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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

James L. Brooks

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.857.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Director and screenwriter James L. Brooks feels quizzical about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. James sits down with Conan to discuss his journey from CBS usher to writing for the best of 70s and 80s television, creating The Mary Tyler Moore Show at exactly the right time, and returning to directing for the screen with his latest film Ella McCay. Plus, Aaron Bleyaert makes a return to expose a hygiene scandal in the studio. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (669) 587-2847.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, my name is James L. Brooks.

0:07.8

And I feel quizzical about being Conan.

0:10.6

Oh, my, I'm Fran.

0:13.8

You and your $9 words.

0:18.9

Fall is here, hear the yell, back to school school ring the bell brand new shoes walking blues

0:26.4

climb the fence books and pens i can tell that we are going to be friends

0:32.4

because i can tell that we are going to be friends.

0:38.3

Hey there, and welcome to Conan O'Brien needs a friend.

0:41.2

I came in a little hot.

0:42.3

Yeah, right out of the gate.

0:43.5

I know.

0:44.4

It was like an auctioneer.

0:45.5

Oh, I've been watching a lot of auction videos online.

0:50.4

Is that a thing?

0:51.9

Sotheby's has an account, and you can watch them. And there are all these really like professional people and a lot of them are on the phone. And they just raise a finger and he's like, okay. And we have three million there. Do I have three, three one, three one. And then they just, and I want to be one of those people who was on the phone raising my hand.

1:11.9

Here's my terror.

1:16.9

As you know, I have a lot of ticks and bodily movements.

1:20.9

And I think you meant like the insect.

1:25.1

As you know, I'm covered in ticks.

1:30.2

What if I just took off my shirt?

1:32.2

And it was solid tick.

1:38.1

Just a solid, like, black t-shirt of undulating ticks all going,

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