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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Matt Groening

Sep 7, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min · 24 segments

Writer and animator Matt Groening feels honored about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Matt sits down with Conan to discuss fond memories of *The Simpsons* writers' rooms of yesteryear, keeping track…

Writer and animator Matt Groening feels honored about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Matt sits down with Conan to discuss fond memories of *The Simpsons* writers' rooms of yesteryear, keeping track of jokes over 800+ episodes, and mining the future for endless comedy with *Futurama*. Later, Sona reports on a mishandled attempt to have Conan’s food delivered. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (323) 362-2295. 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Writer and animator Matt Groening feels honored about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Matt sits down with Conan to discuss fond memories of *The Simpsons* writers' rooms of yesteryear, keeping track…

Top entities: Conan O'Brien×51 Waymo×10 Matt Groening×35 The Simpsons×35 God×13

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Speakers: Conan O'BrienHostMatt GroeningGuestMatt GourleyHostSona MovsesianHost

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasNot politicalPopularityTop Podcasttop 1%Audience≈9.2M followers

Ghost Waymos and Robot Trash Cans2:18 – 11:53

Conan O'BrienHost

2:18

Driving to work today, I saw so many Waymos driving around.

Matt GourleyHost

2:22

Oh, yeah.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:22

I saw, I think in, in one minute I saw six different self-driving Waymo cars zip by.

Sona MovsesianHost

2:29

Mm.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:30

Crisscrossing, going this way and that.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:32

I started imagining that they were ghosts commuting.

Matt GourleyHost

2:35

Oh, I like that.

Sona MovsesianHost

2:35

Oh my God.

Matt GourleyHost

2:36

I like that.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:37

And it made me really happy.

Sona MovsesianHost

2:39

Oh, wow.

Matt GourleyHost

2:39

[laughs]

Conan O'BrienHost

2:39

It made me really happy 'cause I just thought, "Okay, there, there is an afterlife, and you're a ghost."

Sona MovsesianHost

2:45

[laughs]

Conan O'BrienHost

2:45

"But you still have to get around Los Angeles.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:47

You have shit to do." Do you know what I mean?

Matt GourleyHost

2:49

Yeah.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:49

And they have to sit in traffic.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:51

You know, they have to stop and get gas.

Matt GourleyHost

2:53

[laughs]

Conan O'BrienHost

2:53

And man, it's a lot.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:54

It's costing a lot right now.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:55

The Straits of Hormuz are closed.

Sona MovsesianHost

2:57

[laughs]

Conan O'BrienHost

2:57

Um, and so that, yeah, they're just invisible.

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99%10 mentions
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98%35 mentions
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97%35 mentions
GodEntitySupreme being
96%13 mentions
FuturamaTV SeriesAmerican sitcom
95%11 mentions
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94%3 mentions
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93%6 mentions
George MeyerPersonAmerican writer
92%6 mentions
Mr. BurnsEntityThe Simpsons character
91%12 mentions
Sona MovsesianPersonAmerican author
90%15 mentions
Al JeanPersonAmerican screenwriter and film producer
89%4 mentions
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88%9 mentions
National Park FoundationCompanyNonprofit
87%2 mentions
Matt GourleyPersonAmerican actor and comedian
86%6 mentions
John SwartzwelderPersonAmerican comedy writer and novelist
85%9 mentions
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84%4 mentions
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83%4 mentions
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82%3 mentions
Dan GreaneyPersonAmerican television writer
81%6 mentions
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80%7 mentions
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79%1 mention
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78%1 mention
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77%2 mentions
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76%6 mentions
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75%3 mentions
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75%1 mention
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74%4 mentions
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73%7 mentions
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72%6 mentions
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71%2 mentions
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70%1 mention
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69%2 mentions
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67%1 mention
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66%3 mentions
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65%6 mentions
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64%6 mentions
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63%5 mentions
goopCompanyCompany
62%1 mention
Linda RonstadtPersonAmerican retired singer and musician
61%5 mentions
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60%2 mentions
FunkoCompanyToy company
59%1 mention
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58%1 mention
Bart SimpsonEntityThe Simpsons character
57%3 mentions
Team CocoCompanyCompany
56%2 mentions
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55%1 mention
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54%6 mentions
The White StripesMusic GroupRock duo
53%1 mention
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52%2 mentions

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The SimpsonsEntertainment > Television > Animation > Comedy
FuturamaEntertainment > Television > Animation > Comedy
Cultural ImpactEntertainment > Television > Animation > Comedy
AnimationEntertainment > Television
ComedyEntertainment > Television > Animation
Writing ProcessEntertainment > Television > Animation > Comedy
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Ghost Waymos and Robot Trash Cans2:18 – 11:53

Conan O'BrienHost

2:18

Driving to work today, I saw so many Waymos driving around.

Matt GourleyHost

2:22

Oh, yeah.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:22

I saw, I think in, in one minute I saw six different self-driving Waymo cars zip by.

Sona MovsesianHost

2:29

Mm.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:30

Crisscrossing, going this way and that.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:32

I started imagining that they were ghosts commuting.

Matt GourleyHost

2:35

Oh, I like that.

Sona MovsesianHost

2:35

Oh my God.

Matt GourleyHost

2:36

I like that.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:37

And it made me really happy.

Sona MovsesianHost

2:39

Oh, wow.

Matt GourleyHost

2:39

[laughs]

Conan O'BrienHost

2:39

It made me really happy 'cause I just thought, "Okay, there, there is an afterlife, and you're a ghost."

Sona MovsesianHost

2:45

[laughs]

Conan O'BrienHost

2:45

"But you still have to get around Los Angeles.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:47

You have shit to do." Do you know what I mean?

Matt GourleyHost

2:49

Yeah.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:49

And they have to sit in traffic.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:51

You know, they have to stop and get gas.

Matt GourleyHost

2:53

[laughs]

Conan O'BrienHost

2:53

And man, it's a lot.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:54

It's costing a lot right now.

Conan O'BrienHost

2:55

The Straits of Hormuz are closed.

Sona MovsesianHost

2:57

[laughs]

Conan O'BrienHost

2:57

Um, and so that, yeah, they're just invisible.

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