Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.8 • 57.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Actors, comedians, and improvisers Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz feel both sizzlin’ and curious about being Conan O’Brien’s friends. Thomas and Ben sit down with Conan this week to talk about their two-man improvised show (plus Conan’s own improv history), playing off mistakes in the moment, performing at Carnegie Hall, and cross-theatrical integration. Later, Conan responds to a listener voicemail regarding celebrity codenames. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (323) 451-2821. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. This episode is sponsored by Mercari (www.mercari.com), TWIX, Stamps.com (www.stamps.com code: CONAN), Article (www.article.com/CONAN), and Mizzen+Main (www.comfortable.af code: CONAN).

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0:00.0	Okay, hi, my name is Thomas Middleditch.
0:06.1	Hi, my name is Ben Schwartz.
0:08.8	And I feel Sizzlin' with an apostrophe instead of the G.
0:16.0	And I feel curious about being Conan O'Brien's friend.
0:21.3	Hey there, welcome to Conan O'Brien's Needs A Friend.
0:46.3	This is the show where basically I'm on a quest to find friends, make friends, enhance
0:53.6	existing friendships using the podcast format.
0:58.9	And as always, in my efforts, I am aided or hurt by the addition of two other people, Sonny
1:06.3	Mufsessian, my assistant sonny, do you think you helped me?
1:08.6	I think I helped you a lot.
1:10.0	Do you think you helped me in my everyday life?
1:11.4	I think you would be lost without me.
1:13.4	Okay, as my assistant.
1:14.9	I think you need me in your life.
1:16.9	Okay.
1:17.9	And I think you should give me a raise.
1:19.2	And I think you should just continue.
1:21.2	Remember the time you told me you wanted to live in Santa Monica near the beach.
1:26.0	And so I gave you a raise just so you could live near the beach in Santa Monica.
1:29.4	Remember that time?
1:30.4	Do you remember that time?
1:32.2	I do.
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