Sona Visits The Armenian Genocide Memorial | CONAN on TBS

[@stambayheere1283]

Sona: "With friends and family, I'd like to come back..." *Moment of silence* Sona: "...you can come, too." Conan: "Really?" Sona: "Yeah. I guess." Bruh, I don't know why but that to me was such a sweet moment. We see them joking and going at each other but this serious moment between them showed that Sona actually thinks highly of Conan, being as friends and much more than just a boss.

[@ninjaasmoke]

I was so happy about that and no one people were laughing, but I wanted to say what u said... But u already did

[@paulbaurichter7228]

@Julian Santos watching on mute with subtitles on i think

[@quiksix25]

Bruh, it was the one joke in the whole segment. And clearly planned beforehand.

[@stambayheere1283]

Regardless if it was a joke or not, I still find it as a sweet moment. I didn't laugh. I awwwww'd. So you know... Different perspectives I guess? XD Stay safe!

[@Brinta3]

It was definitely scripted. Still funny and Sona showed good comedic timing, but don’t search for a deeper meaning.

[@WolfieRich1]

This is why I like Conan. Sure, he's usually a goofball and he's hilarious, but he also knows when to reflect on serious issues and promote those issues to a wider audience. It's nice the show was able to help Sona visit this place.

[@Fahad-bd2pl]

WolfieRich same reason i like jon oliver

[@nikitanikitanikita594]

first of all, i've never seen john oliver actually promote some serious issue to his audience without it being some leftist propaganda. second of all, you misspelled the dude's name. you sure you even like him?

[@joshuajohnson2349]

It's a TV show dipshit.

[@nikitanikitanikita594]

well I'm sorry I'm not "deep" enough to understand the seriousness behind leftist talk show propaganda

[@joshuajohnson2349]

robert howard all of you are dipshits

[@unhappyattendantughh2469]

I love that Conan doesn’t ignore the politics of the places he visits, but allows them their own segments with the respect they deserve.

[@MISNM0]

Echo!!!!

[@IndyStudios]

Leno wouldn't do this, Fallon wouldn't, neither Colbert or Cordon. Its time to acknowledge that Conan is an all time great host.

[@wolverineiscool7161]

It's not like Conan donated money or anything, he was just there

[@jdsvsn4789]

wolverineiscool it’s not like you knew

[@Mahfireballs]

I would see Colbert do it, not that I know him but he seems to care for all members of his staff and... And well he is quite serious and respectfull and I guess most relevant compasionate. But well I don't know them and sure Fallon and Cordon are comasionate to but I don't really watch them as I definitely prefer Conan and Colbert over them but loose of the fact whether they would want to do this or would do this for a staff combined with making content. As far as I see they are more likely to steer away from it as they try to be really pc and family friendly,... just pleasure everyone. And if you do that you often end up with a less funny show then it could be, anyway that's what I think.

[@Serenity113]

@@Mahfireballs I agree. I can see Colbert doing something respectful and meaningful.

[@llljjjyyyy]

and fk ellen

[@patiencehirwa6395]

I am Rwandan and i really can feel the sadness and pain that Sona is going through because my country also got devastated and almost destroyed by the genocide 25 years ago and what really hurts about genocide is that it touches generations that comes after.

[@vineethonkan]

while I've never witnessed a genocide personally (though I have watched the news on the Rwandan genocide back in the 90s)

[@wpariah]

Thank you for that insight.

[@ermanciftci1505]

search ASALA

[@HongFeiBai]

True. We can remember, but not hold grudges. My father's generation refuse to buy Japanese cars because they executed Chinese people in World War 2 by lining them up and seeing how many heads they could chop off. But my generation likes anime and we often buy Japanese cars. I'm glad the world can move on.

[@xyzdd0286]

The Armenian records are not reliable. And where Aremenian Government when Turkey said let's open our archive?

[@2TwoJ]

Never thought I would be affected by this video, but after watching all of Conan's remotes and getting to know Sona more through the internet, it saddened me to see Sona upset. That's what I love about Conan, the connection he has with his staff is truly special. This isn't me hating on other talk show hosts, because I love Fallon and his games, but Conan just offers that little bit more.

[@martinet1985]

agreed!

[@jadhallab]

Well said....

[@reach2prasanna]

Are you an Angels & Airwaves fan by any chance? If you are, I am so glad to meet someone who likes AvA as I do on the internet :)

[@Mister_NO.]

Lol, Just like that loser Kimmel, fallon is nothing but a democrat's muppet. They are not comedians. Conan is truly a comedian and his work transcends political bullshit, that's why he's liked and respected on both sides of the aisle...

[@goldbrodidoggo]

I love Conan so much after so many visits outside the studios and he should visit Asean too.. I'm also affected by the Cambodian genocide now residing Malaysia

[@ericbrown1101]

When Sona told the story about her grandparents, it hit me like a ton of bricks. To know that her family suffered like that is heartbreaking.

[@northwindx79]

@Barry Lab I am sure ottomans attacked Armenians for no reason and just for fun :) Research before you put these stuff into video Facts: Armenians betrayed Ottoman Empire and attacked together with Russia to Ottoman Empire land. So Sultan also sent a force, there was a battle and both sides lost soldiers, not just Armenians. Research before you post.

[@fuckit2424]

Barry Lab he can’t brother his country censors everything it’s sad he’s just another brainless aliyev zombie

[@genrikmuradyan9967]

​@@northwindx79 Facts? Then why don't you give us a link to an extensive wikipedia page about this battle? You know, with reasons, numbers, location, outcome? WW1 is quite documented, surely all major participants would have some records on this battle. Oh right, you won't, because wikipedia is banned in your country for "insulting turkishness and turkish history" - bravo. Facts? After 1908 sultan didn't have executive powers and couldn't send any forces.

[@irakleuserakleus544]

@Barry Lab exactly sir, finally someone came out and said it.

[@hrachzakaryan5674]

@@northwindx79 Then why did Hitler start killing Jews you idiot.

[@TacoStacks]

Conan understands. Conan gets it.

[@baldwinivofjerusalem47]

And you gets a sub.

[@Richard__Cranium]

I've been trying to think of a way to perfectly describe Conan and his brilliance. Not just as a comedic writer but as a caring, loving person as well and I think this is it.

[@sachemofboston3649]

Most his ancestors came from the Great "Famine" in Ireland

[@abdessamad6814]

@@krisbrag87 that is the saddest thing in our world even in a moment of mourning a million innocent souls that every human should agree that it was a cold blooded massacre some fanatic shows up to ruin it.

[@Theoneandonlyadammurphyryan]

@@sachemofboston3649 why the quotation marks around famine ?

[@214GNR]

Conan a real G for giving attention to such a historical tragedy, especially involving one of this crew Sona

[@krypton1982]

I respect that he was very aware and sensitive on where he was, and the gravity of what that monument meant.

[@gasolineandwine]

Especially too when many many countries, to this day, deny it even happened.

[@hakancura4067]

@@gasolineandwine its because it didnt happen. omg you guys are so ignorant.

[@hakancura4067]

@@jabaligian you can write this to your diary while you cry. You guys are uneducated twats who know nothing about history. Go was dishes at mcdonalds in glendale.

[@JN-wr9he]

@@jabaligian yet you deny committing Khojaly genocide against Azeris in 1992, and that it was armenian militia who had committed war treason and started exterminating turkish civilians in 1915.

[@rolan2dr]

This is part of the reason why I quit Kimmel and started watching Conan.

[@theonepstein5100]

Top 3. Carson, Letterman and Conan. Facts!

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Conan is truly above and beyond of others... Kimmel and bunch are kids in front of Conan

[@terrortoby47]

Same.

[@nickz5849]

Nahh top 3 would be Ferguson, Obrien, Carson

[@Angelotube5000]

Also Kimmel is political bashing especially Trump. Conan is funnier, also.

[@mrartdeco]

The whole video I was waiting for Conan to make an awkward insensitive joke.. But there he is.. he is staying human..

[@themuffinmanjr.41]

yeah me too but I'm glad that Conan was serious and kind. (lowkey thought he was going to laugh at Sona when she started crying)

[@herropreaseherro7870]

Cmon, Conan would never do that.

[@dplouro]

Not me. Irish people also had a similar suffering...they know.

[@millerlou7294]

I had the same thought but again this is Conan and I knew he would never do that to hurt Sona.

[@Jerry_Lal]

Searching for this comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@sonamirzoyan2622]

As an armenian. I can say that this means a lot to us.

[@MISNM0]

❤❤❤🕊

[@roxydzey]

lol we have another Sona here!

[@justintan3417]

It's very fitting that they put Ivan Sings to this video; it's by Aram Khachaturian, probably the most well known Armenian composer.

[@evana3813]

Justin Tan he even composed the national anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.

[@cycleof7s438]

Thank you for this information.

[@Juanchodh]

One of my favourites, actually. Sabre's dance is one of my prefered pieces.

[@mungofinalfi4480]

It sounded like the moonlight sonata, or maybe we're talking about different songs.

[@kwombok]

@@Juanchodh conan's too xd

[@Memorex996]

"you can come too" "really?" "yeah i guess"

[@benrujo]

=_= can't you ruin another comment section that deserves it? You're not even replying to the OP's comment.

[@evanroden2225]

Ben Rujo no need to be negative

[@benrujo]

Evan Roden haha... The guy I was replying to deleted his comment. =____=

[@IamLegendAnon]

Lol that's her way of saying Conan is her best friend :)

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

if the context of the video is removed and only this comment is read it gives a whole lot of other meaning

[@habbogigi]

after this segment, im now officially sure that this is conans next career move, a travelogue ala conan. That would be amazing television. Talk shows run its course, next contract, this.

[@gokulauri]

+habbogigi His Talk Shows are the best. Shut up!

[@wingsuiter101]

+WinterSplinterM.II He may be amazing but the "celebrities" of today are pure shite

[@asshole4good]

+habbogigi thats what makes conan great, that he gets the fuck out of the studio & do something different outside

[@angelusnielson7135]

+wingsuiter101 Please not on this video. Have a little respect.

[@mattadrev471]

+habbogigi omg...should have already been in production

[@elroyblackbean]

Conan is way too intelligent and emotionally profound to be doing Lindsay Lohan and Larry King jokes for the rest of his career. His recent remotes and travel segments show the kind of man he seems to be at heart. I hope we see more of this in the years to come.

[@Flex2212]

I love his travels and staff-stories. Imo his late night show is superficial and repetitive in comparison like any other late night show really.

[@cameronbruce9650]

I've thought this for ages, does he not find it mind-numbing to have (mostly) boring actors and celebrities come on and tell vaguely funny stories just so they can plug their show/movie. He's capable of making some really great content.

[@keesdevreugd9177]

@@cameronbruce9650 his show gives him the opportunity to do that. I really think that's how Conan feels about it. Just going through the motions during the show, doing the boring stuff, earn a shitload of money with it and use that to do the stuff he really wants to do and which is wildly more entertaining.

[@colinchin4055]

It's so sad to see Sona unhappy 😥

[@sgt.rexpowercolt3221]

it's Sona to see unhappy sad so

[@theradrat13]

mom's spaghetti

[@naggy4568]

Darude- Sandstorm

[@annakana32]

SPN 1 Well it's more a sort of hardship that shouldn't be completely forgotten. This is a genocide that affected her family and her ethnic group deeply. It's good to take time every once in a while to cry about it.

[@LaPotraBellaca]

It's even more sad to see the Turkish deny that this happened

[@krazyjace1394]

Just gained ALOT of respect for Conan after seeing this! Always make me laugh but never seen the serious side of him like this. Love it.

[@darthsalad6211]

@ClassiCore It sounds like you're getting your information on America through internet news sites. The average American wants nothing to do with war, and police brutality is pretty rare. Even in the south real racism is rare, regardless of the stereotypes.

[@WETTV96]

darth salad police brutality and racism is not rare. However, I will agree most Americans are not war hungry. Most Americans don’t want any part of the wars they have been fighting for the past 20 years.

[@darthsalad6211]

@@WETTV96 If you compare police brutality to countries like China, it is quite rare, although that's a pretty unfair comparison since they've got it pretty fucked over there. The type of police brutality that's in the news (where the police shoot an unarmed black guy reaching for his drivers license) is rare anyways. Also most racism in America boils down to cultural mistrust, not Hitler-approved "I'm better than you because my race has two more IQ points on average" racism.

[@lumpylumpyloo]

A lot*

[@JeremyMckinnonsEyebrows]

never seen conan be so serious

[@sgt.rexpowercolt3221]

Never be so conan seen serious

[@geraldseydoux2252]

lol did you expect him to crack jokes about the genocide

[@JustNatax3]

Only monsters can take standing on a genocide memorial not serious...

[@gautamtanwar6783]

You didn't see him talking about letterman when he retired.

[@bryanpitchford7746]

because he understands with his irish roots. black 47 wasn't just a famine, it was a genocide by the british to rid the island of irish

[@Reinindiereuse]

Conan is such a great guy. i just love how he makes this not at all about himself. He's just listening here. Even the camera shots mostly show sona in the center. Conan is just standing by in support.

[@judd442009]

“Remembering genocide is the only way to prevent genocide.” -- Lord Darzi

[@cr-it5lh]

exactly...but the universities trying to stop teaching students about Hitler,stalin,mao,castro,hirohito etc

[@frozzytango9927]

@@cr-it5lh Holocaust denial is also a crime... so nobody is going to teach real history.

[@vivekjk6729]

People ignore the fact that British did the same thing with many countries. Yet we all choose to ignore it.

[@MrGuitaristgamer101]

@UC9FfZA7pmlOoFj2sJO-ZaMQ you're an idiot. No one alive right now was around for most those colonizations. No survivors ever got to record and document their experiences. The most recent continent to be colonized by the British is Africa and some parts of India in the mid 1900s which is why they still have very poor living conditions.

[@MFBloosh]

@@vivekjk6729 Exactly. Every so called "super power" that has ever existed has committed genocide in one way or another... The Armenian one is still considered recent though so it does hit harder, like the Holocaust. But going all the way back to the Roman empire and even beyond, genocides are sadly always apart these so called great empires.

[@tevster1316]

I can relate to Sona's story about her grandfather. My grandfather was a Holocaust survivor who also recorded his story on cassette and we found it years later. The stories are so similar. A very tough listen.

[@MISNM0]

🕊🫂🦋

[@fedorbalabanov]

Israel didnt recognize the Armenian genocide, it's sad

[@tevster1316]

@@fedorbalabanov classic “nothing to do with Israel but because Jews I have to mention it” comment.

[@samuelgardner5939]

I watch this and I tear up. I read the comments and the tears flow. In a world where comment sections so often are used to berate, insult, and dehumanize people we disagree with, the opportunity to read such heartfelt and meaningful insights from people gives me a touch of hope.

[@sample.text.]

I'm Lebanese and we have a lot of Armenians here... and without a shadow of a doubt we consider them family. You'd imagine racism or nationalism when an entire ethnicity exists in your country, but we all just really love each other, like genuinely.

[@tdsm99]

I admire your attitude. More countries need to adopt that mentality

[@Mt-eg6ww]

Im Lebanese Armenian. Other than the pan-ottoman people everyone is great in Lebanon

[@psydoof]

That’s a wonderful thing to hear and I’m praying for you all to recover from the Beirut blast, love and thoughts have been concerning America, we’re all wishing you the best

[@isaacnetero2904]

Eh wle

[@talkhtw55]

Only racism towards Syrians though, lol.

[@Selphie]

Thanks Conan for doing this part as well, really means a lot.

[@armenshahinyan9163]

Never thought I would tear up watching Conan. The amount of respect he had from me has skyrocketed. Huge thank you for all you do, not just for the Armenians, but all over. Much love! Shnorhakal em Conan jan!

[@jmwild1]

Conan and Sona have been through a very tough part of his career together. I swear they're like siblings. Taking her to Armenia and then having this moment at the memorial was really emotional.

[@eep0128]

Absolutely heartbreaking. So incredible of Conan to do this & with SUCH grace bc of how truly tragic, historic, & INTENSE that it is. I have SO much respect for Conan. I don't think ANY other night show hosts would do this. VERY incredible.

[@Matdogg2k]

Conan is underrated. Yet he has more talent than Fallon and is funnier than Kimmel

[@eep0128]

+Matdogg2k yes! I couldn't agree more. He's truly brilliant & inspiring. He uses so much of his comedy to lift people up vs just looking for a good laugh.

[@eep0128]

+th3spy Thank you. He's quite brilliant.

[@regginator9194]

+Matdogg2k I agree with you...like 100% agree.

[@eep0128]

Semih Dotas Considering you've named my nationality in there, very doubtful. Ask questions before making assumptions.

[@summermoon]

Kudos to Conan for doing his part to bring attention to this atrocity that Turkey continues to try and ignore and brush under the carpet.

[@MattSingh1]

+Rachel Lam It's still illegal to even mention the Ottoman genocide in Turkey, which is one of the reasons, albeit a minor one, why Turkey has been barred from entry into the European Union (EU). A historical fact as well (I may as well while I'm at it)- prior to the Armenian genocide, the word 'genocide' didn't even exist, the U.S Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Henry Morgenthau Sr., quite eloquently described the genocide as 'race murder' in his cables to Washington. The word 'genocide' wasn't invented, or coined, until 1943/44 (by Rafael Lemkin).

[@extremeguy967]

+Rachel Lam that fact that Arrmenians produce excellent rugs doesn't make it any easier too

[@zachgamr99]

+Rachel Lam carpet? I see what u did there.

[@kevorkkouyoumdjian244]

+Matthew Singh-Dosanjh true that 🇦🇲

[@sailorzscottsfield]

+Rachel Lam Did they brush it under the carpet that Conan bought for Sona's family?

[@senorfrijol3713]

I’m truly astonished at the way Conan understands. He truly gets it and his love for sona and his staff is amazing.... I would I love to work for him...

[@fretboardrunner]

Well, he is Irish.

[@sikay6340]

So there's a genocide museum on site at the memorial grounds that isn't mentioned. It was an overwhelming experience to visit. The genocide museum historians do a remarkable job retelling the story. Being a granddaughter of Genocide survivors, and visiting this place was an inexplicably moving experience. I was sickened and overcome with grief and sadness that I cannot to this day communicate. Growing up as an Armenian, this is something we all cary with us all the time, but when you set foot on this memorial site it's like being transported back to that time for a moment. We all need to visit this memorial. It is a rite of passage and an honoring of our people. Children of the diaspora returning to Armenia and actually setting foot on the soil, bringing our spirits back home and bringing the spirits of our slain with us to find some peace in that eternal flame of remembrance. Tsitsenakaberd (swallow's fortress).

[@thedude4762]

They have a section about the armenian genocide at the holocaust museum in Washington dc that a lot of people dont know about

[@MISNM0]

Thank You for sharing in depth. Very important content. Best to you and Survivors. ❤

[@lizzieceltics]

This really touched my soul. I'm so sorry Sona's grandfather & the people of Armenia went through such tragedy.

[@tigerika2780]

+Lizzie Ruffell thank you!

[@subutaynoyan5372]

+Lizzie Ruffell To be perfectly clear, Sivas was not a village as she claimed though, it was a town.

[@subutaynoyan5372]

Gene Barker And you are a moron. So what?

[@subutaynoyan5372]

papiripapuru And nope, it was not a village back then either. It is a modest city now, and it was one of the biggish towns of its era back then.

[@Student-gr1sq]

M Bayrak You're just making things up to pretend you're smart haha. It's the internet you don't have to lie

[@The_RedVIII]

Aw. I kinda wished Conan would have hugged her at the end, but still, very touching video.

[@dannat1213]

+RedVIII I feel like that last jab that sona gave conan at the end. "You could come too. I guess" Definitely a brother and sister type of line. You know they love each other but just never want to admit it.

[@wxz177]

+RedVIII Think about Syria now

[@hallmonitor98]

+RedVIII yeah she moved closer cause she wanted a hug

[@GurgenMartikyan]

+Victor H. its sad wish this could all end

[@mkvnwk]

+RedVIII They visited this an hour after the marketplace.

[@Repect_For_Stanley]

I am Korean. And I am really feeling compassion for tragedy of Armenia. Because we, korean also experienced the painful genocide in 20centuries when Japanese empire colonized us. I do not hate all the japanese, but I want them to admit their precedent sins and apologize korean victim's family. I wish in the future, there will be no tragedy in korea and also Armenia

[@Lilithly]

+양현모 what the japanese did - no matter how horrible it was - wasn't genocide though. But I agree that japan needs to at least apologise and admit to what they did do. Germany did the same because of the 2nd world war - it's the right thing to do

[@MochiPuff58]

Nabiya Ri that’s not true it was absolutely genocide. Many of the perpetrators who established sex slavery in Korea reasoned it as they were making them “genetically better”. They killed so many people, my grandfather would see Japanese shoot his friends and neighbors if they would be disobedient. Not just Korea but China with rape of Nanking and unit 731 that experimented and murdered over 10,000 civilians. I’ve also heard the Philippines and many southeast Asian countries who were victim to sex slavery and genocide.

[@jameswallace1926]

Japan had, several times, and paid. Korea insisted that the Japanese pay the government, not the women directly, but they never gave it to the women and instead kept it

[@jameswallace1926]

I do agree, though, it was an awful thing

[@beattheovenludwigvan]

same here. spanish colonized us for 300+ years, after that the americans, then japanese, then the americans again. they massacred our people even the kids

[@wondergirl1223]

This was so touching... love and blessings to you and your family Sona. Thank you for sharing this intimate moment with us.

[@mr.kristopherteamofficehea1999]

Let's pay our respect to the people who experienced the tragedy of war it must be extremely painful to lose everyone you know and love at such a young age it's touching

[@MISNM0]

❣🕊

[@Seattle206WA]

I feel your pain. My whole family survive in the killing fields in Cambodia where 2 million of my people been slaughtered by gruesome Khmer Rouge regime.

[@candyrootbeer]

+Tayen Pao yes I feel it too. Sikh genocide in 1984 was a scary time in India.

[@Mrsacheth]

+Rajbir Singh It was and the worst part is that, the one's responsible weren't held accountable!

[@babyjesus8830]

+Rajbir Singh How many died Bro?

[@candyrootbeer]

Baby Jesus time.com/3545867/india-1984-sikh-genocide-anniversary/

[@Seattle206WA]

+Rajbir Singh Pray yo the world brother, that this will never happen again to our people and the worldwide.

[@johnnycarrigan9430]

I literally wept with her and could truly see Conans heart for others with her in this Video

[@burtonlee22]

Very moving and important. Thank you Sona for sharing your grandparents recollections of the trauma they experienced in the genocide. Thanks Conan. Makes me want to visit Armenia even more.

[@alessiaselvaggi1278]

Armenia is beautiful and definitely worth seeing at least once 😊

[@C.Winchester]

This is what separates Conan from the rest of the comedian hosts on TV. That's not to say that hosts don't take time to comment or acknowledge certain issues, because they do and they all share that knowledge of 'when the time calls for it' in terms of seriousness. But I have yet to see another host interact with their staff in this way, and take the time and learn about the culture behind one of their staff members, and go so far as to fly out of the country with them, to educate an audience, bridge generational gaps, and spread awareness. Conan's team does that constantly. My favorite Conan moments aren't even his interviews...they're when he has animals on his show, when he visits his staff, when he riffs with Jordan, an when he goes out of his way to do stuff like THIS. I think he deserves a lot more attention than he gets, honestly.

[@wheelbite9]

I've never welled up at a Conan scene before, but this was particularly powerful. I'm glad Sona got to visit.

[@zgSH4DOW]

When I see pictures of my own people during the Vietnam War, the trembling and dread fills quickly. The effects transcend generations. I can only imagine how Sona felt.

[@lurategh]

+zgSHADOW What are you, if you don't mind my asking? My parents have many stories about that war as well.

[@zgSH4DOW]

+justrunaways I am the first American-born in my Vietnamese family. We live in Garden Grove, the biggest non-native Vietnamese population, thanks to the war. It doesn't really matter who won or who was right. You know how your race's crying sounds like, or what their fearful face looks like; it's distinct and painful. Like Sona, you don't have to be affected by or be alive when something like the Armenian genocide happens.

[@looseheadtom]

You go through Conan videos and it’s laugh after laugh and then you find this and it’s a punch in the gut. Beautiful and heartbreaking. Love to Sona and the Armenian people.

[@SocietyUnplugged]

Sons of an Armenian family who lives close by and are good friends mine have told me their family stories several times about this tragedy and the aftermath. Even many years after the genocide the father was beaten almost to death because he was not a muslim and one of the boys, who was 8 at the time, was forced to watch or he would get a beating too. It's one of the many stories before they fled the country. What amazes me the most is how their family is still full of love, after listening to all those stories I would expect them to be cold hearted and filled with hatred. I know one family doesn't portray an entire society but their love is enough to create an Armenian soft spot in me.

[@metinokur142]

there almost same story like that but its Turkish verion that killed by Russian and Armenians.

[@SocietyUnplugged]

​@@metinokur142 I don't know... either way it doesn't change their story.

[@MeganBecker]

This was done so beautifully and sensitively. I am very appreciative of learning more about the Armenian culture via Sona (and Team Coco). I went to school with an awesome Armenian-American woman and was always so impressed by her and how much she valued family and keeping their culture alive. I got chills watching this and thought of her family too. Thank you for putting a spotlight on this horrific time in history, while still managing to make us smile when watching the next generation laugh and play in the once war-torn streets.

[@hifromspacejojo6729]

I’m binge watching Conan laughing my ass off and the come across this ...

[@lemons20]

Ikr

[@nightowleia]

The moment Sona started tearing up made me tear up as well. I thought Conan would never attempt to get serious but here he is. Such a great host indeed.

[@uglyniggae9033]

Hey man , not everything has to be fun and games. Respect for those who know when to be serious because it's a serious matter. Like genocide , and stuff..

[@MrTapelius]

it was good to see this. Iv listen to conans podcasts and they are ripping off each other and Conan is usually looking for a way to make anything a joke, but here it actually is what it is. Colleagues and friends.

[@keesdevreugd9177]

I like how he is just standing there, nodding along and let her talk.

[@charleskavoukjian3441]

If my great grandfather never escaped I wouldn’t be here today he was the only survivor of my family. Thank you for recognizing the truth even when it’s evil and heartbreaking..

[@charleskavoukjian3441]

@Infedius Usually having the last name with an IAN or YAN would be a start, its by blood, but I will say much love to you and your wanting to be apart of the Armenian people. My great grandfather actually learned Syrian and floated across one of the rivers on goat hides while fleeing. Much love to you! GOD bless. Also hope you are safe with the earthquakes going on.

[@ElectroGuy29]

As a Turk, I really didn't know that the later generations are still that emotional about the genocide. I would like to say that I feel sorry from the bottom of my heart for the pain you went through and are still going through. Love you all!

[@feided]

respect to you

[@haroutmarashlian7831]

+ElectroGuy29 Wish others were like you

[@ShahenHayIan]

+ElectroGuy29 Kuddos, really.

[@KptnHaddock_]

+TheUbereem Well that's just not true...

[@ElectroGuy29]

VahaboV Neden? -.-

[@deebs12]

I've never even learned about this in school. I only learned about it through the Internet. What a damn shame. Thanks Conan and Sona.

[@HGBMD]

You gotta love the fact that Conan knows when to shut up and let others have their moment

[@davidigra]

It's such an outrage that Turkey, to this day, continues to deny the very fact that the Armenian Genocide even took place. Very fine thing to show this on this channel.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@hotpotato3311 "While Turkey not accepting this genocide is understandable (I mean who would confess they did a genocide)" Um, Germany has a giant monument to its own guilt right in its capital city. It teaches children about the horrifying things that happened there in WW2. It is not "understandable" to simply deny something that horrific, that means so much to a next-door neighbour. That's a weird way to rationalise Turkey's behaviour. Almost as if Armenia is more in the wrong than Turkey, which displaced or killed a _million and a half_ Armenians. There are so many prominent Turks and Turkish immigrants who still, to this day, deny that the Armenian genocide happened - you hand them excuses with your slippery argument.

[@thesprawl2361]

​@@hotpotato3311 I didn't expect you to answer honestly, given your initial post, so we can go our separate ways. You can continue making excuses for a genocide and I can continue doing the opposite.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@Swolwe235 It's extremely slippery, and you're being slippery right now. Every country in the west has recognised the reality of the Armenian genocide, Germany and America at the forefront. ...Turkey refuses to do so. While it continues to do so, Armenians will continue to mistrust and resent Turkey for its cowardice and refusal to take responsibility. That could be solved if Turkey would just man up, but it can't.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@hotpotato3311 I don't understand what it is that's 'confusing' about Armenia's take on the issue. They would like the perpetrators of a genocide to admit to it - just like Germany admitted to the holocaust.

[@thewarrior6794]

Denying the term genocide that's all, because 500,000 Muslims were also killed by people like the Russian supported armenian rebels. That's why you will get a very defensive stance from modern day turks because they lost millions fighting to regain their country, including civilians too. World War 1 was a dark turn in history. Plus it was generals of the Ottoman Empire that committed them from 1915 to 1921 whereas the Turkish republic was founded in 1923 where they trialed some of the generals responsible for the ethnic cleansing.

[@KionnaLCollier]

This is what makes Conan great & lovable. He truly knows when to be serious & when to make a joke. This was warming & lovely.

[@johnvillaruz6830]

I feel so sorry for the Armenians and every country that has experienced genocide. My deepest sympathy to all that have been affected. May God give you the comfort and peace that you seek and may the soul of your loved one rest in peace.

[@ilirianbardhi7901]

That was one of the worst most untold genocides of Modern history. Respect Armenia. Greetings from Albania

[@Vaibhav8T8]

Plz read abt jallianwala baugh massacre.

[@arthuryan3577]

Nanking massacre is also something

[@lc9245]

It should be known more but it is not the most untold. I think the Cambodian genocide and the invasion of Timor Leste is lesser known and will probably stay the same way for decades to come.

[@YinYangLogo]

@@onderalioglu5236 Maybe Turkey should behave more like Germany and own up to their atrocities. That way there'd be fewer imbeciles like you

[@thisiskurt]

​@@YinYangLogo First of all, unless you are Turkish or Armenian, it is indecent to ostracize Turkish people for recognizing its role in these events. Don't be dicks to Turkish people or you will be called out on it for being a country bumpkin. Here's my stance. Armenia had invaded the Ottoman Empire. So, the hypothesis that the Ottoman Empire tried to 'wipe out' Armenians from the face of the Earth could be debunked just by saying the Ottomans were defending their territory.

[@nimiarefka]

Conan, I love how serious you were in this video and I love how your very tiny well places bits of comedy helped ease Sona's grief. This video was absolutely tasteful. Thank you!

[@user-ck4yt3kv3p]

Shoutout to Conan for acknowledging what even our own president wont.... due to Turkey being part of NATO

[@aliensandscience]

+Julio Rodriguez OK then why is Germany part of the NATO, the Nazis committed a genocide as well, you see, people are different now, ottomans and Nazis don't exist anymore and you need to forget about them to move on, they got what they deserved (destruction)

[@aliensandscience]

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[@herrjemine7893]

+Top10Eagle The difference is, the Turkish government denies that it was a genocide, but the Germans admit it.

[@aliensandscience]

Herr Jemine you said it 'Government', today's government is Turkish not an Ottoman Monarchy anymore, they lost the war and they got what they deserved, we shouldn't bear their shameful actions on our back, thats my view. Peace

[@namenamington]

+Top10Eagle That's not what he's saying. He's saying the American president won't officially* acknowledge the Armenian genocide as a genocide to appease fellow NATO member Turkey who don't acknowledge it either. Not that Turkey shouldn't be allowed to join NATO. Germany doesn't deny the holocaust nor does any other country.

[@robertmahn]

To Conan & Sona, I love you both for doing this. One of these days I will take a trip there myself.

[@AleexHajji]

Big heart and much love to Sona and to all the Armenians! from Tunisia! ❤

[@IbnAlBassam]

I have lot of respect for Conan.You've got balls talking about the TRUTH Armenian Genocide.Thank you for visiting ARMENIA

[@SuperFrosBite]

+Hovo Ibn Al-Bassam Armenia w Bas!

[@s.k.18]

Omar Rad bullshit

[@spiritusIRATUS]

Right, the Neo-Turks had nothing to do with it. They only wanted an ethnically pure Turkish state, comprising of muslim Turks, that's all. That's why they massacred Pontic Greeks, Syrians and Yazidis as well, because they were helping the Russians. Also that is why nowadays, about 150k Muslims of turkish origin live in northern Greece, whereas the Greeks in Turkey are below 6k, because the Turkish state is so kind towards ethnic minorities and they flourish. That's why the Turks elected Erdogan, to have a leader who supports their totally non-nationalistic extremist views. It's not like such open-minded people would reject their nation's historical facts. *sarcasm*

[@spiritusIRATUS]

Kudos to you for assuming I'm white, even though you can't possibly know that. Also, Turks are white too strictly speaking since they are not of the black or yellow race. There are also syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, and places like Greece, Italy and Germany, your point? Turkey simply wants to extend its territory and extinguish the kurdish strongholds in northern Syria. Countries who suffered a genocide from the Turks are not in any way responsible for what the British and western Europeans did in America, Africa or Australia because at that time they were ENSLAVED by the Turks themselves. In fact the first country which recognised the Greek revolution against the Ottomans when all of Europe condemned it, was the nation of Haiti. Stop bringing the race card to everything and don't use a moral scale. What the Europeans did shouldn't justify any behaviour from other peoples.

[@kirach7196]

Go read the manifesto of Armenia's first Prime minister Hovhannes Kajazuni,he was also a member of Dashnak party who fought against Ottoman Empire and massacred Ottoman civillians along the invading Russian army. Read it to see what he has to say about what happened. What happened is not genocide,it's simply war. Armenian Revolutionary Federation massacred Ottoman citizens and Ottoman Army massacred Armenians. Simple as that. It's usual Armenian bullshit,they started a fight,lost it hard and now they are crying their mascaras out claiming it was a genocide. Hilarious.

[@PabloNoria]

Thanks Sona and Conan team for share this!

[@mtobrien1]

One can tell that conan's interest and respect is sincere.

[@redplague]

Well yeah, like most normal people.

[@Muircetach]

@@redplague Not like most talk show hosts.

[@redplague]

@@Muircetach Really? Have the other talk show hosts visited genocide memorials and not been respectful?

[@Muircetach]

@@redplague Different kind of respectful. The others are more of a political kind of respectful, like celebrities going to some kind of cause they know not much about, and they put on a sombre look etc. Conan didn't have to try to be concerned because he's naturally more sincere. You don't see that he cares, you feel, both from this segment and in the rare moments when he's straight-faced, that he does.

[@redplague]

@@Muircetach Yeah I understand that but my point is that it I've never seen the others in a similar situation to compare. If you have I'd be interested to see for myself so please link.

[@Ittybittyree33]

I love the fact that they go on and on at each other, but deep down, they actually care a lot about one another and a real friendship is truly beautiful and lovely to see.

[@GaroBetchakjian]

My respect for Conan has gone up dramatically. Most TV hosts would ignore controversial topics like this, but Conan did it anyways. Love from Armenia, Աստված ձեզ հետ ըլա.

[@amcc666]

Solidarity from a Jew. To quote the great MLK JR, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”

[@Vingul]

Remember the Holodomor.

[@JN-wr9he]

@Infedius 1.5 is a made-up number. genocidal intent of ottomans is a made-up claim. armenians being innocent victims is a made-up image. they were committing ethnic cleansing against Turks in 1915, just like they did against Azeris in the 90-s yet keep denying it.

[@malkurblank]

My deepest condolences to all & every Armenian. It's a sad reality where commoners like me that only consume media had to see an online video from a comedic tv show to become aware of the awful events that happened in a country I had no idea existed. Thank you

[@JN-wr9he]

You may want to read more about what the armenians did themselves before you form your opinion from a tv show of a friend of an armenian

[@clarkw4028]

@@JN-wr9he What the Armenians did? Or what the Azerbaijan leaders did to their own people in Khojaly? You don’t even know your own history, kid.

[@firebattastic3661]

Time and a place for everything. Touching and somber message, with a harmless chuckler at the end. Loved this.

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

Classic, Sona to Conan: "You can come too...I guess"

[@leobardoestrada848]

It shown that Conan and sona have a close friendship

[@holysquire8989]

she's so sweet.

[@Heat55wade3]

You guys are the best late night show.

[@tonyw3436]

more like the best talk show

[@spogeo45]

This is Conan and Sona at their best. Sona was clearly shaken and Conan showed tremendous respect and heart.

[@GhostOfLorelei]

I didn't even know. Crazy, I wouldn't have figured that Conan, of all the shows, would clue me in on this one and send me on a quick dive through wikipedia to learn more about all of this. But here we are. Thanks folks, I learned a lot today.

[@jjsc4396]

Tragedy is often more profound when counterpoint with a comedian. Especially one as generally "goofy" as Conan. It's noble and wonderful for him to do things like this. And to add a little bit of natural, casual comedy at the end is genius. Conan and how crew are really terrific show people.

[@Yehamarin]

I want to visit Armenia one day, People seems so nice.

[@tigerika2780]

+Yeha Marin you will love it, most hospitable people, and the it is such a beautiful place.

[@gematriagrim666]

Really depends

[@dragon53777]

+Marin Sirimongkol Just don't visit New york lol

[@abovyan2194]

Let's go together .

[@delvictor7570]

Get a room

[@bjohnson6108]

To put this out there...he genuinely respects and cares for her, and she has broadened his perspectives and enriched his life. It is really nice to see.

[@windwoman3549]

That was very touching. Good on you, Conan, for doing a remote on this. You’re a lovely young woman, Sona. I’m sorry your family & the entire country of Armenia was subjected to such a horrible, history-bending event. Hugs to all.

[@matiaspage]

The way this was handled is simply brilliant. Great little tribute.

[@mikehike596]

Problem was, it wasn't based on the facts. For example, 1.5 million Armenians could not have been killed, because that was the total pre-war population, according to what everyone agreed upon at the time. U.S. Senate Resolution, Nov. 10, 1919: *1,293,000* Armenians alive and accounted for. Perform the subtraction. Most importantly, there is *no evidence* for an "Armenian genocide. On the other hand, there is *plenty* of reliable evidence that it was the Armenians who had conducted the *factual extermination campaign,* when they did away with *529,000* Turks, Muslims, and Jews. (See the 1919 report of two investigating Americans, Niles and Sutherland: louisville.edu/a-s/history/turks/Niles_and_Sutherland.pdf) Matias Page would have done well to crack open some *objective* works instead of exposing his ignorance, and deep prejudice. .

[@christobanistan8887]

@@mikehike596 Your "facts" are the same sort of "facts" brought up by Holocaust deniers.

[@simtaku]

Conan we love you.Thank you for everything

[@luckysharmsy]

Much respect to Conan for bringing this up and educating his viewers about this painful past for Armenians.

[@ozgurakpinar_gr]

It wasn't a genocide. It was a war.

[@ГригорРостов]

+Özgür AKPINAR eshol

[@clarkw4028]

@@ozgurakpinar_gr Sure, keep telling yourself that. Were you there? I highly doubt it!

[@thedude4762]

Sona has the same kind of story i have about my grandparents if it wasnt for a turkish family taking in my grandfather and turkish police officer smuggling my grandmother and her brother out i wouldnt be here today and to see conan be serious means a lot

[@MayukhNair]

It says a lot; an entire people are not inhuman - governments are. There are always people who will refuse to stand with evil even if everybody around them is.

[@JN-wr9he]

@@MayukhNair you could hardly find an armenian who’d risked their life to protect a turk or an azeri

[@clarkw4028]

@@JN-wr9he Yea ok, when Turkish or Azeri soldiers get captured we don’t humiliate them or cut off their limbs or abuse them then send them back like YOU PEOPLE do. So shut your mouth, kid.

[@CloudLevil]

That's the magic of Conan. He isn't afraid to take the real truth everyone pretends not to see, and even in such a video, where humor would be considered as an offense, he made us laugh. People like that are priceless.

[@MCshadr217]

That was beautiful, didn't make a joke at her expense, knowing how much it means to her, and instead, made a self-deprecation joke to make her smile. That's rare from him.

[@ArkaideYT]

I honestly don't think it's rare at all. I feel like a lot of Conan's jokes are at his own expense. He makes tons of jokes about his own awkwardness, creepiness etc.

[@cadenmcfate3558]

Have you even watched Conan? Half his jokes are self deprecating lmao are you kidding me

[@redplague]

Seems a standard human reaction. No big deal.

[@timw8646]

if you really know who conan is, you would realize most if not all of his jokes are self deprecation.

[@timtang7870]

My parents went through the same, though in Cambodia. My condolences are with you guys.

[@docteurshepherd]

I'm so sorry to the people of Armenia. I have so much respect for Conan and this is so good of him

[@PeterBondeVillain]

Sona is such a strong and sweet person. Thank you Conan for including this powerful tribute in your show.

[@sedghammer]

This was such a great and important segment Conan. Thanks for doing this.

[@ekaterinas8796]

It is important to remember! Thank you Conan for introducing some serious history! Much needed. You got the power to make ppl aware of this tragedy!!!

[@abhilashpaul9237]

Thank you for shedding more light on Armenian Genocide.

[@GunnerGbi]

I can’t imagine how terrible it must’ve been for the Armenian people, may God keep blessing everyone that has lost some siblings! Respect for Armenia. Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷 🙌

[@stepanossheklanian2813]

I've loved and have been watching Conan since 1998, but his visit to the Genocide Memorial in Armenia (as well as other significant world sites he's visited since) cemented his status as the greatest personality in all media, in my opinion. As an Armenian whose grandparents also became orphans because of the Genocide, this clip obviously resonates on a profoundly personal level. A tremendous Thank You to Conan, Sona, and TBS for doing this.

[@meximick]

The empathy Conan showed by making this a segment cannot be underestimated. Thx Coco & Team Coco

[@karolykrausz5534]

My grandparents and great-grandparents suffered a lot during the I and II world wars in Hungary. When Sona described the story of her grandfather my tears came out straight. It must have absolutely horrifying. Nevertheless I'm very happy that he survived the genocide.

[@sanguineiconoclast4851]

A very close buddy of mine told me about how Turks react to the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire. He being a graduate student at that time shared the same office with a Turkish student along with others. One day, he asked the Turkish student about it. His reaction was: "It is a complete lie and fabrication by Armenians." Other Turkish students showed the similar reactions. The reason why Turks believe that there was no such a thing as the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire is because they are taught so at school. Meanwhile in Asia, the postwar Japanese governments have been doing the same to deny and cover up what the Japanese Empire had done to tens of millions of people all over Asia and the Pacific from 1910's to 1945. What Japanese are taught at school about their wars, invasions and atrocities in Asia and the Pacific is completely distorted with denials and coverups. Such systemetic denials and coverups by the aggressors are like burying ticking bombs and will bring bloody incidents again by either the aggressors or the victims. The US governments have been closing their eyes towards the denials and coverups by the aggressors like Turkey and Japan simply because they are with the US and important to benefits of the US.

[@sanguineiconoclast4851]

Kimchi Who's evil or good is neither what I am interested in nor the issue here. Facts and truths should be known and taught as they are so that we all learn something from them. The US alone committed so many atrocities against the native American Indians and the Afro-American slves back then, which Americans of today are well awared of and taught as they are. That's all.

[@nikolasgannon1101]

+Sanguine Iconoclast That's why Australia is great- teachers aren't afraid to educate everyone on the white man's attempt at completely wiping out the Aboriginal people. It's good because it makes the white supremacist children realise that just because their parents are racist bastards towards the rightful owners of the Australian land, doesn't mean they have to be racist bastards too. Also, we are very multicultural so any teacher trying to preach anything racist basically gets called out by students themselves. p.s. everyone thinks we are racist in Australia but the only racists are the people from Cronulla (search: Cronulla riots) and our stupid ass government who won't let people who are in legitimate danger into our country, and then let them burn themselves in protest at detention centres (search: Nauru detention centre protests).

[@sanguineiconoclast4851]

Nikolas Gannon That's my point, too. Thanks for the interesting info.

[@blgram]

I'm Turkish, and I would love to assure you that in Turkish education system they don't say there is no genocide. When the topic comes there, we argue about it. As far as I remember, in high school someone got school project to search about it. Teacher doesn't say it's a complete lie or something like that. If they create a hatred against a specific nation, they're going to be sued about it. On the other side from the very early age, Armenians people filled with hatred against Turks. You can ask any Armenian you know. There are a Armenian community in Turkey and I do remember one of them were saying in Armenia just because of political reasons hate against Turks are very popular and it's supported by government. Many Turks accept the tragedy but genocide is a big word, and some countries wants to use it against Turkey. First of all, 1.5 million is really huge number. If that much people were executed, there must be few Armenians today. Many photos you have seen on internet about the so-called genocide are fake. Many stories are made-up, there is no proof. Desert thing is a huge lie, because the whole Syria is not a desert and no one keep them in a desert. They might have passed a desert or whatever. Relocation is not a good thing but trust me killing innocent people is also not good thing. Armenian people killed innocent Anatolian people just because of the sake of creating a country called Armenia. They couldn't accomplish what they want at that time, so they come up with the idea called Armenian genocide.

[@crazykano]

Sanguine, you can't even answer Ramazan's reply but you play with words and change topic on Japan and else. There was no genocide at all, what Armenians did was betrayal in the first place, read Ramazan's post and counter it. Or shut up.

[@ajwaddanwarr3409]

What I love about Conan is that he can be a class act when the situation calls for it.

[@victorfergn]

My grandmother's best friend was an Armenian woman who suffered the genocide, sadly we here too suffered one in the 70s and 80s; each time one of these stories is ignored and forgotten, we make one more step towards the path of repeating history and its most catastrophic consequences. April 24th, never forget!

[@hassanabdulahi4705]

Which genocide are you referring to in the 70s and 80s?

[@victorfergn]

@@hassanabdulahi4705 Argentinian genocide, part of the US backed anti-communist regimes in the 70's and 80's

[@hassanabdulahi4705]

@@victorfergn oh yeah the dirty war I can see why you said it’s a genocide, but it’s more of a political purge and thanks for responding on a 2 year old comment.

[@victorfergn]

​@@hassanabdulahi4705 Ethnicity is a social construction, it is a concept not supported by science... Even the international concept of genocide applies for religion which is an ideology. Dirty war was the original name of those who claimed it was a war (the responsables of the genocide) it wasn't a war, they killed whoever they wanted to kill (company owners, social workes, unionized people, witnesses, political rivals within the army, even they asked for ransoms for people's sons and daughters and they would end up killing the person who paid the random) all done in concentration camps, and got rid of the bodies by dropping them from planes in the ocean, they took the babies of the pregnant women who would die in captivity and give them to wealthy families; they used exactly the dehumanization campaing all genociders use, they used to claim there were argentinians who weren't argentinians, people who posed a threat to our way of life and our culture, that the enemy was within our society and it could be anybody we knew, so if somebody would disappear then it was justified (so they had an excuse for killing anybody they wanted) They even proudly claimed their methods were the same used by the nazis. They basically wanted to construct a new nation, based on their 'values' of what was right. A morality of a Western Catholic Culture, as they used to call it. Backed by international corporations too, they implemented a laissez-faire economy and took a lot of debt (they needed to get rid of a sector of the population to do it so)

[@angel...23]

Thank you conan for your kindness. Sona I will pray and I'm so sorry about all of the happenings. God bless both of you. ❤❤❤

[@ErtosiAngel]

Incredibly touching and far too close to home. My own great grandfather also recorded his family's travels on cassette as they fled Armenia, worked their way first across Europe, then America until they finally settled in Cali. This is the first I've heard of another family cassette having been passed down and now I can't help but be curious how common this was.Thank you Conan and Sona for having shared this experience with everyone!

[@theyoungwolfstudio]

3:28 I don't know if it's the combination of both of them spinning or the adorable kid and Conan imitation of him but I loved the two seconds there.

[@carlittolopez5857]

I grew up with Armenias in Californian I know there proud stubborn loyal people once they except u in there thight circle there they will die or kill for u. Love the Armenian 🇦🇲 people culture there ancient history , and im deeply sad and sorry for there loss

[@victorrascon1716]

Callese wey

[@buenafamiliafarms9668]

100% agree, im latino! my armenian brothers have helped me succeed and build wealth for my family from their network. Ill always be loyal to my armenian brothers, they saw me in poverty and took me out. They saw i was honest and hard working. I got to spend time in my bosses home, i ate home cooked armenian meals. Armenians would offer me the piece of lavash from their hands before they would eat it. Now i do the same with my family! 🇦🇲🇲🇽

[@pauldenino2560]

All Armenians in USA seem to be always involved with drug selling. Specially in LA it's all cocaine.

[@johnh.1708]

@@pauldenino2560 All of them? Or the few that you choose to mention? I'm a limo driver and far from what your ignorance promotes. I think you should be a cop in Glendale, you can harass Armenians and enjoy your over inflated paycheck

[@gevorgvanarmenie9788]

@@pauldenino2560 that's idiotic propaganda of you, sheep. There are a lot of Armenian professors, architects, medics... Over the whole USA.

[@erictakavoryan3651]

Thank you Team Coco & Conan O' Brian for this amazing footage. Much appreciated!

[@LazarheaD]

Thank you for recognizing it, Conan.

[@TheMr3booooood]

1:37 that's the time where you should've hugged her , conan

[@lolomomario76]

I thought she was yawning LMAO

[@neotex555]

you were high man, if you thought that :S you should smoke more marihuana, so you integrate some of your ancient memories that will make you more inteligent and sensitive to others people tragic moments, and in the meanwhile you will have a lot of fun, hangry and sleepy thoughts, that will make you yawning ;)

[@neotex555]

CAPISCE??

[@shindean]

Chill with that dude. Not everyone needs a hug, and Sona's been working for Conan for a while so that's the person that gets the benefit of the doubt. He's probably put more attention to Armenia and it's tragedy than even the Kardashians, so I'm not going to start picking at petty details.

[@jbmp1390]

+shindean Exactly. Thank you for saying that. It's wonderful that he gave acknowledgement to this on national television because not enough people in our country know about this horrible tragedy. Obama wouldn't even use the word genocide even though that's what it was. And to this day Turkey still shows how terrible they are as a nation by trying to pretend it never even happened. Someday they'll get their just desserts. Much respect for Conan for putting some actual serious attention on this. And like you said, he and Sona have known each other for a long time now and I'm sure they know each other very well. I'm sure he knew whether it was a time to give her a hug or not. When it comes to stuff like this, a hug is often not what you need, you just need to be there and reflect and it's okay to be sad because it's a sad thing. You can't just fix everything with a hug. And I'm sure he gave her a hug at some point, probably just not on camera. +B5D Stupid to nitpick details like that, especially by someone who wasn't even there.