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Inside Conan: An Important Hollywood Podcast

Team Coco & Earwolf

Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell, take you behind the pompadour with exclusive and extended versions of their favorite interviews and stand-up from the week in late night, as we...

Episodes

20 of 138 episodes

Conan O’Brien Must Go Writers Roundtable

Conan sits down with writers Mike Sweeney, Matt O’Brien, Jessie Gaskell, and producer Jason Chillemi for a roundtable discussion about the m...

00:15:32Apr 19, 2024

Conan O'Brien & Jeff Ross Return

Conan O’Brien and longtime executive producer Jeff Ross join Mike and Jessie to continue the origin story of Late Night , including audition...

01:16:43Aug 2, 2023

Jim Gaffigan Revisits The Origins of Pale Force

Comedian and author Jim Gaffigan joins Mike and Jessie to discuss his many stand-up appearances on Late Night and CONAN, the origins of the...

00:54:05Jul 26, 2023

Listener Questions (Feat. David Hopping)

Mike and Jessie answer some of our listeners' most burning questions about the origins of classic Late Night comedy bits like In The Year 20...

00:48:16Jul 19, 2023

Sam Richardson Revisits CONAN in Ghana

Actor, comedian, and writer Sam Richardson joins Mike and Jessie to discuss traveling to Ghana with Conan, getting his first taste of Improv...

01:14:12Jul 12, 2023

Sarah Silverman Revisits Loss, Her First Late Night Appearance in 1993, and Lighting The Human Centipede Menorah

Comedian Sarah Silverman joins Mike and Jessie to discuss her early days on SNL, appearing on CONAN as Hitler, and lighting the Human Centip...

01:04:56Jul 5, 2023

Conan Head Writers Roundtable with Robert Smigel, Jonathan Groff, and Matt O'Brien

Robert Smigel, Jonathan Groff, and Matt O'Brien join Mike and Jessie as the head writers from each era of Conan's Late Night shows to discus...

01:26:17Jun 28, 2023

Chris Hayes Revisits His Epic Visit to Taco Bell's Headquarters

IT legend Chris Hayes returns to discuss his pilgrimage to the Taco Bell headquarters and the time he filled in for Snoop during rehearsal....

01:12:25Jun 21, 2023

Jimmy Pardo Revisits the Last CONAN Shows at Largo and His Classic Behind the Scenes Series Pardo Patrol

Comedian Jimmy Pardo joins Mike and Jessie to discuss the synchronicity of doing warmup for the first Tonight Show at Universal Studios and...

01:18:53Jun 14, 2023

Deon Cole Revisits Introducing Conan to Soul Food

Actor, comedian, and former CONAN writer Deon Cole joins Mike and Jessie to discuss what it was like introducing Conan to soul food, getting...

01:15:18Jun 7, 2023

Pete Holmes Revisits His Foray Into Late Night Television

Actor, comedian, and author Pete Holmes joins Mike and Jessie to discuss Conan plucking him from obscurity and donning him with a his own La...

01:30:46May 31, 2023

Andy Richter Revisits His Favorite Remotes & CONAN in Berlin

Andy Richter joins Mike and Jessie to discuss some of his favorite remotes, including his trip to Woodstock, visiting his old apartment in C...

01:10:17May 24, 2023

The Fixers: Lady May & Maritza Carbajol Revisit CONAN in Ghana and Mexico

Local producers Lady May and Maritza Carbajal join Mike and Jessie to discuss the ins and outs of producing CONAN in Ghana and Mexico. Plus,...

01:00:35May 17, 2023

Jordan Schlansky, Jason Chillemi, and Frank Smiley Revisit CONAN in Italy & Japan Part 2

This episode continues where episode 115 leaves off. CONAN OG's Jordan Schlansky, Jason Chillemi, and Frank Smiley discuss, Ralph Macchio sh...

00:50:34May 10, 2023

Jordan Schlansky, Jason Chillemi, and Frank Smiley Revisit CONAN in Italy & Japan

CONAN OG's Jordan Schlansky, Jason Chillemi, and Frank Smiley discuss pulling together the Italy trip in two weeks, Jordan's foray into nude...

00:53:48May 3, 2023

Colton Dunn Revisits the Classic Late Night Comedy Sketch Dudez-A-Plenti

Writer and actor Colton Dunn joins Mike and Jessie to discuss getting cast in his first network television gig as part of Late Night's fake...

00:58:39Apr 26, 2023

Brian Stack, Andy Blitz, and Jon Glaser Revisit the Origins of Slipnutz

Legendary former CONAN writers Brian Stack, Andy Blitz, and Jon Glaser are re-united for an in-depth discussion of their fake comedy vocal h...

01:11:05Apr 19, 2023

Laurie Kilmartin Revisits Traveling to Qatar For MISSION CONAN

CONAN writer Laurie Kilmartin joins Mike and Jessie to discuss traveling to the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with Conan, First Lady Michelle O...

01:07:32Apr 12, 2023

Flula Borg Revisits CONAN in Berlin

Flula Borg joins Mike and Jessie to discuss traveling to Germany with Conan for "Conan Without Borders", the Schuhplattler basics, and what'...

01:16:47Apr 5, 2023

Billy Eichner Revisits His CONAN Remotes and Madonna Obsession

Billy Eichner joins Mike and Jessie to discuss crashing the Super Bowl with the CONAN crew, following Madonna all the way to Israel with CON...

01:03:02Mar 29, 2023