Conan Wants To Make Gourley’s Rat The Podcast Mascot | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

hey there welcome to con O'Brien needs a. friend and things are a little different. today let me. explain uh we're all in different places. you see I am in New York City and I'm. here doing some promotional work for my. new show con Brian mus go meanwhile Matt. gorley you are in Pasadena California is. that right that's correct and Sona we. have no idea where you. are um what's where's your house is it. in where is it it's in Altadena it's.

north of Pasadena you've been here it's. not that far well I I have been there. and it's very far let's just say I had. to stop and uh switch out cars it was. such a long drive what do that and at. one point on my third car I just shot. the car in the hood CU it was steaming. you had to have a pit crew just to get. there exactly you had I had Provisions I. had stashed water a couple of days. before along the Route but anyway Sona.

did you say you shot the car like you. with a horse who like leg is broken yeah. there were steam coming out of the hood. it was a 1977 Plymouth Valiant and I I. just uh took out a 38 and put a bullet. right through the right through the. engine but that's not the point um the. point is that you live very far away but. I'm happy for you Sony you have a lovely. home once you get there it's beautiful. Matt Pasadena Sona Altadena con Brien. here at the SiriusXM Studios right here. in the heart of Manhattan and Matt you.

seemed a little stressed we're all. connected via Zoom uh you seemed a. little stressed when you got on what's. going on in your house that's upsetting. you yeah if you're watching the video of. this you can see that my office is in. pure upheaval because I have these um. built-in storage benches and I'm. clearing them out for a garage. conversion and there's a live rat in. there as we speak is this a pet of yours. what do you mean is it's not a pet this. is this is an Invader this is a hostile. little piece of vermin and it's big and.

I I don't have any traps and I don't. know what I'm supposed to do other than. get on a zoom with you guys and do some. podcasting okay well when was the last. time you actually had eyes on the rat. about 10 minutes ago you're kidding no. and it was here yesterday too and I. thought oh for sure it's gone cuz if it. can get in it can get out but it's still. in these storage benches they're built. in so it's like in case did you only. find this rack you were cleaning it out.

cuz was it just living there peacefully. and you sort of just came in and I mean. I feel like squatter's rights maybe. because I think there's been a whole. Colony here judging by the rat droppings. and all my oh wait look hold on now I'm. imagining there's like it you opened up. this cupboard and it has little rat. Furniture like it has a little rat couch. and a little rat uh it's got a little. television that it. watches these are my notes the rat.

oh my God that are all chewed up it it. ate the podcast notes and then was. turning them into a nest yeah that's. incredible you realize you can't now go. to the hardware store and get a rat trap. because we're going to have a lot of. listeners that are now worried about the. rat we've made the rat humanlike you. know it's too late I've already ordered. two rat traps no they're smart rat traps. that alert your phone when when you get. one what is a smart rat trap the rat. goes in and then it has to take an.

sat and it has to get it has to get over. 1,400 to get. out I'm scrambling here you love that. one oh my God I cracked myself up God I. enjoyed con Brien he's oh wait I'm him. well what a treat for me what a treat. for me um yeah well anyway well gorle. I'm very sorry about the rat I honestly. don't think you can you can't kill the. rat you have to catch the rat and.

release it because or should it just. become like a pet and the mascot of this. show like it should that's I'll bring. you the studio it is kind of C I don't. want a rat I don't want a rat Matt we. can't think of anything cooler than a. rat oh please what about like you know. we've worked with worse Sona yeah you go. to war with the Army you got not the. Army you want you know wolf can't we be. the Conan O'Brien wolves no we're going. toats we're going to make a a a flag. that has this rat on it and and um he's.

sitting on a little rat love seat that. he has in his little rat. house uh yeah you just catch and release. that's all maybe you know what I would. do Matt catch the rat um make sure he's. in some kind of cage and has some food. and then drive him the three days to. Altadena and come on release him there. he'll never make his way back to. Pasadena what's he going to do hitchhike. you know he's not going to they won't. let him on an airplane so anyway um.

I won that round an airplane pretty yeah. because it's so far anyway um pretty. good joke oh let's see stupid joke I'm. giving myself hey so we're all um we're. all in different places but I think we. can unite in uh the introduction of Our. Guest today can we. not okay are you okay Matt yeah you were. really phoning it in you just said uhhuh. as you took a drink from a straw you're. not you were giving about 2% right now. as opposed to your normal 11% it's a.

shocking shocking a rat in this torn. apart office I've got a whole Suite of. kitchen appliances that are probably. going to arrive while we're recording I. just I'm wearing pajamas I'm just not at. my best right now also I'm going to say. this the tone of your voice have you. noticed it Sona he sounds like he's. about to break sounds he's on the edge I. hear it too there's a little bit. something in the tone of your voice cuz. you're usually so Zen and you sound this. rat has you on the road.

has broken you because I was down in. this bench with my head and hands down. there and then this thing appeared and. it's funny someone could hand me a pet. rat and I'd be fine with it but an. Invader like that you just freak out you. know well of course cuz he didn't. introduce himself no you didn't get a. chance to meet at the pet store there. was no agreement suddenly the rat's just. there do you know what I mean right did. you see it did you guys lock eyes are. you yes I've seen it multiple times yes. he's seen it he probably see it now. hunting you oh my God it's big and you.

know what I bet he listens to the. podcast and so he's that's what probably. attracted him is he's a podcast fan um. and he wanted R up all the notes I know. he Hann. binders you're right he he hates this. podcast so much he came just to tear up. the notes he wants to erase it from. history yeah well I this you can't say. this rat is wrong he's a big Rogan rat. that's why h.