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Leslie Jones Returns

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

July 27, 2026

Comedian Leslie Jones feels so conflicted about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Leslie sits down with Conan once more to discuss the qualities of her ideal man, aspiring to catch a serial killer, her friendship with Kenan Thompson, her new HGTV show Roast My Rental, and more.
Speakers: Conan O'Brien, Leslie Jones, David Hopping
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**Leslie Jones** (1:26)
Hi, my name is Leslie Jones, and I feel so conflicted about being Conan O'Brien's friend. Can I just say- He's so needy.

**Conan O'Brien** (1:39)
And just please be my friend.

**Leslie Jones** (1:45)
You know, he's not in my ministry. You know?

**Conan O'Brien** (2:10)
Hey there, and welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend. I am joined by Matt Gorley. Hi, hello, Matt.

**Leslie Jones** (2:15)
Hi.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:16)
And Sona is normally with us at this part. She's going to be here for the interview, but at the moment, she cannot join us. She's in Hawaii. She is in Hawaii.

**David Hopping** (2:25)
She's gonna be back in time though for the interview.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:27)
I know, it's crazy.

**SPEAKER_6** (2:28)
She's only 10 minutes away.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:30)
She's on a jet that will land any second. It's an American Airlines flight that will land in exactly about 15 minutes, but she's gonna miss out on this part. But David is gonna be joining us, David Hopping.

**David Hopping** (2:40)
Hello.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:41)
The assistant who replaced Sona.

**David Hopping** (2:42)
That's true.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:43)
When we realized you really wasn't doing anything. You've done a terrific job, David.

**David Hopping** (2:46)
Thank you.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:47)
And I understand that you have a question for me. That's always nice to start with a question.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:51)
I do have a question for you.

**David Hopping** (2:52)
So recently, you watched your first episode of Love Island.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:56)
Yes, I did.

**David Hopping** (2:57)
And I thought it would be fun for you to share with everyone your thoughts on the show.

**Conan O'Brien** (3:01)
That's fair enough. I had heard a lot about this Love Island. I know it's a big show. So I watched a Love Island and I was shocked and stunned, not by their beautiful bodies and not by the steamy sensual situations, but by how little they do.
They don't, I mean, if they were wearing Fitbits or if they're wearing Apple watches, I think each of them in a day would record maybe four steps because they sit and hang around, right?

**David Hopping** (3:31)
Yeah.

**Conan O'Brien** (3:32)
And talk.

**David Hopping** (3:33)
They pull each other for chats.

**Conan O'Brien** (3:34)
And then they say, I'm gonna go talk to Brenda and I'm gonna take her to that. And they don't take her someplace interesting. They're in this house, right? And they say, we're gonna take her over to the Cuckoo Cove, which is the name of a room and it's spelled out in neon. And it's four feet that way.

**SPEAKER_5** (3:56)
Wait, are they not on an island?

**David Hopping** (3:58)
Do you ever get to see them?

**Conan O'Brien** (3:59)
They're on an island.

**David Hopping** (3:59)
They're in like a villa on the island.

**Conan O'Brien** (4:01)
They could be in Westwood here in Los Angeles. I mean, it doesn't matter where they are. They could be in Cleveland. They could be anywhere because it's, okay. Yeah, I understand that it's a nice climate, but they don't do anything. They don't go anywhere and they're just always sitting and lounging.

**David Hopping** (4:18)
It's all they do. All they can do is just talk to each other and-

**Conan O'Brien** (4:21)
And what are the names of the different nooks?

**David Hopping** (4:23)

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