Conan’s Embarrassing Selfie Story | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

I have a tale to tell, uh, and it's an embarrassing tale, and I. think these are the ones you guys like. are our favorites. This is a true story. I just flew in from Boston. I was seeing. my family there. And, uh, I, uh, you know, I check out my family, I check. out my family. Hey, you guys are looking. Hey, Mom, Dad, you guys are looking. good. Sexy nuclear unit. Uh, no, I was checking in on my family, uh, and, uh, seeing my my my fam, my. sibs, and then I go to Logan Airport.

And I'm going to take the flight from. Boston to Los Angeles. And I am in the line, you know, you wait. in the line to hand your stuff over, put. it on the conveyor belt. So, you're a. little distracted, but I'm, you know, taking my belt off. They always say you. can leave your belt on, but it always. sets it off. So, now I take everything. off. I'm pretty much naked when I go. through that thing. But I'm taking everything off, I'm. putting it down into this bucket, and. this very nice kid who's wearing a white.

sweater, and he has glasses and dark. hair. And he says, "Oh, hi, Conan." And he could not have. been nicer. He said, "Um, your show. means a lot to me, or your TV show meant. a lot to me. Uh, I've listened to Conan. O'Brien. uh, Needs a Friend all the time." He is. Armenian. He introduces himself, and I. think he said his name was Armand. He. could not have been nicer, and he's. talking about He's very. beautifully talking about what what the. work has meant to him and all that, and. I just had like the nicest conversation.

with him, and he was kind of holding his. phone, but we were just about to go. through, whatever the X-ray machine, and. so he had to put his phone in, and I was. kind of thinking I think he wanted to do. a photo, but he didn't, okay? Hold on, but anyway, we go through, and I'm. thinking that guy was so nice. So, then they they want to look again at one. of my bags, uh, because it's, you know, how many men. travel with nine bottles of hairspray. So, it was suspicious. Uh, and it's Aqua Net. It's for old women.

They don't even make it anymore. You were like a 2-day trip. a It was a day and a half trip. And so And it's all not all for my for. my hair. But anyway, No, it's I'm saying I inhale that stuff. It's an incredible high. Shout out to Aqua Net. But anyway, I get through. and I. get called some of my stuff and I stand. up and standing there a white sweater, glasses, dark hair. a sky and I just walk up to him and say.

um. Hey, let's do a selfie. And he said, um okay. And. he starts to fish around in his luggage. for his camera and I'm thinking he was. just holding his camera. And he doesn't seem that interested. And. what the That's weird. I thought I. was being super nice cuz he said all. those nice things. And he starts to pick. it up and he goes, okay. And I went and. look at him and I go Wait a minute.

Oh, no. It's not that guy. I just I swear to god. I just. So, this guy who's just a guy who's. wearing. And I look over and I see the other guy. Listen to me. I see Listen to me. I'm. not kidding. This I swear to god this is. all exactly happened. I see the other. guy. He's wearing a sweater that is. practically identical. They look very. similar. He's got glasses and I see him. standing over at a post holding his cell.

phone. why wouldn't he take a selfie with me? And I'm looking at this guy and he goes, okay. And he takes a selfie of us. And. So, look at it from his perspective. He's sitting there waiting for another. relative, a girlfriend, or whatever to. come through. And Conan O'Brien walks up. and goes, hey, LET'S DO A SELFIE. HE MUST HAVE THOUGHT YOU WERE INSANE. He thought I was insane. And so. then I started to go, "NO, NO, NO. I. THOUGHT I THOUGHT YOU WERE HIM." And I'm.

pointing to the other guy. And the other. guy isn't even looking at me at that. point. He's looking at his phone cuz he. just got a text. And there's no good. explanation for why you would walk up to. a stranger and say, "Hey, let's Hey, buddy. Let's get a selfie. You're going to want this. YOU'RE GOING TO WANT THIS." SO I So. somewhere out there there's a guy who. isn't A FAN. DOESN'T CARE. Maybe actively dislikes. what I do. I came up to him and made him take a. selfie.

And I can I just And so then I walk up. to the other guy and I said, "I'm sorry. I thought he was you." And the other. guy, I'm just you know, there's no Now. he just thinks, "Oh, so all. non-celebrities look alike to you." You. know, like. No, I think what happened is there was. no first guy and you just got a bad. reaction from someone you wanted to take. a selfie with. And this first guy is. your like Tyler Durden. to do selfie. Nice. Nice try. Yes, that I see phantom. people. No, I loved It was so perfect.

and I I don't have photos, but if I. could show you a photo of what both of. them were wearing, you would laugh. because it's it's as. It's as if it's as if a higher being, God, said, "This is going to be really. funny. I'm sending down two people who. look somewhat alike and they're both. in a and they're both wearing the very. similar sweater and and like dark. jeans." So whatever, that That happened. Oh my god.

just keep thinking about this guy. Just. like, "Okay, where's where's Sarah? Just. got to wait for Sarah to come through.". Hey. Hey. Let's take a selfie. What do you Let's. do it right now. Come on, get the camera. out. Like you're doing him a favor. Like Hey, buddy. Yeah. And now I think I chose him you. Hey, guess what? Randomly every 100th person. gets to win the ultimate lottery. You. think you're about to be selected for. improved security? No. No, you're getting a selfie with Conan. O'Brien. I'm sorry, and you do what? Come on. Late night show, '90s, 2000s.

NBC, TBS. Come on. Come on. Podcast. Come on. Come on, get the. camera. LET'S DO IT. INCREDIBLE. THAT'S A THAT'S A THAT'S. just happened. That happened 36 hours. ago, and I I the minute it happened, I. said, "These exist. This is why I have. the podcast, because this is fresh. This. just happened." Hey, buddy, let's do it. Get the camera out. Let's get that. selfie.

I love that you said these two selfies. still exist, but that guy probably JUST. DELETED IT. HE. HE NEVER TOOK IT. HE WENT SHE'S LIKE, "YEAH, WELL, YEAH, IT'S OKAY. IT'S. THERE YOU GO. He And you know what he. said? HE SAID, "CLICK.". HE SAID, "CLICK.". AND I WAS LIKE, "I DIDN'T THINK HE. PUSHED THE PHONE." And then, I saw him. walk up to a trash can and throw his. iPhone away. And it was the new one. It's the new one. with the funny new cord.

He threw it away. "Click. There, you happy now, you. irrelevant fuck?". "Good, A TRASH CAN, FUNK.". ALL RIGHT. Conan O'Brien, a fool once again.