Paul Scheer’s Awkward Encounter With Robert Downey Jr. | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

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  • @Octoberville
    @Octoberville 7 місяців тому +207

    "Who's Artie Jay?" "Robert Downey Jr., RDJ?" - That's the way my mind would've interpreted that

    • @KATZFEY
      @KATZFEY 7 місяців тому +4

      it sounded like that to me too lmao. made his initials a name itself

    • @marko0666
      @marko0666 7 місяців тому +3

      @@KATZFEY Look "Artie Jay Mitchell" ,,,, movie producer, little mix up with him, I think

    • @originalscreenname44
      @originalscreenname44 7 місяців тому +4

      Artie Jay is Killer Mike and El-P.

    • @KATZFEY
      @KATZFEY 7 місяців тому

      @@originalscreenname44 👉 🤛

    • @marksmith1795
      @marksmith1795 7 місяців тому

      1:32 1:34 1:36

  • @thinkplanetearth2946
    @thinkplanetearth2946 7 місяців тому +67

    This guy is a great storyteller. That whole RDJ story had me dying. Especially when he said that his wife let go of his hand so as not to be associated with him. Hilarious.

    • @JeremyForTheWin
      @JeremyForTheWin 7 місяців тому +6

      You should listen to his podcast, how did this get made

  • @CottonCube
    @CottonCube 7 місяців тому +358

    I would love to hear RDJ’s side of the story 😂

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks 7 місяців тому +77

      I'm fairly sure RDJ forgot it ever happened less than a minute later.

    • @Sunmonks
      @Sunmonks 7 місяців тому +26

      I want to know how RDS responded when RDJ told him about the exchange.

    • @TehPwnographer
      @TehPwnographer 7 місяців тому +19

      “Who?”

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks 7 місяців тому +2

      @@TehPwnographer Robert Downey Sr although I don't think he ever answered to that nickname.

    • @Kitty8791
      @Kitty8791 7 місяців тому +23

      Also, we need to hear from the so-called friend, who claimed to be tight w/ RDJ, after he heard this podcast. 🤭

  • @pablosonic892
    @pablosonic892 7 місяців тому +15

    Nothing touches Paul's childhood stories. They are legendary in their hilarious horrificness. So much so, that on LIVE shows of his ten plus year HDTGM podcast, that as soon as he even hints at bringing up a childhood memory, the audience immediately Bristles with eager anticipation. And without fail, no matter where you think the story is going or how bad it will go, the actual story is always ten times worse. Love Paul's childhood stories.

    • @andrewjohnson588
      @andrewjohnson588 7 місяців тому

      There needs to be a compilation on here, so many gems.

  • @seamusburke639
    @seamusburke639 7 місяців тому +96

    "RDJ!"
    Even I was like "Oh, Paul, nooo..."

    • @ziggystatdust6008
      @ziggystatdust6008 7 місяців тому +3

      I was covering my face from second-hand and embarrassment.

  • @Lonelywookiee
    @Lonelywookiee 7 місяців тому +54

    Been a member of the Cone-Zone since 2003, love you Conan!

    • @kryaxe
      @kryaxe 7 місяців тому +3

      Been there since his 1st episode in 1993. My parents had just gotten a divorce and this was my 1st weekend hanging out with my father, so we watched this "new guy" to see how he'd do. It was all over after that long intro. We loved it, and never missed a show (if one of us couldn't make it, the other would record it). Love watching Conan.

    • @oldghostbilly
      @oldghostbilly 7 місяців тому

      @@kryaxe Conan's first show was on a Monday.

    • @kryaxe
      @kryaxe 7 місяців тому

      @@oldghostbilly Yeah. I never said there was school that day. I got extra time with him when there wasn't school.

  • @DeltaEcho303
    @DeltaEcho303 7 місяців тому +108

    Only Conan would escalate an awkward encounter into a Class A felony that would get him beaten mercilessly.

    • @buck_swope
      @buck_swope 7 місяців тому +1

      If only he did the same when he was celebrating the IDF.

    • @bennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
      @bennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 7 місяців тому

      ​@@buck_swope why ?

    • @ZiddersRooFurry
      @ZiddersRooFurry 6 місяців тому

      @@bennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Back in 2021 Conan had a piece where he trained with the women of the Isreali Defense Forces. This was before the recent stuff with Gaza.

    • @ZiddersRooFurry
      @ZiddersRooFurry 6 місяців тому

      @@buck_swope If only people like you understood nuance.

    • @buck_swope
      @buck_swope 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ZiddersRooFurry YIHFF

  • @davetbrunner
    @davetbrunner 7 місяців тому +111

    Send the child in!! Sans parents
    Is now my favorite Conan line 😂

    • @Veronica.John10-10
      @Veronica.John10-10 7 місяців тому +2

      I wouldn't quote it too often nowadays lol

    • @JohnTheDoeDoe
      @JohnTheDoeDoe 7 місяців тому +1

      Is this how one gets gerbiled?

    • @ohh2752
      @ohh2752 5 місяців тому

      No cameras! No parents! 😂😂😂😂

  • @TheHAMMER91
    @TheHAMMER91 7 місяців тому +14

    The Arnold interaction sounds more charming than awkward to me lol I like being on the level of someone to be able to communicate outside of the performative act of charismatic conversation. Those sleepy time grunts are what it’s all about

  • @michaelweston2285
    @michaelweston2285 7 місяців тому +117

    Paul's elevator story made _me_ uncomfortable

  • @JWickyJr13
    @JWickyJr13 7 місяців тому +123

    Imagine a reality where you're working at a coffee shop and Conan and Arnold show up. Separately.

    • @winkythemagicpixie5637
      @winkythemagicpixie5637 7 місяців тому +14

      That's called living in Los Angeles...

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks 7 місяців тому +13

      @@winkythemagicpixie5637 Although Conan describes the coffee place as being in the Upper East Side.

    • @bobxyzp
      @bobxyzp 7 місяців тому +5

      The two greatest Conans!

    • @wyskass861
      @wyskass861 7 місяців тому +2

      There are often celebrities around NYC. It's not LA but everyone walks, so it's not unusual.

    • @baxtronx5972
      @baxtronx5972 6 місяців тому +1

      Yah, wit oll da coffee's....

  • @bchearne
    @bchearne 7 місяців тому +32

    Love me some Paul Scheer awkward stories 😂

  • @rangers11ization
    @rangers11ization 7 місяців тому +54

    I would have run screaming for my life out of that warehouse

    • @brandonmelling771
      @brandonmelling771 7 місяців тому +3

      I don't know about that, but I definitely would have peed a little.

  • @Sunmonks
    @Sunmonks 7 місяців тому +21

    When RDJ went home to RDS and told the story around the Downey-dinner-table, I bet they both realized that knew the guy Paul described and had a good Downey-father-and-son laugh.

  • @philmarek3272
    @philmarek3272 7 місяців тому +7

    LMAO Paul's story reminded me of that scene in UHF where Weird Al shouts, "Hey...RJ!" and the whole office freezes in place. 😂

  • @kidcody41
    @kidcody41 7 місяців тому +52

    His inner Andre came out 😂😂

    • @TehPwnographer
      @TehPwnographer 7 місяців тому +7

      What he needed was Teflandre 🤣

    • @MagnumMH2561
      @MagnumMH2561 7 місяців тому +2

      RDJ got off the elevator one floor later to meet up with his best friend, Rafi

    • @ohh2752
      @ohh2752 5 місяців тому

      Love the league!

  • @palaceofwisdom9448
    @palaceofwisdom9448 7 місяців тому +25

    You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me Artie Jay... 🤣

  • @christopherwaldrop5293
    @christopherwaldrop5293 7 місяців тому +47

    Christopher Walken seems so much like he'd do all this just for fun, just saying to himself, "I'm going to give this kid a story he will tell for the rest of his life."

    • @braziliantexatlantis7485
      @braziliantexatlantis7485 7 місяців тому +3

      Apparently he's a very unusual guy, friends of his acknowledge. I think he thought he'd do a good deed. And he did, Scheer made it in show business.

  • @guessmyname1104
    @guessmyname1104 7 місяців тому +5

    I first remember seeing a young Conan in a few SNL skits, back in the day. I was 22 when his show started in 1993. I've watched him consistently ever since.

  • @Sonny_AA
    @Sonny_AA 7 місяців тому +4

    Every sweat gland/pore opened up in sympathy to the RDJ encounter. To be stuck with the memory of Iron Man with no smile on his face saying "HEY MAN! I dont know who are talking about" on repeat in a mind shattering loop.

  • @noahdoss1967
    @noahdoss1967 7 місяців тому +26

    Conan has deeply human encounter with Arnold : “This is awful”

  • @hippityhoppityw
    @hippityhoppityw 7 місяців тому +10

    God I love Paul Scheer's stories. They are honestly the best part of HDTGM lol

  • @beeggym666
    @beeggym666 7 місяців тому +3

    Whenever Conan and Paul get together it feels like the best therapy!

  • @paulhill973
    @paulhill973 7 місяців тому +2

    "The prescription pad said 'Jamie Gertz!' 1000 times.... in a child's scrawl!" Brilliant!!!!

  • @hankkingsley9183
    @hankkingsley9183 7 місяців тому +7

    Lmao I hope Downey Jr sees this

  • @mgnwln
    @mgnwln 6 місяців тому +1

    I visited LA for the first time in 2012 and went to see Paranorman with my cousin's boyfriend. I forget the theater name. At the concessions, I saw two guys that looked vaguely familiar, I thought they were from my neighbourhood back home, whatever. I head to the theater, take my seat.
    It then clicks that it was Paul Scheer and Nick Krohl. The League was on at the time, so I guess this was pretty cool encounter. Comedian sighting at the movie theater.
    Soon after, both of them appear in the aisle, and sit right beside me. I think the theater was practically empty otherwise.
    I remember thinking, "Alright, now the gauge of what was or wasn't funny is sitting right beside me". They laughed at all the stuff that was subtle and nuanced, but none of what wasn't. In a way, it was confusing and knowing that they were there took the joy away from the movie.
    Thanks Nick and Paul.

  • @bfgivmfith
    @bfgivmfith 7 місяців тому +4

    As an adult in a brightly lit social setting, I would be totally intimidated by Christopher Walken! LOL!

  • @michaelhicks4196
    @michaelhicks4196 7 місяців тому +17

    I think the move here is to say “he doesn’t know you at all! Thanks, sorry to bother you- you’ve given me a great story. I’m gonna kick that guy’s ass next time he tells me he knows RDJ”

  • @TheGeneralDisarray
    @TheGeneralDisarray 7 місяців тому +47

    Don't think it was an issue in this case with Chris Walken, but "no parents" is a massive red flag.

    • @andrewtregoning
      @andrewtregoning 7 місяців тому +22

      'no cameras no parents' the hollywood story

    • @dracodaym715
      @dracodaym715 7 місяців тому +6

      It could’ve been no cameras cuz they didn’t wanna leak the costume nd make up from the movie since they were still filming

    • @PoeticallyTwizted
      @PoeticallyTwizted 7 місяців тому +5

      @@dracodaym715And no parents because as much as a celebrity might be motivated to make a child’s day, many accompanying adults might not be able to control their excitement.

    • @dracodaym715
      @dracodaym715 7 місяців тому +3

      @@PoeticallyTwizted exactly, and the parents would be more likely to spread information more effectively then the kid

    • @culwin
      @culwin 7 місяців тому +2

      It would have been because a celebrity would meet a kid to be nice, but adults know that so they might use the kid just to meet the celebrity.

  • @frambojan
    @frambojan 7 місяців тому +15

    I had a sympathy panic attack listening to this.

  • @norman_james455
    @norman_james455 7 місяців тому +3

    At least Christopher Walken didn't tell Paul about how he kept his father's watch hidden up his ass for two years in a POW camp in Vietnam.

  • @annehere8604
    @annehere8604 7 місяців тому +4

    Great stories!!! Thank you!

  • @DOSkywalkR
    @DOSkywalkR 7 місяців тому +8

    The crazy thing about this story is that Paul hasn't watched that alien movie yet 😅 Had that happened to me I sure would've watched it as soon as I had access to it.

  • @Kitty8791
    @Kitty8791 7 місяців тому +1

    Gerald McRaney was hilarious as Rick! And Jameson Parker was AJ, 'the hot brother.' Simon & Simon was an 80's classic!

  • @SpaceballsRVA
    @SpaceballsRVA 7 місяців тому +1

    "Sans parents!" omg I laughed so hard

  • @babarkhanjaved4835
    @babarkhanjaved4835 7 місяців тому +13

    His wife is June Diane Raphael, whose name's abbreviation is RDJ backwards.

  • @deptofcarstereorepair
    @deptofcarstereorepair 7 місяців тому +10

    must've meant Morton Downey Jr

  • @Elmerphant
    @Elmerphant 7 місяців тому +2

    It was very much a different time. Mostly people trusted adults then. Now we laugh at how wild that was because we know how unsafe that could have been. Such a great Walken story lol like totally what one would expect from him. He seems like such a wise eccentric dude.

  • @1TakoyakiStore
    @1TakoyakiStore 6 місяців тому

    Oh god... that Robert Downey Jr story is like the interaction my cousin had with one of the members of The Melvins backstage. 😂

  • @RealActorRob
    @RealActorRob 7 місяців тому +1

    10:00 "No parents". Oof.

  • @cwbrooks5329
    @cwbrooks5329 7 місяців тому +1

    "Hollywood on Location:" sounds pretty fun, actually. Driving around to different places to see random TV and movie stars? I would have loved that when I was a kid. Bet there are a lot of amazing "brush with greatness" stories out there from people who found those sets.

  • @SometimesFishing
    @SometimesFishing 7 місяців тому +18

    That RDJ was cringe worthy funny. 😂😂😂

  • @Mistral434
    @Mistral434 7 місяців тому +2

    Everything about this channel is great.

  • @radhiadeedou8286
    @radhiadeedou8286 7 місяців тому +4

    His dad really Fed up when he allowed his son to go in without him

  • @TheSteveBoyd
    @TheSteveBoyd 6 місяців тому

    Should've said "I'm sorry, I was thinking of Artie Lange." 😂

  • @TheBhup
    @TheBhup 7 місяців тому +4

    Conan turning into Roman Reigns with the acknowledge me

  • @victoriansword
    @victoriansword 7 місяців тому +4

    For a few minutes I was wondering “who is Artie J?”

  • @LKNRaging
    @LKNRaging 7 місяців тому

    Wonderful Christopher Walken tale - one for the ages, a new layer to his legacy. Thanks for sharing!

  • @KrisKaos13
    @KrisKaos13 7 місяців тому +1

    This Christopher Walken seen that he describes should be in a movie. This is a beautiful shot. I could see this.

    • @BoycottChinaa
      @BoycottChinaa 7 місяців тому +1

      Communion was a pretty good movie, too

  • @missoctober8859
    @missoctober8859 7 місяців тому

    I just recently listened to Paul Giamatti's podcast (Chinwag) and they briefly mentioned the movie Communion.

  • @Mx12b
    @Mx12b 7 місяців тому +4

    I need to hear the other side of this story lmfao

  • @genxsync
    @genxsync 6 місяців тому

    “Hawk” from Spenser? That’s Avery Brooks: you better put some respeck on Captain Sisko‘s name!

  • @culwin
    @culwin 7 місяців тому +1

    Should have said "Confused you for Morton Downey Jr"

  • @GatherYukon
    @GatherYukon 7 місяців тому +3

    I'm thinking it must be Jerry O'Connell that must be talked about RDJ haha. He probably did drugs with Downey in the 90's but Robert totally forgot

  • @kennethmullen-qe9hg
    @kennethmullen-qe9hg 6 місяців тому

    "I got a cowbell, and the only prescription is more FEVER!"
    ~ Wristopher Chalken, taking part in _Communion_

  • @pranavrpranav2756
    @pranavrpranav2756 7 місяців тому +1

    One of the best podcast episodes

  • @souviendra
    @souviendra 7 місяців тому +1

    it's comforting to hear a bad celebrity encounter story. I made a fool of myself talking to John Krasinski over a decade ago and it still haunts me, heh

    • @echolot
      @echolot 7 місяців тому +1

      why, what happened?

  • @mattortegadotcom
    @mattortegadotcom 7 місяців тому +3

    I want to know the friend who claimed to know "RDJ." I wonder if there's a way to figure it out.

    • @culwin
      @culwin 7 місяців тому

      Conan O'Brien

  • @golbez3794
    @golbez3794 7 місяців тому +2

    is that the guy from the t-mobile commercials?

  • @RCJH2022
    @RCJH2022 7 місяців тому +1

    MY GOD. This was awkward for me. I cant even imagine how Paul felt.

  • @Pencilman246
    @Pencilman246 7 місяців тому +3

    It’s a terrible feeling thinking that you interacted with someone you admire and you gave them a bad impression. I avoid meeting celebrities I like now. Meet and greet? No thanks! I’d rather they not know I exist.

    • @Pencilman246
      @Pencilman246 7 місяців тому

      Also I love how Conan tells Matt to calm down when Bond gets mentioned, not realizing that Paul was a semi-regular guest on James Bonding. Conan should do an episode just interviewing Matt on his extensive podcasting career.

  • @adlwilliams
    @adlwilliams 7 місяців тому +1

    This was a great clip lol

  • @nicollokhumalo2826
    @nicollokhumalo2826 7 місяців тому

    Conan just described my worst nightmare with his creature in the sea analogy 😂😂😂

  • @lachauntiswashington231
    @lachauntiswashington231 7 місяців тому +1

    This is great 😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏

  • @floki-man
    @floki-man 7 місяців тому +2

    Just wanted to let Conan know, I’m a yes man for hire.

  • @jimireynoldsmusic
    @jimireynoldsmusic 7 місяців тому

    6:42 Conan gives an excellent explanation of how a poorer person would go to jail

  • @adamjung5470
    @adamjung5470 6 місяців тому

    Starbucks: “Coffee for CONAN!”
    Conan & Arnold “That’s me!”

  • @MichaelLasotaMusic
    @MichaelLasotaMusic 7 місяців тому

    Wish I was rich like Conan and still work so hard. That's good ethics.

  • @frankmcfarlane-e8m
    @frankmcfarlane-e8m 5 місяців тому +1

    rdj has now seen this and all is forgiven

  • @baeb66
    @baeb66 7 місяців тому +1

    Scheer is such a great storyteller.

  • @TemProduction
    @TemProduction 7 місяців тому

    How to appear in this podcast??

  • @louispacetime1576
    @louispacetime1576 7 місяців тому +1

    That RDJ story was insane 😂😂😂😂

  • @johnschneider9059
    @johnschneider9059 5 місяців тому +1

    32yrs ago was the start of my best story's 😊I would love to talk to you and sona .some day 😮

  • @sleepcity
    @sleepcity 6 місяців тому

    Paul's selling the Walken autograph along with his Goonies cast autographs from Blockbuster.

  • @kunaljhamb23
    @kunaljhamb23 6 місяців тому

    Hey guys, if you want more views, my tip - Lower the volume when Conan screams into the mic... His not so gentle, soothing, shrilly voice scared my dog just now😅

  • @OnTheNerdySide
    @OnTheNerdySide 7 місяців тому +2

    I can't unhear Artie Jay

  • @brycenteller4107
    @brycenteller4107 7 місяців тому

    I really hope the next season of "Conan Must Go" is called "Conan Must Go Elsewhere"

  • @adamcoe
    @adamcoe 6 місяців тому

    I thought he said RTJ at first and this celebrity story was gonna be about Run The Jewels

  • @happyscooter228
    @happyscooter228 7 місяців тому

    I just watched the trailer for Communion. Does not disappoint.

  • @funnymanatee
    @funnymanatee 7 місяців тому

    How has Paul never watched that Christopher Walken movie after all these years?!

  • @comedygeek
    @comedygeek 7 місяців тому

    Conan was actually my awkward celebrity encounter! 😂 😬

  • @fdrstan
    @fdrstan 6 місяців тому

    RDJ needs to tell his side of the story and give Paul a hug.

  • @misaelbarrientos4922
    @misaelbarrientos4922 7 місяців тому +1

    You guys should’ve put RDJ in the title

  • @sjeune
    @sjeune 7 місяців тому

    The Christopher Walken story is actually pretty cool. Seems like a really nice guy

  • @balkyreek
    @balkyreek 7 місяців тому

    Conan's bit about upping the ante of being insane is the basis of I Think You Should Leave

  • @wyskass861
    @wyskass861 7 місяців тому

    Those were great stories

  • @graysoncampbell3459
    @graysoncampbell3459 6 місяців тому

    That's the best story about Christopher Walken I've ever heard

  • @cleverusername9369
    @cleverusername9369 7 місяців тому +1

    Tall John Scheer is an excellent storyteller but his stories are always so fucked up, weird, and awkward 😆

  • @shutupandcolor
    @shutupandcolor 3 місяці тому

    Communion was filmed in the Summer of '88. If Paul would have started Kindergarten in '81. In the Summer of '88, he would have completed 6th Grade. He would have been 12

  • @JessTheory
    @JessTheory 7 місяців тому

    Boyfriend Chameleon is still a phrase my sis and I use. Love the League SO much🎉❤❤❤

  • @andrewkelly6828
    @andrewkelly6828 7 місяців тому +2

    Conan bumps into Conan and they don't chat about being the most famous Conans?

  • @regina_filange2.0
    @regina_filange2.0 6 місяців тому

    That Christopher Walken story needs to be told a little differently lol because I was totally crepped out, not amazed by the sweet advice lol😵‍💫

  • @manuelhe46
    @manuelhe46 5 місяців тому

    Encounter with Arnold could have been worse. Encounter with RDJ couldn’t have been worse

  • @mikkey87
    @mikkey87 7 місяців тому +1

    Hate to say it but the Walken story is much better than the Downey one

  • @SuperDayv
    @SuperDayv 7 місяців тому

    Matt looks so cool in this video.

  • @edwinicq
    @edwinicq 5 місяців тому

    jeez, he's an amazing storyteller

  • @GCKelloch
    @GCKelloch 7 місяців тому +1

    RDJ needs to be taken down a notch anyway.

  • @jughead18sp
    @jughead18sp 3 місяці тому

    I want this guy to be cast in Avengers:Doomsday

  • @jakeradoski6880
    @jakeradoski6880 7 місяців тому

    Paul was there too

  • @aaronsoto1346
    @aaronsoto1346 7 місяців тому

    Least awkward Christoper Walken encounter