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. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way.

Comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco feels honored about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Sebastian sits down with Conan to talk about the terror of reading to children, the hardest venues in which to perform comedy, and casting Robert De Niro as his dad in his new film About My Father. Plus, Conan shares the story of getting gerbil’d in public for the first time.

John and Conan sit down to discuss the mystery of how art gets financed, seeking attention as kids, and early morning wiffle ball games with his son. Plus, Conan finally delivers on his long-awaited gift for Matt Gourley’s birthday.

Martin and Steve sit down to talk with Conan about his cameo appearance in their live show, season 3 of Only Murders in the Building, the origin of their working partnership, and run-ins with Elvis and Frank Sinatra.