Staff Review With Laurie Kilmartin
3/19/202625 min
Conan sits down with staff writer Laurie Kilmartin about her journey from college swimming to performing standup four nights a week, how to keep Conan entertained by his own jokes, and why writing for the Oscars is a lot like computer coding.
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First 90 secondsConan O'Brien· Host0:00
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Speaker 10:13
Okay. In the past, this slot has usually been a time when I would talk to fans around the world. Uh, but today's a little different. I'm going to, uh, talk to someone who's definitely not a fan of mine. [laughs] [laughs] Um, no, we've been doing this lately, and I'm really, uh, enjoying it. Uh, Oscars are coming up soon. As we, uh, tape this, it's, uh, I think it's about three weeks away. And, um, we've b- been working very hard. I'm working with an incredible team of writers, many of them I've worked with for a long time, and I've been having them come upstairs and chat with me a little bit and, um, it's been really fun, and that continues today- With ... with Laurie Kilmartin. Laurie, thank you for coming on.
Speaker 20:55
Yay.
Laurie Kilmartin· Guest0:55
Oh, I hope it continues today.
Speaker 10:57
Yes, yes. Um, that's it. You're out.
Speaker 21:00
Aw.
Speaker 11:00
[laughs] Uh, no, Laurie, um- He was right, it was fun. [laughs] [laughs] Get back down there. [laughs] Um, Laurie, uh, you are an incredible stand-up comedian, and y- you've worked with me for a long time.
Laurie Kilmartin· Guest1:13
Mm-hmm, thank you.
Speaker 11:14
And, um, always done an incredible job, and worked with me on the Oscars last year. And Laurie has a very, uh, special, uh, role, which is Laurie, because she's a great stand-up, she's the one that has