Staff Review With Todd Levin

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.8 • 59.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Conan sits down with staff writer Todd Levin to discuss his trajectory as a comedy writer, Minty the Candy Cane, and making things needlessly complicated. Wanna get a chance to talk to Conan? Submit here: teamcoco.com/apply

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0:00.0	Conan O'Brien needs a fan.
0:06.0	Want to talk to Conan?
0:07.4	Visit team cocoa.com slash call Conan.
0:10.7	Okay, let's get started.
0:13.2	Hey, welcome to a Thursday episode of Conan O'Brien needs a friend.
0:16.7	Usually these are fan episodes, but we've been mixing it up a little bit recently i'll tell you why
0:21.8	getting ready for the oscars and uh i have my a plus elite writing staff downstairs in the building
0:30.2	working hard on concepts riddles quizzes recipes for the os Oscars. And I am very fortunate.
0:38.6	I'll just come out and say it.
0:40.2	I work with the best writers in the world.
0:43.6	And one of them, I want to come up and hang with them.
0:47.1	We did this with Brian Kiley a couple days ago.
0:50.0	And now we're going to do it with Mr. Todd Levin,
0:52.5	about as sharper writer as you will find.
0:55.6	You really are.
0:56.4	That's really nice.
0:57.1	You're, you're crazily talented,
1:00.0	and I'm so glad that you're helping me with the Oscars.
1:04.4	And we've, I think you joined me.
1:06.4	Did you say it was 2009 was when you came on board?
1:09.1	2009, just as you were wrapping up late night in New York.
1:12.2	I was wrapping up late night, and I was headed to the, to take over the Tonight Show for a 30-year run.
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