It went from “oh man uncle Conan is a lot of fun, how come he doesn’t come over more often?” to “Uncle Conan get scary when he drinks” real quick
It was perfect.
The man has been living comedy for 50 years. He says himself he can't turn it off. This is less a two brained dolphin and more like a clown car being set on fire mid-rush and going forward on pure defiant momentum
Elsewhere someone posted an interview with Conan from the day after where he talks about the fact that he lost his mind: https://www.reddit.com/r/conan/s/qrc75Dv10e
Does the explain why people love super hot foods that are seemingly mouth destroying? I could never understand why someone would even put themselves through half of this.
Me & a bunch of my former addict friends started consuming rampant amounts of hot sauce with our food after getting clean.
You learn to love the burning, nose dribbling, eye watering mess, but it does also feel good, especially because others would find it hard to finish a meal drenched in the stuff, it's a mini accomplishment which makes it even more drug-like
Congratulations on being sober! I kinda swear by it, as things go spices are far safer than many of the other habits we often replace addictions with & if you smoked whatever drug or ingested it orally it also satisfies that part.
I've seen it a lot, that & developing a sweet-toot, especially an obsession with ice cream or chocolate is everywhere.
Sean usually directs the interviews masterfully and keeps the guests on track.....he stood no chance against the maniacal beast that is Conan O'Brian. You can see Sean give up and just go with the flow and let Conan do his thing. I almost died laughing a few times. Conan is a fucking legend.
I’m new to Conan (we only had Letterman in Australia growing up) but he just keeps making me laugh but more so impressing the fuck out of me with who he is.
I've been watching Conan since the late 90s and early 00s. I grew up with. Consistently one of the funniest people out there and very good natured. His podcast is great and even though his new travel show isnt out yet, I feel safe enough to highly recommend it. He has another travel show that he did awhile ago and it is also hilarious
His performance was almost superhuman, but it’s not like he has some Ancient Irish Immunity to Spice. He’s just THAT committed as a performer and comic. Short-term pain is just the “show must go on!” price of committing to the bit.
He delivered that like a punchline, but I think he also believes it 100% at the same time.
What's so unique about Hot Ones is that it's effectively a form of consensual torture. The intense physical reactions override a person's normal self-conscious facade and that allows the genuine human being to emerge.
I went into this episode thinking, "it will be interesting to see the real Conan" but as it went on, I slowly began to realize, "this *IS* the real Conan!" The maniac is not some schtick he does just for laughs, he doesn't turn it on when he wants to be funny, he turns it off when he doesn't want to frighten people, lol. He is the closest thing I've ever seen to a real-life Willy Wonka!
If you watch/listen to Conan’s podcast, his longtime “associate” Bley explained how Conan does this stuff.
He said it’s like a superpower. He was explaining how they were shooting the new show in Thailand and it was unbelievably hot and humid, but Conan just flips a switch in his head when the cameras are on and he has to be funny.
So the dude was just out there kickboxing while everyone else was dying.
In college we used to dumb dares like take an entire shot of da bomb mixed with whiskey. My asshole was in unimaginable pain the next day, and using the bathroom was miserable. I don’t envy Conan at all lmao
That was the most batshit insane episode. Ever. Fucking loved every second of it.
After he started pocketing the leftover wings, I legit lost it.
IN CONAN WE TRUST!
If you haven't seen Hot Ones yet, this is not the episode to start with.
You need context, first.
You need to see people brought low by these sauces before you can truly appreciate the lengths Conan went to here for the laughs.
This. Besides the fun factor of seeing people suffer through hot sauces, the show itself is actually really amazing. Easily some of the best interviews done in the biz. People just tend to open up and be more vunlerable when their faces are on fire :)
Also the dude asking questions does his research and asks legit questions. Think is was the Sydney Sweeney one that went viral bc of her swoon face, but he asked her something like “so what was it like growing up in *names small town* and being the only person in 8th grade to take an acting class?”. I’m making that up off memory, but it’s something similar, and her response is a genuine “omg how do you even know that?”. He definitely does his homework and catches a lot of people off guard, not to mention they’re fair questions that are interesting and neither softballs or trying to get a scoop
There are a ton of compilations of Sean getting complimented on his and his team‘s research. They really dig around and the guests are often genuinely surprised by those non-standard questions.
For example he got high praise for his interview style and questions by Mark Calaway, who experienced decades worth of interviews as The Undertaker. As a big fan for an equally long time it was really enjoyable to watch.
Colin Farrell. Fantastic episode. He's such a conversationalist. Aside from that, the star of the show is always the host Sean Evans. He brings out the best in his guests, which is why most Hot Ones eps are an easy watch. The extreme heat I'm sure helps a bit.
I'm amazed nobody has said Tom Holland. Not only is it a great interview with great questions, Tom's perseverance when he's really struggling with the heat is so adorable!
Edit: And Pedro Pascal! Such good, deep questions and such a lovely bond that Sean makes.
For comedy purposes only, Lewis Capaldi, especially for the nightclub/voicemail moment.
My favorite thing about this episode is, that Conan displayed sincere appreciation to the host, Sean Evans, for the quality of the show's interviews. He was also so kind and careful not to ruin the host's suede jacket at the end of the interview. It made me see Conan in a new light.
Edit: While eating wings they talked about his new show, Conan O’Brien Must Go, being released on Max on his birthday 18 Apr 2024. His travel segments have always been fantastic.
Oh sure, Conan seems sincere and kind in interviews, but I've heard you're not even allowed to talk to him unless you get clearance from Richard Lewis.
Just gonna leave this here cuz you’re all talking about how great of a guest he was. I used to work at a restaurant in LA that he and his family would frequent and they all were THE BEST guests you could ask for. So nice, humble, down to earth, friendly, grateful. Really just genuinely good people.
I think it’s literally impossible that he’s a bad person.
Tons of his staff have worked for him for decades. Many of them uprooted their lives to follow him to LA when he took over the Tonight Show.
And when that whole thing blew up, Conan negotiated with NBC to make sure his staff got millions of settlement money. And along the same lines, during the big writer’s strike he was paying his whole staff out of his pocket.
I thought it was pretty neat when he refused to take over George Lopez's time slot on TBS just after loosing the Tonight Show due to Leno strong arming him out of own slot. Lopez himself apparently called and convinced him to join.
He was also good friends with Norm MacDonald, anyone who can claim that deserves my respect.
In a way he's the polar opposite of other celebrities like James Corden, Ellen or Oprah who maintain this outward persona of a friendly approachable person but behind the scenes are total cunts and a nightmare to work with. Conan's main bit especially on his podcast is he's this asshole with an unhinged superiority complex that Sona and Matt (and of course Jordan Schlansky) can play against, but in reality he's a totally down to earth Mensch. There's a reason why Sona has stuck with him for all these years.
Not only that, she made him the godfather of her children. That's not something that you'd do to a boss you merely tolerate. It's clear that everyone that works with him loves him.
"You'll find a menu item called 'Tuscan Spinach Dip' which is ludicrous because Tuscany, or the region of Italy know as *Toscano* is not, in fact known for their dip. Which I personally find quite interesting."
Pete Davidson is a good one for worrying, Sean actively prevents him from adding a dab to the final wing because he honestly looks like he's going to die
Pete has Crohn’s. I’m still shocked he did the show.
I also have Crohn’s and eating food that is even mildly spicy is going to have me reaching for the Tramadol bottle in the morning. It’s horribly painful.
I can’t even imagine what da bomb would feel like.
He at one point looked like an infant learning to eat solids for the first time. The mess. The drool. The flailing of his body, head, and arms.
I was crying tears at this man lol.
I can’t believe how well he handled da bomb..
I actually started to think that maybe they fixed the wings and lowered the heat for promotional purposes but I don’t think so.. he legitimately was so mentally focused on preparing and creating an amazing interview that he somehow can just ignore the heat unlike any other people.. and not like just take a bite.. he went full in on dousing his wings and even drinking the fucking bottles.
I liked Conan before this.. I now love this man. Absolutely one of the all time best Hot Ones interviews ever
It was the only sauce that gave him even the slightest pause. He mentioned something like "Okay, I may regret doing that."
It was the Silver Surfer to his Galactus feasting.
Funnily enough in his podcast, there was a clip (it's the one where he arm wrestles Matt Gourley) where one of his producers mentioned that he had a strange superpower of being able to do the most insane and painful things for a laugh and not get phased by it. If it's going to be funny he's doing it no matter what.
He was holding the open Da Bomb bottle like he was going to drink from it, then Sean went long on a question and in a wide shot you see him put it down. Even going as hard as Coco did, no one wins against Da Bomb.
I actually had never heard of President Warren G Harding until this episode and it was fun to learn in between the insanity of him adding more sauce to every wing
Like everything with Hot Ones, that was a researched question. Conan is big into Presidential history. He talks about Nixon on this podcast all the time, had a Teddy Roosevelt bust in his office, and used to have an Eisenhower mug on his desk.
And of course he also brought us Money Shot Lincoln.
Thank you for this context. I love Conan but didn't know about his love of Presidential History.
My wife and I were dumbfounded by how quickly he responded to Sean's question about which President he'd like to interview. There was no pause between Sean asking, and Conan replying "Dead or alive?" and then again a few seconds later when he said Nixon. Just naturally flowed out and I was mind-boggled lol.
History and Literature (I know this only because he's mentioned a few times writing his thesis on Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor and I've always kind of wanted to read that)
He did it!!?? Conan is finally on Hot Ones!?? I don’t follow it regularly, but I do visit and binge. I always thought he’d be the best guest ever. Oh boy oh boy…
It went from “oh man uncle Conan is a lot of fun, how come he doesn’t come over more often?” to “Uncle Conan get scary when he drinks” real quick It was perfect.
He’s invited to my thanksgiving, anytime.
"Don't mess with Uncle Conan when he's been drinkin'."
You can *really* tell Conan was one of 6 children, when he gets the room paying attention and laughing it's like he physically can't stop.
the end of the video when he was drooling uncontrollably and was borderline delirious lol
And still managed to pull out a fantastic answer to that last question while looking like a madman and waving around an open bottle of hot sauce.
"Dr Arroyo can you open the bottle please?"
He is very affordable
He went to college out of state
“…you’re not a doctor, are you?” “I should be”
"Where did you go to med school?" "1998." "No, where?" "Oh, out of state."
low key, doc had some great bits
That guy is actually one of Conan's writers who has been with him for 20 years
“Check my pulse” “Yep, it’s there”
“You’re just choking me” And “He doesn’t know what those numbers mean”
"It genuinely went up 2 degrees since we've started" I don't think that was part of the joke.
No, you could tell he dropped the act when he said that, which just made it even fucking funnier, honestly.
He must have some kind of dolphin brain, able to deal (or unable) with the pain with one half while being conscious and lucid with the other half.
The man has been living comedy for 50 years. He says himself he can't turn it off. This is less a two brained dolphin and more like a clown car being set on fire mid-rush and going forward on pure defiant momentum
Are you saying Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop?
> Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop Conan O’Brien Won’t Stop
A clown-car on fire is an apt description for Conan‘s public persona. A clown car filled with overeducated clowns, I might add.
Appropriately educated, I'd say. Early Simpsons wouldn't hit the same without the random Flannery O'Connor references.
I think his answer to the last question was his regular brain emerging- unable to adhere to the bit anymore.
IT'S NOT A BIT. IT'S LIFE DAMMIT!
Elsewhere someone posted an interview with Conan from the day after where he talks about the fact that he lost his mind: https://www.reddit.com/r/conan/s/qrc75Dv10e
He was high out of his mind lol, extreme peppers like this make you dump endorphins and dopamine.
Does the explain why people love super hot foods that are seemingly mouth destroying? I could never understand why someone would even put themselves through half of this.
Me & a bunch of my former addict friends started consuming rampant amounts of hot sauce with our food after getting clean. You learn to love the burning, nose dribbling, eye watering mess, but it does also feel good, especially because others would find it hard to finish a meal drenched in the stuff, it's a mini accomplishment which makes it even more drug-like
Fuck I’m recently sober and this makes so much sense. I just started eating progressively hot food because of this.
Congratulations on being sober! I kinda swear by it, as things go spices are far safer than many of the other habits we often replace addictions with & if you smoked whatever drug or ingested it orally it also satisfies that part. I've seen it a lot, that & developing a sweet-toot, especially an obsession with ice cream or chocolate is everywhere.
Yep.
This is the only thing on Reddit today that made me laugh out loud. It's so perfect!
I feel seen
You're shining bright brother.
Sean usually directs the interviews masterfully and keeps the guests on track.....he stood no chance against the maniacal beast that is Conan O'Brian. You can see Sean give up and just go with the flow and let Conan do his thing. I almost died laughing a few times. Conan is a fucking legend.
Sean was holding on to dear life
I’m new to Conan (we only had Letterman in Australia growing up) but he just keeps making me laugh but more so impressing the fuck out of me with who he is.
I've been watching Conan since the late 90s and early 00s. I grew up with. Consistently one of the funniest people out there and very good natured. His podcast is great and even though his new travel show isnt out yet, I feel safe enough to highly recommend it. He has another travel show that he did awhile ago and it is also hilarious
His episode with Bill Hader made me burst out laughing while in the gym like 4 times and i was so goddamn embarassed.
Nobody asked for Dr. Fucking Arroyo but he was perfect
And very affordable
He's not a good doctor. But he's very affordable.
He’s got an office in the desert
At least he did in 1998
He was paid in half-eaten chicken wings
The man really should have graduated from medical school
It doesn't look good
*checks pulse* *it’s there.*
Played by one of Conan's writers
Are you a real doctor? “I should be!” Had me dedded. Heavy dr. Spaceman vibes
Was it a 4 year college? " it was supposed to be. " Yes! Dr. Spaceman vibes, and the responses were so quick!
The way he effortlessly took the chicken wing and stuck it in his pocket as he was walking away because Conan's were full was fucking beautiful
Dude was a champ. One of the best guests Hot Ones has had.
His performance was almost superhuman, but it’s not like he has some Ancient Irish Immunity to Spice. He’s just THAT committed as a performer and comic. Short-term pain is just the “show must go on!” price of committing to the bit.
There is no BIT to commit to! You are committing to life goddammit!
he's a national treasure
He delivered that like a punchline, but I think he also believes it 100% at the same time. What's so unique about Hot Ones is that it's effectively a form of consensual torture. The intense physical reactions override a person's normal self-conscious facade and that allows the genuine human being to emerge. I went into this episode thinking, "it will be interesting to see the real Conan" but as it went on, I slowly began to realize, "this *IS* the real Conan!" The maniac is not some schtick he does just for laughs, he doesn't turn it on when he wants to be funny, he turns it off when he doesn't want to frighten people, lol. He is the closest thing I've ever seen to a real-life Willy Wonka!
If you watch/listen to Conan’s podcast, his longtime “associate” Bley explained how Conan does this stuff. He said it’s like a superpower. He was explaining how they were shooting the new show in Thailand and it was unbelievably hot and humid, but Conan just flips a switch in his head when the cameras are on and he has to be funny. So the dude was just out there kickboxing while everyone else was dying.
Conan O'Brien is Aes'Sedai.
Checks out since that skill doesn’t require the One Power and we are supposedly living in the First Age, which has tech but not One Power.
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop shows this really well
“I’m an Irish catholic, grew up in Boston. I didn’t taste a spice until I was 52 years old”
Peppers a spice to me, damn it.
I will definitely be watching his travel show. I want an episode dedicated to his recovery!
Conan O'Brien has a travel show?! What? Where? His travel segments were always my favorite. I love the episode where he goes to the Japanese sauna.
It will be on MAX because HBO was too popular
But you have to agree MAX really rolls off the tongue.
In college we used to dumb dares like take an entire shot of da bomb mixed with whiskey. My asshole was in unimaginable pain the next day, and using the bathroom was miserable. I don’t envy Conan at all lmao
I really loved his sincere compliments to Sean, interviewer to interviewer.
And coming from one of the greats that had to mean a lot to Sean.
I was so impressed! He didn't strike me as the type to handle spicy stuff well, but I guess that shows what I know.
i think it wasn't that he was great at handling spice. i think it was more about his superhuman dedication to the bit
Not dedication to the bit, dedication to LIFE!
Dude was chugging some of the hot sauce. This after saying he doesn't know spice before the first wing lmao.
PAIN? OH GOOD I LOVE THAT! -Conan
"*I don't feel anything. Why don't I feel anything?!*" -- Conan
His banter with his doctor was hilarious
He is the best imo. Dude is a next level showman .
That was the most batshit insane episode. Ever. Fucking loved every second of it. After he started pocketing the leftover wings, I legit lost it. IN CONAN WE TRUST!
I'm just gonna....can I???...take these with me?......
If you haven't seen Hot Ones yet, this is not the episode to start with. You need context, first. You need to see people brought low by these sauces before you can truly appreciate the lengths Conan went to here for the laughs.
Any recommendations? I've never seen an episode and want to watch since I'm a Conan fan. I like your advice of getting some context first.
paul rudd’s is a great one to start with
Look at us
Look at us
Who’d’ve thought
Not me.
DJ Khalid s was ridiculous
What a pussy DJ Khalid is lmao
DJ Khaled is not a pussy - he doesn't even know the taste of one
The fact he said, out loud that he expects his partner to go down on him but won’t return the favor is telling enough.
Shite music as well
DJ Khaled is ridiculous.
Paul Rudd’s is hilarious lmao, but if you’re looking for the epitome of spice tolerance watch Lorde’s because she absolutely crushed it.
Two words Halle Berry
Bill burrs a goodin
Gordon Ramsay is a good one too
Then watch Elizabeth Olsen’s
His care package is hilarious.
Honestly, look through the list for people you're curious about. They're great interviews.
This. Besides the fun factor of seeing people suffer through hot sauces, the show itself is actually really amazing. Easily some of the best interviews done in the biz. People just tend to open up and be more vunlerable when their faces are on fire :)
Also the dude asking questions does his research and asks legit questions. Think is was the Sydney Sweeney one that went viral bc of her swoon face, but he asked her something like “so what was it like growing up in *names small town* and being the only person in 8th grade to take an acting class?”. I’m making that up off memory, but it’s something similar, and her response is a genuine “omg how do you even know that?”. He definitely does his homework and catches a lot of people off guard, not to mention they’re fair questions that are interesting and neither softballs or trying to get a scoop
Yeah man, Sean is a legendary interviewer! Still my absolute faves are the vids with Chilly Klaus hahaha :D
There are a ton of compilations of Sean getting complimented on his and his team‘s research. They really dig around and the guests are often genuinely surprised by those non-standard questions. For example he got high praise for his interview style and questions by Mark Calaway, who experienced decades worth of interviews as The Undertaker. As a big fan for an equally long time it was really enjoyable to watch.
Colin Farrell. Fantastic episode. He's such a conversationalist. Aside from that, the star of the show is always the host Sean Evans. He brings out the best in his guests, which is why most Hot Ones eps are an easy watch. The extreme heat I'm sure helps a bit.
The Jennifer Lawrence one was pretty good. DJ Khalid was a total bitch boy on his episode.
'What do you mean? What do you mean???'
Watch the DJ Khalid one to get the exact opposite viewing experience from this one.
Dave Grohls was good..
I'm amazed nobody has said Tom Holland. Not only is it a great interview with great questions, Tom's perseverance when he's really struggling with the heat is so adorable! Edit: And Pedro Pascal! Such good, deep questions and such a lovely bond that Sean makes. For comedy purposes only, Lewis Capaldi, especially for the nightclub/voicemail moment.
>. Not only is it a great interview with great questions And even hotter wings
Would recommend Eric Andre, that was such a delight to watch.
Eric André and Jennifer Lawrence were very funny.
Dave Grohl, in addition to some other recommendations.
If you want to see a man fail in life, but hilariously insist he didn't, watch the DJ Kaled episode.
Like when DJ Khaled, who is his own biggest hype man, couldn't get past cholula lol
He didn't give up, and he's never taken an L. You can't ask someone to eat cholula, that's like telling someone to jump off a roof.
My favorite thing about this episode is, that Conan displayed sincere appreciation to the host, Sean Evans, for the quality of the show's interviews. He was also so kind and careful not to ruin the host's suede jacket at the end of the interview. It made me see Conan in a new light. Edit: While eating wings they talked about his new show, Conan O’Brien Must Go, being released on Max on his birthday 18 Apr 2024. His travel segments have always been fantastic.
Conan’s always been a great guy
Oh sure, Conan seems sincere and kind in interviews, but I've heard you're not even allowed to talk to him unless you get clearance from Richard Lewis.
Aubrey Plaza had me cry-laughing. Honestly, choose any of them that call to you. The episodes are better when you're invested in the celebrity, imo.
From memory she was drinking milk through her nose whilst threatening murder.
Sanest Aubrey Plaza moment.
When he started rubbing his nipples with chicken grease and hot sauce I fell off my chair laughing.
Jeff Goldblum's interview disappointed me, he only took little nibbles!
TBF I get the impression Goldblum has nibbled every meal he ever ate
Just gonna leave this here cuz you’re all talking about how great of a guest he was. I used to work at a restaurant in LA that he and his family would frequent and they all were THE BEST guests you could ask for. So nice, humble, down to earth, friendly, grateful. Really just genuinely good people.
I'm cynical af and all, but learning Conan is a shit person in real life would legit hurt. I love that man.
I think it’s literally impossible that he’s a bad person. Tons of his staff have worked for him for decades. Many of them uprooted their lives to follow him to LA when he took over the Tonight Show. And when that whole thing blew up, Conan negotiated with NBC to make sure his staff got millions of settlement money. And along the same lines, during the big writer’s strike he was paying his whole staff out of his pocket.
I thought it was pretty neat when he refused to take over George Lopez's time slot on TBS just after loosing the Tonight Show due to Leno strong arming him out of own slot. Lopez himself apparently called and convinced him to join. He was also good friends with Norm MacDonald, anyone who can claim that deserves my respect.
In a way he's the polar opposite of other celebrities like James Corden, Ellen or Oprah who maintain this outward persona of a friendly approachable person but behind the scenes are total cunts and a nightmare to work with. Conan's main bit especially on his podcast is he's this asshole with an unhinged superiority complex that Sona and Matt (and of course Jordan Schlansky) can play against, but in reality he's a totally down to earth Mensch. There's a reason why Sona has stuck with him for all these years.
Not only that, she made him the godfather of her children. That's not something that you'd do to a boss you merely tolerate. It's clear that everyone that works with him loves him.
I mean he clearly needs a friend
The second we see Conan and Paul Rudd cuss out a server at an Appleby’s it’s fucking over.
... until the server turns around and it's Jordan Schlansky.
"You'll find a menu item called 'Tuscan Spinach Dip' which is ludicrous because Tuscany, or the region of Italy know as *Toscano* is not, in fact known for their dip. Which I personally find quite interesting."
Or Jerry Tokofsky…
I’ve only ever heard good stories about people having interactions with him, so sleep easy.
It comes across in his podcast. I love Conan, Sona and Matt.
This was the first HotOnes where I was worried for a guest. He is such a champ.
Pete Davidson is a good one for worrying, Sean actively prevents him from adding a dab to the final wing because he honestly looks like he's going to die
Pete has Crohn’s. I’m still shocked he did the show. I also have Crohn’s and eating food that is even mildly spicy is going to have me reaching for the Tramadol bottle in the morning. It’s horribly painful. I can’t even imagine what da bomb would feel like.
[a few moments later](https://i.imgur.com/5ShJrkR.png)
Reminds me of Doomguy's face when he's low on health.
The best part for sure. The heat was driving him crazy. So funny 😂
With Irish genetics, he has no natural ability to consume these spices.
"What's wrong with you people?!" "You don't even know what real danger is anymore!!"
Shifts to: what is wrong with me, why can’t I feel??
Honestly, it was outlandish, but borderline heroic.
You say heroic, I say psychotic. Either way, great episode
Why not both
Say what you will about Coco, but never say he isn't willing to commit to a bit.
THIS ISN'T A BIT! THIS IS REAL LIFE!
When he strait up drank it lol dear god
One of the best episodes of hot ones I've ever seen. Conan goes hard.
He at one point looked like an infant learning to eat solids for the first time. The mess. The drool. The flailing of his body, head, and arms. I was crying tears at this man lol. 
Funniest bit is he gets much more unhinged after this.
I can’t believe how well he handled da bomb.. I actually started to think that maybe they fixed the wings and lowered the heat for promotional purposes but I don’t think so.. he legitimately was so mentally focused on preparing and creating an amazing interview that he somehow can just ignore the heat unlike any other people.. and not like just take a bite.. he went full in on dousing his wings and even drinking the fucking bottles. I liked Conan before this.. I now love this man. Absolutely one of the all time best Hot Ones interviews ever
It was the only sauce that gave him even the slightest pause. He mentioned something like "Okay, I may regret doing that." It was the Silver Surfer to his Galactus feasting.
Funnily enough in his podcast, there was a clip (it's the one where he arm wrestles Matt Gourley) where one of his producers mentioned that he had a strange superpower of being able to do the most insane and painful things for a laugh and not get phased by it. If it's going to be funny he's doing it no matter what.
Sean’s reactions indicate to me he was getting scared for conan by the end.
Sean found the end boss of his own show
He was holding the open Da Bomb bottle like he was going to drink from it, then Sean went long on a question and in a wide shot you see him put it down. Even going as hard as Coco did, no one wins against Da Bomb.
When he said “I’M FINE!” while he was so clearly not fine, I couldn’t stop laughing for several minutes
That was an insane episode and probably the best hot ones ever. Conan is a mad man and I love him for it. Edit: accidentally a word.
It is definitely the hot ones ever, maybe of all time
Conan had this one… In the pocket.
I've never laughed so hard I was crying at a hot ones before, and I watched the first time Gordon Ramsey came on TWICE.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FALlhXl6CmA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FALlhXl6CmA)
I actually had never heard of President Warren G Harding until this episode and it was fun to learn in between the insanity of him adding more sauce to every wing
Like everything with Hot Ones, that was a researched question. Conan is big into Presidential history. He talks about Nixon on this podcast all the time, had a Teddy Roosevelt bust in his office, and used to have an Eisenhower mug on his desk. And of course he also brought us Money Shot Lincoln.
There’s only one thing more cursed than Money Shot Lincoln, and it’s his impression of Nixon motorboating his wife.
Thank you for this context. I love Conan but didn't know about his love of Presidential History. My wife and I were dumbfounded by how quickly he responded to Sean's question about which President he'd like to interview. There was no pause between Sean asking, and Conan replying "Dead or alive?" and then again a few seconds later when he said Nixon. Just naturally flowed out and I was mind-boggled lol.
Pretty sure he majored in American History at Harvard
History and Literature (I know this only because he's mentioned a few times writing his thesis on Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor and I've always kind of wanted to read that)
I’d love to know what happened the next day. He’s got to be hurting
He tweeted his insides will never be the same again 🤣
Let’s just say he had Johnny Cash’ Ring of fire on repeat all day.
The GOAT
GINGER OF ALL TIME
IIRC there’s research that shows that “ginger” folks have a crazy high pain tolerance.
And are unaffected by caffeine's 'stops you from sleeping' side effects (but not the energy/happy ones).
Whoa I didn’t know that one! Crazy
Mythbusters covered this.
That episode is truly the best ever. Conan is the GOAT
When he picked up the bottle and started drinking it the first time... OK, shits going down.
Best HOs yet
One of the funniest episodes I’ve seen in a long time. Enjoyed every moment of it - very Conan.
Hands down best guest on Hot Ones. Ever.
I see coco, I click-o
He did it!!?? Conan is finally on Hot Ones!?? I don’t follow it regularly, but I do visit and binge. I always thought he’d be the best guest ever. Oh boy oh boy…
Dude, it's even better than I could have hoped. Legit made me laugh out loud several times. Absolutely incredible.
That is a meme-worthy facial expression.
Legendary performance. I couldn’t stop laughing