John C. Reilly Full Interview | CONAN on TBS

After eight long months of virtual interviews, Conan welcomes his first in-person guest: John C. Reilly. John talks about his connection to Largo, his thoughts on a “Step Brothers” sequel, and what it was like to go to a U2 concert with Jack Nicholson.
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[@wakkadoo]

I absolutely adore this format. Just go ahead and keep this style, cardboard cutouts included.

[@moanalyssa6244]

I would love to be a cardboard audience member 😂

[@nairocamilo]

Ikr, I watched John Mulaney's interview in Seth Meyers' show, and it's so much better. It gets way closer to the Hot Ones (with Sean Evans) experience.

[@MattWeisherComposer]

Hot ones, is absolutely wonderful. We all want to see our friends. It’s wonderful that we can do this, but it’s sucks.

[@fuckleukemia]

Haha yes, the cardboards

[@stprm2013]

And they upload interviews in full on KZbin. This is such a joy!

[@ryansizemore5064]

I like that they aren't playing to a crowd. We're just getting Conan's interview skills and not calling it a podcast. Its super refreshing.

[@dabu73]

i agree and i see this same opinion about most of these late night shows. makes me wonder what will happen after this is over. will people really want these shows exactly like they were before? i feel like covid has stripped away a layer of artificial, old fashioned showbiz flavor that people were already sick of

[@saywhatnah5328]

coincidence I just listened to Conan's podcast with Michael Che.

[@sclogse1]

"I thought Panda Express was a drug store." Beautiful comeback.

[@astrosoup]

Pandemic Express

[@winterkeptuswarm]

@@astrosoup Are you...making a racist joke?? In Conan's comments section? In front of MY salad?

[@carterdrake8543]

Conan is honestly the only late night host to hit the nail on the head when it comes to adapting to covid, the Internet was already replacing the old talk show format, and I think it just shows the dedication Conan has for producing his show how much effort they put into changing their content and keeping people entertained

[@evanm5256]

Absolutely! He's such a great host with of without guests. I love that he's as bubbly and cool over Zoom interviews than in person

[@-Anjel]

I think the show also got lucky. They changed the format and managed to get a few shows in in a familiar environment, before they had to adapt to covid. The logistical problem of having an unreliable internet connection, video calls freezing and the different time zones are minimized when you only have to deal with one guest per episode. The other shows, when they haven't been able to fill their slots, have had to come up with segments in a very restricted environment. This format works because you get an entire conversation, without forced audience interruptions. And the restrictions caused by covid, have made it so that when segments have had to have been cut, the interviews have been made longer, making them more of a conversation.

[@evanm5256]

@@-Anjel interesting prospective. I watch really any talk show BUT I do feel like the one conversation with a guest is a solid mark for Conan. For instance I loooved Fallon and his skits! But ever since the whole covid thing I feel that his show has gotten a bit dull and repetitive. His best one yet is the "Borat" interview, but besides that I think the show (due to covid conditions) has gotten a bit boring. He's a great host dont get me wrong, but I feel that Conan has adapted very well in these conditions. With or without the covid situation, I still think Conan is a true comedian and a warm, welcoming host for any guest.

[@inevitablecraftslab]

absolutely ! James Cordon actually got better during covid, but the rest like the two jimmys and colbert completely suck nowadays.

[@jenniferandrews6556]

@@inevitablecraftslab I really enjoy Trevor Noah doing Covid....his videos are really well adapted to KZbin format. Colbert is cringe currently....the laugh breaks are so weird lol

[@VideoNozoki]

Man, John C. Reilly is just the nicest, humblest guy in the world! Always great to see him.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

He's so nice!!

[@victoriamorgan7188]

Idk if there's anything to dislike about John C. Reilly.

[@MoramothHauntz]

There's only one of him

[@jewelsgrl]

Nothing. He’s a national treasure

[@jonasvm]

how about the fact that there is nothing to dislike?

[@seandoran2209]

No, but both are in a freckle race...who wins...a tie perhaps.🇮🇪☘🇮🇪

[@mikeisthelunawolf]

Just not being in every movie or series!

[@Cazz8203]

I absolutely lost it when the camera went to andy sitting in the back lol

[@jonholbrook8821]

Such a great interview! Could not ask for 2 funnier dudes and the stories were so engaging.

[@felipeiglesias]

Excellent guest and interview. I think Conan has finally found the best format. It's very simple but very intimate at the same time and it seems that people enjoy it's feminine company.

[@xMaverickFPS]

john just feels way more candid than most guests. i love this man.

[@h3artands0uLL]

Holy cow! How did i miss this stage of Conan with long hair??

[@Ragnarakk187]

Conans hair looks like he’s slowly becoming Meryl Streep

[@seandoran2209]

Chris Good and his freckles have now bunched up...that will be for a while. 🇮🇪☘🇮🇪☘

[@thelifeaquatica]

i was gonna say conan jenner

[@hangtime911]

I clicked on this exclusively for comments on Conan's hair. I was not completely disappointed.

[@rhelferstay]

I always thought it was a wig. But then I thought to myself, who would get a wig of red hair.

[@HippieMumboJumbo]

He looks like my aunt Kathy.

[@clicheguevara5282]

"You had a mustache on for the movie, but you should still recognize me." Lmfaoooooooo

[@jaerivus]

haha that slipped right by me!

[@AlexMartinez-1316]

Glad someone else caught that 😬

[@iimmannii]

Tilda Swinton's sister looks cute lately.

[@jdanamato]

these conversations are so much better than late night interviews. its less rushed, more genuine and there's more to take away. also, give us more Brule!

[@besighyawn]

If this is a preview of the style of his HBO Max show, I'm in.

[@Zlatan32289]

Conan looks so happy to talk to an actual human 😆

[@AngeloTheTurd]

Please Conan. Grow. The. Beard. Long hair & beard combo. You could effectively be the Irish, Ginger John Wick.

[@Hunter_Rose_30]

Absolutely ! shaven with long hair looks too girly on him . Grow the damn beard !

[@Hunter_Rose_30]

@Anna M. point taken!

[@eoretaspace]

WE NEED FLAMING C

[@pihermoso11]

If CONAN grew a beard now he'd be looking like a young Jeff Bridges... please make it happen !

[@rickg8015]

@@Hunter_Rose_30 Too Tilda..

[@BK-hn6jc]

Sweet baby Jesus, this is a great format and interview

[@stevecprojects]

at :40 I see myself in the audience cut-outs a couple rows in front of Andy!!!! I love this!!!

[@lxkrny]

I like how John from walk hard is working with Joaquin from walk the line.

[@mikays7059]

I just realized Conan is 57. He looks good for his age actually.

[@liammccarthy9388]

He looks good with a beard but he hasn't gone back to that in forever

[@Pewdieguey]

the pandemic will make stars of anybody 🐴🐴🐴

[@PW-le6cr]

It’s called makeup and lighting.

[@seandoran2209]

Oh so am I... A very grey lad... It must be the rain.☘🇮🇪

[@seandoran2209]

Mikays ! Grey 57 , lots of Irish rain.

[@DannyDelorean]

Only these 2 gods could talk about Rona after 9 months, and have me still glued to the screen.

[@xieken4]

"Rona". So cringe. Is that a american thing? 😂

[@imnotsuperstitiousbutiamal4186]

Xieken Being an @hole, is that a European/Asian thing?

[@ViaticalTree]

@@xieken4 “a american”? Apparently terrible grammar is a you thing.

[@xieken4]

@@ViaticalTree lol! I just missed letter N, 1 letter. 1 freaking letter. Hahaha.

[@ViaticalTree]

Xieken UNFORGIVABLE!!!

[@semmert]

can we talk about the bird on John's hat? lol

[@JiveDadson]

Let's not.

[@thedemonnoof4383]

Loved John C. Reilly in Gangs of New York. Want to see him in more roles like that.

[@SD9Driver]

Agreed, also Hank Marlow /Kong Skull Island.

[@ljensen7681]

The Perfect Storm and The Aviator as well

[@eansba88-]

He was good in chicago too, even sings in it.

[@rob_4227]

Wow John C. captivating story teller and Conan is such a G he just stands back.

[@madi1314]

Whoa haven't seen Conan for a while. The HAIR!

[@vincentbynumbers]

i love this interview and i'm so glad he was your first IRL interview back!! thank you, both for this lovely moment.

[@aaronboone6090]

Walk Hard has the highest number of laughs from any movie I've ever seen. I can't remember ever laughing that many times. I watch it at least once a year and each time I laugh just as hard.

[@monroefanatic]

It's one of my favorites. Great soundtrack, too. Very underrated!

[@plurplursen7172]

He's just such a nice person. Him and will are made for each other.

[@randomfan792]

I didn’t know I liked this guy so much John C Reilly. But he’s very interesting, funny and intelligent. Very cool interview. This was a great episode period, the pandemic going on and how they’ve adapted only adds to my appreciation for their creativity.❤️💕

[@robdilauro4344]

Only Bill Murray and John C. Reilly can get away with dressing like this. 😂😂😂❤

[@robdilauro4344]

And possibly Tom Waites, but that's it.

[@MehrdadParthian]

3:13, GOD DAMN, that Conan & Andy magic hit me again. God i missed conan. i can't wait for him to get back on his live show again !!!

[@yi9621]

JC Reilly is one of the greatest people in Hollywood, ever!!! This is the second time for me watching this show, and still, and the same laughs and appreciation for the subtle details he's pinpointing throughout. Thank you, John C Reilly!

[@billygrv2648]

Is it just me or did long-hair Conan have a different personality than regular hair Conan? Can't quite put my finger on it but his mannerisms seem more low key, he seems a little more laid back

[@clawzx1195]

I get that feeling covid just *did* that to a lot of people

[@billygrv2648]

@@clawzx1195 maybe

[@torontotonto6189]

he hasnt been running around making a show and probably humbled by less fan interaction and the audience not screaming at him

[@angusyoung119]

I think it was the global pandemic that did that, not his hair

[@stevelibby6852]

Stonin' Conan. Stoney Coney? Nobody calls him Coney.

[@Norvo82]

John C. Reilly's really channeling his inner Norman Lear with that dapper hat.

[@MytePro]

One of my fav movies, Walk Hard. Parody done right. Insane soundtrack of original songs

[@waynej2608]

And, he 'never paid for drugs'!

[@yoyolebatteur]

@@waynej2608 Not once.

[@WolfyWobz]

What a lovely dude.

[@twistedspine2318]

My favorite John C. Reilly movie is Hard Eight. Such a great, underrated movie.

[@waynej2608]

Excellent. His first collaboration with PT Anderson, on Anderson's first film.

[@sherrymorris8628]

How wonderful! Thank you! Great to see Team Coco a lil back to 'normal' ❤🦘🐨

[@dougferris5678]

Great interview. Have always loved John C., a real class act, and a decent man.

[@LtFrankDrebin100]

He should just move his TBS show into Largo and go back to an hour after the vaccine post pandemic. Conan is on the verge of a second prime. Mid to late 90s Conan is getting his funny grandpa self.

[@friedchicken1]

John is really chill. Very nice to around I would imagine

[@Jextella1]

I love Conan, Andy, and John C. Reilly. Great show.

[@deeferguson9272]

John C. Reilly has turned into Otis the drunk from The Andy Griffith Show

[@MarkJohnson-ot6jo]

I can’t tell if Conan looks more like my grandmother or a Robin Gibb

[@pandorafox3944]

It's funny/sad I get this reference 🤣 😆 😂

[@johnsltzr01]

He looks like Bruce Jenner before he became Caitlin

[@jozz2248]

Is the run as president of Finland over?

[@cashdavenport6822]

They are literally just having an everyday conversation 😂😂

[@dewaynethomas3122]

Editors of this show are pretty damn amazing.

[@geniusnv]

Thank you!

[@janehollander1934]

Loved his whole Jack Nicholson / U2 anecdote 🥰.

[@nathancruz2843]

Loving your interviews. Keep up the good work. I have been missing my dose of Coco.

[@maryannryan9423]

I could listen to John C. Reilly for hours just regale all of us with his tales.

[@MrROKinROK]

7:51 If I had to guess, I'd say he was referring to Mark Wahlberg from Boogie Nights. It just seems on brand for both.

[@lukebergkoetter3192]

It most likely is! According to the Boogie Nights commentary they almost got into a fight on set!

[@kickbackt7971]

Maybe Kevin Costner ?

[@dryerlint17]

"Check it Out" with Dr. Steve Brule.

[@stevelibby6852]

Conan's hair is freaking me out.

[@jasonlieberman4606]

"Make sure you pick your nostrils right." -Sir Jonathan C. Reilly

[@Frank7489]

Sounds more like Dr Steve Brule

[@kevinbarbour1379]

I gained a lot of respect for this guy from this interview

[@jvillzy]

It's crazy coz Joaquin once said in an interview that Step Brothers is his favorite movie of all time haha

[@StephanoJayP]

This is a classic interview. Love it and love these guys!

[@slxxpyhollow]

Conan is so fantastic in all interviews but these longer ones are great

[@rjwade00]

Just watched Stan and Ollie last night, and John C. was fantastic!

[@tajmah7333]

John seems like a cool guy.

[@ghostparker1987]

This is a great interview.

[@aryamansingh08]

The Duke of Dublin is out of his castle and is back to reign over his castle IN PERSON!

[@abacoejenks]

Conan was so hot with this hair. i really wish he kept it like this. He looks so easy, breezy, and suave. Definitely the sexiest man in late night with this look.

[@expertexcavatinginc]

Love both of them. Just needs some Will Ferrell added and I'd be in comedy heaven!

[@TheRealSmithFamily]

Wreck-it-Ralph! One of my favorite actors. He sings, acts, and can be hilarious. We tried watching the new show and we couldn't do it.

[@babarazamsucks]

🤲🤲🤲So good to finally have a guest in the studio for the first time in eight months!🙏🙏🙏

[@trevorabbottcompositions]

It's Brule's rules with the Late show's Dr. Steve Brule.

[@Anson120]

We need a Brule movie please.

[@bluesfortheredsun]

...for your entertainment

[@drybonesmalone6974]

you gotta love when an ad interrupts a punchline

[@Moonwalker117]

Wow didn’t know the Largo was run by a Belfast boy, love it! If getting to see that wonderful theatre wasn’t on the bucket list before it is now! Much love to the Conan and Largo team from cold Northern Ireland ❤️

[@driftgXd]

This is the Conan i been wanting to see for years

[@driftgXd]

He removes the "late night talk show persona" and was just chill and I'm so glad he dresses comfortable

[@joshmitford4450]

Honestly love this format, great interview.

[@낑쓰-d6x]

WTF This is so beautiful akward unique character in Movie, or Concert and John C. Reily!!!

[@motoquasi]

Fantastic interview.

[@maniacusgames3621]

John looks like he could play Thurston Howell in a Gilligan's Island reboot.. I'm picturing Cedric The Entertainer as Skipper, Bill Nye as the professor, DJ Qualls as Gilligan.. Lindsay Lohan as Ginger if she can still clean up well. Nicki Minaj as Mrs. Howell, and Miley Cyrus as Mary Anne. This would be my casting for a movie remake.. ;)

[@Number1SensFan]

Really great interview here Conan, it's awesome getting to see these actors and celebrities in this new format. Just two funny guys having a conversation and sharing interesting stories.

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I loved John C. Reilly so much in Stan and Ollie.

[@Futson3]

Im so happy this happened

[@ManyLegs]

John C. Reilly is such a good actor. Everything he pulls, from comedy to drama, it's always flawless.

[@fraser405]

This is better than the pre-covid show.

[@tezdispenser]

Awesome interview. Love the format.

[@MisssKayy]

He played Mark Wahlberg's best friend in Boogie Nights.

[@JessicaZane4realz]

Conan O'Brien starting to look like a beautiful red-headed girl these days.

[@below_average_student]

I like your videos on Magic cards. I haven't played that for so long.

[@wspencerwatkins]

@@below_average_student simp spotted

[@samwsmith12345]

He looks like a young norweigen woman

[@Arnuuld]

I always thought of him as a beautiful red-headed girl

[@oliviagreen7423]

@@Arnuuld He's reinforced this by constantly reminding us he has the torso of an 8 yr old girl. Her name's Molly, she was born in the 1800s and has rickets

[@OzyMandias13]

I have a pretty strong suspicion that John C Reilly was referencing his role as best friend to Johnny Depp in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" as the time that by the end of the production, he didn't feel close to the other actor.

[@mithilaparekh1724]

I was thinking Steve Coogan

[@OzyMandias13]

@@mithilaparekh1724 it's possible. Depp just seems like one of the more aloof actors that came to mind. Coogan seems awfully gregarious. As does Mark Wahlberg. I wish JCR would have just gone ahead and spilled the beans!

[@GoggledAgog]

@@mithilaparekh1724 I haven't got to that part of the interview yet, but if you're implying that he and Coogan didn't get along, look up their speeches at the 2019 BAFTA Awards, particularly Reilly's

[@mithilaparekh1724]

@@GoggledAgog fair play, listening to it now

[@Dagnabit888]

Days of thunder

[@malako777A]

now Tilda Swinton looks like the male version of Conan.

[@joaquinrebolledo1494]

Conan, You gorgeous lesbian, I love this format

[@pawelzietek]

I love this format. I hope it stays. It reminds me of what Letterman does except that is actually good. Imagine this format with Bill Burr or Tom Segura.

[@michelle_stonesoup]

Honestly, I prefer this interview format to the one with an audience. The discussion flows more, it's longer, it's more intimate, John C Reilly had tons of great stories, and there was no rush to get through them.

[@cameroncampbell5447]

Love the vibe of this format. Keep it going for sure.

[@stoneyll]

"I thought Panda Express was a test site"... Andy is great~!

[@Phornax7]

The podcast has made the show so much better.

[@MisterBigBlunts]

I usually don't watch the celebrity interviews, but this one was really good.

[@MisterBigBlunts]

@Cameron Grant WE HAVE TO GO BACK! Lol, yeah, it's the Lighthouse Station Dharma logo specifically.

[@robbieallan6522]

Love the fact that he still gets star struck, very modest guy considering how famous he is.

[@jbibro]

Boogie Nights is my first reason to love John C. Reilly.

[@yolosubmarine]

Stepbrothers is an all time classic comedy.

[@rkvonack701]

265 likes 0 dislikes as of now. This makes me so happy

[@낑쓰-d6x]

Jack Nicholson and John C. Reilly! omg

[@yaomang08]

Sisters Brothers is great 👍🏽

[@mikeycute00]

I'VE MISSED THIS

[@walkr7998]

thanks for the full cut stay safe