Famous for Being Conan

On this episode, executive editor Claire Howorth and Hive editor Michael Calderone sit down with CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson, authors of the bombshell political book, “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” ... Show More

The scandal-scarred Defense Secretary is hanging on—but for how long? On this episode, Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, along with executive editor Claire Howorth and Hive editor Michael Calderone, discuss Pete Hegseth’s pugilistic style and tumultuous tenure atop the D ... Show More

Sam Altman didn’t want to be the subject of a biography, suggesting the AI revolution is about more than one person, says Keach Hagey, a Wall Street Journal reporter and author of “The Optimist.” But on this episode, host and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, along with ... Show More

On this week's episode, Willie sat down with his NBC neighbor, Jimmy Fallon. They got together as he celebrates his 10-year anniversary as host of "The Tonight Show" - reflecting on his long career in comedy, his years at SNL, and landing the biggest job in "Late Night".  

Today we're rerunning one of our favorite interviews from Season 1! Conan O'Brien (SNL, Late Night, Conan) comes by to discuss his "need" for friendship and what it was like being the tall, lanky redhead in middle school in Boston. He also tells the group about the beginnings of ... Show More

John Mulaney jokes about being a Conan O'Brien fan in his Netflix special, "Mark Twain Prize Awards: Conan O'Brien". 

Stephen welcomes our Pod Show listeners to another Colbert Classic this week with some insight on why he prefers being behind the desk on a late night show. Then Conan O'Brien flips the script and interviews Stephen on his own set. Listen for Stephen's story about how being rejec ... Show More

Actress Lizzy Caplan feels "meh, had better" about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Lizzy sits down with Conan once more to discuss the loss of her father, how social media has created a culture of narcissism, and her newest TV mini series Zero Day. Plus, Matt Gourley helps Conan fin ... Show More

Actor, comedian, and late night host James Corden feels delighted about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.  James sits down with Conan to discuss how growing up in a Salvation Army family led him to discover his love for being “up there,” producing his breakout sitcom Gavin & Stacey, ... Show More

Has late-night TV passed its peak? Ticket sales for live comedy shows are booming and there’s no shortage of streaming stand-up specials, but the same is hardly true for late-night television. Is it the business model or the divisive nature of political comedy that’s driving view ... Show More

Actor, comedian, and director Bill Hader feels grateful about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Bill sits down with Conan once more to discuss ideas from the SNL writers’ room that never made it past Lorne, his personal experience evacuating during the Palisades fire, anxiety as an o ... Show More

Comedian and television host Jon Stewart feels honored. Honored! To be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Jon sits down with Conan to discuss the life cycle of a talk show host, risky bits that never saw the light of day, the ethos of legacy entertainment, and the importance of trusting you ... Show More

Actor Walton Goggins feels cozy about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Walton sits down with Conan to discuss his travels in Southeast Asia, set stories from The Hateful Eight, learning to clog, and the intensive makeup process to become The Ghoul on Fallout. Later, Conan fondly rec ... Show More