Kevin Nealon Weighs In On Conan Hosting The Oscars | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

I haven't seen you in a little while and. I really do enjoy my time. We trade. texts fairly often. Uh, but I really. treasure when I see you because as I. say, it's an old friendship and I think. we have a certain something. We have a. certain spark that excites America. That's it. That's all I got. No, I. thought there were more, but okay. Uh, yeah, we do. I agree with you. We uh. have a close bond. Um, and we tease each. other a lot, but I think we have a um a.

really close uh friendship. And why'd. you cover your mouth when you said that? I scratched my upper lip. Well, no one. does that. You're so defensive and so. insecure about everything. And I don't. think anybody will argue that point with. me. I am now about the nipple thing. I'm. never wearing those shirts again. Did. you ever know anybody had a third. nipple? No. I saw it once in a movie. It's a James Bond movie. The man with. the golden gun. Yeah. The golden nipple. Did you say the extra golden nipple? What's the name of the guy? Scallamanganger. Scaramanga.

Scaramanganger. Yeah, Scaramanga. As. played by Christopher. Christopher Lee. Yeah. I worked with someone once who had. a tail, believe it or not. What? I'm not. kidding around a tail. That's not true. I swear to you. I mean, you When you say. a tail, what do you mean? You mean they. had It's like um the coxix, the bone, the tailbone was extended. It was like a. Doberman pincher tail. What? A little. like cut off. I don't believe that's. true. It kind of looked like that. Oh, great. Well, that'll help on a podcast. Wait. And this is this is so you don't get it. wrong. That's the butt. It's more like.

that. What are you doing? What are you. talking about? You did not. You did not. It's a tail. That's First of all, terrible drawing from actually a very. talented artist. That's the worst thing. you've ever drawn. My book is out now. called I Exaggerate My Brushes with. Fame. Yes. A lot of character uh. paintings that I do. None of you in. there. You're a friend. You're a friend. And guess what? All of them of And I. think I'm readily caricatured with my. hair, my jawline. There's so many things. to have fun with. And you didn't do one. of me. I am so done with this topic.

right now. Okay. No, come on. Let's just talk. Can we. talk as two adults for a change? Let's. do that. Can you Let's do that. Sona, you stay out of this. I don't even know. why she's in here. I don't know why you. need a backup like Sona. I come in here. with nobody and you got all these people. like your posi. This is my This is my. whack pat right here. This is a This is. my whack pack. So, I almost saw you at. Sundance the other day. Yeah, I was at. Sundance uh helping to promote a film. that I uh here. It's called If I Had.

Legs, I'd kick you. It's been directed. What's the movie called? Incredible. Incredible. Uh it's it stars uh the beautiful and. very talented Rose Burn and it was a. very fun experience. And then you texted. me that you were there, but I was. leaving town. Uh, after I got your test, you were there for only like a couple. hours, right? Seriously? Yeah, I was. Yeah. Jeez, you had the car running. I'm. very busy right now. I've got a lot of a.

lot of uh irons in the fire. A lot of uh. pots of stew cooking at the same time. Do you have other projects going besides. this uh podcast? Uh, yes. I'm hosting. the Oscars. Uh, oh, by the way, congratulations. I think I already. texted you about that. Yeah, you said. either it will you said this is a quote. It will either go well or it will go. badly. Both are distinct. possibilities. That's a That's a. quote. That's a quote. That is true. That is It's true. It is absolutely. true. And I read that aloud, I was.

laughing so hard because when someone. You're very talented at this. You You. get on the knife's edge of absolute. truth. So, I'm talking to you and you. were saying, "How's it going?" Hey, you. know, I'm working on this Oscars thing, but the the mood in this town keeps. changing. There's a lot happening. I'm. worried about how it's going to go. And. you wrote back, most people would say, "Oh, you'll be fine. You're a funny guy. You'll figure it out." You wrote back, "It will go well or it will go badly.". Period. Both are distinct possibilities.

And true. Yeah. And true. It was very. true. Because I know what you think, how. you think it's going to go because I. know you so well. Oh, yeah. And how's. that? You tell me. No, but it's going to. go You think it's going to go horrible? No, I don't think it's going to go I. think it's going to go horribly. because I actually finished school. Um. Kevin, I love you. I really do. But I. wish you were educated. I wish you were. No, I'm horribly. You're horribly. I So.

yeah, thanks for asking me. The movie. I'm executive producing um at Sundance. Yeah. Yeah. Tell me about that. What's. it called? What's it called? It's called. Come See Me in the Good Light. Ah. It's. a story, Conan, about um these two. lovers. It's poets. Um one of them is. finished. Go ahead and say what you're. saying, then I'll continue. I just love. that you're executive producing. something about real emotions and. passion. It's just funny. It's like, how. do you know it's real emotions? It's. like if it's a laser printer wrote a. love poem.

I'm sorry. You don't have a sensor phone. in your body and your executive. producing a love story. I can't wait to. see it. Blate Blink. Uh oh. What's the. name of your film, by the way? If I had. legs, I'd kick you. Oh, yeah. That's. right up your alley. That was so right. there. Yeah. Anyway, tell us about Go, go, go, go. I'll be good. I promise. What's the name of the movie? The doc. It's called There Was a Time and She Was. there. Okay, I'm going to tell it to you. again and try to listen this time. Pay. attention. Okay. What is the name of.

your movie? It's called Come See Me in. the Good Light. Come see me in the Good. Light. Beautiful. It's Are you writing. this down? Yep. Come see me in the good. light. It's a a love story about these. two poets and one of them is diagnosed. with an incurable uh illness. Okay. And. it's pretty much the exploration of. their life, their love, their um. mortality and life's moments. And once. you see it, it'll kind of change your. life. Okay. Maybe not your life cuz you. don't have one bone of.

um love or That's not true. mortality. That's not true. our life moments. That's not true. I'm excited for this. project and I'm going to repeat the. title. Um, uh, come see me in the light. in the good light. That's right. It's. about Andrea Gibson, the poet. I. figured. And her lover, Megan Fley, and. it's directed by Ryan White. It's by. Jessica Hardy. And TG Nataro. Oh, I love. Titaro. See, I knew that you finally. brought up uh someone I uh I really love.

TG. Let me ask you a question. Um, I'm. here. I'm here to let you ask me. questions. As executive producer, what. did you do with this powerful and and. sounds like a very powerful tragic love. story? What did you do? Tragic. It's. uplifting. Okay, you're right. They. probably gave you a note. Don't say. tragic. It's No, no, no notes. No notes. I'm the one giving out the notes. Oh. So, but what do you do as executive. producer? Well, I invest in it. I. support it. I come on podcasts that I. have interviewer that is um.

open-minded and listens. Yeah, I did put. my money into it along with my wife. Susan Wley. Susan's great. Is that you. know I'm looking at two pages. Is that. anything to do with a podcast or is that. your two pages? It says Kevin Nean 2025. podcast research. There is not one. mention in here of your movie and yet. you're here now promoting something that. is not mentioned in your research. I. find that either a huge failing on our. part or negligence on your part. Who's.

the guilty party? B. It's B. So you. didn't have nothing to do with it. I No, I don't. Does this movie even. exist? No, I'm just I needed something. to talk about when I came here, so I I. saw some of the films that were playing. at Sundance. No, I'm all over that. thing. I invested in it. Okay. And uh. then and without that, it wouldn't have. gotten made unless you invested in it. But no, you went with the kicking with. the legs thing. My legs, I'd kick you. I.

didn't put a dime into it. Um, what is. the name of your character in this. so-called movie? Uh, Chip Chley. Chip. Chley. Yeah. Uh, I never thought there'd. be a name worse than Conan O'Brien and. now you just told it to me. What you. said reminded me of a story. I don't. think I've told this story, but once I'm. interviewing John Levitz, John Loveitz, your compatriate on the uh on Saturday. Night Live, and he was promoting a. comedy club. Remember when John Levitz. had a comedy club here in uh Oh, on. Citywalk. On Citywalk. Yeah. And uh it.

used to be BB Kings. Yeah. And then he. turned it into a comedy club and it had. like a tropical theme. Yeah. But John. Levitz had this comedy club and he in. the first he had two segments in the. first segment he was like it's a great. comedy club Conan and everyone's got to. check it out. It's you got to see it. It's gang busters. And he was going on. and on about the comedy club. And then. we went to commercial and the band's. playing. He leaned over and he went no. one's coming to the club. You got to. help. You got to invest. He said that. during the commercial break and I'm like. what? And he went, "No, would you want.

to come in on it? I mean, we're we're. sort of treading water right now, but. we're going down." And I'm like, "What? Really?" And he was like, "Come on." You. know, and I said, "Well, I have to talk. to my accountant." And then he was like, "Well, I talked to your accountant. You. got to come in fast cuz I don't know how. long we can hang on for." And then just. then I get the signal. I went, "Hey, we're back." And he went, "Oh, I got to. tell you. It's going gang busters." Was. this back in the 40s? Yeah. It's John. Love it. He's trapped in the 40s. Well, I think one of the problems is the. tropical theme you mentioned. Do you. remember this? Yeah, I was once. Um it.

but I'll I swear to God that really. happened and every now and then. something happens that was just a real. that should be in a talk show about you. know it it should be an it's a Larry. Sanders moment. He's pitching his club. I throw a commercial and he's like you. got to help me out. We're in trouble. And then Rick comes back from commercial. and says you know where I'm going right. to the moon. And I I couldn't believe. it. I was it was stunning.