Conan Offers To Officiate A Fan’s Wedding | Conan O'Brien Needs A Fan

Summary

The transcript captures a heartfelt conversation where a fan recounts how they discovered the podcast host's YouTube videos during high school and later found solace in the podcast during their Master's Degree abroad. The show played a role in their romantic life, bonding them with their partner, 'Graph,' over shared humor. The couple, who've been together for nearly a decade, humorously addresses life's milestones and pressures, including marriage and children, with the host offering to officiate their wedding if they ever decide to tie the knot.

Takeaways

• 😀 The guest became acquainted with the podcast through watching videos on YouTube during high school.
• 🎓 They started listening to the podcast around the time they were pursuing their Master's Degree.
• 🌏 The podcast helped the listener cope with loneliness while studying abroad.
• 🎧 The podcast has consistently been the listener's top Spotify listen since its release.
• 💑 The listener and their partner bonded over the podcast, using clips to communicate and discuss.
• 🤣 The couple's shared interest in the podcast played a role in their relationship development.
• 👫 The listener and their partner, named Graph, have been together for almost 10 years.
• 👶 The listener's family is pressuring them to have children, but they humorously suggest that financial support is needed first.
• 💍 The podcast host offers to officiate the couple's wedding, having done so before and being registered as a minister online.
• 😅 The host jokes about his financial situation, mentioning bad investments in 'Neko Wafers'.
• 📚 The listener and Graph were school friends and started talking more towards the end of high school.

Q & A

How did the interviewee first encounter Conan's videos?

The interviewee first encountered Conan's videos on YouTube during high school but doesn't remember the exact first video that caught their attention.

What is the interviewee's favorite video from Conan?

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Outlines

00:00

😀 Discovering the Podcast and its Impact

The speaker recounts how they first encountered the podcast through the host's YouTube videos during high school, though they cannot pinpoint the exact moment of discovery. The videos were so prevalent that it feels like a common, everyday experience akin to catching a cold or playing a game. The speaker then started listening to the podcast around the time they were pursuing their Master's Degree, which helped them cope with loneliness while studying abroad. The podcast became a significant part of their life, appearing at the top of their Spotify playlist every year since its launch. Additionally, the podcast played a role in strengthening the speaker's relationship with their boyfriend, as they would share and discuss clips, bonding over the show's humor.

05:03

💑 Bonding Over the Podcast and Future Plans

The conversation continues with the speaker revealing that they and their boyfriend, named 'Graph,' have been together for nearly 10 years, having met in school and grown closer over time. The boyfriend introduced the speaker to the podcast, which became a shared interest. The couple is now facing pressure from family to marry and have children, with the speaker's mother expressing a desire for a grandchild. When asked about financial support for such life events, the speaker humorously suggests that if people provide the necessary funds, they would consider it. The host of the podcast jokingly offers to officiate their wedding due to his perceived role in bringing them together, mentioning his online registration as a minister, although he acknowledges that the registration may have expired.

Keywords

💡Podcast

A podcast is a digital audio program that a user can download or stream. In the context of this video script, the podcast serves as a source of entertainment and companionship for the speaker during their time of loneliness while pursuing their Master's Degree in another country. The term is used to illustrate the impact of the podcast on the speaker's life and their bonding with their boyfriend over shared interests.

💡YouTube

YouTube is a video-sharing platform where users can upload, share, and view content. The speaker mentions YouTube as the initial medium through which they became acquainted with the Conan videos, highlighting the platform's role in discovering and sharing content that becomes a part of one's life.

💡Conan

Conan refers to Conan O'Brien, a popular American television host, comedian, and writer. In this script, Conan is the central figure of the videos and podcast that the speaker enjoys, indicating the influence of his humor and content on the speaker's life and relationship.

💡Master's Degree

A Master's Degree is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges after completing a postgraduate course of study. The speaker mentions pursuing their Master's Degree as a time when they started listening to the podcast, showing how the podcast provided support during a challenging and potentially isolating period.

💡Loneliness

Loneliness is the feeling of sadness or distress caused by a lack of companionship or isolation. The script mentions the speaker's struggle with loneliness while studying abroad, and how the podcast helped them cope with these feelings.

💡Bonding

Bonding refers to the process of forming a close, emotional connection with someone. The speaker and their boyfriend bonded over shared enjoyment of the Conan show, using it as a common interest to strengthen their relationship.

💡PP comedy

PP comedy is not a standard term but seems to refer to a style of humor associated with Conan O'Brien, possibly derived from his show 'Conan'. The speaker and their boyfriend discuss this type of humor, indicating how the podcast's content facilitated their communication and shared experiences.

💡Nickname

A nickname is a substitute for the actual name of a person, often used to convey affection or highlight a characteristic. In the script, the speaker's boyfriend's nickname is 'Graph', and the concept of nicknames is discussed in the context of Thai culture, showing how names can have different meanings and uses in various cultures.

💡Thailand

Thailand is a Southeast Asian country mentioned in the script as the place where the speaker's boyfriend's nickname is from and where the cultural practice of using nicknames is discussed. It provides a geographical and cultural context to the story.

💡Minister

A minister is a person who performs religious functions or ceremonies, such as marriages. Conan O'Brien jokingly mentions being registered as a minister online, indicating his willingness to officiate the speaker's wedding, which adds humor and a personal touch to the conversation.

💡Marriage

Marriage is a legally or formally recognized union of two people. The speaker discusses the topic of marriage in relation to societal and familial expectations, as well as the personal desire to get married, showing the cultural and personal importance of marriage.

Highlights

The individual first encountered the Conan videos during high school.

Conan videos are described as ubiquitous and a part of everyone's life.

The person started listening to the podcast during their Master's Degree.

The podcast helped the listener cope with loneliness while studying abroad.

The Conan podcast has been the listener's top Spotify listen every year since its release.

The listener and their boyfriend bonded over the Conan show.

The boyfriend's nickname is 'Graph', which is unrelated to his personality or interests.

The listener does not have a nickname, leading to a playful suggestion of 'Podcast'.

The couple met in school and reconnected over shared interests, including the Conan show.

The couple has been together for nearly 10 years.

There is family pressure for the couple to have children.

The listener humorously suggests that financial support would facilitate marriage and children.

Conan jokes about his financial situation due to bad investments.

Conan offers to officiate the couple's wedding due to his role in their relationship.

Conan mentions being registered as an online minister with the Church of the Holy Get Groovy.

The listener accepts the offer to have Conan officiate their wedding.

Transcripts

how did you become acquainted with our

world and our podcast is it are you a

listener of the podcast well I guess I

started by watching your videos on

YouTube back when I was maybe in high

school I don't remember how I came

across the first Conan video I ever saw

but right yeah they're so they're so I

mean they're so ubiquitous and so a part

of everyone's life it's kind of like

saying what's the first no it's like

it's like saying when was the first time

you caught a ball or caught the common

cold thank you yeah well okay you son of

a uh yeah it's like this life free

Conan and post Conan but I don't

remember the shift yes who remembers

their first bout of diarrhea no one but

you move on in life so uh you nailed it

you got there with your helpful friend

well so tell us you started listening to

you started watching the videos and then

you started listening to the podcast

yeah so I think your podcasts started

coming out just when I was

um maybe about to do my Master's Degree

so um yeah they came at a great time

because

um I was in another country Alone

um

struggling with sort of loneliness a

little bit and um they they really kept

me company uh got me through my M.A and

um you know you've been like my Spotify

top listen for the past every single

year since since you've put the podcast

out that's nice thank you very much

that's that's really sweet we're all

very honored that you would listen to

our uh foolishness and I understand that

we've been some help to you in your

romantic life is that true oh yeah yes

that's right um I somehow bonded with my

boyfriend over your show as well and and

yeah we'd like watch Clips or send Clips

to each other and then just sort of

discuss how Conan is like PP comedy oh

that's incredible hey I like this guy a

lot uh who is what's this guy's name uh

his name is Graf so so

um in Thailand people have nicknames

that don't really have anything to do

with their personality you might know

that but

um so his nickname is just graph and

that's the nickname he was given at

Birth so you know it's not like he's a

mathematical Wizard or anything but he

could have been named anything people's

nicknames are often just inanimate

objects yeah do you have a nickname yeah

what's your nickname I'm one of the

weird Thai people who don't have a

nickname oh okay we should give her one

yeah yeah yeah podcast yeah podcasts or

VCR remote uh huh no I think podcast

yeah well because it seems like it's

it's got some meaning behind it we'll

find you a good nickname but for now

your podcast okay

um I'll accept that yeah well you really

have no choice we I mean this is what we

do that's right he's telling the truth

podcast yeah you just have to understand

podcasts that when you and graph yeah uh

met uh it was foreordained uh that's

right so what happened did you

were you in a cafe and you heard this

handsome gentleman across the cafe

chuckling

and you said excuse me sir

what is you chuckling at and he said oh

that that rascally Conan and then you

said why I I enjoy Conan as well and

then Hearts came out of your heads is

that is version of fan fiction is this

yeah is this what happened his own

erotic picture yeah

so what uh is

if you knew each other

let's say 11 12 we were we were school

friends and um we'd always sort of been

close-ish but then

um yeah we started you know sort of

talking

um towards the end of like high school

and

um and I don't I don't know how you came

up I think I think maybe he even sent me

the first video and sort of got me on to

you or something yeah and oh yeah the

rest is just sort of History really

that's nice yeah how long have you two

been together now

um it's going to be 10 years next month

wow that's been a while yeah it's been a

while are you getting pressure from your

family are they saying what's happening

uh yeah my mom just keeps saying you

know I want a grandchild I want a

grandchild all the time so uh that's fun

but

um every time

um every time anybody we know says you

know when when are you gonna get married

when you're gonna have kids blah blah

and we'll be like if you just give us

the money to like have a wedding and the

money to like raise a child for

until they go off to college then yeah

just do that and Conan you have a lot of

money yeah pay for it well I did first

of all I'd love to and I I did have a

lot of money uh some bad Investments

were made uh and I apologize I thought

Neko Wafers were coming back those yeah

and uh I went all in I thought there'd

be a huge Resurgence during kovid of a

very untasty uh wafer good shock though

uh yeah from the 1902 and so I went all

in built a factory anyway

um I would like of course I would love

if you two wanted to be together uh you

know uh and and and and become married

someday I feel like I should be there

because I was let's be fair I was one of

the reasons that you two came together

honestly yeah would you officiate for us

yes I would

yeah I've done it before I've I've

married people before I have uh I'm

registered online as a minister with uh

the the Church of the Holy get groovy

and uh

um I think it expired all I think all I

have to do is press control alt three

and I'm re-entering again that easy I

don't know can you do it in Thailand I

think I haven't looked into the laws in

Thailand but I'm 100 certain I can okay

I mean this this is binding oh yeah yes

yeah audio and video proof so yeah yeah