Why B.J. Novak Felt Left Out On The Set Of "The Office" | Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

[@thecompanioncube4211]

I think Conan, you lucked out on not having Ryan as intern... He would have burned your studio down

[@Jed_Phoenix]

FIRE GUY!!!!

[@sumkam9374]

@@Jed_Phoenix FIRED GUY!!!!

[@cryalot378]

Wait, who started the fire again?

[@jaronbelfiero4207]

Ryan started the fire.

[@H7654-j4e]

@@jaronbelfiero4207 because the world was burning

[@asdabir]

I love the fact that Mindy and BJ are brought up in each other’s interviews and they don’t mind at all. Both so funny and what a great friendship.

[@twilson377]

Um they're more than friends. He's her baby daddy.

[@googleyeyed5814]

@@twilson377 That’s the RUMOR. Can you produce proof?

[@soffiegirl1027]

@@googleyeyed5814 oh please, ofc he is. If you’ve read her books, who else would she choose to have a child with. She has a great, deep relationship with him that she can trust who knows how important it is to keep a low profile to create a safe environment for her child. He’s 100% that dude for her.

[@googleyeyed5814]

@@soffiegirl1027 So, no PROOF. Got it. (Opinion isn’t the same thing.)

[@amandaskywalker7331]

@@soffiegirl1027 umm that doesn’t make him the biological father. She could have used a donor.

[@eddielove915]

Novak comes off as wildly intelligent. Probably why his office episodes are so good.

[@AChickandaDuck]

He’s a genius. Wrote Diversity Day when he was 25!

[@pil3driverwaltz164]

His character story arc on the office is the best haha

[@OLBastholm]

@@AChickandaDuck That's nothing. He got a leadership position at Dunder Mifflin after starting as a temp.

[@iklull6135]

Youngest VP in Dunder Mifflin history.

[@KeylaStarPacheco]

A wonderkind 😂

[@cf_1204]

This makes the Conan cameo where Michael’s in NY even funnier knowing some of the cast interned for him.

[@xratlas1]

“The Comedian that doesn’t need any audience, just her and God!” - no way anyone missed such a beautiful description.

[@hankdatank09]

I absolutely love that!! The way how BJ said that Mindy respects comedy too much. Those are traits of a fantastic comedic mind.

[@VolkerAlmighty]

Yeah I agree! I really hated Conan's response 'Okay I don't know what you're talking about. "Comedian doesn't have an audience", you've gotta score..' don't get me wrong I'm a huge fan of Conan's work and comedy style but this one really left me sour of my respect for him :/

[@isaacscott1832]

@@VolkerAlmighty He was being dry I think

[@mariaokhapkina6971]

@@VolkerAlmighty He was referring to himself, as it's the running joke that Conan always needs an audience :)

[@littleoldmanboy]

That line was hilarious

[@AdamPreset]

Just saw “Vengeance” on Friday. It was great, and BJ Novak was great acting in it … and writing it … and directing it! He was probably his own intern also.

[@larbear325]

I remember when B.J came to my hometown one night. Was walking around town and no one really knew who he was. My friends and I being Office fans did though and thought it was kinda cool he was here. Totallly acted like he was better than us when we went to talk to him. And when he got introduced at the bar as a "tv actor" all of a sudden everyone knew who he was haha.

[@vnewen2157]

Haha every story of a BJ Novak experience by non-famous person is this exactly. Guys a class A douche and even people who recognize him barely thinks he’s famous, at least nowhere near how famous he thinks he is

[@jaybobd]

This is actually pretty funny to hear because to me in interviews he often puts off self-important douchey vibes but it was just a feeling and not from any interaction or story I heard.

[@MukulVermamukulverma]

According to the documentry I watched you don't want this guy as your intern, Conan. He almost burned his first company down.

[@Thembisile13]

Also in office relations...and Fraud!

[@OLBastholm]

That was the dogfood company, right?

[@abbeyblack5289]

Ryan started the fire!

[@andresbarriga5305]

He also killed a guy.

[@MrJayehawk]

I can relate to Mindy's unnecessary lies and the odd satisfaction she gets from them. Years ago I asked my cousin who lives far away about a mutual friend named Jason in his neighborhood. My cousin tells me he was in an accident and had one of his big toes amputated and now walks with a limp and his demeanor is just not the same. He had been a great soccer player and all-round good guy so I was heartbroken to hear about this. This was in the years just before Facebook and social media made it easy to connect with people, so I had been on the phone with several friends asking if they had heard anything about Jason and the tragic accident he endured and hoped he was doing alright. Nearly a year later, after I had spread this story to perhaps a dozen people literally all over the country, out of nowhere my cousin says one day, "Yeah, that never happened to Jason. I haven't seen him in a while and just made it all up." He was more than a little pleased with himself.

[@soffiegirl1027]

LMAO. My husband does this with me and my daughter. At this point he’ll say something insane and my daughter looks at me like WAT and I just say “idk why you believe him. If you’ve learned anything in this life is that your dad is a gd liar” 😂

[@FrenchCanadianGuy]

Red flag

[@zurzakne-etra7069]

@@soffiegirl1027 This was my mother growing up loll, it was fun tho!!!

[@eugenijusdolgovas9278]

He's cheating, but he's too good at it so You will never find out.

[@nranhatik]

I have a lot of questions. Number one: How dare you?

[@kevinvty]

LMAO!!

[@justanothermortal1373]

I mean I would ask the same question too if someone treated me like an object.

[@michelleadams5609]

Folks, look at your favorite episodes of the office, this man wrote and co wrote them. Thank you B.J.! (Just missing good television and saw this video in my recommends)

[@goatcheese4me]

My favorite is Dinner Party. 2nd is Stress Relief (Dwight's fire drill simulation). Neither written by BJ, but Diversity Day is top 5 --that was BJ.

[@michelleadams5609]

@@goatcheese4me Great choices, absolutely. Diversity Day-love that one. I have it on DVD. I miss those days of TV. You could see how the cast was so hungry to be there and knowing, or not knowing that they were inventing their own style of comedy.

[@Yulenka-]

B.J. directed episodes too. B.J. directed Scott's Tots!

[@rachelt2010]

He has gotten older, but his voice just has not changed a bit. It's so cool. Loved BJ Novak in the Office!

[@Penguin619]

One of my regrets in life is not applying for a Conan internship on my way out of high school when I did a lot of a/v stuff.

[@tiktaktictac]

man you could've been on the office 🤣

[@Ben-il3oc]

They must’ve had lot of applicants

[@dexmike22]

So you're telling me the intern never worked as an intern.

[@dpm608]

People have been calling him "wunderkind". I don't even know what that means. But, I mean I know what it means. It means, very successful for your age.

[@OLBastholm]

Wasn't an intern, though. He was a temp.

[@anjih5297]

bj is so fast with jokes..you can tell he was a comedy writer, everything he says is a home-run and so fast

[@sahityabk]

In the office I always got reminded BJ was the writer for the show from the credits and i found it so hard to beleive the actor playing Ryan was the guy

[@jaybobd]

Many people also don't realize that Toby (Paul Lieberstein) was the show runner for much of the shows run, as well as a writer.

[@FunGamerClips]

This was super enjoyable to watch. I couldn't stop smiling. Conan and BJ have great comedy chemistry.

[@OmarTafur75]

I never liked how Ryan was never developed as a full character in the Office. Knowing BJ’s talent, he could’ve easily become a fan-favorite

[@mat5473]

Pretty sure he couldn't take on a larger role because he was busy with the writing.

[@Bonsoirmonamie]

He wrote that, so

[@rachelrachel9152]

I feel like he was super developed, he had main billing for like ever and he had a really full and crazy character arc. And he and Mindy and the other writers did a great job making him an actual distinct character instead of the bland generic young person he started out as

[@davidecolelli8275]

I mean he had a pretty developed character. Look up the rise and fall of Ryan that sums it up

[@dontreadprofilephoto5918]

he wrote himself to be the villain lol

[@1ken1111]

Ryan started the fire

[@bigbelix]

Hey! Fire guy!

[@c_3593]

Fire-dd guy

[@snapjackal]

I still think BJ is criminally underrated. I've never disliked anything he's worked on or acted in. Smurfs movies excluded.

[@regginsouth9565]

Why he looks so stressed? He must have started a fire or somethin...

[@fabioenchilladas]

"BJ started a fire....."

[@JohnCrockett1]

So the director BJ Novak didn't like must have been Dennie Gordon since she was the only female director of an Office episode he wrote.

[@itsmekaustav77]

Yeah the age also matches up, glad I'm not the only one who opened IMDB and cross checked after watching this, lol. Krasinski must have liked him though, she has directed many episodes of his Jack Ryan show.

[@rhey81]

His take on concerts is literally me. I'm 41 and I don't think I've actually ever paid to go to a concert before and had that experience, folks never took me, neither did my older sisters.. I went to 1 rave and a New Years eve party at the SD sports arena...

[@chrishei3111]

BJ is hilarious because he's talented and cool enough but he looks like he's ALWAYS TRYING and some people dont notice or care about that, some relate to it, but Sona seemed to pick up on it and try to knock him around a little to defeat his efforts lol

[@T-Nah]

As a kid I saw the movie "Twins" and shortly after I went to camp. One day I told a story of me being a test tube baby, everyone laughed and got the sarcasm...except one kid! He COMPLETELY believed and was fascinated, until one day he caught on when he heard me mention my dad - I responded with "that's just what I call the guy that shook the test tube" lies can be fun 😀

[@BRLambert4]

I wish that all of Conan's episodes were filmed.

[@rodolfohernandez772]

Mr Novac wasn't necessarily my favorite The Office character until I found out he's a writer!!

[@Nicolas-1812]

orale wey

[@Nicolas-1812]

andale andale

[@Marshall_Stacks]

Yeah, he sucked as a character. I think he's just as bad in real life, based on all of the interviews I've seen.

[@DoctorFurioso]

Right?! When you know that becomes apparent that he's making fun of himself a whole lot through the series.

[@clorozweepvmundosalazar5153]

Dirty Shirt I think he kinda plays a funny character irl too ., I really like his type of humor

[@snowman300]

It never occurred to me that their names all start with K too

[@rachelrachel9152]

That's actually very randomly amazing

[@honestcomments8053]

Love B.J. and Mindy! They are smart and fun people.

[@BrielleGeller]

B.J. went to my school, he came back to visit and talked about his time on the office, even though we were older kids we still all asked him to read us "the book with no pictures". He read it to us, and we loved it so much. He also signed my chapstick.

[@geomantilla]

Sona just living her best life 😂🤣

[@peterwalpole5389]

Fellow Conan intern here! Best job I ever had.

[@OLBastholm]

Who did you play on The Office?

[@peterwalpole5389]

@@OLBastholm Jim

[@OLBastholm]

@@peterwalpole5389 You're not Jim! Jim's not Asia.... ehm, Jim's not played by Peter Walpole!

[@LukasiMusic]

I have to admire the comedian that doesn't need an audience just her and God.. that's so nice!!!

[@chrismalmberg3426]

My brother and I make up funny lies just for fun too! We convinced one of his girlfriends that we spent a year in China with the Boy Scouts.

[@peterfconley]

BJ is describing my adolescence.

[@sdsurfgirl60]

I know what he means about being happy with you're own joke even if no one likes it. It's important to amuse yourself.

[@Exokris]

ikr

[@jirisseveredponytail143]

Norm , the best at this .

[@ste-fa-no]

My parents never told me either, B.J.! 😂

[@tiyopaenguin]

Whomever is reading this, I hope Ryan didn't use you as an object.

[@Bandanna-keyring-hardcore]

I have a question, how dare you?

[@jasonhare8540]

Don't worry Conan . His bodyguard is only there to protect the family house around Christmas from Jimmy Kimmel 🤣

[@ROYCEJR.]

Ryan : I don't want to be a guy or THAT guy. Dwight : RYAN STARTED THE FIIYAAAH!

[@ericfricke4512]

Sona has the greatest laugh of all time.

[@ravagethelegend6217]

Not really. It's very distracting when she laughs while the guest is speaking

[@77-ty7gb]

@@ravagethelegend6217 I went to the comments looking for your comment and agree with you!

[@dshapiro4263]

@@ravagethelegend6217 100%!! Main reason I stopped listening to the podcast. Conan is so funny - but she ruins it….Adds no value to the episodes - just sounds like someone who is desperate to get attention. Too bad she can’t be muted

[@elliotprice460]

@@dshapiro4263 so many people, Conan included, disagree with you

[@gmlogan4889]

It’s crazy how much of that cast is from the Boston or St. Louis area.

[@IliasLiako]

The worcester centrum. 😂 thats a throwback. Marvel shoots in Worcester often, in place of Boston.

[@nvrules27]

They did this in the show too which is funny with Jim and Karen. Karen lies to Jim about having used to date everyone at the Dunder Mifflin party

[@meghnagidwani9406]

Him being amazed about what other kids were doing is probably what helped him connect with an indian

[@CarlosGarcia2]

If anyone is curious, BJ is taking about Dennie Gordon who directed his Boys and Girls episode. She also directed Joe Dirt and What A Girl Wants along with a ton of other tv shows and who is 10 years older than Greg Daniels.

[@paulombinya]

No matter what you say, Ryan, we'll never forget that YOU STARTED THE FIRE!

[@dreamstever]

Not many people know this, but George Washington’s eldest granddaughter created the first prototype of a pencil sharpener.

[@tobbgoblin]

Rad fact Steve.

[@michaeljacksin9367]

and that was berry gordys aunt

[@johny16G]

That's a fact, Jack! Sounds like such a swedish german thing to me

[@ichneumon2776]

@@johny16G Just like Andy Richter?

[@dreamstever]

@@tobbgoblin thankyousomuch

[@theduckfromthejoke152]

The best example of this in my life was when I worked at this Pizzeria... And there's one kid who eventually became like assistant manager... I had always told everyone he was on nickelodeon's global guts... Like the competition show... And apparently he had a piece of the Agro-Crag... Which is like a piece of the mountain you had the climb, It was a fake mountain and it was a fake piece of the mountain... But the story was even faker and I was so dumb the first time I believed it... And then I would tell other people It was true and have him tell the story... And I realized when I did that by the smile. And he got on his face and the amount of ridiculous detail he began To tell that I was the mark... But knowing that only made me tell more people it was true... So the joke was on me and then I became part of the joke because it was a phenomenal joke, love it

[@jackydooley6053]

I think the picture of John Krasinksi, is one of the first selfies ever taken! 🙈 We've all learnt NOT to EVER take a selfie from that angle! 😂

[@iVan123]

BJ should be thankful he didn't intern for Conan. He never had to carry his truck load of anti-depressants, heart attack medication and special combination of viagra and cialis.

[@alexistrebexis3195]

At no point did he say he felt left out on the office.

[@fil4648]

One of my best friends from uni, repeatedly pranked me telling me he got a new Xbox. I've always found it adorable, cause dude, you know me, I don't play video games so I won't be excited if it's true and won't be disappointed if it's false. The point of the prank is to evoke an emotion and you clearly don't know your audience if you thought that me when I was already 25, would feel any kind of way about this. Would have been a logical prank if we were in our early teens though.

[@supersteve1585]

Not to mention the Daily Show which is not a huge number but worth mentioning. Which are Steve Carell and Ed Helms. 😁

[@Sanfransweety]

"I don't mind confirming any rumors about her" 😂😂😂😂

[@sheemonstah]

This would be better if Conan could finish one sentence, just one, without BJ interrupting him

[@coronalights9693]

he's there to make the guest talk

[@rachelrachel9152]

I did not realize BJ novak would be so relatable i so get the thing about interning that would've been my exact response too lollll

[@d5486]

I like how conan gives people $100,000 when they need money. LOL I could maybe offer $20 if I am generous that day. Probably $10…or $5.

[@nurshamirah96]

I think he’s joking tho

[@ezioaltairac]

The guy gave his longtime assistant a car less than $1000 that was beat up, and then expensed it to the show.

[@stefevr]

hey its me ur cousin

[@d5486]

@@ezioaltairac lol facts

[@d5486]

@@nurshamirah96 he is serious. He sent me $100,000 after this comment. Thanks Conan👍 i’ll pay you back soon.

[@michelleadams5609]

If you know then you know: "Like Jan, but hotter". B.J. is as handsome as ever

[@michelleadams5609]

Michael's journal reading at Jans deposition, Toby laughs.

[@ryan_d.v]

His mom was one of my teachers in middle school

[@ScottieMacF]

This title has nothing to do with what they talked about.

[@MrGittz]

Dennie Gordon is the director BJ Novak is referring to.

[@tdpay9015]

The only proper Conan comeback to Sona's pebble joke: "You're fired."

[@jayeshthanki]

CONAN I can't get this out of my head. No diggity got to bag it up.

[@spaztron5000]

"The pro and con of it is that its so mundane but there is no pay off " lol

[@cinephile1712]

Yassssss the Worcester Centrum!!! Classic 🤘

[@jayeshthanki]

Conan. Letterman. He's always up for new ideas. Do you know where I can find him ?

[@derpincorperated8644]

Ok this isn’t what I thought the title meant but not disappointed this was hilarious

[@scoubydoodle]

They are all connected. It is making sense now.

[@Marshall_Stacks]

Novak has a face for radio.

[@DoctorFurioso]

Your mum has a face for radio.

[@jaimesmith9081]

Jealous? You just wish you won Hottest In The Office…

[@cratty16]

@Teamcoco, Matt Gorley can you start a Patreon and make a tier where if we pay, $5-$10 we can get access to the VOD's? Your team records the full episodes and posts snippets on KZbin. Why not monitize it? I would gladly pay to be able to watch all of the VOD's. What can the fans do so we can get access to full videos? If you need a petition please let me know I would gladly start one. Love the podcast and hope we can change your minds on getting video format for the podcast as well.

[@sk5835]

I think the director BJ is talking about is Dennie Gordon.

[@donle499]

Sona's like the new Robyn from Stern.. hahah

[@DoctorFurioso]

hahah indeed!

[@RyanKellar-q8l]

Hot?

[@Randomsp21]

How have you guys not had Greg Daniels on the show?!

[@reillycorner9641]

I love Conan, but this video has nothing to do with BJ Novak being left out other than not getting an internship that has nothing to do with literally the office. If you want to say he was left out. He was in very few scenes and he was also a writer on the show, his character was not meant to be on the camera as much. He should only be on a few times because he is the temp. Later in the show he ended up getting a lot more screen time when he is taking Jan‘s job but also he and and kelly really are just going at it all the time in the annex when he comes back after having a bunch of problems with the drugs and working at the bowling alley and the Michael Scott paper company he really doesn’t do much, he falls through the cracks a lot. His character could’ve gotten higher hopes maybe just stayed in New York that would’ve been a good spot for him. I think also they tried to make him feel a little bit more like Facebook because of that generation, and when that time was coming in Facebook was rising, what is ironic is that Instagram and Snapchat did not exist yet. I think his character could’ve done more but they let it be as is again he also probably shouldn’t have left the show following kelly. It made no sense just bringing him back for cameos in the end of the of the show. Lastly, if I may say when they did the final Stage interview with all everybody they should’ve brought back 100%. I like the surprise but they should’ve brought them back. Also Angela should not have missed. Also Ryan and kelly should’ve been there. They made huge impact on the show Kelly’s biggest impacts were when she slaps Micheal for him being racist towards people, also her moments of helping with customer service and Diwali she’s a good character and she deserved more. Ryan was a good character and deserved more. A young man trying to make it in the world as a businessman and living that young millennial life eventually trying to work hard and make a difference and trying to be the new Mark Zuckerberg

[@It.Is.I]

2:46 guess that explains how Velma came to be

[@anthonymoses8830]

Ryan would've burned Conan's studio down or would've convinced Conan to invest all his money on WUPH.

[@MOSTGHALONE]

Cone bone on the Taurus SHO WHERE'S ANDY???

[@remydaitch9815]

They keep popping the mic!

[@FerryMountain]

"I heard that Mindy is a pathological liar?...." *no pause at all* "Oh, yeah."

[@coderedj68]

Responding to 2:41, hey Conan, I need money too! 😀

[@MrAnd11]

That woman's instant laughter the whole freaking time really ruined the whole thing

[@michaeljacksin9367]

I think the goal of the US office is to have the viewer start out thinking they're jim and slowly show them that they're a delusional Michael

[@msminmichigan]

Or a Creed.

[@michaeljacksin9367]

@@msminmichigan thats best case scenario

[@yakshan]

Where is Andy?

[@Goldenspiderducck]

B.J. would have absolutely stolen the Gigolos mug.

[@nories8193]

I still call it the Centrum to this day!

[@SARJdk]

Sona laughing hysterically made my day.

[@thathertonfuels8355]

It made me stop watching 🤮

[@jody4103]

Yeah, she laughs so much it's distracting, but Conan needs it because he's used to an audience.

[@jayeshthanki]

It's already been done in the movie UHF. I didn't know.

[@joesmith6972]

BJ doing a complete 180 on the pebble joke once he realized the originator of such a terrible lie was sitting across the table from him.

[@CMTZ11]

What’s the pebble joke?

[@andyhsong]

i saw smashing pumpkins with my dad in 6th grade at the worcester centrum hahaha mellon collie and infinite sadness tour. garbage opened for them. ill never forget hahahhaa

[@Drumming_Monkey]

It's crazy how his face changed. Obviously you're getting older but he looks like a different person somehow. :D

[@gustavobuquera]

This brings some Norm McDonald vibes.

[@maydavalle]

you could go?!?!?? Just her and God.♥️

[@Dixhansh]

The fire guy 🔥🔥🚒

[@CERTAIND00M]

Pretty sure a comedian without an audience is how you get the Joker.

[@jayeshthanki]

Why do you think they keep letting off fireworks. Bangers near my house. They were doing it near my jail as well ?

[@jayeshthanki]

Ok Conan. How about this then. I have a portable handheld fan. Runs on 2 AA batteries no mains. How about a device. Shaped as a battery but plugs into the mains. A mains adapter for battery only devices. This is patented by me . Well sort of..

[@McLeod2022]

slightly reminds me of Tom Segura's "My dad told me a lie" bit... it involved Tommy Lee Jones and wasn't really a lie but is was of a similar vein... sort of... "information" that is rooted in complete BS. In Tom's case, I guess it wasn't intentional malice, but still... people do grab onto things and hold them like absolute truths when sometimes... you buddy is just seeing how long he or she can get away with it

[@alfloxxddy]

I told my ex the guy on the tapatío bottle was my great uncle 😂

[@a.nomore7652]

FIRE GUY !! *kevin’s voice*