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May 2019
58m 30s

Bob Newhart

Team Coco & Earwolf
About this episode

Stand-up comedian and actor Bob Newhart feels anxious about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.


Bob sits down with Conan to share stories about meeting Don Rickles for the first time, sitting in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, leaping from accounting to showbusiness, beautiful moments from The Bob Newhart Show, the danger of cynicism in comedy, and Chicago values. Plus, Conan responds to a listener voicemail about an award that was named after him.



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