(Original airdate: 03/05/04) After 180 interviews together, Ben and Owen are running out of original material. Plus, Ben and Owen show off movie posters for their upcoming collaborations. Watch more classic clips @ conanclassic.com.
One of the very few times Conan was outshined, out witted, shoot even out classed in comedy. These two are legends, and so is Conan lol but man were they the talk of the town back then.
Man I miss the 2000s. When these two were the biggest stars in comedy and Ben Stiller was putting out nothing but quality every single time. Also I'm still hoping for that Shanghai Knights sequel from Owen & Jackie Chan!
You can tell from their joint interviews that these two grate on each others nerves. Whoever writes a memoir first will spill and the world will act as though history isn't filled with duos who stuck together for the screen chemistry
i live in Oklahoma, i have a coworker that grew up on a farm. he seriously has this whole aww shucks country boy thing and he absolutely is a girl magnet with that whole thing. also "Every Which Way But Loose" is a masterpiece.
They joke here about the monotony and repetitious nature of press tours, and I think those haven't gotten better in the 17 years since (with the amount of online outlets at these junkets, I imagine they've even gotten worse).
Hope and Crosby?... Sorry guys, you're not in their league. You will have to be together for many more years with consistently good work to be up where they are.
I'd actually say the 2000s was probably the most prolific era when to comes to great comedy. Stiller was putting out nothing but quality, Sandler was funny, Seth Rogen and his gang were starting out, Will Ferrell was on a roll and Rickey Gervais too. Even Jackie Chan was part of that too! A great decade for comedy
One difference between then (2004) and now is that celebrities were put on the back foot by political questions. Now it’s virtually the standard fare of interviews.
Stiller and Wilson both attended private schools. Wilson was directly military. They are asked to play the everyman likable persona, but actually watch out for the subtle right-wing racist, anti-animal digs these two make on screen and off. If we saw their real personality we would not enjoy their work. It's an illusion. However, I believe, they as people, don't wish to be 'dark'. They should follow TL and be like he is. Kind to animals and accepting of all living beings. It is the only way to avoid satanic retribution and also to feel good about your life. I hope these two, and all A list celebrities, are able to be TL.
Owen, thank you for the 'wow' at the rose cafe in abbot kinney in 2022. You came out on the back porch to leave while I designing under a tree at a tiny table. I am from Texas too :) Grateful you exist to wow us with your creativity and texan charm. I didn't know wow was your signature once ha. I let that moment pick me up when I was down after 2019