Top 10 Times Conan O'Brien Clapped Back at Guests

Team Coco for the win! For this list, we’ll be looking at the funniest examples of the host directing comebacks and/or witty retorts at his talk show guests. Our countdown includes guests Timothy Olyphant, Bill Burr, Gordon Ramsay and more! Did we forget a standout clapback from the comedian? Let us know in the comments below.
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[@MsMojo]

Did we forget a standout clapback from the comedian? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 10 Most Heated Talk Show Moments Ever: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH22o2WCi5mnqKs

[@DanhNgo-uh1rq]

Can you do top 10 Conan and Jordan Schlansky moments?

[@tomboyle4537]

9:42 *How about you let us hear what Conan had to say - instead of interpreting for us?*

[@punchmankick]

On the old Late Night show there was an awkward interview with Laura Flynn Boyle where they did not get along. I can't be the only person who remembers this!

[@2RGGrannyJeff]

I thought "clapback" meant get mean or sassy with someone? These are just 10 Conan clips. Well, I assume because I stopped watching during the third one (I sensed a pattern).

[@swanofnutella4734]

6:25 How? HOWWW? How do you cut off the set up to this moment, when it's a play on words? MsMojo. What. Are. You doing?

[@landonmiles97]

Olyphant and Conan are like best friends. Their chemistry is amazing.

[@fryapp4life]

Ollie Fant

[@alltheboops]

​@@fryapp4lifeomg I got so triggered by that 😂😂😂

[@Beer-can_full_of_toes]

His maniacal laughter after getting Jennifer Garner on “snuck” is what solidified my love of Conan O’Brien.

[@jutstravolta2476]

Snuck*

[@Beer-can_full_of_toes]

@@jutstravolta2476 corrected. Thank you.

[@johnpoffenbarger5103]

That Norm MacDonald & Courtney Thorne Smith bit is one of the funniest things I ever saw. Everybody should go watch the whole thing. Norm was a genius. RIP.

[@samw6344]

It wasn’t really that funny.

[@106andie]

“Chairman Of the Bored” 😂 gosh I miss Norm ❤️

[@robertopolanco517]

Dude, everytime Olyphant is on the show it's a highlight

[@nerd26373]

Conan sure is a charismatic and talented individual. He's lauded as one of the most influential television personalities all around the world.

[@ZenShroud1]

This sounds like something ChatGPT would say.

[@jacal420]

The irony is if he's that popular & influential then there's no need to tell anyone... 😳 ...by definition we're already aware.

[@karol72474]

Conan is way too underrated. Thanks for the video.

[@snicksabea]

The BEST late show host.

[@fluxcapacitor007]

I can think of two more. One was his infamous interview with Kari Wuhrer and the other was an interview with a woman (I don't recall her name) and she was complaining about the $300 pizza she ordered at a restaurant. She sent it back and was complaining about it. She also told everyone in the audience that they should pick up and take a trip to Africa. Conan commented sincerely that he would never get a $300 pizza as he prefers eating at regular places like Taco Bell and pointed out that very few people in the audience can afford to take a month off and suddenly pay to go to Africa. Fun Fact: Conan and Timothy Olyphant have actually been very close friends for years and go on vacations together. This is why Tim is always so comfortable and over the top with Conan and why Conan loves to razz on him. Love it.

[@robtymec2642]

What's great about the segment with him and Garner is how well he handles her incredible rudeness. Rather than just take immediate offense, he makes a self-effacing joke about going to Harvard Driving School. This is what makes him so great at what he does. He'll always choose making fun of himself over anything else. Great that he still took the time and trouble to prove himself right, later. Garner's visible discomfort is great to see as he holds up the dictionary in triumph. The Lesson: If you're going to viciously insult someone's poor use of grammar on the TV Show they host - make sure you're right!

[@MaddMountains]

I remember watching that segment when it aired and I yelled at the TV, "YES IT IS!"

[@cz75fanatic]

People.... still.... think.... it..... was.... a.... real..... exchange.... Those people are also allowed to vote.

[@robtymec2642]

@@cz75fanatic are you, like, a talk show conspiracy theorist?

[@cz75fanatic]

@@robtymec2642 yes..... that's it

[@robtymec2642]

@@cz75fanatic good gig if you can get it, I suppose....

[@sydhamelin1265]

My friends and I were watching that 'Chairman of the Bored" comment and we're still laughing to this day.

[@uxjared]

Narrating every moment… kills it. It kills the funny. Just roll the clip.

[@torstenopohl]

At first, I thought conan was a little bit jerky, but after some videos and sketches with and from him, I think he is a great person, comedian and boss. I love that his coworkers feel so safe around him and are up to jokes and laughs. Great dude

[@WiLDCHiLD.]

Don't know if you've watched the "Conan goes to (insert country)..." but if you haven't, you should check them out. They're hilarious and they're my favorite segments out of all the rest. Seeing people from other countries reacting to him is comedy gold! 💁🏻‍♀️😂

[@torstenopohl]

@WiLD CHiLD I didnt know there where more of those. I just have watched the one with the japanese lady calling him weird ... that was hilarious! :D

[@JayW-zr2sx]

Timothy Olyphant is one of Conan's best friends. Whenever he's on the show, they are just harassing each other for complete fun.

[@SmartFool24]

RIP Hunter, Norm, and MCA.

[@MarissaFloro]

Always a huge fan of Conan. Hes been around for a while but always entertaining.

[@michaelkadish3428]

Find the interview he did with Laura Flynn Boyle. She was irritated with him, and when they talked about her latest role, being dismissive of him, he asked about the storyline of the project she was in, and she said something like, "Well my character's just a bitch, that's all." After a well timed pause, "Well, do you find it hard to get into character?"

[@gamechannel1271]

That 2005 interview was hilarious. Though, I read the situation differently. She was having a difficult time speaking near the end because she was laughing, I didn't read it as irritation, rather she just gave up because the conversation got so derailed.

[@ruscopcoltrain]

You know what’s better than jokes? Narrating and describing those jokes in a dead monotone.

[@themoviedealers]

This comment will be deleted and never seen by anyone.

[@georgeray1906]

Jennifer Garner had it coming from Conan on thinking she's better than him.

[@prankgirl9112]

She was just joking lol

[@SergioAzamuth]

@@prankgirl9112 People always are when they get caught in their bullshit.

[@h.d.5194]

He pulled out a book dictionary that just happened to have the page with word in question open. It was clearly a joke and you can tell by Conan's immediate reaction and hers been proven wrong

[@prankgirl9112]

@H. D. He didn't immediately prove her wrong. There is something called editing, my husband is a television editor. The on set producer found a dictionary, highlighted the response and ran it over to him. The much time between was edited out. That was on the fly.

[@brucekaraus7330]

So many clips where the "clapback" is mentioned but never shown.

[@ParisDylan1]

These aren't really "Clapbacks" but still fun to watch.

[@mickeyrube6623]

Okay... apparently I don't know what "clapped back" means...

[@anson.meadows]

you do. This isn’t it.

[@ricardobezerra2712]

You missed Conan telling Danny Masterson he was going to get caught soon

[@NikkiP-bx2lg]

This was my first thought

[@Laniwanilucygoosy]

I loved the clapback to Nicole Scherzinger wearing a very low cut dress, and said "Conan-focus" and he says "oh, I'm SORRY! Did you think I wasn't going to look there???" and proceeds to pretend to motorboat her 🤣

[@Laniwanilucygoosy]

She’s laughing, for one, and she consciously opted to wear something that would attract attention, then attempts to call him out for looking-which is what she wanted and was trying to be funny and embarrass him. I would ask her myself if I knew her, but I bet she didn’t press charges or want to because they are friends and are okay with the interaction. Normally, yes of course it would be. There are options to not have your boobs out or welcome and accept the attention, in a way she does.

[@cheerbeerification]

​@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess I think if you view this as an isolated incident and take into account the context (he's not her superior or in a power role over her) then it's not sexual harassment. Also, his comments are about looking at her chest, not any sexual acts. It may be rude to stare, but it's a stretch to suggest harassment.

[@stephenkennedy8305]

​@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess Sexual harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome and inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from verbal transgressions to sexual abuse or assault. what he did was sexist, not harassment. However, I will admit I have never understood this. When I wore a fishnet shirt it was to show off my muscles, I intended to have women look. Same when I wore tight shirts. Is not the intent of having implants is the woman wants them noticed?

[@angiespurs5773]

NGL, I laughed way too hard at that 😂😂😂

[@tonymarselle8812]

It’s a bit they discussed before hand. He has talked about it being a tv show and how it was her idea.

[@ashlynnhunt5214]

Conan doesn’t get the recognition he deserves ❤️

[@chocothun1]

Conan's Dictionary Clapback is a spitefulness that I aspire to achieve!

[@saimcheeda93]

You missed the one with Russell Brand where Brand was being loud and anoying and Conan called him crazy

[@themoviedealers]

Just another Tuesday for ole Russ.

[@carpediem8533]

I love conan.

[@pdcasablanca]

I love CONANCY!

[@woodie2103]

#6 should’ve been #1. Love that one!!!

[@vampiregoat69]

Hunter is INSANE

[@precious_muse]

What about when he clapped back at fans in his weekly segment "Fan Corrections"?

[@lukejustus2573]

Love that Norm made it on twice! Him and Tim could fill a list of their own

[@dubyah8824]

Even though Conan clapped back at Norm Mc Donald, Norm totally owned him!

[@PleasantlyDisturbing]

Thought nobody could make conan unfunny but you guys did it in one video... Nice narration too

[@adamgonzales6248]

Conan didn't call him out, he provoked him.

[@juscryandsyd]

In Conan We Miss

[@freddiemolinajr.8397]

good video

[@chandhand6539]

Jennifer Garner one will be my favorite one forever! :D

[@ItsJimmyTheCat]

Conan is the best, he´s above all

[@V3x0r]

My favorite moment for Conan was when he had a guest terrified of dolls and he had a chucky doll lowered from the rafters during the interview right in front of her face . She ran screaming off the stage.

[@colette6984]

Funny. More time on the clips please :)

[@erictalbert4633]

Where was the Nicole Scherzinger episode?? That one was a classic!

[@Teddyngham]

Almost the just last one (which indeed is a good one) is really a clap back. Where is the moment where he owned Nicole Scherzinger?

[@mannedi8665]

You only got one right with Garner. The others were not a clap back.

[@walterarresse6598]

Awesome! Although you omitted “chairman of the board”, before Norman’s “B.O.R.E.D.”

[@rickebrite5409]

I love Dennis leary face because he wants to say something but he is no norm and a joke thief

[@matthewchristopher16]

Can you guys find some clips that maybe aren't viral? Like I love the idea for the video but I've seen all of these so many times already because they're the highlighted clips from his channel. It'd be a lot better if you showed us a bunch of clips we haven't seen

[@artfire007]

It’s like MsMojo has never heard of sarcasm or comedy bits.

[@maximilianschmid9890]

"00:52, 00:57 Don Trump."

[@bennymora3086]

This is the reason why we should all carry a dictionary book📕

[@brodieyake7735]

There is a parallel reality where Norm and Conan host a podcast together.

[@deddyson]

Oh I miss Conan's night shows

[@xscorpio1976]

Conan is god and deserves our worship!

[@tetepeb]

In the Abel Ferrara interview Conan should have said -"Where is Cain when you need him?"

[@sugibear123]

last time smoking was aloud smoking

[@atmaramsawant517]

Honestly conan is the only celebrity I would like to meet

[@KP-zd3hc]

Why didn’t you add Nicole Scherzinger’s interview?

[@augmentdj5451]

Td for "clapback".

[@LorSTApunk07]

You missed the Mr. Food segment. It escalates quickly.

[@kingbillajr]

watchmojo without the blue color is like living in an alternative reality with fake or different McDonalds tbh!.

[@scooterlibbie]

This was definitely written by AI

[@HurricaneGamer]

The word “sneaked” has always irked me. It’s fracking snuck.

[@heyitsjoe8446]

Ah you must be a fellow Harvard man haha

[@ophiecat]

The ones that drive me insane are libary instead of library and supposeably instead of supposedly.

[@dayschange2]

Is sneaked even a word? I always thought it was one of those terms we skate by with in verbal conversation because everyone can tell what we mean, but know we shouldn’t actually use…

[@SpeccyHorace]

"dove" for "dived" is one that grinds my gears. Oh and "drug" instead of "dragged"......... ridiculous.

[@XKloosyvv]

And "clapped"... he clup!

[@srdwas]

Wait what was the clap back to the Beastie Boys? What did Conan say?

[@alltheboops]

Timothy Ole-uh-fant good god not ollie-fant

[@archangel1of7]

This would be more fun without the narration. Just play the top 10. No need to set them up.

[@randystache78]

So all these were scripted. How hilarious. Great. Well done.

[@TheGenTatsu]

100% Guarantee you that Nick Kroll would have never made it in anything on TV or in movies if he didn’t have a super rich Father. I think John Mulaney is pretty funny though.

[@Fang-mu3dm]

Rap rock?

[@tapests]

Let's be honest, we all knew what #1 was.

[@D-MF-L]

MCA is so missed…

[@SgtSmastonMain]

olyphont or olyphent?

[@bert1913]

On their backs?

[@accountable9026]

Normie

[@madthinker7777]

So much talking. Let us hear the clips.

[@JeffreyLeeBlake]

Huh…I wonder how you pronounce “Olyphant.” Types in “Olyphant” to google. Ohhhhh…that’s it.

[@CaptainRegular]

That Norm McDonald guy seems like he's going places. Wonder whatever happened to that old lump of coal?

[@samriddhigupta5514]

He's dead 😢

[@maximilianschmid9890]

"Thej thuaht Bill Burr said, "horse"...jah, bullschitt, thej didd. Thej knoov damn vell vhat hie said; thej need 'actor' lessons... leik Stern, Quivers y Lange vhenn thej vr tallkinh tou Seth MacFarlane y prietenndinh tou not knoov tha teitl aw Team America: World Police. "Team World or something?""

[@the8wave]

Everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY knew that the Jennifer Garner incident was going to be number one. She couldn’t have looked like a bigger dummy if she’d tried.

[@macrediehill]

The Hunter Thompson segment was less remembered. I bought a pirate copy on VHS. I literally bid on a VHS recording of it. You had to do that before KZbin, kids.

[@totalherenow]

The commentary ruins this video.

[@trevinogt]

I agree.

[@ransax]

How the hell is Jennifer Garner going to try to argue that snuck isn't a word to a writer of 30-plus years? She must have been hitting the doobage a little too hard that night.

[@heyitsrance]

Y’all talking over everything ruins it. Just play the clips.

[@prankgirl9112]

I wish we could just see the clips rather than hearing a girl talk about the clips.

[@christopherwoods5150]

Chopped the Norm joke to bits and left out important parts of the setup, horrible edit; now I wonder if that's why a few of these fell so flat, with a voice over explaining the joke that got chewed up by the bad edit. Chairman of the Board.

[@adamgonzales6248]

A.I. is weird

[@joshnichols1849]

Say what you want about Jennifer Garner... Go ahead I don't care.

[@emrqz7501]

This video has me like zzzzzz

[@Akash.Chopra]

Not one of these qualities as a "clap back".

[@Pwford06]

This is just the worst, narratively

[@JasonMMoreno]

But Jennifer Garner was looking so damn hot. She still wins in my book

[@lealta1481]

One of the only times I've ever thought she was hot

[@JamesBWBevis]

I don't like this narrator as much as the others. Her voice is really a burden to listen to at times.

[@smitty3347]

What a completely pointless list

[@NarwhalBoop]

Your constant talking absolutely ruined this video. Thankfully “do not recommended channel” is an option.

[@tlalotoani]

I just can´t stand the voice of the host, I tried, bye

[@partyanimal6753]

I will forever despise Leno for ruining Conan's career