Conan Compares Chelsea Peretti’s “Brooklyn 99” Character To Sona | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

hi my name is Chelsea Paretti and I feel. excited about being Conan O'Brien's. friend I'm not buying it I'm totally. there was I was totally you're not. buying it because it can't be possibly. true no it could possibly be true it was. the delivery the delivery was way over. the top nope we're going to go with that. one okay. un I feel so. excited um honored thrilled uh I'm.

thrilled to have you here I really am. actually am really genuinely happy to be. here I am I swear there's no way to sell. it but I am um I first of. all I first of all want to thank you for. your stunning portrayal of my assistant. Sona in your character is Gina. lanetti Brooklyn 99 because I will say. something you played you are played this. iconic character and it's one of your uh. thousand accomplishments but you play.

this you play this character who is a. terrible assistant and I swear to God. that the I always thought like this. character is so much like Sona who's. been my assistant forever brilant and. then gorgeous oh thank you yeah but then. there's an episode where Gina gets an. assistant so Gina doesn't do anything. and then she has an assistant who's. basically just writing down her insults. you know. and Sona got an assistant who works for.

me and by the way is a massive fan of. yours and Brooklyn 9 he also oh can he. co- assist and also split assist me yes. my current assistant lives in Joshua. Tree and he's building like a hobo camp. with. Yurts I'm kind of I'm kind of in dire. need let's get the word out he like. remote assists me and he's not good with. like dates and times that's me too. that's how I bad and the fans got to.

know Sona and they got to know that our. relationship so we did a remote once. where I brought in a um was it it was an. HR HR rep an HR rep from TBS an actual. HR rep who's a real person and she was. kind of just talking to both of us and. she said to Sona what do you think your. issue is and she said I have a real. mental block about helping Conan and I. said you're my. assistant but I loved when when cuz. David hopping is the guy who took over. for you and when that episode came out.

David and I were talking about this. because it's just hilarious that you got. an assistant and you refused to help me. that's true it's the long con it's very. very clever yeah thank you anyway it's a. very uh incredible portrayal of. something that really happened in my. life I love. that yeah. well goodbye that's all we needed thank. you for having me oh my goodness thank. you for being here um we have a lot to. talk about because um I am.

in addition to somewhat being in comedy. I'm also a lover of comedy and you have. been you're I was looking at all the. points of intersection that you've. worked in in comedy and it's crazy how. many different shows you've been. involved in how many different like you. know whether it's standup or whether. you've you worked for a bit of a brief. stint on. SNL um yeah you know working with people. like Sarah Silverman like you kind of. kind of been everywhere and done a lot. of amazing stuff and yet what happened.

with me you. know this is this podcast is the sign. that you I the point still stands the. point still stands that your career is. in terrible trouble yeah it's in. tatters I need this more than you know. um yeah I I mean I love comedy I always. I think it's like my religion I don't I. envy people who have a religious space. in way although lately not as much but. anyway I I just comedy is everything to. me um.

so was it always like when you were a. kid I think so I mean it kind of shifted. in um Junior High because I was always. like weird in elementary school how. weird cuz I'm I usually I can beat. people that say they were weird when. they were a kids well I didn't. self-identify as weird let's say that. first I was listed on on like if you. went to the supermarket if someone. passes a bad check it would just say. like weird kid there was a photo of me I. was I was identified not self-identified. identified by everyone as weird kid. that's how I was identified by others.

that way and I didn't and I for example. I wrote a play called gertrud's. gertrud's revenge and the subtitle was. all popular kids. beware like never never a more. heartbreaking play to be written by your. child in elementary school and yet no. intervention of any. kind also any child in the modern era. who's named gerud.

would be justified in seeking Revenge. why would I choose that name for my. protagonist Enid evens the score like I. chose a weird name it was in my. blood uh so yeah I don't know I just. felt very uncomfortable in elementary. school then Junior High I became I. flipped weird to funny MH and so that. was when I started to feel really funny. did you what was your appearance like. how did you dress horrific horrific. ugliest I've ever been Junior High I had.

a perm but straight bangs and braces. wait wait wait how how do you pull that. off I did that too bangs grow fast and I. would curl them in one like hard shiny. curl like forward and then my nose would. be like protruding out I was so skinny. that I had no face to balance anything. it just looked like a piece of paper you. know under a a sheath of. bangs and uh you know my knees were.

bigger than my legs like I it was just. bad seventh grade was the all-time low. eighth grade it got a little better mhm. but yeah and what are you wearing what. kind of things are you wearing okay this. was the era of you know Gap clothes big. huge plaid Gap shirts Big Jeans I mean. kids at my school were wearing Oakland. Raiders jackets starter jackets and. Elise you familiar with Elise con I'm. not familiar with Elise and I'm I say. that proudly what is El it's a shoe. brand that was popular in Oakland in.

that era and um Nike Cortez I'm sure you. had a pair oh sure I'm wearing them now. but not on my feet uh uh don't ask any. questions where's that HR lady bring her. in right hey that's a very vague joke no. I just love HR people they're fun to. talk to they're they're a good time they. really are fun to talk to I love it when. they come and speak to me for things. I've done yeah it helps everyone feel at.

ease we've talked Conan why um yeah well. I used to pretend to be the HR person. remember oh I hated your HR person. because what was it because you would. just do this with your hands you'd be. like shut up go have a baby wait a. minute I would not say that oh my God I. would put who are you I would put fake. she would say why is there no HR here. and I'll say I'll go get him and I would. leave and I would come back and I would. I'd be like what's going on just suck it. up yeah just suck it up and she'd be.

like that's you making glasses with your. fingers that is not HR HR sucks admit. that your crimes were greater than mine. no all right you're fired. okay so you were very interested in. comedy but did you when I was a. Youngster I never thought there's no way. like this can be a living I didn't think. it was a way is that something you. thought I mean unfortunately I like. wanted to be rich and famous when I was. young so I think I did have I thought it.

would be easier MH but I don't know I. guess it is weird to want that and then. achieve that that's pretty pretty uh. weird odds but um I don't know. yeah it's great it's really the best. part about being. famous is people with a checkout line. stopping you and saying to someone else. at the checkout line who's working in. another register hey you know this guy.

that's this you who it is and the other. guy is like no come on. think wreck your brain remember it's the. weird kid from the bulletin board yeah. exactly but they would I've had that. that's my my my least favorite thing. would be would be someone going hey you. know this guy you don't think it's worse. when they go up to you and go what are. you your from something you probably. don't experience that I don't experience. it as much CU I'm no one else looks like. me.

uh I don't know people have either I'm. racking my brain to think of someone who. looks like you so I can say it but it's. like I've said this before but it is. like if Big Bird from tesame Street was. walking through a supermarket and. someone said I know you from somewhere. you know you either know Big Bird or you. don't.