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<v Speaker 1>Streaking. So there's a thing that dropped on Netflix yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>It's called the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a big event at the Kennedy Center in DC, and

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<v Speaker 1>this year's honorey was Conan. We've seen Dave Chappelle get this,

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<v Speaker 1>We've seen Will Ferrell get this Adam Sandler recently. But

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<v Speaker 1>basically it ends up being just a big lineup of

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<v Speaker 1>heavy hitters of comedy going up and doing five minutes

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<v Speaker 1>and it's not really a roast, but it ends up

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<v Speaker 1>kind of going that way a little bit, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>no joke. Ninety minutes of almost perfection in my estimation.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with Will Ferrell, who comes out to honor

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<v Speaker 1>his buddy Conan O'Brien and uh Will Ferrell who won

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<v Speaker 1>this thing back in twenty eleven.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I don't even know how to get into this.

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<v Speaker 2>Is Conan? Is he even here tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>Do we know?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, Look my therapist told me to not make

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<v Speaker 2>tonight about myself, which I would generally agree with, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, I just have to address the elephant in

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<v Speaker 2>the room for those of you who might not know

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<v Speaker 2>this about me. I received the Mark Twain Prize for

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<v Speaker 2>American Humor in twenty eleven. No, no, no, it was a

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<v Speaker 2>much more competitive feel back then. Conan gave some lovely

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<v Speaker 2>remarks after the show. Conan said something to me, and

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<v Speaker 2>I remember it like it was yesterday, And he said, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>just so you know, if they ever offer me the

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Twain Prize, I will say no, I will not

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<v Speaker 2>accept it out of respect for you.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, yes you did, Yes you did.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my gosh, you totally said that.

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<v Speaker 6>Really I did.

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<v Speaker 3>Really?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh this is so are.

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<v Speaker 2>You saying that I made this up?

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<v Speaker 3>Look?

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<v Speaker 2>I know this is your night, but you look like

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<v Speaker 2>an idiot right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Perfect his thing of just raising the voice, just start

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<v Speaker 1>yelling a little bit. Conan's kind of miked up, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's low. You kind of hear him saying. He shakes

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<v Speaker 1>his head a little bit. He's just sitting with his

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<v Speaker 1>his wife and his two kids. And old are his kids.

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<v Speaker 1>They look to be I would say the late teens,

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<v Speaker 1>early twenties. Right here, every O'Brien member looks the same.

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<v Speaker 1>It's unbelievable. What channel is this on Netflix? I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it usually airs on like C and N or something,

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<v Speaker 1>but this dropped on Netflix yesterday. This happened a couple

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<v Speaker 1>months ago. So so I've never seen his wife either.

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<v Speaker 1>Is she pasty and redheaded? No, she's blonde. That's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of pale. He's very attractive, you know, comparatively to him, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>comparatively to the charismatic rich guy. Yeah, well it's still Conan. Okay, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>John mulaney.

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<v Speaker 5>Little did I know, oh, that being your biggest fan

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<v Speaker 5>for thirty two years would be one of the most

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<v Speaker 5>emotionally taxing experiences of my life. Being a Conan fan

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<v Speaker 5>since the early days has been so stressful. There's always

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<v Speaker 5>a god petition to sign or some kind of protests

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<v Speaker 5>to save him. There's no argument for it, but we're like,

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<v Speaker 5>don't take it away from us. I was a Cubs fan,

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<v Speaker 5>so I knew how to root for people that lose constantly.

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<v Speaker 5>But with Conan, it was like being a Cubs fan,

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<v Speaker 5>but you think the way they lost was so brilliant

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<v Speaker 5>that they won. It was like being a Cubs fan

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<v Speaker 5>if after each game there was a serious discussion as

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<v Speaker 5>to whether or not the Cubs should be allowed to

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<v Speaker 5>be a team anymore. In July two thousand and eight,

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<v Speaker 5>I was a dinner with my mom, and I got

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<v Speaker 5>a call that I'd been hired to be a writer

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<v Speaker 5>at Saturday Night Live. And I went back inside and

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<v Speaker 5>I told my mom, and the waiter overheard me, and

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<v Speaker 5>he said, do you know that's how Conan O'Brien started.

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<v Speaker 5>I said, I've known that half my life. You moron.

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<v Speaker 1>A really good what a distinctive style he's got. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>now you always have a how about another redhead though,

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<v Speaker 1>Bill Burr.

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<v Speaker 3>Great to see you and everything. Nice to be here

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<v Speaker 3>at the Kennedy Center. Uh. Nothing says comedy like the

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<v Speaker 3>free flowing, creative vibes of the District of Columbia.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know what it is.

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<v Speaker 4>There's something about, you know, starting and prolonging wars while

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<v Speaker 4>crushing the working man for your own self interest that

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<v Speaker 4>really inspires all who gather on this spurl ground. So

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<v Speaker 4>I always felt the kinship for Conan even before I

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<v Speaker 4>met him, just as a fellow redhead. We are an

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<v Speaker 4>unseen minority hiding in plain sight, under the shade of

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<v Speaker 4>a tree, watching all you pigmented people basking in the sun.

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<v Speaker 3>But I had it easier than him because I was,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I was regular size.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, but Conan cony couldn't hide just a six foot

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<v Speaker 4>six abrasion.

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<v Speaker 1>Am I still want to watch this tonight? No, it's

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<v Speaker 1>so good, I'm telling you. Ninety minutes they break it up.

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<v Speaker 1>But the git here and there, let's go with uh,

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah Silverman.

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<v Speaker 7>Experimental, singular, a revelation. These are just some of the

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<v Speaker 7>words used to describe my appearances on Conan. Too easy

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<v Speaker 7>a joke? Were you ahead of it?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 7>Maybe maybe? But what better way to celebrate our friend

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<v Speaker 7>Conan O'Brien than without effort?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, one more a sneak ed before we go the

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<v Speaker 1>next of it. Kumel, Nan Johnny and Nan Johnny. Y'all

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<v Speaker 1>know him from Silicon Valley.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 6>I moved here for college on my own, no family,

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<v Speaker 6>just this kid from Pakistan alone at eighteen in a

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<v Speaker 6>strange land. I had no idea what America was going

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<v Speaker 6>to be like. I turned on the TV in the

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<v Speaker 6>lounge in my dorm in Iowa, and the first thing

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<v Speaker 6>I saw on TV in America was a masturbating bear,

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<v Speaker 6>and I remember thinking, I think I'm gonna like it here,

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<v Speaker 6>my god.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's a few others we have a guide to

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Sandler, Conan taking the award from David Letterman, his hero,

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<v Speaker 1>but also something that might have been wrong on our

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<v Speaker 1>show for many years? Did we have the Walker told me,

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<v Speaker 1>Aids told me I have Aid's clip wrong. Have we

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<v Speaker 1>had it wrong all this time? Let's discuss next