Atsuko Okatsuka (Full Episode) | Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka feels honored and a little suspicious about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.
Atsuko sits down with Conan to discuss her latest stand-up special Father, being kidnapped by her grandmother to the United States, learning how to make her family laugh, lifelong friends made in cheerleading, and more. Later, Conan reviews his own collection of very authentic reviews.
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0:00 – Atsuko Okatsuka Feels…
0:19 – Restaurant Ideas
9:49 – Atsuko Okatsuka Interview
20:14 – Sponsor Message
22:24 – Atsuko Okatsuka Interview (cont’d)
57:59 – Sponsor Message
1:00:13 – Fake Review the Reviewers
@pinkace
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I never heard Sona laugh so hard she nearly died
@thatsleepyguy136
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I teared up at okaeri.
@ac_arin_11
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
It’s wild how Atsuko mentioned watching chelsea lately growing up, because chelsea handler is how I discovered Atsuko and her comedy!! 😊
@troygaspard6732
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Conan smoking candy cigarettes reminds me of the life long smoker David Hokney who just died.
@user-jc3pz4pp3y
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
“No one wins, David” “I’m sorry I asked” 😂😂😂😂
@Cajmor
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Notice he only wants celebrities as friends, and non-celebrities as merely fans.
@LifeDailyLived
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
25:00 Lost in translation perhaps…his uncle was a medical resident, a real doctor in training to be an Ob-Gyne.
@codiddle
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
She's so beautiful, I am crying, even tho I already heard her story. She's amazing!!!
@FarFromEngineering
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Jesus, just try a cigarette, it's less bad that living 20 years in LA.
@ac_arin_11
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Atsuko and Conan – total class acts!!
@kooba21
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I too embrace my freak flag fashion. I like my weird accessories to be a conversation piece. So… Atsuko’s style is so perfect to me!
@jasonroosa2475
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I will liquidate and invest everything I have for your Death Row restaurant. Please contact me ::: and Dr Dre for the ribbon cutting
@CBD7069..
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
The cheer at the end was so cute. The Venice High stories, fight and the OG Juanita. Such a good story.
@soulutioncreator
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I grew up in LA and went to one of Venice HS rival schools in the mid 90s. Let me tell you, she explained it perfectly! I had my version of Juanita and I was the jewelry holder, too.
@Jme.Online
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Sincere ❤
@FU7IM7CANADIAN
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Heartbreaking watching a parent decline.
@wvp07
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I’m glad I’m on the planet the same time she is. ❤
@kooba21
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
😂 David must be the best gift giver. I couldn’t picture a more perfect gift for Conan. He gets to live his rebel life dreams, but still doesn’t actually have to do anything ‘bad’. And of course it’s a silly prop and that is always a win.
@lesliep7727
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I love Atsuko. I am just realizing at this moment that i am saying it wrong.
@ryanm9274
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
CONAN'S last meal restaurant idea is perfect!
@perrodetokio
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Go the Telly Savalas way: have a lolipop to fiddle with hanging on your mouth
@thelastgreatperhaps
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
@mythicalkitchen lol
@darlingbella
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Omg Atsuko is my favorite new comic, recently discovered, thank you so much for featuring her!!!! I haven’t laughed so hard since pre-pandemic days. She is brilliant!
@dinosaur_diet
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
She is wonderful.
@jayjason2517
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I wished Conan asked Atsuko how she got that nickname Coco from her cheerleading friends.
@derrickparker7414
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Yea that sounds right, it is the idea that the people are communicating through their heads, it doesn't work, it never works, the epilepsy gives you super powers, and turns you into a criminal or a revolutionary but bipolar schziophrenia just means you can have a conversation without talking, which does not work, it never works, tv, music, and social media, you have to learn how to manage the voices and make sure you manage who you follow
well every child has to learn how to walk
@nnm30562
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
AGAINNNN!!!!!!
@h3artands0uLL
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
46:38 I fkn looossstttt ittt 😭😭😭
Conan’s commentary 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Xx-ib6bf
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Wow, she is funny and such a special person. Welcome home.
@fraac
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
morphine is lovely. it's worth getting pancreatitis or something to try it
@alexismartinez727
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Im sorry i Love dona but ayeeeeeee!
@hyuduthinkur
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Peak Conan. Thank you and feck the begrudgers ❤
@darklinaendgame
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
She’s freaking hilarious goddamn
@3besos
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
9:45
@baschaible
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Conan does not know the phrase "touch grass"
@raundimoore-kondo4493
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
That was way too short. More Atsuko!!!!
@Xx-ib6bf
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I enjoy Conan & his guests. Unfortunately, I don't particularly enjoy Sona or her prominence in the podcast.
@HighguyMcfly
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Death row is a great idea for a restaurant.
The trick would be getting rely good chefs that can make almost anything.
@imslightly1591
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
This is such a good episode. I even forgive you for not bringing Frankenstein who clicks the light switch to Finland.
@mattmartin6963
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Amazing episode. She's delightful.
@hotcoldd
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Love this episode! Atsuko is great!
@paulbartelme4318
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
lower interest rates grandma wouldn't lead other grandma's to the wrong banks with higher interest rates.
@Kaisersozze
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Conan finally found someone with worse hair than his. Jesus christ have mercy on that hair.
@Kanehg
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Atsuko is a goddess.
@paulbartelme4318
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
wait there's churches in California? – I would think they would burn down in that state geezes lol …I used a G, don't be mad Conan, I'm also raised catholic.
@fatrabbitslims
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Coming from a stylist…the bowl haircut is not the easiest. The buzz cut is. 😊
@cjlewis79
June 15, 2026 at 10:50 pm
She is hilarious. Really enjoyed this interview.
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