Seeing Jordan behaving like a normal human being (a smug one, admittedly), makes me appreciate how he intuitively adapts his behavior to respond to Conan’s comedy.
I don't think he's smug. He's just well informed on the topics that are near to his heart and he respects those interests. He also makes sure other people share that respect.
@@alexhidell663He comes across as a bit arrogant and pedantic. But, he’s so relaxed and personable in this video that either Conan makes him feel nervous and that’s how he acts when he’s nervous or he’s a comedian genius.
@@ADDekoning100 lol actually… in Conan tbs show the Jordan final appearance, an audience says that Jordan actually told the audience what he does for the show: “… he arranges the locations of shooting for outdoors sketches, organizes the financial side for props and such, pays attention to the legality sides of things when a joke references brands and handles some responsibilities of the pr department”
Whatever this means I genuinely appreciate Jordan and when I was in a really dark place I would watch his clips with Conan. Fast forward four years and I’m wandering around some random Italian village and falling in love. Thanks, man.
This interview (the full two parter) confirmed my respect for Jordan muchly. He's such a good sport and he genuinely wants the funniest content even if it could be perceived as being at his expense.
I love that we still don't know what he is actually doing as an associate producer. He has several meetings, talks with various writers, is sometimes called into Conan's office and had some kind of project that he was not working on when he got an invitation.
What are you talking about? He's been very forthcoming and straightforward on what he does. He fulfills various duties. Doesn't get any clearer than that.
Well, lets be real for a second, he is a producer, he does what any producer does. He oversees the logistics of the whole show, it is a big show with a lot of people, places contracts, employees and so on. The meetings are about arranging, managing and supervising every single stage and aspect, including talent, creative team, deadlines, executives, and finances.
FYI, we do know. You just have to look at the right places, including internet comment sections. In one, someone said they were actually at the show and Jordan explained what he does I think off-screen, it was the last TBS show appearance video.
He knew right away how to present himself in front of the cameras from the very first Conan's ambush just shows what a genius he is. That's a true master of acting. Bravo!
Just him? He's great, but I think he works best with Conan. Though here he shows he plays it up with him, so he has true comedic talent. Though I'd still rather watch a show with both Conan and Jordan 😁 that said: the scarcity of these segments made them special, let's not turn them into Star Wars or any other ridden to death franchises.
Not really. I think it's just the dynamic between boss and employee, so he gets a bit insecure because needs to show off that he's intelligent, so talks faster with more verbosity and defensive because he feels attacked by mostly everything conan says. It's a pretty normal thing I see with Jordan types.
Which begs the question, if some of Conan's best stuff came out of having no writers in the room, then does anyone really need some self-important "union" of writers? Being funny isn't that rare, especially not as rare as some "professional" funny people make it out to be. The majority of these writers striking right now suck at their job anyway.
@@ViciousTuna2012 Well I’ve not ever been one of those people so I can’t really judge them. I’m sure it’s harder than us random people out there think it is being funny to a national audience while also satisfying the host, network executives, producers, advertisers, “decent content” groups, and so on. They got a lot of cooks looking over their shoulder to make sure a joke is “acceptable.” I’m sure it’s frustrating but I’ve never been one so I can’t pass judgement. Besides I think Conan proved himself to be a different breed of comedian.
@@ViciousTuna2012 Well, you gotta keep in mind that Conan was an exception. He comes from an improv background and can just be funny himself spontaneously. Most talk shows and guild-written comedy become garbage during strikes lol. Also, as a viewer of the show during that time, there were some amazing gems (like Jordan), but I think we forget all the garbage skits and monologues that came with it lol. There's a reason we're not praising full episodes from back then, but just like two or three great things that came out of it. It's super easy to be outside of the medium and say "oh writers are just useless writing and being funny is actually easy". I guarantee most of your favorite content was written by Guild writers, and a lot of the stuff you love that you think was the result of one funny individual was actually a lot of writers collaborating. tl;dr: If you have no experience in an industry, it's best not to assume lol.
@@ViciousTuna2012 He met his good friend Lisa Kudrow from them both doing improv, he was part of Groundlings, and intentionally mostly hired Chicago improv people for his show at first. He did improv for years before SNL and literally had an improv group with Bob Odenkirk and Rob Smigel. Like even if I weren't a lifelong fan I'd know he had an improv background just from clips, even without having heard him talk about it before.
Watching the unedited Japan dinner with Jordan and Conan is brilliant! Seeing them just slowly riff back and forth…building up such funny interactions as they went along…a masterclass!! 😂😂😂
@@DarkGob that’s not true. I’ve been pronouncing my last name the same way everyone else does in the Western world, but from its origin it is pronounced the correct way.
I've already listened to both episodes featuring Jordan on Spotify, but watching it like this is another thing. Please release more video footage from this amazing chat you had!
@@felipeiglesias The only "correct" pronunciation of a person's name is the way that person pronounces it. If Ralph himself pronounces that way then that's what's right for his case.
@@felipeiglesias Conan O'Brien pronounces his name as "Oh Brian", but the authentic Irish way is "Oh Bree-un". The correct way to pronounce it is the way that Conan pronounces it.
The true humor and joy is in the fact that i am sure jordan does a good job and has been able to enjoy what he loves because of his diligence. Also, hes kinda bizarre but very humble. Its just his personality. I think he excentuates it a bit.
If I could only have a beer every time Jordan says "Various". But all do respect, I love Jordan, he is a very well put together man. If Spock could exist, it would be Jordan. Jordan is very unique cause he is a man that is very literal yet he can get a joke. I can kind of relate because of alot of people say I am funny when I am not trying to be funny and I kind of bite off of it by being myself. Jordan is a inspiration of just being yourself and you will be surprised how much funnier you can be. Love the video! Love that Jordan came on.
Jordan is so much more laid back when Conan’s not around. He’s more normal than Conan makes him out to be 😂 Also glad he wasn’t as traumatized by the Ralph Macchio clip. I haven’t been able to rewatch it.
Well, he even said he'd been ambushed so many times that even if it wasn't an ambush he couldn't be completely sure it wouldn't be. I bet he probably thought that Conan would be in this podcast, and that this whole podcast was just another ambush. But yeah, it was nice to see "no Conan in the room" Jordan haha.
I feel the same. I didn't actually like the Kaiseki meal segment that much. It overall just felt too mean. I enjoyed the earlier Jordan segments much more than the latter ones which seemed much more contrived and self aware.
This is hilarious that this is posted today, I went on my first Jordan binge in like 2 years last night and there is an interview with the master this morning.
I always knew. He is a magical man. But these appearances on Inside Conan are the best at highlighting his true self without Hollywood manipulation. I wish for many more episodes featuring this Italian god.
Watching these interviews, you can tell Jordan is genuinely funny and interesting, even more than the bits. And he's a massively good sport about all of it.
Make a whole podcast with Conan, Sona, Matt & Jordan. Would be interesting to hear "where he came from" how he got where he is / family / previous jobs and so on.. he's a celebrity for us too :D
It's so funny to see Jordan refuses to acknowledge that he was devastated by the video. From all the laughing and facial expressions it's clear they enjoyed each other's company very much! Must have been a great workspace.
Jordan is once of my favorite characters from any TV show. I don't think of him as smug, I just see him as a guy who just likes to prepare his body in various ways and who has very specific opinions about just about everything that make him a quirky and interesting character. I think the bits between Conan and Jordan are hilarious but they sort of point out Conan's personal flaws more than those of Jordan. Conan is really just mean in those bits.
I don't think the segments show Conan's true colors of being a spiteful bully but are just as much him expressing himself in ways he can't with other people. He's a witty person who is probably always thinking and filtering stuff out and with Jordan he gets to lean into certain aspects of his character/comedy he doesn't get to with other people considering most of them are vapid celebrities. He hams it up just as much as Jordan who seems to always be a good sport about this stuff. I think the worst you can say about him is he can come off as inconsiderate/taking things too far but considering his treatment of employees during strikes/hiatus between NBC and tbs I don't think he'd feel too good if he was actually hurt an employee for the sake of a joke.
@@ohishwaddup the last podcast episode featuring Harrison Ford revealed at least some those bits are actually scripted. So it's fair to say Jorden knew what he was getting into. It's kinda like they have manifested his natural behaviour into a screen worthy comic, an exaggerated version of it.
I am Italian; from a phonetic point of view, Jordan is right about pronouncing Macchio's name. How Conan and Macchio himself pronounce it is more of an Americanized take on the sound.
I, too, developed an infatuation with Japan from thinking Karate Kid 2 was filmed in Okinawa, and ended up moving to Tokyo, only to discover later in life that nope, it was shot in Hawaii.
3:10 This folks, is what makes Japanese variety TV so funny. Yes, this is how they do things in Japan. Its sort of like a prank because the person really doesn't know whats gonna happen next (or if it is happening at all).
It's fascinating the difference in body language when Jordan's talking to anyone but Conan 🤣🤣 *I was a late comer to the Conan-sphere but Jordan's ambush when he was late to work is what set the hook .
