Actor and comedian Kevin Nealon feels absolutely duped about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Kevin sits down with Conan once more to discuss producing the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, planning their road trip together, taking risks in life, and learning new words. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com.Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (669) 587-2847. Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan.
Chapter 1: Why does Kevin Nealon feel duped about his friendship with Conan?
Hi, my name is Kevin Nealon. And I feel absolutely duped about being Conan O'Brien's friend. Terrible thing to say.
Hello and welcome to Conrad O'Brien Needs a Friend. It's me, Conrad O'Brien, joined by Sona Movsesian. Of course, Matt Gourley. How are you? Both. Sona?
We're good.
Good. Good. Wow. We can't even do that part. If we can't do that part, what does that say for the rest of the show?
Well, this show in particular is going to be falling right in line with that. Yeah, probably. Given who's on. Yes.
What have you been up to lately? Where have you been? You just came back and you look snow kissed.
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Chapter 2: What was Kevin Nealon's experience at the Sundance Film Festival?
That's right. I was molested by a snowman. I just did a quick, very quick 24-hour trip to Utah because I participated in the Sundance Film Festival. Never did that before. That's cool. Because you're in a movie. I'm in a movie. I think it was maybe two years ago, I was approached by this very talented writer-director named Mary Bronstein, and she had a script called If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You.
And it's a very different movie. And I read the script and I thought, wow, this is very powerful, very cool. And my part is not necessarily comedic per se.
So you're acting, you're not doing a cameo as Conan O'Brien.
No, I'm not Conan O'Brien. And so I was... I honestly, I think I tried to talk her out of it. It's an A24 film. It's very prestigious, I think. It's coming from this great company. And Rose Byrne, who I absolutely adore, is the star. She carries the picture, as they would say back in the day. And it was a fascinating process to do it. Mary did an incredible job. I had not seen the movie before.
So I flew in with David Hopping and was walking through Park City, Utah. It's this whole thing. I mean, the streets are just clogged with people and film fans. And I guess people knew I was coming. So... I've never seen so many people with parkas that had Simpsons stills of me with Bart. Oh, those guys. Those guys. And little knickknacks and things to sign and a pimp bot t-shirt.
I mean, I just pictured them coming over mountain passes with... With Conan paraphernalia, but they were all very nice. So that was strange. And then to go in and do a red carpet and then go into the theater and sit down and watch the movie start.
I have two questions that are the same question. Okay. Were you nervous to do serious acting and then were you nervous to watch yourself do serious acting?
I was certainly nervous to do it. And then I had a weird detachment. It's very different from anything I've done before. So, you know, everything I do is comedy, just everything. So, you know, because if you're watching it with an audience or if I'm performing it in front of an audience, the laughter is what tells you how it's going. This is not one of those experiences.
People weren't sobbing audibly. Yeah. I was. Okay. Just because of my eye vein was so giant. Oh, geez. No, I... I think I was nervous and I took it really seriously and I didn't want to. I mean, I'm working with Rose Byrne and she absolutely kills it in this movie. She's spectacular. And the reviews that she's had are amazing. What do you play? What's your character? I'm a therapist. Oh, yeah.
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Chapter 3: What role does Kevin Nealon play in his new movie?
It's a, she, I mean, Mary Bronstein, maybe when the movie comes out, she could come in and talk about it.
I don't want to be insulting to you. It's just, you don't,
You just were. But you're also right. It's the exact right question. And I think I was glad that the consensus is that I don't get in the way. You know, the consensus is that.
I'm sure it's better.
Yeah. But but I was I'm really proud of. What Mary Bronstein pulled off and just blown away by Rose Byrne, who could not be more humble. At one point, she excused herself and like climbed over some furniture because there was a, you know, everyone was having drinks afterwards, all these A24 people and film people.
She was like, oh, sorry, sorry, excuse me, oh, pardon me, you know, and I was watching her and she's so humble and just hope I'm not bothering anyone. I love her so much. And, you know, she's very beautiful and then just, I think, top, top tier actor, just incredible ability. And she walked away and I said to Mary, the thing I love about her the most is that she doesn't know she's Rose Byrne.
Like... no, no, uh, sense of entitlement. No, I mean, uh, no sense that, and when I, I mean, when you try and compliment her, ah, come on, mate, you know, is that your Australian accent? That was it. But anyway, uh, she, uh, I, I, Looking forward to people seeing the film and watch me. I'll be in there a little bit.
Yeah.
I'm excited.
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Chapter 4: What is Kevin Nealon's new documentary about?
Chapter 5: How does Kevin Nealon feel about serious acting?
Yeah.
It's cool you went to Sundance.
You know, I have to say I've done two things in the space of about six months that were both unusual experiences. And this is the part of my career that I'm really enjoying, which is just trying things. And there was this movie that I shot that's just coming out now.
But about six months ago or seven months ago, I did the Newport Folk Festival and played music and headlined it with a bunch of musicians and had one of the great experiences of my life. And so just getting to do a few of these things that are completely outside my comfort zone are really fun. And my tryouts for the NBA.
Oh, no. You're an inspiration.
Really? Yeah. Wow. The Spurs are looking. It's never too late. The Spurs are looking for a six foot four inch. Water boy. Well, I think I could do it. I'd be a real good water boy. Well, this will be interesting. My guest today, he and I have, I don't know what you'd call our chemistry.
Well, I like that this intro was kind of like measured and straightforward because what you're about to hear doesn't just go off the deep end. It presumes there's even a bottom.
Yes, yes. This gentleman and I, when we get together, I don't know what you'd call it. It might be lethal. I don't know. But he's a hilarious comedian. He's a very good friend of mine. I adore him. I met him when he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He starred in the Showtime series Weeds. He has a show called Hiking with Kevin, which I've done, which is really fun.
And I think that's coming to Fox Nation. And our conversations are unique. So I'm excited he's here. Kevin Nealon, welcome. I respect you. I revere you. You're easily one of the funniest people I've ever known. I met you back in 1988.
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Chapter 6: What insights does Kevin Nealon share about taking risks in life?
I do. They're all licensed. Conan, the name Conan, I licensed in 1967. What about COB? COB, I've got that too. Capital letters.
Yeah.
I'm sorry, you were saying about me? I said that you were a time waster.
In 88, 1988.
In 1988, I met you at Saturday Night Live. You were my favorite of the performers then. Still. Then. Subsequent work has proven to be a bit of a disappointment. But I love you. I'm going to look you in the eye and tell you that I love you. As a friend, as a tormentor, I love you. And I love having you on the podcast because you bring out a different side of me, an angry side, a petty side.
You are looking at me because I see for once your eyes are blue, and I've never known that before because you never looked at me.
I'm looking at you right now. Well, you're blinking a lot. I'm sending SOS to Sona. Get me out of here.
Really, you're very blinky today. I don't know what's going on. I do tend to blink a lot.
Yeah.
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Chapter 7: Why does Conan think about his funeral?
Chapter 8: How do Kevin Nealon and Conan O'Brien interact during their conversations?
So I almost saw you at Sundance the other day.
Yeah, I was at Sundance hoping to promote a film that I appear in. It's called If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You. It's written and directed. What's the movie called? Incredible. Incredible. It stars the beautiful and very talented Rose Byrne, and it was a very fun experience. And then you texted me that you were there, but I was leaving town. After I got your text.
You were there for only like a couple hours, right? Seriously, yeah, I was, yeah.
Jeez, you had the car running.
I had to get, I went, I'm very busy right now. I've got a lot of irons in the fire. A lot of pots of stew cooking at the same time.
Do you have other projects going besides this podcast? yes, I'm hosting the Oscars. Oh, by the way, congratulations. I think I already texted you about that.
Yeah, you said either, well, you said, this is a quote, it will either go well or it will go badly. Both are distinct possibilities. That's a, that's a quote. That's a quote. It's true. It is absolutely true. And I read that aloud. I was laughing so hard because when someone, you're very talented at this, you get on the knife's edge of absolute truth.
So I'm talking to you and you were saying, how's it going? I'm working on this Oscars thing, but the mood in this town keeps changing. There's a lot happening. I'm worried about how it's going to go. And you wrote back. Most people would say, oh, you'll be fine. You're a funny guy. You'll figure it out. You wrote back, it will go well or it will go badly, period. Both are distinct possibilities.
And true. Yeah. And true. It was very true. Because I know how you think it's going to go because I know you so well. Oh, yeah? And how's that? You tell me.
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