Jonah Hill Nearly Drowned On An Australian Beach | CONAN on TBS 

Jonah is not exaggerating, the full time professional lifeguards (employed by local council) are literally picking up tourists out of the rips from sun up to sun down, all summer long. And a couple of them realised a while ago, it would make great TV, so Bondi Rescue was born. There is no shortage of content! And his recount of the journo's ribbing him about the story is 100%! typically Aussie humour! much rather talk about that mishap, than the movie he's there to promote.

"it looks like your'e ready to meet god" had me in tears

I guess Jonah has that cast iron heart too.

I was literally in the middle of a Bondi Rescue RU-vid binge when I saw the notification that this was posted. Weird.

Bondi Rescue is great viewing

and now he's a surfer. its really incredible to watch all his transformations every year like a butterfly

I love that he called them “floaties” and not “water wings” at the end. My man pays attention to what little culture we have 😂

Jonah has caught the Aussie sense of humor 100% - "Someone needs some floaties Huh!"

It's true that Jonah loves Aussies. My sister and her friends were walking in New York and she got a picture with him bc he stopped them and overheard their accents.

He does an Irish accent better than Conan! :O

Imagine if he was on an episode of bondi rescue 😂

Jonah has stellar story telling skills with phenomenal commentary.

So glad Jonah didn't die. That would have been tragic.

i love conan because his laugh seems so genuine especially compared to fallon

To anyone ever stuck in a rip you need to swim parallel to the beach and then go around it and come in.

Seems like he would be a cool dude to hang out with

Conan: So, what state are you in when you get off the plane? Me: New South Wales. Jonah: Black out drunk. Me: Oh.

I’m no Olympic swimmer, but I’m comfortable on Sydney beaches. But when I get caught in a rip, I still get a mini heart attack from the realisation you are being pulled out into dark waters. Tip is to swim parallel to the beach immediately. Sometimes you can just float, and start swimming at the end of the rip, and body surf back to the beach. But sometimes, the rip takes you towards rocks, where you can 100% die

Riptides are not fun. But if you are ever in one, swim sideways until you catch the incoming stream. Then all you have to worry about in this case is.... sharks... poisonous fish... coral... sea snakes... All is cool though.

I would love to see the Bondi Beach Rescue reality show episode of this

I remember seeing him get ribbed in Australia and thinking Jonah should have just owned it at that point and turned up to interviews wearing floaties.

Love Jonah, he's such a great story-teller!

No human can fight those rip tides in that beach. There's a reason he was saved by a jet ski and not a lifeguard on a paddle.

In Australia our national pastime is making fun of drowning tourists

Those pix were awesome….props to him for showing them😆

Conan: "what state are you in when you get off the plane?" Me: "Massachusetts?"

I feel like every time Jonah builds up the courage to go swimming, this happens.

Get em to the Greek is an absolute classic. Pet the furry wall!!!

I almost drowned in 2003 because of a riptide in Phuket/Thailand. I also swam and swam and didn’t get any closer to the beach. I also thought that I would die. And there were no lifeguards who could help me. I had to save myself. It was terrifying, but I made it eventually. My entire body was shaking after I got to the shore. Luckily I was in the best shape of my life, because I swam every day to train for my Divemaster test. And I didn’t panic. It was horrible 😒 One year later thousands of people died in the Christmas tsunami in Thailand. RIP.

He is wonderful in "Maniac" . That show is so underrated.

He’s hilarious!

You know the paparazzi were peeping through that lens like vultures 🤑 So glad Jonah can share a laugh about this.

omg Jonah is hilarious and a great at storytelling

Jonah has such a pure joyful spirit...what a guy.🤣✌

Credit for Conan in this video he adds to a story and helps it along

He was excellent in the wolf of Wall Street…

I’ve seen Bondi Rescue all on RU-vid. So sad when the dancer broke his back🥺 That current is intense!

Bondi is such a dangours beach, as an Australian I wouldn't swim there.

LOL! He's a good storyteller.

He shouldn't feel too bad, one of our Prime Ministers went swimming and vanished

This delightful set of stories and comments had me in tears. Bless you Jonah, Conan and Andy… 😂

Jonah out here sounding like Sariose, sorry if I spelt her name wrong😂

Having been through almost drowning, I can attest to making that exact face on the beach 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I couldn’t stop thinking about it the rest of the day. But I can laugh about it now

"Somebody needs to get some floaties huh?"

i've not laughed this hard for some time. had me in tears.

hahaha Jonah is so awesome! I could listen to stories from him all day, he doesn't make you bored like some do. lol

Don’t swim against a riptide!!! Swim sideways, parallel to the beach! Everyone should know this prior to entering the water!

That picture is the definition of struggling to swim😆

It was so so funny when Jonah Hill said your trainers are gorgeous 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😊

Not sure about all schools... but in my school, we had lifeguards come and do talks about beach safety every year... This was Aussie 90s though.

Who is the fan of "war dogs" movie?

Good thing he lived to make a joke of it, cause in real time that would be terrifying to see land get further and further away, all with the thought of sharks circling in your mind.

The higher ups must really love Jonah not to take him right away😂

"Hey mate, somebody needs to get themselves some floaties!" 😉 Wonder how the rest of that interview went.

I kinda miss this Jonah Hill... Hipster Jonah isn't doing it for me. But I still love him.

I loveeee Bondi Rescue such a good show about lifeguards! Def recommend

There’s was an episode of Bondi rescue where someone literally died from drowning, plz just don’t even go there if u cant swim, or aren’t a well informed about the rip.

Ok Jonah and to people visiting Australia just remember we lost our prime minister to the ocean... its like if ur president went for a swim and never came back. That happened in Australia.

thats a damn good story there eh LMAO loved it!! Jonah is funny as hell

Channing totally seems like they type to watch a fella drown. 😂 kidding

Check out the fringe on that towel they gave him... I think it is the official "I almost drowned at Bondi Beach" commemorative security towel. Simulates being safe at grandma's house.

"If you get caught in a rip, swim parallel to the shore"

This happened to me in Phuket. I was ducking the incoming waves to move a little into the deeper water for a swim. The tides were so strong that I could barely make it like 20 to 30 mtrs from the beach. And then I ducked one wave and I come out and I am more than 100 metres away. At first, I was like, "oh cool, now I can just swim back to the beach". However, after 1 minute of really strong swimming, I was in the exact same spot, exhausted. I thought to myself, "this is how I die" as well. No jet skis at that time (they did start patrolling 15 mins after that). I was taking in a lot of the sea water and the bouncy tides were making it difficult to breathe. I decided to make a last ditch effort before giving up. I decided to swim a little diagonally, aiming for the bigger tides going towards the beach. Swam for 3 to 4 minutes straight and then when I couldn't anymore, I gave up. I let my body loose and immediately, my feet hit the bed. I got up in knee deep water, barely being able to walk. That experience still scares me when I think about it. P.S. I didn't know about rip tides back then. When I got to my room, I read up on it and realized that you are supposed to swim horizontally to get out of the rip and then back to the beach. I was lucky I decided to go diagonal. It was the next best thing.

love this dude .. hes a proper dude

I nearly drowned on the gold coast when I lived there swim between the flags and dont drink and swim. Cheers to the ozzy guys who saved me

We love Jonah!

Yup - I also almost drowned at Bondi Beach. I'm from LA and I had no idea it was this crazy in Bondi.. I was swimming and I wasn't going anywhere and I thought this was how I was going to die lol

Conan went to Bondi Beach, hilarious!

His hands are SO small compared to his head this is so odd. Camera illusion or smtn

How soul less do you have to be as a human being to sit there and take a picture of some one drowning for the sake a publicity rather than saving their lifes.

A man has one or two great stories to tell of his life. This is one in the books for Jonah

His Irish accent is so good

Tip for non Australians. When you're stuck in a rip at a beach, swim sideways, not to the shore.

Has he piled on the pounds again?

oh my god it's nick antonyan

I'd almost drowned while swimming in Bondi too and yet here we are.

"You really look like you're ready to meet God" 😂😂😂

Never try to swim against a rip haha. Swim to the left or right.

Bondi beach is my idea of a nightmare...an overcrowded beach full of fools and tourists

So he was swimming with a shirt because he was ashamed of his body? Cause, thats what I do,lol

I don’t know weather I would be happy or sad if Jonah remembered me because of trainers...

This whole story needs to be in a movie!!

Yo Jonah, please do another Jump Street with Tatum.

"Someone needs to get some floaties" 🤣☠

As a non Irish guy I feel weirdly discriminated against by that impression

Same exact thing happened to me in 2007. Minus the newspaper article lol. It was like he was telling my story so much better than I. The Ocean is a beast.

Lets do a little crack, just a little crack.

"What state were you in?" I was thinking nsw

...but then a large whale came and swallowed Jonah...

Lmfao 😂 bro Jonahs such an awesome dude I swear 😂😂😂

I lived on a neighbouring beach and would always see tourists jumping in the water wearing normal street clothes. Jeans etc. Crazy people!

Just.. On my mind, was maybe the trauma from... U know... BEFORE

Lets be honest here, thats not the only epic picts of jonah😅

PSA: if you get stuck in a rip and don’t move no matter how hard you swim, stick your hand up 🙋‍♀️ and the lifeguards will come and save you.

I'm almost 100% certain he watched the documentary on Dorian Paskowitz, a Jewish doctor and surfer, who traveled the country doing free doctor work for the poor while he surfed in between. If his next move is to have kids, I know he watched it 😀 P.s. Hi, Conan. I'm not a recently fired gym teacher anymore! I'm doing better!! Have a better outlook on life and the world as well!

Jonah, relax! You are so funny!

0:58 lol that accent was pretty spot on

He's probably a cool dude. But nothing will save him from the modern culture..

Oh how I wish Jonah’s drowning was captured on Bondi Rescue.

Love Jonah’s honesty! The photos tell a story … of a drunk man flailing in the water and glad to be on land .. sand!! 🇳🇿🇳🇿🐑🐑🤣🤣