Ayo Edebiri

Summary

Podcast Summary: Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend Episode: Ayo Edebiri
Release Date: July 7, 2025

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Introduction and Icebreakers (00:00 - 02:17)

The episode kicks off with Conan O’Brien engaging in playful banter with Ayo Edebiri, introducing a lighthearted atmosphere. They humorously discuss managing a "good ship" and appoint comedic roles such as Conan as the captain and Matt Gourley in the engine room.

Notable Quote:

• Conan (00:30): "It's your whole business. Manage and grow your business all in one place."

Banter with Matt Gourley (02:17 - 10:07)

Matt Gourley joins the conversation, continuing the mock cruise ship scenario. The trio engages in a comedic exchange about Matt's role, leading to humorous jabs about respect and personal dynamics.

Notable Quotes:

• Conan (03:00): "I do not hate you."
• Matt (03:02): "You just don't like me."
• Conan (03:13): "Rage Different. Rage, different."

The discussion takes a surreal turn as they humorously speculate about a fictional new Pope from Chicago, weaving in exaggerated anecdotes and playful arguments about toppling a pope through unconventional means.

Notable Quote:

• Conan (04:46): "He was in there just going like, oh, really? You're going to vote for that guy?"

Ayo’s Entrance and Personal Stories (10:07 - 31:38)

Ayo Edebiri officially joins the conversation, sharing personal anecdotes about meeting Conan for the first time. She recounts an incident where she made a supportive video for Conan's daughter, highlighting her kindness and the resulting humorous chaos.

Notable Quotes:

• Ayo (12:35): "That's not a put down. I think it's."
• Conan (12:35): "But I love that you didn't let that go."

Ayo delves into her background, discussing her upbringing in Dorchester, Boston, and her experiences attending a public school for gifted students. She shares her journey from pursuing an education degree to embracing a career in comedy, detailing the challenges and support from her family.

Notable Quotes:

• Ayo (19:29): "If I knew that it was happening, I'm the type of person where I would have not gone."
• Conan (30:25): "I remember very clearly telling my parents on the phone that...I want to get into comedy."

Career Insights and Directing (31:38 - 44:27)

Ayo discusses her foray into directing, sharing her experiences and the encouragement she received from colleagues like Chris Storer. She elaborates on her creative process, emphasizing the importance of curiosity and continuous learning in her work.

Notable Quotes:

• Ayo (34:06): "I really was, like, try to learn top to bottom what this actually means."
• Conan (44:27): "What was the plan specifically? Get into a writer's room?"

She reflects on balancing her roles as a writer, director, and actor, highlighting the collaborative nature of her projects and her commitment to maintaining her creative integrity.

Notable Quote:

• Ayo (43:43): "But I think it's the sort of thing where I'm like, oh, I actually love that."

Humorous Segments and Games (44:28 - 65:48)

The conversation shifts to a playful game where Conan, Ayo, and Matt attempt to guess each other's identities while imitating voices. The segment is filled with laughter, failed attempts, and light-hearted teasing, showcasing the group's chemistry and comedic timing.

Notable Quotes:

• Conan (55:35): "Hi, that's Matt."
• Ayo (57:14): "I don't know. It just kept going."

The trio brainstorms humorous game ideas inspired by their interactions, contemplating potential titles like "Six Dicks and a Mic" and engaging in absurd hypothetical scenarios.

Notable Quote:

• Conan (60:07): "Hi, that's Matt."

Closing Remarks and Final Banter (65:48 - 68:10)

As the episode wraps up, Conan and the guests continue their comedic exchanges, reflecting on past podcast episodes and playful criticisms of each other's contributions. The episode concludes with a blend of humor and camaraderie, leaving listeners entertained and eager for future discussions.

Notable Quotes:

• Conan (67:53): "Yabba dabba doo with some tasty fruity Pebbles."
• Ayo (68:10): "I'm Jason Mantzoukas. And we're the hosts of how did this Get Made?"

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Conclusion

This episode of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend offers a blend of heartfelt conversations and spontaneous humor. Ayo Edebiri shares her personal journey in comedy and directing, providing listeners with insights into her creative process and experiences. The playful interactions and games with Matt Gourley add an entertaining layer, showcasing the genuine friendship Conan seeks on his podcast.

Key Takeaways:

• Ayo's Journey: From education to comedy, highlighting the importance of passion and persistence.
• Creativity and Collaboration: Emphasis on continuous learning and working collaboratively in creative endeavors.
• Humor and Camaraderie: The light-hearted games and banter underline the podcast's aim to build genuine friendships beyond celebrity interactions.

This episode is a testament to the show's mission of fostering real connections through engaging and unboundedly playful conversations.

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Note: Advertisements, intros, outros, and non-content sections have been omitted to focus solely on the substantive discussions and interactions between Conan, Ayo, and Matt.

Transcript

[Conan O'Brien]

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[IO Adebiri]

I do.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[IO Adebiri]

I really want my business to thrive.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[IO Adebiri]

That's perfect. That's what I. That's all I do.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

That's my whole business.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[Matt Gourley]

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[Conan O'Brien]

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[IO Adebiri]

Hi, my name is Iowa Debris and I feel optimistic. Hopefully not a misguided optimism about being Conan o' Brien's friend. Fall is here Hear the yell Back to school Ring the bell Brand new shoes Walking loose Climb the fence Books and pens I can tell little we.

[Conan O'Brien]

Are gonna be friends I can tell.

[IO Adebiri]

That we are gonna be friends.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hello there and welcome aboard the good ship. Conan o' Brien needs a friend. I'm the captain. Conan, of course. There's the cruise director. Son of session. Oh, hell yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

I'd be a great cruise director.

[Conan O'Brien]

And working down there in the engine room covered in grease. Matt Gourley. Yeah. Never. You never get to come topside. No.

[Matt Gourley]

I thought you were gonna call me Gopher.

[Conan O'Brien]

No. Oh, God, no. Around the. Around the other passengers. No, no. You're down. You are covered in grease. You're hard of hearing because of the giant turbines turning all the time. You're rarely allowed out. In fact, when the ship is sinking, you're not Even told it's sinking. Listen, you know I love you, man. Do I? I don't think.

[Matt Gourley]

You know, it's never been a single sign that you love me. So I don't know.

[Conan O'Brien]

Not based on my behavior towards you. Certainly.

[Matt Gourley]

Certainly not what other people say. No facts, no evidence.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[Matt Gourley]

I think you hate me, sir.

[Conan O'Brien]

I do not hate you.

[Matt Gourley]

You just don't like me.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, I think it's. Oh, God, what's the word? There's indifference.

[Matt Gourley]

Oh, that's almost worse.

[Conan O'Brien]

Leaning towards rage. That's worse.

[Matt Gourley]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

Rage Different. Rage, different. I don't have a word for it. But listen. No, I. Of course I respect you. I think you do a great job. I can't look you in the eye when I'm lying. No.

[Matt Gourley]

And it's just. Respect is a begrudging.

[Conan O'Brien]

It's a begrudging respect. That's true. I just want to make sure, because we're recording this a little ahead of time, and, you know, one of the things we don't do is we're not very topical on this podcast. But now I've got it in my head today, because I don't think this is going to drop for a while. We really can't be topical. Right. You know what I mean? So I don't want anyone saying, well, you know, next week is that big national holiday or, hey, in two days.

[Matt Gourley]

But we do know when this is coming out.

[IO Adebiri]

I know.

[Matt Gourley]

Say things like, 4th of July is just around the corner. I know you still don't understand how.

[Conan O'Brien]

I still understand how this works. I see. I'm suspicious of that. What if we say that and then for some reason this gets bumped, you know, because some huge figure says, I'll do the podcast, but it has to air on that day, and we go, huh? We've already got this all set for someone else, and it has to move. Well, what if they're Fourth of July? Wow. Fourth of July.

[Matt Gourley]

You never know.

[Conan O'Brien]

People look out the window and it's snowing, but it's still 4th of July and they live in Antarctica. Oh, you see the twist I put at the end?

[IO Adebiri]

What are you saying? That we don't have big names right now? And if we have one, everyone gets.

[Conan O'Brien]

These are big names. I'm talking about the new pope from Chicago.

[IO Adebiri]

He's not coming on this stupid podcast.

[Conan O'Brien]

My cell phone. I'm just saying, what if my cell phone rings and I pick it up and I go, hey, cone in there. And I go, hello? And he goes, it's a new Pope. And I go, wow. Oh, my God. It's incredible. Congratulations. Yeah, I'm thinking I, you know, I used to be down in Chicago, and on Diversey, I'd be driving down Diversey, and I'd be like, you know, I don't like. I like White Sox. I'm not a Cubs guy anyhow. And I'd be getting my sausage. And I was thinking, I like this Conan podcast. I'll do it someday if I become pope. Probably a 50, 50 chance. That's a good Chicago. Yeah. And then he, you know. And you know, again, now we are getting topical. But if he wanted to do the podcast, that would bump anybody.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

And also, I would want to ask him, did you use some of your Chicago ways to influence the Conclave?

[IO Adebiri]

What are you saying?

[Conan O'Brien]

I mean, when you bring a knife.

[Matt Gourley]

You bring a gun kind of thing. They bring black smoke, you bring white smoke.

[Conan O'Brien]

He was in there just going like, oh, really? You're going to vote for that guy? Eh? Yeah. Oh, that guy from Portugal, maybe at.

[Matt Gourley]

The conclave, he was walking around behind them with a baseball bat.

[Conan O'Brien]

I don't. I see. You're going very cartoonish and very big.

[Matt Gourley]

I apologize.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, no, you shouldn't apolog. Begrudgingly respect you.

[Matt Gourley]

Yeah, I forgot this was a sober and serious podcast.

[Conan O'Brien]

I think it's more like, hey, you want it? You wanted. Remember when you wanted to help moving that couch? You know, you had that place over on Sheffield. Remember when you had that place on Sheffield? Who helped you move the couch?

[IO Adebiri]

Wait, you're saying Matt's cartoony.

[Conan O'Brien]

Uhhuh. My Pope.

[IO Adebiri]

Whatever this is.

[Conan O'Brien]

My Pope did a lot. My Pope, he did a lot of favors for people.

[Matt Gourley]

And also your pope is Dennis Farina.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

He's kind like. He did a lot of favors for people, and also he knows the cops. He'll take care of that ticket for you. Yeah, but they weren't Rome. What's that?

[IO Adebiri]

They weren't even in Chicago. Why is he bringing up sofas? He moved for people.

[Conan O'Brien]

Because he was always playing the game. He was always saying, like, hey, you from where you. Yeah. Yeah. Where from? Yeah, from Thailand. Eh? Yeah. Hey, you moving out of that place? Yes, I'm moving out of that. Oh, yeah. I can help you out. Couch. I get some guys that can move it for you. You don't have to hire anybody.

[Matt Gourley]

You see, is it like he's. It's like he's controlling the altar boy union or, you know, he's just got.

[Conan O'Brien]

His fingers in every pie? That inst.

[Matt Gourley]

Sense fell off the Back of a truck.

[Conan O'Brien]

Exactly. Exactly.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

That just fell out of back of a truck. Hey, don't be asking a lot of questions. Yeah. You know, and he becomes Pope because he's just working it.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

Anyway, my original point is, if my cell phone rings and I hear, hey, I asked a buddy of a buddy of a buddy, and he says, I got Conan's number. Is this your number there, Conan? And I'm like, yeah, this is my number. Hey, you know, I'd like to come on that badcast there. That'd be great. Come on that. Come on that podcast, you know, and we could get some. Some sausage, and we could close down a couple of streets for maybe a blues fest, and then we could have that, you know, anyway. And then I'd be like, shit, we gotta bump the guest today so that we can have that Pope on. You know what I mean?

[IO Adebiri]

I'm glad you didn't stay topical.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

Because that's. That was really important.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, these popes don't change too fast. This guy's gonna be around a long time.

[IO Adebiri]

I know, but he's not gonna be the new Pope.

[Conan O'Brien]

And when this airs, it's still a big deal.

[IO Adebiri]

Is it?

[Conan O'Brien]

Eduardo's nodding his head.

[IO Adebiri]

He's still.

[Conan O'Brien]

Even when this comes out. Oh, you think in June, the fact that there's a pope from the south side of Chicago is going to be an old story. This is big news.

[IO Adebiri]

Is it that big?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, it's huge. I already knew for at least a year. How old? How old is it?

[Matt Gourley]

It's like a honeymoon. Like a newlywed. You're a newlywed for a year, you're.

[Conan O'Brien]

A new pope for he's gonna be a new pope. And also the fact that he's from the south side of Chicago, when he came out on a balcony, he was wearing a White Sox uniform.

[Matt Gourley]

What happens if we have Jude Law on who was in a show called the New Pope, and then we have to bump him for the new Pope?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. What do you fuck? What do you fucking got? This. This goerli working for you? You know, you got a good role, and this guy brings up Jew. What the fuck is a Jude la? What the hell is that all about? How is he helping you? It's a deep dish Pope. Yeah. Oh, and who the fuck is that Blade guy? Making jokes other people have already made on the Internet? What the fuck? You're trying to do original material, and you got these two weights around your neck.

[Matt Gourley]

Are you the Pope saying, what the fuck?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. Okay. This is very. You're Bored. It's borderline Andrew Dice Clay Pope. Yeah, yeah, exact. And by the way, he did some good work. A lot of good work. I entered this clay. I have a lot. And he's also, he has matured into a very fine actor. He's been, he's worked with Scorsese a lot. So I'm not going to have him put down on my watch.

[IO Adebiri]

Okay?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, I love. Yes. Did you know that that's not. Yes. That's not a put down. I think it's. I don't know what the fuck you're talking about, the problem here. And Blay, when did you see anything in this conversation that made you think I better get in there and help. I better jump in and save the day. Welcome.

[Matt Gourley]

You're welcome here, Blay.

[Conan O'Brien]

I better jump in and save the day. This is a very anti pop sentiment coming from you, isn't it? Must be welcoming everyone in. Do you, Eduardo, did you think this was anti Pope? I love this Pope. No, it's not. What do you mean? I think you. I think the Pope is very welcoming everyone in. You're being. Being very anti pope right now. How? How?

[IO Adebiri]

Because you're welcome his way into Popehood.

[Conan O'Brien]

Wait a minute, you think that me applying that this Pope used all of his Chicago muscle to get the popehood meant that and yeah, it's called the Pope. That's what he's saying.

[Matt Gourley]

He's saying you're Conan, you role playing as the Pope. You're being very Pope by not welcoming anybody into this conversation.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, oh, that's just. Oh, that.

[IO Adebiri]

I thought you were just shitting on the Pope.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. And listen, you know, I apologize and I think it takes a big man to apologize. I apologize to you, Matt, for ever questioning your addition to this conversation. And Blay, when you jumped in, you know, and said that he's the deep dish Pope. I don't think anyone said that yet that. Big, big congrats to you and thank you both. So let's get into it.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, he lived in Peru for like 20 years, right?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, but you know, was he really there as much as he said he was? Yes, I think he was leaving a lot on weekends to go to the White Sox games, you know, and check out the Blues Fest.

[IO Adebiri]

So the accent is still so thick for just having lived in Peru for 20 years, but. Okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

Was he really there the whole 20 years?

[IO Adebiri]

I think he was, yeah. I think it's okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

Let's check those plane records. I think he's Bopping back and forth. He's like, yeah, I gotta go to o'. Hare. I gotta get to o'. Hare. And then I gotta take diversity to Sheffield, and then I gotta see the Bluesfest and get some sausage and I'll get back to Peru. Quit your. I don't know. I guess I'm going to hell. Or maybe I'm in hell now. Maybe this is hell. My guest today is a hilarious writer, actor, director, and comedian who stars in the hit Hulu series the Bear. Hey, to. And guess what. Let me tell you something. She's a huge star. And so when you said, hey, are you implying we don't get big stars? We get all the. We get the biggest of the best.

[Matt Gourley]

Takes place in Chicago.

[IO Adebiri]

That's what I was saying. That's why I said, hey, because the Bear takes place in Chicago.

[Conan O'Brien]

Chicago. I'm excited she's here today. IO. Adebri. Welcome. You came in and I got to admit, I'm a little high energy today. And also, you're one of those people where I start doing bits right away.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

We ran into each other at. I don't know if it was an Oscar thing or whatever. You and I were somewhere. I hadn't. I don't think we had really formally met each other, and both of us doing bits right away, like idiots.

[IO Adebiri]

Foul. Foul behavior in public.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes. But then you did me this great kindness, which is my children. And this is to their credit, they're not having the whole Conan o' Brien shtick. Never have. Never been into it. You made a quick video for my daughter, who adores you, and you made a video where you basically said, no, no, your dad's okay.

[IO Adebiri]

That's true.

[Conan O'Brien]

And I sent that to my daughter, and it got me, like, 24 hours of solid street gun.

[Matt Gourley]

It didn't look like she was in, like, a hostage situation.

[Conan O'Brien]

She did.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah. Because I had. I had my gun up to my head. Anyway, so I brought my gun.

[Conan O'Brien]

She did it all herself. She held herself hostage while she made me a hostage video.

[IO Adebiri]

Well, I always carry on a gun in a newspaper. A lady must.

[Conan O'Brien]

Lady must.

[IO Adebiri]

But that wasn't the. Well, that was the first time that we met. But do you remember the first time we should have met?

[Conan O'Brien]

We should have met when I saw you way across the street. Or I thought I saw you, but I wasn't sure it was you. And I was with my real assistant, the one who actually does things for me. David Hopping. Come on. You phoning it.

[IO Adebiri]

I trained him.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, you trained him. I trained him. If you trained him, he wouldn't be doing shit.

[IO Adebiri]

But anyway, this is a drag. This is like a. I like. I was gonna say a dragger, but that doesn't make sense. But I just like the idea every. Let's all drag each other. Okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

I'm down with that show. Welcome to. Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

Just you.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Matt Gourley]

Wait.

[Conan O'Brien]

That'S terrible. Yeah, that's not. That's terrible. You made IO cry. People love her. What was that all about? Sona.

[IO Adebiri]

All of you.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, that's how I drag.

[IO Adebiri]

I'm not good at it.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, what happened was I was with David, and we were trying to figure out. There's a group of people across a wide street, and we're looking and we're thinking, is that IO? And we weren't sure. And then I thought, should I cross the street and say, hi, are you IO? And then I thought, no, don't do that. I don't need. I didn't know what to do, so I didn't do it. And I didn't realize that you guys.

[IO Adebiri]

So it was me, Lionel Boyce, who's also on Bear With Me, and then Tyler, the creator, and then one of our other friends. So it's like we're like four black people on Launch Mart, basically. And then we're like, why is this. Like, there's this white guy across the street who's really tall and he's walking kind of weird.

[Conan O'Brien]

And then I have a limp.

[IO Adebiri]

And I was like, well, that's. Well, that's like, that's Shirley. Conan o'. Brien. Like, look at his head. And we were.

[Conan O'Brien]

Don't look at his head.

[IO Adebiri]

And then Lionel was like, don't be racist. Like, you can't just say, like, a tall white guy and be like, that's Conan. And he was like. And Conan wouldn't walk like that also. But then, like, now that I'm also thinking about you looking at this group of, like, four black people being like, well, surely I can't cross the street and just be like, are you. Are you the famous one Thing. And then. And then also we were like, oh, that's. Well, he was kind of walking funny because he kept kind of looking back. But we were in this, like, weird Mexican standoff of, like, recognition.

[Conan O'Brien]

Also, you guys were kind of partway behind a tree.

[IO Adebiri]

Yes.

[Conan O'Brien]

And so I see.

[IO Adebiri]

We were hiding.

[Conan O'Brien]

I see. Yeah. And, you know, I. And so I. I said to David, and he was like, I'm not sure. And then. I mean, David is welcome to come in at any point and straighten out this mix up. He might be off doing some real running some real errands, but he's coming. Okay, well, I'm sorry. I trained him.

[IO Adebiri]

I taught him everything.

[Conan O'Brien]

You didn't teach him anything. But we were trying to figure it out. David wasn't sure. We weren't sure. And then we got upstairs and I was like, I'm telling you, I'm sure. That was IO And I wish I had gone across the street and said something.

[Matt Gourley]

Is this the first time you guys have confirmed this and talked about this?

[IO Adebiri]

We talked about it about it at.

[Conan O'Brien]

This Oscars party or something.

[IO Adebiri]

Or SNL maybe or something.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. Okay, David, here, David, you can take my mic. You can take this mic right here. Take someone's mic.

[IO Adebiri]

And, David, your disposition has been called out as Sonny before. Yes. That's nice.

[Conan O'Brien]

I think so. I don't know.

[IO Adebiri]

Amazing. Amazing.

[Conan O'Brien]

This is him. And by the way, this is David. In a terrible mood.

[IO Adebiri]

I know.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. Hello. How are you? Yeah, I heard. We're all yelling at each other, so. So, David, confirm what happened. You weren't sure it was I.O. i wasn't sure it was I.O. yeah. And you were about to, like, yell.

[Matt Gourley]

Across the street, and I was like, you can't just yell Conan Y.

[Conan O'Brien]

And there was a fear of, what if I'm wrong? And then I'm that guy who's just, like, misidentifying black people, a black person. And I didn't want to do that. No, you can't even say that anymore.

[IO Adebiri]

So true.

[Conan O'Brien]

But I didn't want to be that person.

[IO Adebiri]

But then also we were like, well, we can't just be, like, accosting tall white people and being like, are you. Like, are you one of the most famously tall white men of all time? So. But then I felt like we were just kind of, like, getting close and farther away at the same time.

[Conan O'Brien]

It was the perfect. It's a two lane, there's traffic going two ways. So it's not a narrow street.

[IO Adebiri]

It wouldn't have worked even under better circumstances. Like, too much was going on.

[Conan O'Brien]

I know, but, you know, we're here.

[IO Adebiri]

We are here now.

[Conan O'Brien]

We're together. I'm so happy you're on the show. We have a lot to talk about. Because you were raised in Dorchester.

[IO Adebiri]

Yes, sir.

[Conan O'Brien]

In Boston. And I, of course, come from the nasty side of town in Brookline, Mass.

[IO Adebiri]

Dirty dog.

[Conan O'Brien]

Dirty dog. And you have been honored. I think you got what. This is a real honor.

[IO Adebiri]

It is. It's, like, messed up.

[Conan O'Brien]

Wasn't there an I.O. day in Boston where? All of Boston. On April 10th, the Mayor of Boston honored I.O. by declaring 4-10-IO a debris day in the city of Boston. Excuse me, has there been a Conan o' Brien in Boston? Quick answer.

[IO Adebiri]

Wait, you don't have.

[Conan O'Brien]

No.

[IO Adebiri]

Wait, you don't have a day.

[Conan O'Brien]

I never had a day. Never. Oh, and what they're going to do is say you have St. Patrick's Day. Oh.

[IO Adebiri]

Because you're Irish.

[Conan O'Brien]

Very good, Sona.

[IO Adebiri]

Very nice. Very nice. You know what?

[Conan O'Brien]

You've gotten better. Hey, you're getting better at that too. No, I've never had a day and I.

[IO Adebiri]

That's actually shocking to me. But you've been like, hasty put. No, wait, Hasty's just women.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, Hasty putting his guys and used to dress up as ladies, but now it's men and women. Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

Wait, what the heck? What's going on?

[Conan O'Brien]

What do you mean? I don't know.

[IO Adebiri]

I just feel like I thought you should get. Let's fix that.

[Conan O'Brien]

I don't know. What do you do? Did you go to Boston on your day?

[IO Adebiri]

Okay, I. Okay. I'm grateful for the day. I'm grateful for the day. I had no idea that it was happening. If I knew that it was happening, I'm the type of person where I would have not gone. Cause it just. That sort of thing just makes me so anxious. And so they were just like, oh, come to your high school. And I was like, cool, I'll just, like, talk to the improv and kids. And then they were like, actually, you're gonna be talking to kids in the auditorium, which is like my nightmare. Like, I was training to be a teacher and I quit because high school children are so scary with their eyes. And then also, like, the school that I went to is a public school, but it's like, it's for smart kids. Like, you have to take a test to get in. Like, it's that whole vibe. And every student there is, like, gonna become like a doctor of, like, atoms or something.

[Conan O'Brien]

I don't know. Doctor of Adams. Uh huh. Okay.

[IO Adebiri]

Okay. I literally was, like, stupid for my school. Like, I was like, yeah, be like a teacher and go do some, like, improv at night. And everybody was like, good luck, kid. Like, you are a wastrel. And yeah, ultimately, but you got a day. I got a day.

[Conan O'Brien]

But you. Did you go to your school for your day?

[IO Adebiri]

I did go to my school because I thought I was going to just talk to the improv kids, and then I ended up talking to the mayor, and then the mayor was like, I Have a surprise for you. And in the clip, which I have watched, like, I think I look upset, but it's just because I'm, like, dissociating to survive. Because I'm like, I can't believe this is happening. And I also know that my mom's going to be so annoyed because she's going to be like, you never tell anybody when you're getting a day. And it's like, well, because I didn't know I was getting a day. Yeah, you never tell anyone. You're like, you've gotten lots of days. No, that's just like. That's the voice of my mother in my head. That's. She's that type of.

[Conan O'Brien]

She's like, again, you get a day. I don't get it.

[Matt Gourley]

By the way, Sona and I both have Boston days, too.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

This is always. They're always. And they're not even from there. Hand to mouth. You get them at the airport, personal. As you get off the plane, they hand you a day.

[IO Adebiri]

If you go to the Logan Duncan, I think that's.

[Conan O'Brien]

You are on record for saying you think the Dunkin Donuts is better in Boston. You can taste the difference.

[IO Adebiri]

I do. Why do you know that? I know a lot of things, Pen, your research.

[Conan O'Brien]

I know everything about you.

[IO Adebiri]

What am I thinking right now? Three, two, one.

[Conan O'Brien]

I'm paler than you thought.

[IO Adebiri]

Oh, ultimately, yeah, probably. Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

You can actually see the veins in my face, and it's freaking you out. I'm like.

[IO Adebiri]

I can see, like, the back of your ear through your cheeks. What the.

[Conan O'Brien]

You're looking at me like that model of the visible woman.

[IO Adebiri]

Is it one tall man or two little. Two smaller men.

[Conan O'Brien]

We have things in common. We both grew up in Boston.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

We clearly both like to riff and screw around constantly and be silly. You grew up with anxiety. I think, like a lot of people that get into comedy, I had anxiety, too. Yeah, you did pretty cool. Yeah, you did pretty cool. Talk to your therapist. Your therapist is here.

[IO Adebiri]

I shouldn't have put you under my, like, my HIPAA exemption. I knew I shouldn't have done that.

[Conan O'Brien]

But I love that you. You're very smart, and you have very serious parents who were. They must have seen this comedy thing coming with you. They didn't see it coming.

[IO Adebiri]

Oh, well, I think it just like, they didn't.

[Conan O'Brien]

Can I just say something? Can I say something? I leaned out of camera. Okay. Can I say something, though? I noticed it, too. You reached for that tissue like Liberace or a magician. You reached, like, this I mean, if we have footage of it and then you plucked it up and you did this big turn. I am in the middle of talking.

[IO Adebiri]

Sleeve hit the mic too. Were you?

[Conan O'Brien]

I thought a white dove was going to come out of your jacket. I'm so sorry.

[IO Adebiri]

It's like Penn and Teller doing as.

[Conan O'Brien]

I'm so sorry.

[Matt Gourley]

I was gonna sneeze and I just thought it was a. Oh, my God.

[IO Adebiri]

Surely nothing will happen.

[Conan O'Brien]

I'm here to visit the king of France.

[IO Adebiri]

But first. Oh, Jesus.

[Conan O'Brien]

I love that you didn't let that go.

[IO Adebiri]

You are addicted to prop work.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, my God. Get him, get him, get him, get him.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, I was listening to an episode in the car. Not gonna lie.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[IO Adebiri]

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[IO Adebiri]

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[IO Adebiri]

That's perfect. That's what I. That's all I do.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[Conan O'Brien]

You know, like a Conan bit. Sonic takes the pickle too far with their big dill meal. I wonder what they're saying. What are they saying here? That's an insult to me. I don't take things too far. Oh my God, Sonic, I've got a beef with you. And a very delicious beef. First you get the Smasher topped with Grillo's pickles. Then there's pickle seasoned tots. And they're pickling further than anyone before with the. The Picklerita slush. When I have a slush, I want pickles in there. Full of pickle flavored bursting bubbles. Topped with a Grillo's pickle garnish. This must be the edge of the known pickle verse. Oh, whoever came up with that needs a beating. To which Sonic says, no, you don't understand. This is just the beginning. You think a pickle burger, pickle tots and a pickle slush is a lot of pickle hubris. We'll pickle everything. That's their logo. Well, the Sonic and Grillos big deal meal. It's the Conan bit. Oh my God, they're going after me. Hard of burger pickle meals. Um, your parents.

[IO Adebiri]

My serious parents.

[Conan O'Brien]

Your parents, they're serious people. You grew up in a Pentecostal?

[IO Adebiri]

Pentecostal, yeah. Yeah. But my dad wasn't really that Christian. Which also is funny because I. I was like. I have these like, memories of like going down to his own office, which also. It's like, hey, man, if you're a dad and you got a home office, whatever. Anyway. But then I'd go to his home office and then I would be like, hey, like, it just would be really cool if you came to church. Just because, like, if the rapture happens, me and mom are good. You know what I mean? And you're gonna be like in hell. And he. But he, to his credit, would just be like. I mean, like, maybe girl. Like, he'd be like, I don't think so. But thank you. Thanks. Thanks, sweetie.

[Conan O'Brien]

I know how to get. I'll take the off ramp. I'll get there.

[IO Adebiri]

Thanks, sweetie. Yeah, so I was like, low key, more religious than my parents at one point. But yeah, I think that all that kind of. That was how my anxiety manifested. I had to be very prepared for my future or I kind of would care about things even more than my parents did. Cause I was just projecting my own sort of fears about disappointing them or whatever. And so, like, I think I would just be like, and I'm gonna be like a doctor, of course. And they'd be like, cool, you're gonna be a doctor. And then my sophomore year of college, when I changed my major, I was like, well, also then I was like, okay, so I might not be a doctor. I might be a teacher. And they were like, okay, sure, yeah. And so then, you know, I was like, I'm not gonna be a teacher. I actually wanna study art. And they were like, yeah, girl. Like, you know, we've been raising you in our house, right? Like, every single thing that you've done or you care about is, like, related to comedy or the arts or whatever. Like, my mom would get really mad at me because I would delete episodes of Oprah because I was TiVoing your show. And, like, 30 Rock. And, like, I was like. I was just, like, inhaling all that stuff.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

And so they were like, yeah, duh. Like, okay. But it was. It was also very. Like, my dad was like. Like, I mean, we can't help you. Like, just as a heads up, like, we don't have any connections. We don't have any, like, resources. So, like, if you want to do it, just, you have to be prepared.

[Conan O'Brien]

It's weird because your dad and I were very tight. And I kept saying, I will help IO, and he was like, how could you help her in comedy? And I went, okay. This was back in the 2000s, early 2000s.

[IO Adebiri]

He's a tough guy in that way. He's a tough guy in that way.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, I'd say. You're sure I can't help her get started in comedy? I'll be fine. What could you do for her anyway? I didn't know who I was.

[IO Adebiri]

Kind of know. Brady. Yeah. But then also, like, it's been cool, like, with them. I feel like I've been learning more about them since I've been whatever enough to pursue this. And, like, my dad actually went to Emerson, and his dad made him drop out. Cause his dad was like, you're the oldest. And, like, we need to get all these other siblings from Nigeria over here. So you need to get, like, a real degree in something that, like, means that you can be, like, you know, stable enough to support this family. And then you went to law school after. But my dad loves movies. Like, he wanted to make movies.

[Conan O'Brien]

Wow.

[IO Adebiri]

Now he just comes with me to award shows.

[Conan O'Brien]

They must be through the roof. Happy for you.

[IO Adebiri]

I think so.

[Conan O'Brien]

That's a nice thing. It's interesting. So when you told them, okay, I'm gonna take this shot at writing comedy.

[IO Adebiri]

We were straight up in an IHOP in Randolph. Cause I Also was like, we can't do this on home turf. Like, we have to go to Randolph. And we. I literally was like, I'll meet you guys at the ihop. Mind you, I. I didn't get my license until I was, like, 24 years old. So I'm like, they're driving me to the ihop and.

[Conan O'Brien]

Or you took a horse.

[IO Adebiri]

And. And so then we're there, and I'm, like, not talking to them in the car, and they're like. Like, they're like, are you. Like. Is like, are you dying or, like, what's going on? Then I just started bust. Like, I burst out crying, and I was like, I'm so sorry. Like, I changed my major without telling you. I'm gonna study playwriting. Like, I want to pursue the arts. And literally, they're like, like, eating, like, a short stack. Like, could not. Could not care. My dad was like, extra hash browns. Like, let's go. Yeah. They were so, like, supportive.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. I remember very clearly telling my parents on the phone that, okay, I'm graduating. I've worked really hard to get into this good college. I'm going to graduate. I wrote a thesis. I'm a good student. I want to get into comedy. And I remember their attitude was very much like, which one are you again?

[IO Adebiri]

Oh, my God.

[Conan O'Brien]

We got. Got six. Just, you know, they were. And then the minute I could pay my own rent, which was really quickly, the minute I was, like, out there and established and paying my own rent there, they didn't care if I was in pornography. I was just, you know. Which I. I was okay at that, too.

[Matt Gourley]

You did that?

[Conan O'Brien]

I dabbled.

[IO Adebiri]

Okay. Fake fans. Real ones now.

[Conan O'Brien]

Anyway.

[IO Adebiri]

I think also my parents were like, yeah. Like, are you good with money? Like, you're not going to be asking us to, like, buy tickets to the Yuck Yuck Center. Right? Like, then as long as you don't need that. As we all know, comedy. Comedy folks, us getting extra tickets to the Yuck Yuck center, it's a big thing. Everyone. Everyone has to pay their dues. But, yeah, like, they were like, if you're. If you're good, then we're good. And I feel like the moment that they could also kind of start to brag, like.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

Which is like, even when I was, like, a writer's assistant. But they were just like, oh, my God, like, your name is gonna be in the credits of something.

[Conan O'Brien]

Well, you had a. I'm impressed with this. You had a plan, which was, get yourself in a writer's room. As a writer's assistant. And you gave yourself time to do that?

[IO Adebiri]

Yes.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes, that was a very smart. I mean, I look at it now, and I think, yes, that was a very smart way to go about it.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

What was the plan specifically? Get into a writer's room?

[IO Adebiri]

Plan was, I still have my education degree, so I was like, okay, I'm gonna give myself basically two years to be able to pay my rent. And if I don't, then I'll go back and I'll get my master's, and then I'll just. Just get my teaching certificate for the state of New York. But I'll at least be happy that I tried. I think that's like, I try to make, I don't know, a plan that, like, I'll be happy with whatever the result is. Like, genuinely, like, failure is not an option. So whatever's gonna happen, I have to be happy with it and also be able to pay my rent. Great. And so that was that plan. And then I ended up. While I was still in school, I got PA jobs through a friend of a friend who was working at Jax. They were doing, like, Broad City and Inside Amy Schumer and Sam B. At the time. And then I think I just kind of a reputation for, like, being very hardworking. And then I got assisting job at this show called the Rundown with Robin Dede that was on BET for a season. And that's when I got my first writer's assistant job. And I just basically was, like, talking to every single writer's assistant I knew. And I was like, okay, like, what's, like, the average timeline for being a writer's assistant to, like, getting an actual TV job? Like, what does that look like? And what do I have to do to do that? And so then I was like, okay, I think I can give myself, like, three to four years of doing this before then I start to get, like, crazy and a little like. Like, I feel like that that's. I don't know when I was, like, meeting writer assistants where they were like, I've been doing this for, like, eight years or something. I was like, oh, okay, like, you're not. You're not happy doing this. So that some. And some people are, but that's just, like, how I felt. So I was like, cool, I'll give myself, like, four. Three or four. Because I kind of know myself, and I know that's when I'll start to get, like, restless. But also, then I was doing standup.

[Conan O'Brien]

And, yeah, you were attacking it on, like, five different fronts.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

Which is.

[IO Adebiri]

But it was. Cause I liked it. Like, I think I do. Like, I have met people also where they're like, oh, and so you were gunning, and you're gunning for that. But it's like, I think at the base of it, I also just really like to learn. So I really was, like, I become very obsessed about stuff, and so, like, I just loved who I was meeting doing stand up. I was seeing, like, all comedy for the first time in New York, and that I could kind of take on a different voice on stage than maybe what might be my. My, like, first instinct. And then also, like, I started, like, writing, like, Shouts and Murmurs pieces with my friend, because I was like, okay, my end goal is writing, not performing. That also is the thing. Like, I really did not picture myself as a actor or performer.

[Conan O'Brien]

It's interesting because I've. I get the sense you still think of yourself first as a writer, even though.

[IO Adebiri]

And I think sometimes people are like, are you. Are you right in the head?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. Yeah. What's so funny? Because so many people are. Don't aspire to, Hey, I recognize you. And you're gonna get the nice seat at this restaurant.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. There is something, like, where I have, like, a relatively not always on, but I think I do have a good sense of, like, stuff where I'm like, oh, I can't do this, or I don't want to do this, or, like, I'm not interested in being this thing. Even though something that's been interesting about, like, acting more is that I think it's like, oh, people start to have a perception of you. And that's also why I'm like, whenever I can get the chance, I'm like, I. I like. I'm like, I have to do something that's a comedic thing so that people, like, understand. Like, this is actually, like, my brain and. And, like, my sense of self and not just, like, like, looking cool on the red carpet, which I love, which is great and which is fun.

[Conan O'Brien]

Do you like the red carpet?

[IO Adebiri]

No, but. But. But I think it's like, I can appreciate it as another type of performance, and I think then that's a good way to look at it. Also, like, in this weird way, I'm like, that's closer to acting than it is to me. And also, like, weirdly, like, drag. I'm, like, basically doing drag of myself, I feel like. And I'm like, become this vessel for, like, outfit and, like, hair and makeup, and I'm like, that's actually it's like a. It's something else. I'm, like, doing, like. Like a heightened version of, like a pastiche of myself or something. I don't know. But, yeah, thinking of it that way helps me.

[Conan O'Brien]

I had an attitude a little bit early on because I just was so much into. I'm just gonna. I wanna do these ideas and I wanna do this weird show. And then they would say, okay, well, now's the Emmys, and you guys have supposed to go and walk the red carpet. And I had a little bit of an attitude of. But I don't like this. This is what I'm about. And I was young, but I was also like, this is what I'm about. And then I. It just occurred to me. It's part of the job, you fucking moron.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, it's part of it.

[Conan O'Brien]

Like, get over yourself. It's part of the job. And find a tux that fits and stand there and get your picture taken and smile and if you know. What do you mean, you don't love it? No one does.

[IO Adebiri]

No one does. Yeah. I mean, maybe there are people who are beautiful, beautiful freaks, but who are like, oh, yeah, this is what I live for. But I think actually most people are literally like, get me out of my skin.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

This is. This is so insane. And so many people are yelling at me also, and they found they all have a different way of saying my name. And it's so weird. It's so weird. Yeah. But, yeah, it is, like, where I'm just like, yeah, this, like, this helps me make, like, get to be done with it and then get to actually make stuff.

[Conan O'Brien]

So, like, you have an affinity for physical comedy. When did you know that?

[IO Adebiri]

Oh, my God.

[Conan O'Brien]

Like, you kind of like using your physicality. And is that something that you always had or is it something you discovered as you. As you went along?

[IO Adebiri]

I don't know why. This memory just came to me when I was 11 years old. I remember I did my last split. I did my last split. I did a split. And I knew that I was like, paramedics came. I was like, this is for real, the last split. I was like, I'm done.

[Matt Gourley]

I have yet to do my last split.

[IO Adebiri]

Come on now.

[Conan O'Brien]

Brag.

[IO Adebiri]

Brag about it. But then I remember my cousin came and found me up the. Went, like, up the stairs because I was stuck. Like, I was. I was just, like, stuck. And my cousin started crying from laughing, and I was like, okay, maybe, like.

[Conan O'Brien]

Maybe stuck in a split.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah. Many such stories in my life.

[Conan O'Brien]

I love them. Loading you into the ambulance and you're still in a split. On a gurney. Yeah, on a gurney. 11 years old, they're pushing you through the hospital court. It's like the pit, but they're pushing you through in a Split. Clear. Clear. Seven pieces of harm.

[IO Adebiri]

11 year old stuck in a split.

[Conan O'Brien]

Third one today. Yeah. Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

Welcome to the pit.

[Conan O'Brien]

Welcome to the pit. Welcome. Special device. They have a special device that gets you out of the split.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah. So I don't know many cases such as this in my life, and one of my all time favorites is Katt Williams. And when I think of my favorite jokes of his, I'm like, oh, yeah. They're the ones where he has very physical act outs. I mean, somehow not sweating out that perm. God bless that man. And I think also growing up in the church, huge, huge element of physicality in that, obviously in performance in that. And then I just. I don't know, I felt like I just was like, oh, yeah, I have these really long limbs. Like, I wonder what happens when they just keep going. And I like how it feels also when I can play with, like, how little space I'm taking up and how still I'm being. And then like, how ridiculous I get to be too.

[Conan O'Brien]

Occasionally in my life, people have asked me about directing something, and my answer is always, I've never thought about it. It's not something I aspire to. I don't know anything about that. You've got to find someone else. And I realize that I have a vision and that I'm directing things all the time when we make comedy, but whenever. Dictating, dictating. Thank you. With an iron fist. Yeah. You know.

[Matt Gourley]

And an iron dick.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. Okay, let's take it easy there. Let's take it easy there, Mao.

[IO Adebiri]

I've been there years. Between you, who am I but a spectator?

[Conan O'Brien]

I think of Chairman Mao as a, you know, a director, if you will. But anyway, I know that you directed an episode in season three of the best. The Napkin.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

And you got an award for it.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, I got a nomination. I got a DJ nomination.

[Conan O'Brien]

Let's just say an award. Cause once you get the. It's an honor to be nominated. You won the Oscar for best directing at a TV show.

[IO Adebiri]

A TV show? Yeah. The first time.

[Conan O'Brien]

First time it's ever happened.

[IO Adebiri]

A lifetime achievement Oscar for directing a TV show.

[Conan O'Brien]

For 75 years of work, you beat Lucille Ball's ghost.

[IO Adebiri]

And my mom was pissed.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, we were all really mad. We thought that was fucked up. But I, at my Age. Do not have the courage. Courage to say, let me direct that. And you did and did a great job.

[IO Adebiri]

Thanks.

[Conan O'Brien]

What drove you to or what did you summon in yourself? Or were you encouraged by the creator of the bit?

[IO Adebiri]

Definitely encouraged. Definitely encouraged. I've known Chris since I was, like, 22, and I think, well, the first time we met was at a John and Viddy's, and there's, like, probably two.

[Conan O'Brien]

This is Chris Storer.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, there's probably, like, two clear pictures of Chris Storer, like, online, because he does not go outside. That man is inside. And, like, Like. And it's aided by his own, like, also, like, he missed the Emmys, where we, like, the first Emmys, where we, like, won everything. Cause he got Covid. Cause he went outside the house, like. But he was also, like, I get to be at home. Like, it's. That's very Chris's vibe. So we met at a John and Vinny's, and he was like, yeah, listen, I'm probably gonna be here for about, like, 30 minutes. But I've met you. We're gonna work together again. And also, you're a director. And I was like, cool. See you on set whenever. Also, you're crazy. And then bear started happening again. Maybe when I was, like, 26 or something. Yeah, 25 or 26. And that whole time, we would just talk about movies, TV shows, things that we liked, and writing, producing. We were just always talking about these things. And I, at the time, didn't realize it, but he was speaking to me as if I was another director and would ask me questions, thoughts, and also ask me why, like, why was I thinking this thing? Where was it coming from? Oh, what would you do? Or. Oh, that's interesting. Like, here's this story. Oh, maybe when you work on something else, you should talk to the other director, like, see how that goes. And then kind of around the second season, more intentionally, he was like, I'm thinking about this thing for you. Like, I think that this could be cool. Or do you think that this could be cool? And if you do, like, are you gonna put in the work? And so then I just really. I think I was nervous about. I don't, like, undertaking anything if I'm not. Not gonna be able to, like, do my best. And so I just really was like, oh, okay. I'm gonna, like, try to learn top to bottom what this actually means. Cause I think I also didn't really have an idea of what that job actually was other than that.

[Conan O'Brien]

Although you had been around, you'd Been on set and you had been directed.

[IO Adebiri]

Yes.

[Conan O'Brien]

So you probably had some sense of, okay, this is single camera. I kind of see what they're doing here.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, but, like, what does it mean? And also, like, can I do this if I feel like I don't know everything about every type of camera and every type of lens? You know, like, I think my fear was, like, I had to. But then it's actually like, well, you should know a good amount, but also, like, be able to know enough to help facilitate the people who, like, who actually are experts on the thing, I feel like. And yeah, so anyway, he just really aided me. And then I think I remember during Bottoms, Rachel and I were talking about it, and we were like, oh, yeah. Like, we do also do a certain amount of, like, directing and, like, thinking about things and shots. And we do have, like, ideas.

[Conan O'Brien]

You have opinions.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, we have opinions, but they're not just, like, based in us being actors. Also, like, we are thinking about the shot. Like, we are thinking about, like, what would be funniest for the frame. Or like, okay, like, make sure you get this insert, actually. Or, like, even though me as an actor, I might want to do this joke in a certain way because it would serve my performance. Like, actually, if I do less here, it's better for, like, the movie overall. Or if I, you know, like, whatever. Things like that. And so, yeah, then I just kind of. Just kind of went in and. And everything. Every day that I wasn't working, I was on set with Chris. I was shadowing him, or I was shadowing other guest directors, then if I wasn't on Bear and I was on another show, I would basically be shadowing the director, even if the director didn't know it.

[Conan O'Brien]

So do you have the bug now? Do you see yourself directing more?

[IO Adebiri]

I do, but not anytime soon. Because, I mean, unless something comes up that's like, really, you know, I don't know, something really cool that is, like, inspiring me. I think it's the sort of thing where I'm like, oh, I actually love that. I want to take my time and have the next thing be really right. And I'm, like, writing again. For me too. Or not for me, for myself, for other things too. Cause I've missed that also, I've missed, in a weird way, being in a room and just writing for other people who have other things that they can do. And so I've been writing again.

[Conan O'Brien]

And you co wrote an episode for season four.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, I did.

[Conan O'Brien]

That's cool.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah. Which I'm excited Yeah. Which I'm excited.

[Conan O'Brien]

The best quality to have is just to be curious and be kind of voracious and just. I want to know more. I want to know more and I want to evolve. And that is also, I mean, at the risk of this turning into a seminar, I think these are all really good things for especially young people starting out to hear that there is no secret formula. Also, luck is a huge part.

[IO Adebiri]

Luck is a huge part.

[Conan O'Brien]

People that don't give it up for luck need a beating. Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

Give it up for luck.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

Give it up for luck. No, but even, like, I feel like lucky enough that, like when I was in rooms that the people who were like my bosses were also people who fostered curiosity. I worked on. I don't know, I'm big mouth and like, Nick is somebody. Kroll. Nick Kroll is somebody Krull brackets. But Nick is somebody where I'm like, oh, you're very curious. And also, you know that when you are checking out young comedians who are doing things that people are responding to and you're still making sure you get time on st and you're figuring out like, what's going on, you're inviting these people to like be collaborators and share those ideas. Like that only makes you better. Like that keeps you active, like that keeps you going. And you actually let those people like work or like if they're interested in certain areas in the room or on stage or whatever. You're like, you're bringing them around. You're like showing them these things.

[Conan O'Brien]

I know. I always say you make. Make a decision early in your career. Be threatened by other really funny people or just go towards them and try and try and evolve from them.

[IO Adebiri]

Towards them. Threateningly go towards them.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes, well, that was implied. Go towards them with a mallet or a large stick and then try and beat them until they get out of the business. Clearing the path for yourself and others. I attacked Odin Kirk. I attacked Odenkirk many times back in the day. 80s.

[IO Adebiri]

That's like, that's somebody else that where it's like he and Naomi, when I first came out to la, they let me stay in their guest bedroom. Like, where did you get the bill yet? Yeah, because they did that with me too.

[Conan O'Brien]

And then later on, $600,000 for three.

[IO Adebiri]

Months, to be fair. Faberge egg in the room, but quite a pretty penny free to keep quite a pretty penny.

[Conan O'Brien]

I also want to congratulate you on becoming. I mean, you started this, which was an. You improvised a joke about being Irish and then you Kept going. And there's this crucial point where a joke either becomes like, okay, that's enough. I've done it enough. I should stop. Or you double, triple, and quadruple down on it and refuse to let it go, which you did, because you made a joke about being Irish. And now it has resonated so much that the people of Ireland have accepted you as one of their own, which they will not do with me.

[IO Adebiri]

Sorry, brother.

[Conan O'Brien]

I am a figure of great shame in Ireland. But you, all the accolades, you got a day in Boston and you're revered by the Irish people. I am rightfully loathed by the Irish and never a day in Boston.

[IO Adebiri]

Yeah, I think your day could come is what I'll say about that.

[Conan O'Brien]

I gotta keep at it.

[IO Adebiri]

Unclear about the Irish relations. We'll do the best. Yeah, I just, like. I think, like, I remember talking about this with a friend. I was like, my favorite type of joke, low key, might be a lie. Like, something where it's like. It's all. It's almost not even funny. It's mostly just funny to me.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[IO Adebiri]

And I remember in that moment, I saw, like, my, like, my, like, pr. She was at the corner of my eye and she was kind of like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Because I was just like.

[Conan O'Brien]

It was just depends on what the lie was.

[IO Adebiri]

Nonsense. It was just me being like, oh, yeah. You know, I was up in Ireland and I was kind of chilling.

[Conan O'Brien]

I see. Okay, good.

[IO Adebiri]

She was like, o. Sort of on the horizon. And then. Yeah. I don't know. It just kept going. But then also, like, other Irish people, too, have been like, what's up? And I'm like, yeah, what's up?

[Conan O'Brien]

Didn't you claim that you. You were the donkey?

[IO Adebiri]

The donkey.

[Conan O'Brien]

You were the donkey in panshees of future.

[IO Adebiri]

I'm a good actor.

[Conan O'Brien]

You are a very good actor.

[IO Adebiri]

Well, I can do comedy and drama, Conan and animal work. I'm sort of like the Andy Serkis of the equine family.

[Conan O'Brien]

You just. I love that your attitude is, don't put me in a bo. I can be the donkey and banshees of Inisherin.

[IO Adebiri]

That's true, though.

[Conan O'Brien]

Don't. Yeah, exactly. I owe you an apology.

[IO Adebiri]

I will think about how I feel about it. Yeah. How much longer do we have on the clock?

[Conan O'Brien]

You have six more days here.

[IO Adebiri]

Great.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. We're gonna bring in some water today.

[IO Adebiri]

By day four, I will have made a decision.

[Conan O'Brien]

It is a delight talking to you. Really. Is it over? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's it. I mean, we can go more if you want, you know, but what are we really gonna do? You know, you're gonna quickly look at me and he's so sickly.

[IO Adebiri]

Or.

[Conan O'Brien]

Or. Or.

[IO Adebiri]

I don't. I. It's fine. Yeah. Sorry.

[Conan O'Brien]

The hell was going on there?

[IO Adebiri]

I was like. I don't know. I thought maybe that was a doorbell.

[Conan O'Brien]

I thought it was a doorbell you were dealing with.

[IO Adebiri]

He is sick.

[Conan O'Brien]

He's.

[IO Adebiri]

He's terminal.

[Conan O'Brien]

And also, I'm going to tell you something. You were late. You were three minutes late to this podcast. Wow. Wow. Listen, I just, you know, I think professionalism is.

[IO Adebiri]

Okay, then I'll just say that for real. For real. Like, you're on, like, one of my. I mean, you're talking about your influences. I feel like you're one of mine in a major way. So this is really cool to get to be here with you before we put you on a ventilator.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, ventilator's coming. Yeah, I am. No, and I. I get a lot of optimism and energy by meeting all these young people that are out there doing it the right way and so talented and taking all these chances and doing such good work. And you also have just such a great spirit. So it's a joy having you here. I hope you come back next time I see you way across the street.

[IO Adebiri]

Let's run into oncoming traffic.

[Conan O'Brien]

I'm gonna run into oncoming traffic.

[IO Adebiri]

I would love to see you have a conversation with Tyler, the creator. I mean, that would be great. Oh, oh, oh, yeah. You don't.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, I've looked him up in the. In the phone book. He's creator of comics. Tyler.

[IO Adebiri]

Tyler the.

[Matt Gourley]

Tyler the creator and Conan the Destroyer.

[IO Adebiri]

Edward doesn't even know who he is.

[Conan O'Brien]

Everybody knows Tyler the creator. He's the creator named Tyler. He's in the phone book as creator comma, Tyler the. Oh, God, these people.

[IO Adebiri]

Idiots. You're surrounded by idiots. Surrounded by fools.

[Conan O'Brien]

Charlatans. Hat. Dragging me into the muck.

[IO Adebiri]

As if you don't know.

[Conan O'Brien]

Creator Kava.

[IO Adebiri]

Tyler.

[Conan O'Brien]

As if I don't know. And all these sorted creations.

[IO Adebiri]

Things he's created.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, my God. Don't get me started on the things.

[IO Adebiri]

Don't waste your time.

[Conan O'Brien]

Tyler's created.

[IO Adebiri]

Don't waste your breath on him.

[Conan O'Brien]

Start at the top.

[IO Adebiri]

I know, but don't.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, IO stop me. From the longest list of Tyler's creations.

[IO Adebiri]

They don't deserve it.

[Conan O'Brien]

There isn't time. You're right. IO, thank you so much for being here. Come back anytime and you make me happy.

[IO Adebiri]

Okay. And it's like in two minutes or 20 minutes. Great.

[Conan O'Brien]

Give me a 20 minute break. Bye. I'm gonna go out on a ledge here and say, in the olden days, people used to go on Amazon to get very specific things. You know, I want to get a cuckoo claw. It's made of caramel, hardened caramel. And they'd go on Amazon and they'd look it up and they'd order it. But you know what they're forgetting? Amazon is the go to destination for both everyday essentials and those last minute must haves. From detergents to diapers, cookies to pain relievers. Find it all on Amazon and save time. Remember the old days. I gotta get to the store and buy my aspirin.

[IO Adebiri]

No.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hello, Amazon. Check out Amazon Basics and Amazon Essentials for quality products you'll love. Next time you run out of coffee, need a new lipstick, realize you're out of light bulbs. Guess what? Amazon has you covered. Save the everyday with deals from Amazon. You know, like a Conan bit. Sonic takes the pickle too far with their big dill meal. I wonder what they're saying. What are they saying here? That's an insult to me. I don't take things too far. Oh, my Sonic, I've got a beef with you. And a very delicious beef. First you get the Smasher topped with Grillo's pink. Then there's pickle seasoned tots. And they're pickling further than anyone before with the Picklerita slush. When I have a slush, I want pickles in there. Full of pickle flavored bursting bubbles topped with a Grillo's pickle garnish. This must be the edge of the known pickle verse. Oh, whoever came up with that needs a beating. To which Sonic says, no, you don't understand. This is just the beginning. You think a pickle burger, pickle tots and a pickle slush is a lot of pickle hubris. We'll pick pickle everything. That's their logo. Well, the Sonic and Grillos big deal meal. It's the Conan bit. Oh my God. They're going after me. Hard of burger pickle meals.

[Matt Gourley]

We're gonna go back to something we did way in the early stages of this podcast before it was.

[Conan O'Brien]

This is like 1976.

[Matt Gourley]

Yeah, it's maybe one of the dumbest things we've ever done on this podcast. So I was absent for at least an episode. I think it might have even been more than one episode around the Bob Newhart episode or Something. And this was back in the early days where I wasn't really on the mic that much and you used Adam as me as a stand in for me and never mentioned it on the podcast. So he would just say, as me. You'd say, like, I'm here with Matt Gourley. And he'd go, hi.

[Conan O'Brien]

Why couldn't we just admit that?

[Matt Gourley]

Well, it's so funny because it ended up being this thing that when I came back back, we decided to play a game with the two of you where you turned around, closed your eyes, and Adam and I both took turns saying hi, trying to get you to figure out which one of us was.

[Conan O'Brien]

Was me.

[IO Adebiri]

So scary. Remember this?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes, I do remember. I do remember this. I do remember this being. And this is really saying something for me. Height of idiocy. It was awesome. And for me to say that. Yeah.

[Matt Gourley]

And there was also no question when it was Adam and when it was me. It wasn't even like.

[Conan O'Brien]

The part that made it the dumbest is that we just kept taking turns.

[Matt Gourley]

We didn't randomize it at all because we didn't think about it beforehand. So what we're going to do today is we're going to try it again.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay.

[Matt Gourley]

And then we're also.

[IO Adebiri]

Adam.

[Matt Gourley]

I know. We're also going to add in Eduardo and Blade to the mix. After that, we'll do a round with just me and Adam. Okay. So you guys are going to have to turn around or close your eyes. And Adam, you got to come over to my mic. So we're in the same area.

[IO Adebiri]

Do we do this?

[Matt Gourley]

It's more that you have to close your eyes.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay. Also, I have my eyes closed and my head down. Like, I'm very sad.

[IO Adebiri]

I know.

[Matt Gourley]

Okay. And we will randomize this time.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, wait, I'm. This means I'm off mic.

[IO Adebiri]

Hold on.

[Conan O'Brien]

I forgot about. I forgot about the microphone. Here we go. All right. Hi, that's Adam, That's Adam. Hi, that's.

[IO Adebiri]

That's Matt. Hi, that's Matt.

[Conan O'Brien]

That's Matt. Hi. Oh, that's interesting. Can we hear that one again? Hi, that's Matt, that's Matt. Hi, that's Adam, that's Adam.

[IO Adebiri]

Hi, Matt.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi, Matt. Matt. Hi, that's Adam. Your voices are so different, you guys.

[Matt Gourley]

I have news for you.

[Conan O'Brien]

But also, you can open your eyes.

[IO Adebiri]

Different voices.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes. I want to. I want.

[Matt Gourley]

I'm proud be to tell you you scored 100%.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes. What? It's not that.

[IO Adebiri]

Oh, my God.

[Conan O'Brien]

You know what? Your personalities come through even in In. I mean, it's barely was this hard the first time. No, no, you got the first time. We didn't know you as well then.

[Matt Gourley]

Yeah, I know.

[Conan O'Brien]

That was in the early days.

[Matt Gourley]

Okay, now the we're going to do.

[Conan O'Brien]

With all four of us. Oh, yeah, that's going to be tough.

[IO Adebiri]

I don't know.

[Matt Gourley]

Eduardo.

[Conan O'Brien]

Eduardo says ola. Our range is coming. Kind of. Ardono's gonna say, hola.

[Matt Gourley]

Oh, my God.

[Conan O'Brien]

And Clay is gonna go, hey. And everyone's gonna have to adjust the board.

[IO Adebiri]

Matt tried so hard to make his voice sound so different. It was always the same.

[Matt Gourley]

I love this game and I don't know why.

[Conan O'Brien]

And I love it. It's so fun. Stupid. I do have to say. You have to really concentrate, but people can't hide their essence.

[IO Adebiri]

Yes.

[Conan O'Brien]

You know it's true. Oh, my God.

[Matt Gourley]

Okay, so you. You two come over here. And Adam as well.

[IO Adebiri]

Stupid. The way we're crouching and closing.

[Conan O'Brien]

Quiet. You gotta take this seriously.

[IO Adebiri]

So stupid.

[Matt Gourley]

And then we'll make sure we're all on the camera.

[IO Adebiri]

I can't believe this is my job.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay, this photo's gonna be incredible. All right, here we go. Oh, my God. And Sona, you have to. Wait a second.

[IO Adebiri]

You're just upset. Cause I guessed it.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, no, it's not that.

[Matt Gourley]

It's just lean in.

[Conan O'Brien]

Because sometimes. Okay, go ahead. And let's be three, two. Hi. Well, that sounds like Eduardo to me.

[IO Adebiri]

Same thing. Disease.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi. Oh, that still sounds like Eduardo to me.

[IO Adebiri]

No, that sounds like.

[Conan O'Brien]

I think that's Adam. Hi. Hold up. Now they're coming too quickly. Say again. Hi, That's. Bro.

[IO Adebiri]

That's. I'm going to say that's Matt.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi, That's Matt.

[IO Adebiri]

That's Matt. Hey, that's Eduardo.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, it's Eduardo. Cause I think it has a tilde on it. Jesus Christ. I felt a tilde fall to the floor and make a clanging sound. Hi, that's Eduardo. That's.

[IO Adebiri]

I think that's Adam.

[Conan O'Brien]

I think it's. I think it's Adam. After he's traveled. He spent some time traveling and he's been watching a lot of football. Hi. Oh, my God. That's Matt being a dick. That's Matt just doing one of his bits. Hi. That's gotta be Blay.

[IO Adebiri]

Blay.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi. Just going so soft that we can barely hear you is a technique. Try it again. Hi.

[IO Adebiri]

I think that's Blay.

[Conan O'Brien]

I don't think Blay's capable of being that quiet.

[IO Adebiri]

But it was such. I was gonna Say it's such belabored.

[Conan O'Brien]

Whispering that it's when Blay goes through the TSA, the wand goes off and they confiscate 35 exclamation points.

[Matt Gourley]

Who was it? Who was that? That last one?

[Conan O'Brien]

Let me hear it again. Hi. I'm gonna say. I'm gonna say it's Blay.

[Matt Gourley]

Okay, we're gonna do one last round.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hold on. You have to tell us how we did. We will.

[Matt Gourley]

Close your eyes. We're gonna do one last one where we're gonna do four in a row. It's gonna be each one of us does one, and you have to say in order, which one of it is okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi. That's Matt.

[Matt Gourley]

No, don't say it.

[Conan O'Brien]

Just.

[Matt Gourley]

Just remember.

[Conan O'Brien]

Shit, now I'm not gonna remember. I'm in my 80s.

[Matt Gourley]

Here we go. We're start over.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi. Okay. Hi. Hi. Hi. Okay, I think it's Adam first, then Matt. What do you think? Sona. Adam.

[IO Adebiri]

Matt. Blay. Eduardo.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. Okay, we're opening our eyes. Yes. Wow.

[Matt Gourley]

This was a lot more difficult for you guys.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes. Of course.

[Matt Gourley]

You only got four correct. They're both of you. The both of you.

[Conan O'Brien]

And what were the mistakes that we made besides hiring you?

[Matt Gourley]

I'm not sure, but that last.

[Conan O'Brien]

I'm so glad I wasn't around for the first version.

[Matt Gourley]

The last one with the four of us. You both got, right?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes.

[Matt Gourley]

All four in a row.

[IO Adebiri]

I didn't even have my headphones in the whole time, did I?

[Conan O'Brien]

You did.

[IO Adebiri]

Oh, just kidding.

[Conan O'Brien]

Why would you lie like that? I thought you did. You're a sociopath.

[Matt Gourley]

You know what's so great about this game?

[Conan O'Brien]

Who lies about this game? In order to. How competitive are you? You. I don't think I have my headphones on. We have video.

[IO Adebiri]

We do.

[Conan O'Brien]

What are you talking about?

[Matt Gourley]

You're the one going like, no, you can't just do it.

[Conan O'Brien]

Quiet.

[IO Adebiri]

You.

[Matt Gourley]

You had all these complaints. You always have to complain about the game when you're kind of, like, teetering on success.

[Conan O'Brien]

I. Listen to me, please. It's about time someone listened to me on this podcast. When do I get a chance to speak? Oh, boy, said the idiot. I do think it's a little unfair when it gets down to. You're just like, okay, now it's just a little bit of air, that's all. It's me. Maybe I'm being a little fussy.

[Matt Gourley]

Fair enough. The great thing about this game is it's not only fun and smart, but listeners can play at home as well.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, yeah, that's a really good point. And you know what? If people play this and enjoy it, we will figure out a way to make this into a game that you have to purchase. Yeah.

[Matt Gourley]

Home Assistant.

[IO Adebiri]

A voice box. And you press it.

[Conan O'Brien]

I think it's gonna.

[IO Adebiri]

If someone says high and you guess.

[Conan O'Brien]

Remember on Family Feud, you're talking about a machine. I was thinking it'd be like an app or something, but you're talking about an actual machine.

[IO Adebiri]

I thought you meant, like a board game.

[Matt Gourley]

Like Twister, too. Like, okay, Family Feud when they say you get to take the board game home.

[Conan O'Brien]

You know. You know what we could call it? We could call it Make Hay While the Sun Shines. And there's a little box, and you hit it and it gives you a hay. And if you correct. If you guess which of all of us it is, you get to advance your piece.

[IO Adebiri]

Yes.

[Conan O'Brien]

Or ha. It maker.

[IO Adebiri]

No. It's hot. We're saying hi. They've been saying hi.

[Conan O'Brien]

Doesn't it sound like hey to you? Hey.

[IO Adebiri]

No, we just heard it, like, 40 times.

[Matt Gourley]

It's always been a high.

[Conan O'Brien]

Whatever said hey, it has made everyone.

[Matt Gourley]

So that is why we should call it Make High While the Sun Shines.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes.

[Matt Gourley]

Make high While the Sun Shines.

[Conan O'Brien]

It sounded like hey to me. I know that I have a problem.

[Matt Gourley]

You do?

[IO Adebiri]

We do.

[Conan O'Brien]

I drink before the podcast, and afterwards.

[IO Adebiri]

Could be a fun, drinky game if you get it wrong. Shoddy shot.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. But we need to figure out a way to make this something that we can profit from, and I don't want the profits going to some charity. So I'm sorry, but I need to. You said, no, I don't want.

[IO Adebiri]

No, I said you. We need to make this a game somehow.

[Conan O'Brien]

We need to make it a game, and then we need to profit from it. And I don't want to hear about these sick kids. I'm sick of that. Wait, hold on. What.

[Matt Gourley]

What is this we? Because Adam and I came up and designed this game, and we. We. We spent a lot of time on it. We met outside of the podcast.

[Conan O'Brien]

So you're basically. You work at Apple, and you just went to Steve Jobs and said, well, I thought of it while working for you, so I don't think you should.

[Matt Gourley]

I'm an independent contractor. I'm not an Any kind of like.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, you think that's going to work on Steve Jobs? He's going to just. He's gonna. He's gonna start. His head's gonna start quivering a little bit in his black turtleneck, and then your Your brain is. Is going to explode.

[Matt Gourley]

I'm taking this straight to smartless.

[IO Adebiri]

No. You know what? If it's just the two of you saying hi with no one guessing, it's just two Dicks in a microphone.

[Conan O'Brien]

And so we got another title. That's the name. That's the name. Two Dicks and a Mic. Two Dicks in a Mic. You know what?

[Matt Gourley]

So many dicks.

[Conan O'Brien]

And I think all of us need to sell. Two Dicks and a Mic would sell. And, you know, let's just call it Four Dicks and a Mic is a good title. That's better than my. You know. God, I thought they said hey and they said hi. Whatever. Okay, that was wrong. But I think that. I think it's called 4 you're over simpl.

[IO Adebiri]

You thought they said hey after you heard them say hi so many times.

[Conan O'Brien]

Do you know that I was in a lot of accidents when I was a kid? My. A lot of head injuries. And that I was beaten constantly by my brother Neil, and still when I go home to Brookline, Mass. I'm still beaten by my brother Neil.

[IO Adebiri]

Okay, then we could call it hey and just say hi.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, no, no, no. We've got the title. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. No, it's 4.

[IO Adebiri]

What do you mean?

[Conan O'Brien]

Because you have two people at home guessing. I mean, if it's a home version, it's six of us, right?

[IO Adebiri]

All of us saying hi.

[Conan O'Brien]

High. Yes, yes.

[Matt Gourley]

You guys have. Your voices are too distinct.

[Conan O'Brien]

You can't. I can change mine. Listen to this.

[IO Adebiri]

Just say hi. Why aren't you saying hi?

[Conan O'Brien]

Because I'm. I'm too outside the box for that. You. You always want Picasso to paint inside the lines.

[IO Adebiri]

Can you do high like girls?

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi. That's girls. And Michael. That's girls and Michael Jackson.

[Matt Gourley]

Oh, my God.

[Conan O'Brien]

So do you try. And in the background you have bubbles.

[IO Adebiri]

I'm gonna do it.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi.

[IO Adebiri]

Okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

You're just getting quiet when. Anyway, hey, if you're interested.

[IO Adebiri]

Oh, that was a good one.

[Conan O'Brien]

Excuse me. Hi. If you're interested in six dicks and a mic being a game. And listen, this isn't some free thing. This has got to be something.

[IO Adebiri]

People are gonna think that's porn. Six dicks in a mic.

[Conan O'Brien]

That's why they're gonna buy it and then they're gonna get it and they're.

[Matt Gourley]

Gonna think, wow, what is the mic?

[Conan O'Brien]

Why is there not a mic? And you know what? If people buy it thinking it's porn and then they find out that it's this, they get in the mail. This cardboard board game with pegs with our faces on it and a little box you hit that randomly goes, hi. Hey. Hi. Now we have to make this.

[Matt Gourley]

We have to make this. That's what's in the box. But on the COVID is a dude.

[Conan O'Brien]

Named Mike and shirtless, all oiled up. Yes, that's the COVID It's six dicks and a mic. The COVID is very male porn. And then you open it up and it's this game that we and Adam, I want to make sure we, the worst people make this, that it's very cheaply made and do they still. Can you still get. I want it to be made of something that's kind of toxic. Yeah.

[Matt Gourley]

Is there a Parker brother who's been outcast from the other Parker brothers?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, Parker Posey. It's Parker Posey. Okay. Anyway, we're going to be looking for this soon. It's going to be available. Six dicks and a mic. Coming soon to an alley near you.

[Matt Gourley]

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[IO Adebiri]

Yabba dabba doo with some tasty fruity Pebbles. Early morning meeting, blah. Someone brought the Pebbles yabba dabba down.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[IO Adebiri]

Yabba dabba doo. Fruity Pebbles, less blah, more yabba dabba doo. Pick up Pebbles cereal today. Yabba dabba doo and the Flintstones and.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[IO Adebiri]

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[Conan O'Brien]

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[IO Adebiri]

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