Play It Again, Yassir

Summary

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Podcast Summary: "Play It Again, Yassir"

Podcast: Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Release Date: November 6, 2025
Host(s): Conan O’Brien, Sona Movsesian, Matt Gourley
Guest: Yassir (Listener from Nantes, France)

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Episode Overview

In this lively fan episode, Conan and his co-hosts connect with Yassir, a Moroccan project manager living in France. The conversation meanders through Casablanca’s cultural image, the struggles of making friends in a new country, and the universal language of fast food. True to the show’s spirit, the episode blends humor, role-play, and cultural exchange while exploring friendship advice and playful banter about classic films, especially Casablanca, which Yassir shockingly hasn’t seen.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Meet Yassir: From Casablanca to Nantes

• Yassir’s Background (02:09–02:23)
  • Currently in Nantes, France; originally from Casablanca, Morocco.
  • Conan immediately references the classic movie Casablanca, setting the comedic tone.
• "You've never watched Casablanca?" (03:03) — Conan’s disbelief sparks a theme throughout the episode.
• Yassir clarifies that while his parents are from Casablanca, he himself lived there mostly after age 18.

2. Casablanca: The Iconic Movie Nobody Watches (in Casablanca)

• Conan: “When you see the movie Casablanca, is it at all evocative of the Casablanca you know?” (02:47)
• Yassir: “I have no idea. I’ve never watched it.” (02:58)
• Conan jokingly threatens only to befriend Yassir if he sees the film—and pictures himself wandering Casablanca in a trench coat, demanding a screening.

3. Standing Out in Casablanca

• Yassir jokes about how Conan, at 195 cm tall and with his red hair, would stand out in Casablanca. (04:31–04:37)
• "You’d stand out. The hair, the... We don’t have lots of redhead in Casablanca, so I think you’d stand out." (04:37) – Yassir

4. Professional Life and “The Plot of Casablanca”

• Yassir describes his job as a project manager, humorously summarized by Conan as the plot of Casablanca—data entry and file management with a noir twist. (05:13–05:46)
• "This is the plot of Casablanca. This is exactly what it's about. Yeah, it's about a data manager…" – Conan (05:30)

5. Making Friends: The Core Struggle

• Yassir’s social life changed after his move; most current friends found via work. He struggles to make friends outside the workplace. (06:29–06:44)
• Conan: “Hey, sounds like you need a friend.” (06:44)
• Yassir admits, “Yeah, that’s why I’m calling.” (06:47)
• Sona and Matt chime in with playful jabs about Conan’s lack of workplace friends too.

6. Friendship Role-Play: Breaking the Ice

First Attempt – Casablanca Bar (“Rick’s Joint”)

• Sona suggests a bar role-play to help Yassir with social skills. (07:55)
• Elaborate Casablanca-themed scene with Conan as a Bogart-esque figure.
• Yassir and Conan try icebreakers; Conan detours into Nixon impressions and sarcastic comedy. (14:12–15:06)
• The scene collapses in laughter: “Maybe I came on too strong.” – Conan (15:06)

Second Attempt – McDonald’s Scenario

• Sona resets: meet as strangers at a McDonald’s.
• Conan plays defensive and confused; the situation devolves. (15:29–16:08)

Third Attempt – Conan Initiates

• Conan switches, approaches Yassir as a newcomer in Morocco.
• They bond over favorite local foods, revealing Yassir’s go-to is McDonald’s (specifically a Big Mac, fries, and Diet Coke), which Conan finds hilarious and endearing. (16:28–18:02)
• Yassir introduces Conan (and listeners) to unique Moroccan McDonald’s items like “goat cheese nuggets.” (18:49–19:19)

7. Food & Culture: Fast Food Unites

• Extended discussion on McDonald’s differences in Morocco:
  • Goat cheese nuggets
  • Special paprika potatoes
  • Menus in French
• "I love this world where I can talk to someone who’s living in Morocco... and I ask them, ‘What do you love to eat?’ He’s like, ‘A Big Mac.’" – Conan (17:47)

8. Small Talk and Sincerity

• Yassir reveals his wall décor is from Boston, impressing Conan.
• Conan jokes, “I can’t wait to travel 55,000 miles just to see a postcard of Faneuil Hall and wash it all down with a Big Mac.” (21:11–21:36)
• Compassionate close: Conan affirms he likes Yassir, encourages him to see Casablanca, and teases him about his love of water and calm demeanor.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• [03:03] Conan: "You've never watched Casablanca?"
• [04:37] Yassir: "You’d stand out. The hair, the... We don’t have lots of redhead in Casablanca, so I think you’d stand out."
• [05:30] Conan: "This is the plot of Casablanca. This is exactly what it’s about. Yeah, it's about a data manager..."
• [06:44] Conan: "Hey, sounds like you need a friend."
• [07:54] Conan (joking): "No, I’m busy. No, he doesn’t. Until he sees Casablanca, we are not hanging out."
• [14:16] Yassir (role-play): "Oh, hi, Conan. Is this seat taken?"
• [17:47] Conan: "I love this. I love this. I love this world where I can talk to someone who’s living in Morocco... and I ask them, ‘What do you love to eat?’ He’s like, ‘A Big Mac.’"
• [22:33] Sona: "I think you’re due for some water, though."
• [22:17] Conan: "Wow. Okay. If we could bottle this energy..."
• [22:38] Conan: "I do implore you to watch Casablanca at some point in your life."

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 02:09 – Yassir’s origins and Casablanca connection
• 03:03 – Conan reeling that Yassir hasn’t seen Casablanca
• 04:31–04:37 – Conan’s "stand out" in Casablanca discussion
• 05:13–05:46 – Yassir’s career explained with Conan’s twist
• 06:44–06:47 – "You need a friend" moment
• 07:55–09:17 – Bar role-play set-up
• 14:12–15:11 – First awkward role-play exchange
• 16:08–16:56 – McDonald's icebreaker fails and triumphs
• 17:14–18:02 – Food talk: couscous vs. Big Mac
• 18:49–19:19 – Unique Moroccan McDonald’s menu items
• 21:11–21:36 – Boston postcards & Moroccan “experience”
• 22:00–22:43 – Farewell and friendly affirmations

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Tone & Takeaway

The conversation is unmistakably Conan: playful, improvisational, teasing but ultimately warm-hearted. Yassir’s openness and Conan’s relentless wit create a global friendship moment over pop culture, shyness, and fast food. Genuine advice about making friends is couched in comedic role-play and relatable anecdotes about starting life in a new city.

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Perfect For: Anyone curious about cross-cultural friendship, awkward icebreakers, and the global reach (and quirks!) of McDonald’s—all through the trademark Conan O’Brien lens.

Transcript

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[Matt Gourley]

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[Sonam of Session]

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

[Conan O'Brien]

Hey, Yasir, how are you?

[Yassir]

Oh, hi, man.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi.

[Yassir]

Hi, Conan. I'm fine. I'm doing good.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. And Sona's son is here, too.

[Yassir]

Oh, yeah. Hi, Sona.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hi, Yasir. Where are you? Where in the world are you right now? Where are you coming to us from?

[Yassir]

Yeah, I'm calling you from Nantes, France. It's in the southwest of France.

[Conan O'Brien]

Got it.

[Yassir]

Yeah. North, south of France.

[Conan O'Brien]

Got it.

[Yassir]

But I'm originally from Morocco.

[Conan O'Brien]

All right, now tell me, where are you from in Morocco?

[Yassir]

From Casablanca.

[Conan O'Brien]

Wow, you're from Casablanca.

[Yassir]

Yeah, yeah, I was. Well, my parents are from there, but I originally was born three hours from Casablanca. But I lived There most of my life after 18.

[Conan O'Brien]

I just have to ask right away because one of my favorite movies, and probably maybe the most iconic movie in noir cinema would be Casablanca.

[Yassir]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

When you see the movie Casablanca, is it at all evocative of the Casablanca, you know, or is it has nothing to do with Casablanca?

[Yassir]

I think I. I have no idea. I've never watched it. What?

[Conan O'Brien]

You've never watched Casablanca?

[Yassir]

I did not watch it. I know the movie, but I never watched it.

[Conan O'Brien]

It's like an hour and 40 minutes. I. First of all, I'm coming to Casablanca and I'm gonna show you the movie Casablanca and then I'm gonna walk around in a trench coat and a hat. Okay. And I'm gonna make you dress as a. As a. As a French officer. Okay. That's just what we're doing. That's what we're doing.

[Yassir]

None of those references speak to me.

[Conan O'Brien]

I don't care if they speak to you or not, Yasir. This is. This is. This enrages me. Yeah, I think.

[Yassir]

I don't know. What is it about, actually, so. Could be about another city. So.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay. Well, anyway.

[Sonam of Session]

Well, I love that. That's not.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, it's about the Casablanca that's in Morocco and in the title. Yeah. Well. Well, yes, sir. So tell me a little bit about Casablanca. Do you think I'd fit in okay there? Would I. Would people accept me in Casablanca?

[Yassir]

Yeah, I think people mostly will accept you in Casablanca. But you will, you will definitely. You will stand out. I mean, you're tall, I think. I don't know what, 6ft 4in me in centimeters, But I think. I think we could tell you average pair of people.

[Conan O'Brien]

But we're going to find out for you right now how many centimeters tall I am. Thanks to Eduardo, who has an app just for this question, which we get all the time. How tall are you in centimeters and HE.195. I'm 195 centimeters.

[Yassir]

Oh, no. Okay. No, no, no. You're taller than. Than everybody I know. So.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay.

[Yassir]

No, you. You'd stand out. The, the hair, the. We don't have lots of redhead in Casablanca, so I think you'd stand out.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, someone said that. I talked to from. He's actually from Marrakesh. Said I. She thinks I look like a camel. Thanks for having my back on that, Yasser.

[Yassir]

There's a resemblance. I can see it.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[Yassir]

Okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

This is great. This is going really well. Well, tell me a little bit about yourself, Yassir. What do you do? What do you like? What's your whole deal, Yassir?

[Yassir]

Yeah, well, I'm a project manager for a consultancy, so I work with clients. Mostly I just go talk to people that are more experienced than me and tell them, did you finish the thing that you said you were going to finish? And I just updated on a file and that's Yasir.

[Conan O'Brien]

This is the plot of Casablanca. This is exactly what it's about. Yeah, it's about a data manager and he keeps asking people, you finished? Have you put it on a file? And then at the end they put it on a file and they all get on a plane and leave. It's a very good movie. I can't believe you haven't watched it.

[Yassir]

Wow.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[Yassir]

And the lead character, noir movie. It's an Excel.

[Conan O'Brien]

So, okay, so what do you like, you know, what do you do for fun? Do you go to the clubs? Tell me you go to the clubs.

[Yassir]

No, I wish, I wish. No, I don't go to the clubs. I. I go to the. Well, in my free time I go to the beach because I live next to the beach, so I. I usually go to the beach. I just go for a swim and hang in there, read a couple of books or a couple of books. I read something and then I come back.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay. Okay.

[Yassir]

Those. Most.

[Conan O'Brien]

You go to the beach, you read a couple of books and then you come home.

[Yassir]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

Do you. Are you a social person? Do you have a lot of friends?

[Yassir]

I mean, in general I do have friends, but in Nantes, where I live now, a couple of years. I've been living here a couple of years, so I don't have generally much. A lot of friends, so I usually go to social things alone.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, okay. Hey, sounds like you need a friend.

[Yassir]

Yeah, that's what I'm calling. I think. Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. This is really nice. This is a good connection.

[Matt Gourley]

Will you be his friend?

[Conan O'Brien]

No, I'm busy. No, he doesn't. Until he sees Casablanca, we are not hanging out. Yes, of course I'd be your friend. I'd be glad to be your friend. Do you make friends easily? Are you someone who's more shy?

[Yassir]

I'm. I mean, I'm easy to talk to, but I'm more shy, so I wouldn't go to talk to people first.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, yeah.

[Yassir]

But I make friends at work, so a lot of my friends here are my. Like, I made them from work, so.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, I think that's where you meet people. I'm still trying to find a friend at work.

[Yassir]

Good luck.

[Conan O'Brien]

Move it, buddy.

[Sonam of Session]

Don't look to this side of the table.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yasser. How. How could I help you? I like to try and help people when I go to other lands. How could I help you, Yassir?

[Yassir]

Yeah. Well, I think you can help me figure out this. This friendship thing. Like, how could I, how would I, you know, approach this in a. Especially if I'm at a concert or I'm like a. In a bar or something. How would I approach.

[Sonam of Session]

What if we did a little role play? You're just hanging out at a bar. We'll call it Rick's Joint.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah.

[Sonam of Session]

And you come in and you're going to. You see a nice guy, and maybe you'll go strike up a conversation.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. So let's try it right now. We're just going to make up the name of a. Like a bar, and we're just going to say it's Rick's.

[Yassir]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

And let's just say that it's being shot in black and white. And let's just say that you've. You've come in there, you have special papers you've been given that you have to hide because you can't be caught with these papers. Okay.

[Yassir]

This is very specific.

[Conan O'Brien]

No, I'm just. I'm just giving generalities.

[Sonam of Session]

Piano player named Sam.

[Yassir]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay. And. Yeah, exactly. And there's nice music playing in the background. You must remember this.

[Sonam of Session]

A kiss is just a kiss.

[Matt Gourley]

This set up for this improvise.

[Yassir]

We both know the lyrics of the song.

[Conan O'Brien]

Fundamental things apply as time goes by. And then you walk in and you're sort of like Peter Lorre. You're like, hey, man, you know Ren and Stimpy. I changed my name. Yeah, you're sort of. But your name is Yasir. And you're like, hey. But anyway, let's say you come in and you see me and I'm sitting there. I'm, you know, classic Conan, stiff upper lip.

[Matt Gourley]

Oh, my God, you're Humphrey Bogart.

[Conan O'Brien]

I didn't say that. I said I've just got a stiff upper lip.

[Matt Gourley]

Okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[Matt Gourley]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[Sonam of Session]

Family that you rented.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[Yassir]

That's good.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[Yassir]

Wow.

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[Yassir]

Oh, good.

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[Yassir]

Hmm.

[Conan O'Brien]

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[Yassir]

Oh, hi, Conan. Is this seat taken?

[Conan O'Brien]

Of all the joints and all the weight he has to come into mind. I don't really dwell in people. I'm just realizing that now. Oh my God. It always goes to Nixon. Who is that? You think I'm a crook? I'm not a crook. My mother had a good Republican cloth coat. She was a craper. A Quaker. Quaker. A Quaker. She was a Quaker, but then she saw a doctor and she had it fixed. What happened? And she was a Quaker. Yassir. Hey, Yassir. I'm Conan. It's. Hey, man. You seem like a nice guy. You seem funny. You seem nice. Maybe we should hang out sometime. What do you like to do? Maybe we'll go see a classic movie.

[Yassir]

Chill out.

[Conan O'Brien]

He just asked if the seat was taken.

[Sonam of Session]

You might want to move on to someone else.

[Yassir]

Yeah.

[Advertising Voice]

No.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. Sir, maybe I came on too strong. I might have come on too strong.

[Yassir]

I think so.

[Conan O'Brien]

Let's try it again. Let's try it again. Let's try it again. And you go. You go first.

[Yassir]

Oh, hi, Conan.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, you know me? You're familiar with. You're familiar with my work?

[Yassir]

Oh, yeah, no, this. Yeah, the premise. Okay.

[Sonam of Session]

Yeah, this is just some guy.

[Conan O'Brien]

Some guy. I'm not Conan.

[Sonam of Session]

Yeah, you guys are at a McDonald's.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay.

[Yassir]

Oh, yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay.

[Yassir]

Hi. What, what, what's the. What's the best. What's the best menu out here?

[Conan O'Brien]

I don't work here. I just got to. I just landed for the first time. I just landed for the first time. I come to Morocco. I go to my favorite McDonald's. You're from here and you asked me what's good? What's your path? What's your problem, buddy? It's not you.

[Yassir]

Yassir.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yasser. Yassir. That's again on me, I think. You know what? I was jet lagged. I was jet lagged.

[Yassir]

Yeah, that's fine.

[Sonam of Session]

Why don't you go up to him?

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay, I'll go up to you. You. Yes, sir. Hey, I'm new here. I just flew in from. From Los Angeles and I've just arrived in Morocco. This is my first time. My name's Conan. What's your name?

[Yassir]

Oh, my name is Yasser.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, yes, sir. Oh, how's it going? Do you like Casablanca?

[Yassir]

I mean, I live here, so yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

Hey, there are people that live in all kinds of cities, you know, people that live in Cleveland. Yeah. I don't assume they all love it, you know, so you might have opinions. Hey, if you live in Casablanca and you were born here, you must know the movie Casablanca. Oh, God.

[Yassir]

I heard it's pretty good.

[Conan O'Brien]

Pretty good. It's a closet. Wait a minute, you haven't seen it? Yes, sir. Again, I went to Rage. That's always what I do. And I made a mistake. I apologize. Okay, tell me about the food. What's your favorite meal in Casablanca?

[Yassir]

Oh, I. My favorite food there is couscous, so that's my favorite dish.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay. And what's your go to meal that you go to?

[Yassir]

Well, my go to meal is fast food, so I usually go for a McDonald's.

[Conan O'Brien]

Seriously? You go to McDonald's?

[Sonam of Session]

That's why you were there?

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah. But wait, what's Your. What's your favorite. What's your favorite meal at McDonald's?

[Yassir]

A Big Mac. I usually take a Big Mac with fries and a Diet Coke.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh. A little healthy flourish at the end. Wait.

[Yassir]

So it always balances.

[Conan O'Brien]

I love this. I love this. I love this life. I love this world where I can talk to someone who's living in Morocco and steeped in that centuries old culture and I ask them, what do you love to eat? He's like, I like Big Mac, but.

[Sonam of Session]

Not the movie Casablanca.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah, you know, Big Mac, but you like a Big Mac. And what do you get? What's your order? Big Mac. You said fries.

[Yassir]

Large fries or small fries? No, just a small potatoes. I don't take the fries. I take the potatoes. I don't know if. If you have them.

[Conan O'Brien]

What is that?

[Yassir]

It's like they're fries and they are fries, like the normal McDonald's fries. And there. There are potatoes that are like. They're kind of red. They're. They're smaller and thicker and red.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay. No, we don't have little paprika. So you.

[Sonam of Session]

You love McDonald's, right? So you as a resident expert.

[Advertising Voice]

We don't have that.

[Matt Gourley]

No, we don't have that. But we don't have that here. A Moroccan.

[Conan O'Brien]

Huge in Morocco. Okay. Do they have any special. Do they have anything in Morocco besides the potatoes that.

[Yassir]

Oh, yeah, they have goat cheese. What? Yeah, they have like. They have a McNugget, a goat cheese. It's like a mega. Shaped. Like a mega nugget.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, that sounds.

[Yassir]

But in the inside it's all goat cheese.

[Sonam of Session]

Like breaded and fried goat cheese.

[Yassir]

Yes.

[Conan O'Brien]

What are those?

[Sonam of Session]

Do they have like MC.

[Yassir]

MC.

[Sonam of Session]

You know, curdles or McTav.

[Conan O'Brien]

They have funny little names.

[Yassir]

I honestly have no idea because they are in French. So they're. I don't remember, but it's like goat cheese. Okay, okay, inside. What is it? And you can take. Sorry, all the menus are in French.

[Matt Gourley]

I know, but what's it called in French?

[Sonam of Session]

Fromage.

[Yassir]

Fromage.

[Matt Gourley]

Oh, see, that was. That was good.

[Conan O'Brien]

It was good.

[Yassir]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

I thought sort of was wasting our time, Mick.

[Sonam of Session]

Fromage du chevre.

[Conan O'Brien]

So. And it's just like our McDonald's here. Easy on the water, pal.

[Sonam of Session]

Let him drink.

[Matt Gourley]

What do you mean, easy on the water?

[Conan O'Brien]

I forgot he's in North Africa. It's probably 100, 200 degrees. You just said three sentences and you need to complete. Replace all of your. Your water to rehydrate. Okay. So. Okay.

[Yassir]

Yeah, but those are good. Especially when you take them hot. It's like right after your order, you get them. They're still hot. Like it melts in your mouth.

[Sonam of Session]

Do you have Happy Meals there?

[Yassir]

They do have Happy Meals. I never had Happy Meals, but I. Yeah, you're an adult.

[Conan O'Brien]

This is a great. You know what? This is a great cultural transfer. You telling us exactly how the McDonald's Happy Meal compares to our Happy Meal. This is a good way to spend our time, I fear, but. Okay, so it sounds like you might need my help being a little more assertive with people, to break that barrier, talk to people a little more. Right?

[Yassir]

Yeah.

[Conan O'Brien]

How else could I help you?

[Yassir]

Yeah, I think that's it. I don't think that much help.

[Conan O'Brien]

I.

[Yassir]

Mean, coming from you. Okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

I also might get you some stuff for your wall.

[Yassir]

Hey, I have things. Okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

It's a little bracket behind you, and it looks like you have maybe four postcards.

[Yassir]

Yes. From the U.S. from Boston, because I was there.

[Conan O'Brien]

Oh, okay. That's nice. That's nice. Wow. So you could show me McDonald's and some Boston postcards. I can't wait. I can't wait to go to Casablanca. I can't wait to travel 55,000 miles just to show him, see a postcard of Faneuil hall and then wash it all down with a Coke and a Big Mac.

[Yassir]

Some say that's the Moroccan experience.

[Conan O'Brien]

I think so. I think so. Well, Yassir, I like you. You seem like a fine gentleman, and I do implore you to watch Casablanca at some point in your life.

[Yassir]

I think I'll do it.

[Conan O'Brien]

It may not bear any resemblance to the real Casablanca that you know, but, you know, come on, you should check it out, don't you think?

[Yassir]

All right, yeah, I'll give it a.

[Conan O'Brien]

I watched all episodes of Boston Legal just because it was Boston, you know? I can't believe I just threw that out there. That was such a dumb joke. All right, Yasser, I resigned from comedy. It was nice talking to you, and I'm going to come live with you. And I'm bringing some stuff for your wall.

[Yassir]

Okay.

[Conan O'Brien]

Wow. Okay. If we could bottle this energy.

[Yassir]

I'm happy. I'm happy. I love this guy.

[Conan O'Brien]

I do. You're a lot of. Have fun, Yassir. I really do like you. You've got a good vibe, you know? And I think your resting heart rate is three. Three beats a millennia.

[Sonam of Session]

I think you're due for some water, though.

[Conan O'Brien]

Yeah? Yeah. Rehydrate now. Okay. It's been over eight seconds since you took in some water. All right, take care, Yasir. Bye bye.

[Yassir]

Thank you everyone. Bye bye.

[Sonam of Session]

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