Conan Poaches His Executive Producer’s Assistant | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

I have a question and this is a serious. question which is can I become flexible. at my age? I mean physically flexible. And this is something I've been thinking. about a lot lately because I know people. do yoga and stuff. I am a particularly. tight uh tightassed uh gentleman uh of a. later vintage. Uh and I'm try You see me. all the time trying to stretch it out, don't you, Sona? I think your body is. capable of it. I don't think your mind. is capable of it. Be honest. I'm being. very honest. Sounds honest to me. I am. so I think your bo your body can become.

flexible if you work at it, but you're. also so like tightly wound. You're just. like, "No, but you but but you see me. trying, right?" I do see I do a lot of. like squats and bends and I'm trying and. I was doing a um a live show with uh. Tignotero once and she I was backstage. just trying to stretch before I go out. and she was had the microphone and could. see me and was just calling me out in. front of the whole audience like Conan's. doing these stupid stretches that will. in no way it was hilarious of course. she's hilarious but I uh I I'm kind of.

fascinated with this idea that I think. there's part of me that thinks because. of what I come from this very tightly. wound. uh I don't know Boston Catholic whatever. you want to do uh and then my own. propensities that it's never going to. happen and then there are days where I. think no I could do this I could do this. I be I could become a flexible person. but then I think there's another school. of thought no if you're not flexible at.

the age I'm at now you can look it up. like Google away but um I don't think. that's true and I'm All right. Do you. want to be flexible just to be flexible. or to what end? Do you Is there a sport. you want to play or I'd like to become a. sexual athlete? Oh, dear. A sexual. athlete? No. Uh, no. I I I what I would. like to do is um Yeah. I I just I don't. want to stiffen up as I get older. You're wearing some like Yeah. And I'm. bringing it up today because um as you.

know, I'm still displaced, whatever. very fortunate to still have my place, but I I do sometimes just pick clothes. out of the back of my car. And today I. picked this stuff out and I realized I. basically wore what you would wear to. like a a gym today, which I rarely do. I. usually like to dress. Can you stand up? Yeah, sure. I think it looks like you're. in the Hunger Games. Yeah. Yeah. This is. This My wife got these for my son. He.

didn't want them. My wife got these for. my son. He didn't want them. and I put them on and then I realized. uncomfortable. I know you should be. There's this weird cross-hatching. It. looks to me like uh I'm on the set of. Logan's Run, the TV show from Oron. And. this is not me. I never do this. I think. you're just missing a headband. Yeah. But because I'm wearing this, I do feel. there's a little bit of an 80s vibe. But. also because I'm wearing this, when you.

wear clothes like this, you start doing. stretches. And it was on my mind cuz um. I started doing stretches today out in. the main room where everybody is and I. got on the floor and other people R.J. R.J. R.J. who uh works here at the at. the at the podcast. Um he is he told me. he's been stretching like on a. professional level since he was five. Yeah. He stretches an hour a day. He. stretches an hour a day. And and and. here's the thing, he can't stand.

He's so relaxed and loose. No, no. He's. brought into work in a bowl like like. like gaspacho and they pour him into his. seat and he does his work. He's very. impressive. He's super physically fit. But he's a black belt. He's like a. multi-deree black belt in Taekwondo. I. take back my reaction. Maybe we should. get him in here. He's probably out. there. Is R.J. out there. Can R.J. come. in? Cuz I'm very impressed with R.J. And. and you know what? A lot of people work. here. Not impressed with a lot of them.

I I literally go around looking. Is. there someone here who I'm impressed. with? There you go. I've done anything. impressive. Please have a seat. Hi R.J. Hey guys. Um so R.J. I should be asking. you this question and and you were um. you were very first of all, what is your. actual position here at the show? So I'm. Adam's executive assistant, right? And I. do a lot of stuff for basically whatever. Adam asks for, I just kind of do it.

That's the easiest way of saying it. Yeah, that sounds. so dead. I saw you the other day. breaking into an ATM with a crowbar. He asked for money. I know. I know. And. he said, "I don't want to use a card. Anyone can use a card. Use this. crowbar." Uh, but you were very uh we. were talking the other day. You. mentioned stretching. It's been in the. back of my head. And then today, before. I know it, uh, I'm on the ground, you're. on the ground, uh, and you're showing me.

these different stretches. And you did. one where your hips basically just. flattened out like a spatchcocked. chicken that had just been and and I was. like, my hips will never do that. I. would need an operation. No, no, no, no. So, we were doing frog pose and it just. it takes time. The thing with. flexibility is you can't force it at. first. You kind of have to let your body. ease into it. And then once your body. can ease into it, that's when we figure. out how to contract muscles in a certain. way. And then when it lets go, when you.

let it go, then you fall forward. Sona. will tell you cuz Sona has spent many. years observing me. She watches how I. wash makeup off. Oh my god. She watches. how I brush my teeth. Jesus Christ. And. I could start a fire on my face. Everything I do is is say everything but. like quick and hard like let's get this. done and um there's a self-loathing. involved in it. So stretching is the. antithesis to all of that. Yeah. And. it's breathing. It's a lot and yeah just.

calm and patient toes without bending. your legs. If. my I'm gonna say if I had an oper if I. had an operation where my knees were. removed. and the and and and my feet were. presented to me. That's how I am. No, I. I am uh my problem is of course I have a. I have a little bit of an unusual build. Very long legs, shorter torso. proportionally. So, um yeah, if I really.

lean for a while, yes, I can get down. I. can't even do that. Well, you're a mess. I mean, I don't want to I do think it. takes time. I think you get sometimes. impatient. You're like, I want to be. flexible now, but you have to just like. take your time with it, maybe. Can you. be patient? Chris, my question is, R.J., would you be willing uh I shift you away. from your responsibilities with Adam? Cuz whatever you're doing for him, he can do for himself. and you just become my full-time stretch. guru. Yo, that'd be great. Let's do it. We'll both dress how you're dressing.

today. Yeah, we'll do it. Oh, really? You We'll. both dress like like a guy from an. early8s space television sci-fi show. Okay. Um I'm into this. I want to try. it. I want to try and become more. flexible. Yeah. I'm going to try I'm. going to keep I think it's I want to. evolve. This is something I'm saying as. a serious thing. I I am interested in. this concept that I can keep evolving. that I can keep changing in certain.

ways. Uh, a lot of cool things have. happened in the last 10 years that I. didn't see coming. So, why couldn't I. become flexible? I agree. Yeah. And I. think you should definitely put the work. into it like and then be patient. No, I. want R.J. to do it. I want him to do Is. there any way that you can do all the. stretching? I'm not involved, but then. somehow uh, you know, uh, I inherit all. the benefits. I mean in the inheriting. part probably not but I need somebody to. be like my camera guy when I'm.

stretching like someone have seen my. photos. I have his He is like full like. past splits. It's amazing. I know. It's. pretty incredible. That's crazy. And and. but also you started when you were five. Yeah. Really? Yeah. Yeah. U I was really. into martial arts. The first thing I. told my mom of what I wanted to be when. I grew up was a Power Ranger. So then. she got me into martial arts and I just. stayed I ended up doing that for a. little over 20 years to the point where.

you take a Power Ranger now. You could. beat one. Let's do it. Let's find a. Power Ranger. I think I just joined like a little side. button. There's probably one walking. around Hollywood Boulevard. Yeah. And. you're just going to you're just going. to start kicking his ass. Poor guy is. going to have like a fanny pack. He's. just trying to get He just wants a tip. He just wants a tip. so he can take a. selfie with you. Suddenly he's getting. wailed on by this red bearded martial. artist.

Uh well R.J. uh I'm very impressed by. what you can do and um I will I will try. to learn from you. I will try to absorb. you are now my uh you are Yoda to my. Mark Hamill in the second one of those. things that later became stronger Empire. Strikes Back. Let's just get it was the. second honor the text was the second one. and then but I guess now it's actually. the 15th. Um, well, I'm with you on. that. How's flexibility of personality. going? Nope. Is that in play at all? Iron Rod. Maybe we evolve into a nicer.

person. Maybe that's what we're Who's. going to listen to that podcast? I know. It's going to suck. It'll suck. Hey, let's go see the new Don Rickles. He's. really nice to the audience and he gives. everybody some fruit salad later. Don. Rickles is broke.