Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that.

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Every guest on Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

353 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Steven Yeun

   Steven Yeun · Jul 2022

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   Quinta Brunson

   Quinta Brunson · Oct 2024

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   Christina Ricci

   Christina Ricci · Apr 2025

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4. —
   Patton Oswalt

   Patton Oswalt Returns Again · 4 episodes

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   Atsuko Okatsuka

   Atsuko Okatsuka · Jun 2026

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   Vanessa Bayer

   Vanessa Bayer · Jun 2022

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   Nicole Byer

   Nicole Byer Returns · 2 episodes

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   Javier Bardem

   Javier Bardem · May 2023

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   Matt Damon

   Matt Damon · Jan 2026

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    Quentin Tarantino

    Quentin Tarantino · Dec 2021

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    Jodie Foster

    Jodie Foster · Jan 2026

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    Cecily Strong

    Cecily Strong · Aug 2021

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    John Leguizamo

    John Leguizamo · Nov 2020

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    Chelsea Peretti

    Chelsea Peretti · Mar 2024

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    Jim Carrey

    Jim Carrey · Aug 2020

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    Dan Levy

    Dan Levy · Apr 2026

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17. —
    Taylor Tomlinson

    Taylor Tomlinson Returns · 2 episodes

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    Ben Schwartz
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    Randall Park

    Randall Park · Dec 2022

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20. —
    Mike Sweeney

    Conan O’Brien Must Go: Austria Roundtable Discussion · 8 episodes

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21. —
    Howie Mandel

    Howie Mandel · Nov 2021

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    Steve Coogan

    Steve Coogan · Mar 2020

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23. —
    Eric Idle

    Eric Idle Returns · 2 episodes

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    Kristen Bell

    Kristen Bell · Nov 2018

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25. —
    Billy Eichner

    Billy Eichner Returns · 2 episodes

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    Jason Bateman

    Jason Bateman · Feb 2025

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27. —
    David Sedaris

    David Sedaris Returns · 2 episodes

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    Bob Newhart

    Bob Newhart · May 2019

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29. —
    David Oyelowo

    David Oyelowo Returns · 2 episodes

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    Sebastian Maniscalco

    Sebastian Maniscalco · May 2023

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    Jenna Fischer
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    Al Franken

    Al Franken Returns · 2 episodes

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    Aimee Mann

    Aimee Mann · Apr 2022

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34. —
    Jeff Ross

    The State Of The Entertainment Business With Jeff Ross · 3 episodes

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    Kevin Nealon

    The Prophet and The Reacharound with Special Guest Kevin Nealon · 5 episodes

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    Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen · Oct 2020

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    Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Lin-Manuel Miranda · Jun 2019

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38. —
    Billy Crystal

    Billy Crystal · Oct 2024

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    Eric Andre

    Eric Andre Returns Again · 3 episodes

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    Jane Lynch

    Jane Lynch · Mar 2021

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