Conan O'Brien Mercilessly Ridicules Jack McBrayer

Former "Late Night" intern Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) pays his old boss a visit at a backstage meet & greet in the Gibson Amphitheater during the "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour." Taken from "Conan O'Brien Can't Stop," available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
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• Jack McBrayer Is Playi...

[@5112jake]

for those of you who don't know, this is a bit that conan and jack do with each other on a regular basis.

[@benrujo]

really? Because.... this was brutal

[@5112jake]

it's harsh but they're both in on it

[@kristoffer3487]

How do you know?

[@TheMoggFREE]

Are you covering for Conan's bullying? :( ;)

[@Zetsuke4]

How can jack hold his own lol conan destroyed him here

[@samfilmkid]

What really sells people on this bit is how convincing Jack MacBrayer is at portraying the naive victim. I honestly wasn’t sure it was a bit for a while.

[@Salsa_Shark]

Yes, he sold it so hard!

[@donaldgraham6414]

He has no choice. Conan always victimises him.

[@goldwincs]

Here after the Conan's podcast with Tina Fey. LOL "cruelly forced Mcbrayer to dance"

[@nickbrew3071]

goldwincs the reviewer that said Conan made jack dance beyond his will hahaha

[@naytgross]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NuclearAnarchy]

"You're a weird guy, Kenneth" "See you tomorrow, Mr.O'Brian!"

[@grobertson9]

Jack McBrayer sells this so well.

[@bernlin2000]

It legit delights me that apparently some people who saw this scene thought Conan was just bullying Jack, and didn't know this is just a bit they do (endlessly lol). He was employed by the show, of course Conan likes him!

[@coleeckerman1390]

Conan recently said that he tried to bite Jack mcbrayer just before recording his podcast and Jack said “Quit biting at me sir!”

[@Wetknees]

Jack is a really good actor, I genuinely felt bad for him at 1:03 but remembered he’s obviously playing along

[@elduderino007]

I love the subtle "stop it" while Conan is playing guitar. Too funny.

[@goober4502]

A cardboard suitcase? That is a box!

[@davidhurtado2725]

Sir. Sir.

[@antinapay]

That bus.

[@90geekgirl06]

oh my god Jack literally is a cartoon character. :D also, guys, Conan and Jack are good buddies, they joke around like this all the time.

[@cesarmadero05]

90geekgirl06 Wander Over Yonder it's a great show.

[@naytgross]

Brian Posehn (I THINK) once said to jack "you're like a child's drawing of an adult "

[@scottbrown2252]

It's not only insulting to everyone else in the room, but *very* insulting to McBrayer that people believe Conan has some kind of supernatural hold on him, lol

[@TheChupacabra]

Well guess again. Hill people milk or banjo strumming. The cold grip takes these Appalachian folks and never lets go. Jack would dance until he died or the music stopped. But he’d thirst for more, nevertheless

[@A-Muse-U]

Conan admitted on his podcast that he also texts Jack and they do the same thing. Conan said “and we are doing it for no one!”

[@secretsecretfootage]

For those of you who thinks Jon Hamm is racist, he's saying "Jim Nabors," who played Gomer Pyle.

[@justincoleman3805]

How is “gym neighbors” racist?

[@danielvelez7239]

@@justincoleman3805 haha I think people thought he said the N word

[@Aivottaja]

I don't know how he manages to say it like that, but I had to rewind to that several times and up until now, I did not know what he said.

[@SplittTwig]

@@Aivottaja same same his chin was resting on his woman’s shoulder, maybe that tripped him up

[@SuzakuX]

Christ, guys. He said, "Jim Nabors." The guy who played Gomer Pyle.

[@pe4153]

I'll believe what I want to believe I thank you.

[@kmsleyang1980]

@@pe4153 sure but you’re still wrong if you think he said a racial slur and I’m black. I’m also from the south and I know that Jim Nabors played Gomer Pyle a very exaggerated southern character from small town NC on The Andy Griffith Show. And in this video they’re poking fun at a very southern man. Context is everything.

[@tomasflatharta]

The captions said two neighbors.

[@jffsmth330]

1:45 Somebody hears Dueling Banjos and peaks their head around the corner to see McBrayer dancing to it and thinks, "This can't actually be happening."

[@maxdecphoenix]

"He's CHANGED!"

[@francescaa8331]

11 years later, Conan isn't doing the show anymore, he's doing a podcast. Jack comes on the podcast and Conan still teases him. Some things never change. 😊

[@Pshpshpshpshpshpshpsh]

I came from the podcast and OMG it’s so true his face is selling it so well!

[@AgentSeventyOne]

1:17 “These will save my throat… Do you have any cocaine?” Lol

[@BrooklynJackBlue]

Absolutely wanted to see this after hearing the interview.

[@stephenmartinez4203]

I've always loved Conan but after watching him continuously put down one of the sweetest guys in all of comedy I came to a realization, if I met Conan O'Brien in real life we would instantaneously become bestfriends lol

[@rohanemmet251]

He’s such a good actor

[@ChristopherSibert]

"Get him, Jon Hamm!"

[@HypnoSwag]

*proceeds to hug him. Jack McBrayer- "best friends!"

[@philippinevlogsandgamingpl7671]

Sona's there making sure that Conan doesn't tease Jack too much.

[@UFCGossip]

This is not a bit.. this is how conan and jack interaction goes as said by conan himself

[@benjamindeforest9363]

" I can't help it "....😂

[@user-zg4wz4oz5t]

conan is mad musically talented

[@ofallthethingsIlove]

My poor baby Jack! D:

[@kdprodd]

Fuck yu

[@kdprodd]

...

[@robmausser]

Conan has this amazing ability to ridicule people but somehow make the jokes not about them (as in not true put downs) but actually self depreciating humor about how much of an asshole he (Conan) is. Like he doesn't do it in an arrogant way and the audience ends up rooting for Jack.

[@arponsway5413]

lol. all those butthurt people in the comments don't know how a good friends in real life actually poke fun at each other😂

[@donaldgraham6414]

Delightful hickdancing by Jack when Conan makes musical fun of him 🤣

[@josakura]

Conan said on his podcast that Jack is one of his favorite people because his bits are endless with him around.

[@Dizzyj360]

It's obviously a joke you can tell by how over zealous conan is being

[@VideoHeadMan]

Oh my god that’s the funniest moment in the documentary. I love how close they are and Conan is just so excited to see him, he becomes hot fire and can’t help himself. They have a sibling rivalry cause they were so close.

[@KMurderful]

"What a rube" :37

[@ct6852]

Like watching a mean leprechaun kick a puppy. 😥

[@simrsm5908]

it's a long running bit mate. they're good pals. take it easy

[@lebbo88]

The thing that really sells it for me that this is a bit between the two of them, is not only Jack's dancing, but the over exaggerated arm grabbing at 1:20.

[@karsteinvolle]

The piano chops surprised me.

[@jimkeller998]

I'm not going to lie, when Jack started dancing I fell on the floor literally.😂

[@jimartymcfly5061]

“Get ‘em John Hamm!”

[@SuzakuX]

He's playing half of Dueling Banjos.

[@LKT1215]

The exhausted way he pushes Conan’s hands off of him😂

[@rd0dave]

My favorite was Conan telling Jack’s coming to town with his cardboard suitcase and Jack exclaiming “cardboard suitcase?! Sir that is a box!”

[@Otis151]

Jack is Conan’s muse I think 😂

[@donaldgraham6414]

I can smell the corn husks from here.

[@MrRushbrown]

conan is rowdy as fuck lol

[@thanks-jt8dp]

IT IS A JOKE

[@soulsymphony5111]

Came here looking specifically for this after the smartless podcast lol

[@jssanch24]

Ok. I have never seen this before but I’ve heard Conan reference this. You were mean 😂😂

[@ShopeeMarketteam]

Jesus Christ everyone it's fake and was supposed to be funny but you guys are way to sensitive, and Jack is one awesome dancer btw

[@wildbillgreen]

Pure gold ❤

[@benhodgkison538]

Came to find this after the Smartless Podcast. Anyone else?

[@colleenobrien8212]

That’s not how you spell O’Brien.

[@Bex_The_Wolf]

1:32 Jack: *dances like that* Me: WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW, *WHAT!?!*

[@chrispalmerdemo]

That dance is fire!!!

[@andythefork]

Bearded Conan had a whole different energy

[@Salsa_Shark]

Big Beard Energy

[@joemcguire9988]

Ways you can tell it’s a bit: 1. Jack is laughing or fighting back laughter at key moments 2. Conan makes reference to “working hard” implying that he’s doing a bit or a character 3. The people in the room, people who presumably know Jack and conan are all laughing pretty genuinely and don’t seem uncomfortable. If this was actual bullying you’d see people be more actively uncomfortable. 4. Why would Jack continually work with a man who genuinely treated him like this? Why would Conan allow displays of genuine cruelty to be displayed. He presumably had input on this. 5. As Jack McBrayer is a human man and not a Looney Tune, I don’t think he’s actually being compelled to clog against his will

[@CatAndOrHatMan]

Like momma always said, mind your manners, and always yeehaw your best friends 🤠

[@justincoleman3805]

Jack deserves it for what he said to Chris Gethard.

[@jrobertsapp]

Jack for the win with the dance!!!

[@camvahdati]

1:28 if you can’t tell they are just joking with each other by here your softer then 20 ply toilet paper.

[@bwuh]

1:38 "STOP IT"

[@mrkemrk]

JMB might be the greatest straight man in comedic history. (Insert joke here).

[@LaffingIsMyDrug]

This is so funny, I feel bad for him because I'm a big fan of Jack but it's all just fun and games. This was really funny (:

[@Otis151]

Jack plays the victim too well

[@iVan123]

Masters!

[@mightyworker]

No touching. No touching!

[@Studeb]

Conan abusing Jack is one of the funniest things I've ever watched, there should be a channel of these alone.

[@1eph]

Gee gorsh! Wuts an e-moyal??

[@Danne313]

1:12 the hell he saying?!

[@doddy7119]

Can’t believe I had to scroll so far for this comment! I was sure that’s what he was saying too, but he’s saying, “two neighbors.”

[@HypnoSwag]

He's saying Jim Nabors.

[@JacobMedrea]

I really don't think this is a bit dear bots

[@HavokBWR]

Why on earth would bots be commenting under a Conan clip saying that it was just a bit??? It's clearly a running joke and you must literally know nothing about Conan if you think otherwise.

[@victormorales3064]

Was the blond Jack's wife..?

[@jackmcbrayer1949]

Aww, poor Jack :(

[@martinmartinn4899]

What is the name of the song he play's in the 1:29 ?

[@thunderingeagle]

7 years later....still waiting for someone to reply

[@hollowowlyt]

@@thunderingeagle It's all over the comments. It's Dueling Banjos

[@AJHyoton]

Forget about authenticity, this is Conan unhinged. This is Harvard level shit deemed too beyond for network tv

[@alexandersaucedo7387]

I'm pretty sure this part was staged, or at least Jack McBrayer's part was.

[@justincoleman3805]

It’s not staged. It’s improvised.

[@cyborgoftheyear]

but that would be dumb

[@maxcohen13]

They should've ended this with Jack just launching a fist at Conan's giant melon.

[@hellhounds04]

Poor Jack xD

[@Zetsuke4]

Holy shit conan is scary savage here he's toughhh

[@ryanisme1989]

what's the song conan plays on the guitar?

[@lebbo88]

Dueling Banjos.

[@delraydad7516]

they might be buddies and joke like that a lot but Jack McBrayer looked pretty serious a few times.

[@haibu128]

Acting!

[@The_Matt_Hayden]

Brilliant!

[@OriginalJimShorts]

I smell wet hay

[@connymac6993]

Jack McBrayer is what you would call an actor. He pretends for a living. An entertainer.

[@rookwall8697]

That's called selling it and that's what actors do

[@alondragarcia4069]

what happened to jack?

[@KevinAZheng]

.....it was two neighbors.....

[@simrsm5908]

ha ha ha but isn't jack funny when he does the arm grab thing and the dance

[@TheMadebymoi]

Don't you be mean to my jack

[@HavokBWR]

No.

[@alondragarcia4069]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CONAN!

[@philipclinder1]

Is conan on cocaine

[@alondragarcia4069]

poor jack

[@Zabs_Mcgee]

Aww you're poor brain... Life must be difficult for you.

[@Fekladio]

What the fuck did Jon Hamm say?

[@capnheehee8103]

I didn't realize until I started watching these KZbin videos exactly how abusive Conan is to his staff.

[@sgtpepper1138]

It's....it's just an act.

[@philippinevlogsandgamingpl7671]

"mean conan is fun conan" - Conaco staff while being pointed at by armed men with rifles

[@no-ee]

Those thinking is an act, it is partly an act. He is passive/aggressive which is sort of bad in real life, but the comedians work their way out.

[@OtherSideOfTheFence]

Their feelings and replies aren't fake. Conan is a bully ! He will be sued by staff and ex wife,6yrs from now.

[@yeetboi9817]

@@no-ee yeah you can definitely tell from this doc hes a very manic guy in real life

[@scheddoc]

END BULLYING TODAY

[@carlosdavalos4316]

That was not nice, I like Jack McBrayer!!

[@jessiesanchez3821]

🙄

[@simrsm5908]

ha ha ha but isn't jack funny when he does the arm grab thing and the dance

[@swagger9000]

what did Jon say at 1:14 ? it sounds like a racial slur

[@SuzakuX]

Alexander Neumann Jim Nabors.

[@theslydog59]

They've definitely had to do damage limitation, and pretend Jack McBrayer was in on the joke, because this clip won't go away. For context, at this point Conan was burning out while on tour and earlier in the documentary he mentions making other people bear the brunt of his stress. I love Conan, but this old clip was a low moment.

[@ArchibaldClumpy]

There's no way to know how much he was in on it and whether it still kind of hurts to be treated like that even as a joke. Obviously Jack isn't some rube and understands how comedy works so I could see it just being a bit too. EDIT: Here's what the documentarian said: "After he saw the first cut of the movie he said, “I feel like an alcoholic who now has to go apologize to people.” But everyone around him is in on the joke. Everyone around him knows that’s who he is and knows that’s part of his process and knows that he plays the role of the worst, most abusive boss ever. This is a gag. No one in their right mind would say the kinds of things he says to Jack McBrayer. But I hope it’s evident that as soon as he starts playing ‘Dueling Banjos’ and Jack starts doing a jig that Jack McBrayer is in on the joke."

[@alanmckenna5608]

You're a tremendous idiot if you think this was real.

[@makebabidotes]

yeah i'm sure the part at 1:35 where he starts to dance unwillingly to dueling banjos is totally real, very abusive

[@soulsymphony5111]

There is a podcast of Conan with will Arnette, Jason Bateman and Hayes where he talks about this continuous bit he does with jack ..I came here looking for some clips honestly. They are good friends.

[@ct6852]

It's a joke obviously...but it's a mean joke. Jack looks sweaty and nervous.

[@n8jmakai]

What the heck is wrong with John Hamm!!!!? "Two Nigrahs. "

[@smasanz12]

He's saying Jim Nabors, you ass.

[@n8jmakai]

smoresmixyum that was also a joke, you ass

[@BMarie774]

James Makai 🤦‍♂️

[@jeremyc9593]

That's totally not what he said! He said "Jew Niggaz"

[@kmsleyang1980]

@@jeremyc9593 or Jim Nabors the man who played Gomer Pyle and The Andy Griffith show?! 🤷🏻‍♀️