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Jan 2022
1h 15m

Liza Powel O’Brien Revisits Chainsaw Mee...

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Liza Powel O’Brien joins writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell to discuss how she met her husband (a certain redheaded talk show host) on a Late Night remote. All it took to bring them together was a man with a chainsaw and Mike Sweeney as her wingman. Plus, Liza reveals her upcoming Team Coco podcast!

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You can watch Liza’s Late Night debut here on Team Coco’s YouTube.

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