Larry David Was Not A Good Fit For “SNL” | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

you know working downstairs you and I. have talked about this but uh Mike. Sweeney is working downstairs Mike. Sweeney work worked in the comedy clubs. with you and Mike Sweeny has been with. me for almost 30 years I think not. working he just hangs around um but he's. he's a terrific incredible writer he's. been with me forever but he loves to. talk about you and the clubs oh God and. what you were like as uh as a standup I. was very young I was man one of my.

favorite stories that he tells and I. don't want to Mell it is that you. apparently had a joke that you would do. at the top of your. set which and you would tell the other. Comics if the Crowd Goes for this I know. that it's my crowd and I'll continue. yeah and then if they don't go for this. I'll know that it's not going to go well. and the joke was oh was the uh the two. form yeah yeah I did that that was the I. did that on the curb special yep yeah no. basically go up.

say go out to a packed crowd nightclub. yeah Comedy Club I can't even do it. you're making me laugh okay sorry. sorry uhhuh a lot of. pressure I like this more than the I. like the joke but you know.

um you seem you seem like a by the way. hey you seem like a very good audience. tonight I'm. wondering may I use the two form with. you people because I feel I feel very. kind of close to you I feel like I know. you do do you mind if I jump into the. twoof form and if I got laughs I would. continue i' go um you know Caesar used. the twoone with Brutus even after Brutus. stabbed him.

he said too Brut I think at that point. if somebody's trying to kill you you. don't have to be that familiar with them. right right yeah so I would I would. throw that out there right and and and. Sweeney said that the other comedians. would all come out and they would watch. because they were so fascinated to see. what would happen and their favorite. thing was if the crowd didn't go for it. you became. enraged and you start Bering them.

oh I guess you people I guess you people. didn't take Spanish or French in high. school you know there's a familiar two. form in Spanish if you if it's kind of. formal but if you're friends with a. person then you use the two. form imagine you're being yelled at cuz. you you and I have talked a little bit. about cuz I worked at Saturday Night. Live you had worked there earlier and. cuzz your career fascinates me it's a.

lot of you're clearly. this incredibly gifted funny person and. it was trying to find and you were very. principled about doing things your way I. know at SNL it wasn't a good fit for you. because you had your sense of humor the. stuff that you thought was funny and you. had a hard time getting stuff on the air. yeah I didn't get um I didn't get one oh. I got one sketch on at that one. beautiful 1250 slot my favorite my.

that's my that's The Sweet Spot 1250. yeah that's where I that's where I used. to hang out I love that yes I had one. sketch on the whole year at one point. you just became angry and quit yes and. then famously showed up a couple days. later I pretended the whole thing never. happened which became a became a. Seinfeld episode exactly yeah yeah. yeah you know I was I was Computing how.

much money I had I it cost myself enough. money to live on for two years for me. and I go oh boy what an idiot that was. so stupid cuz I really I had a I had. like a hissy fit I went up to dick. abisol and I said this show stinks this. is right before. air this is like week number six and I. had been cut every week and I went up to. him and he had he had the headphones on. the headset on and I went this show. stinks it's a piece of.

I'm done I'm done. here and then you just came back I just. came back now maybe because he had the. headset on he couldn't hear you maybe. yeah um yeah no I came back and I. pretended it never happened. yeah and it worked I I think you did. that a few times Sona I'm sure I did I. think there was a couple cuz Sona is my. assist and there are several times where.

I think you told me to off I've. stormed off a lot stored off I'd come in. the next day and you'd be eating zenu. chicken at your desk and watching The. Bachelor yeah and you you completely. just didn't even mention Outburst what. you I'm surprised it didn't really catch. on throughout the country you know that. uh after I told the story yeah hey this. is a way I could tell off my boss and. then come back and keep my job right. yeah I would think because of the shows. you've worked on or created Seinfeld and.

then cerb those are shows where. everybody thinks they have a good. episode everybody would anybody can come. up to you and say you know when you're. at the gas station and you go to clean. but there's no towel there to wipe off. the squeegee and I think that's a thing. that happens to everybody and shouldn't. that happen to Larry and you have to. what do you do cuz you must get that. constantly I go I go let me stop you. right. there I'd like you to meet the pit.

Sheriff there should be a pit Sheriff. too Sher yeah I go let me stop you right. there you know um I'm not the writer's. Guild for to hear ideas from from other. people so um I I'm sorry you I'm sure. it's a great idea but I I can't I can't. hear it right yeah and does that work. that doesn't work yeah no it works okay. it's pretty good what doesn't work um. the. pictures because uh you know you're on.

the street hey there's a fan want. wanting to take a picture and so I so I. I thought oh I I tried something new and. I. said you know. what I can't I can't take pictures. outside wait what what a vampire yeah I. said you know there there's people I. can't take pictures outside um and then.

when I was inside I would say to people. you know what I'm not I can't take. pictures and uh how's that working for. you you know it started out okay and. then I I I sort of couldn't get through. it without laughing so.