Conan Reacts To His New Podcast Studio | Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

This is a very exciting day. Let me explain what's happening. Right now, myself, Matt Gourley and Sona. are broadcasting for the very first time. in our new podcast space. It's beautiful. And this is, has been a dream of mine for quite a while. As many of you know, this podcast started, how long ago? It was about four, Over three years ago. Three years ago. Over three years ago, we started the podcast. and at the time it was pre-COVID, a year pre COVID, I think.

We started doing the podcast. I was still doing my television show. out of Warner Brothers Studio. We started doing the podcast and we just built, we just seized a room. Wasn't it the band's dressing room? It was the band's old dressing room. We kicked them out. and said you'll perform nude from now on. And so we started broadcasting from there. It wasn't properly soundproofed. We were just having fun goofing around. We didn't anticipate this podcast becoming anything.

more than just a fun distraction for ourselves. Even though things have gone gangbusters, we were in the Warner Brothers space for a while. It was comical. because I would be talking to really big guests. You know, some big stars would come in to talk. and they'd be telling incredible, heartbreaking stories. and you'd hear trucks backing up. because all that happens on the Warner Brother's lot.

is trucks drive in. They don't even have anything in them. And then they all throw the inter reverse. And we did that for a while then COVID came along. Of course, we went to Zoom. Then after COVID started to loosen up a little bit, we were out of the ear wool studios. but we never had a home. No. We've always. been wandering around nomadically. looking for a place to land. About a year ago, I decided I want a home.

where if I'm Pee-wee, I want this to be "Pee-wee's Playhouse". I need a place where I can hang out, waste people's time, writers can gather, we can start working. on all these fun projects and we can do our podcast. So we went on a search. and we found this building. and Adam says it's about a year ago. We purchased this building and they've been working on it. and they just said it's done come on in.

and it's great. It's really nice. It's so nice I feel nervous. I've said earlier I don't know. if I could talk about dicks in here. It's just too nice. You can talk about dicks anywhere. The table and console are shaped like a dick. I know. That is your open invitation. We just noticed that. I know but I just feel. like it's so nice. I have my hands clasped on my lap. and I'm like No, you will quickly forget. Okay. And I know you Sona. I've seen you.

I've been to all these fancy places with you. all around the world. Yeah. We've been to embassies, we've been to cathedrals. The White House. We've been to the White House. You always find a way to talk about dicks. so I'm not worried about that. It's impressive. Yeah, it's amazing. It is my gift. You're right, it is, yeah. One of many gifts. Yes, thank you. No, wait, no. The gift, you're right. Oh yep. The whole team has been working very. and I cannot tell you, I'm like a kid in a candy store. and I know COVID, there's been this very disruptive period.

for everybody all around the world. and I never knew how much I needed to be in a space. As you know, I grew up in a big family. Yep. And we were all crammed in together. and that's what I like. And I like having my people around me. and we have not had that and so I don't know, I almost practically got emotional when I walked in. It was my birthday just coincidentally. Yeah. But it was my birthday. when they finally let us come in here.

People said, what are you doing today? And I said, I think I just got myself a building. for my birthday. It's like the most entitled thing in the world, you know? It's not, it's cool. No. It's your offices. It's a really cool space. It's beautiful. I feel like it's. a place people would wanna come to do work. Like I would actually wanna come here and work. Yeah, this place is so cool. Oh Sona, what happened to you? I don't know. And no, it really is. And you were kind of stunned, weren't you?

I was blown away. This is the nicest podcast studio I've ever been in. and I've recorded podcasts in some of. the finest closets in houses of people. but this is gorgeous and it's so state of the art. All nut table shaped like. a big dick and balls. It smells good. We were smelling it. It's like dick and balls. Also, you know. what's fascinating is they have really. good cameras now in here Yeah. And so we went from not having cameras. to having basically seven, 11 security cameras.

so I'd be talk, We set up four ring doorbell cameras. Yeah so I'd be talking to President Barack Obama. and it literally did look like two guys. in a weed deal gone bad an alley. that the police were reviewing. That's what it looked like and more so, because, well he tried to buy weed from me. that's just it. Oh, what? Yeah, that's what happened. I said, hey, I'm not holding. From you? Yeah. No. Good luck. You've got narc written all over you. I know.

Are you kidding me? You're the last person You're just tryna trap you. I would ever buy weed from. Yeah you're such a, No. President Obama was wearing. a wire at the time. Yeah. I'd like to purchase some marijuana? Your Obama impression. Thank you. I'll do it better. So Conan, would you maybe enjoy some marijuana? Is that it? That's good, that's better. You're doing better. It's getting better? That's good. No, is it getting. better or worse? That's pretty good. It's clipped. He's very clipped. Yeah. I don't do impressions, but he's very clipped.

Yeah. Yeah. Would you maybe like to purchase some marijuana? That's Norm McDonald kind of. No Norm McDonald's more like I bought a farm. Yeah, that's good. You bought a farm Norm? Yeah I got three daughters. A traveling salesman came by. Oh, wow. All right well, I won't do impressions anymore. They're good, that was good. It's just nice. It's so nice to be here. and I can feel the creative juices.

starting to verbal It does feel good. Because there's There's electricity there. A lot I wanna do. There's people who have been asking me since I, it's not just the podcast. but people have been asking me like, what's coming. and I've known that I wanna be making stuff. and putting stuff out there. but first things first, we need to have this place. Yeah. We need to have. this weird clubhouse where we can get together. and have lots of terrible ideas. and then occasionally a good one.

And that should be the name of my production company, lots of bad ideas and occasionally a good one. And so I'm just, I'm, couldn't be happier. That's pure joy you're hearing in my voice. Really? And yeah. that's about as good as it gets. Well, congrats, Conan. Yeah congrats. This is a big deal and congrats. Yeah. I think it's very cool. that you have this space and yeah. I'm very happy and so grateful. to everybody that made this happen. and it's only going to start to look and sound better.

And happy birthday. We got you a building. Yeah. I know, thank you. Matt and I bought it for you Yeah there's giant candles. on the roof that you have to go blow out, just torches. Yeah. Yeah. It's gonna make next year's birthday. really hard to top. Tough. Yeah. With looking. at the Queen Mary. Last year I got a building. They're gonna buy the Queen Mary? Yeah. Yeah if you know. they're trying to get rid of it. What? Yeah. No. Yeah they wanna sink it. At one point, they were gonna sink it. No, they're not. Wait a minute. Yes. We should move this building I know. And put it in the Queen Mary. I know. Then we can drive around.

on the high seas where there are no FCC laws. Yes. And do whatever we want. Yes, that's what we're gonna do. This building that we just got would fit. inside the Queen Mary. This will be the bridge. Yeah. The new bridge. I can't wait to see how this meeting goes at the bank. Now, what is it you wanna do, Mr. O'Brien? I got this kind of small townhouse in Los Angeles. Yes. Oh yes we know. We handled the loan. Right, what I like to do is move that. into the Queen Mary and purchase the Queen Mary.

Oh, we have a loan for that. Yes. Yeah. Well that sounds sound to me. Pre approved. And then I wanna sail around the world. in the dilapidated Queen Mary. with a Los Angeles townhouse in it. Another option is they're giving away. the lifeboats for free. All you have to do is prove if you can take 'em. You should put one of those in here. Yeah. Isn't it haunted? Guys that's what went wrong on the Titanic. Just before they set sail, they offered to give the lifeboats away to people for a,

and a bunch of podcasters took them as a gag. and they were like, you sure you don't need them? No, this thing's unsinkable. You think we're going to hit a iceberg? Remember that? Specific. Yeah. Yeah, I remember this very well. Podcast were just getting started. It was 1912, April, yeah. Wax casts, yeah. And they said, hey, free Titanic lifeboat giveaways if, and you can use 'em in your podcast studio. And then they said, well off we are to, for an uneventful maiden voyage.

They actually said that which was weird. Yeah the slogan was. what could go wrong, I think Yeah anyway, happy. to be here and mazel tov. I wanna give a shout out to Will Beckton, Eduardo Perez. and also Sarah Federowicz Yeah. Has done so much to get this going. And of course our own Erica Brown. Oh E B all day. Yeah EB gets it done. Yeah. Chris Hayes genius.

Everybody's been working so hard. David Covelli. Yes oh my God. Yeah. Lighting team, Myers Hume. Just giving them some love. Okay well, are we gonna really thank everybody? Well, I just wanna also say Blay and Bezlo. both get shout outs. but they also have No, absolutely not. Been stalking me saying that we should make it clear. that this is not even fully done. so that if people see this, that they're not. Oh, awkward. No, it's going. to get only better and better.