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Mar 2019
45m 8s

Conan O’Brien, Ben Sinclair, Jordan Schl...

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About this episode

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 Jordan Schlansky spends his free time. Later, Conan writer Jose Arroyo talks about the evolution of his sketch “Selfie Scam” during Writer Regret.


Plus, an exclusive unaired clip of Conan talking to Ben Sinclair, star and creator of High Maintenance and stories of trying to get Conan high.


Selfie Scam video: https://teamcoco.com/video/an-audience-member-interrupts-the-show-for-a-selfie


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