Conan Admired Larry David’s Quick Exit | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

I didn't know that you studied history. because I studied history I love history. and I remember I talked to people later. on who wanted to get into comedy and. they would say well I I'm studying. comedy or I'm and I would think or I'm. studying Communications and I would. think no no no you don't need to know. stuff I mean I love history and I've. used it it's I don't know how how it's. come into it but it's felt like it's. helped me a million times yeah and it's. been like a lifelong passion of mine but. I read history and then I feel like that.

fills up my comedy well somehow I don't. know how I can't explain it I completely. agree with you I'm I'm really happy that. I made you in history and not. Communications or any of that stuff you. know people like if they want to be an. actor or they or a comedian they they. they take it so seriously like they're a. there's no class you can't there's. nothing to learn you either you can do. it or you can't I think right that's the. that's mostly how I come down on it I. think I think you can you can improve.

and you can you. can you can hone your skills but I swear. to. God skills if you're yeah because you're. doing it you're practicing 90% of what I. do I was doing uh in around my kitchen. table in a big family in in Boston or. with my friends uh and then it's just. been heightened and indulged by enablers. all around me but it does feel me like.

that's most of it yeah I guess I I would. never want to be in a comedy class to. hear those forced laughs i' I'd rather. just go up on on a stage and and do it. because all you know those people that. they're just going to be forcing their. left you know like everybody he just. do and and I got to say I I don't even. mind it I can hardly the difference. they're very good in fact I'm reversing. my my my whole opinion on this yeah.

very good yeah really you guys are the. best fake laughers I've ever been around. I don't know how you avoid that because. there's a lot of at sitcom table reads. and sketch comedy table reads I think I. was lucky because on the all the years I. was doing late night we were pretty. brutally honest about things and uh. people were very happy to tell me they. thought that something I was had thought. of wasn't a good idea they really. enjoyed that and and then every now and.

then I would see I would visit someone. who was working on a. sitcom and I would see they're reading. the script for like the fifth time. you've seen this phenomenon I doubt it. happened at Seinfeld because whatever. you were doing there was right but. there's this phenomenon. where uh you're being a good person and. a good sport and you're helping Grease. the wheels for the whole project like. you're being a good member of the. Communist party if you laugh right and. so you're it's the fifth time a script.

is being read and people are. like you know and uh I found it. really upsetting for lack of a better. word honestly I don't think we ever did. I'm you know I'm a modest fellow you. know that I I'm not a it says it on your. jacket I'm I'm not a brager no no I. there's no bragado doio no I don't go on. about myself not at all but um I I don't. think we have did like a second read.

through we did the one read through and. if it didn't work we would fix it and. then we wouldn't have another one we. just do the show so I really don't know. what the you're talking about yeah. you're right you're not you're not. you're not helping the project by. laughing right but what do you do in. situations I'm sure this has happened to. you tons of times where you'll be given. a friend will give you a script yeah and. then what you have to of course you have. to read it and then.

if it's not any good well what do you. do you say I can't read a script. indoors well we'll step outside and. today isn't a good day to step outside. well it's it's it's it's difficult. sometimes to come up with exactly the. right wording for it that's why texting. is good because you can do a few drafts. until you get till you get it right I. think rather ra than rather than running.

into on the street hey did you read it. yeah it was fantastic. yeah uh yeah I I I I I don't know I can. usually find con constructive criticism. that I can make about something but I I. wouldn't be able to say like well this. just isn't funny you can't say I can't. say that because that's not how does. that help the person anyway but also. sometimes you you're given something to. see or read after it's already locked. and there's nothing you can do nothing.

you can do nothing you can do so you. have to go oh yeah this is great what. are you going to do right so you got to. lie right I've been in a few screenings. with you yeah interesting yeah and now. I'm you and I have been together one of. things were screened before and it's. been interesting to watch you you always. have. oh yeah I think I I think I know what. you're you're very good you're very good. you're very very very. good uh I I.

maybe we could without mentioning well I. think we can this I I love this story. but you go and see a lot of things I go. and see a lot of things there have been. a couple of times where I've seen. something screened and you've been in. the room and we saw one thing and it was. it was long it was very long it was a it. was a it was a a studio movie yeah. Studio Movie it was very long and so we. see this Final Cut of this big budget. Studio Movie when we're both there and. there was someone there taking questions. and and uh who work for the studio and.

they wanted feedback and I'm I'm eager I. I'm always think I I don't want to look. like a dick I don't want them to see who. I really am so so I will uh you know. what am I going to do and man this is. getting late and I really want to get. out of here and you did this thing where. the the thing ends lights come up and. you immediately shot your hand up you. said no wait but there were a couple of.

questions before I did that yes one or. two questions but you shot your hand up. and you said I have one question and. then I've got to go and as you asked a. quick question and as you were asking it. you were putting your down jacket on you. put your down and so you said I've got. one question and then I have to go and. I'm looking at you and I and I looked at. him we made eye contact we made eye. contact and I saw the admiration.

and envy okay okay so. anyway so anyway uh he's this the the. studio person's answering the question. as you leave and you go I think you're. right I think you're that's a good point. and you're like bye and you left I was. there for another 45 minutes while. people were saying um you know when the. aliens come to the other planet it. wasn't quite clear and uh so you might. want to impost and. so I was you know I I leave and and the.

next morning I wake up and my phone is. right by my bed and um and I turned it. on and there's a text from Larry and it. says quote I have one question and then. I have to go quote and then it says how. genius was that exclamation. point qu question mark and then it says. You must have been so.

jealous so the next more you knew you. went to bed that night with your covers. tucked under your chin thinking I made. O'Brien I left him in the. dirt I have to say it was it was such a. proud moment for you yeah I was so. thrilled with it CU it was so brilliant. yeah it was just such a great. move boy sometimes sometimes it's like. writing sometimes you're in a corner. right yeah and you got you have to write.

yourself out of this yes and that that's. that's what happened yeah and and and I. think it made it feel all the sweeter. that I had to stay late I think that you. have to admit that was the cherry on the. Sunday that was the cherry on the Sunday.