It’s An Honor Just To Be Engaged

Summary

Podcast Title: Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
Episode Title: It’s An Honor Just To Be Engaged
Host/Author: Team Coco & Earwolf

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Introduction

In the episode titled "It’s An Honor Just To Be Engaged," Conan O’Brien engages with Penny, a listener from Christchurch, New Zealand. The conversation centers around Penny's relationship, her desire to get engaged to her longtime partner Malcolm, and the humorous yet heartfelt advice Conan offers to help her navigate the pressures of commitment.

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Guest Introduction

[01:35] Matt Gourlay: Introduces Penny to the show, welcoming her as a listener who reached out for Conan's friendship and advice.

[01:35] Penny: Shares her background, mentioning she's from Christchurch, Aotearoa (New Zealand), has a partner named Malcolm, and they have four cats, which she describes as "overwhelming" but reflective of their personalities.

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Relationship Dynamics and Desire for Engagement

Penny's Situation:

• Duration: Penny and Malcolm have been together for just over five and a half years.
• Living Situation: They co-own a house and have accumulated four Maine Coon cats.
• Pressure to Engage: Both feel societal and familial pressures to formalize their relationship through engagement and marriage. However, both are currently unhurried about the process, leading Penny to seek subtle strategies to initiate the conversation.

Key Discussion Points:

• [05:07] Penny: Expresses the challenge of subtly encouraging Malcolm to consider engagement without direct pressure.
• [06:05] Conan: Delves into whether Penny desires marriage itself, questioning if an engagement ring is the ultimate goal or if the commitment transcends traditional frameworks.
• [07:01] Penny: Indicates that while there's no immediate rush, she envisions marriage as a logical next step in the future.

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Humorous and Creative Solutions for Engagement

Conan’s Suggestions:

• Bungee Jumping Proposal:

  • [03:25] Penny: Suggests that Conan visit New Zealand, partake in local adventure sports like bungee jumping, and potentially use this as a platform to discuss engagement.
  • [03:40] Conan: Comically expresses his fears about bungee jumping, detailing exaggerated dangers that would make the experience memorable.

• The Crate Day and Wedding Plan:

  • [08:04] Penny: Introduces "Crate Day," a New Zealand tradition involving drinking a crate of beer, followed by bungee jumping.
  • [08:35] Conan: Pitches an elaborate plan where he participates in Crate Day, bungee jumps, and officiates Penny and Malcolm’s wedding on the bridge they just jumped from.
  • [09:05] Matt Gourlay: Highlights the humorous nature of escalating the wedding plans.

• Backup Plan with Paul Rudd:

  • [16:16] Conan: Jokes about having Paul Rudd as a backup officiant in the unlikely event something happens to him during the bungee jump.
  • [16:47] Sona: Playfully counters, suggesting listeners might root for Conan not to make it, maintaining the lighthearted tone.

Notable Quote:

• [08:35] Conan O’Brien: "What if we did that? What if I drink some beer, then bungee jump, and then you two are married on the bridge that we just bungee jumped on, and you could officiate the wedding? I would do that."

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Cultural Insights and Personal Anecdotes

New Zealand Culture:

• [22:55] Penny: Talks about the lack of dangerous wildlife in New Zealand, debunking myths about orcs and Hobbits, and addressing a local panther rumor.

Conan’s Personal Touch:

• [19:05] Conan: Shares a personal anecdote about sleeping on a race car bed, adding humor and relatability to the conversation.

Notable Quote:

• [17:17] Penny: "Absolutely. Absolutely."

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Balancing Personal Interests and Relationship Goals

Penny’s Interests:

• Career: Works as a business and finance advisor, passionately enjoys Excel spreadsheets despite perceiving them as "boring" to others.
• Personal Life: Loves her cats and race cars, aligning with Malcolm’s interests, making their relationship synergistic.

Conan’s Advice:

• [20:26] Conan: Encourages Penny to focus on positive aspects of her relationship when communicating with Malcolm, suggesting she emphasize shared interests like race cars and bungee jumping over her love for Excel spreadsheets.

Notable Quote:

• [20:32] Conan O’Brien: "If you have a passion for Excel spreadsheets, you've got to be proud of that. And you need to shout that to the world."

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Conclusion and Future Plans

The episode wraps up with mutual appreciation between Conan and Penny. Conan expresses excitement about potentially meeting Malcolm and executing the humorous yet heartfelt engagement plan. Penny feels optimistic, considering the unique and memorable approach as the only way they'll formalize their relationship.

Final Thoughts:

• [25:28] Penny: Jokes about starting work and diving into her spreadsheets, maintaining the light and friendly rapport.
• [25:36] Conan: Bids farewell, complimenting Penny as a fine representative of Christchurch.

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Final Notable Quotes

• [09:05] Conan O’Brien: "I think what's important is that what you're describing is a scenario where I drink the beer, then I bungee jump, then I officiate a wedding between you and Malcolm. Do you think that could happen?"
• [20:44] Penny: "I feel like I would maybe lose some friends if I did that. I wouldn't attract people to me."

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Key Takeaways

• Humor in Personal Challenges: Conan uses humor and creative brainstorming to help Penny navigate her desire for engagement, showcasing his unique approach to fostering friendships.
• Cultural Exchange: The conversation provides insights into New Zealand traditions and lifestyle, blending them with personal anecdotes.
• Relationship Dynamics: Emphasizes the importance of mutual interests and subtle communication in long-term relationships facing societal pressures.

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This episode is a perfect blend of heartfelt conversation and Conan's signature humor, offering listeners both entertainment and relatable advice on navigating personal relationships.

Transcript

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[Penny]

Hello.

[Matt Gourlay]

Hi, Penny. Welcome to Conan O'Brien needs a fan.

[Penny]

Hi, how are you all?

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi, Penny. How are you?

[Penny]

I am amazing. Thank you. Even better now.

[Conan O'Brien]

Well, first of all, Penny, it's wonderful to meet you. I'd love to know just a little bit about you. Where are you calling from? And tell us a little bit about yourself.

[Penny]

So I'm calling from Aotearoa, New Zealand. I'm from Christchurch. I have a lovely partner, Malcolm. Four cats, which is overwhelming, but that's kind of our main personality at the moment.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay, so did you ever think. Yes. After one or two cats, did you think maybe enough? What made you get four cats?

[Penny]

We got a third one because the other two are quite old and he was really lonely. So we got a fourth one and we thought it would be okay. We're like, it's fine. It's not that many more. But the two younger ones are Maine Coons. So it suddenly felt like a lot. And even we're like, oh, God, we've become those people. We're the crazy cat people now.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yes. You have become that which everyone fears.

[Sona Movsesian]

Yeah, that's true.

[Conan O'Brien]

Kenny, tell me. Oh, so you have this. You have a partner named Malcolm. Is that correct?

[Penny]

That's correct. Yep.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay. And how long have you two been together?

[Penny]

We have been together just over five and a half years now.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, very nice. And how's it going?

[Penny]

It's good. It's good. Yep. With the house together, so. That sounded really unsure. No, it's great. We own a house together. We have four cats. Like what? What more could we want in life?

[Conan O'Brien]

Well, you just described. It's the American and apparently also the New Zealand dream is a cat. Four cats in a house. How do you think I would like New Zealand if I visited you? What do you think we would do?

[Penny]

Oh, you would love New Zealand. It's a really. Everyone is very, very friendly and welcoming. The things that you would do. We love adventure sports in New Zealand. So I'd take you bungee jumping. Bungee jumping was invented in New Zealand, so everyone that comes to visit has to give it a go.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay, here's the. No. First of all, Penny, I don't have to give it a go. Let me explain to you that I'm taller than people think. I have very long legs. My fear is that they will attach the bungee cord, but they will underestimate my length, and also they will underestimate how much I stretch so that my neck will hit the bottom of the gorge and it will crack, leaving me paralyzed. I think there's an 80% chance that happens.

[Penny]

They always do it in really deep water, so you might just get a wee dunking. Your head just might go in the water and you'd be okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

I know there's going to be a rock right where I dunk. I'm also afraid, and I'm being honest about this, that my ligaments are weak, that my legs would just tear off when I hit the end of the bungee rope and my torso would go spiraling into the water. I'd still survive somehow, but it would.

[Penny]

Be a memorable experience. You'd make it on the news in New Zealand. Everyone made a big story.

[Conan O'Brien]

If separating my legs from my torso and almost drowning in the water gets me on the news in New Zealand, I mean, I love attention. I love news coverage. Is there anything I can help you with? If I visited you, is there any way a penny that I could be of service to you? I like to try and help my friends around the world.

[Penny]

Absolutely. So, as I mentioned, Malcolm and I have been together for five and a half years. We are getting so much pressure from everyone in our lives to get married. Everyone's asking the question, when are you getting engaged? When are you getting married? And we're both pretty chilled out about it. We're at no gr. Great rush. But everyone else we know is getting engaged and married at the moment, so the conversation's coming up all the time. Malcolm's in even less of a rush than I am. So when the time comes that I'm really like, okay, it's been long enough. Now it's time. I need a really help with, like, a way I can just subtly start putting that thought in his mind. He's a pretty chilled out, easygoing person, so he's just kind of like, yeah, it's all good. No rush. We'll get there when we get there. But he's also a really big yes man. So if I suggest and, like, come up with plans for us to do, he's really happy to go along with things and so just need a plan to help.

[Conan O'Brien]

Have you suggested, Penny, that maybe. First of all, a couple of questions. A lot of young people just don't see the need to get married these days. They can live together forever and never get married. But would you like to get married?

[Penny]

Probably one day? It would be nice to at least get engaged and just have that at least. Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

So you'd like an engagement ring, but then you'd never want to get married. Maybe just an engagement ring for a long tongue. Is that right?

[Penny]

Maybe we'd eventually get married, but we'd, like, elope somewhere. It'd be really casual. It wouldn't be a whole big. A whole big shebang or anything.

[Conan O'Brien]

Here's what I'm getting, Penny. I'm getting that Malcolm isn't that focused on getting married. But you're not either, is that right?

[Penny]

I'm not at the moment, but I feel like in another year or two, I might be like, okay, it's time. It's the logical next step. So right now I'm not, but I feel like it might be coming.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay, Penny, are you asking me to come to New Zealand and talk to Malcolm and maybe put some pressure on him? Would you like me to do that?

[Penny]

Either that or if there's some, like, way you can subtly just start. Give me some, like, little subtle hints of things I can just weave into our conversations.

[Conan O'Brien]

Well, no, I don't think.

[Matt Gourlay]

She doesn't want you to come.

[Conan O'Brien]

She doesn't want to meet?

[Penny]

Well, no, I'd Love you to come, but only if you come. Bungee jumping.

[Sona Movsesian]

Oh.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, wait a minute. Okay, so you don't really care that much if I help you get engaged. That doesn't seem to be important to you, but you do want to see me be badly injured jumping off a bridge in New Zealand.

[Penny]

No, I just really want you to experience, like, a great Kiwi tradition of bungee jumping. So you really feel like the New Zealand culture.

[Conan O'Brien]

Do you have any other traditions besides bungee jumping? Like, we drink a whole bottle of red wine and we watch Old Bay watch, you know, anything like that.

[Penny]

We actually do. New Zealand has a little bit of a binge culture, binge drinking culture, which is not the best, but we do have a tradition in December, the first weekend of December, called Crate Day, and everyone gets a big crate of beers. It's 12 big beer bottles. And you drink. You start get up early in the morning and you drink the crate.

[Matt Gourlay]

Oh, and then you go bungee jumping.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, that's the thing is we want to integrate both. So maybe a crate of beer and then bungee jumping and then a wedding and Mike. Followed by a wedding.

[Sona Movsesian]

Yes.

[Penny]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

So what if we did that? What if I drink some beer, then bungee jump, and then you two are married on the bridge that we just bungee jumped on, and you could officiate the wedding? I would do that. I've done that before. I've officiated weddings before. Would you. Do you think Malcolm would be open to that?

[Penny]

I think Malcolm would 100% go along with it if it was a big. Like, if the plan was there, he'd be like, yeah, why not? Let's do it.

[Conan O'Brien]

Wow.

[Matt Gourlay]

So you could just by sheer fact that you would officiate might escalate their wedding.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[Matt Gourlay]

That's big.

[Conan O'Brien]

But did you hear the two parts before that?

[Matt Gourlay]

Yeah, you got to do those.

[Conan O'Brien]

I have to drink, like, this crate of beer. I'm not exactly a beer person. Can we change?

[Penny]

We can swap it out.

[Conan O'Brien]

Can we modify it so it's like a really nice Russian River Valley Pinot Noir.

[Matt Gourlay]

Jesus Christ.

[Conan O'Brien]

Instead of a beer, you know, we'd.

[Penny]

Have to make it like a New Zealand Marlborough wine. Like, it would have to be a wine from here because it wouldn't feel right having an overseas wine.

[Conan O'Brien]

So you have to try. You know what I'll do? Yeah. I can put a New Zealand label on any wine. We'll figure that part out. We have a prop department. In fact, we can put anything in the beer bottles that we want. So I'm not worried about that. I think what's important is that what you're describing is a scenario where I drink the beer, then I bungee jump, then I officiate a wedding between you and Malcolm. Do you think that could happen?

[Penny]

Absolutely. It definitely could happen.

[Sona Movsesian]

That's cool.

[Conan O'Brien]

That's exciting. And you know what? That's a cool wedding. And tell me something. Would that be thought of by New Zealanders as a. Oh, that's a great New Zealand wedding.

[Penny]

Oh, yeah. Everyone would be like, fuck, yeah. That's pretty awesome.

[Conan O'Brien]

That's New Zealand grandmothers everywhere. Fuck, yeah. Sona, when you take a big trip with the family, and I know that you love to travel and your kids are getting old enough now where they like to travel, too.

[Sona Movsesian]

Yeah, that's true.

[Conan O'Brien]

Who looks after the house?

[Sona Movsesian]

That's the thing. Nobody. And so I've actually been toying with the idea of maybe, you know, putting my house up on Airbnb, making some extra cash, having someone there.

[Conan O'Brien]

It's like you're hosting people.

[Sona Movsesian]

Exactly.

[Conan O'Brien]

It's like you're getting paid to travel. You can use the money that you get from putting your house up on Airbnb to help finance your trip.

[Sona Movsesian]

Exactly. And you know what? There's people there that are looking after my relics.

[Conan O'Brien]

You have a lot of people don't know this, but Sona has a lot of ancient Greek relics, Etruscan relics.

[Sona Movsesian]

Yes, exactly.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[Matt Gourlay]

So I think you should do all this drinking of the crate and then the bungee jump.

[Conan O'Brien]

Sure.

[Sona Movsesian]

What if you don't make it?

[Conan O'Brien]

Well, you could get someone in here. You know what? I bet Paul Rudd could slide into this slot very easily.

[Sona Movsesian]

There should be a contingency plan if he doesn't make the bungee jump.

[Conan O'Brien]

Paul Rudd is my backup. Because people love Paul Rudd. He's super funny. He would slide right in. You could still call it, Conan O'Brien needs a friend, and Paul Rudd would do it. And everyone would be just as happy. We don't lose one listener.

[Sona Movsesian]

No, they might actually be rooting for you not to.

[Matt Gourlay]

Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. We don't lose one listener.

[Conan O'Brien]

We gain. You know what you're gonna. You know what you're gonna find out? I'll die. And then someone's gonna. The bungee cord was cut. And you'll see Paul Rudd scuttling into the underbrush wearing a fake mustache. The ultimate assassin. I like this plan. I like the idea because I do think I'm an older gentleman. Penny, I know that's shocking to you. You probably see me as young and virile. Right?

[Penny]

Absolutely. Absolutely.

[Conan O'Brien]

Very. Yes.

[Matt Gourlay]

Even now, just. It's the way he's trying to speak.

[Conan O'Brien]

Well, no, just. Just a. You know, a real catch. My guess would be that. And from. I'm gonna say, from my perspective, I think it is important to make some of these plans and these decisions. And so that's why I'd feel good about, you know, getting you and Malcolm all. I mean, let's formalize this, you know, let's. Let's. Let's have a ceremony. That's what I think. Amazing, because I think you're married now. That's what I think.

[Penny]

Technically, by law, we're in a. That civil. I can't think of what the word is, but we're in a civil. Yes, yes. We've lived together long enough. De facto.

[Conan O'Brien]

Penny, once you guys got the fourth cat, you were married.

[Matt Gourlay]

Yeah, that's true.

[Conan O'Brien]

The first cat, you know.

[Matt Gourlay]

Take it easy.

[Sona Movsesian]

Not a cat person here.

[Matt Gourlay]

No, clearly not.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[Matt Gourlay]

It shows in your sensitivity, your lack.

[Conan O'Brien]

Of sensitivity and what kind of guy.

[Sona Movsesian]

Before 1.

[Conan O'Brien]

I just sometimes talk over them because they're just voices in my head. They're not real. And, Penny, this Malcolm, would I like him. Is he a nice chap?

[Penny]

He's an amazing guy. He's very easygoing. He's very relaxed. He really loves race cars, if you like race cars.

[Conan O'Brien]

Anyone who knows me knows I love race cars.

[Penny]

It seems like something you do.

[Conan O'Brien]

There's not a day that goes by if you see me around town, I'm in a race car. Usually.

[Penny]

Well, it's part of. If you came over for the wedding, like for his stag do, you could go out racing. He could. He owns a race car, and he could take you out as a passenger in his race car. So just really start that. Give you a bit of adrenaline to prepare you for the bungee jump.

[Conan O'Brien]

I have. Penny, I have some experience because I sleep on a race car bed, the kind that they make for little kids. That's what I sleep in at night. My wife tucks me in, and then she sleeps in another room.

[Matt Gourlay]

This makes sense.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. And I have. There's graham cracker.

[Penny]

Car sound machine with car noises.

[Conan O'Brien]

Just traffic sounds from downtown Boston put me to sleep. Penny, I like this plan. I think we have a good plan, and I'm looking forward to.

[Penny]

I think it's a solid plan.

[Conan O'Brien]

I'm looking forward to meeting Malcolm. I hope this happens. If I can arrange it.

[Penny]

Yeah. I think now we have this plan. This is the only way we're ever going to get married because nothing's going to live up to it.

[Conan O'Brien]

What if Paul Rudd shows up and does it instead?

[Penny]

100%. Absolutely.

[Conan O'Brien]

I have to call Paul and tell him, by the way, I've announced you are if, God forbid, something happens to me, you have to slide in and do this. Yeah, yeah. I'm sure we can't meet his price, but that's for Adam to figure out. I'm excited about this. And just quickly tell me, what do you do so I know a little bit more about you as a person?

[Penny]

Oh, God. I work in finance. I'm a business and finance advisor, which is, to everyone else, really boring.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay, well, clearly a lot of. Clearly a lot of joy in your work.

[Penny]

I love it. I have a passion for Excel spreadsheets, but not many people in the world appreciate that.

[Conan O'Brien]

Annie, you've got to shout that from the rooftops. If you have a passion for Excel spreadsheets, you've got to be proud of that. And you need to shout that to the world. I just said that out. I just said that out loud. And I don't think you should. Yeah.

[Penny]

So I feel like I would maybe lose some friends if I did that. I wouldn't attract people to me. They'd be going away from me pretty fast, and then they'd find out I have four cats, and it would just all go downhill from there.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay, well, listen, I wouldn't. Yeah, don't tell too many people about your passion for Excel spreadsheets or the four cats, but. Boyfriend, race car driver. That sounds cool. Your love of bungee jumping, that's cool. So I think we stress those things. Do you know what I mean?

[Penny]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[Penny]

Focus on those. Put those first and then slowly ease in. The other things.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, don't mention them at all. Well, this is great. Yeah. Yeah. Should we ask the.

[Matt Gourlay]

We have a little more time.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, that's right. I forget the different. There's so many different rules.

[Matt Gourlay]

Well, Penny, what are your cats names?

[Penny]

I'll just tell you the main coons. Cause they're the interesting ones. One of them's Wilbur and one of them's Theo. And Wilbur is, I think, 22 pounds. He's 10 kgs, which I think is 22 pounds. So he's pretty massive. Cat.

[Matt Gourlay]

What are your Excel spreadsheets names?

[Penny]

What? Sorry.

[Conan O'Brien]

Well, there's Walter, there's Nikolai. Are your cats indoor, outdoor cats, or do they just stay indoors?

[Penny]

They are indoor cats.

[Conan O'Brien]

Because this is very important to me because here in California, we have cats that Are indoor, outdoor. And that gets very dangerous, especially in the summer, because coyotes and various critters come down out of the mountains looking for water, and they see what looks to them like an appetizer walking down the street, and they eat these cats. And there are just posters all over the neighborhood saying, cat missing. Cat missing. And you know that cat's not missing. No, that cat is being digested. Oh, well, I'm sorry. And this is tough for people to hear, but that's a problem. And then I think, oh, my God, New Zealand. You must have very exotic creatures out there. This is going to show my ignorance, but are there wildebeests? No, I just made that up. What do you have in New Zealand? What's roaming around out there that could.

[Matt Gourlay]

Orcs, so.

[Conan O'Brien]

Orcs?

[Penny]

Yeah, yeah, orcs. Uruk Hai, Hobbits. New Zealand's actually really, really safe. So we don't have snakes. We have one venomous spider and they.

[Conan O'Brien]

Literally just one.

[Penny]

Just one guy?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, just one guy.

[Penny]

Like, literally just one guy.

[Conan O'Brien]

If you see him, step on him, and then problem solved.

[Penny]

We don't have bears, we don't have wolves. We don't have anything like that. You don't have.

[Conan O'Brien]

I think, you know what, if I do come, I'm going to bring a bunch of breeding snakes.

[Sona Movsesian]

Oh, no.

[Conan O'Brien]

Breeding wolves and breeding bears. Because I think New Zealand's getting away with murder.

[Matt Gourlay]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

I mean, I think you need to have something. And instead of the occasional extra from a Lord of the Rings movie, there.

[Penny]

Is a rumor that down in the South Island, a bit lower, there was a panther released. And lots of people have claimed they've spotted this panther in the wild. And everyone's got really blurry, grainy pictures of it from far away, so no one's ever actually found. But it has been a rumor for many, many years. And that one panther would be our, like, one dangerous thing in New Zealand.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, all right. Well, I'm going to bring us back home and say, I'm thinking of you. I'm thinking of Malcolm. I'm thinking of a ceremony on a bridge. I'm guessing it's a bridge. Do they do it from a tower? What do you bungee jump from in New Zealand? Is it a. When you do it, is it a bridge or is it a tower?

[Penny]

It's from bridges over rivers.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay.

[Sona Movsesian]

Can I ask a question?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[Sona Movsesian]

Does Malcolm like Conan? Like, does he. Is he a huge fan of his? Like, you are?

[Matt Gourlay]

Well, we don't even know that.

[Sona Movsesian]

Oh, are you a fan of Conan?

[Penny]

I'm A massive, massive fan. Malcolm is aware of who you are and hears me talk about the podcast all the time, but Malcolm's a massive fan of the Simpsons, so he knows that connection, so. But he's also a huge fan of Paul Rudd, so if ever we'd. That way he'd be okay with that.

[Matt Gourlay]

Could go really well for him.

[Conan O'Brien]

So, Penny, you've been with him five and a half years, you're a massive Conan fan and he's vaguely aware of me. His favorite work of mine is work I did 40 years ago on the Simpsons. Got it. Well, anyway, I can't wait to meet him. Looking forward to that. And. But Penny, very nice talking to you. You're funny, you seem like a really nice person and you're a fine representative of Christchurch, New Zealand. They're lucky to have you.

[Penny]

Thank you. It was lovely to talk to all of you as well.

[Conan O'Brien]

And I think there's a spreadsheet calling your name right now.

[Penny]

There actually is. I'm about to start work and jump straight on in, so I'm fizzing.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay, take care, Penny. Really nice to meet you.

[Penny]

Bye. Thank you so much. Bye.

[Matt Gourlay]

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[Conan O'Brien]

The new Sonic Queso Smasher is now available. You're gonna want to try this. They made the Sonic Smasher you love. Because you do love your Sonic Smasher, don't you? Sonic?

[Sona Movsesian]

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[Conan O'Brien]

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[Sona Movsesian]

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[Conan O'Brien]

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