Conan O'Brien and Billy Eichner playing Crash Team Racing is a complete mess
Aux Features Conan O'Brien
The “Clueless Gamer” segments on Conan have always leaned on the comedic interplay of co-host Aaron Bleyaert’s enthusiasm to share something he’s passionate about with Conan O’Brien’s total disdain for the entire affair. Even within that construct, however, this Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled segment is rough.
Bleyaert is forced to troubleshoot HDMI inputs for a good number of minutes before the team’s PS4 starts working, putting Conan in an especially unreceptive mood to hear about Crash Bandicoot’s childhood in Australia. While they wait, interspecies intercourse and the symptoms of middle-aged anorgasmia are discussed at length.
The celebrity guest for this segment is Billy Eichner, whom few would accuse of being a calming presence. When they finally do start racing, Eichner immediately shouts, “Wait for me, I’m gay!” prompting another break to discuss the appropriateness of making such a declaration during Pride month.
Eventually, Conan ends up wearing a giant Crash Bandicoot head. As with all the best “Clueless Gamer” segments, the game ostensibly being showcased is onscreen for maybe 30 seconds. You can check out Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled on June 21—it seems to involve driving tiny cars.
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The fact that Conan actually got first was pretty cool.I was expecting him to just fuck up cause, like all adults his age, don’t understand how video games work. But Eichner didn’t seem to understand any of the controls so…
You mean all “40″ year olds?!
The follow up was the best“Wait for me, I’m gay?!”“Yes, that was the original name for Rocketman”
I want all cutting room material of this, I’m a hipster shite bag that fell off on Billy after BotS got too celeb guest friendly and I felt Difficult People was a bit “frustrated writer screams at cloud” but him & Conan always have chemistry.