John Mulaney Returns Once More

25:24And so I, people are always giving me shit for not wearing green. And I always, it's not a statement, I just completely forget. So I'm wearing, you think it's a statement? I'm sure it's a statement. I wanted to compliment you because I went to the SNL 50th and I know that you were a creative force, a writer behind the SNL 50th, along with some other fellows. Yeah. Was it Simon Rich? Yeah, Simon was back too. And I... And Emily Spivey, Paula Pell, James Anderson, Tina was working. I have to say, I thought the show was great. I had good seats, didn't know anything that was going to happen. It's interesting.

26:02I think enough time has gone by and I loved my time at Saturday Night Live, but I needed all of us have war stories. All of us have some form of PTSD from the intensity of that time of our lives that all this time went by and I came back and I just had a blast. Oh, that's great. I loved it. I loved talking to everybody. I enjoyed the show. I thought it was really well written. I thought it was paced really well. I was stunned at how much content there was. I just, I mean, from beginning the end it was cool there was so i mean granted recurring sketches and things that had been done before or and the like but there was so much new performance like it wasn't yes they showed a couple they showed the uh schiller's reel with john belushi they showed a couple film pieces but that was it they showed a few commercial parody montages oh that's right there were very few montages it was mostly that was mainly to make acts and get you know it's like set transitions Yeah, yeah, yeah.

27:07So it was a lot of new. It was a lot of new material. One of the revelations, and I just brought him up, and I'm so glad I didn't kill him in 1986. I had a great seat to watch Eddie Murphy do two of the sketches he was in. My seat was just looking right into it. And I maintain, if he's not the most talented person to ever grace Saturday Night Live, I don't know who it would be. He became Tracy Morgan. I watched him. I watched him getting ready, bands playing, they're counting down. We're getting to within 30 seconds. His face is still completely neutral. He walks, he gets behind the podium where they're going to play Jeopardy.

27:47He picks up his controller. And then I saw his face morph and he became Tracy Morgan with like three seconds to go. And then he's in a scared straight sketch. Yeah. Which is in the exact same position. And he was mesmerizing to watch. He was mesmerizing. I'm stunned by him. I really am. And also, it felt like a lot of Saturday Night Live on display in one moment, which is he says he's all the way Ray because he never does anything halfway, but his hair is braided on one half and then sticking up. And it was like that dumbass funny joke that Jost wrote, then the hair department made that wig. Specifically for that, it looks perfect.

28:30And the sketch starts and it's just sort of like a broad touch. And then he has that joke. It was just a lot of things. Every department, you know, hard at work on like - Oh, it was - The funniest, dumbest joke. I had a absolutely lovely time. And this was, I think, a week and a half or something before the Oscars. And I didn't have time to go. And something in me said, you have to go. Oh, that's cool. And I got my ass there and just loved it. and loved getting to talk to Lorne and tell him, I hope some of this is sinking in, Lorne, and what you've achieved. I want that for you. Getting to talk to so many people from over the years, some of whom worked on my late night show for a while when we were at Rockford Center and then drifted back to SNL.

29:19But I thought it was a triumph and wow. I mean, I can't imagine everything that went into putting that show together. What was fun was, from my perspective, months out, there was Radio City, nothing Saturday, and then the broadcast on Sunday. And I talked to Lorne and he'd tell me a couple things that were going to be at Radio City. And then he would tell me, and Sunday, I think it's Paul and maybe one other detail. This is for months. Right. Which Paul? Exactly. You never know. He broke a broom in half and said, fight it out. and they both won. They both won. Which Paul, the one who had a partner that they didn't get along.

30:04That still doesn't help. Wait, real quick, speaking of Paul McCartney, I have to, I feel bad because one of the two participants should break this joke, but right after the 50th, Marty Short did the end of the show, you know, the good nights, he had introduced McCartney and then he was doing the good nights and thanking everyone and thanks Paul McCartney and it's big applause and all crazy. And then right after the credits are done, Fred runs up to Marty and he goes, dude, what did you say? And he goes, what, what? And he goes, you said Tony McCartney. And Marty goes, what? Oh, oh, my God. Damn it.

30:39And he was like, you said Tony McCartney. That's fantastic. It's such a good bit. It's such a good bit because I would immediately believe that. Yeah. Because, and this isn't true, Armisen, who would lie about that? Exactly. and when you're speaking in a setting like that live on TV you really do feel slightly disconnected it just all feels like air coming out of you and dude you said Tony McCartney so messed up I had a and what if and Tony McCartney and everyone still kind of applauded but thought Marty lost his mind did he tell them right away I'm just kidding I'm not sure how long probably right away they probably still haven't told him it's why he's gone into seclusion.

31:23You know, there was the show and then there was a party at the plaza. Oh, man. And I went to that party at the plaza. I got beef with that party again. What's that? I got beef with that party again. Which is? The 40th and the 50th. Everyone's trying to talk and these musicians get up and start playing. Yes. And it stinks. I want them off the stage. They're so loud. You can't have a conversation. You can't have a conversation. We all want to sit and stand in various areas talking poorly about our contemporaries. Yes. Thank you. And you're out there trying to do an arcade fire. Get out of here. Yeah.

32:00I wanted to get a little spray bottle of water and just scoop them off stage. I was so mad. Like you're training a puppy. Exactly. No. What about us looks like we want to move our bodies and dance. we're all tired and we want to speak lovingly but poorly of our contemporaries co-workers the show as a whole and what the planning was like yes and you I remember the 40th that um who's that guy I didn't get to go that fucking prince gets up yeah and everyone talks about this like it's the greatest night in New York history it stunk they sounded like a wedding band it was like Elvis Perkins Paul McCartney you know maybe awkward all of them just playing at once yeah yeah loudly yeah and then prince got up and we had to act like that was a big deal and i'm just trying i just was like i just wanted to talk shit with bobby moynihan yeah um it was such a bump it's so not what this is about to me loud guitars i had i was really mad and then when i saw them start to plug in at the 50th i left i I said, I can't do everything.

33:11Okay, well, here's the thing. I know how to make a good party. We would lower the music and we would all quietly say slightly negative things. Yeah, yeah. There were different levels at the plaza and I walked in and I decided I knew there was music and I didn't go towards the music. I stayed down, there was a bar. I ended up in the lobby where there were couches. Yeah, yeah. Just hung out there. I went past the lobby, there's a bar area and I'm standing at the bar area and I'd said hello to a couple of people and I turn around and Paul McCartney's standing right there and I'm an insane Beatles fan.

33:47I've interviewed him a bunch of times, but I always assume, I think correctly, that he's met too many people in his life. So I don't say like, hey, Paul, you know who I am. We start chatting. I tell him I really liked the Golden Slumbers medley and I like how the guitar parts at the end are so distinctive because the three Beatles played them Paul first That's really cool, dude. Sounds really cool. I know, I know, I know. I like the three guitar parts. He's fucking dork. I know, I'm saying, I know. I'm celebrating my dorkdom. The three guitar parts. He's looking at the exit. Because all three of you Beatles played them.

34:23Yeah, I didn't remember the other one's names. Yeah, all three of you. And so he... Joel and Roger and you. But he's chatting and he's like, oh, you know, he's talking about it. We're having like a nice conversation. Goes on for a while. I said a couple of things about, I think a couple of nice things about more contemporary work he's done. He seemed to like that. And then he said, well, you've said some nice things to me. And then he said, maybe you want to even it out a little. Like, you know, you've said some nice things. Maybe you should, maybe you want to go the other way for the next comment.

34:55And I said, okay, you guys peaked. Jesus. Oh, my God. I'm sorry. I said, you guys peaked with the quarry men. everything after that was shit that's great and he didn't laugh he looked a little surprised but i basically told him the group they had before they were the beatles was the best and everything after that was shit and then i knew to walk away and um i thought maybe maybe that's going to penetrate everything else he's heard tonight maybe he's going to wake up at two in the morning go did that fucker yeah that i peaked with the cool you know like three people in liverpool price said that and it stuck with them.

35:33Like, when you was playing weddings, you was better. And they're like, you know, it stays with you. And you go like, yeah, I'd like to see that lady see us now. And with the Tony McCartney insult, I bet his head was spinning. He didn't know. He was taking punches left and right. My point, sorry, the thing I failed to say was that those conversations with Lauren, like, I feel like in a marvelous way in order to get the collective heart rate where it needed to be. That show was not planned till much closer to it. Oh, I mean, you would know. But it really was, it was really fun. It was humorously down to the wire and then it passed the point of humor.

36:15Yeah, it was great. I knew that that would be the case because that's the way it has to be. They also knew. And it got there and it was really hard with a two year run up. And this is selling. He got it there. Very hard to do that. It's like if they had announced that they announced two years out that they were going to be going to Mars with a rocket. And it's the night before and they're trying to figure out where the nose cone is. Or they're like, or it could be Venus. Like to get everyone there with such a good feeling, but by Thursday to create an atmosphere where like me and Tina and Seth and Jost are running into each other going, what the hell is happening?

36:55Like that was real. That was a work of art. The stress leading up to it was a work of art. Well, I was selling out Jim Downey, but I know it was because Jim Downey was calling me pitching things. Oh, yeah. To me, like - Showing that full Bob Newhart sketch? Yeah, a week before and saying, wait, I said, yeah, I think I'm going to be able to come, but wait, you want me to do something? I don't think I'm doing anything. And he's like, no, no, no, it'd be great. It'd be great. And also with Norm, you could do a Norm thing, but you could also do this. And I said, and I got the impression, I started to have the impression that he was wandering around the basement of 30 Rock with a phone and the cord had been snipped.

37:34Like he wasn't talking. And so he was pitching things that I don't think had any chance of happening. Well, he wanted to show in its entirety a cut sketch that Bob Newhart starred in called Dave's Superstore. Have you ever heard of it? It's like based on, you know, those Midwestern stories like a Ben Franklin which sells Hummel figurines and kites and any. Oh, is it the store that has everything? Kind of, yeah. Yeah, yeah. And so it's, you know, hey, do you have a crossbow made out of white chocolate? Yes. We have one. And so it's that bit with Bob Newhart. It sounded great, but in the middle of the 50th, Jim wanted to show it in its entirety.

38:14Yes, yes. And I thought that that was such a funny thing to be pushing within 72 hours of the broadcast. Yes, yes. And I was getting these calls from Jim like, so, hey, it's all planned. You're going to introduce a sketch. And I... It's all planned. Yeah. You know, the fix is in. You're gonna... Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so I discreetly reached out to some other people. Who said no. The best call was the Saturday before I was about to fly in for the week. And Jim goes, now, when are you gonna be in the office? And I go, well, I land Monday at this time. And he goes, but what time are you getting in?

38:50I was like, I'm not sure what time I'm arriving at the office. He goes, I will commit now to keeping bankers hours if you do. I will commit now to keeping bankers hours. Something you've done that I've always been curious about is you've done Broadway. And I have always been curious about it because it's always been kind of like a secret dream of mine. Why secret? Well, I don't know. It just, for such a long time, there were years ago I was offered a chance to do The Music Man, which I was built to do. And it was this big production of The Music Man. but I was doing the late night show at the same time.

39:29And we realized there's no way that's going to work. It was just not going to work. And I didn't do it. The DM show, you would have been done. What time were you done taping? 6.30. You walk over to what? The Winter Garden? Yeah. You could have done it. I know. You could do it now. But I... I'm not kidding. You could totally... Why wouldn't you do it? I saw you and Nick Kroll do Oh Hello. I had such joy watching you guys up there. And then you invited me up to be part of the madness for a little bit, as you did with Secret Guests. And it was so fun. And I always thought, oh, I know what I would love.

40:06I don't want to have to carry a Broadway show, but I would love to be a cameo in a very funny, successful Broadway show. Sort of like King George in Hamilton. Yeah. I want to come in like Jonathan Groff and get my laughs and then go backstage. Like you could do Master of the House in Les Mis. Yeah. I just would love the idea of living in New York for a couple of months. Oh my God, yeah. And you've done that twice now. Yeah, we just did, I did a five week run in what was a total 10 week run of the Simon Rich play All In. So I was in it, opened it with Richard Kind, Fred Armisen and Renee Elise Goldsberry.

40:48And then Chloe Fineman joined the cast when Renee was out. and it was great. Five weeks at the Hudson Theater, which is a great theater for comedy and with Richard and Fred, Chloe and Renee and Alex Timbers, who's directed my past two specials and I've worked with on lots of things and who had directed Oh Hello. So it was the best. It was like Christmas on Broadway for five weeks with very close friends written by my favorite person in the world. Right. And it's just, I've always imagined the part that seems that I've romanticized is walking to the theater. Yeah. Like late in the afternoon. Like you say, it's winter, sun going down.

41:30Yeah. I'm headed to the theater. I'm on tonight. Goodbye. Goodbye, darling. You get a big expensive ass coat, big ass collar. Walk down the street. I hadn't thought of the coat. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. And Matt, you were picturing a little tiny cheap coat. Yes. Big ass coat. Barely. He's a long overcoat, big ass collar, like Babe Ruth. I exactly know the coat you're talking about. You know the one I mean, yeah, and the big hat. Yeah, yeah. Yes, I want it all. I think that would be so much fun. This is one of those things I bet that you will not do soon enough and you should do it. Yeah. Yeah, what?

42:10Go do it. The world's your oyster. I'm busy. Yeah, sort of. Not really. I know, I'm not busy. No, you are busy, but you can fit it in. Yeah, yeah. So proud I didn't make a crass joke there, you know? Oh, come on. But you know what I mean? It's a family show. It's a family show. No, but can I just say something? No, but here's the thing. You've turned a family program into something else entirely. You know what I meant by fit it in, though, right? Oh, Jesus. Do you know what I was talking about? Do I know what you're talking about? The euphemism of fit it in? Yeah. Yeah, I get it. Yeah. And honey, I'm laughing on the inside.

42:45Look, I'm not the stiff patrician guy you see. I've got a bawdy sense of humor. Not on the air. Not ever. Not ever. So that was a mistake. Families are sitting around one big radio listening to me. It's the depression. It's the depression. And I just want you to know what I meant by fitted in. Do you know what I mean? I know what you meant. It's like a guy with a, you know what I'm saying. Yeah. I think we all get it. If you go to New York, can Matt and I come too? No. Maybe we could do... This is my big chance. We can do the podcast on Broadway. You guys, there's a buzz out there that you've been holding me back.

43:25Oh. And this is my chance to wear a big-ass coat. Yeah. And people go, is that Babe Ruth? Oh, no, it's Conan. That excitement of the Bambino. Oh, wait. No musculature. No athletic ability. That's Conan. Yeah, he doesn't have the athletic physique of one Babe Ruth. He's not yoked. Yeah. Six more of those, Conan, and we might have us not jacked like George Herley. Hey, you know what the thing is? The three of us should walk around in one big coat. Oh, that. And people will think. Are we side by side or three stories tall? No, we're side by side. Huge lapels. Giant lapels. He gets arms. Yeah, and eating a hot dog.

44:04We each get an arm. You and I. Oh, you and I. He's in the middle. You should do death of a salesman. You should do death of a salesman. and tap into the barely hiding rage. I like that it's at all hidden. Sure, yeah. I have to ask you too about your style because you brought up the big ass coat. You've got great style. That is something that eluded me. A lot of writers get, especially from my era, all of us owned like two shirts. We looked like shit. We lived in shitty apartments. You, one of the great comedy writers, certainly of your generation of all time, you always, it seems like you know how to dress.

44:50Where did you know how to dress? When did you know how to, you always look good. You're a sharp dresser. That's very nice of you to say. Don't you think that that's true? I mean, always. So I'll tell you this story. The first time I ever came to New York, I was 13, I was with my dad, and we're walking around downtown New York. and two memories that meant a lot to me both just how to comport yourself as a person. This guy's coming down the street that my dad had done a deal with and the guy had been super unethical. So he walks up and he goes, hey, Chip Mulaney. And my dad goes, I'm not shaking your hand and we keep walking.

45:22And he goes, I didn't mean to do that in front of you but that man was very unethical and a deal we did. I thought, I've never seen anything so badass in my life. That's great. Just I'm not shaking your hand and walk away. Because I, also my parents always were talking about being nice and polite and friendly and neighborly So I just like the boundary of, I'm like, just one man. It's why I love lawsuits. One man dressing down another. Yeah, yeah. One man excoriating another. So then we go to NYU Law School. My dad wants to see a classroom that's been dedicated to a federal judge that he once clerked for, this guy Ed Weinfeld, who had passed away by then.

45:54So we walk up into the law school and there's a security desk and there's a student who has misplaced their ID and the security guard is giving them like a ton of shit. Like, well, I can't let you back in. You know, you can't get into the library without. And my dad's wearing just a jacket and tie just because. And we just walk right past the security guard. And as we're walking up the stairs, my dad doubles back and looks at me and goes, the power of dressing well. So do you think that's maybe where it came from? Yeah, I think so. Yeah. Yeah. I wear like a tie sometimes at home so that my kids think, I mean, like, it's a bit put on, obviously.

46:32I don't need to be wearing it. But I understand it's become, your aesthetic is attached somewhat, I think, to the work you're doing. Like you are a sharp dresser. Your choice of words is better than other comedians. And I think the whole thing is, no, I'm. No, I'm laughing at what he's doing. I know, I know. I think it's connected. I think it's connected. That's nice of you to say. I think you put things together in a very thoughtful, crafted way. and it's all of a piece. Like, it makes sense to me that you dress as John Mulaney. Oh, yeah. I will say I am genuinely very comfortable in the things I wear.

47:12And if I were more comfortable, I am often not comfortable, like, in jeans and New Balance and, like, I don't know, what would Ray Romano wear? An$8 Casio watch? You know, I don't mean to name names, but what would it be? and plebeian like Ray Romano wear. That's who I was picturing. As I went feet up, I was like, open shirt, who am I seeing here? Modern day Ray Romano. But I feel more comfortable doing it. You always dress very nice. I learned over time to dress. When I was a writer at SNL, I wore the same thing every day. Because I heard Obama had dark gray and dark blue suits with a red tie or a blue tie.

48:00So he never had to think about what to wear. So I got a ton of gray, heather, 50-50 cotton t-shirts from American Apparel and then khaki pants from J.Crew. I would wear that and if it was cold, I'd wear a blue crew neck sweater. That's the only thing I wore for like four years. It's very interesting because when I started, which was 85, the old timers at that point were people that worked on counterculture television and they were all, they would go up to their office and smoke pot. They wore out of pride t-shirts and ripped jeans. And I remembered thinking, that's not me. I hadn't quite figured out who I was, but over time I saw the value of, I don't want to look like a bum.

48:47And also when I had kids, I liked looking like a dad. You know what I mean? I liked for some reason come in and And I've got, you know, I would wear sometimes my tie from work home. And I would, they would see that when I worked, I was dressed up. And I thought, yeah, I want them to have that idea of what a dad is. That's really funny. Someone who is supplied Tom Brokaw's suits. By NBC. And then wears makeup when he comes home. Yeah, like a dad. Yeah. Having a lot of base on. Yeah. Eyeliner. Yeah. Well, the show, which I really love, Everybody's Live. it drops live on Wednesday nights. Is that correct?

49:27Yeah, Wednesday night live. March 12th, we started. We're done May 26th. And it's really fun, if you can, to watch it. If you can. If you can watch it live. If it's in your schedule. Oh, sorry. It's really fun if you can watch it. I thought you were speaking in general. Just a hard plug would be nice at this point. If you don't mind, check out one episode. A lot of people don't have access to television. You know that. Oh, right. Shame me for the 1%. Whatever, you're in a bubble. So yeah, I guess. Everyone go out and buy a new television. Let me tell you something. When I see you on the street in New York, I'm not shaking your head.

50:05You don't like the way I've comported myself. Wait, this is your lawsuit. Here you guys go. Hey, here we go. It's not it. No, I think we need to co-own. It can't be defamation. It needs to be over the rights to something. Yes, yes. Yeah. Well, I'm going to sue you for that. You could sue him, honestly, being like, what the show became was we were integral to it. You know, the way like, because he'll be like, nah, it's my show. I do whatever I want with it. You know, he's the Don Henley. He's the malcontent. But you guys are the Don Felder. You're Don Felder. And Joe Walsh. Yeah, and I can just...

50:41Schmidt. Yeah, I'm just going to leave you behind. And then you say, no, no, no, I was in the room when you came up with Hotel California. That's what you should say. I was in the room and I contributed content essential to the creation of the work. Hey, you were in the room when I said, do you think it'll fit? Oh, you know, you can fit it in. Something about fitting in. No one wants credit for that. And you were in the room and you want credit for that. You were integral to that. I both want credit for it and I feel sexually harassed. So I'm going to see you from both sides. I'm going to let you go, sir, because we've...

51:16Nice to see you, man. You know what? You're one of my favorites. You're one of my favorites. You're as a person and as a maker of things. Thank you. And one of my all-time favorites. And I'm just - I love you very much as a person. And it's really nice to see you. And I've been thinking about you a lot. Wow. Thank you so much. Life is good. You seem good, which is great. Just before I went out to do the Oscars, I got a lot of texts from a lot of people. You sent me one of the most meaningful texts I've had in my life of a quick text of encouragement. The eggplant? The eggplant emoji. And said, I hope you can fit it in.

51:56I hope you can fit it in. You know what that means, right? No, I don't. I don't know what it means. Why would I violate myself with such a vegetable? No, you sent me an email, a text. I'm not kidding when I say it gave me like a 20 % boost of confidence. So seriously, thank you very much. I'm glad it meant something. You're the best. We were so excited. It was so exciting to watch that show with everything going on in the world. And I don't know, for like that, like it like it just felt during that it was like because, you know, like it's a bad time in the world and no one saw any of those movies.

52:32And but like for that show, it was like things seem happy and positive and we're acting like everyone saw these and we know what they are. You know what I mean? We're like, oh, my God, it won that one. That's great. No one saw a thing, right? No one saw a thing. But you really did put on a show that said, this is a cool night and we're going to have fun. And that is, that sounds like a very simple thing. But as we were talking about comedy that is like just not quite always messagey, it's harder to do. All right. Well, listen, thank you for saying that. Go work on your show and keep enjoying it because I can tell you're having fun.

53:11And when you're having fun, you're golden. Thank you, man. Go in peace. Go in peace.

53:25All right, we have a mystery to solve that maybe only you can solve. Okay, let's hear it. Maybe I can do it. That's that can-do American spirit. Maybe I can do it. This is an article on Cracked. Colorado Park Rangers are desperate to know why they have a photo of Conan O 'Brien in their office. So it's a signed photo that's hanging in these rangers' office. And I guess they've changed personnel and there's enough turnover that nobody knows what the story of it is. And in the article, they're basically asking, can you shed some light on this? Well, first of all, it's an insult. It's a huge insult.

54:02I knew you were going to say it. No, it's true. I knew it. If someone takes over an office and there's a signed photograph in there of, say, Jerry Seinfeld, no one says, who would want this? That's not what they're saying. Why would this be in here? They want to know the story. What is the picture? What is the story? What does the picture say? I'll show. Okay, here's the actual tweet. It's insulting. The Colorado Park Rangers Northeast region. Hey, at Conan O 'Brien, we realize you're a bit busy today. This is during your Oscars. But at some point, can you explain the sign pic at Roxborough State Park in Littleton, Colorado?

54:36No one knows the story, and we would really love to. You clearly left your mark on the park, though, and it says your autographed photo says, To the Park Rangers, Best Conan O 'Brien. And then they tweeted a picture of all the mountains with little orange pompadours. That's nice. Let me see the photograph. Let's see. So, okay, this is a photo of the bearded Conan to the Park Rangers. It's on the TV if you want to look up, Conan. Oh. All right. Well, there I am in my handsome beard phase. Huh. I have an idea of how this happened. Yeah, go ahead. When, you know, you get a lot of fan mail. Yep. And it's the job of your assistant to take the fan mail, get the autographed picture, and then do it.

55:18Sometimes, and this is my fault, I would take too long to show you the thing, so you would do it. But at that point, it may have been like a year after we got the actual letter. So somebody may have sent a letter asking for it. So someone said, we here at the Park Ranger booth. Yeah. Where is it? Colorado? Yes. And apparently it has made the local news there. They're wondering as well. Okay. Well, big shocker. Maybe somebody who worked as a Park Ranger in this area of Colorado took a liking, for some reason we don't understand, to my comedy stylings, and asked me if I would autograph something for the Park Rangers.

55:56And I sent it in. And they put it up on the wall and it stayed there. And the fact that it's this big mystery, it's like someone's shoving a hot poker up my ass. It's not, it's this insult. I'm going to go back to, it's insulting. We can't figure out. Obviously, long before a civilized man existed. I don't know if this will help or hurt, but the first ad on this page too is a big picture of an enlarged prostate. It has nothing to do with age. Just stop doing this one common thing. Can we play the local news segment that's on that page? There's a video there. Meanwhile, comedian Conan O 'Brien hosted the show, leading to a very interesting question from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

56:41Where did this picture come from? So they posted this on X on Sunday, a signed photo of Conan O 'Brien. This is crazy. And asked this question, why does this exist? The signed photo is on the wall in the CPW office in Roxborough State Park down near Littleton. They say no one knows the story behind it, and they'd like to find out why he left his bark at the office at Roxborough State Park. Okay. To the park rangers. That's awesome. It is cool. I wonder if he stopped down there, if he was in town. He must have, and maybe an ex-employee had it signed. Who knows? I love it. Who knows? Let us know.

57:20This must be the most amazing place to live that they have literally no news. This is, I'm sorry, Roxborough State Park. And to those anchors, I - I'm with you. What? What? Why is Conan here? The real question is, the question is why would someone like Conan? Why would someone cherish an autographed photo of Conan? What's this doing here? That's what you say, that's what you say when there's like a weird crop circle that no one can explain. What does this mean? I'm sorry somebody in Roxborough State Park once took a shining to my own company. Liked you enough to ask for a picture but didn't take the picture with him or her.

58:07Didn't take it with them. It came and they were like, well, you got everything. Hey, what about the picture you had? Eh, leave it. Let's leave it, it'll be a real mystery. It'll probably end up on the news. Why is Conan here? We've got beef now. Colorado, we've got beef. Coming for you. I'm coming for you. I don't even know what that means, I'm coming for you. I know, what do you mean? You're going to go visit the park? Now there's another mystery. What did Conan O 'Brien mean when he said, we're coming for you? Yeah, exactly. Oh, wow, that is hilarious. That's good. Conan O 'Brien Needs a Friend with Conan O 'Brien, Sonam Avsessian, and Matt Gourley.

58:59Produced by me, Matt Gourley. Executive produced by Adam Sachs, Jeff Ross, and Nick Leow. Theme song by The White Stripes. Incidental music by Jimmy Vivino. Take it away, Jimmy.

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