Conan’s Favorite “30 Rock” Joke About Himself (Feat. Quinta Brunson) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

one of the things that I I mentioned. before we even went on the air is you. know my wife asked me today what what. are you up to like what you know you do. something today and I said yeah I'm. headed in and she said who are you going. to so angry will you just do one thing. that's my wife um no uh she said what's. up today and I said I'm going in and she. said who are you talking to and I said. that I was talking to you and she was. like oh my God oh my God and and it's. I'm excited to come to work I'm excited. to sit down and talk to you I'm a fan.

and you're doing something incredibly. you're doing first and foremost you're. doing really good work but you're also. doing something that makes me feel. better about where we are what young. people are making uh it gets me thinking. differently it gets me thinking about. and I know this is something that you're. very active in okay I give money to a. bunch of things uh I went to Public. Schools let's get on that yeah.

I'm saying that but I'm not going to. really do. it there's this sports car they. make no yeah it's guess what it's made. of rainforest wood it's. $800,000 but I must have it it's made of. old Public Schools. yeah they take books and resources from. public schools and they make this car. that runs on rainforest leaves you can. do both you can have that car and throw. a quick little this the other thing. people are like I got to donate all the.

money to this school you know these. schools could use a quick little $200. they are not asking for a lot that's how. down bad they are so anyone listening. you might think like that little $15. doesn't make a difference but it does. like it's it goes such a long way that's. what I love that comes up in the show is. so much of your show is about it's sad. but it's also what I love is the. character on your show the older teacher. Barb yeah bar she she's such what a. great character because you're always. saying we need to fix everything and she.

saying um if we have to do without these. children will still she's she's got this. great. perspective uh which is we will make we. will make this work but I watch it and I. think oh they need like I said they need. scissors they need a rug for the floor. they need you know they need a chair. over in the corner there're so much that. they that that I think people think well. this problem is beyond us but if every. single person said hey wait a minute I.

can do this son I know you're very tight. with money but oh but you. you what are you talking about son will. you pledge right now to sure I'll give. your salary for the next year oh oh my. salary yeah your salary no I got to get. that car no no that car it takes. existing schools and crushes them. down you donate son it get you the car. that's. how are you talking about well what's.

funny is you talking about Barbara and. we were just talking about comedy and. everything but Barbara and Janine are. very much built for me I talk to about. 30 Rock off of Liz Lemon and Jack donie. and people don't make that connection. which is great I don't like need them to. but that is the was the blueprint for me. for them because Jack Don is often right. I mean you know it was at a time where. you could get away with like a deeply. Republican character like that and it. wasn't like violent um or but and then.

he's so likable he was so likable I mean. what a good job at that role and then. Liz was right too but I love when two. characters are right it is my favorite. thing in the world I love it it's the. best you're a huge 30 Rock fan you. brought it up when we were at when you. when I when I saw you in the green room. we call it the it's not green but anyway. when I saw you in the the talent Lounge. uh it's very nice here by the way very. nice it's an old American Airlines. Lounge that we purchased.

the first thing you did was asked me a. 30 Rock trivia question yeah I wanted to. know what your favorite 30 Rock joke. about you was it's funny because you. said it and I'm going to get this wrong. and 30 Rock Fans can correct me but. there was an episode once um I was only. on the show twice I know I think that's. hilarious was only on the show Once so. much and and and I'm and and uh because. I I'm her old boyfriend I'm lizz's. former boyfriend and then they green. screen by the way and then and then they. green screen me in the last one well she.

came uh uh Tina came out she was in LA. and we green screened it uh which was. sort of part of the meta joke but and of. course uh it was all about I still. haven't lost my virginity uh at the time. you know at 50 or whatever it was but um. one I think my favorite joke might be uh. and it might have been Tim Conway who. did it but someone runs into Tim Conway. and is it mine it's my favorite joke. wait go ahead M too we say do you know. it do we know it what I've heard it is. the same thing I did show in rock for 16.

years and I would always walk around and. I always had a guitar on doesn't he say. something like I thought he you. something about you being a woman like. woman named who is Conan she so sad yes. yeah well you you gave the joke away as. you said it I know what the guitar I. thought you were on a different joke. about a woman no I I think he goes I ran. into a very tall lesbian in the yeah. yeah yeah who is Con who is coning and. why is she so sad it's just a wonderful. J it's a perfect.

joke I have to say I have to say that. because I love that joke so much I. started doing bits oh that's for that I. started doing bits where people would. say oh and maybe they'll see you and. they'll go like yeah and they'll Wonder. uh how you know who was that who was. that old uh Dutch lady or whatever and. people would laugh really hard and I. think well I'm just using the 30 Rock. joke yeah but I'm doing it to myself. before someone else can do it to me do. it to you like me um but no it's it's a. weird it's it's not a deep cut but it's. one of those ones you really have had to.

have had issues in your life and watched. those episodes over and over and over. and over again yeah and it just really. sticks out and it starts to stick out. how much they talk about you on that. show and it's hilarious it's so it's so. funny too because my son uh who's now 18. but he uh really got into comedy and. really started going down and binge. watching all this all these great shows. and we would do it together and then he. really started to get into 30 Rock.

and so I started rewatching and a bunch. of them were ones I hadn't seen cuz I. was busy going through my own drama so. I'm watching all of this play out all. these Conan jokes come up on 30 Rock and. my my son's really laughing at my. expense and I'm like kind of sitting. there like I don't know how I feel about. this it's cool right but man uh but. anyway um uh it was it was a nice way to. so then I reached out to Tina who I. don't talk to all the time but I do know. how to reach shout and I just reached.

out to her and said Tina I have now. rewatched all of th rock with my son and. um good God the writing is so tight on. that on that show and it really holds up. it's crazy and so it was it was nice to. be able to yeah you know when you have. that good feeling about someone and then. you realize wait I can actually tell. them and that is how I want to end. because having you here today and being. able to tell you uh that um what you're.

doing is. really comedically topnotch but also. beautiful and that it's just cool to get. to sit with you and talk to you this was. like an honor so thank this was an honor. for me to little 10-year-old quenta is. flipping her right now this is. pretty crazy but also if she's 10 that. means I'm only 45. exactly you did it you did it I did it. finally hey Quinta congratulations on.

everything always give a holler if we. can be of help in any way I don't even. know what that would be oh yes we can do. first of all we can I can donate once I. get get the car first okay well I'm. going to get two cars cuz I want to keep. one at my you could buy Dion's. car and here's the thing you can park it. anywhere that is so funny a white. Bentley as a writer is crazy he totally. he sat right in the chair you're in and. completely F fessed up to it and was. laughing leased I believe it had to be.

leased sorry this not and it was a. convertible too focus is you were going. to say something nice about donating. like something that was really yeah you. cut me off you want to know did D I'm. saying so if you want to donate to. schools here's the number hold on did. Dion. lease was it a monthly payment can you. do that on uh anyway um God bless you. thanks for being here and uh yeah and. this was really fun thanks for having me.

y'all.