Kumail Nanjiani was scheduled as last nightâs guest on Conan OâBrienâs late-night show, but he had to drop out at the last minute, leaving OâBrien with a little problem: Who would fill the time for a guest interview now that the show had no one to replace Nanjiani so quickly? Thankfully, OâBrien has had one person there by his side for over a decade, someone whose official job is to help clean up crises like this one: his assistant Sona Movsesian. Sheâs made a handful of appearances on the show over the years â most notably when she went to Armenia with OâBrien back in 2015 â and during last nightâs show she got a much-deserved spotlight by taking over Nanjianiâs guest spot.
Since OâBrien and Movsesianâs relationship is way more unique than your typical host-guest matchup, their conversation is way more entertaining than a normal late-night interview. What did Movsesian think when she discovered she was last nightâs guest? âWhen you called my name I was like, Oh shit, they really ran out of stuff to do.â Whatâs it like working for OâBrien? âThere are times when I wanna poison your food or where I really think about ways to kill you slowly.â Later during the chat, Movsesian, who is currently hunting for a house in Los Angeles, takes full advantage of her big TV opportunity by putting OâBrien on the spot, which leads to a big audience chant in support of her: âCan you buy me a house? Buy me a house! Buy me a house!â Do the right thing, Conan!