Jordan Peele & Conan Improvised A Christmas Movie Pitch | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

you know I'm going to dip back and forth. between comedy and and horror because I. I love to do that but you've talked a. lot about how the British office was. influential for you when you when you. saw that and particularly Ricky J's. portrayal in that David Brent that was. something that spoke to you yes although. that I that doesn't seem really hip to. talk about right anymore right that must. have been an interview from I know but. I'm saying I'm like I'm trying to go. back I'm trying to go backways but how. when you were getting into comedy was.

that something that interested you at. all or no so yeah I mean look that. honestly it's I I I have you know D I'll. be honest D is like a cringe Factor. these days yes and I love him he's my. he's he's um he's a genius and I um. cringe Factor because he's always trying. to step on the line step over the line. well yes yeah something like that but. it's what we it's what we love about I. think it's like figuring out out that he.

is more Brent than we. realize which is his genius it's his. genius so he's an absolute genius he. knows this I know him and um you know. what I'd say about the the office when. that thing came out I thought it was the. first thing that um was able to play. uncomfortable and awkward and and play. this entire new side of Comedy right. that I felt like was so cringy MH and.

and welcome so I I think it's like you. know to to address his um the the the. master that is uh uh deras and Merchant. it's like cringe Master generals yeah. and so as as a. horror fan um they're kind of they're. they're goated in a certain way right. but I don't think it's like cool to be. like hey let's talk about let me talk. about you how cool cooled your vas is.

right. now well that's what first of all we. never this this is not this is not this. is not a cool podcast this well look I. mean this is not so you're free I mean. we're not here to just talk about cool. stuff cuz I'm here well that's the thing. that's the saing tell him how much you. love Kevin spy just tell you okay spy. what Spy did don't I don't want you to. fall for that okay I won't fall for it. what I'm trying to say is and thank you. for stopping me cuz he's always trying.

to get me in trouble this is what I have. to say about the whole controversy that. just happened mhm I it does it feels. weird to talk about someone like jaas. when I'm in the presence of you MH and. I'm not joking it feels like what we. what are we even doing here right well. you don't like that you're the I'm. calling you the goat like it's like why. are we T you know don't worry about what. I said in 2009 about deres you're here I. like that but he's very uncomfortable. with compliments well no not not not not. from this man oh okay I'm I'm taking a.

day off of being uncomfortable or on. compliments okay cool you're right I am. the goat well everybody I don't. like that best you ever. lived also a great painter and athlete. no I did not mean to break cun and this. is. not look you are I'm an amazing. lover I go all night long well what what. happened to me I blacked out and said.

and then I woke up and I just smell. burning rubber and I don't know what. happened I feel bad now we had um I mean. I I I feel like I've produced a film. with you let's talk about that yeah. because uh do you feel that way well we. had you and I had an interesting uh and. I don't know where this is going or what. you're doing with this project uh but. but I'm I'm just going to say that I got. this invitation to uh uh go to your.

office and I didn't know anything about. what was going to happen and then um you. had this it was absolutely fascinating I. think it was over two hours you and I. and I think you've done this with a. bunch of other people but you just. presented me with a bunch of decks of. cards and I would select different cards. that would lead us towards the making of. a movie yeah and so I'd pick a you know. you'd start out with genres and I would. just pick three genres and you and I.

would talk about them we produced it. together and this is your life your life. is making films that is your life now. and you're making these films and you. think about it and you're clearly. extremely gifted at it and this is what. you've been put here to do and then. there's me and I'm just firing all these. ideas at you about how we could make. this movie it was really fun um so let. me I'll give you a little do you think. we ever do you think we ever got close. to making a movie together that could be.

made yes yes our premise was was solid. okay okay and you were a big part of. that now wait can I backtrack for just a. second and and because this is something. that these are these are a bunch of. sessions I've been doing with people who. I whom I admire uh the the Ryan cougers. the Paul Thomas Anderson of the world I. I don't know what what's going to happen. of these but they really are amazing at. sort of like learning about how other. creative people think about the film.

making process right the. Daniels um we uh some just incredible. filmmakers and then con. It Well Done um you got to break it up. every now and then you know every now. it's like this is this amazing French. meal VC swas and you know just perfectly. baked you know steaks and everything and. then every now and then you got to just. have New Perspective. yeah loops Froot Loops with a big with a.

lot of almond milk and so the whole. thing was we did a we we ended up it's. kind of like DN D and D but making um a. movie and it's a fake movie and we ended. up making a a Christmas movie a. Christmas movie yeah we ended up making. a Christmas movie that I remember. thinking at the time I absolutely think. this could be a Christmas movie yeah. that's the fun I think this could be a. Christmas movie and we're not you I. don't want to get too much into it. because uh we did record it so you never.

know this could be something I know what. you're doing with all this uh it could. be a movie I did but spoil away I don't. care okay well. we we had uh it was it was really fun it. was a lot of fun and it was really. fascinating because um my thing is to. just pitch pitch pitch pitch pitch and I. threw so many bad ideas at you and my. favorite part was watching the light go. out of your eyes when I'd be going down. a really bad Road and I'd see you go. okay.

uhuh yeah uh Conan uh maybe and we were. really had to act like we're going to. pitch this in a meeting with Executives. so sometimes you'd say just don't do. that whole run in the the meeting with. the executives yeah that's right that. was really fun we had to well yeah and. you had to you had to talk some actors. off of some Ledges and stuff because. that's part of part of the game is every. now and then you say okay now it's time. to pick a disaster like there's a. there's a there's a a Kur fuffle there's. a problem so you'd playay out other. cards cuz there all these different. decks of cards and I'd pick one out and.

it would say you know your actor has. lost his mind and runoff set who was the. bad egg woody woody harlson was causing. us some problems problem yeah anyway. it's um which just you know I think the. minute you draw the Woody harelson card. you know he's going to be causing. problems trouble I we were shooting on. location uh and um but I you sent me in. to deal with Woody a bunch of times um a. deal with Woody and his and then uh also. Jen Aniston was part of our because that. was one of the cards we drew right and.

um I was not allowed to speak to her. well it's a wi Choice as as as a. producer we made some. early decisions that was really funny. choice I remember it I was just not. allowed to just it's very real you were. so good I could see why you're very good. at what you did cuz you were very gentle. with me but you were like Jordan I was I. was legitimately honored I just knew if. I could um mine you know that gold yeah. yeah you know in this in this way we got.

yeah it's like okay and we had I think. also Charlie thin is in there and you. and you were saying like yeah L I'll. talk to them I'll talk now why don't you. go talk to. Woody Woody's in the trailer go hang out. with Woody and I'll I'll deal with the. ladies and I'm like all right okay I. still don't understand why I can't have. dinner with. them but I mean all uh you know just out. from the in the context of the of of all. these sessions I've done it's just I.

mean that one is just going to live. forever for me it's like holy I. just got to like movie improv with Conan. basically f it was really fun we had a. very good time um you know I want start. to kill momentum with another compliment. that's okay he always fast forwards them. or takes them out I take them right out. yeah.