Jodie Foster

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.8 • 57.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster feels ambivalent about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Jodie sits down with Conan to discuss her experience working as a child actor, juggling the difference between intentionality and freedom, and how speaking French in her latest film A Private Life completely changed her acting style. Later, David Melmed returns to get to the bottom of Conan’s Star Search misappropriation. 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	I'm Jody Foster, and I feel ambivalent about being Conan's friend.
0:11.4	I feel ambivalent.
0:13.3	A major blow to the solar plexus.
0:15.7	You should be flattered, right?
0:17.0	Because it's not just a yes or, you know.
0:18.2	No, no, I have questions.
0:19.5	Let's be very clear. I am not have questions. Let's be very clear.
0:21.6	I am not flattered.
0:25.4	Fall is here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bell, brandy shoes, walking loose,
0:33.1	climb the fence, books and pens, I can tell that we are going to be friends, because I can tell that we are going to be friends
0:39.3	yes I can tell that we are going to be friends
0:44.3	welcome to Conan O'Brien needs a friend here with my crew my chums
0:50.3	Sonam of Sessian yeah hi Conan
0:52.3	Conan O'Brien who is doodling.
0:54.7	That's why I've taken...
0:55.5	It's just a mustache wondering where its master is.
0:57.9	But it says, where's Gil?
0:59.3	Yeah, that's your dad.
1:00.1	That's my dad.
1:01.1	So it's my dad's mustache.
1:02.7	Don't say it's just a random mass message.
1:04.4	Whatever.
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