How Niecy Nash-Betts Proved Ed Asher Wrong | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

hi my name is NI Nash bets and I feel. very sexy about being Conan O'Brien's. friend yes this is the best answer I've. been listening to years and years of. people say I feel you know confused I. feel less than enthused but you nailed. it very sexy by the way you look amazing. thank you you look incredible thank you. and you always do you came on my show. many times you always always look.

absolutely Divine well see and that's. part of why I feel sexy because I have. to pull up for you you know you know I'm. Team Coco like I'm in it I'm all the way. in it you're all the way in I'm all the. way I've never been all the way in. anything yeah I'm all the way in it so. when I know when I pull up for you I. have to present that is fantastic hence. I feel sexy yeah and look at me I just. look like I sort of work at the library. and not even they won't even let me near. the books I'm doing enough today for the. both of us okay you I got it I got.

amazing incredible you know I was just. telling you that I was uh just before I. sat down to talk to you minutes ago I. was talking to a bunch of students who. came by and they're all studying. Communications and they wanted to know. you know give us some advice about the. business and I talked to them for a. while and the first thing you said when. I came in is this what did you tell them. did you tell them I said did you tell. them the truth now you tell us what the. truth is oh my goodness if you want to. you know to prepare you for Show. Business make sure you buy a.

big uh. flat of Top Ramen yeah ramen noodles. because that I didn't say I lived on. chicken flavored ramen noodles and I. could make a tuna fish sandwich oh yeah. that's what I lived off of for years. that's what I'm trying to that's why you. got to tell the kids right I didn't say. that you got to tell them to always make. sure they have Advil or some sort of. pain reliev because you get a sore back. sleeping on different couches yes you. you know you got to tell them these. things yeah you got to tell them that.

they will talk about you right in front. of your face in an audition like you're. not even standing there this happened to. me I'm literally in an audition and I. and the and the one woman says to the. guy sitting next to it she has a cute. face do you think she could lose weight. and I was like I can hear you you're. right there I'm right here first of all. that experience you do get dehumanized I. I feel you know I was always a writer I.

never went just the the pure acting. route for good reason and I think I. saved America some bad acting but but. but but I see how you have to go they'll. bring in 9,000 people for one role and. they read you and they probably stop. seeing you as a person and more as just. like this is a commodity can we use this. person can we not and they Shuffle you. through and that does such a number on. people's egos for me I have to say that. and this is another thing you could tell.

the kids that I've always known that. there is a difference between the call. on your life and a hobby those are two. different things you're going to show up. differently cuz when I knew that this. was you know my plan a and my plan B was. to make my plan a work when I walked. into that room if they did not choose me. I had no problem saying I feel so sorry. for you and I man it with my whole chest. that's great that's great you know what. I mean cuz you don't know I'm going be. the thing you'll see watch and see yeah.

you know what I mean so so where did you. get that where do you get that. confidence cuz a lot of people would. kill to have that confidence I get that. confidence if I've had a lot to drink oh. oh boy no really just a lot to drink I. feel like it's if you you're missing out. on this and my wife says shut. up you know I am it she's like you're. really not you know but that's how I. feel if I've if I've had some kind of. substance well I would probably have to. say very early on I just chose to. believe the Manu Factor I'm like that's.

you know what I mean when I pray and I. understand what my marching orders are. what I sense and my spirit is for me and. I just move forward with Reckless. abandon I don't I don't even think about. it not happening and when people don't. see it I I'm like oh okay. you you know even when I even from when. I met Ed Asner as a kid on the Hollywood. Walk of Fame I told him I was like I. know you don't know me my name is NI I'm.

going to get a star right here one day. and he was like yeah kids scr and I he. put a cigar out on your head basically. and I was screaming as he was walking. away remember my name you know so I. didn't have a doubt about it but then. you got a star and I invited him to come. you seriously did I invited him to come. he sent me a letter and said I reminded. him of our. conversation he said said I'm glad you.

didn't let a crotchy old man keep you. from your dream God and he said of. course I know your name and he drew a. star and he wrote my name in it and he. said he could not come but the day. before my ceremony I got a call and he. said I'll be there wow and he came. that's amazing yeah he came to my my. star ceremony it's funny because you. have to have there's no other word than. some sort of divine.

voice in you that tells you this is. going to this is going to work you know. yes and even though you have it it. doesn't mean you don't have days tell. the kids this too get you some knee pads. cuz you going to be crawling across that. floor holling and crying because there. are some things you want so bad oh yeah. and even though you know everything is. divinely ordered in your Humanity we. just want what we want when when we want. it you know and how we want it so I I've. had days like that you know where people. didn't see see me like I saw myself.

people thought I was a onetick pony for. a long time they're like oh no you do. comedy we know what you do and I'm like. I can do more than that you you know the. adage people who can make you laugh can. make you cry the reverse is not always. true right you know what I mean your. best dramatic actors you're probably. never going to see on a comedy and you. know a multi cam coming this fall you're. not you're you're just not but somebody. who can make you laugh has the bandwidth.

has the agency has the depth to also. bring you to tears and I was like give. me a chance and for a long time they. said no and then finally I got a chance. and now I'm doing so much drama I think. people forgot I'm funny I'm like oh Lord. Hy write me a. [Laughter]. script.