Rob Reiner Remembers Norman Lear | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

hi my name is Albert Brooks and I feel. confused that I'm asked to do something. I was asked 40 years ago by some dis. jockey on. khj Dawn in the. morning uh and I I guess nothing's ever. changed so I'm confused about being. Conan O'Brien's. friend oh my.

God we bought the rights from that disc. joogy hi I'm Rob Riner and I feel uh. almost honored yes to be Conan Conan. O'Brien's that's uh that's so close to. being a real just a real statement from. both of you um there's no way around. this so I'll get it out of the way uh uh. I've done how many of these have I done. Adam. 520 how many this is a uh.

it's a big day for me I'm totally uh in. love with both of you guys and your. incredible body of work and so the fact. that you're here talking to me is a huge. deal and that's pretty much all the time. we have I think we should wrap it up. there because there's these are two men. that don't want to be complimented. especially uh especially Albert I have a. hard time with it that's Barry Sanders I. want to be compliment you want. to you're incredible Albert what can I. say um you know I think the same Albert.

yeah okay I have to say uh um there's a. lot to talk about here I wanted to start. because it just happened we just lost uh. Norman Le I know you guys both knew this. man very well and for you uh Rob he was. like a second dad he he was I mean I'm. very lucky that I had two role models in. my life that I uh I could look up to and. I I learned from I mean I met Norman. when I was a little kid and he uh you. know he tells a story I don't remember. it but he tells me that I was uh.

teaching his daughter I was playing with. his daughter who was eight years old we. were both eight and we were playing. Jacks and I was teaching her how to play. giving of the rules to Jacks and. apparently I was doing it in a funny way. I didn't know and he told my father he. said you know your kid is really funny. and and my dad said really uh that. Sullen child of mine he can't be that. funny so Norman was the first guy to rec. can I say how times have changed because. that's how long ago it was that the.

thing was your kid is so funny playing. Jacks. today nothing said about a kid with a. little girl is ever. good but wait a minute wait a minute if. you call your dad it's a very creepy com. yeah yeah but Albert we were both eight. I wasn't like 24 and she was eight you. were you were Advanced for your. age and your line for much of your adult. life is do you want to play Jack used to.

say you're old enough to be. cancelled you know um it's uh I you know. one of the things about these really. funny people that occurs to me sometimes. is I well first of all Norman was was he. 101 101 absolutely unbelievable and of. course your father Carl lived. 9898 and I was at some event and uh this. is maybe two years ago and Norman was.

talking and he talked about this. longevity thing with commedians and he. said I swear to God people always ask us. it's something about laughing all the. time yes he said him wait a minute Henry. Kissinger yeah have you been. he he was very funny was very funny very. funny he laughed every day I saw him. once at The. Improv and how did he do he did that. same Vietnam bit yeah did it get any. laughs I told him the peblo was was real.

they didn't believe laugh laugh and then. he did audience work have you yes I was. going to say his crowd work was. spectacular where you from but where you. from you call that the sweater you have. papers so the point is yeah if you laugh. every day you live a very long time I. think that's no no no maybe also think.

of people we know contemporaries that. are no longer with us at left I don't. think it's any of that I think it's. lucky yeah okay well I tried to say a. sweet positive thing yeah Albert took me. out at the knees Albert put a damper on. it yeah. yeah.