Dan Levy
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What does Dan Levy feel about being Conan O'Brien's friend?
Hi, my name is Dan Levy, and I'm feeling thrilled, titillated, excited, stimulated. Jesus. To be Conan O'Brien's friend. I think you're thinking of a different Conan O'Brien. I'm just feeling really good right now.
Fall is here, hear the yell Back to school, ring the bell Brand new shoes, walkin' loose Climb the fence, books and pens I can tell that we are gonna be friends Yes, I can tell that we are gonna be friends
Hey, everybody. Welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. And I sit here quite proudly with my good friend, Sona Movsesian. Hey, Sona.
Hey, hi.
And, of course, David Hopping. Hello. We were chatting just before the podcast started about different things that we were excited about. And then, David, you were electrified because you said, and you had a huge smile on your face, you said they just renewed Grey's Anatomy. I know. For what season?
How did Dan Levy collaborate with Catherine O'Hara in Schitt's Creek?
23. Okay, this show started, I think, shortly after the end of the Civil War. whole cast have aged out and died there's only three originals left I know but what how could this show still be going and I don't mean to be ignorant or and I'm so happy that people love Grey's Anatomy but I was unaware that it was still it's still kicking and I'm still watching okay I started it at Warner Brothers when Sona gave me permission to watch TV I watched the first 14 seasons wait a minute hold on a second wait a minute hold on a second Sona was my assistant. Yeah. And then you were supposed to help her. And she gave you permission to watch.
I'll never forget it, Sona. Because I was... So at Warner Brothers, Sona was on the second floor with you.
This is for the TBS show.
Yeah. I was up on the third floor. So anytime you needed something, Sona would call me. And one day she called and she was like, hey, you know, if you're up there waiting for me to tell you to do something, like, feel free to watch Netflix. And I said, great. And I watched 14 seasons of Grey's Anatomy. You are... You are a cancer.
What the fuck?
You are a cancer that turns everyone into an indolent clown. You instructed him, and he didn't just watch one show or half a show. He watched 14 seasons.
This is your work environment.
What unique aspects of Canadian comedy does Dan Levy discuss?
You are the boss. You set the tone. It comes from the top. Yes, it does.
I don't think so. I think that there is a the tone I set. I'm a very hard worker. I'm very intense. And then you come along and everyone around me.
Are you being serious? You say I understand you work hard.
Yes.
But you're not you're not a serious person. Like I walk.
I'm very serious.
I walked into the Oscar rehearsal and you asked everybody there if they all smell garlic. You said that to a room full of people I've never met before. Hey, he's like, hey, what's that smell? Is that garlic? And you looked over at me. You know what?
It killed with all the seat fillers. They love my riffs about you. Anyway, let's get back to you and how you failed me.
So you got him to watch.
So you watched 14 seasons of Grey's Anatomy. Well, guess what? You have like 35 more seasons to go. Isn't that incredible? Well, how do you think this show will end?
How did Dan Levy navigate audience expectations while producing Schitt's Creek?
There's a theory that when Grey's Anatomy does end, humanity will end.
I thought maybe you were going to have a real theory there.
No, there's a theory that it's been around as long as Earth has been orbiting the sun. Sure. I know you think the sun orbits the Earth, but that's not the case. It's insane how long it's been going.
I know. Isn't it incredible? I mean, as long as Meredith Grey's on our TV, what else could we want? Which one is Meredith Grey? Ellen Pompeo. Okay.
And they're still doctors. Has the show morphed into now they live in a treehouse or something? A lot of shows that have been on that long morph and now they live on a dude ranch and they're not doctors. Is that happening?
No, but the amount of like just natural disasters and awful things that happen in the hospital. What kind of stuff happens? Like there's a whole really intense shooter episode. There's a plane crash episode. Wait, a plane crashes into the hospital? Not into the hospital. All the doctors are on a plane and the plane crashes.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Dan Levy feel about being Conan O'Brien's friend?
0:03–1:06
2
How did Dan Levy collaborate with Catherine O'Hara in Schitt's Creek?
1:06–2:25
3
What unique aspects of Canadian comedy does Dan Levy discuss?
2:25–3:23
4
How did Dan Levy navigate audience expectations while producing Schitt's Creek?
3:23–4:44
5
What is the premise of Dan Levy's new show, Big Mistakes?
4:44–6:04
6
What personal anecdotes does Dan Levy share about his childhood?
6:04–7:41
7
How does Dan Levy's upbringing influence his comedic style?
7:41–10:18
8
What insights does Dan Levy offer about the pressures of success in the entertainment industry?
10:18–1:04:36