Eric Idle

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.8 • 59.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Comedy icon Eric Idle feels moderately aroused about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Eric and Conan sit down to talk about his autobiography Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, playing ukulele with George Harrison, Monty Python’s genesis at Cambridge, finding a fan in Elvis Presley, the Fab Four’s response to parody group The Rutles, and looking back on fifty years of Python. Plus, Conan makes an effort to help his assistant Sona manage her side hustles. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (323) 451-2821.

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0:00.0	Hello, my name's Eric Heidel.
0:05.0	And I feel moderately aroused about being Conan O'Brien's friend.
0:12.0	You're moderately aroused.
0:14.0	Yes.
0:15.0	Which about as much as I can get at this age?
0:18.0	Ha ha ha ha.
0:39.0	Hey there and welcome to Conan O'Brien's Needs a Friend.
0:43.0	My little podcast, really just a scheme, a grift to force people to talk to me and possibly end up being my chum.
0:53.0	A word you don't hear much anymore and for good reason.
0:56.0	In fact, I've got some chums with me right here.
0:59.0	So, would you say you're my chum?
1:01.0	I'm your chum.
1:02.0	No one says chum.
1:03.0	It's a weird one, right?
1:05.0	It's also what you throw in the ocean to attract sharks.
1:08.0	Yes, I know.
1:09.0	Isn't that interesting?
1:10.0	We're your bloody fish guts.
1:11.0	Yes.
1:12.0	Thank you.
1:13.0	And I do need introduction at this point, Matt Gourley.
1:15.0	I guess some, they're always first time listeners, long time fans.
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