Alan Yang

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.8 • 57.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Writer/director/producer Alan Yang feels like he’s weirdly fulfilling a childhood dream-thing about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Alan sits down with Conan to discuss writing for the full span of Parks and Recreation, growing up the son of Taiwanese immigrants, and unexpectedly introducing certain catchphrases into the popular lexicon. Later, Conan peers into the inner mechanisms of TikTok fame as achieved by his assistant David Hopping. Check out Alan's new podcast Parks and Recollection here. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (323) 451-2821. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Alan Yang, and I feel like I'm weirdly fulfilling a childhood dream thing
0:13.2	about being Conan Bryan's friend.
0:15.0	That's how I feel right now.
0:16.0	This was something that was prophesized.
0:17.6	It's just-
0:18.6	You met an old man on a bridge and you said, one day!
0:21.5	It was a troll and it was underneath the bridge.
0:24.2	Fall is more hidden now, back to school, ring the bell, brand new shoes, walking
0:33.1	loose, climb the fence, books and pens.
0:36.2	I can tell that we are gonna be friends.
0:40.2	I can tell that we are gonna be friends.
0:45.2	Hey there!
0:46.2	I'm Conan O'Brien.
0:47.2	Welcome to Conan O'Brien, needs a friend.
0:49.7	We have a terrific episode for you today.
0:52.9	And as always, I'm joined by Matt Gourley, our fearless producer, Hey Matt.
0:57.1	Hi boss, that's nice of you to call me boss, to acknowledge my alpha status.
1:03.2	Well you get one of those a year.
1:06.4	As opposed to the hay shithead.
1:09.8	You get 50 of those a year.
1:10.9	I get 50 of those a year.
1:11.9	And of course, Philly Inn for Sona, who's off-minding.
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