after work I'm like "Thank God" but then the dread starts almost immediately because of all the house chores I have to do because I live in a house all by myself. I end up waking up the next morning not even wanting to get out of bed until like 2 PM. I often wish I could go to bed never wake up. Like, does anybody ever wish they could stay in that dreamless thoughtless void indefinitely? Like I could be in a box going nowhere, just stagnating. Maybe I should restart my antidepressants. (It's been like 5 years and had to quit because it was causing me to have nervous mental downs.)

[@chriscalland4098]

You need to sing the blues with Cody Lambert - guaranteed cure

[@imfireproof]

Conan repeating the elevator bit KILLED ME!!! 😂 Bahahahaha!!

[@roguesample]

If I got to show up to work with Conan I’d be excited every Sunday

[@tangibleterror2421]

Those last 2-3 weeks before school started back was terrible. And I still get Sunday blues.

[@dbzwarrer]

This was amazing. The chaos of this episode. Also. Santa Claus.

[@adamwarlock8263]

conan continues evolving. always changing into something even more spectacular. our ginger phoenix

[@Clavers1369]

Sometimes. At other times he evolves into something even more ludicrous.

[@OriginalRMG]

Conan, I love you. Thanks for bringing joy to the people of Michigan.

[@wraith1977]

Elevators in shows : I also love when it's supposed to be an elevator, and when the doors open you can see there's no gap in the floor separating the elevator floor and the office floor. ALSO, ever notice no one ever says "goodbye" after a phone conversation in TV shows and movies? Whyyyyyy?

[@colkiwi]

i've listened to this like ten times and every time i laugh when sona says she refuses to ruin anything because she likes everything and matt says "well now you're ruining this"

[@timmoore1286]

I grew up on a farm so summer vacation just means more work for me, going back to school was a relief.

[@ct6852]

Did you get paid for that? Or you were just expected to do it for the family?

[@timmoore1286]

No pay just life

[@Neyshtradamus]

More of this content forever forever and ever and ever

[@Razali.]

I think this is the first time Matt and Sona yelling at each other on camera. I mean it's not like that's a bad thing.

[@kennethgreifer5123]

I don't understand the second sentence.

[@Razali.]

​@@kennethgreifer5123 Edited, my bad.

[@franciet99]

I’m with Sona. I have never wasted my time stressing over what is coming soon. I love summer! I even dreaded working but that wasn’t until I was walking in the door. Once I left work for the day, I completely blanked on work. Why waste a minute of MY TIME thinking about the stuff I was escaping. 😜 Ok, I’m with Conan on the elevator/box. Last night I was watching The Twilight Zone with Anne Francis where this is exactly what I was thinking.

[@HM-bo3kx]

Oh what Conan said is so true!

[@Great_Sandwich]

Happens to me, now. August 1st is when it begins. I love July. July IS summer. And when July is over and August comes around, it feels like we're just going through the motions.

[@DM-og9fq]

I loved summer, but i also loved the thrill of going back to school and getting all the new school supplies lol

[@jimdukeproject]

I’m with you. On Sunday I anticipate the next day of gloom that I can’t enjoy Sundays. I schedule light Sunday evening to wind down the weekend.

[@classywafflehouse2874]

I'm doing a rewatch of NewsRadio and because the main entrance to the office is an ELEVATOR I have thought about it being an "actor box" all the time!!! Good to know I am not alone. Maybe it is a weird history major thing. We can't just enjoy TV/film🤓 Edited to add: I just remembered Conan WROTE about the elevator thing in "Marge vs. The Monorail." He had Leonard Nimoy say something about the stage hands opening the doors. This has been on his mind since the early 90s!!!!!

[@jerrysbrain]

listening to this in february 2024 and it is indeed freezing out. thanks conan.

[@missoctober8859]

When I start hearing cicadas towards mid or late summer, it reminds me of the dread of going back to school.

[@yojlik]

10:25 is Conan describing the Kevin Smith movie, Tusk? 🤣🤣

[@stewiegriffin12341]

Just hearing the words “Sunday blues” and “harmonica” within 10 seconds of each other made my stomach turn.

[@hulapineapple]

🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅 infinite tomatoes for the better help ad, esp for embedding it in a video where hosts talk about anxiety. Better Help was fined $7.8 million by the ftc for privacy breaches, they shared health information, email addresses and even IP ADDRESSES to outside groups, and lied to consumers about HIPAA compliance. I know it’s an ad an no one is providing medical advice in the podcast but I think podcasts should have to disclose the FTC fines and privacy violations if they’re going to run these ads. If anyone wants to pursue Telehealth for therapy, you can find a qualified therapist who offers a Telehealth option in their regular practice without giving money and risking your privacy with a profit driven app.

[@dempos]

It's weird that when you search for betterhelp that doesn't pop up in the initial results or news on google. You have to specify fine or ftc in order for it to show, and not many sites seem to have covered it. Also, it can certainly, hurt and drain the money of people who really need help, if it keeps them from seeking an actual doctor that can take insurance, diagnose conditions and prescribe any needed medications.

[@Bluemudphoenix]

This is excellent content!

[@AlejandroJonahRamirez]

11:10 “Here comes Santa Klaus” 😂

[@beeggym666]

I used to watch Conan because it was the best show on TV, Now I watch so he can ruin my enjoyment of every other show on TV -thanks

[@Jackrazorus]

I have similar one to the elevator. Especially in sci-fi, but in other genres as well, if there are some characters walking indoors giving some exposition, while walking around in like an army base or space ship or similar things, you see they are walking in the same corridors over and over. Usually its not a big deal, since there are cuts in middle of the conversation, but sometimes if its one take, you will notice they will make a turn at 90degree angle four times. Basically they arent going anywhere, they are walking in circles (or squares, I guess).