Inside Conan: An Important Hollywood Podcast

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Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell are giving listeners the inside story on some of Conan’s most iconic late-night moments, stretching from his 1993 debut on NBC’s Late Night to his recent CONAN on TBS finale. Starting from the very beginning, they’ll speak with some of Conan’s most iconic guests, writers, and the man himself.We’ve got all kinds of great stories this season - like that time Conan got in hot water with the government of Finland, or how the Late Night team helped Jack McBrayer land 30 Rock. Other guests include Masturbating Bear creator Brian Reich, former intern Vanessa Bayer, even Liza Powell O’Brien shares what it was like to meet her future husband on a remote involving a chainsaw. Subscribe now!

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PolarBevs4Life

A fascinating look at 3 decades of foolishness

If I need a shorthand to quickly explain my sense of humor, I just say “Conan O’Brien” so I enjoy every episode.
MAC8382

Will Conan and Jeff Ross come back to finish the origin story of late night?

It’s a long title but I ask because I’d love to hear the rest of the story. That being said, the podcast covers all the classic bits, characters, memorable guests and comedians. Jessie and Mike are excellent hosts. It doesn’t hurt that they both wrote for Conan and have their own experiences to share. There’s not much else to say other than this is a worthwhile podcast if you love Conan and want to learn more about the inner workings of the show and what happened behind the scenes. I hope that the this podcast is active again at some point and I’d like to hear more of Conan and Jeff Ross’s take on the origins of Late Night and hear Mike and Jessie go over more bits/moments that weren’t covered previously.
HawaiianMyanRyan

Miss the show

Hope Mike and Jessie are doing well and this show returns soon!!!
LucidDreamer39

More for '24!

Conan O'Brien Must Go, and now it's time for more of Sweeney, Jessie, and the usual suspects--but mostly Sweeney and Jessie! Here's five stars of encouragement for a new season!
vecnavp

Kedakai!

As God made her!
The Fragrant Vintner

Love these two!!!

Conan is great but I can listen to Mike & Jessie talk about anything! Team Coco - just give them a regular week show about whatever! Glad to see its back!
GuyfromVirginia2017

Love it!!!

Flula is a riot
Not Tom Selleck

Fun content but stop interrupting!

I mostly enjoy the reminiscing about fun Conan moments, but one thing continues to irritate me and that is Jessie constantly interrupting the guests. Stop stepping on them as they’re in the middle of a sentence or a story. Let your guest speak. It’s the reason you have them on! You have the whole beginning of the show to talk without a guest usually, but cutting them off is rude and frustrating to listen to. You don’t need to blurt out every thought as it rattles in your head, regardless of who’s already talking!
Vesmic

Nope

Please stop playing this on Conan Radio
muso_65

More Mike & Jessie Puhleeezzz 🧡

Why are these two menschs being hidden away? Last season was a blip. Jessie and Mike are the ballz. Funny, super nice, yet wary and ridiculously wry, ok that’s Mike. Jessie’s laugh could defeat Satan, that’s how full of light it is. But it’s just a dearth of new episodes lately. During these times of “The Sparseness”, I may have to resort to AI Mike and Jessie, to get my MiJe fix. Idea! The pandemic era home episodes were super swell and fun. MiJe was relaxed, and likely pants-less. Was a great vibe. Plz consider WFH ‘filler episodes’ to fill out the year, creating a never ending story of Jessie and Mike! <3
RoeLuv

🤣

The Deon Cole Ep was so Funny!!
Kockarooo!

Air of self importance

I’m sure the hosts are nice people, but I find them to be phony and arrogant. I feel sorry for the guests who get stuck with them. I can listen to Conan, Andy, Sohna, and Matt talk for hours on any topic or no topic at all.
DoakBoyFresh

It’s the Conan show!

Put on your hat, it’s the Conan show!
Phelps

Endlessly Fascinating

I love hearing the behind the scenes and inner workings of Late Night and Conan. Mike and Jessi have a great rapport.
jpark1917

My favorite Team COCO podcast

I love this podcast. I look forward to it every week. In fact, I love it more than the OG podcast, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, because I feel like Mike and Jessie are my friends. Keep the hour plus episodes coming. Solidarity for WGA and SAG-AFTRA.
Klh398

Love this show!

I love this show! The newest season about Outside Conan is really great! Jessie and Mike are so easy to listen to and both have fantastic podcast voices.
carawithacee

FANTASTIC

save it just so I can listen and laugh on my walks!
Dayna486

Feedback: Let your guests talk and finish their thoughts

The premise of the podcast is great but Jessie and mike (especially Jessie) keep interrupting their guests. The convo is basically them jumping in with their own thoughts and reactions which totally throws off the flow of the convo and defeats the purpose of the guest sharing their behind-the-scenes scoops. They are talented writers and learning how to be podcast hosts but they need to be more comfortable with silence , letting the guest think and speak, and not speaking out of the need to fill the space . Let them explain the story or remote, etc without doing it yourself. The podcast could really improve by the hosts improving on their moderating skills . To me, this podcast is not enjoyable to listen to.
bloodymoomoo

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Art_Teacher_Mr_F

Fun Inside Peek

An enjoyable look behind the scenes of Conan O'Brien's television work. Worth a listen!
Bleepea

Very Important Fans

So pleased that Jessie and Mike are back! I love knowing that whoever listens to this podcast simply has to be a cool, funny, intelligent, probably nostalgic, and definitely a silly loving kook and so I am happy to be one of the gang. On behalf of us very important fans of the Hollywood podcast- We love you right back, Jessie and Mike!
Carito_reviews

What is happening?

Where are the new episodes? Thanks for coming back.
-c peters

Steven wright

I found this show while searching for some fun, Steven Wright info. What a great show! I love both of these hosts, but I may be a little bit biased. I feel like comedians are just the smartest people out there so they continue to get to the heart of what’s fun and entertaining. Can’t wait for more from these two.
iiRukus

Alway Waiting

For the next episode!
mamayoke101214

Funny

They are pretty entertaining and funny for Conan fans. Has a natural conversation flow which is great.
cure for nothing

If I had to be inside Conan, I’m glad it’s with Mike & Jessie

Fantastic show — I especially love Mike’s and Jessie’s banter and as of late Conan crashing in. This podcast is a hit!
Ann Opinion

Always fun

Love Jessie and Mike's energy. Interesting guests and stories connected to one of my all time favorite shows. When Conan visits, I always think it would be fun to listen to a Conan writers room podcast where in the end a finished piece is presented. Always love watching the monologue and skits Conan, Andy and Team Coco come up with. No one makes me laugh more!
Trashook

Conan without Borders

I enjoyed the latest episode so much I found Conan without borders on HBO Max and started streaming then. Thank you! I really enjoy having this one stop shop for all things Conan 👍
wolffarmer

Great to have a new season!!!

I was so happy to see a new episode show up on my feed and know we will have an entire season! Hope there will be a lot more seasons to come!
pbarn2000

Great 2023 Surprise!

Boom! I was not expecting to see/hear a new episode at all! Thank you for coming out of the gate with this particularly “classic” episode. Hoping to hear more into the coming months (years?)!
Ggghggf

What a rip roaring time

Great to go back and hear about all the inner workings of every iteration of Conan. Could use more Pender talk, but what couldn’t. Otherwise, no notes
Dennis Lerpiss

A must listen for any Conan fan

Get behind the laughs, and learn a few things along the way.
LaBamba99

Yesss

It’s perfect. 😄
Vikadelic

Content and Presentation is Awesome

I’ve always been somewhat of a TV and radio nerd in that I love to hear how things came together to create the final product so this is totally in my wheelhouse. Jesse and Michael do a fantastic job of finding people with interesting anecdotes and memories about one of my favorite set of TV shows. I especially enjoy it when the guest reminds one or both of them about a story they had forgotten about. Looking forward to more episodes.
warrenrtw

Great hosts

This is a great show, for fans of Conan and otherwise. I’ve become a big fan of hosts Mike and Jessie. They are of course funny and insightful about show business and the Conan universe, but they are also good interviewers. Most important, I have enjoyed getting to know them a bit. Listening to the podcast feels a bit like being part of the conversation, so give it a whirl. There, Mike and Jessie—I’ve rated and reviewed. Happy?
wolfy v.e.

It’s Perfect

Love y’all, these are so fun to listen to. It’s great to hear more about the bits I grew up on. Thanks Jessie and Mike
kedaki

Serendipity!!!

Love you guys this is fabulous!! Listen why did Conan do the last show at the wiltern when he had filmed and been filming at the largo? Hadn’t he filmed the finale with Jack black segment at the largo ? Once again this is absolutely fascinating !!Thank you Verg
AlsFixed

TBS Shows ?

This last season was excellent. No reason to change anything. Come back when y’all can have Conan on to lead off AND close the season as last guest. So many more people and sketched to talk about. Especially the coronavirus sketch. Filmed in March 2020 I believe I would like to know everything. Love the show! Also any idea when the TBS episodes will be on Conan’s late night site? Thanks!
just.e.m.

More Conan telling the story

Hearing the origin of the Conan show was amazing! From Lorne seemingly choosing him and Jeff Ross out of thin air to Shandling passing and all the other kismet moments in between and beyond. Teasing us with the Late Night story is beyond thrilling! Let’s hear him tell more!!!!
kado321

Need more Inside Conan!

Great show, great hosts! This has become one of my favorite podcasts! Please continue with the show!
9innbaseball

Love This Show!

Mike and Jessie are great! They’re both super funny and they have so many interesting guests that have great anecdotes. If you’re a fan of Conan you’ll love it!
NHSTAD

Love It

I look forward to this show every week. The most recent episode with Conan and Jeff Ross was hilarious. Jessie’s line about the car payments for the ‘92 Taurus at &12/mo was laugh out loud funny!!! I look forward to the next season.
My Odd Sock

Love this podcast!

Mike & Jessie take you behind the cameras in a fun & effortless way! I enjoy the insights behind comedy writing for late night tv. Conan is…meh.
elljay1968

Behind-the-Scenes Gold

Please let there be a next season! The episode with Jeff Ross (Jeff Ross!) and Conan was so enlightening and seems to have only scratched the surface of launching this juggernaut! It’s so much fun to hear how bits began, how then-unknown personalities got their start (interns, UCB) and how the writers often threw everything at the wall to see what MIGHT stick, then maybe give up and revert to a fan-favorite based on how close the talent lived to the studio. Makes me wish I’d stayed up late more often! I always enjoyed the show(s) when I watched, but missed so much. Thank goodness for the internet! To this day, I still randomly break out into song: “In the year two thousannnnnnd”!
Edropkilla

We like you and we love you!

Mike and Jesse are a delight, listening to them feels like sitting down with two old friends to just shoot the breeze, comfortable and fun. Also their guests are amazing and their interviews insightful. This podcast is a true gem and I am greatly saddened that it seems like it may be wrapping up.
DefFyF1

Funny and entertaining

Mike and Jessie are great hosts! I love hearing the origin stories and behind the scenes treats. They are hilarious and very entertaining, like how so many people got on there by luck plus hard work and now they are household names. I loved hearing from the people who booked the guests and musical acts. Such a different world.
CPR21134

Great!

Love Conan and love hearing the behind the scenes stories of the shows over the years. Very cool
BesusHFresh

Great show

Funny, informative, and genuinely interesting. A consistently great listen - I hope they keep it going for a good, long, while.
Ambar23

I look forward to listening!

I get excited when ever I see that there’s a new episode! Mike and Jessie are a fun duo and I love their energy. ❤️ They even have the perfect podcast voices. Love it, keep them coming!
M_Tak

The 100th episode special = TERRIFIC!

Love the podcast. Listened to it twice, and rewatched the classic Triumph segment as he lovingly roasted Star Wars fans.