Apr 2024

Conan O’Brien Must Go Writers Roundtable

Conan sits down with writers Mike Sweeney, Matt O’Brien, Jessie Gaskell, and producer Jason Chillemi for a roundtable discussion about the making of his newest travel show Conan O’Brien Must Go, featuring insights into the destination selection process, a sneak preview of a Bono- ... Show More

15m 32s

Aug 2023

Conan O'Brien & Jeff Ross Return

Conan O’Brien and longtime executive producer Jeff Ross join Mike and Jessie to continue the origin story of Late Night, including auditioning bands, the terror of the first test shows, the impetus for the first cold open, and the original name Conan and Robert Smigel wanted for ... Show More

1h 16m

Jul 2023

Jim Gaffigan Revisits The Origins of Pale Force

Comedian and author Jim Gaffigan joins Mike and Jessie to discuss his many stand-up appearances on Late Night and CONAN, the origins of the Late Night cartoon series "Pale Force", and the future of Late Night television as a whole. This episode was recorded on 6/15/2023.Got a que ... Show More

54m 5s

Mar 2022

100th Episode Special w/ Robert Smigel, President Halonen, and Jordan Schlansky

It’s the 100th episode of Inside Conan! To celebrate, Mike and Jessie are speaking with three Conan fan favorites - our friend Robert Smigel answers your listener questions, associate producer Jordan Schlansky explains one of his “various tasks,” and former president of Finland T ... Show More

1h 21m

Nov 2020

Scott Thompson

Sketch comedy icon Scott Thompson (The Kids in the Hall) talks with writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell about the return of The Kids in the Hall, playing Tonya Harding in a sketch for Late Night with Conan, how his many appearances on Conan made Garry Shandling hire him on Th ... Show More

31m 18s

Jun 2022

Conan O'Brien & Jeff Ross Look Back

Conan O’Brien and longtime executive producer Jeff Ross join writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell to discuss Conan and Jeff's first meeting, the start of Late Night, Tom Hanks’ message to Conan, and the fate of Conan’s Ford Taurus.Watch Stay In Your Seat Theater here.Watch foo ... Show More

1h 27m

May 2020

Conan O’Brien Talks Conan at Home

On the Season 2 premiere of Inside Conan, Conan O’Brien himself joins Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell to talk about his quarantine lifestyle, how the guest interviews for the Conan show are being recorded, where he got his Jeff Goldblum recommended eyeglass frames, ... Show More

54m 47s

Mar 2019

Conan O’Brien, Ben Sinclair, Jordan Schlansky, Jose Arroyo

Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell talk to Conan O’Brien himself about his relationship with Jordan Schlansky, if he misses just being a writer, and taking great delight in the parts of the show that fall flat. Then, Mike and Jessie learn how Conan Associate Producer J ... Show More

45m 8s

Aug 2023

Conan O'Brien & Jeff Ross Return

Conan O’Brien and longtime executive producer Jeff Ross join Mike and Jessie to continue the origin story of Late Night, including auditioning bands, the terror of the first test shows, the impetus for the first cold open, and the original name Conan and Robert Smigel wanted for ... Show More

1h 16m

Dec 2020

Frank Smiley & Michael Gordon

Merry Christmas! Writer/producer Frank Smiley & writer Michael Gordon (Conan, Late Night with Conan O’Brien) join writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell to talk about helping make the Late Night show different from other talk shows in the early days, the time director Abel Ferra ... Show More

49m 45s

Jun 2024

David Oyelowo

Actor, director, and producer David Oyelowo feels winningest about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. David sits down with Conan to discuss playing Coriolanus at the National Theatre in London, attending boarding school in Nigeria, and serving up something authentic with his new seri ... Show More

1h 4m

May 2024

Paul Scheer

Comedian and actor Paul Scheer feels sanguine about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Paul sits down with Conan to discuss his new memoir Joyful Recollections of Trauma, creating his own fake video store while at school, awkward celebrity encounters, and working a celebrity imperson ... Show More

1h 3m

Jun 2024

Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson feels supercalifragilistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend; Ted Danson feels scared. Woody and Ted sit down with Conan to discuss their new podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes), meeting, and pranking each other ... Show More

1h 4m

100th Episode Special w/ Robert Smigel, ...