Conan's Fan Wants Him To Work A Shift At Her Hotel & Restaurant | Conan O'Brien Needs A Fan
Tell us about your your life. You have. It's you, Trisha. It's Patrick. You have. a a daughter. What do you do? What do you guys do? Uh. we both run and manage this small hotel. in Tanauan. It's It's a It's the town. next to Santa Tomas. So right now there. are 22 rooms. It's It's It's a simple. small hotel. >> Well, 22 rooms is a That's a That's a. good size. That's a lot of work, I would. think. You run a hotel and it's 22. rooms.
Yeah, it is. And yeah, we've been encountering. problems actually and we would like And. we also run a restaurant, which we would. like to market more cuz right now the. hotel is doing better than the. restaurant. Okay, so let me. paint the picture here. Hotel thriving. You got a 22-room hotel, but there is a. restaurant that's part of the hotel and. it's not getting enough business. Yes. We would prefer to have more foot. traffic, but right now it's not.
at its peak. So we would like to capture. more of the market and it's been running. for 5 years now. It's a Yeah, we would like to have more. people come in the restaurant. And maybe. you could help. Oh, you think I could. help? Yeah. Use it. How could I help? And you can help by like serving the. people. >> [laughter]. >> You can be a waiter. I'm auditioning for a server. Trisha, I. thought you were going to say, "Oh, come.
meet Conan O'Brien at the restaurant. Use my celebrity." But no, you want me. waiting tables. Or [laughter] a. dishwasher. >> Or a dishwasher. Mhm. Okay. Well, I. could maybe do that. My wife would say. I'm not very good at washing dishes, but. I I'd give it a go. Which is more than I. do at home. Well, well, okay, I'm curious about. something. You have. um guests in the hotel. You say the. hotel is doing well. Do the guests eat. in the restaurant? Yes, they do eat in.
the restaurant. >> like the restaurant? Is it a good. restaurant or do you think the. restaurant could be better? It's a It's. definitely a good restaurant and I think. we just want more people to know more. about the restaurant. Cuz right now I don't think they're. aware. that there is a restaurant there. So we. want Aside from the hotel guests, we. would like people from. >> Yes. the town. There's a lack of. awareness. Can I ask you what the name. is of the restaurant? Uh it's called. Victorina's Modern Restaurant and Bar.
It's actually named after my husband's. grandma. Oh, that's beautiful. from the. town. Yeah. >> Well, Trisha, we're going to we're going. to change that name and Wait a minute. [laughter] Wait a minute. What? Yeah, we're going to change that name. Hey, you want my help or not? Yes. I love. that it's named after Patrick's. grandmother, but we're that's got to go. and we're going to change it to the. International House of Pancakes. >> [laughter]. >> Or. or IHOP for short. Okay? Yeah, okay. Maybe make it like a Filipino version.
>> [laughter]. >> No, we just say IHOP and we say we have. 23 kinds of syrup for the pancakes. And. when they come in, they get. you know, authentic food from the. Philippines. You know? And And I just. say, "Oh yeah, that was a. misunderstanding. Eat your food and. shut up.". >> [laughter]. >> Okay. And you'll be there to serve the. food, right? >> Yes, I'll be there to serve the food. Do you need any help also? Would I just. work in the restaurant or would I also. maybe work around the hotel? Oh yeah, you can definitely run the front desk. I.
think I think people would like that. What do you have to do? What do you have. to do? What? You want Conan to be the. first thing they experience when they. come to the hotel. >> said that you think I'd be good at the. front desk cuz I'm a white man? >> [laughter]. >> He's a He's a very white man. I mean, there's white men and then. there's me. I'm a very, very white man. What do I do at the front desk? Do I get. to wear a little cap or is that just the. bellman who wears that? No, the the. girls have like this little scarf around.
their neck. Maybe you can you can wear. that. >> The girls? Who are the It's part of the. uniform. Wait a minute. Who are the. girls? No, the front desk [laughter]. attendants. They're front desk. attendants and they wear little scarves? Yeah, it's their part of their uniform. So maybe you can wear that, too. Uh No, no, it's it's not what you think. Oh, I How do you know what I think? It. better not be what I think. No, it's a corporate hotel. Yes, of. course, of course. No hanky-panky there. It's a corporate hotel.
>> [laughter]. >> Yes, no. You know how businessmen are always so. above board. Um Hey, is it my Is it my. job as the person at the front desk to. make sure that couples that say they're. married really are married and sort of. be the house detective? Do I get to pry. into their personal lives at all? Yeah, sure. Go ahead. >> What if a lady of the night tries to. check in? And is it my job to. investigate those things? What? You got to let them. I'm thinking, you know, but this is a reputable joint.
You know what? I'm with Matt here. I'm. I'm with Hold it. I'm with Matt here and. we're both thinking of the same thing, which is it's the 1930s and I'm the. house detective. Or house dick. >> Yeah, the hotel dick. >> I'm the hotel dick. I'm a dick wherever. I go. I've also been a motel dick. >> We are thinking the same thing. >> Um but but my thing is that I would be. asking a lot of questions like, "Hmm, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, eh? That's a pretty. common name. What's your real name?" We. come in and you got to you got to grill. us. We're a couple, okay? What kind of. couple? What's the name of the hotel?
It's called Bravo Tanauan Hotel. >> Bravo Tanauan? Hey, welcome to the Bravo. Tanauan. How can I help you? Pretty. good, thanks. Okay, yeah. Well, again, how can I help you? >> Uh we'd really like a room and fast, man. >> [laughter]. >> Okay, man. All right. >> anything. Yeah. >> Yeah, you seem like all worked up and. sweating, huh? Well, it's just yeah. Finally going to happen. >> Okay, you're going to All right. >> And a room just for 15 minutes. You want. a room for 15 minutes? Okay, well, you. two seem all Wait, you got lipstick all.
over your face there, buddy. I know. I. got in a lipstick fight. >> Yeah. Wow, okay. And All right, I'll. just need to know your names. What are. your names? My name is actually John. Smith. >> Actually John Smith and you are? Shlerg. >> [laughter]. >> Wait, you're not married? Shlerg Smith. Yeah. So we are married. >> I'm very suspicious. Okay. >> to need some identification. Oh god, I. just I got off a I got mugged. Okay, all. right. Well, listen, I'll give you a. room for 15 minutes, but I'm going to. have to be in the room with you to make.
sure there's no hanky-panky. >> Cool, man. I'm into that. >> No, there'll be We're all going to. stand. No one gets to lie on the bed. >> That costs extra, sir. Mhm. I'll pay it. >> [laughter]. >> Let me see some ID. Here Here it is, sir. Can I come. upstairs with you guys? >> Yeah. Hey, your name is Shlerg, too? >> [laughter]. >> I'm from a long line of Shlergs. >> The Connecticut Shlergs? >> Yeah, I just heard a Shlerg. Was that. you, sir? You seem pretty worked up. All. right, let's get out of here. That was. the sketch. It was called Oh my god.
>> Three's a crowd. What do you think? Did. you like it? Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> I was I was thinking I was thinking you. can even like catch cheating husbands, you know? >> Yes, that's what I'm going to do. I'm. going to be a very nosy house detective. I would like to work I mean, I'm kind of. interested in working in the restaurant, but I'm really interested in working in. the hotel. And do you have a little bell. that dings when people check in? Um no, but we I'm going to bring a bell. I'm. bringing a bell.
>> I can put your name on it. >> [laughter]. >> No, you don't have my name on the bell. It's just a bell and people know to ding. it and then I cover it really quickly. It's a fun bit that's existed in many. old movies. >> in a little bell cap. >> I'm going to have a bell cap. I want a little Sure. little pillbox cap. with a strap around the chin. I want the. little bell. I want to have a big quill or a giant. pen that signs in the registry. We need. a big old-fashioned registry. I want all. of the old tropes that would be in a. sketch when I was 1940.
Yes, exactly. And oh, does the elevator. have an arrow that goes up up up up up. in in a semicircle? No. Oh my god, we. got to fix this hotel.
