Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien

  • : 2012
  • : 15
  • : 0
  • YouTube
  • Documentary Talk show

:

.

1
1x1
Presidential Biographer Edmund Morris
Episode overview
06, 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning Teddy Roosevelt biographer Edmund Morris visits for a free-wheeling chat about the remarkable achievements and complexities of the larger-than-life 26th President—and how modern presidential candidates stack up to history.
1x2
Comedy Mastermind Judd Apatow
Episode overview
20, 2012
Judd Apatow, the man behind such hits as “Anchorman”, “Knocked Up”, “Bridesmaids”, and “This is 40”, joins Conan to touch on the nature of comedy writing rooms, breaking into showbiz, .. show full overview
1x3
Statistician Nate Silver
Episode overview
07, 2012
Nate Silver, statistical whiz behind the New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blog (which correctly predicted the winner in all 50 states in the 2012 Presidential Election), sits down with .. show full overview
1x4
Rocker Jack White
Episode overview
10, 2013
Grammy-winning musician and producer Jack White joins Conan for a special episode of Serious Jibber-Jabber—shot entirely on 35mm film.
1x5
‘The Simpsons’ Writers Reunion
Episode overview
25, 2013
In this special round table episode, ‘The Simpsons’ scribes Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jay Kogen, and Jeff Martin reunite with Conan for a rollicking 80-minute discussion about comedy, fatherhood, and the early days of the pioneering animated show.
1x6
Music Historian Peter Guralnick
Episode overview
24, 2013
Acclaimed music historian Peter Guralnick joins Conan on Serious Jibber-Jabber to discuss the titans of early Rock and Roll: Sam Cooke, Sun Records, and Elvis Presley.
1x7
Martin Short
Episode overview
14, 2013
Comedy legend Martin Short joins Conan O'Brien for a rollicking hour-long chat about SCTV, SNL, Ed Grimley, and why having a dad who's kind of a jerk makes you funnier.
1x8
Mel Brooks
Episode overview
21, 2013
Director Mel Brooks and Conan O'Brien enjoy a long, rollicking conversation about comedy, the nature of performing, and the people who've influenced and figured prominently throughout Mel's legendary career.
1x9
Historian A. Scott Berg
Episode overview
25, 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian A. Scott Berg talks with Conan about Woodrow Wilson, including Wilson's hesitant path to World War I, how his wife secretly ran the White House, and what Barack Obama can learn from the 28th President.
1x10
Documentarian Ken Burns
Episode overview
17, 2014
Acclaimed documentary director Ken Burns sits down with Conan for a sweeping conversation about the roots of the Civil War, how to create a narrative out of chaotic history, and why C-Span is secretly awesome.
1x11
Author Michael Lewis
Episode overview
21, 2014
Conan talks with Michael Lewis, the author of “Flash Boys” and “Moneyball” on Wall Street's desperate need for oversight, why the financial market should look for a responsible, overpaid .. show full overview
1x12
Author Erik Larson
Episode overview
20, 2015
Conan sits down with one of his favorite authors, Erik Larson (“The Devil in the White City”, “In the Garden of Beasts”, “Dead Wake”) for an in-depth discussion of early 20th century .. show full overview
1x13
Author Evan Thomas
Episode overview
12, 2015
Conan sits down with acclaimed author Evan Thomas (“Sea of Thunder”, “Ike's Bluff”, “Being Nixon”) for an in-depth discussion on dirty trickster, Kennedy frenemy, and secret film nut, Richard Nixon.
1x14
Author Richard Zoglin
Episode overview
26, 2016
Richard Zoglin's new biography of Bob Hope reveals that he was one of the first multimedia celebrities, starting in vaudeville, moving to radio, and inventing stand-up comedy as we know it.
1x15
Author Mark Lewisohn
Episode overview
04, 2016
Conan talks with acclaimed Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn, whose biographical history trilogy delves into the Fab Four as never before and explains why Paul and​ Ringo might actually be the worst authority on the Beatles.

Characters