Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Season 5 Episode 1

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1:19Let's get started. Why hello and welcome to the 2025 installment of Summer S'mores with Conan and his chill chums. This has become a rite of passage. It started, I think this is our fifth one. Did you say that, Gourley? It's our fifth, yeah. It's our fifth. We've gone to many exotic locations. We went to Altadena. Yeah, last year. Yeah, a little bittersweet now because you have lost that home. I did not lose the backyard. The backyard's still there. So that's still there. Can I ask you, we taped last year in your backyard of your lovely house. And what's the view like from your backyard now? Are all the houses in your neighborhood gone?

2:07All the houses are gone, but now all the debris has been removed. Pretty much every house. So it's like an alien came and just sucked up all the houses. But the yards are the same. So if we did it in my yard, we could do it. Is a lot of the vegetation gone? Because I've noticed so many views are different. You know, if you drive through the Palisades, you see vistas you never saw before because a lot of the scrub and the trees and foliage is gone. Yeah, yeah. But then you see the green that's growing. So that's cool. I mean, there's like, you know, and suddenly there's sunflowers sprouting in my backyard.

2:41I don't know where they came from. Right. So there's, you know, and I do love that we have last year's chill chums. as kind of like a documentation of my house and my yard and stuff. So it's nice. That's nice. It's nice. What are the other locations we've done? We've done... Well, first we did in studio. Then we did my backyard. Then we did this place on the balcony here at the studio. That's right. We were outside on the balcony. Then we did Sonas. And then this year... This year. Okay, here's the plan. All right. Gather around. I've been thinking about this. I wanted to go someplace. We should get closer.

3:14I thought about we should really go someplace far and exotic. And I looked around and I was thinking about St. Bart's. Have you guys been to St. Bart's before? No, I'd love to be excited. Very exotic. And I was thinking about it and I was looking into various hotels there or maybe just doing what I think a lot of rappers and pop stars do and just get yachts. Oh, hell yeah. Yeah, so I was doing all that and getting into the paperwork of it all, but then it turned out, and I was fine with the price. It was fine. I was happy to do that. I'll just pay for that myself. Okay. But yeah, the weather right now isn't quite ideal.

3:52It's perfect. It's perfect. What's that? It's like 71. Oh. And I prefer 72. So I decided that maybe it makes more sense to just use the backyard. Oh, come on. I'm looking at the forecast is gonna be in the nineties there. no not i'm gonna have various humidifiers the thing that they use in grocery stores to keep the lettuce moist i'm having those brought in because i have to keep myself moist at all times why can't you bring those to saint bart's um look you know what i really was so close to point the trigger on saint bart's yeah and i looked at a lot of places i looked at anguilla i looked at um you know just so many very wealthy enclaves and islands and i decided the best thing to do is just go to our backyard here.

4:44Okay. Because it's going to put us, first of all, there's a bathroom right here. You don't think there's bathrooms in St. Bart? There's actually isn't. My travel agent said, yeah. Oh, okay. That's why, they tell all the pop stars and rappers to bring a bucket. It's called a pickle bucket. Yeah. Yeah. So I, whatever he wants, yeah, that little, afterwards gave it a real validity. Right?

5:17Reminder, you're under oath, sir. So I like our backyard because I haven't been there. There's a backyard here at Larchmont that I'm told is really nice. And also I'm a king with his castle and I want to walk my domain. I want to walk my lands, my estates. And I'm told that stretching, how big is it back there? I haven't been there yet, But I'm told it just goes. Like square footage wise? Yeah. Isn't it just it's. No, it's actually kind of small. It's a small yard. Was I supposed to say it was big? Well, you know, it's back there. Fruit trees. What? Oh, boy. You got you got some fruit trees back there.

5:55I just asked how big it was and you went, yeah, fruit trees. I'm just saying, well, it's a sizable piece of property, I think. It's a little crazy to me that you've never been back there because you park your car very close and you just could take five more steps around the corner and see this beautiful Shangri-La. Yeah, it's in sunlight. Oh, I see. I can't go in. I'm like a vampire. That's true. So I scurry like a rat. We have a little parking space structure. I'm back there. Mr. Ted Danson's back there. Oh, we're not. No, no, you guys aren't. No, no, no. Oh, no, no, no. I probably have a ticket right now.

6:28Yeah. Well, that's your problem. Anyway, I know I don't have a ticket because I'm in my special parking spot. Ted Danson and I in the clear. But no, anyone of my ilk is well cared for. But I have to scurry in. I have not really hung out back in the backyard. Bley shouted fruit trees. So I guess there's fruit trees back there. No question as to what the actual space is. Do you know what it is? It's small. It's a narrow backyard. I envision it. It's nice. Bley brought up the fruit trees because it's a reference to the last time he brought up fruit trees. was one we were trying to think of a good segment idea and Blaise idea was that we talk about fruit trees and it landed with a giant thud.

7:11Do you have a brain injury where you just repeat fruit tree over and over again? No, no. I really thought it would kind of everyone remember. Aaron's coming out of a coma. No. After 15 years. Aaron, are you there? Fruit tree. In my life, the fruit trees was a seminal event, but I guess no one else remembers. I don't think our hardcore fans know what you're talking about right now. But to get back to your original question. See, I think I don't have, I live in an apartment. I don't have a yard. So to me, it's massive. And we should tell the listeners that they can see how big this yard is too, because all of these Summer S'mores episodes will be available in full length on YouTube.

7:46Now, Adam probably has a pretty big yard. Eduardo, why don't you weigh in on how, what you think the size is back there. It's all right. I don't have a yard either and it's small. It's got potential. I believe you have only a yard. Oh my God. Hey, I guess enough. You know what? Tragedy plus time. And for Gourley, that means not a lot of time. Oh my God. Wow. Take that, Sona. Wow. Well, it is your fault your house burned down. It is not my fault my house burned down. You're right. Oh my God. How come we don't go to your house? Every year we say we're gonna go to your house and then we just never do.

8:28Like I think since the beginning. I wonder what's going on.

8:34Sonia, you can't come to my house. Come on. No, it's not going to happen. Okay. No, maybe next year we'll do my house.

8:45Listen, this is my yard because this is my building. So in a way, this is kind of my house away from home. And so we're going to go to our backyard here at Larchmont. And I like this idea. Yeah. Because as I said, all the amenities you might need, legal pads. Fruit trees. Fruit trees, toilets. Everything is right here. And I like the idea of just being in our backyard. I think it could be fun. It's going to be outdoors. It's going to be summersy. And also, I think it's a tax write-off. What's the deal with that, Adam? You might know about the financial implications of doing it on our own business property.

9:22It's cheap. I know that. I mean, we're not paying anybody. I don't know about the tax write-off. I'm not an accountant. Well, I'm just putting it out there that this is a business expense, the whole thing. And we're doing Conoco business here at the Conoco property? Or is it Team Coco? Or is it ham fat? I have so many subsidiaries I don't even know anymore. And yeah, we'll look into writing it off for sure. I don't think we're going to spend a lot, but whatever we spend, we'll write it off. This is going to be at high noon when we do this. So what precautions are you taking for the sun? I bought Rose Kennedy's hat that she used to wear to the beach at an estate sale.

9:58And I think we're going to, I think we're planning to, I have thought about this and it wasn't even me that thought of it. It's my staff. I think Shalemi and people are looking into various shades that they can put up. Umbrellas, screens, tarps. I think I'm going to be covered in a tarp. The same tarp that you would put over a barbecue in the rain, that's going to be covering my head the whole time. That's good. I picture you like, do you remember Marlon Brando in the Island of Dr. Moreau and he was just all white cream with a little silver umbrella hat And a white, like, caftan? Caftan, yeah.

10:35Yes, I'm working with the same people that lathered up, that slathered Marwin Brando. They're called Brando slatherers. It's an actual gig you can get. It's a union job. Okay.

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13:22I think this is going to be a good move for us. Sure. and it's going to really connect us to this property. It's good, as I said, for tax reasons. And I think it's going to be a lot of fun. I like the yard. Yeah. I mean, right now, I think the yard is only used for taking dogs out there so they could do their poo-poo and pee-pee out there. Are you serious? I really think there's a lot of poo-poo pee-pee out there. I'm sure people clean up after themselves, don't they? They do, I think. What do you mean? Who are you talking about? Who has a dog? Who brings their dogs there right now? You personally?

13:50I brought Oki here, and she's on poo-poo pee-pee out there. But I have cleaned up. Okay. Who has been bringing dogs here? Let's, let's, because now David has a dog. David, Andy brings his dog, Daisy. Right. And then now Gina's dog, Betty is here. And you bring your dog occasionally. I sometimes bring Oki. That's four dogs. Yeah. Yeah. So that's like the best place where dogs can do their business. So we're going to a dog's toilet to do our summer sports this year. The puppy toilet. I didn't think of that angle. That's okay. I mean it's clean I don't know What? You just said it's covered in dog shit And then you said But it's clean I don't understand That isn't You and Blay Aren't making any sense On this broadcast Well the dog Well covered in dog shit But it's clean The dog shit is fertilizing The fruit trees Yay We did it You know Matt actually Brought up something We did it You brought up the idea Of getting like a studio cat Or like an animal That just lives here At the house Yeah I want an ape I do I want like an orangutan Some kind of ape In a little tuxedo An ape that will eventually Lose its mind As you know Elvis Had an ape A chimp A chimp You remember his name Scatters Bubbles I didn't know Scatters That's Michael Jackson That's Michael Jackson Squirrels No Elvis's chimp Was called Scatters Okay And Or just Scatter But anyway I want some kind of ape.

15:24A orangutan would be amazing if he's always just sitting in the corner when we record. And kind of sullen. Yeah, they always are. But then at one moment, he has to lose his mind and attack us. And he'll rip our face and genitals off. They do that. They take your genitals off. Well, I guess chimps do. That's what happened to me. 1974.

15:44But yeah, I think an ape would be good. Some kind of ape or chimp. Sure, that's a great idea. What would you name your ape? What would the ape be named? Is this an improv class suddenly? Yes and it would be called. Yes and. Yes and. Yes and. Yes and. Oh, yes and the ape? What about like a little fishbowl right here, you know? Or a little... No, it's got to be something that can go... Fish can't go insane at some point. I want it to be something that after thousands of hours of listening to the podcast has gone truly insane. Okay, well, how about just some white tigers? No, we should have an exotic animal here.

16:18Exotic? I don't, I mean, but we're out of here for like weeks at a time. Right, and then it just roams around the halls looking at pictures of me with various hosts. I don't think it would be good because they have orange hair kind of like you do. Yeah, and they could sit in if there's a day I can't be here. There's just a orange ape sitting here and people, 80 % of fans don't know the difference. It's flinging its poop and we're like, there's Conan flinging his poop. We should think about it. We should look into that. And someone should get on that. Yeah. It's an important thing to think about.

16:52But it does need, my only prerequisite would be an animal that can lose its mind at some point. Okay. And that's important to me. Okay. Because it'd be a mammal that can lose its mind. Okay. A mammal that can go quite insane. I like this. I like that we're doing it in the yard. I think this is a very wise choice. I'll make sure that, Blay, would you clean the yard first before we go back there? Yeah, sure. Okay. I mean, I think if it's Sona's dog and Sona's, as she said, poo-poo pee-pee, shouldn't you have to clean it up? No, no, but there are many dogs back there now. No one goes back there, then it's just, you know.

17:26Hey, do you think David has brought his dog back there to do its business? Why don't we call him in here and ask him? Do you think he cleaned it up? No, I would be... I'll fire him on the spot if he let Atlas... David, can you come in here, please? Can you come in? Okay, if Atlas went to the bathroom out there and David didn't clean it, and that includes urine, I want urine extracted from the soil with a syringe. I guarantee you he did not pick up. I mean, I love David, but I just don't see him as a poop picker. Oh, he picks up poop? He won't leave poop out there. You gotta pick up poop. I don't know.

17:54It's a special kind of shitty person who doesn't pick up. Oh, hey, Alice. This is David's new dog, Atlas. And Atlas is a fine, it's a Belgian malinois. It's like a fancy way of saying malamar, I think. Oh, that's, yeah, take more time putting the headphones on. That's okay, David. Well, they're stuck on the chair. Yeah, who knew? Talk amongst yourselves. Yeah. Okay. He became really entitled after he started bringing his dog here. So anyway, David. Yeah. Have you taken Atlas to our small backyard where we're going to be doing? Yeah. He loves running around there. Has he relieved himself back there?

18:29He has gone number one back there. Okay. No number two? No number twos. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. everyone's taking care of it because, and cleaning up after themselves because we have very responsible staff. Yeah. So I'm excited about the backyard. I'm going to make sure that it's cleaned beforehand. I'm sure it is. And I think these are going to be terrific episodes of Conan the Chill Chums. I know that we have special activities planned. Do I know what they are? No. Was a list of the possible things that we might do been put on my desk? Yes, it was. Did I look at it?

19:05No, I didn't. That sounds right. Is this high on my list of things to do? No, it's not. Yes. Sonia, have your hand up. Is there going to be a Gourley cocktail again today? And are we getting it sooner? Well, it's not today. Than the last episode. Are we getting it sooner than that? Gourley, are you thinking about a cocktail that we might serve on the day that we tape this one? Not today, Sona. Okay, not today. To answer your question. Yes. Yes and yes. All right. So, yeah, we're getting a new cocktail and it's going to be in that episode sooner. Good. So we've really relaxed the restrictions. It's like semi-prohibition.

19:41It's so funny because every year I say, we're going to really tighten the reins next year. And then we go in the other direction. So you're saying - I think they were too tight last year. You do? And so we had to walk it back. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, they were too tight. In what way? As in we started drinking like the last episode. So we obviously - So you'd be cogent. Yes. Or boring. Another way of saying it. So I had to really down that stuff as soon as I got it. You get drunk fast. I do. My tolerance is low. My tolerance is low. Yeah. You'll have like a lemon cough drop with a little bit of rum flavoring in it and you'll be three sheets of the wind.

20:18Yes. That's just a total lie. But I am again, I have not reviewed what we might be doing. I don't know what we're going to be doing. There's a lot of surprises. A lot of things I don't know. Blay, you're probably on the team that's thinking of all this kind of stuff. we have some surprises in store that's right yeah we definitely have we've thought about this wow great what a joyless rendition of what we're going to be doing yeah we have thought about it yes I also did buy another dangerous weapon this year at the Ren Fair last year I brought my big sword to show tack so maybe I'll bring my big weapon this year bring your big weapon new big weapon yeah we'll see I think it's going to be a fun summer spores.

21:04I'm excited that it's going to be daytime and that we're not wrapping at like 1130 p.m., which is always a little like soda is kind of, no offense, a little drunk. It's really late. We all trying to wrap up and go home. But this time is going to be the afternoon. You can get drunk during the day. Yeah. I can. I can do the day. You're drunk now. I think you are. A little numb. I like nighttime shoots, too, though. I do, too. I mean, daytime is fun, but nighttime is cool, too. Do you know that thing where when you're around people that you work with, but it's nighttime, it's that very elemental.

21:36It goes back to when you're a kid and you see your teacher. Oh, yeah. You know, in the parking lot at night. It feels weird. You attack them. That's just me. No, I didn't know you meant that. Yeah. It does feel weird. It feels like you've kind of like ran into them in an intimate way or something. But we're friends. Yeah, we are. I mean, we've never. We are. Well, I mean, we've never like hung out and gone to the movies. You and I, back in the day, we did plenty of hanging out as pals. No, yeah, we're still pals, I think. Not so much. Okay. All right. Well, the three of us. Well, you had children and then suddenly they were your focus.

22:11Oh, I know. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I did that. There's a distance. And then, you know what, David, I'm going to say since you got Atlas, your new pup. Yeah. You are not as attentive. When I told you that I was looking at a dog, your first thought was, what about me? No. It's true. Oh my God. Who's going to take me for my walk? That's what you said. Oh my God. Do you need to go poopy and pee pee out in the backyard? It's not. Am I going to have to clean that up? All right, guys. Oh, guys, come on. Don't do the poo-poo pee-pee humor. Come on. Let's be adults, guys. You know what? We can always go a rung lower, I guess.