Ayo Edebiri

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.8 • 57.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Actress, comedian, and writer Ayo Edebiri feels optimistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Ayo sits down with Conan to discuss being awarded her very own day in the city of Boston, how her parents set her up for a career trajectory in writing and performance, expressing her unique physical comedy, and going from co-star to directing an episode of The Bear’s third season. Later, Conan tests his mettle by attempting to distinguish the members of his team from one another. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (669) 587-2847.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Iro Debrie.
0:05.0	And I feel optimistic, hopefully not a misguided optimism, about being Conan O'Brien's friend.
0:16.0	Fawny's here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bell, brand new shoes, walking loose, climb the fence, books and pens, I can tell that we are going to be friends.
0:33.3	I can tell that we are going to be friends.
0:37.4	Hello there, and welcome aboard the good ship, Conan O'Brien. I can tell never we are going to be friends.
0:39.7	Hello there, and welcome aboard the good ship.
0:42.3	Conan O'Brien needs a friend.
0:43.4	I'm the captain, Conan.
0:46.7	Of course, there's the cruise director, son of Sessian.
0:48.7	Hell yeah, I'd be a great cruise director. And working down there in the engine room, covered in Greece, Matt Goreley.
0:54.3	You never get to come topside. No, I thought you, Matt goarly. Yeah.
0:56.6	You never, uh, you never get to come topside.
0:58.2	No, I thought you were going to call me gopher.
0:58.8	No.
0:59.7	Oh, God, no.
1:01.2	Around the, around the other passengers?
1:01.7	No, no, no.
1:02.2	You're down.
1:04.1	You are covered in grease.
1:07.7	Your heart of hearing because of the giant turbines turning all the time.
1:08.1	Yeah.
1:11.9	You're rarely allowed out. In fact, when the ship is sinking, you're not even told it's sinking.
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