Hi, my name is David Oyelowo and I feel... Winningest about being Conan O’Brien's friend. Winningest, you win, you beat everyone. Hey there, welcome to Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend. I don't know why you always laugh at the intro. Matt Gourley Nice to have you here. Sonia, you are a necessity. Thank you. I love you. I love you too, but there's nicer things to say. I'm not sure there are. It's a wonderful day out there. You guys always tell me, don't think first about what to say, Conan.
Just start talking and then I do and you say I got nothing. But the weather is low as common denominator. But it's also fun when you don't have anything because we get the pounds on you. That's good. Because it's also so against you're such a preparer you like being prepared for things. Yes, I do. And so this I think takes you outside your comfort zone and I like that. Yeah, me too. Well, I was walking down the street. Okay, this is boring. It's nice. I enjoyed this neighborhood a lot.
A lot of young people and they shout at me out their windows, which is nice. It just kind of makes me feel like, hey, I'm living in a nice little world where people shout out their windows at me. It's usually drop dead or, yeah, do you walk? I get a murderer a lot. Do you walk so people will recognize you? I'm wearing a shirt that says I am Conan O'Brien. There's an arrow going up to my head. You have one of those like statue of Liberty tax boards that you just twirl around that says Conan on.
I'm a sign flipper. Yeah, I'm a sign flipper spinner. That's right. Did a remote assigns, you know, I'm having a lot of remotes out there and over the years people have said, oh, I really like the remotes you do. Not all of them made it to public viewership. Oh, this one didn't. Yeah, we did a sign spinning remote. See look we found something. Don't get excited yet. I'm not sure if you're going to be a sign spinner, but I'm going to call him out Matt O'Brien or one of our writers.
I think was on this remote and he said, oh, this will be great. We got some sign spinners and he had a shoot it in an empty back lot at Warner Brothers. And I immediately sent this is a comedy vacuum. Nothing. There's no one to bounce off of here. There's like a sign spinning guy, but he's just pretty serious about it. He occasionally made puns about sign spinning and I couldn't do it. And the remote was going nowhere and then I looked up and I saw vultures circling.
Oh, no. Why did you guys do it on the street? There's a kind of vulture that circles when it knows a remote is going down. And if you're in my line of business, it strikes terror in your heart. Exactly. Why weren't we out in the world? We were on the back lot. So I started just saying things into the lens. Sometimes I think about the writers watching this later in the edit room. So I say little things like you did this to me. I'll get you. I'm talking into the future.
I know this remote will not get made. I know that it's all going down in flames. So I just start saying, having a good time editing. This isn't going to make it. I'm literally talking to the writers two days from now. We're going to be looking at the footage. Oh, no. And so I remember that one. There was that one. And then there was another remote where one of the writers thought it'd be really funny.
If I hooked up with those people that have those shows where they claim they see the paranormal. And they took me through an empty studio. Again, there's a calm denominator here. No other people open space or in close space with nothing in it. And then the person kept saying, I think I maybe see a ghost, but I'm not sure. And me going, I'm trying to make something happen saying, oh, I'm not sure. Well, echo, echo, echo, echo. It just didn't go anywhere.
Those are two, I wake up at night sometimes thinking about science spinning remote. Oh, my God. And ghost hunting remote. And I just covered in sweat. Those are the ones that got away. Those are the ones. No, those are the ones that never were there. I see. There was nothing. They didn't get away. There was nothing mayor to catch in the first place. You know, science spinning seems fun. Now you're employing. I failed. I don't know. I feel like it sounds to me like it was all there.
No. I'm just, yeah, you're still going. You probably just didn't pull your weight. There's puns. There's signs. What was he dressed like? Was he dressed like a normal guy? I think he was just. There's a backline. He was just doing it. He was doing it. He was doing it. This is your third Uncle Sam. You got a dress like Uncle Sam. No, I didn't say Uncle Sam. You said, I'm saying. And then you said, this is your third Uncle Sam. No. So that's a totally, that is such a shitty thing.
You keep mentioning, you keep mentioning scuba diving. No. And then I'm like, let me explain. What? Yeah, yeah, scuba diving, scuba diving. What did you say? Repeat after me scuba diving. Okay, scuba diving. Ha! You said scuba diving again. What is it with you? When scuba diving? Listen, Matt, you're terrible. You're the worst therapist ever. Worst therapist ever. You sit there with the patient and you keep saying things. You keep saying things. Also the thing is, this is Matt.
This is Matt. Doesn't even come out yet. I know. Oh no, no. There's nine reasons why what you just did is a shit show. But I'm just picturing you as a therapist. But this Easter egg is going to pay off for people and they listen to summer sports. And then I will be vindicated and writing. You know what? You're a podcast expert. I think of those things. What order is it? What's been said? I'm going to contain it to this episode. You're just always shooting off your mouth left and right.
That's what I know. So I know this is with us and I know they can do a momentum like time jump back and forth. This is just a prequel. Okay, this is my impression. Matt, Gourley therapist. So Conan, I'd like to talk to you. Boll of corn, Boll of corn, Boll of corn. Excuse me, Dr. Gourley, what are you saying? Boll of corn, Boll of corn. Dr. Gourley, why am I? Dr. Gourley, why you keep saying Boll of corn? Conan, you seem obsessed with Boll of corn.
Did your father molest you with a Boll of corn as a child? No, you said it nine times. Well, that's it for my impression of Matt Gourley. This is Conan O'Brien's therapist. Therapist, therapist, therapist. Matt, why do you keep mentioning therapist? Oh, they all switch a rule. Oh, you know that Lingo in comedy. Good for you. Good for you. Incoming on you. Incredible. What happened? Go back to him. She really took you down. You got to get high. I am the T-Rex in Jurassic Park.
Yes. If I see slight movement, I go to it and you just stepped out of an outhouse. I know. And you know what? When the glass starts to wiggle. It doesn't wiggle. It makes little concentric circles movement. Don't say concentric. We get it. You know words. But it does the thing. It ripples. It ripples. Yeah, we got that. Concentric? Is that a word? Yeah. Actually, my formal name is concentric obron. We just shortened it to Conan. That was named my father's a geometry fan.
I was trying to say when you come to the studio, the glasses. That's true. Oh, that's right. You just see it ripple. And then you two jump in the back of an open Jeep and try to escape. Do you remember Jeff Gowlin was on the podcast and he left holding a big flare just to get you out of the building? You guys don't really know your Jurassic Park. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. You went a while. You can I just say also you bailed on that as you said it, which is always my favorite thing.
And remember when Jeff Gowlin left with a big flare you guys don't know the reference. Wait, I know the reference. I saw the look in your eyes. I wasn't laughing. I know the reference. I saw you smelling blood. And I just wanted out. I just want to do it. You're so scared of me. Matt Corley, stand up comic. Hey, everybody. Welcome to the show. Yeah, the other day. I never asked me for a bite to eat so I'd been him. You know, I don't get it. You know,
I did why the chicken crossed the road to get to the side. Why do people hate me? I don't know why they don't like it because he actually crossed the road. That's not the reason why. Well, I've demolished you both. Time for you to introduce our guest. Our guest still wants to be part of this. My guest today, starting such movies as Selma Lincoln and the Butler. He deserves better. What he does. I think he's the most serious movie title. I know because he's like Selma Lincoln, the Butler.
That's what it sounds like. I know, but I'm saying I'm laughing because he's such a serious good actor and we're idiots. And I don't know what we're doing. I think you two are idiots and I portray an idiot. That's the way I look at it. I'm a great fest be in who portrays an idiot. Anyway, you can now see him in the Paramount Plus series. Laman Bass Reeves, he is one of the finest actors living. I'm excited. He's here today again, unless he's left.
David O'Yellow O. You've been on the show several times on the late night show. I remember the first time you came on, I was a bit intimidated. Oh, and I'm being honest because you're such a superb actor and you have such a great acting chops. And I just thought, this is a very serious man. And I need to grab a task. Probably the way you're looking for it. Yes, I know. Although I call it gravitas.
And then you came out and you were immediately just so hilarious and charming that this is a lot of pressure now. Yes, well, I'm saying it all went away. That was just the first time I met you. Right, first of the rest. And then I don't know what happened after that. I know, I know, I know. I know, I know. I know. I was thinking, like, Conan, you've been here before because I've talked to some... I've been lucky enough to talk to some great actors in my day who are also very funny.
I always find it, it angers me somewhat. It's like, because I think, how can you have both? Like, all I've got is I think I'm kind of funny. And then that's my excuse for not being able to act my way out of a paper bag. And here you are, Shakespearean accomplished actor. And you're one of the funnier people I've talked to. Well, thank you. I appreciate that a lot. You are a very stature-esque man. I mean, even just greasing you just now. I mean, you...
That's usually what people say about blonde women in the 1950s. You're also very voluptuous. That's very black-ish. That's how I think of you. I think you're the blonde stature-esque woman. But no, you have a certain presence of gre I have a presence I see. I like to think I do. You know, so you have some intimidation fact. I have a presence, but kind of a creepy presence, wouldn't you say so? A little bit. You know what? And it's... Don't jump in on right now.
Wow. You're just agreeing right away. You're not only a great actor, but you're funny. And he's like, well, you're tall. That's how you do it. Something you had nothing to do with. You're tall and not unwomenly. That's how you're not unwomenly. What I think we're off on a really good point. Yeah. Thank you for the interpretation. I think we're off. I think we're off. I think we're off. I think we're off. I think we're off. I think we're off. I think we're off. I think we're off.
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