Conan O’Brien could have been a male gigolo — on TV, that is. The comedian had Walton Goggins , who stars on season 3 of The White Lotus , as a guest on Monday, August 19, episode of his “ Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend ” podcast. There, O’Brien, 61, recounted a chance meeting with Mike White , creator of the HBO hit.
“Before you guys started shooting The White Lotus , I ran into none other than Mike White in a restaurant,” he recalled. “We start chatting because we’ve met each other once or twice before and he’s a very funny, cool guy. I said, ‘Hey, so the next season of The White Lotus, you’re going down to Thailand, right?’ And he said, ‘Yeah.
’ And I said, ‘I was there. I had a great time. I made a lot of friends.
’ I said, ‘If there’s a part for me, I’m available.’” White then replied, “You know, there’s a lot of sex work there,” prompting O’Brien to offer his services in a way he hadn’t previously considered. “I said, ‘I could do that.
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.I could play a part where I’m a male gigolo or something,’” he quipped. Through his laughter —and the laughter of co-hosts Sona Movsesian and Matt Gourley — Goggins joked that “this is the last podcast you will ever do, Conan.
” The actor then gave O’Brien some encouragement, adding, “Yes, you could do that. I believe that you could do that.” O’Brien wisely sought clarification after that comment.
“Do you think I could play that part or do you think I.